七月雅思大小作文合辑
2018年7月7日雅思大作文题目
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People have different views on how to reduce traffic congestion. Some think that governments should build more train and subway lines, while others think that building more roads and widening existing roads will reduce traffic congestion. Discuss both views and give your opinion. ”
解析&审题
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本题是关于城市生活中的交通问题。此类问题是雅思考试的常客，各位烤鸭需要认真对待。唐老师目前收集到的相关考题如下：
The best way for the government to solve the traffic congestion is to provide free public transport 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To what extent do you agree or disagree? (2014/1/9，2017/1/21)
解决交通堵塞问题的非常好办法是全天候提供免费公共交通，你是否同意?
In many towns and cities, the high volume of road traffic has been a problem. What are the causes and what actions can be taken to solve the traffic problem? (2012/7/21)
交通堵塞的原因是什么，怎么解决？
In some countries,the government has tried to reduce traffic.For instance,they imposed a congestion tax during rush hour. Do you think this development is positive or negative? (2016/1/30)
高峰期征受堵塞税能否解决交通堵塞问题？
Increasing the price of cars and petrol is one of the best ways to solve growing traffic and pollution problems. To what extent do you agree or disagree?(2018/3/10)
提高汽车及汽油价格是解决交通和污染问题的办法，你是否同意？
Traffic and housing problems in major cities could be solved by moving large companies and factories and their employees to the countryside. To what extent do you agree with this opinion?(2018/5/5)
将大公司和工厂搬迁到乡村地区，可以解决城市交通和住房问题。你同意吗？
本题问的是：解决交通堵塞问题有两种方案，一种是修建更多铁路和地铁，另一种是修建或扩展更多道路，要求你讨论哪一种方法更好。
这类题目的基本思路应该是用双边讨论的结构，首先讨论修建铁路和地铁的好处和坏处，然后讨论修建道路的好处和坏处，最后给出自己的结论（无非是根据不同城市的情况来决定到底哪一种方案更合适）。
修建新铁路和地铁：好处当然是运载量大，污染相对较小，坏处是成本高昂，且耗时很长;
修建道路：好处是成本低，耗时少，但坏处就是污染大，且占用大量城市空间。
我的观点：对于那些面积而分散的城市，应该新建铁路和地铁；对于那些空间小，而且多数人都开车上下班的城市来说，则应该多修道路或者扩修已有道路。
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老师笔记
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There seem to be two equally effective ways of reducingurban traffic congestion: building more train and subway lines and building more new roads or widening the existing roads. To my mind, whether one way is better than the other depends upon the city conditions.
减少城市交通拥堵似乎有两种同样有效的方法：修建更多的火车和地铁线路以及修建更多的新道路或拓宽现有道路。在我看来，一种方法是否比另外一种方法更好，取决于城市的条件。
解析
（1） 本段直接进入话题，提出改善城市交通的两种办法，然后给出自己的观点：到底哪一种办法更好取决于城市的条件。
（2） equally 同样地
（3） urban 城市的
（4） to my mind 在我看来
（5） depend upon 取决于
02
It is quite obvious that train and subway lines are able to carry more passengers than roads, especially in a given period of time, and therefore are very effective in reducing the traffic in rush hours. The subway, for example, can deliver more than 10,000 people in as short as half an hour, who, if all travel by buses or cars, will pose tremendous pressure to the traffic. However, though causing less pollution, it is pretty costly and time-consuming to build a new train and subway line. The city dwellers will often have to endure a few years’ traffic inconveniences before they can enjoy the benefits that a new train and subway line brings to them.
很明显，铁路和地铁线路的载客量比道路要多，特别是在一段给定时间内，因此在减少高峰时期的交通方面是十分有效的。例如，地铁可以在短短半小时内运送1万多人，如果这1万多人都乘公共汽车或汽车出行，将对交通造成巨大的压力。然而，尽管污染更少，建造一条新的火车和地铁线路是非常昂贵和耗时的。城市居民常常要忍受几年的交通不便，才能享受到新的火车和地铁线路给他们带来的好处。
解析
（1） 本段论述修建铁路和地铁的好处和坏处。
（2） a given period of time 一段给定时间
（3） rush hours 交通高峰时段
（4） deliver 运送
（5） pose 构成
（6） tremendous 巨大的
（7） time-consuming 耗时的
（8） city dwellers 城市居民
（9） endure 忍受
03
By contrast, building a new road or widening an existing road will take far less time and money. It is usually a matter of a few days or weeks before the city people can enjoy a new or a widened road. The problem, however, is that compared with the train or subway line, the roads can solve the traffic congestion but only to a very limited extent. Besides, too many roads will take up a lot of urban spaces, which are often already very crowded.
相比之下，建造一条新路或拓宽一条现有道路所需的时间和金钱要少得多。城市居民通常只需要几天或几个星期就能享受到一条新的或拓宽的道路。然而问题是，与火车或地铁线路相比，道路只能在非常有限的程度上解决交通拥挤。此外，太多的道路会占用大量本已非常拥挤的城市空间。
解析
（1）本段讨论扩修道路的好处和坏处。
（2）by contrast 相反
(3) a matter of a few days or weeks 几天或几周的事情
（4）to a very limited extent 在非常有限的程度上
（5）take up 占用
04
In my view, both ways are effective to address the traffic problem in cities, but it is the city conditions that will determine which way is better. To a cosmopolitan like New York and Beijing, where the huge population live far and wide apart, more train and subway lines may be preferable, but to such a small city as Providence with a small area and small population where most people drive to and from work, more and wider roads are perhaps more necessary.
在我看来，这两种方法都能有效地解决城市的交通问题，但决定哪一条道路更好的是城市的条件。像纽约和北京这样的国际大都市人口众多，相距遥远，更多的火车和地铁线路可能更好，但在普罗维登斯这样的小城市，面积小，人口少，大多数人都开车上下班，更多更宽的道路也许更为必要。
解析
（1）本段阐述自己的观点。在双边讨论的结构中，阐明自己的观点非常重要。本题中，唐老师认为两种方法都有效，但具体采用哪种办法，得根据城市的实际情况来决定。
（2）address 解决
（3）determine 决定
（4）cosmopolitan 国际大都市
（5）preferable 更好的
（6）to and from work 上下班
7分范文
There seem to be two equally effective ways of reducing urban traffic congestion: building more train and subway lines and building more new roads or widening the existing roads. To my mind, whether one way is better than the other depends upon the city conditions.
It is quite obvious that train and subway lines are able to carry more passengers than roads, especially in a given period of time, and therefore are every effective in reducing the traffic in rush hours. The subway, for example, can deliver more than 10,000 people in as short as half an hour, who, if all travel by buses or cars, will pose tremendous pressure to the traffic. However, though causing less pollution, it is pretty costly and time-consuming to build a new train and subway line. The city dwellers will often have to endure a few years’ traffic inconveniences before they can enjoy the benefits that a new train and subway line brings to them.
By contrast, building a new road or widening an existing road will take far less time and money. It is usually a matter of a few days or weeks before the city people can enjoy a new or a widened road. The problem, however, is that compared with the train or subway line, the roads can solve the traffic congestion but only to a very limited extent. Besides, too many roads will take up a lot of urban spaces, which are often already very crowded.
In my view, both ways are effective to address the traffic problem in cities, but it is the city conditions that will determine which way is better. To a cosmopolitan like New York and Beijing, where the huge population live far and wide apart, more train and subway lines may be preferable, but to such a small city as Providence with a small area and small population where most people drive to and from work, more and wider roads are perhaps more necessary.
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本范文中的高分句型
1. To my mind, whether one way is better than the otherdepends upon the city conditions.
在我看来，一种方法是否比另外一种方法更好，取决于城市的条件。
2. The subway, for example, can deliver more than 10,000 people in as short as half an hour, who, if all travel by buses or cars, will pose tremendous pressure to the traffic.
例如，地铁可以在短短半小时内运送1万多人，如果这1万多人都乘公共汽车或汽车出行，将对交通造成巨大的压力。
3. The city dwellers will often have to endure a few years’ traffic inconveniences before they can enjoy the benefits that a new train and subway line brings to them.
城市居民常常要忍受几年的交通不便，才能享受到新的火车和地铁线路给他们带来的好处。
4. Besides, too many roads will take up a lot of urban spaces, which are often already very crowded.
此外，太多的道路会占用大量本已非常拥挤的城市空间。
5. In my view, both ways are effective to address the traffic problem in cities, but it is the city conditions that willdetermine which way is better.
在我看来，这两种方法都能有效地解决城市的交通问题，但决定哪一条道路更好的是城市的条件。
2018年7月19日雅思大作文题目
“These days an increasing number of people in many cities know little about their neighbors and do not have a sense of community. What do you think are the causes and what solution can you suggest?.”
解析&审题
本周考题是一个旧题，是2012年6月16日和2016年9月24日的真题再现。
在城市里，邻居之间互不交往，邻居发生了什么事情漠不关心，大家完全没有社区意识，这已经是一个十分普遍的社会现象。那么原因到底是什么呢？我们可以从哪几个方面来分析呢？
原因当然是多方面多层次的，在短短的250字内不可能谈完谈深。
也许是受到了媒体的影响，认为邻居可能不是好人，可能会抢我，甚至害我（物质层面）；
也许是家里的网络给了我太多归属感，让我沉醉在虚拟世界里（心理层面）；
也许是现在科技发达，很多事情我们都可以自己独立完成，不再需要邻居帮忙（社会层面）。
那么怎么办呢？无非是远离手机、电脑，去与邻居交流，去加入社区活动；新闻媒体应该多报道社会的积极面，而不是那些耸人听闻的阴暗面，等等。
老师笔记
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Now we have numerous newspaper reports about a child being robbed without anybody offering to help him or a ninety-year-old poor woman dead at home for days without anybody knowing it. All these reports point to one key problem city dwellers face nowadays, especially in big cities: they seldom interact with their neighbors, much less to say they care about their neighbors, and they feel lonely because they do not feel they belong to any community.
现在有无数的报纸报道，一个孩子被抢劫却无人主动帮助，或者一个可怜的90岁老太太在家里死去数日，却无人知晓。所有这些报道都指向城市（尤其是大城市）居民面临的一个关键问题：他们很少也邻居互动，更不要说关心邻居，他们感觉孤独，因为他们没有团体归属感。
解析
(1) 本段提出现象：城市居民互不来往，互不关心，时时感到孤独。
(2) 经常阅读本专栏的烤鸭可能已经发现，唐老师在这里采取了一种新颖的作文开头模式：用举例方式来引出话题。
这种方式其实是英语作文很常见的一种方式，但由于它难以融入国内雅思写作培训的所谓模板，因此很多培训老雅都故意避而不讲。希望阅读本专栏的烤鸭认真阅读，用心模仿。唐老师的范文力求规避模板，教会大家正确的英语写作方式，避免走入歧途。各位烤鸭阅读模仿唐老师的范文，一旦学会了正确的思维和写作方式，不仅会提高雅思考试成绩，更能提高英语写作水平，对将来适应国外学习大有补益。这是其他所谓模板套句写作范文所无法比拟的。（有心的烤鸭可以把唐老师的范文与其它渠道的范文比较一下，欢迎交流！）
(3) numerous 许多（可用来替换many, a lot of）
(4) point to 指向；指明
(5) much less to say 更不必说
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When asked why they do not socialize with their neighbors, many people would respond by saying “Why should I? This is a dangerous city!” Indeed, modern media such as TV, newspaper and Internet have had way too much coverage about the city’s crimes like theft, robbery and murder. People constantly exposed to such reports of the dark side of the city life may harbor the idea that nobody is trustworthy, including their neighbors.
当问及为什么不和邻居交往时，许多人的反应就是“为什么要交往？这个城市很危险！”的确，现代诸多媒体，比如电视，报纸和因特网报道了太多城市里的犯罪，比如偷盗、抢劫、杀人等。长期浸润在这种城市生活负面报道中的人，也许会产生这种想法，即没有人是可信的，包括邻居。
解析
(1) 本段写第1个理由，即媒体的影响。开头句也一反模板，相当新颖。如果按照模板写：Firstly, many people do not socialize with their neighbors because they think the city is a dangerous place. 这也完全可以，但就不是高分的节奏了！
(2) respond by saying 的简单说法就是answer。
(3) way too much （表示否定）太多，过多，比如：She has spent way too much money on her dresses.
(4) people constantly exposed to such reports...may... 长期阅读这类报道的人们会......。简单的表达就是：If people often read such reports, they may... 不过，这个改动就把得分降至6分了。
(5) ...harbor the idea that... 有......的想法。harbor的简单用词是have。
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On the other hand, people now do not feel any more thenecessity to communicate with their neighbors or become part of a community. Anyway, they do not need their neighbors like they did before. They work, earn enough money and go back home to relax themselves. When they want to talk, they can just pick up their cellphone and talk to anybody in the world; when they have some brilliant ideas they want to share, they can get online with a few simple clicks and then post their ideas there.
另一方面，人们不再感到必要与邻居交流或者成为团体的一部分了。的确，他们不像以前那样需要邻居了。他们工作，挣足够的钱，然后回家休息。当他们想交谈时，只需拿起手机就可以同世界上任何人通话；当他们有了好观点想交流，只需敲几下键盘，就可以上网发布自己的观点了。
解析
(1) 本段写第2个理由，即现代人没有实际需要与邻居交往。主要论述方式是举例：想与人交谈的时候......；想与人交流思想的时候......
(2) necessity 必要性
(3) click 敲键盘就是click the keyboard
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But we all know that confinement to oneself is no good, no matter how many friends or fans you may have online. As part of the solution to the problem, I would suggest everybody have an “Internet-free moment”. Simply put, we can set aside an hour every day, in which we try to reach out for our neighbors without a cellphone or laptop with us. Once we begin to care about real people around us, we will suddenly find ourselves living in a community that also cares about us. This experience is much morerewarding than having thousands of virtual friends who do not really know us. At the same time, all media should be fully aware of their share of responsibility in this problem, and try to bring more positive stories about the city life.
但是我们都知道封闭自我不好，无论你在网上有多少朋友或者粉丝。为了解决这个问题，我提出一个方案，建议每个人都有一个“无网络时刻”。简单地说，我们可以每天都拿出一个小时，在这一小时里，我们走出去与邻居交往，没有电话，没有笔记本电脑。一旦我们开始关心周围的真正的人，我们会突然发现我们居住其中的团体也关心我们。这种经历远比在网上拥有成千上万但并不真正关心我们的网友更有价值。同时，所有新闻媒体也应该充分认识到自己在这个问题中的责任，努力多报道城市生活的积极面。
解析
(1) 本段写解决办法。主要写如何摆脱网络影响，也提及媒体报道。
(2) confinement to oneself 封闭自我
(3) simply put 简言之
(4) set aside 抽出；留出
(5) rewarding 有回报的
(6) virtual 虚拟的
本范文中可背诵的句子
1. Now we have numerous newspaper reports about a child being robbed without anybody offering to help him or a ninety-year-old poor woman dead at home for days without anybody knowing it.
现在有无数的报纸报道，一个孩子被抢劫却无人主动帮助，或者一个可怜的90岁老太太在家里死去数日，却无人知晓。
2. People constantly exposed to such reports of the dark side of the city life may harbor the idea that nobody is trustworthy, including their neighbors.
长期浸润在这种城市生活负面报道中的人，也许会产生这种想法，即没有人是可信的，包括邻居。
3. When they have some brilliant ideas they want to share, they can get online with a few simple clicks and then post their ideas there.
当他们有了好观点想交流，只需敲几下键盘，就可以上网发布自己的观点了。
4. Once we begin to care about real people around us, we will suddenly find ourselves living in a community that also cares about us.
一旦我们开始关心周围的真正的人，我们会突然发现我们居住其中的团体也关心我们。
7分范文
Now we have numerous newspaper reports about a child being robbed without anybody offering to help him or a ninety-year-old poor woman dead at home for days without anybody knowing it. All these reports point to one key problem city dwellers face nowadays, especially in big cities: they seldom interact with their neighbors, much less to say they care about their neighbors, and they feel lonely because they do not feel they belong to any community.
When asked why they do not socialize with their neighbors, many people would respond by saying “Why should I? This is a dangerous city!” Indeed, modern media such as TV, newspaper and Internet have had way too much coverage about the city’s crimes like theft, robbery and murder. People constantly exposed to such reports of the dark side of the city life may harbor the idea that nobody is trustworthy, including their neighbors.
On the other hand, people now do not feel any more the necessity to communicate with their neighbors or become part of a community. Anyway, they do not need their neighbors like they did before. They work, earn enough money and go back home to relax themselves. When they want to talk, they can just pick up their cellphone and talk to anybody in the world; when they have some brilliant ideas they want to share, they can get online with a few simple clicks and then post their ideas there.
But we all know that confinement to oneself is no good, no matter how many friends or fans you may have online. As part of the solution to the problem, I would suggest everybody have an “Internet-free moment”. Simply put, we can set aside an hour every day, in which we try to reach out for our neighbors without a cellphone or laptop with us. Once we begin to care about real people around us, we will suddenly find ourselves living in a community that also cares about us. This experience is much more rewarding than having thousands of virtual friends who do not really know us. At the same time, all media should be fully aware of their share of responsibility in this problem, and try to bring more positive stories about the city life.
2018年7月21日雅思大作文题目
“Many businesses think that the new employees who graduate from schools lack basic interpersonal skills, such as working with colleagues as a team. What are the causes and solutions to this problem? ”
解析&审题
在连续重复2015年和2016年的旧题后，今天的雅思考试终于迎来了一个“熟悉”的新题。
说它是新题，因为这个题目在过去5年内没有出现过，说它是熟悉的，因为这个话题我们大家都不陌生。因此，尽管是新题，本次雅思大作文并不对多数烤鸭构成很大挑战。
那么，为什么大学毕业新参加工作的员工普遍缺乏人际交往能力呢？大家可能会想到很多理由，但如果我们滤清思路，就可以从学生个人和学校两个方面入手寻找原因。
从个人看，现在很多大学生喜欢把自己禁锢在电子的虚拟空间内，包括使用个人社交平台，打电脑游戏等，没有积极投身外部世界；
从学校看，课表里主要包含的是“硬技能”，也就是专业技能的培养，对人际交往这样的“软技能”不够重视。
至于解决办法，无非也就是从这两方面思考。个人来说，应该鼓励大学生们走出个人世界，多与周围的世界接触，锻炼自己在真实世界的交往能力；学校来说，应该增加人际交往这样的“软技能”课程，为学生创造更多机会接触社会。
以下是唐老师撰写的7分范文。
老师笔记
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Why do many employers think that new employees who graduate from schools possess poor, even terrible interpersonal skills? This problem refers to those employees who lack what is called ‘emotional intelligence’ and frequently experience failure andfrustration when attempting to interact with others in the workplace.
为何很多雇主认为刚从学校毕业的新雇员人际交往能力差，甚至很差？这个问题是指那些缺乏所谓的“情商”的员工，他们在工作中尝试与他人互动时，往往会遇到失败和沮丧。
解析
(1) 本段直接提出问题，然后对关键词进行定义：什么叫“人际交往能力差”？
(2) intelligence 智力
(3) frustration 沮丧
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The new graduates themselves are partly to blame for this problem, for many of them spend their university time mostly on their smart phones and computer games, rather than social activities. Yet the most important reason is that interpersonal skills are ‘soft skills’ that are not likely to be taught in the classroom in the same way ‘hard skills’ (school subjects) are taught. In a school where the academic excellence is highly rated, there is often an under-commitment to the development of effective interpersonal skills. As a result, many job seekers are not good at the interpersonal skills which are valuable to businesses.
这一问题在一定程度上要归咎于应届毕业生自己，因为他们中的很多人都把大学时间花在智能手机和电脑游戏，而不是社交活动上。然而最重要的原因是人际交往技能是“软技能”，不太可能在课堂上以“硬技能”(学校科目)的方式教授。在学校里学业成绩被高度评价，往往不注重培养有效的人际交往技巧。结果，很多求职者都不擅长对企业来说非常宝贵的人际交往能力。
解析
(1) 本段分析新员工缺乏人际关系能力的两个原因，首先是个人原因，其次是学校原因。
(2) somebody/something is to blame for... 某人/某物因为......而应受到责备
(3) rate 评价
(4) as a result 结果
(5) valuable 宝贵的
03
While it is true that some individuals are born with an innate gift of ‘soft skills’, it is just as accurate to say that those not sogifted may learn these skills and develop them more fully. The first step is, of course, getting out of their virtual world and learning to interact with real people. For instance, they should learn such abilities, among others, to put on a happy face in day-to-day life, express appreciation for team members, and become good listeners. Then, it is also very important that the schoolcurriculum include more courses telling students how to build up strong social networking and maintain favorable interpersonal relationship. Equally important, the school should create more opportunities for students to practise the interpersonal skills they have learned from these courses.
诚然，有些人天生就有“软技能”的天赋，但同样准确的是，那些没有天赋的人可以学习这些技能，并更充分地发展这些技能。当然，步是走出他们的虚拟世界，学会与真实的人互动。例如，他们应该学习这样的能力，在日常生活中表现出快乐的样子，表达对团队成员的感激，成为好的倾听者，等等。此外，学校的教学大纲包括更多的课程来指导学生如何建立强大的社交网络以及维持良好的人际关系也是非常重要的。同样重要的是，学校应该为学生创造更多的机会来练习他们从这些课程中学到的人际交往技巧。
解析
(1) 本段写解决问题的两个措施，分别从个人和学校两个方面来解决。
(2) innate 天生的
(3) gifted 有天赋的
(4) appreciation 欣赏
(5) curriculum 课程大纲
本范文中可背诵的句子
1. This problem refers to those employees who lack what is called ‘emotional intelligence’ and frequently experience failure and frustration when attempting to interact with others in the workplace.
这个问题是指那些缺乏所谓的“情商”的员工，他们在工作中尝试与他人互动时，往往会遇到失败和沮丧。
2. The new graduates themselves are partly to blame for this problem, for many of them spend their university time mostly on their smart phones and computer games, rather than social activities.
这一问题在一定程度上要归咎于应届毕业生自己，因为他们中的很多人都把大学时间花在智能手机和电脑游戏，而不是社交活动上。
3. It is also very important that the school curriculum include more courses telling students how to build up strong social networking and maintain favorable interpersonal relationship.
学校的教学大纲包括更多的课程来指导学生如何建立强大的社交网络以及维持良好的人际关系也是非常重要的。
7分范文
Why do many employers think that new employees who graduate from schools possess poor, even terrible interpersonal skills? This problem refers to those employees who lack what is called ‘emotional intelligence’ and frequently experience failure and frustration when attempting to interact with others in the workplace.
The new graduates themselves are partly to blame for this problem, for many of them spend their university time mostly on their smart phones and computer games, rather than social activities. Yet the most important reason is that interpersonal skills are ‘soft skills’ that are not likely to be taught in the classroom in the same way ‘hard skills’ (school subjects) are taught. In a school where the academic excellence is highly rated, there is often an under-commitment to the development of effective interpersonal skills. As a result, many job seekers are not good at the interpersonal skills which are valuable to businesses.
While it is true that some individuals are born with an innate gift of ‘soft skills’, it is just as accurate to say that those not so gifted may learn these skills and develop them more fully. The first step is, of course, getting out of their virtual world and learning to interact with real people. For instance, they should learn such abilities, among others, to put on a happy face in day-to-day life, express appreciation for team members, and become good listeners. Then, it is also very important that the school curriculum include more courses telling students how to build up strong social networking and maintain favorable interpersonal relationship. Equally important, the school should create more opportunities for students to practise the interpersonal skills they have learned from these courses.
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2018年7月28日雅思大作文题目
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Some people who have been in prison become good citizens later, and it is often argued that these are the best people to talk to teenagers about the dangers of committing a crime. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
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解析&审题
青少年犯罪是全球性的话题，大家都在思考：为什么青少年会犯罪？为什么青少年犯罪逐年增加？青少年犯罪后到底该如何惩罚？这些话题也都是雅思考试中的热门话题。
唐老师总结了一下近几年雅思作文中关于犯罪的话题，列举如下：
Young people who commit serious crimes, such as a robbery or a violent attack should be punished in the same way as adults. To what extent do you agree or disagree? （2015/4/25；2015/6/18; 2013/11/9）青少年犯罪是否该受到与成年人一样的惩罚？
Some people who have been in prison become good citizens later. Some people think that they are the best people to talk to school students the danger of committing a crime. Do you agree or disagree? (2015/8/8) 请改造过后的犯人给学生讲犯罪的危害，可否？
People are afraid to leave their homes for fear of crimes. Some people believe that more action should be taken to prevent crimes while others think that little could be done. Discuss both sides and give your opinion.
(2015/8/29; 2012/11/3) 我们已经没有办法阻止犯罪吗？
Children are committing more crimes. What are the causes? How to punish them?
(2014/8/2; 2010/8/5) 儿童犯罪增多的原因，怎样处罚他们？
Some think most crime is the result of circumstances e.g. poverty and other social problems. Other believe that most crime is caused by people who are bad by nature. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
(2014/11/8) 犯罪的原因到底是社会原因还是人性原因？
In most countries,prison is an effective solution to the problem of crime. Some people think it is a more effective solution to provide education for those who violate the law. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
(2012/5/12；2018/3/3) 还有比监狱更好的办法来解决犯罪问题吗？
A recent newspaper article report that a 14 years old boy who seriously destroyed his school got a punishment to clean streets instead of being sent to the prison, Do you think this is right, or the young criminals should be sent to the jail?
(2016/1/14) 青少年损坏公物后被罚扫街，这种处罚合适吗？
回到今天的考题，这个题目是2015年8月8日的原题重现。题目类型是“你是否同意办法A是解决B问题的途径？”，类似的题目很多，比如：“提高车价是解决交通问题的非常好办法吗？”
对于这类问题，我们一般做法都是先承认办法的可取之处，然后提出其存在的问题，甚至提出其他更好的办法。Ok，请改造好的犯人回来给青少年讲犯罪的危险，这个肯定是个好办法，因为这些犯人有亲身经历，现身说法，自然最有说服力，也讲得更为形象，而且经过改造，他们对犯罪可能造成的危害也理解得更加深刻。但是（这类题目一定要论述“但是”这个部分！），从另外一个方面讲，这些犯人虽然已经改造好了，但毕竟曾经是犯人，对于尚不能完全分辨是非的青少年（teenagers）来说（注意，teenagers是本题另外一个关键词），可能会产生非常不好的感觉，比如青少年可能会歧视这些人，从而让其宣讲的效果大打折扣。给青少年普及犯罪的危害还有其他办法：阅读书籍、观看电影、参观犯罪博物馆，等等。
以下是唐老师撰写的7分范文。
老师笔记
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One important part of teenagers’ education is turning them into law-abiding citizens by making them realise the dangers of committing crimes. The best way to do this, as many people would argue, is to have ex-prisoners, who have now become good citizens, talking to teenagers about their personal stories. While I think it may indeed be effective, it may also fail sometimes.
青少年教育的一个重要部分是让他们认识到犯罪的危险，从而成为守法的公民。在许多人看来，非常好的方法就是让现在已经成为好公民的前囚犯来与青少年谈论他们的个人故事。虽然我认为它可能确实有效，但有时候也可能没有作用。
解析
(1) 本段从青少年的教育入题，然后重述题目观点，最后给出自己的观点。
(2) law-abiding 遵纪守法的
(3) personal stories 个人故事；个人经历
02
Obviously, ex-prisoners are in a better position than anybody elseto let teenagers understand the consequences of violating the law. They were personally involved in crimes and know very well how much pain their behavior has inflicted upon the victims and their families. They also know very well how hard their life in prison was and what freedom really means. Compared with the lectures given by the law teachers, the personal stories shared by ex-prisoners are more direct, more powerful emotionally, and thus more effective as an educational tool.
显然，前囚犯比任何人都更能让青少年了解违法的后果。他们亲身参与了犯罪，非常清楚他们的行为给受害者及其家人带来的痛苦。他们也非常清楚他们在监狱里的生活有多艰难，自由到底意味着什么。与法律老师的讲课相比，前囚犯分享的个人故事更直接，情感上更有力度，因此是更有效的教育工具。
解析
(1) 本段分析前囚犯讲述个人经历可能有效的原因，本段使用了比较法。
(2) in a position to do... 能够做......
(3) violate the law 违法
(4) be involved in... 卷入......
(5) inflict pain on/upon... 给......带来痛苦
03
Nevertheless, having a former prisoner standing face to face with a group of teenagers may be an awkward scenario in some cases. It is common for people, especially youngsters, to have a fear towards criminals, particularly those who have committed violent crimes. Very naturally, teenagers may develop a strong distrust of the former criminals and so they will not listen to their stories, however interesting these stories might be. That is why many schools would have policemen, instead of former prisoners, giving law lessons to their students, because to teenagers, policemen are much more trustworthy.
然而，在某些情况下，让一名前囚犯与一群青少年面对面可能是一种尴尬的情景。人们，特别是年轻人，对罪犯（特别是那些曾犯下暴力罪行的罪犯）感到恐惧是很常见的。很自然，青少年可能会对以前的罪犯产生强烈的不信任，所以他们不会听他们讲故事，无论这些故事多么有趣。这就是为什么许多学校会请警察，而不是以前的囚犯，来给他们的学生上法律课，因为对青少年来说，警察要值得信赖得多。
解析
(1) 本段论述让前囚犯来讲个人经历为什么有时候没有作用。
(2) scenario 场景
(3) distrust 不信任
(4) trustworthy 值得信赖的
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In conclusion, teenagers’ ability to tell right from wrong is important to themselves as well as the entire society. By listening to the personal stories of former prisoners, youngsters may betouched and become more conscious of the consequences of committing crimes, yet alternative measures should be found when this does not work out.
总之，青少年辨别是非的能力对他们自己和整个社会都很重要。通过听前囚犯的个人故事，青少年可能会被感动，从而更多地意识到犯罪的后果，但是，当这种做法行不通时，就应该找到其他的措施。
解析
(1) 本段是结论。
(2) be conscious of... 意识到......；明白......
(3) alternative 替换的；其他的
(4) work out 行得通；可行
本范文中可背诵的句子
1. One important part of teenagers’ education is turning them into law-abiding citizens by making them realise the dangers of committing crimes.
青少年教育的一个重要部分是让他们认识到犯罪的危险，从而成为守法的公民。
2. Compared with the lectures given by the law teachers, the personal stories shared by ex-prisoners are more direct, more powerful emotionally, and thus more effective as an educational tool.
与法律老师的讲课相比，前囚犯分享的个人故事更直接，情感上更有力度，因此是更有效的教育工具。
3. Very naturally, teenagers may develop a strong distrust of the former criminals and so they will not listen to their stories, however interesting these stories might be.
很自然，青少年可能会对以前的罪犯产生强烈的不信任，所以他们不会听他们讲故事，无论这些故事多么有趣。
4. By listening to the personal stories of former prisoners, youngsters may be touched and become more conscious of the consequences of committing crimes, yet alternative measures should be found when this does not work out.
通过听前囚犯的个人故事，青少年可能会被感动，从而更多地意识到犯罪的后果，但是，当这种做法行不通时，就应该找到其他的措施。
7分范文
One important part of teenagers’ education is turning them into law-abiding citizens by making them realise the dangers of committing crimes. The best way to do this, as many people would argue, is to have ex-prisoners, who have now become good citizens, talking to teenagers about their personal stories. While I think it may indeed be effective, it may also fail sometimes.
Obviously, ex-prisoners are in a better position than anybody else to let teenagers understand the consequences of violating the law. They were personally involved in crimes and know very well how much pain their behavior has inflicted upon the victims and their families. They also know very well how hard their life in prison was and what freedom really means. Compared with the lectures given by the law teachers, the personal stories shared by ex-prisoners are more direct, more powerful emotionally, and thus more effective as an educational tool.
Nevertheless, having a former prisoner standing face to face with a group of teenagers may be an awkward scenario in some cases. It is common for people, especially youngsters, to have a fear towards criminals, particularly those who have committed violent crimes. Very naturally, teenagers may develop a strong distrust of the former criminals and so they will not listen to their stories, however interesting these stories might be. That is why many schools would have policemen, instead of former prisoners, giving law lessons to their students, because to teenagers, policemen are much more trustworthy.
In conclusion, teenagers’ ability to tell right from wrong is important to themselves as well as the entire society. By listening to the personal stories of former prisoners, youngsters may be touched and become more conscious of the consequences of committing crimes, yet alternative measures should be found when this does not work out.
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