HSK 7–9 · Section 3 of 3
书写
Writing
35 min · 2 questions
翻译
Translation: put the English passage into natural written Chinese.
1.Translate into Chinese: “Many people believe that technology makes life easier. However, as we rely more and more on our phones, we may be losing the ability to concentrate. Perhaps what we need is not less technology, but the wisdom to use it well.”
- Keeps all three ideas: technology makes life easier; we may be losing the ability to concentrate; we need the wisdom to use it well
- Natural written Chinese, not word-for-word English
- Links the sentences (然而, 随着, 不是…而是…)
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0 characters · aim for 50–120
写作
Argumentative essay: state your view, support it with reasons and an example, and conclude.
2.Some say “失败乃成功之母” (failure is the mother of success); others think failure only makes people lose heart (灰心). What do you think? Write an argumentative essay of about 300 characters (the real exam asks for about 600).
- States a clear view at the start
- Gives at least two reasons, with an example
- Answers the other side
- Ends with a conclusion (综上所述, 由此可见, 总之 …)
- Written register, accurate characters and grammar
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0 characters · aim for 250–400
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