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1、概要写作集锦概要写作集锦 作者： 日期： 概要写作1 Envy Its a familiar but uncomfortable feeling. Your best friend will marry a handsome doctor, and the congratulatory hug you offer lacks genuine warmth. Your friend is made the team for Saturdays big game, and you take a certain pleasure in telling him you cant be there to

2、 watch him play. You smile but a voice in your head asks, why them and not you? Envy is a shortcoming of character we like to keep in our heart secretly. How shameful is it not to be looking forward with delight to your day as your best friends bridesmaid! Who would hope your friend might suffer som

3、e injury, so you can take his place on the team? Envy is everywhere. It seems to be in our nature to hate others gifts and good fortune, especially if we see them as advantages they shouldnt have. Envy raises its ugly head when we focus on what we want but we dont possess now. Worse still, we may ev

4、en wish for and take pleasure in someones losing what we have always desired. When you compare yourself and your life unfavorably with your friend or your colleague, you can only keep your darker emotions. So is there a solution? Is there anything you can do to get rid of this most ungenerous emotio

5、n? Well, why not make envy the motivation you need for self-improvement? The best weapon against envy is not to compete where you cant shine, but to do your absolute best where you can.Start by making peace with yourself, and accept the gifts which make you unique. Make a n agreement with yourself t

6、o be the best you can be. Then find the qualities in others that cause your envy. Is it someones singing voice, their work promotion, their new car? Envy shows us the things wed like to have. So, make a plan to earn whats important to you. And aim for genuine pleasure in the achievements and good fo

7、rtune of others. Cheer on your friend when he scores that goal. Enjoy your best friends wedding day. Then go out and do something special, and make yourself wonderfully proud of you.参考答案 Envy is a common but unpleasant feeling, which is a secret hidden in our heart. This nature usually arises when w

8、e cant get what we want and even take delight in others losing it. To avoid this negative feeling, firstly try to transform envy into the motivation to improve ourselves. Besides, accept your unique talents gladly. Finally, appreciate others achievements sincerely.概要写作2 Water shortage Using too much

9、 water or throwing rubbish into our rivers are clear ways that humans can put our water supply in danger, but we also affect our water supply in less obvious ways. You may wonder how paving a road can lead to less useable fresh water. A major part of the water we use every day is groundwater. Ground

10、water does not come from lakes or rivers. It comes from underground. The more roads and parking lots we pave, the less water can flow into the ground to become groundwater. Human activity is not responsible for all water shortages. Drier climates are of course more likely to have droughts than areas

11、 with more rainfall, but in any case, good management can help to make sure there is enough water to meet our basic needs. Thinking about the way we use water every day can make a big difference, too. In the United States, a family of four can use 1.5 tons of water a day! This shows how much we depe

12、nd on water to live, but theres a lot we can do to lower the number. You can take steps to save water in your home. To start with, use the same glass for your drinking water all day. Wash it only once a day. Run your dishwasher only when it is full. Help your parents fix any leaks in your home. You

13、can even help to keep our water supply clean by recycling batteries instead of throwing them away.参考答案 Human activities, such as wasting water, polluting rivers and constructing roads, can partly lead to water shortage. Meanwhile, drier climates are another cause of insufficient water supply. Hopefu

14、lly, if you take action to use water smartly/wisely in your daily life, say, using the same glass of water, maximizing the efficiency of dishwashers, helping repair leaks and recycling batteries, you can still make a significant difference.概要写作3 Sneeze Many people are used to saying “bless you” or “

15、gesundheit” when someone sneezes. No one says anything when someone coughs or blows their nose, so why do sneezes get special treatment? The phrase “God bless you” belongs to Pope Gregory the Great, who voiced it in the sixth century during a bubonic plague epidemic (黑死病泛滥时期) (sneezing is an obvious

16、 symptom of one form of the plague). The term “gesundheit” comes fromGermany,and it literally means “health”. The idea is that a sneeze typically occurs before illness. Actually every country around the globe has its own way of wishing sneezers well. People in Arabic countries say “alhamdulillah” wh

17、ich means “praise to be God”. Hindus say “Live!” or “Live well!” Some countries have special sneezing responses to children. InRussia, they are also told “rostibolshoi” (“grow big”) after children are given the traditional response “bud zdorov” (“be healthy”). For the most part, the various sneeze r

18、esponses originated from ancient superstitions (迷信). Some people believed that a sneeze causes the soul to escape the body through the nose. Saying “bless you” would stop the devil from taking the persons soul. Others believed the opposite: evil spirits use the sneeze as an opportunity to enter a pe

19、rsons body. There was also the misunderstanding that the heart temporarily stops during a sneeze (it doesnt), and saying “bless you” is a way of welcoming the person back to life. We now know that sneezing is a reflex action and is most often the sign of something relatively benign (良性的), such as a

20、cold or allergy (过敏). A sneeze also can be caused by being outside in the sunlight or from smelling a strong smell. Still, we keep the custom of saying “bless you” or “gesundheit”, mainly out of habit and common kindness.参考答案 People usually say “bless you” after they sneeze, as sneezing was consider

21、ed one of the typical features of the plague. Many countries have their unique custom of wishing good health in response to sneezing. Most practices have their origin from ancient superstitions. Now sneezing is known as merely an indication of a minor sickness and a response to outside stimulations,

22、 yet we keep the custom, mainly out of habit and politeness.概要写作4 Taking a shower TAKING a shower is relaxing. You can hum a song, daydream or think about nothing, leaving the real world behind you. But did you know that showering can also benefit your mind? A piece of research by Scott Barry Kaufma

23、n, a psychologist from Yale University in the US interviewed over 3,000 people around the world. It turned out that nearly two-thirds of the interviewees said they had experienced new ideas in the shower and were more likely to have them in the shower than at work. So why does a simple shower have s

24、uch magic power? Science can explain it. Showering can help to raise our level of dopamine, a hormone closely related to our creativity. “People vary in terms of their level of creativity according to the activity of dopamine”, explained Alice Flaherty, a renowned American neuroscientist. “Taking a

25、warm shower can make us feel relaxed and therefore make the dopamine level rise and bring the “Aha!” moment to us.” Besides the chemical changes, showering may give you a break from what you feel you have been stuck with. Especially when you have thought hard all day about a problem, jumping into th

26、e shower can keep you from the outside world so that you can focus on your inner feelings and memories. In this way, according to American psychologist Shelley H. Carson, author of Your Creative Brain, “a showering hour may turn into an incubation (孵化) period for your ideas”. Compared with sitting i

27、n front of a computer, taking a shower is something we do less frequently in our daily lives. When showering, we get a fresh experience with the change of location, temperature and humidity. “New and unexpected experiences can lead to positive changes in thinking,“ explained Kaufman. “Getting off th

28、e couch and jumping in the shower may create a distance and force you to think from a new point of view”. Showering allows us to enjoy the creative juices of our minds, which makes the bathroom an alternative where you get your inspiration. So next time you consider ways to free your mind, count it

29、in.参考答案 Showering can relax your body and free your mind as well. First, relaxation in the shower helps raise the level of dopamine and bring new ideas. Second, showering provides a new, unexpected and fresh experience that can result in positive changes, making it possible to stop thinking about wh

30、at you are stuck with. Besides, showering can make us think from a new point of view with the change of location, temperature and humidity.概要写作5 Shopaholics TV. The Internet. The mall. Everywhere we look, we see advertisements that urge us to buy. In todays consumer society, we are under constant pr

31、essure to shop. Of course, most people only buy what they need and what they can afford. However, there are some people, called shopaholics, who cant control their desire to spend money and buy things. This kind of addictive behavior can lead large financial problems, family conflict, and deep unhap

32、piness. What are the symptoms of a shopaholic? People with this problem often spend hours and hours shopping on the Internet or at the mall. Their closets are full of clothing and jewelry that they have never worn, with the price tags still on them. Their homes may be packed with shopping bags and boxes that they bought but never used. Many shopaholics are aware of their own problems, but when they go to a store, they simply cant resist the urge to buy. Some of them are ashamed of their weakness and try to hide