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　　children who grow up in families which are short of money are better prepared to deal with the problems of adult life than children who are brought up by wealthy parents. to what extent do you agree or disagree？
　　some feel that the children of low income families are better equipped to deal with difficulties posed by the ‘real world’ when they grow up and they also believe the privileged children of wealthy families are less fit to deal with these difficulties . the implications and veracity of this argument seem self-evident， but in fact require closer examination. （ 58words ）
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　　the popular wisdom is that children of poorer families learn early on the value of a buck， and are thus naturally better suited to stretching money when times get tough in adulthood. inversely， the children of wealthy families， those born with a silver spoon in their mouths， are believed to be completely ignorant of the value of money， having had everything provided for them in their youth and oftentimes erroneously expecting the same situation in adulthood. they are believed to be prone to overspending and financial irresponsibility. this belief， though logical，
【教育类范文1】
Some people believe that it is beneficial for children to spend time on TV, video and PC games, while some hold the opposite view. Talk about these two views and give your own opinion.
　　When it comes to whether children shall spend their spare time watching TV, video and playing PC games, people’s opinions diverse greatly. Some say it is basically a waste of children’s time, while others argue that children can benefit a lot from such activities.
　　It is firmly maintained by many parents and teachers that children’s main purpose is to pursue outstanding academic achievements at school. To beat their competitors, they must make the best use of every precious minute. Therefore, they can not afford to indulge themselves before the “idiot box” as TV or in playing the senseless virtual games. Moreover, watching TV and playing PC games are addictive for many poorly-disciplined children, consuming their interest in study and eroding their academic aspirations.
　　However, many other people hold different views, arguing that if properly guided and supervised, children can expand vision and knowledge as well as foster their creativity from those fun activities. There are many educational programs on TV such as Discovery which feed children extensive knowledge in science and arts. By sparking children’s interest and imagination in various topics, these programs are often more enlightening than textbooks. Furthermore, when playing PC games, children can foster a stronger sense of cooperation as well as competition, and sharpening their mind against possible risks in the real world. Last but not least, watching cartoons and science fiction movies definitely stimulates children’s imagination and creativity. Many youngsters have been inspired to come up with novel inventions of become engineering elites in later life exactly with the inspirations from those sources.
　　From the above discussion, it is evident that if children can balance their study and fun time properly, watching TV, video programs and playing PC games will unquestionably bring them more benefits than harm. After all, books are not the only source of useful knowledge; in order to grow healthily in modern times, children need to accumulate knowledge and skills from various channels, and suitable time for relaxation and inspiration is surely more welcome than not.
　　1. a waste of (time / energy): 对（时间/精力）的浪费
　　2. benefit from: v. 从…中获益
　　benefit: n.利益，收益 gain benefits from =benefit from, Something brings benefits to somebody
　　beneficial: a. 对…有益的 something is beneficial to somebody.某事对某人有益
　　beneficiary: n. 受益人 somebody is the beneficiary of something. 某人从某事中获益
　　3. make the best use of：充分利用
　　4. afford to do: 能够承担做某事
　　5. addictive: a. 使人上瘾的, something is addictive to somebody
　　addicted: a. 上瘾的, somebody is addicted to something
　　6. educational programs: 教育节目
　　7. enlightening: a. 具有启发性的　
9. science fiction movies: 科幻电影
　　10. stimulate / trigger / inspire / enhance: 刺激、促进
　　Advanced Phrases
　　1. pursue outstanding academic achievements: 追求杰出的学术成绩
　　2. indulge oneself in: 沉迷于
　　3. idiot box: 指电视
　　4. expand vision and knowledge：拓展视野和知识
　　feed children extensive knowledge in (science)：使儿童充分吸收（科学）知识
　　6. foster their creativity / a sense of cooperation：培养创造力/合作精神
　　7. come up with inventions / new ideas：做出发明/产生新想法
　　8. spark children’s interest and imagination：激发儿童的兴趣和想象力
　　9. sharpen the mind: 使头脑敏锐
　　10. accumulate knowledge and skills from various channels：通过多种渠道积累知识和技能
　　Useful Sentences
　　1. When it comes to…people’s opinions diverse greatly. 当谈到…时，人们的看法有很大差别
　　e.g. When it comes to the use of nuclear power, people’s opinions diverse greatly.
　　例：当谈到核能利用时，人们的看法有很大差别。
　　2. Some say it is basically a waste of children’s time, while others argue that…一些人认为这基本上就是浪费儿童的时间，而另外一些人则认为…
　　e.g. Some say it is not a fundamental responsibility of the government to patronize arts, while others argue that it is a promotion of humanity.
　　例：一些人认为对艺术的赞助并不是政府的基本职能，而另外一些人则认为这是对人性的提升。
　　3. To / In order to beat their competitors, they must make the best use of every precious minute.为了打败竞争者，他们必须充分利用每一分每一秒。
　　e.g. To / In order to protect young people’s basic education rights, we must equally offer opportunities of secondary schooling to the public.
　　例：为了保护年轻人基本的受教育权，我们必须公平的向公众提供接受中学教育的机会
　　4. It is firmly maintained that…（人们）坚定地认为
　　e.g. It is firmly maintained that the preservation of wild life is one of the most pressing issues.
　　例：人们坚定地认为保护野生动物迫在眉睫。
　　It is firmly maintained that such regulations should be strictly observed.
　　例：人们坚定地认为这些规章应该严格遵守。
　　5. …is addictive to …, consuming their interest in … and eroding their aspirations for … 某物使人上瘾，消磨他们对…的兴趣和对…的渴望
　　e.g. Drinking is addictive to the majority of young people, consuming their interest in work and eroding their aspirations for life.
　　例：对大部分年轻人来说，喝酒使人上瘾，消磨他们对工作的兴趣和对人生的渴望。
　　6. However, many other people hold different views, arguing that… 然而，很多人持不同看法，他们认为…
　　e.g. However, many other people hold different views, arguing that the preservation of wild life is not a necessity.
　　例：然而，很多人持不同看法，他们认为保护野生动物势在必行。
　　07. By sparking children’s interest and imagination in various topics, these programs are often more enlightening than textbooks. 通过激发儿童对不同领域的兴趣和想象力，这些节目往往比教科书更具启发性。
　　e.g. By use renewable energy, people are trying to find a solution to environmental problems.
　　例：通过使用可再生能源，人们试图解决环境问题。
　　If / Once + 过去分词/介词短语, somebody / something … 如果/一旦…
　　e.g. If wrongly used, nuclear energy can be a destructive force.
　　例：如果使用不当，核能会成为毁灭性力量。
　　Once in an urgent situation, people can demonstrate tremendous potential.
　　一旦遇到紧急状况，人们会表现出巨大的潜力。
　　From the above discussion, it is evident that… 从以上讨论可以明显看出…
　　e.g. From the above discussion, it is evident that many employees are apathetic about management policies.
　　例：从以上讨论可以明显看出员工对于管理政策漠不关心。
　　10. …is surely more welcome than not. …肯定是受欢迎的
　　Accuracy of details is surely more welcome than not for policy makers.
　　例：准确的细节无疑是受到政策制定者欢迎的
【教育类范文2】
Which plays the major role in children’s personality development, nature or nurture?
Over the past few decades there has been an ongoing nature-versus-nurture debate about the causes of children’s personality. To the best of my knowledge, there are many influences on the development of a child’s personality, but the main causes are his genetic makeup, environment, and behavioral genetics.
There is evidence that both genetics and environment affect children’s personality. Studies have shown that the tendency to acquire some personality characteristics – including activity levels, anxiety, aggression, and independence – can be inherited. Although one’s genetic makeup does not determine one’s behavior, it provides a child strong tendency to behave in a particular way.
Personality is also influenced by environment. Thus, a child with particular personality characteristics is more likely to show them if the home environment reinforces them. For example, harshly punishing a child who has a genetically based tendency for aggression contributes further to the child’s aggression.
Major advances have been made through behavioral genetics, the field concerned with the relative influence of genetic and environmental factors on individual behavior. For example, if we study the personalities of identical twins who have been separated since birth, we may find that the twins have the same genetic makeup but differ in the environments in which they are reared. Similarities and differences can help reveal the relative importance of genetic and environmental influences.
To sum up, the shaping of a child’s personality is attributed mainly to the role of specific social experiences and environmental events, his genetic makeup as well as the behavioral genetics.
【私家车1】
some people claim that the disadvantages of the car are more than the advantages, do you agree or disagree?
　　With the development of science and technology, the cars have already become the important component in our daily life gradually. Cars make our life convenient and swift. However, too many cars have caused very serious social problems. Some people claim that the disadvantages of car are more than the advantages. I doubt whether the argument can bear much analysis.
　　Since one century [ago], the auto industry has [been] developed at full speed worldwide, and has brought the enormous progresses to our life. For example, the car is the most convenient tool of transportation. We can [be] on and off duty by car every day, we can go to travel by car on the vacation, we can utilize the cars to deal with some emergency too. The car [is] playing an important role in our daily life. They make our rhythm of life faster and faster, make our business become more and more efficient.
　　On the other hand, the development of the automobile has brought a lot of infant industry to people, Give people countless employment opportunities too. Such as, manufacturing industry, repairing industry and maintaining industry. We are enjoying the convenience that the cars bring to us; at the same time we can utilize the auto industry to support ourselves. However, we can not ignore that too many cars cause enormous social problems, for example, traffic jam, air pollution, traffic accident, to which we have to find a solution.
　　In a word, the cars have brought enormous change to our life; the advantages are far more than the disadvantages. We should recognize the merit of the cars, and do our best to solve the problems. If so, our life will be brighter.
【私家车2】
As traffic problems become more and more serious in many cities of developed and developing countries, their governments have to try hard and loads of money and energy have been spent to deal with them.
　　Firstly, it is not efficient for the commuters to use their private cars to and back from their workplaces. Occasionally we can see they have to sit on the wheels wasting time and fuel in a heavy traffic jam. At the same time, through burning the fossil fuels, green house gas CO2, CO1, acid rain gas SO2, fumes and dusts are being released into the atmosphere, all of which heavily overload the environment. Thirdly, with the increase of private cars, the road traffic accidents are also rise dramatically. For example, in a city with 5000 cars, there will be at least 250 accidents happening everyday, which also burden the public healthy services.
　　On the contrary, expected public traffic may be an ideal solution to these problems. For example city buses and railways are widely used or being constructed by many cities. People can take buses easily, which can be found every 10 minutes or less in the peak time. Actually, Nottingham Transport Company is building its own light railway in the city, which is announced by the speak man of the company, “It will be completed in the next year, the tickets will be very competitive and at the same time the travel will be very safe and comfortable.”
　　On the other hand, public traffic had its own disadvantages. Usually it cannot provide door-to-door service. It is inconvenient to go shopping by public vehicles. Sometimes you must wait a long time for the train. And quite a lot of people prefer to enjoy driving.
　　In conclusion, developing the public traffic is a useful approach to deal with these difficulties. One possible way, if not the best, is to taxi private cars heavily and use these revenues to provide citizens cheaper public traffic services.
【能源危机】
There is nothing unusual about energy like coals and oils being consumed, principally because economic development depends on natural resources all the time. But what is happening today is extraordinary judged by the standards of the past. It is energy depletion on a massive scale and this problem is so knotty that should deserve our closer heed.
　　Amongst the diverse factors contributing to the energy crises around the world, government’s short-sighted policies and citizens’ extravagant use of automobiles are probably the two most significant ones. By presuming on their natural resources, quite a few countries, especially developing ones, are eager to develop their economy in order to gain an edge over their rivals. Admittedly, their intensive use of the energy facilitates, to some extent, the developments of other industries in short term. Additionally, the amount of private cars increases at such a breakneck speed that the petroleum used amounts to an intimidating proportion of the natural resources.
　　The consequences are undoubtedly disastrous for human beings. Although countries can boast their growth of GDP, their citizens have to endure the ever deteriorated environment with stinking gas belching from factories and vehicles, polluted water due to fuels infiltrating underground, even ultraviolet radiation in the absence of ozone layer and, therefore, their quality of life is by no means improved. Also, sustainable development can never come into true in this situation, meaning that our descendants can benefit nothing except sterile land and polluted air and water from their ancestors.
　　Therefore, our government must take serious steps to attack those problems. The first and foremost is that governments have to reverse their mindset and no longer deem the growth of GDP their first goal. Rather, the betterment of citizens’ quality of life should deserve more attention than the economic growth. Furthermore, the use of private cars should be discouraged by authorities, who must shoulder the responsibility of improving public transportation in order to facilitate people as well as release the burd