1997年英语专业八级真题作文及范文

Some people hold the view that a student’s success in university study follows the same pattern as that of fanning, which is characterized by the sowing the seeds, nurturing growth and harvesting the rewards’ process. Write an essay of about 300 words on the topic given below to support this view with your own experience as a university student.

范文：

Sowing the Seeds, Nurturing Growth and Harvesting the Rewards

Some people hold a view that a student’s success in university study follows the same pattern as that of farming, which is characterized by sowing the seeds, nurturing growth and harvest the rewards’ process. I approve of this statement. No pains, no gains, like that the saying goes. A person could only succeed through his own arduous efforts. No easy access to success existed in this world.
   The main task of students is to study. Studying at regular time can be compared to sowing the seeds, nurturing growth; then success to harvesting the rewards. Take me as a live example. Before I entered the university, friends surrounding me all said that the university was the paradise. After I was enrolled in, I thought that it was right time for me to relax. So I never worked hard as before, only spent most leisure time on shopping and surfing the Internet. Time flied fast, and the final exams came. I supposed that I could manage them smoothly depending on my cleverness. At last, I suffered great failure without saying. From that time on, I comprehended the true meaning of “sowing the seeds, nurturing growth and harvesting the rewards”.
   I was determined to nurture growth through my diligent study. And during that period, I realized that I could adapt to university life well. I spent less time on shopping, but emerged in the ocean of books. I browsed books like a hungry tiger to broaden my horizon. And finally the fact proved that it brought a profound meaning and directed a more bright future to me.
   The above best illustrates the essence of “sowing the seeds, nurturing growth and harvesting the rewards”. Everyone has to be diligent to advance toward his or her own goal. Sowing the seeds and nurturing growth is an arduous process, but harvesting the rewards is always cheerful.