A Classmate Who Has Influenced Me in College
审题思路
本篇题目一改过去常写的议论文，要求写对自己影响最大的大学同学。根据题目要求，写作重点应当是描述，而不是议论。考生首先应直接或间接引出主题，然后通过具体事例阐释该同学对“我”产生重大影响的原因，最后发表议论，照应前文，升华主题。由此可知，题目要求写一遍夹叙夹议，以叙述为主的作文。
写作提纲
引出主题；同学“Tom”改变了“我”(be subject to being pessimistic,strive to encourage,appreciate)
阐释主题：1在他的帮助下，我发现英语没那么难（be confused about,make progress）2.他教我如何面对挫折（live through setbacks）
升华主题：1“Tom”让我认识到了自信和乐观的重要性（the significance of self-confidence and optimism）。2.这种态度使人受益终身（benefit people all his life）
#范文
A Classmate Who Has Influenced Me in College
Once upon a time,I was not so confident about my study and was subject tobeing pessimistic when confronted with frustrations.However,I found myself gradually changing as Tom,one of my classmate in college ,strived to encourage me( 通过描述那个曾经缺乏自信的我，渐渐有所改变引出主题-----对我影响最大的同学，他竭尽全力鼓励我)。 I really appreciate his help. (承接上句，表达对他的感激之情)。
翻译：我曾经对自己的学习并不那么自信，而且遇到挫折就容易悲观。然而，当我的一个大学同学汤姆竭尽全力鼓励我的时候，我发现自己渐渐有所改变。我非常感激他的帮助。
I used not to be good English ; however,whenever I was confused aboutthe teacher’sexplanation,he always interpreted it to me in an explicit way Gradully, I found English not so difficult and made progress day by day。（列举具体事例，在英语学习方面对我的帮助）。
In addition, it was Tom who kept guiding me how to live through all kinds of setbacks in life.(使用in addition衔接，使语意连贯，而且层次分明)。（1） I’ll never forget the very day when I failure my speech contest and I was overwhelmed and ashamed.（2） Tom told me that nobody can defeat a person if he is determined to stand up to every failure. (1、2列举具体事例，演讲比赛失败后他对我的的鼓励)。 8With his encouragement, I regained confidence,realizing that optimism was always the key to success.(说明他对我的影响,在他的鼓励下,我重拾信心,认识到乐观的重要性.)
翻译:以前我英语不好,然而每当我对老师的讲解感到困惑不解时,汤姆总是用清晰明了的方式给我解释.渐渐的我发现英语并没有那么难,并一天天的取得进步.不仅如此,汤姆还一直引导我如何应对生活中各种各样的挫折.我永远也忘不了我演讲比赛失败那一天,我当时不知所措,觉得很羞愧.汤姆告诉我,没有谁能打败一个在每一次失败面前都坚定的站起来的人.在他的鼓励下,我重拾信心,认识到乐观常常是成功的关键.
Thanks to Tom , I eventually learnedthesignificanceof self-confidence and optimism. They not only serve as indispensable characteristicsofpersonality butalso will benefit people all his life(升华主题：他使我认识到自信和乐观的重要性。使我终身受益)
翻译：多亏汤姆，我最终认识到自信和乐观的重要信。它们不仅是人们必备的品格，而且还使人终身受益。）
词汇
Be subject to 有…倾向
friendship 友谊
Appreciate 感激
intimate亲密的
Interpret解释
gap差距
Indispensable 不可或缺的
be grateful to 对…感激的
Optimistic乐观的pessimistic悲观的
Easygoing随和的helpful有帮助的
Accommodating肯通融的随和的
Character 性格