(Imitative Writing 001/100)
Most of us have formed an unrealistic picture of life on a desert island. We sometimes imagine a desert island to be a sort of paradise where the sun always shines. Life there is simple and good. Ripe fruit falls from the trees and you never have to work. The other side of the picture is quite the opposite. Life on a desert island is wretched. You either starve to death or live like Robinson Crusoe, waiting for a boat which never comes. Perhaps there is an element of truth in both these pictures, but few of us have had the opportunity to find out.
——自《新概念英语》Vol.3，Unit 12
Sb. have formed an unrealistic picture of ……
（某人对于……有一种不切实际的想法）
Sb. imagine X to be Y
（某人想像X是Y那样的）
There is an element of truth in both these pictures.
(这两种都有可信之处)
Many people have formed an unrealistic picture of life abroad. They sometimes imagine overseas to be a sort of paradise where life is slow and mellow, without sorrow. People there will make fortune easily. The other side of the picture is quite the opposite. Life abroad is wretched, just the same as here. People will never succeed without working hard. Efforts always prevail. If you plan to just sit around, you either starve to death or live like Robinson Crusoe, waiting for a boat which never comes. Perhaps there is an element truth in both these pictures, but you'd better get the opportunity to find out by yourself.
