第一步：

　　不做計劃---失敗

　　阿姨為人打工多年，小有積蓄(save up for many years)---希望自己創業(start up her own business)---因為覺得自己廚藝不錯，沒有進行實地考察，就倉促決定選擇餐館, (without a moment’ hesitation，make a decision/action 點題)--- 但是后來發現餐館沒有什么客戶(fail to attract many customers)---原因是所處的地段是中學附近，競爭對手實力過分強大(fierce competition)---可以把對手細化成兩類加強真實感，一類是small profit, large sales revenue; 還有一類是good at creating romantic atmosphere, aimed at rich customers--- 之后阿姨不得不關門(close down營造失敗的細節).

　　第二部 過渡

　　阿姨的父親是個老企業家，他指出問題阿姨這次失敗的原因所在, 即要做計劃然后再行動---阿姨學習了經驗---下定決心重新起航，并且會先做好全面準備工作再決定。

　　注：通常滿分作文都會出現一個“智者”指出主人公問題的所在而不是由主人公自己講出。

　　Despite great disappointment, my optimistic aunt soon recovered from this failure with her father’s encouragement (an experienced and successful entrepreneur in Suzhou), who pointed out her biggest problem after knowing the whole process. He told my aunt, ‘More haste, less speed. You had better make full preparation before each decision.’

　　Having gained experience from her failure, my aunt tried to restart her business three months later. But this time she gave priority to having a deeper understanding of the demands of the local market.

　　第三步 充分準備--決定進行catering service---成功 (這是關鍵段落，點題)

　　具體就是doing marketing research(這里需要考生去細化一些怎么做市場調研的細節，對應題目的get all the information)--- 然后data enabled my aunt to reach a final decision(對應題目的take action)--- 決定進行catering service considering its large marketing potential----最后是成功(這里的細節大家可以自己去營造，比如年利潤the annual profit increased by 10%, with a market share of… in this field)

　　第四步 總結例子，重述觀點。

　　Had it not been for the full preparation before my aunt’s second try, she would not have regained her self confidence and established herself as one of the most successful entrepreneurs in Suzhou.

　　Therefore, from my personal experience, we can draw the conclusion that it is more effective to try after careful arrangements.

　　根據上面的總結和分析，相信大家對SAT作文的答題步驟已經有了一定的了解了。接下來，大家就可以在備考自己的SAT作文中進行適當的參考和練習，以便更加熟練的掌握，爭取在考場上有更好的發揮。