Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on invention. Your essay should include the importance of invention and measures to be taken to encourage invention. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.

In the modern society that is full of intense competition, we must attach great attention to invention in our life. It is of great difficulty to imagine an era without invention because it is invention that contributes to the advancement of our society.

There are several examples which can be cited to illustrate that invention is fundamental in our life. If Edison hadn’t invented the light bulb, we would have lived a dark life at night; if the ancient Chinese hadn’t invented printing, we would have lived a life without books.

Given the fact that invention plays such an essential role in our life, what can we do to cultivate this precious spirit? Measures that should be taken are listed as follows. First and foremost, the government should set up favorable regulations to advocate invention and issue patent certificate to inventors. What is more, it is advisable for parents to encourage their children to cultivate hobbies for inventing new things. Finally, every one of us should raise the awareness of inventing. Though there is still a long way to go, I firmly believe that we could live a better life under our joint efforts.

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在充满激烈竞争的现代社会，发明在我们的生活中具有重要意义。我们很难想象一个没有发明的时代，因为正是发明推动了社会的进步。

许多例子都能阐释一个问题，那就是发明在我们的生活中是至关重要的。倘若爱迪生没有发明灯泡，那么我们在夜晚将生活在黑暗中；倘若中国古人没有发明印刷术，我们将生活在没有书的世界。

鉴于发明在我们的生活中扮演如此重要的角色，我们应该如何培养这种可贵的精神呢？如下将列出需要采取的措施。首先，政府应当出台相关规定提倡发明，并为发明者设立专项许可证。此外，家长也应鼓励孩子培养发明新鲜事物的爱好，这种方法是十分明智的。最后，我们每个人都应提升发明意识。尽管前路漫漫，我坚信，在我们的共同努力下，我们能有一个更美好的未来。

题目属于提纲情景类作文，要求就“发明”展开讨论。题目明确要求文章内容需包括发明的重要性及为鼓励发明应采取的措施，除此之外，文章还应包括首尾的观点提出和观点总结。按照总分总结构，文章首段提出“发明的重要性”，中段引用爱迪生发明电灯泡和中国古人发明印刷术的例子论证观点，尾段从政府、家长和自身三方面给出相应措施，并对全文进行总结。