托福作文185篇真题范文专项练习

　　Topic174：你和你父母一代有什么不同吗？

　　Topic174 Every generation of people is different inimportantways. How is your generation different from yourparentsgeneration? Use specific reasons and examples to explainyouranswer.［参考提纲］174、我们这一代与上一代的不同在于：（1）我们都接受了比较好的教育，而父母则很多没有（2）我们喜欢流行音乐和计算机等等，父母不喜欢（3）我们的生活压力比较大，而父母的并不大［托福参看范文］Topic:174Theprincipal differences between my generation and myparentsgeneration are in how they relate to others. My generationis moretolerant of other peoples choices, less concerned aboutwhatothers think, and more self-centered.My parents generationhasstricter standards about what kinds of behavior areacceptable.They sometimes have a hard time accepting the fact thatotherpeople may have different ideas about whats center andwhatswrong. My generation thinks people should have a lot ofchoices.For example, they choose whom they want to live with,whether ornot to have children, whether or not to practice aparticularreligion, and what to do for a living.My parents(generation ismuch more concerned about what other people think ofthem. Manygrew up in tightly knit communities where people kneweach othersfamilies. Fitting in meant that you had to act acertain way. Manyof my generation grew up in loosely knitcommunities, where we onlyknew about our closest neighbors. Wedidnt care what the rest ofthe community thought of us. Also, wewere a very rebelliousgeneration and often did things just to shockpeople.Wherever wegrew up, most of my generation didnt have toworry about havingenough to eat or a roof over our heads. Myparents generation did.They grew up during the Great Depression,when many people werepoor. For this reason, my parents didnt havetime to analyze theirfeelings or think about their inner selves.They were too busytrying to get by. Children of my generation werewell taken care ofby their parents. Because of that, we had time tothink aboutourselves and our place in the universe. As adults, manyof us havecontinued to be self-absorbed. We join health clubs to beperfectin body and go into therapy to be perfect in mind.When Ithinkabout our actions, it seems that my parents generation ismoreouter directed and my generation is more inner directed.