培養你的興趣
【內容提示】
男同學一般對數學感興趣而不喜歡語言，而女同學卻正好相反。但是，這種差別是可以克服的，即學習功課不能偏廢，而應全面發展。重要的問題在於培養興趣。請你寫一篇文章，用自己的實踐說明興趣是可以培養的。
以下詞語供參考：
1．foster v．培養2．UFO-lover不明飛行物愛好者3．THE JOURNAL OF UFO RESEARCH《不明飛行物研究期刊》
【作文示範】
Foster Your Interests
Everyone knows that interests can be fostered.Nevertheless, boys often say, “I am not interested in language.” They would even say,“I hate English.” And what about girls? They often show great interest in language, but little in mathematics or physics. Perhaps you will give me some scientific bases to prove that this is normal.
Indeed, there are some differences between girls and boys, but these differences are not impassable①. If boys or girls try to devote more attention to what they don＇t like, they will find that both can achieve what they wish to achieve. The key point is that they must foster an interest. The course of trying to be absorbed on what neglected is the course of fostering interests.
It you do not like serious reading, you may choose only light books that amuse you. By and by, you will be greatly interested in it and get something out of it.
Here is a story of myself. I have long been fond of language, but I had little interest in mathematics. Yet, I am a UFO-lover. I＇ve kept reading THE JOURNAL OF UFO RESEARCH. In the recent, I＇ve read a lot about the civilizations of outer space. This made me realize that biology, physics, chemistry and mathematics are as important and useful as language. I no longer hate mathematics now.
This shows that once your interest is fostered, you may do well in it. Interests can also enrich②your life. Therefore, it is necessary to foster interests. There is no need to Worry about energy or time. If you are a person of many interests, your energy will be regulated③naturally. Anyway, fostering interests won＇t do you harm. You will be greatly rewarded.
（選自1987年4月28日《上海學生英文報》）
【詞語解釋】
①impassable[um＇p%:s+bl] a．不可逾越的
②enrich[in＇ritM]v．使豐富；增進
③regulate[＇regjuleit]v．控制；使有條理
【寫法指要】
作者在聽到、覺察到同學們之中的一些錯誤思潮後有所感想。所以文章一開頭就開門見山地確立了自己的論點：“Interests can be fostered.”，以撥正同學們的思想。然後，作者採取先破後立的方式來論證自己的觀點。第一段在確立論點後來了一個轉折，談到兩種不正確的看法。第二段用歸繆法先承認要反駁的觀點有其合理性，然後做出合理引申，從而得出正確的結論來：培養興趣是有過程的。第三、四段用過程法和自己的例子正面闡述培養興趣的可能性和可行性。最後一段歸納總結培養興趣的必要性。