The passage tells us that after her brother’s unnatural death, the author feared lots of things. But at her mother’s funeral, she decided to cultivate her courage by doing things that frightened her and she gradually became brave.
I can’t agree more with the author’s opinion that people are not born brave. Courage , like many other virtues, is cultivated rather than endowed with. If you are not born a courageous person, you still can become one if you try to be.
Once I was a shy girl in my class. I dared not put up my hand to answer any question. My mother became really worried about my extreme shyness. She asked all my teachers to tell me to stand up and answer questions no matter whether I put up my hand or not. She forced me to take part in the singing competition. She even set a rule for me that I must say hello first loudly when I came across any acquaintance. I was very painful at first. I blushed, I trembled, and I sweated. But I gradually got used to it. I spoke with a very low voice at first, but as time went by, I could speak louder and louder. Now I do not fear to speak in public at all.
So what the author believed is true, as far as my experience is concerned. Courage can be cultivated, if you try your best.
这篇文章分两部分，一是概括归纳文章的大意，要有很好的概括能力，语言精当，不拖泥带水，同时要能抓住文章中心。二是根据要点写一篇短文谈谈你对培养勇气的看法，并举例说明，是夹叙夹议的文章，要点都已经给了出来，考生只需要把要点翻译成英文即可。举例要能说明自己的观点，为观点服务，在写作中一定要使用合适的连接词来连接全文，同时要加入个人成长经历。文章的第三段就是举例说明，好的句子有：as time went by, I could speak louder and louder.还有最后一段的总结。