社会类
Some people think that the amount of noise people make have to be controlled strictly, others say that people are free to make as much as they wish. Discuss both sides and give your own opinion.
题目解读：本题为社会类类，为双方讨论型。需要从题目给定的两方观点分别展开论述，重点在于讨论人们有没有权利按照自己的意愿任意发出噪音，无论是否打扰别人。
正方：应该控制噪音
原因1： 噪音会给人们，包括制造者本身，带来健康威胁，因此控制噪音可以避免个人健康受此影响。
A high level of noise probably poses a threat to the physical-wellbeing of noisemakers and those around them and therefore limiting noise can help reduce the incidence of hearing impairment and other diseases caused by noise exposure.
原因2： 控制噪音，也有利于邻里关系，社区和谐。
Another advantage of noise control is the contribution to the harmony of community.
反方：不应该控制噪音
原因1：很多噪音是不可避免的，很难控制。
The inevitability of noise makes its appearance hard to be controlled and thoroughly eliminated.
原因3：制造噪音是个人行为不是社会行为，不应该受人影响。
As it is believed by some advocators for human rights, noise making is an individual rather than a community act and what they do should not be interfered by others.
相关话题词汇：
make/generate/create noise v. 制造噪音
reduce/deaden noise 减弱噪音
public places n. 公共场所
disturb v. 打扰，干扰=bother=pester
disturbed adj. 困扰的，被打扰的
disturbing adj. 令人烦扰的
punish v. 惩罚
without limit 不受限制
have the right to do 有权利做某事= be entitled to
Some people think individuals are more and more dependent on each other. Some others think individuals are more and more independent. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
题目解读：题目围绕“人与人之间的依赖性”展开，有人认为“人与人之 间变得越来越相互依存”，有人认为“人与人之间变得越来越相互独立”。该题可以构思“原因”— “科技”、“文化”角度都可以切入；也可以从“具体现象”入手，在 “工作”、“生活”“情感”等方面都能找到具体体现。
正方：人与人之间变得越来越相互依存。
原因1：人们面临更复杂的工作学习任务，团队合作变得越来越重要。
Since our jobs and studies are becoming more complicated and specialized, teamwork and coordination among various departments or groups are increasingly crucial.
原因2: 工作生活压力巨大，人们情感上对亲密关系更加依赖。
Under great pressure from life and work, people have an inclination to rely on their family and friends for emotional comfort and support.
反方：人与人之间变得越来越相互独立。
原因1：科技发展是人们独立性的主要因素。网络信息丰富能帮助人们独立解决问题；各种电子电器产品使人们在生活上可以摆脱对他人的依赖。
Technological advancement could be the primary cause of people’s self-reliance. Thanks to enormous virtual database on the Internet, people can effortlessly find out solutions for their problems rather than turn to others for help as before. The prevalence of electronic household devices has also enabled us to be less dependent on housekeepers or other family members.
原因2：现代个人主义社会强调竞争意识、自尊意识，这些价值观都是导致人们更独立的重要原因。
The modern individualistic culture, featured by competitiveness and self-esteem, is another contributing factor of an independent society.
相关话题词汇：
cooperation 合作
self-reliant . 自立的
be less reliant on . 不依赖于
financial freedom . 经济独立
nuclear or single parent family . 核心家庭和单亲家庭
Some people believe that older generation’s traditional ideas are not the right way to live, think and behave in modern society. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
题目解读：这个话题建立在“传统观念”与“现代生活”相冲突还是“传统观念”有助于“现代生活”这两个层面进行探讨。在解题的时候，我们需要先理解“什么才是the right way to live, think and behave in modern society”，然后我们再来考虑是否传统观念能够达到这些要求。
正方：：传统观念不利于现代生活。
原因1：传统观念所倡导的内容与现代生活毫无关系，对现代生活无帮助。
What tradition promotes neither matters modern society nor helps the residents to lead a good life.
E.g.女性需要早婚
原因2：传统观念不适合现代社会发展趋势，不利于创新。
Old and conservative ideas are too stereotyped for individuals to
accommodate to social innovation, which probably hinders creativity in society.
反方：传统观念仍旧有利于现代生活。
原因1： 在生活上，虽然有一些传统习惯并不适合今天现代生活，但是大部分传统有着历史验证的价值，不仅在过去而且在现在和将来都能够指导我们正确生活。
E.g. 吃剩饭剩菜；家庭观念—回归家庭生活；
握手礼
In lives, although a small portion of traditional customs are indeed inappropriate for the public to live, the majority, as historically-proven valuable, can well instruct how individuals can lead a life at present and in future.
原因2：在思想上，虽然部分传统观念应该被诟病，如男尊女卑，但是
还是有很多传统观念对今天的生活具有积极作用。
E.g. 女士优先—对女性的尊重 时间观念—对时间的尊重
In thoughts, excluding some publicly-denounced cliché, like male dominance or labelling females as childbearing-machine, most of orthodox views play a positive role in modern life.
原因3：在行为上，很多的传统行为观念与扭曲的现代生活相违背，有利于把民众引导到正确的行为模式上去。E.g.传统的孝道; 传统写信虽然不如email更为快捷省时，但是它极大的显示了仪式感和对他人的尊重。
In mode of behaviors, the multitude of conventional code of conducts are conducive to guiding the masses from the distorted values to the correct ones.
相关词汇
Early marriage n. 早婚
Lifetime career n. 终生职业
Leftover n. 剩饭剩菜
Orthodox adj. 传统的=conventional
Etiquette n. 礼仪，礼节
Filial duty n. 孝道
Publicly-denounced adj. 广为诟病的
Cliché n. 陈腐的想法
Nowadays, people live in the society where consumer goods are cheaper to buy. Do you think its advantages outweigh disadvantages?
题目解读：这篇大作文是属于社会类的题目，提问方式属于利弊分析的类型，主要内容是人们现在生活的社会里有更便宜的消费品，这个现象优点和缺点的对比。这个题目可以写三个主体段，每段一个论点，支持的方面写两段，不支持的方面写一个让步段。
正方：消费品便宜的社会有诸多可见好处。
好处1：人们可以负担得起去买各种各样的产品，这有助于提高他们的生活水平。
Residents may afford to purchase a greater variety of commodities, which can help to raise their living standard.
好处2： 生产商为了生产出便宜的产品，通过先进的科技和现代化的管理来提高生产效率，有利于提高企业的竞争力。
In order to produce goods at lower cost, manufacturers tend to increase productivity by applying cutting-edge technology and modernized administrative methods to practice, which is conducive to raising their competitiveness in the market.
反方：然而，其带来的负面影响也不容忽略。
坏处1：对个人而言，便宜的价格会使消费者冲动购物，造成不必要的浪费。
From a personal perspective, affordable prices of daily necessities enable consumers to make their purchasing decision impulsively, resulting in unnecessary waste.
坏处2： 工厂的大规模生产导致产品的质量下降和消耗更多的能源，特别是不可再生能源。
Large-scale production of factories may contribute to the decreasing quality of consumer goods and increasing consumption of energy, especially nonrenewable fuel sources.
坏处3： 从社会的层面来说，越来越多的被废弃产品会给垃圾处理带来巨大的
压力，因为这些便宜的产品会加快人们更新旧产品的速度。
On a societal level, the increasing amount of abandoned consumer goods is likely to bring enormous pressure on rubbish treatment, as the affordability of these products causes customers to replace the outdated models at an accelerated speed.
相关话题词汇：
affordable 可负担的
economical 经济实惠的
purchase 购买
impulsive 冲动的
commodity 商品
abandon 废弃
accelerate 加速
daily necessity 日常用品
raise living standard 提高生活水平__
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