托福作文T54:不应从外表来评价人1

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Topic54：你是否觉得我们不应该从外表来评价一个人？

Topic54 Do you agree or disagree with the following

statement? One should never judge a person by external

appearances. Use specific reasons and details to support your

answer.

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Topic: 54

What do you feel when a handsome gentleman or a beautiful

lady passes by? Then how about a fat short person wearing a

dirty shirt? You feel differently? Yes, most people do. It's very

common for people to judge a person by external appearance,

because it's easy and direct, and it's instinctive. Appearance is a

very important aspect of a person and reflects one's personalities.

Sometimes you can tell the person's characteristics from his

appearance. However, in most cases, you can't tell exactly what

the person is like just from the external appearance, and ethically,

we should not judge a person just by one glance at his external

appearance.

"Beauty and beast" and "Snow white and seven dwarves" are

two stories that are almost known by everyone. Although there

are fables, there are deep meanings inside them. What you can

learn from them is that people that are not so good-looking can

be very good people internally. And actually there are tons of

examples in reality. Napoleon is a very short guy, but he was one

of the most famous people in the history. Theodore Roosevelt,

former US president during World War II, is handicapped; but he

is one of the most successful presidents in American history. So

how can you tell about the people from their external appearance?

Moreover, there are other undeniable facts which show that

a beautiful person may be rotten inside. There are many

prostitutes on the busy streets. It's obviously that they are very

beautiful, but are they really righteous people? A beautiful

appearance is a good thing, but a righteous heart is more

valuable. Finally, as we can see, it's out of question that we should

not judge people just from their external appearance. The most

important standard is their internal personality.

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In most cases, one should never judge a person by external

appearances. Sometimes when I walk down the street at night, I

avoid people who are acting tough and loud, but in general, I

prefer to reserve judgment until I get to know someone. Judging

someone by external appearance can be deceptive. Judgments

based on external appearances prevent you from getting to know

a person,

reinforce stereotypes, and are superficial and limiting.

In high school I stayed away from students who were called

the "bad students" because they dressed a certain way. I wanted

nothing to do with them. I later had the chance to meet one of

these "bad students" because his mother was a friend of my

mother. Since we had to be polite to each other because of our

mothers, we started talking and I realized that we had a lot in

common. My impression of him was very different once I got to

know him.

If you form an opinion of someone based on stereotypes,

you risk never getting to know someone who is different. You

may be missing out on an opportunity to make a good friend. In

addition, you are reinforcing that stereotype by believing it

without given the person a chance. If you take the time to get to

know the person, you might become friends.

Judging people by external appearance is superficial and

often unfair. After all, you don't know what circumstances the

person might be facing or who the person really is. Perhaps the

person comes from a less fortunate family than you and cannot

afford the kind of stylish clothes your friends wear. However, that

does not mean the person is less intelligent or interesting than

you are.

People should not be naïve about new people they meet, but

should take time to get to know them. External appearance often

does not tell us anything about a person. Judging someone by

their appearance is misleading, reinforces stereotypes, and is

limiting. Doing so could prevent you from making a true friend.