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12023年4月22日雅思大作文题目

Many countries aim to improve people’s living standards through economic development, but some important social values are lost as a result. Do you think the advantages of economic development outweigh the disadvantages?(2023/04/22)

22023年4月22日雅思大作文范文及解析

Introduction

In some parts of the world, owing to the economic boom, people’s living standard has been largely improved, while such a development also leads to the loss of some significant social values. Personally, the demerits of economic blossom can be offset by its merits.

解析

本题本质讨论经济发展带来的好与坏，看似简单，但是审题需要注意题目信息中出现了两个限定信息improve people’s living standards 和 social values are lost;这两个信息点必须要在讨论优缺利弊的过程中提及并同时注意对于social values 的正确理解;

❖ boom n.繁荣;

❖ offset v.补偿，抵销;

Body 1

Generally，the prosperity of economy contributes positively not only to people’s material in daily lives but the spiritual enrichment. Materially, economic development serves as an indispensable catalyst for creating jobs, mitigating poverty. Accordingly, people can afford better clothing and footwear, enjoy a rich feast of all delicacies, live in spacious houses as well as get the latest electronic gadgets. Meanwhile,thanks to fatter tax collections as the economy recovers, strides can be made by the government in perfecting social welfare system and enhancing infrastructure. Mentally, when citizens get satisfaction in matter life, highly civilized spiritual life has become what people pursue. In the past, never would the general public imagine going to a movie, a concert or a museum, but now, with abundant materials benefited from economic growth, such cultural consumption can be easily accessible.

解析

经济发展提升人们的整体生活水平：

(1) 物质上：经济发展创造工作机会，解决贫困问题，人们能穿更好的衣物，吃更丰富的食物，住更大的房子，享有新潮电子产品;同时享受更好的社会福利，基础设施建设;

(2) 精神上：物质生活得到满足，追求精神生活，可以看电影听演唱会;

❖ indispensable adj.不可或缺的，必需的;

❖ catalyst n.诱因，诱导者;

❖ mitigate v.减轻，缓和;

❖ a feast of 丰盛的;

❖ delicacy n.美味，佳肴;

❖ electronic gadget 数码产品;电子产品;

❖ stride n.大步，进展，进步;

❖ perfect v.完善，使完美;

Body 2

Undeniably, accelerated economic development is a chief culprit for the erosion of some important social values. Primarily, economic development render people more rapacious financially , which occasions excessive exploitation of natural resources with a view to satiating the infinite needs of industrial production. Sadly, many people, when lured by colossal economic incentive, would turn a blind eye to the environmental deterioration. Worse still, economic accumulation would tempt people to seek other irrational excuses to obtain materialistic satisfaction which includes luxuries like fancy handbags and limousines with whopping price. In this case, the weight on economic prosperity and consumerism , a devastating blow to traditional values such as frugality, is bound to shape a money-oriented society .

解析

也不可否认，经济发展确实带来了一定的问题：

(1) 为了发展经济，大肆消耗自然资源，没有环保意识;

(2) 当人们一味追求物质，物质社会便会产生，人们也会越来越不看重珍贵的社会价值例如勤俭节约;

❖ accelerate v.(使)加快，促进;

❖ culprit n.诱因，诱导者;罪魁祸首;

❖ infinite adj.无限的，无穷尽的;

❖ colossal adj.巨大的

❖ deterioration n.恶化

❖ accumulation n.积累，堆积;

❖ whopping adj.巨大的;天大的;异常的;

❖ limousine n. 豪华轿车

❖ devastating adj.毁灭性的，极具破坏力的;

❖ blow n.大风，强风;

❖ frugality n.节约

❖ be bound to 势必会

Conclusion

To recapitulate, notwithstanding the disadvantage economic development gives rise to in disintegrating certain social values, by apportioning resources , the government can strike a balance between economic development and the retention of the cultural identities.

解析

❖ disintegrate v.崩溃，瓦解;破裂，粉碎;

❖ apportion vt.分配，分派;

❖ strike a balance 公平处理

❖ retention n.保持，保留;保存，

总结前文信息;重申观点。