2017年3月4日
雅思大作文题目
Many young people leave school with negative attitudes towards learning. Why? How to encourage positive attitudes?
首先申明一下：本题中的learning有一定歧义，它既可指学习，也可以指学问/知识。
那么，本题到底是说年轻人对学习的态度是消极的，还是对学问/知识的态度是消极的？
仔细想来，两者的差异还蛮大的：如果是对学习的态度不好，那原因可能就是外在因素（包括网络游戏的影响）和内在因素（学习太辛苦，而且好像不学习一样可以生活得很好）；如果是对学问/知识的态度不好，那原因可能就是外在因素（学的知识太陈旧，很枯燥）和内在因素（在崇尚物质的社会里，对知识没有敬畏之心）。本文按照一般理解，选择讨论第一个意义：即讨论学生为什么不喜欢学习的原因及解决办法。
其实，本题在2014年曾经两度出现。
2014年1月18日问的是现在学生为什么不能潜心学习的原因，而同年5月24日的雅思作文题目则与本题完全一样。
从本质上看，这两题的问题是一致的：学生不喜欢学习=学生对学习采取消极态度。如前所述，在讨论原因的时候，我们可以首先讨论浅层次的原因，比如现在各种干扰（distraction）太多，然后讨论深层次的原因，比如现在大家觉得学习好与生活好之间的关系不是那么紧密了。至于解决办法，则可分别针对这两个原因提出：比如，控制学生游戏时间，鼓励他们阅读；或者让学生明白，生活好的定义不仅仅是好工作和高收入，还包括对世界的认识和理解，不学习是不可能达到后者境界的。
7分范文
Many young people, once leaving school, have expressed their resentment toward learning, saying they will never get back to school. Then, what makes these young people hate their school life so vehemently?
There could be two reasons why this happens. First, today the students are surrounded by so many distractions that they gradually find that learning is too boring and uninteresting. While students two decades ago had nearly no choice but sit in the classroom and read books, students today have easy and fast access to Internet, on which they can do almost all things. For instance, they can play computer games, watch videos, search for any information they need, and chat with their friends, to mention just a few. So, having been used to this kind of “easy” online life, many young people simply cannot put their heart into the more serious and consuming school work.
Another important factor that affects the students' attitude towards learning is that a good education seems not as important as before. For quite a long time, receiving a good education was the only way for young people to get a decent job and earn a high salary. But now, this is apparently not the case any more. Influenced by business stars like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, many young people now begin to believe that one’s success is not in proportion to the education s/he receives. The students, therefore, are not motivated enough to focus on their learning.
As education of the young is so important to the future of the world, we ought to find ways out of this embarrassing situation. For example, the school and parents should work together to set limits on the time children spend online and encourage them to devote more time to learning. Besides, young people should be made to understand that life is not just about making money, but about having rich and colorful experience and learning is the best gateway to that rewarding life.
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老师笔记
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Many young people, once leaving school, have expressed their resentment toward learning, saying they will never get back to school. Then, what makes these young people hate their school life so vehemently?
很多年轻人一旦离开学校，就表达他们对学习的怨恨，还说再也不会回到学校。那么，是什么使得这些年轻人如此强烈地讨厌学校生活呢？
解析
(1) 开头段引入话题。唐老师先简单地描写（不是照搬题目原句！）年轻人对学习的态度，然后提出问题。
(2) resentment n. 怨恨(=dislike; hatred)
(3) vehemently adv. 强烈地；猛烈地（=strongly)
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There could be two reasons why this happens. First, today the students are surrounded by so many distractions that they gradually find that learning is too boring and uninteresting. While students two decades ago had nearly no choice but sit in the classroom and read books, students today have easy and fast access to Internet, on which they can do almost all things. For instance, they can play computer games, watch videos, search for any information they need, and chat with their friends, to mention just a few. So, having been used to this kind of “easy” online life, many young people simply cannot put their heart into the more serious and consuming school work.
这种现象发生可能有两个理由。首先，今天的学生被各种各样的诱惑包围着，他们慢慢发现学习太过单调无趣。20年前的学生几无别的选择，只能坐在教室读书，而今天的学生可以又快又方便地进入因特网，在这里他们什么事情都可以完成。比如，可以玩电脑游戏、看电影、查询需要的信息、和朋友聊天，诸如此类。因此，习惯这种“容易的”网上生活后，很多年轻人根本无法再把心思放回到更严肃、更费精力的学业上。
解析
（1）本段分析学生不喜欢学习的第一个理由，也是浅层次的外部理由：学生因为外部干扰（尤其是互联网的干扰）而讨厌学习。
（2）distraction: 干扰
（3）access：进入；使用
（4）to name just a few：如此等等；诸如此类
（5）consuming 耗费的（比如time-consuming耗时的；energy-consuming耗能量的）
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Another important factor that affects the students' attitude towards learning is that a good education seems not as important as before. For quite a long time, receiving a good education was the only way for young people to get a decent job and earn a high salary. But now, this is apparently not the case any more. Influenced by business stars like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, many young people now begin to believe that one’s success is not in proportion to the education s/he receives. The students, therefore, are not motivated enough to focus on their learning.
另外一个影响学生学习态度的因素是，良好的教育似乎不像以往那么重要了。在很长一段时间内，接受好的教育是年轻人获好工作、挣高工资的唯一路径，但是现在看起来似乎不是那样了。受比尔.盖茨、史蒂夫.乔布斯这些商界明星的影响，很多年轻人现在开始相信，一个人的成功与他/她所受的教育并不成正比，因此，这些学生就没有动力来专心学习了。
解析
（1）本段讨论学生不喜欢学习的另一个原因，也是更深层次的内在原因：学生不再相信只有受教育才能成功了。
（2）factor n. 因素
（3）decent adj. 体面的
（4）apparently adv. 表面看地；明显地
（5）in proportion to... 与......成正比
（6）motivated adj. 有动力的
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As education of the young is so important to the future of the world, we ought to find ways out of this embarrassing situation. For example, the school and parents should work together to set limits on the time children spend online and encourage them to devote more time to learning. Besides, young people should be made to understand that life is not just about making money, but about having rich and colorful experience and learning is the best gateway to that rewarding life.
年轻人的教育对世界的未来至关重要，因此我们应该找到办法走出这个尴尬的困境。比如，学校和父母应该合作起来，给孩子上网的时间设限，鼓励他们投入更多时间来学习。此外，还应该让年轻人明白，生活的意义不仅仅是挣钱，还在于拥有更丰富更精彩的体验，而学习正是抵达那种有价值的生活的最佳通路。
解析
(1) 本段提出解决办法，分别针对前面两个原因，这样可以确保文章的连贯性。唐老师不喜欢原因分析和解决办法互不相关的写作。
(2) embarrassing adj. 令人尴尬的
(3) set limits on... 给......设限
(4) devote...to... 投入......到......
(5) gateway n. 通路
(6) rewarding adj. 有回报的；有价值的
唐伟胜
新航道特约雅思学术顾问
广东外语外贸大学教授、博士
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