2017年12月英语四级作文精选

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The Beginning of Drama

There are many theories about the beginning ofdrama in ancient Greece. The on most widelyaccepted today is based on the assumption thatdrama evolved from ritual.

The argument for thisview goes as follows. In the beginning, human beingsviewed the natural forces of the world-even theseasonal changes-as unpredictable, and theysought through various means to control theseunknown and feared powers. Those measureswhich appeared to bring the desired results werethen retained and repeated until they hardened into fixed rituals.

Eventually stories arose which explained or veiled the mysteries of the rites. As time passedsome rituals were abandoned, but the stories, later called myths, persisted and providedmaterial for art and drama. Those who believe that drama evolved out of ritual also argue thatthose rites contained the seed of theater because music, dance, masks, and costumes werealmost always used, Furthermore, a suitable site had to be provided for performances andwhen the entire community did not participate, a clear division was usually made between the"acting area" and the "auditorium." In addition, there were performers, and, sinceconsiderable importance was attached to avoiding mistakes in the enactment of rites,religious leaders usually assumed that task. Wearing masks and costumes, they oftenimpersonated other people, animals, or supernatural beings, and mimed the desired effect-success in hunt or battle, the coming rain, the revival of the Sun-as an actor might. Eventuallysuch dramatic representations were separated from religious activities.

Another theory traces the theater's origin from the human interest in storytelling. Accordingto this vies tales (about the hunt, war, or other feats) are gradually elaborated, at first throughthe use of impersonation, action, and dialogue by a narrator and then through theassumption of each of the roles by a different person. A closely related theory traces theaterto those dances that are primarily rhythmical and gymnastic or that are imitations of animalmovements and sounds.

A Speech at an Opening Ceremony

Ladies and gentlemen，Good afternoon!

The Speech Contest we are going to hold in the next couple of days bears the theme of "Protect the EnvironmentEverybody's Responsibility".

First of all, please allow me to introduce the procedure of the contest.

The contest consists of three stages.

The first stage is the preliminary round, which will select the first twenty contestants for the semi-final.

In the semi-final, it will pick out ten winners.

In the final contest, the first ten from the semi-final will compete for champion on June 10.

The purpose of the contest is to arouse the students' awareness of environmental protection.

We should remember that the earth is our home and we have the duty to take care of it for ourselves and our children.

So I do hope the students can actively participate in the contest and do our share for the cause of protecting our living environment.

I, hereby, feel greatly honored to announce the opening f the Speech Contest, and may the contest be a great success!

Thank you very much!

My View on Self-reliance

From my point of view, self-reliance means doing whatever we can by ourselves, and when facing difficulties, we try our best to deal with the problems rather than rely on others.

Self-reliance is vital to everybody in that we can not depend on others all the time.

Besides, it is also a sign of growing-up, which means that we can take the responsibilities for the family and the society.

Then how can we become self-reliant?

Firstly, we should get out of the bad habit of being looked after by our parents.

Secondly, we should not ask for help from others easily when we are involved in some troubling situation.

Moreover, self-confidence is a precondition of self-reliance, for only when we trust in ourselves, we can be self-reliant.

"Trust thyself", so says American author and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson in his famous essay "Self-reliance".

Self-reliance is important to everybody and is one of the key factors that make us successful in life.