2014年12月大學英語四級作文預測范文：零花錢
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Reserving a Seat. You should write at least 120 words, and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:
很多中國父母經常用給孩子零花錢的方式來激勵孩子好好學習。你贊同這種做法嗎?先來看看我們的外籍專家Ruth對此事的看法吧!
Personally, I don’t believe that giving children pocket money is a very good idea. In my opinion, doing so only encourages children to think that things in life are free. As humans, we only value those things that cost us something to obtain.
When I was a child, my parents never gave us any pocket money(or “allowance” as we call it in America). They made us work to earn any money we had. They wanted us to know that money is valuable, and that hard work is even more valuable. They wanted us to learn to make wise choices with our money, and they knew we would be more careful with our money if we earned it ourselves. Finally, they wanted us to understand that work and money are related: you cannot have one without the other.
I think there are two things parents need to do to help their children understand the value of money. First, they should make their children earn their spending money, which will make the children consider the money precious. Second, they should not always stop their children from doing foolish things with their money. Making some mistakes will teach the children to be wise.
四級作文解讀
第一段，Ruth首先指出自己不贊同父母給孩子零花錢。第二段，Ruth回憶了自己小時候父母是如何給她灌輸正確的金錢觀和價值觀的。最后一段，Ruth給家長們提出了兩條幫孩子樹立正確金錢觀的建議。
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