吐血整理 | 4月雅思大小作文合辑

2018年04月07日雅思大作文题目

“Some people think the most important thing about being rich is that it gives an opportunity to help other people. To what extent do you agree or disagree?”

  

解析&审题

本周考题也算一个难得的新题，在近5年内都没有出现过。但这个题目对我们来说，也不应构成什么大的威胁。富裕之后，最重要的事情是什么？是享受，还是帮助别人？

从正能量方面来说，我们肯定会同意富裕后最美好的事情就是能够帮到别人。但如何来论证这个观点呢？

唐老师觉得可以考虑从两个方面来说：首先，我们有钱后去帮助别人，这是能够给我们带来更多幸福和成就感的事情；但是这也有一个条件，那就是，我们只有去帮助那些我们真正想帮助的人，而不是被媒体或舆论所逼迫去帮助别人，这才能带来真正的幸福，同时，帮助别人带来的幸福与给别人捐多少钱也不一定成正比。

因此，本题唐老师的思路就是：首先点明观点（有钱后帮助别人能给我们带来幸福），然后论证这个幸福来自于我们的内心，同时与帮助的幅度没有太大关系。这样写既围绕了题目要求，同时也显得丰富和客观。各位考生，你是怎么写的呢？

老师笔记

01

If being rich is being happy, can helping others be a super-happiness? The resounding answer is yes. The rich would feel even a higher degree of happiness, particularly when they are giving for causes that they are passionate about.

如果富有就是幸福，那么帮助别人是否是超级幸福呢？响亮的回答是肯定的。富人会感到更高程度的幸福，特别是当他们为充满激情的事由而奉献时。

解析
（1）本段引入话题，并提出观点：帮助别人，尤其是为自己喜欢的事由而奉献时能够带来幸福。这种问句开头方式，需要开门见山，对此把握不好的同学非常好谨慎使用。
（2）resounding 响亮的
（3）giving 给予；捐献；奉献
（4）be passionate about... 对......充满激情

02

Generally, those who are happiest are those who give the most to others, according to ancient wisdom and new research. It makes conventional sense that helping other people in need is a path toeverlasting happiness. As the Chinese saying goes: “If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help somebody.” Scientific experiments also show thataltruism, or selfless concern for the well-being of others, is hard-wired in the brain, and it is pleasurable. In view of all this information, helping others may be just the secret to living a life that is both happy and meaningful.

根据古老的智慧和新的研究，最幸福的人通常是那些给予别人最多的人。帮助其他需要帮助的人是让人通往永恒幸福的道路，这在传统上是有道理的。正如中国谚语所说：“如果你想要一个小时的幸福，就小睡一会儿。如果你想要一辈子的幸福，那就帮助别人吧。”科学实验也表明利他主义，即对他人幸福的无私关怀，是根植于我们大脑中的，而且是令人愉快的。考虑到所有这些信息，帮助他人也许就是度过幸福而且有意义的一生的秘诀所在。

解析
 （1）本段论述帮助他人能够给人带来幸福的两个证据：古老的智慧和新近的研究。
（2）ancient wisdom 古老的智慧
（3）people in need 需要帮助的人
（4）everlasting 持久的
（5）as the Chinese saying goes,... 正如中国谚语所说......
（6）altruism 利他主义
（7）well-being 利益
（8）hard-wired 存在于内心深处的
（9）in view of 鉴于；考虑到

 

03

However, it is important to remember that helping others does not always make the rich feel the happiness they deserve. In some cases, giving can make the rich feel taken advantage of, even though it is the right thing to do. Therefore, to be really happy in helping others, the rich can choose the causes they love. Meanwhile, giving to a cause that specifies where their money is going can lead to a positive feeling of everlasting happiness rather than a negative feeling of resentment. Understandably, it is not only how much money they give, but also how much love they put into giving.

然而，必须要记住，帮助别人并不总让富人体验他们应得的幸福。在某些情况下，有钱人的奉献会让他们觉得被利用，即使奉献时正确的做法。因此，要真正在帮助别人中感到幸福，富人可以选择他们自己喜欢的事由。如果一个事由明确了钱将用于何处，此时的奉献也能带来永恒幸福的积极感觉，而不是一种消极的怨恨感。不难理解，这与他们奉献了多少金钱无关，而是他们投入了多少爱。

解析
（1）本段讨论帮助他人获得幸福感的条件，一是要帮助自己愿意帮助的人或事，二是要清楚知道自己的钱用到哪里。同时指出，幸福感不只是来自捐了多少钱，更来自投入了多少爱。
（2）deserve 应得到......
（3）take advantage of 利用；欺骗
（4）specify 清楚说明
（5）resentment 怨恨

04

In giving, rich people can choose the causes that fit them toachieve a high degree of happiness. The best thing the rich can do with their money, therefore, is not just being able to help others, or even how much they can help, but being able to help for the right causes.

在奉献中，富人可以选择适合他们的事由，以获得高度的幸福感。因此，富人能用他们的钱来做的非常好的事情，不仅仅是能够帮助别人，甚至也不是能帮到多少忙，而是能为正当的事由提供帮助。

解析
 （1）本段结论：有钱人的幸福感不只是来自可以帮助别人，而且来自帮到正确的人。
（2）fit 适合
（3）achieve 达到，实现

 

本场雅思考试范文

If being rich is being happy, can helping others be a super-happiness? The resounding answer is yes. The rich would feel even a higher degree of happiness, particularly when they are giving for causes that they are passionate about.

Generally, those who are happiest are those who give the most to others, according to ancient wisdom and new research. It makes conventional sense that helping other people in need is a path to everlasting happiness. As the Chinese saying goes: “If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help somebody.” Scientific experiments also show that altruism, or selfless concern for the well-being of others, is hard-wired in the brain, and it is pleasurable.  In view of all this information, helping others may be just the secret to living a life that is both happy and meaningful.

However, it is important to remember that helping others does not always make the rich feel the happiness they deserve. In some cases, giving can make the rich feel taken advantage of, even though it is the right thing to do. Therefore, to be really happy in helping others, the rich can choose the causes they love. Meanwhile, giving to a cause that specifies where their money is going can lead to a positive feeling of everlasting happiness rather than a negative feeling of resentment. Understandably, it is not only how much money they give, but also how much love they put into giving.

In giving, rich people can choose the causes that fit them to achieve a high degree of happiness. The best thing the rich can do with their money, therefore, is not just being able to help others, or even how much they can help, but being able to help for the right causes.
(304 words)

   

2018年04月14日雅思大作文题目

“Governments should make people responsible for looking after their own local environment.  To what extent do you agree or disagree?”

    
 

解析&审题

本周考题是政府类和环境类话题的一个综合，也是近几年比较新的题目。

尽管如此，唐老师认为，这个题目还是相当容易写的，因为这个话题本身对我们来说是相当熟悉的。我们可以首先讨论人们负责保护本地环境的重要性，同时指出，如果没有政府出面制订环境保护政策，人们对本地环境的保护也许就没有那么得力（比如为了地方利益或者缺乏环保意识），因此，政府在保护地方环境方面也是很重要的。

这样，本题的关键其实就是在于认识到，虽然人们应该对本地的环境负责，但政府也需要担负相应的责任。各位烤鸭，你是怎么审题的呢？

 

老师笔记

01

Protecting the environment is everyone’s responsibility, and thisstarts with the government making people understand the importance of the environment. To a large degree, such responsibility should be shared by both the government and the local people.

保护环境是每个人的责任，首先是政府要让人们认识到环境的重要性。在很大程度上，这种责任应由政府和当地人民共同分担。

解析
（1）本段提出话题，并给出自己的观点。
（2）start with... 从......开始
（3）to a large degree 在很大程度上

02

It is quite obvious that all people should do their part in taking care of the local environment, but there are always some people more committed to their environmental obligations than others. One important reason is that those who do less harbor a misconception that individuals can do little or nothing to make a noticeable difference. In fact, all individuals have created the environmental problems by neglecting the environment, and that must mean that together they can fix most problems, whether they are making large or small contributions. Another reason is that, in the name of economic development, people pollute the local rivers and lakes by putting into them dirty water or industrial wastes.

很明显，所有的人都应尽自己的责任照顾当地的环境，但总有一些人比其他人更诚心来履行其环境义务。一个重要的原因是，那些做得较少的人有一种误解，认为个人做不了什么，改变不了什么。事实上，所有的个体都通过忽略环境而制造了环境问题，这就意味着如果一起努力，他们能够解决大多数问题，无论是做大还是小贡献。另一个原因是，以经济发展的名义，人们将脏水或工业废物放进当地河流和湖泊，从而污染它们。

解析
（1）本段提出人们有责任保护地方环境，但同时论证这个过程中的问题：一是有些人关于环境保护的观点不正确，二是有些人为了地方经济利益而不顾当地环境。论证这两个问题是为了引出第三段中关于政府的责任。
（2）do their part 完成他们的职责
（3）be committed to... 投入做......，专心做......
（4）obligation 义务
（5）harbor a misconception that... 心怀一种错误的观点，即......
（6）fix problems 解决问题
（7）in the name of... 以......的名义

 

 

03

Then, apart from enforcing regulations and using penalties or fines as a means to hold individuals accountable for their damage to the environment, the government should do more toalert people to the way the environment is going, then people would be more likely to do their bit. If people are not reminded of the risks that affect their own local environment, they will often forget. Unless there is a particular crisis going on, it is always the case that the public will become immune to shocking statistics or terrible photos, for they have seen too many of them and tend to neglect them. It is, therefore, the job of the government to keepinforming the public (through television or other media) of the current environmental issues.

因此，除了执行法规，并以处罚或罚款作为手段来追究个人对环境造成的损害，政府还应采取更多措施，提醒人们注意环境的现状，这样，人们将更有可能尽好他们自己的职责。如果不提醒人们注意影响当地环境的风险，他们往往会忘记。除非有某个危机发生，公众往往对那些令人震惊的统计数据或可怕的照片无动于衷，因为他们已经看过太多这样的东西，往往会忽视它们。所以，政府的工作就是不断(通过电视或其他媒体)向公众宣传当前的环境问题。

解析
（1）本段论述政府在地方环保中的责任，包括制定和执行法规，更重要的是政府需要不断提醒人们注意环境问题。
（2）apart from... 除了......
（3）hold somebody accountable for... 让某人为......承担责任
（4）alert somebody to... 提醒某人......
（5）do their bit 尽自己的责任
（6）be immune to... 对......免疫；不受......影响
（7）inform somebody of... 告知某人......

04

To a great extent, the responsibility for looking after the local environment must be shared by the government and individuals. The government should let the public know that environmental protection is everybody’s business. Otherwise, what seems to be everybody’s business would become nobody’s business.

在很大程度上，保护当地环境的责任必须由政府和个人共同承担。政府应该让公众知道环境保护是每个人的事。否则，似乎是每个人都该管的事就会变成人人都不管的事。

解析
（1）本段为结论，重申地方环保是个人和政府的双重责任。
（2）to a great extent 在很大程度上
（3）everybody’s business is nobody’s business. 大家的事情就是没人负责的事情。

 

本场雅思考试范文

Protecting the environment is everyone’s responsibility, and this starts with the government making people understand the importance of the environment. To a large degree, such responsibility should be shared by both the government and the local people.

It is quite obvious that all people should do their part in taking care of the local environment, but there are always some people more committed to their environmental obligations than others. One important reason is that those who do less harbor a misconception that individuals can do little or nothing to make a noticeable difference. In fact, all individuals have created the environmental problems by neglecting the environment, and that must mean that together they can fix most problems, whether they are making large or small contributions. Another reason is that, in the name of economic development, people pollute the local rivers and lakes by putting into them dirty water or industrial wastes.

Then, apart from enforcing regulations and using penalties or fines as a means to hold individuals accountable for their damage to the environment, the government should do more to alert people to the way the environment is going, then people would be more likely to do their bit. If people are not reminded of the risks that affect their own local environment, they will often forget. Unless there is a particular crisis going on, it is always the case that the public will become immune to shocking statistics or terrible photos, for they have seen too many of them and tend to neglect them. It is, therefore, the job of the government to keep informing the public (through television or other media) of the current environmental issues.

To a great extent, the responsibility for looking after the local environment must be shared by the government and individuals. The government should let the public know that environmental protection is everybody’s business. Otherwise, what seems to be everybody’s business would become nobody’s business.
(330 words)

  

2018年04月21日雅思大作文题目

“People today can shop, work and communicate with others via the Internet. They don't need to do these face to face. Is it a positive or negative development?”

   

解析&审题

连续几周新题后，本周雅思作文回到了旧题模式，重现了2013年7月18日的作文题目。

本周考题涉及网络的应用。关于网络对我们生活、工作和学习方方面面的影响，是雅思写作考试中的重点，“有了互联网，我们就可以不（上班，上学，去博物馆，去商店，去旅游......）”这一类话题，频繁出现。

本次题目要求讨论的话题是“现在人们都用网络来购物、工作、沟通，不再需要面对面交流了”，因此我们需要围绕“网络与面对面交流”来进行讨论。那么，使用网络来取代面对面交流，这到底是好还是坏呢？无疑，这不是一个非此即彼的问题，我们可以做双边讨论，即先讨论网络交流相对于面对面交流的好处（节约时间、节约成本、提高效率），然后讨论网络交流的坏处（误会增多、感情变淡），最后提出结论，在某些情况下网络交流能给我们带来好处，但在很多情况下，面对面交流是不可取代的。

 

老师笔记

01

We live in an age of electronic communication, and the Internet does help us in a lot of ways.  Yet the fact that we have computers and smartphones readily available does not mean that we do not need face-to-face communication any more.

我们生活在电子通信时代，互联网的确在很多方面帮助我们。然而，我们可以随时使用电脑和智能手机这一事实并不意味着我们不再需要面对面的交流。

解析
（1）本段提出话题背景，并给出了自己的观点。
（2）electronic 电子的
（3）the fact that… ……这个事实（that后面引导的从句与fact是同位语关系）
（4）readily 方便地
（5）available 可以获得的；可以使用的

02

Electronic technology has dramatically changed the ways we shop, work and communicate and has brought about a myriad ofbenefits. From emails to instant messaging to Skype to social media, the Internet has made our communication faster and easier than ever before. Besides, the cost of the Internet communication is significantly lower than the traditional means of communication like face-to-face meetings. The technology connects us to our online suppliers, colleagues in the workplace, families and friends from all over the globe for just a small fraction of the cost required of an offline meeting.

电子技术极大地改变了我们购物、工作和交流的方式，并带来了无数的好处。从电子邮件到即时通信到Skype到社交媒体，网络让我们的交流比以往任何时候都快速和容易。此外，与传统的面对面交流方式相比，网络通信的成本要低得多。技术将我们与世界各地的在线供应商、工作同事、家人和朋友联系在一起，其费用只是线下见面所需费用的极少一部分。

解析
（1）本段提出网络沟通方式给我们带来的好处。首先是主题句（电子技术给我们带来了很多益处），其次给论点1（网络让交流变得更快捷和容易），再其次提出论点2（网络交流成本低廉）。全段共4句。
（2）dramatically 极大地
（3）a myriad of 众多的（可用来替换a lot of, many等词）
（4）significantly 显著地
（5）supplier 供应商
（6）a small fraction of 一小部分

  

03

That being said, scientific evidence is mounting that the adventof digital technology is having a detrimental effect on interpersonal relationships. Everything from body language and facial expressions to attentiveness and engagement can indicate different thoughts and feelings—each of which can only be truly observed through face-to-face communication. So, despite the clear upsides of digital communication, there are circumstances under which there is no substitute for face-to-face communication. Meanwhile, the complete dependence on the Internet for communication may result in the sense of alienationand depression which will keep us apart from the rest of the real world.

尽管如此，越来越多的科学证据表明，数字技术的出现正在对人际关系产生有害影响。从肢体语言和面部表情到关注度和投入度可以表示不同的想法和感觉，而这些只有通过面对面的交流才能真正地被观察到。所以，尽管数字交流有明显的优势，但在某些情况下，面对面的交流是无法替代的。同时，完全依赖互联网来交流交流可能导致疏远和沮丧的感觉，这将使我们远离现实世界。

解析
（1）本段论述网络给人际关系带来的坏处。原因一：网络交流看不到身体语言和面部表情，所以容易导致交流失败；原因二，过于依赖网络交流会让人与真实世界隔离。
（2）scientific evidence is mounting that… 越来越多的科学证据表明……（= more and more scientific evidence suggests that…）
（3）advent 来临
（4）detrimental 有害的
（5）attentiveness 关注度
（6）engagement 投入
（7）upsides 优势（反义词：downsides劣势）
（8）substitute 替代（品）
（9）result in 导致
（10）alienation 疏远

04

In conclusion, it is necessary to balance those Internet interactions with face-to-face communication. It is hard to say how far the Internet would go, but face-to-face communication has not yet been and never will be replaced by technology.

总之，必须平衡网络互动和面对面的交流。很难说互联网能走多远，但面对面的交流还没有、也永远不会被科技所取代。

解析
 （1）本段为结论。好的结论段包含“总结”和“延伸”两个部分。本范文结尾段句为总结，第二句为延伸。
（2）balance 平衡（n.）；取得平衡（v.）
（3）replace 取代

 

本场雅思考试范文

We live in an age of electronic communication, and the Internet does help us in a lot of ways.  Yet the fact that we have computers and smartphones readily available does not mean that we do not need face-to-face communication any more.

Electronic technology has dramatically changed the ways we shop, work and communicate and has brought about a myriad of benefits. From emails to instant messaging to Skype to social media, the Internet has made our communication faster and easier than ever before. Besides, the cost of the Internet communication is significantly lower than the traditional means of communication like face-to-face meetings. The technology connects us to our online suppliers, colleagues in the workplace, families and friends from all over the globe for just a small fraction of the cost required of an offline meeting.

That being said, scientific evidence is mounting that the advent of digital technology is having a detrimental effect on interpersonal relationships. Everything from body language and facial expressions to attentiveness and engagement can indicate different thoughts and feelings—each of which can only be truly observed through face-to-face communication. So, despite the clear upsides of digital communication, there are circumstances under which there is no substitute for face-to-face communication. Meanwhile, the complete dependence on the Internet for communication may result in the sense of alienation and depression which will keep us apart from the rest of the real world.

In conclusion, it is necessary to balance those Internet interactions with face-to-face communication. It is hard to say how far the Internet would go, but face-to-face communication has not yet been and never will be replaced by technology.
(274 words)

    

2018年04月26日雅思大作文题目

“In some countries, many people choose to educate their children at home by themselves instead of sending them to school. Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?”

  
解析&审题

本次作文是2016年2月13日的原题重现。教育类话题本来是雅思写作考试的重点，但在2018年出现的次数竟然寥寥，因此接下来大家还是要更重视这个话题。唐老师编写的《9分达人雅思写作真题还原及解析3》108-111页有本题原题高分范文!

本题是教育类老题目。问题的核心是“孩子在家接受教育好，还是到学校接受教育好”。

这个话题大家一定有很多话可说。比如，在家接受教育，父母能更了解自己的孩子，父母和孩子之间可以建立更加深厚的感情，孩子接受外面环境坏影响的可能性更低等；但是另外一方面，在家接受教育也使孩子学不会与人相处的基本能力，这对孩子的未来又很不利。老雅建议本题采用双面讨论模式，最后提出：家庭教育固然重要，但非常好还是让孩子接受学校教育，因为孩子终究要离开父母，走入社会。

 

老师笔记

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Contrary to the conventional practice of sending their kids to school, more and more parents today choose to educate their children themselves at home. While this "home-education" model may be beneficial in some ways, home can never replace school as the major place for the education of kids.

与将孩子送到学校这一传统做法相反的是，越来越多的父母现在选择自己在家教育孩子。虽然这种“家庭教育”的模式在某些方面也许有好处，但是，学校才是孩子教育的主要场所，家庭永远也取代不了。

解析
（1）开头段，先引出话题（越来越多的父母选择在家教育自己的孩子），然后提出自己的观点（家庭无法替代学校的地位）。
（2）“Contrary to the conventional practice of…” 相当于 “Different from the conventional practice of…” 本句也可以写成 “Instead of the conventional practice of …”
（3）While 引导一个转折句，在这句中相当于although。用while，转折语气没有那么浓烈，读起来更加自然。是个加分的小词！

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Admittedly, home-education can bring about a bunch of benefits. With only one kid to teach, the parents will be able to know completely about the problems the kid has. In contrast, the teachers in school cannot spend that much time on the same kid because they have dozens of others to take care of. The natural result of this is that the home-educated kid may be given full attention to while his counterparts in school may well be ignored by his teachers. It is, therefore, very possible that a kid receiving home education excels a kid in school in terms of test scores.

的确，家庭教育可以带来一些好处。因为只教一个孩子，父母就能全部了解孩子的问题所在。然而，学校的老师不可能在一个孩子身上花那么多时间，因为他们得照顾其他几十个孩子。这种情况的自然结果是，在家接受教育的孩子可以得到全部关照，而他在学校读书的伙伴则完全可能被老师所忽视。因此，在家接受教育的孩子很可能在考试分数上要优于学校的孩子。

解析
（1）本段论述家庭教育的好处。其思维逻辑是这样的：孩子在家接受教育，父母会知道他所有的问题 – 而学校的老师不可能把所有事件都花在一个孩子身上 – 结果，在家受教育的孩子会得到全部关注，而学校的孩子可能被老师忽视 –因此，接受家庭教育的孩子考试成绩可能会更好。
（2）admittedly，相当于汉语中的“的确”。一般前面使用admittedly，后面要跟上however, nevertheless之类的词，构成“的确，……，但是，……”这样的逻辑搭配。
（3）in contrast, 或者 by contrast，表示“与此相对照的是……”
（4）counterpart 可以对应的人或物。在本句中，the home-educated kid 指在家受教育的孩子，在学校接受教育的孩子就是这些孩子在学校的对应物（counterpart）。这是个很逼格蛮高的词汇，如果不用它，本句就得写成The natural result of this is that the home-educated kid may be given full attention to while those kids in school may well be ignored by his teachers.
（5） excel是动词，表示“超越”，“比谁做得好”。大家熟悉excel表格，可能不知道excel原本是动词的。其实，我们还很熟悉这个词的形容词，那就是excellent！

     

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Nevertheless, test score is not the only objective of education. As far as I understand, education is more about telling a kid to become a better person and the first step towards this aim is learning to get along with people. In this regard, home-education can do very little. However, when the kid is sent to school, he will learn how to work out a problem in cooperation with his peer classmates and in this process, he will understand the art of cooperation and leadership. A home-educated kid, however well he achieves in tests, is just like a flower in greenhouse which easily withers away when exposed to the rain outside.

然而，考试分数不是教育的目标。在我看来，教育更重要的是教会孩子成为一个更好的人，而实现这一目标的步就是学会如何与人相处。这一方面，家庭教育几乎无能为力。但是，如果把孩子送到学校，他就能学会如何与同伴同学合作解决一个问题，在这个过程中，他会明白合作和领导的艺术。接受家庭教育的孩子，无论他的考试分数多高，都不过像温室花朵，一旦遭遇外面的风雨，很容易就凋谢。

解析
（1）本段论述学校教育的好处。从教育的目的出发，即教育不仅是为了考试得高分，还是教会学生做一个好人，然后论证学校在教会学生合作精神和领导才能方面比家庭优势更大。
（2）in this regard  在这一方面
（3）黑体字这个高逼格的句型，你能写吗？若一定要写，就不要写错哦！如果没有信心，就老老实实地写：No matter how well a home-educated kid achieves in tests, he is just like a flower in greenhouse and he easily withers away when he is exposed to the rain outside.

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Unlike many worried parents who prefer to educate their kids at home, I believe school is the best place for kids' education. While there may be some bad influences outside home, there are also many excellent people who could be role models for kids. Most important of all, it is just in not so pure a place as school that kids can learn to tell right from wrong, good from bad and eventuallybecome a physically and psychologically sound person when they grow up.

与那些忧心忡忡宁愿在家教育孩子的父母不同，我相信学校才是教育孩子的地方。虽然家庭外也许存在一些坏的影响，但也有很多的人，可以成为孩子的榜样。最重要的是，正是在像学校这样不纯的地方，孩子们能够学会分辨正误和是非，待他们长大之后，最终成为身心健康的人。

解析
（1）unlike放在句首，引出自己反对的做法或观点
（2）role model 就是我们经常说的“榜样”。比如，Parents are the first role model for their kids.
（3）eventually 相当于“到最后，终于”，看起来好像比finally要更准确一点，高大上一点。
（4）physically and psychologically healthy 就是我们天天念叨的“身心健康”。

 

本场雅思考试范文

Contrary to the conventional practice of sending their kids to school, more and more parents today choose to educate their children themselves at home. While this "home-education" model may be beneficial in some ways, home can never replace school as the major place for the education of kids.

Admittedly, home-education can bring about a bunch of benefits. With only one kid to teach, the parents will be able to know completely about the problems the kid has. In contrast, the teachers in school cannot spend that much time on the same kid because they have dozens of others to take care of. The natural result of this is that the home-educated kid may be given full attention to while his counterparts in school may well be ignored by his teachers. It is, therefore, very possible that a kid receiving home education excels a kid in school in terms of test scores.

Nevertheless, test score is not the only objective of education. As far as I understand, education is more about telling a kid to become a better person and the first step towards this aim is learning to get along with people. In this regard, home-education can do very little. However, when the kid is sent to school, he will learn how to work out a problem in cooperation with his peer classmates and in this process, he will understand the art of cooperation and leadership. A home-educated kid, however well he achieves in tests, is just like a flower in greenhouse which easily withers away when exposed to the rain outside.

Unlike many worried parents who prefer to educate their kids at home, I believe school is the best place for kids' education. While there may be some bad influences outside home, there are also many excellent people who could be role models for kids. Most important of all, it is just in not so pure a place as school that kids can learn to tell right from wrong, good from bad and eventually become physically and psychologically healthy when they grow up.

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