两幅关于中国教育的图片

　　The two pictures look so similar at first glance, but they are totally different. In the first picture, a peasant boy, carrying a heavy bundle of rice straw is out of breath under the great pressure. His hope is to have a school to attend. In the second picture, a student is on his way home from school, with a heavy bag of books on his back. What he wishes is that he didn’t have to go to school any more. How can the two boys of the same age have such strikingly different ideas about attending school?
　　Actually, the two pictures reflect some problems in the present educational system in China. In the poor countryside, especially in some western parts of China, there are no buildings for classrooms, let alone good teachers. Children there cannot have access to regular education and they are sometimes forced to drop out of school because their families cannot afford the necessary fees. However, the situation is totally different in the cities, where regular education is accessible to almost all the children. They can enjoy the bright classrooms and adequate facilities. But they have their own problems. What they face is the endless homework, which puts so much pressure on them that some students don’t want to continue their studies. Given the problems above, our government has taken some measures. “The Hope Project” has been in operation to ensure that children in the poor areas can receive education. And some strategies have also been put into force to reduce the students’ academic pressure. Teachers are asked not to give too much homework and emphasis should be put on the improvement of the quality of the students. However, there is a long way to go in the improvement of our education conditions. The whole society should be united to make some contributions to our education.

　　乍一看，这两幅画很相似，但它们完全不同。在第一张照片中，一个农民男孩，背着一捆沉重的稻草，在巨大的压力下喘不过气来。他希望能有一所学校上学。在第二张照片中，一个学生正从学校回家的路上，背上背着一袋厚厚的书。他希望他不再需要上学了。两个同龄的男孩怎么会对上学有如此不同的看法呢？
　　实际上，这两幅图片反映了我国现行教育体制中存在的一些问题。在贫穷的农村，特别是在中国的一些西部地区，没有建造教室的建筑，更不用说好的教师了。那里的儿童无法获得正规教育，他们有时被迫辍学，因为他们的家庭负担不起必要的费用。然而，城市的情况完全不同，几乎所有儿童都能接受正规教育。他们可以享受明亮的教室和充足的设施。但他们也有自己的问题。他们面临的是无尽的家庭作业，这给他们带来了巨大的压力，以至于有些学生不想继续学习。鉴于上述问题，我国政府采取了一些措施。“希望工程”已投入运作，以确保贫困地区的儿童能够接受教育。同时，也实施了一些策略来减轻学生的学习压力。老师们被要求不要留太多的家庭作业，应该把重点放在提高学生的素质上。然而，要改善我们的教育条件，还有很长的路要走。整个社会应该团结起来，为我们的教育做出一些贡献。

备注：
　　在写作中，审题这个环节是非常重要的。在图画作文中，我们不仅要仔细审视图画，而且还应该将图画所配文字的寓意把握好。这篇文章配了双图，双图多是表示对比关系，这里是凸现这两个孩子不同的负担和内心深处迥然的愿望。所以，文章大致的结构可以是：先描写图画，特别是要强调两者间的区别或联系，且要通过图中细节点出要旨；比如：第一幅图所给背景是一棵树，而第二幅则是路灯，由此可以推断，前者是个农村孩子，而后者生活在城市里；然后阐释含义，即为什么会产生这样的问题十应力求简明扼要地分析原因；最后指出这一问题可能带来的后果，并且有针对性地给出一些实际可行的解决方法，如可提及希望工程或是社会各界的爱心捐款活动。