8 Study the following picture carefully and write an essay in which you should:

　　1. describe the picture;

　　2. interpret the meaning of the picture;

　　3. make your comment.

　　You should write 160~200 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2.

　　这幅图画主题鲜明，不难确定文章的主题是“乱穿马路”。在思考之后，我们决定分为四段来写。第一段描述图画。第二段说明该现象带来的后果。第三段说明解决该问题的办法。最后一段是结论。The present picture highlights several people who are crossing the street while the red light is on. It is quite obvious that the drawer wants all of us to think about the serious problem of jaywalking in our society.

　　The jaywalking phenomenon will bring many unfavorable consequences. First and foremost, it will increase the incidence of traffic accidents and thus cause the loss of lives and property. Moreover, common people are likely to copy the action of just a few people who defy the traffic rules. Finally, if this matter is not properly settled, it will pose a threat to the city traffic as a whole.

　　It is high time that we called on the efforts from all sides to deal with this problem properly. For one thing, the government should improve the design of traffic lights so as to make the operation more reasonable. For another, every citizen should behave himself first and help advise others not to jaywalk. Finally, the mass media should also play a positive role in helping people realize the importance of abiding by traffic rules.

　　No matter whether this problem is a natural result of social development, it is important that we find a satisfactory solution to it in this social transformation era.第一段有两句话，第一句是对图画的描述，第二句说明了“乱穿马路”的主题，对下文的展开起到了承上启下的作用。

　　第二段讲的是该现象导致的不良后果，共有三点。一是会增加交通事故的发生率，从而导致生命与财产的损失。句中incidence指的是“发生率、发病率”。二是大部分人可能会在一小部分人的影响下不遵守交通规则，句中defy表示“不服从、公然反抗”。三是会给城市交通整体上带来威胁。

　　第三段写解决问题的办法，共有四句话。第一句是常用的套句，而后分三个方面说。首先是政府应改良信号灯的设计。其次是每个公民应当从自己做起，然后再劝说他人。最后，媒体应该帮助人们意识到遵守交通规则的重要性。

　　最后一段是结语，说不论这个问题是否是社会发展的自然结果，我们都应当在这个社会转型阶段给这个问题找到令人满意的解决方法。我们在看到图画和提纲后，应立即决定这篇文章该分几个段落来写。主题确定后，我们发现这是个令人担忧的社会问题，所以可以采用将二、三段写成原因和解决办法的常见写法。

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