一、吃饱喝足
吃饱喝足之后,心情激荡啊!然后我们要学会利用这个时候的心理动态来更好地进行写作。
“吃饱喝足”指的是调整生理状态,使得“革命的本钱”在很长一段时间处于平衡状态。当然如果能把一部分“本钱”存进银行供不时之需就更好了。
本人在AW备考过程中出现了“透支”状态。考前开始感冒,咳嗽不停,并一度发烧到39度。试想,在一个安静的教室里,你不停地咳嗽,别人怎么受得了,自己又怎么受得了。既因为打扰其他人而内疚又影响自己写作心情。
本以为挺几天,感冒自己就会好,可放任不管与超负荷写作使得身体愈来愈差,并一度发烧到39度。无奈之下,求助于校医院。我一个人躺在输液室,盖着自己带来的外衣,左手被针束缚着,右手拿着I130的资料(恰好当天是本人的第一篇ISSUE)。
不习惯躺着看书的我,想办法往床头挪了挪,可就是这一挪,使得针头跑出血管,进入皮下组织,然后左手手腕肿得像个馒头!当时的痛苦只有自己知道,当时的痛苦还来自于ISSUE的打击:什么是SOCIALIZATION? 什么是BETTER SOCIETY? 一个用中文都难以述说的领域,更何况还要用英文呢?对自己说,看资料看资料,结果资料在写什么也看不懂……
二、应对写作焦虑(Coping with Writing Anxiety)
1.写作焦虑(Writing Anxiety)
在没有看下文前,本人先说说自己的Anxiety,主要是在ISSUE的写作中,对题目有一定的恐惧感。可能这些Anxieties也困绕着很多考生。
第一,不一定能揪出正确的关键字。
比如,221"The chief benefit of the study of history is to break down the illusion that people in one period of time are significantly different from people who lived at any other time in history." 正确的关键字决定了写作是否会跑题。
第二,即使揪出合适的关键字,在第一反应期内也不一定有话可说。
比如,130"How children are socialized today determines the destiny of society. Unfortunately, we have not yet learned how to raise children who can help bring about a better society." 对于理工科的GF来说,平常的教学中忽视此类文科性知识是比较常见的。现在突然拿到”socialization” “better society“以及”education”,经常会出现大脑断电或短路,接下来的写作又从何说起?!
简而言之,担心自己对一问题会有看法,但不知道怎么去论证这一看法,更不要说让我们的论证persuasive, insightful.
第三,成人思想,婴儿表达。
即使有话可说,也不一定是ETS想要看到的话,有可能是会出现“成人思想,婴儿表达”。自己看了都觉得恶心,更不要说让professors来欣赏了。在ARGUMENT的写作中,主要担心没有把握A的逻辑链,develop深度不够,出现“强词夺理”的局面,而不是“晓之以理,动之以情”。
比如,17The following appeared in a letter to the editor of the Walnut Grove town newspaper."Walnut Grove's town council has advocated switching from EZ Disposal (which has had the contract for trash collection services in Walnut Grove for the past ten years) to ABC Waste, because EZ recently raised its monthly fee from $2,000 to $2,500 a month, whereas ABC's fee is still $2,000. But the town council is mistaken; we should continue using EZ. EZ collects trash twice a week, while ABC collects only once. Moreover, EZ—which, like ABC, currently has a fleet of 20 trucks—has ordered additional trucks. Finally, EZ provides exceptional service: 80 percent of respondents to last year's town survey agreed that they were 'satisfied' with EZ's performance."
这道题的分析,在寄托上有比较详细的讨论,请自行查找。
2.如何克服Anxiety
Many situations or activities, such as writing, taking tests, competing in sports, or speaking before a large audience, may make us anxious or apprehensive. It's important to remember that a moderate level of anxiety is helpful and productive. That flow of adrenaline is a natural response that helps get us ready for action. Without it, we might not perform as well.
--a moderate level of anxiety is helpful and productive.
-- helps get us ready for action
看到这个短语,本人心情澎湃啊!汉语有云“变压力为动力”!这说明什么,说明我们上面提到的Anxiety是有好处的滴,而且可能是大大滴,当然前提是我们具备“变‘废’为宝”的心理素质与操作能力。
必要的anxiety可以使我们认识到“我还有好多东西不懂”,触发紧张感,加快做事速度,以尽可能短的时间去搜索相关资料,并尽可能地解决问题,无形中提高时间利用率。这也就是”helpful and productive”的原因之一。
--If we let our anxiety overwhelm us, it can cause problems. If we control that anxiety, however, we can make it work for us.
印证了“如果我们不把GRE折磨得死去活来,就是GRE把我们折磨得死去活来!”。面对写作中的困难与压力,有两种选择:被他们打倒,从此与GRE很难再续前缘;以“你可以消灭我,但不可以打败我”的精神信念恰当地处理,或许等待我们会看到“夕阳无限好”!
综上所述,身体是革命的本钱,在新GRE写作考试前要注意把身体养好,调整好心态,克服焦虑心理,将压力化为动力,查漏补缺,争取在考场上将自己所复习的知识全部拿出来,完胜新GRE考试!