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In some countries around the world men and women are having children late in life. What are the reasons for this development? Do you think it is a positive or negative development?
题目解读:这个话题围绕着男女推迟生育年龄的原因以及影响展开。原因的范围覆盖较广,可以从社会传统生育观念的转变,到女性接受教育的比例增加,也可以从孩子养育成本过高或工作压力大等角度出发来剖析引起该现状的因素。当然,这个现象既带来了积极的影响也产生了消极的影响。
原因1:孩子养育的成本太高导致延迟生育。
High cost of child-rearing should be responsible for the deferred reproductive age.
原因2:工作压力大是社会生育年龄晚的原因之一。
Later pregnancy is probably caused by the overwhelming work pressure.
积极的一面
准父母的心智更成熟和经济上更稳定能够给孩子提供更好的抚养。
Expectant parents can provide better upbringing for their young generation because they are more mature and have more sufficient funds to support childbearing.
消极的一面
延迟生育会造成社会未来劳动力缺失。
One of the backwashes is the shortage of labor force in future.
延迟生育会增加政府的养老负担。
Another bugbear that governments with low fertility rate have to face is the increasingly financial burden on pension and other relevant aspects.
相关词汇
Put a strain on 使⋯⋯背上财务压力
Short-staffed adj. 人手不足的
Birth rate=fertility rate n. 生育率
Upbringing n. 抚养
Bring up=foster=raise=rear v. 抚养,养育
Pregnancy n. 怀孕 pregnant adj. 怀孕的
Domestic responsibility 家庭责任
Ageing society 人口老龄化社会
Healthcare n. 医疗
Life expectancy=lifespan n. 寿命
Both men and women have different qualities. Therefore, some jobs are suitable for men and some jobs are suitable for women. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
题目解读:题目围绕着“男女的特性不同,所以某些工作适合男性而某些工作适合女性”展开。实际上,男女生理特征和性格特征的不同是造成这个现象的主要原因。
正方:男女特性不同导致他们不同就业去向是合理的。
原因1:男女的天生生理特征不同,所以他们适合不同类型的职业是无可厚非的。
The innate discrepancy in physiology existing in both genders is one of the main reasons why they are suitable for different types of occupation.
原因2:男女的性格差异导致他们更适合于某些职业。
It is undeniable that different characteristics between males and females create diversity in working environment.
反方:虽然男女的特性不同,但是这不是导致他们在某些职场上占劣势比例的原因。
原因:利用男女的不同的优势可以增加公司的利润。
When firms are able to provide both women and men opportunities to move up the career ladder regardless of their gender, their profits would be dramatically maximized.
相关词汇
Lithe adj. 柔韧的
Masculine adj. 男性的,具有男子气概的
Discrepancy n. 差异
Disparity n. 悬殊的差距
Stereotypically adv. 模式化地
Regardless of 不考虑,不计较
Dramatically adv. 急剧地,大量地
Children who grow up in families which are short of money are better prepared with the problems of adult life than children who are brought up by wealthy parents. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
题目解读:该话题讨论“穷爸爸”“富爸爸”哪种家庭更有利于孩子成长,哪种家庭的孩子更容易应对成年生活中的问题?首先需要具体化“成年后要面临的问题”,无非是“工作”、“生活”两方面,再分别思考“富人/穷人孩子在职场/生活上分别有那些帮助他们成功的特质”就能迎刃而解。
正方:穷人的孩子能更好应对成年生活中的困难。
原因1:穷人的孩子很早就要承担家庭责任,性格更成熟、能应对成年生活的困难。
Children having poor parents have to shoulder family responsibilities at an early age and therefore they can more readily shape a mature personality to cope with adult life.
原因2:穷人的孩子渴望成功、渴望改变,能下定决心、吃苦耐
劳,承受工作中的压力。
Driven by a strong desire to make a positive difference to their life, those with an impoverished childhood are more determined to lead a hardworking life and better able to withstand a high degree of pressure from work.
原因3:生活无忧的孩子通常缺乏动力,不懂努力抗争,不具备应对挑战、承受压力的能力。
Children from a wealthy family, without enough incentive to fight for their personal life, may lack a strong sense of perseverance as well as the right competence to confront challenges and to resist stress when times get tough in adulthood.
反方:富人的孩子能更好应对成年生活中的困难。
原因1:尽管有很多人指责富人宠溺孩子,事实是富人通常更重视孩子的教育,能全面培养孩子以应对以后的困难。
Despite many pointing an accusing finger at the spoiled children in well-off families, the truth is that their wealthy parents place a higher value on their education so as to better prepare them for challenging adult life with their all-around abilities.
原因2:富裕家庭可以给孩子提供旅游或其它社会活动,帮助孩子开阔视野、建立人脉,为以后的工作生活打好基础。
Wealthy families can afford traveling and provide various social opportunities, which establishes a solid base for their next generation with broadened horizon and improved social skills.
相关话题词汇
finance private education 供孩子上私立学校
raise a child 抚养孩子
sheltered upbringing 呵护下长大
struggling for life 为生活挣扎
be equipped with 具备
born with a silver spoon 含着金钥匙出生
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