On the importance of a name
1.有人说名字或名称很重要
2.也有人觉得名字或名称无关紧要
3.我认为
2009年6月六级考试的作文题目给我的感觉就是体裁在意料之中，题材在意料之外。意料之中是指主题虽然是社会热点，比如说现在人特别讲究名称的重要性，无论是给小孩起名字，还是给单位冠名等等。出题者似乎在抨击某种迷信成分.意料之外是说写好这篇文章难度比较大,得分容易,得高分难.从体裁层面上看，这次的题目完全属于正反观点对比+个人观点阐述的传统三段论的格式，难度较低，基本上都是考生很熟悉的段落结构，几乎是每一个同学都有话写，但是要特别注意两点：第一，topic sentense ，给阅卷老师以结构清晰的感觉，有助于你的高分。第二，句式要富有变化，多一些闪光词汇和闪光句型，对于四六级作文，形式和结构的重要性远远大于内容，毕竟受到阅卷时间的限制，比如说很多考生会写with the development of economy , I believe that ...之类的句型，这都属于低分标志，可以替换成As the economy evolves at a fast speed等等，另外在表达观点的时候不一定老是用think ,believe等低级词汇，可以替换成maintain , deem argue等等。下面是网络上流行的范文.
范文1
On the Importance of a Name
According to the Bible, it is the almighty God who gave names to everything he created: "he named the light ‘Day' and the darkness ‘Night'". In fact, a name is a word or phrase that man uses to denote and identify a specific person, place or thing. There is no inexorable correlation between the sign and "the signified". For this reason, some claim that names are not so vital as they are supposed to be. However, I am fully convinced that they are of great importance.
Take the name of a person as an example. It is known to all that a person's name is divided into two parts: given name and surname. The given name is the name our parents assign us. We ourselves might change it later in our life. Usually, when a name is given, it contains a lot of information. Say, "li" in the name of some Chinese females shows that we wish them to "beautiful" while "wei" in the names of some males reveals that we expect them to be "great" in their future life.
As to the surname or family name, it is even more important, so important that some people may sacrifice their life for it. Originally, man had no such a name. But ever since a certain name was given, each member of the family carries it wherever he goes. Rather than merely a sign, it is the root from which we can trace back to our ancestor, the tie that helps bind us to other members of the same clan, the dignity most people hope to live for.
Apart from the name of a person, that of a place or thing is also significant in that it embodies history and culture. All in all, though names are assigned artificially, man is not free when giving names. But God is.
范文2
On the Importance of a Name
A name is the representation of a person or an entity. It plays an important role in social recognition, just as the old saying goes: a thing is the entity of a name. However, people have diverse opinions on the importance of a name. Some people say that name is important, while the others maintain the other way round. But I think name is of great importance because it is the symbol that distinguishes one thing or person from the others.
We cannot deny the importance of a name, be it for a person or a thing. In the world today, no one can live without identification because they must get social recognition, and name is the symbol of the identification. Once a person or a thing gets social recognition, people will remember their names, and they will get further improvement. Besides, a good name will bring people some nice association. A person with a special name may be easily accepted by a group or a community because of the deep impression the name leaves.
As for companies or products, a name is also vitally important. Years ago, a computer company spent millions of dollars for the name “Acer”. Since then, the company caught the attention of potential customers and became one of giants in the field. However, another company was facing bankruptcy, for the name of its product implies unfavorable meaning thus cannot be sold out. Can we say that name is not important?
A name may affect the whole life of a person, and a name may also influence the future of a company and its products. Therefore, we must treat names carefully.