作為實用類英語教材的經(jīng)典，出身英倫三島、血統(tǒng)純正的新概念教材已經(jīng)在神州大地風(fēng)靡了三十幾年。三十年間，她見證了祖國改革開放的偉大歷程，也成就了我們幾代英語學(xué)習(xí)者的人生夢想。有些人胸懷學(xué)術(shù)理想而孜孜苦讀，最終成為了碩士、博士；有些人則向往于彼岸的經(jīng)歷而遠涉重洋，踏上了異國的土地；有些人則憑借勤奮與智慧成為最先富裕起來的一批人。在國人眼中，新概念英語早已不止于一套教材的概念，她更多地已經(jīng)成為了一種象征嚴謹治學(xué)和勤勉奮斗的精神圖騰。

筆者從事語言教學(xué)實踐已經(jīng)10多個春秋了，細數(shù)曾經(jīng)講授過的教材和課程已經(jīng)有幾十種之多了---其中當(dāng)然包括新概念教材。從一個專業(yè)的教材編纂者和一線教學(xué)實踐者的視角來看，其系統(tǒng)性、縝密性、實用性確實在當(dāng)今的實用英語教材中位居前茅，罕有同類的教材能出其右。在國內(nèi)語言培訓(xùn)業(yè)界，新概念英語被公認為是所有語言專修課程的“全能先修課程“---可以幫助你事半功倍地準備各種語言考試； 輕松地掌握包括學(xué)術(shù)英語、商務(wù)英語在內(nèi)的各種特殊用途的英語（English for specific purposes）。

    為了驗證新概念英語內(nèi)容的實用性和重要性，筆者在此通過自己的一篇雅思作文習(xí)作來進行一個具體的分析。順帶說明， 此文章考官Martin Renner 評價為 ：“It’s very well written with next-to-no errors. ”

    真題重現(xiàn)
    Research indicates that the characteristics we are born with have much more influence on our personality and development than any experiences we may have in our life.
Which do you consider to be the major influence?

范文
(1)Admittedly, the inborn characteristics we have impose influence on our personality and development to some extent. From my point of view, however, the experiences we go through in life, education and work outweigh the characteristics in terms of shaping our personality. (2)To make my claim more convincing, I list three arguments as follows.
    誠然，先天的特性會在一定程度上影響我們的人格和發(fā)展。但是，以我之見，就塑造人格而言，我們在生活、教育和工作中的經(jīng)歷所起的作用更大。為了使我的觀點更加具有說服力，我在這里列出了三個理由。

As a proverb says “l(fā)ife is the best teacher”, we constantly draw on our life experience to improve ourselves. For example, hardships and setbacks make us more psychologically strong; (3)getting along with people teaches us how to be socially appealing and getting married and bringing up our offspring awards us a sense of responsibility. Almost every element in, or facet of, life contributes to the formation of our personality.
    正如一句諺語所言----“生活是最好的老師”。我們經(jīng)常會使用生活中的經(jīng)歷來提升自己。例如，困苦與挫折會讓我們心理上更加堅強；與人相處會教會我們?nèi)绾纬蔀橐粋€社交上受歡迎的人；結(jié)婚、撫育子女會賦予我們責(zé)任感。生活中的每一個元素或方面都會有助于我們?nèi)烁竦男纬伞?/p>

In addition to life, education--from pre-school to tertiary education--also plays a vital role in the development of personality (4) as it helps build up one’s career path and life trajectory. During the process of learning, one can broaden his or her horizon through grasping knowledge and or skills in various disciplines, and consequently develop his or her traits and attributes, such as creativity, critical thinking and troubleshooting capacity. These are all essential constituents of one’s personality and are fairly difficult to acquire from inborn characteristics.
    除了生活的經(jīng)歷，從幼兒園到大學(xué)的教育在我們的人格發(fā)展中也起到了至關(guān)重要的作用；同時，教育也會有助于規(guī)劃我們的職業(yè)道路和生活軌跡。在學(xué)習(xí)的過程中，一個人通過掌握各個領(lǐng)域的知識或/和技能開闊了他的眼界，并最終賦予了他一些特性和品質(zhì)，例如，創(chuàng)造力、批判性思維和解決問題的能力。這些都是人格中的核心組成部分，并很難從先天的特性中獲得。

Equally important as life and education is working experience. As a continuation of educational experience, It further helps refine one’s personality in a very comprehensive way. (5)In a work context, when you handle paper work, you learn to be patient and meticulous; when you meet customers, you learn to be flexible and understanding; and when you encounter pressure, you learn to be calm and prompt.
    與生活和教育同等重要的是工作經(jīng)歷。作為教育經(jīng)歷的延續(xù)，工作經(jīng)歷非常綜合地完善了一個人的人格。在工作環(huán)境中，當(dāng)你處理文案工作時，你學(xué)會了耐心和細心；當(dāng)你會見客戶的時候，你學(xué)會了靈活和為他們著想；當(dāng)你遇到壓力的時候，你學(xué)會了鎮(zhèn)定和迅速行動。

In accordance with the perspectives explored here in above, (6) we may safely draw the conclusion that experiences create a more significant influence on our personality and development in comparison with inborn characteristics.
    根據(jù)以上的探討，我們可以慎重地得出一個結(jié)論，即較之先天的特性，經(jīng)歷對于我們?nèi)烁褚约鞍l(fā)展的作用更為深遠。

本文重要語法條目一覽：

     從以上的分析可以看出，本篇8分范文中所出現(xiàn)的所有的復(fù)雜語法現(xiàn)象（或稱之為高分語法結(jié)構(gòu)）竟然均囊括在新概念前兩冊的課文內(nèi)容中！并且，我們需要指出的是，新概念遵循地是螺旋式提升的第二語言記憶和認知規(guī)律，語法條目和單詞的復(fù)現(xiàn)率非常高，特別適合中國的英語學(xué)習(xí)者由淺入深地切實掌握聽說讀寫譯各項語言技能。

     新概念英語穿透時空的內(nèi)在價值已經(jīng)在過去的歲月得到了充分的證明；未來，她也必將隨著教師們的全情演繹而繼續(xù)綻放她奪人魂魄的美麗。。。。。。