本文托福写作题目来自2017年2月18日托福考题
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今天的审题关键点：The group will be helped more .....!!! 好好读三遍，其他的不说了，开始吧~!
Debates usually happen when it comes to being a cooperative team member or the unique one in a team. But from the group’s perspective, I think here comes the end of the discussion, because the benefits brought by different voices will far outweigh blind cooperation.
人们在谈论究竟要做个合作的队友还是在团队中保持特立独行这件事总会争论不休。但是从一个团队的角度出发，这种争论可以停止了，因为我认为(团队中)不同声音所带来的好处要远比一味的合作大得多。
The first benefit lies in fostering team creativity. Obviously, the one with distinct ideas can inspire the entire team to think outside the box. Though the distinct voice may not always be the distinctive one, everyone in this team stands great chances of coming up with unconventional and innovative ideas, with the team gaining continuously fresh perspectives on how to make progress. Google is a good example. This company is so well-known for what it’s done to embrace inspirations: cozy working environment, generous pay and alluring welfare system. Actually, it is this belief of cherishing different ideas that makes this Silicon Valley behemoth keep remaking the world, although not every idea makes huge sense. Likewise, if Starbucks turned those different but creative voices down when expanding its business around the globe, probably never would we see the traditional Chinese-style windows and furniture set in a western coffeehouse in Beijing, and Starbucks would also not be a smash hit in China in only couples of years.
第一个好处在于提升团队创造力。很显然，那些有着不同想法的人能够鼓励整个团队跳出固有思维模式。尽管不同(distinct: different in a way that you can see, hear, smell, feel, etc.: noticeably different) 的声音不一定真的与众不同(distinctive: appealing or interesting because of an unusual quality or characteristic)，但是团队中的每一份子都能有更多机会想出一些非常规且很有创意的点子，同时团队也能够获得持续不断的关于如何取得进步的新创意。谷歌就是一个很好的例子。这家公司闻名于他为了鼓励创新所作出的努力：舒适的工作环境，丰厚的薪资，诱人的福利体系。事实上，正式这种珍惜不同观点的理念才使得这只硅谷巨兽在不断改变着世界，尽管不是每一个新观点都会有很大意义。同样地，如果星巴克再全世界拓展业务时，将那些不用但又很有新意的声音拒之门外的话，那么如今，我们很可能没有办法在北京的一家西式咖啡馆中看到传统的中式窗棂和家具了，而且星巴克也不会在短短几年里在中国取得巨大的成功。
Not only creativity, team cohesion can also be enhanced. You may wonder how this could happen with the one often acting against the group. Just take a closer look, and think what does this mean. Doesn’t this mean the leader of team remains open to suggestions and concerns? Doesn’t this mean trust can be shared between the leader and members? You probably don’t have to feel anxious about being scolded or getting fired when you are the only one with different ideas. In other words, in such a team, individual capacity can be maximized. Despite the potential conflicts, each member of the team will get used to being kindled by his/her co-workers and contributing their own innovations. Doesn’t this help promote a sense of camaraderie and belonging for the entire group?
不仅仅是创造力，团队凝聚力也会得到提升。你可能很奇怪为什么团队中有一个一直跟团队对着干的人也可以提升团队凝聚力。细想一下，想想这意味着什么吧。难道这不意味着这个团队的领导愿意接受大家的建议和顾虑吗?难道这不意味着上下级之间彼此信任吗?你很可能不必因为你是唯一一个持不同意见的人而担心受到责备或者被解雇。换句话说，在这样的团队中，每个人的能力都可以发挥到最大。尽管有可能会有分歧，但是团队中的每个人都会习惯于被自己的同事所鼓舞，也会习惯于分享自己的创意。这难道不会有助于提升整个团队同事之间的情谊以及大家的归属感吗?
Of course, it is argued that management may be more difficult if someone always sings a different tune. In contrast, a collaborative colleague can enable everyone to work in a more harmonious environment. After all, others’ support and concerted efforts are crucial to facilitating communication and keeping morale up. But truth is when everyone is saying no problem, is there really no problem? When everyone votes “Yes” to an investment in a foreign company, does that mean it is worth investing? No one can give a definitely correct answer to these questions, but anyone should admit that if now a person stands out to remind others of thinking twice, the team can have another chance to take more possibilities into consideration.
当然了，有人会说如果总有人唱反调的话管理会有些困难。相反，一个乐于合作的同事可以让大家在一个更和谐的环境中工作。毕竟，他人的鼓励和共同的努力对于促进沟通和提升团队士气至关重要。但是事实上大家都说没问题的时候，真的就没有问题了吗?当大家都投票说可以去投资一个国外的公司的时候，真的就意味着这是一笔值得的投资吗?没有人能对这些问题给出一个绝对正确的答案，但是每一个人都需要承认，如果现在有个人站出来，提醒大家三思而后行，这个团队就能还有一次机会来考虑更多的可能性。
To sum up, although doing what your teammates do may make some sense, I still believe for a team, the ones thinking and doing differently may do more good, for its contribution to taking a team from ordinary to extraordinary.
总之，尽管跟团队中其他人做相同的事情有一定意义，我还是觉得对于一个团队来说，思维方式和行为方式不同的人可能会贡献更多，因为TA能让一个团队从平凡走向不平凡。
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