写作

　　Part B

　　Directions:

　　Rend the text below. Write an essay in about 120 words, in which you should summarize the key points of the text and make comments on them. Try to use you own words.

　　As a Chinese saying goes, "Take your hand, and hold it forever. " Eternal love is what peo- ple dream of, and this kind of love truly exists in Heyuan city, Guangdong province.

　　Pan Tianci and Gao Di, who were born in 1919 and 1920 respectively, have spent 93 years together and been married for 81 years. Gao joined Pan' s family as a child bride when she was only two, and later got married at 14. Now they have a family boasting four generations and 15 members in total.

　　Marriages that have lasted more than 80 years are known as "oak marriages", and are very rare. It is said that only 20 or so couples in the world have oak marriages. Oak is labeled as the free of mystery. Being the tallest and exuberant tree in the world, oak tree is in charge of Cupid the god of love in the Greek ancient myth. Oak marriage refers to the 80 anniversary of marriage, which is derived from French, symbolized the love for a long time.

　　To celebrate Pan and Gao' s "oak marriage", an anniversary party was held in the village over the weekend.

　　Villagers say the couple stays in. good health, and the two of them usually hang out hand in hand. According to their 67-year-old son, Pan and Gao have always respected each other and never lost temper in the past, setting a good example for their progeny.

　　范文

　　As an Chinese old saying goes, "Take your hand, and hold it forever. " It is a good wish for an eternal and beautiful love. It comes true in a city in southeast of China.

　　Pan Tianci and Gao Di, who were born in the early 1900s, now are in their 90s. This year is the 80th year since they got married, which is called the oak marriage. Oak is the tallest tree in the world, so people use it as name of a long and happy marriage.

　　As far as I am concerned, Oak marriage is very precious for human beings, what' s more, the respect and love between the couples are more priceless. They are good role models to us, making us believe that there is true love and it lasts forever.