2017年12月大学英语四级写作真题及范文(第二套)：家长与子女关系

　　吴欣薇新东方在线

　　Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short easy on how to best handle the relationship between parents and children. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

　　It is a truth universally acknowledged that the relationship between a parent and a child is the most significant ones in a person’s life. Positive parent-child bond is beneficial to family harmony and the growth of children. Therefore, people should learn to balance the relationship between parents and children.

　　There are some conductive suggestions given to both parents and children. First and foremost, it is very important for parents to emphasize the significance of family time spent with their children, like eating meals together on weekends, going to sporting events, movies and the like. Besides, it would be beneficial if parents could pay attention to their children's academic performance, friendship and extracurricular activities. Additionally, it is necessary that child should boost their awareness of communicating with their parents, with relaxed and side-by-side conversations.

　　As has been noted, parents and children should make joint efforts to create good relationship between parents and children.

　2017年12月四级翻译真题解析：泰山篇

　　泰山(Mount Tai)位于山东省中部。它是中国黄河流域古代文化的发祥地之一，被誉为“五岳”之首。因其山峰险峻，景色壮丽而闻名于世。中国历代帝王都把泰山当做天的象征，纷纷到此封禅(offer sacrifices to)、祭告天地。历史上的中国文化名人都曾登临泰山，留下诗文、墨宝。泰山风景区内，现有古建筑群22处，古遗址97处，历代石碑(stele)819块，历代刻石1800处，为研究中国古代历史、书法等提供了重要而丰富的实物资料。泰山不只是一座风景山，更是一座文化山。

　　参考翻译:

　　Mount Tai locates in the middle of Shandong Province.It is one of the birthplaces of the ancient culture along the Yellow River basin, and is regarded as the head of the Five Great Mountains. Mount Tai is celebrated for its precipitous peaks and magnificent sceneries.In Chinese history, emperors of all dynasties would take a journey to Mount Tai, which was considered as the symbol of heaven, to worship and offer sacrifices to the heaven and earth. The cultural celebrities in ancient China composed numerous pieces of poems and calligraphy works after they had toured Mount Tai.Currently, there are 22 ancient architecture complexes, 97 historic sites, 819 pieces of stele, 1,800 pieces of carved stones, which provide plenty of important material evidences to make researches on Chinese ancient history and calligraphy. Mount Tai is not only a mountain of scenery, but also a mountain of culture.