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  3. Directions: Based on the information given below, please write an essay of about 600 words on the answer sheet. You have 60 minu

Directions: Based on the information given below, please write an essay of about 600 words on the answer sheet. You have 60 minu

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问题     Directions: Based on the information given below, please write an essay of about 600 words on the answer sheet. You have 60 minutes to plan, write, and revise your essay.
    If you could travel back in time or into the future, which would you choose and what exact period of time would you like to experience? Use specific reasons and examples to support your choice. Suggested title for the essay is:
    The Time Machine
    You may use your own title if you like.
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答案 Time Travel to the Three Kingdoms The Three Kingdoms was the tripartite division of China between the states of Wei, Shu, and Wu. This period was a time of chaotic, with tangled warfare among seigneurs who controlled parts of areas, mastered the army and governed the people. There are several reasons that attract me to time travel there. First and foremost, I want to have a talk with those heroic figures. It is said that "A hero is nothing but a product of his time." The Three Kingdoms was a time with a quirky twist. Hence it created so many figures that left an indelible mark in history. Among those figures are some emperors, kings, generals and ministers as well as ordinary persons. I wish I could speak with Zhuge Liang. I’m very interested in his ability of scheming. His ability of mapping out a strategy and winning a thousand miles away amazes me. I’m curious about how he guesses ideas of other people, and predicts the process of something. Of course, I would never forget to ask about his feelings when he wrote Chushibiao. Also, I want to talk with Diao Chan, one of the four beauties in ancient China. I would like to ask her if she felt helplessness and loneliness in turbulent days. I would be glad to listen to her stories and what she experienced. Honestly speaking, those rich and colorful images with vivid and distinctive characters draw my attention. If I have a chance to do time travel, I will go back to the Three Kingdoms period without hesitation. Another reason why I especially hope to travel back to that period is that I want to gain some insight into the Battle of Red Cliffs. The war broke out in the winter of AD 208 between the allied forces of Liu Bei and Sun Quan and the numerically superior forces of Cao Cao. Around the battle, some idioms and allusions were created, like "borrowing arrows with straw boats" and "Everything is ready and all that we need is an east wind." There are also allegorical sayings, for example, " a punishment skillfully given by Zhou Yu and gladly taken by Huang Gai", according to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. All of these attract me to see the fighting with my own eyes, and experience the magnificent war and its ups and downs, as well as to understand feelings of people involved in the battle. The Battle of Red Cliffs is not only a classic battle in which the minority overtake the majority, but also unveils an art of war. The wisdom and passions for homeland of the genius in the ancient world contained in the battle win my great admiration and esteem. Last but not least, the Three Kingdoms period has splendid culture. As this period in Chinese history was exposed to frequent wars, instability of the time, literati lived in the era depicted chaos caused by wars and sufferings of the people. Numerous predominant poets emerged including Cao Cao and his two sons, Cao Pi and Cao Zhi, as well as the seven leading writers during the Jian An Period. Literati expressed their concerns about the country and the people through their works. I wish I could catch a glimpse of them and talk with them. Through history books, I knew the Three Kingdoms period. Though it was only a fleeting moment in Chinese history, remarkable accomplishments were achieved in literature, philosophy and technology. Moreover, it left us some suspenseful stories to think over. Thus, if it were possible, I would time travel to the Three Kingdoms period to witness one of the most significant phases in Chinese history.
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