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4月11日大作文原题:

Some people think that researching the past is a waste of time and money.We should instead focus on the issues of today's world. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
题目解读

这道雅思写作题目的话题属于“历史与现实资源分配” 类,在雅思考试中属于中等频率的话题。它通常与教育、文化传承、社会发展等主题交叉出现,比如“是否应该学习历史”“博物馆是否值得投资”等。
题型是典型的 “同意/不同意”观点类(Opinion Essay),要求考生明确表达自己同意的程度(完全同意、完全不同意或部分同意),并进行论证。
AgreeR: certain school’s budgets are tight E: administrators must make tough decisions on funding Disagree R: avoid repeating mistakes E: national policy mistakes; corporate decisions R: preserve national identity E: social stability
高分范文

The idea that to avoid wasting resources, research should be focused on present day issues instead of history is the topic of discussion. I largely disagree with this argument because the study of history can help avoid repeating past mistakes and preserve national identity, even though many schools’ budgets might not be able to sustain such endeavors.
译文:为避免浪费资源,研究应聚焦当下问题而非历史,这一观点引发了讨论。我在很大程度上不认同该观点,因为研究历史有助于避免重蹈覆辙、维护民族认同感,尽管许多学校的预算可能无法支撑这类研究工作。
Firstly, to rebut the idea that looking into the past is wasteful, I want to focus on the lessons historical research can offer the modern day. Take for example the response to the most recent worldwide pandemic, COVID-19. The response to this modern crisis made fruitful use of the study of how governments reacted to previous influenza outbreaks, most importantly, incorporating aspects of non-medical approaches such as social-distancing. Without looking back at the failures of relying solely on medical intervention that led to staggering and possibly needless deaths, the outcome of this recent pandemic would have likely been incalculably more devastating.
译文:首先,为了反驳研究过去是浪费资源的观点,我想重点谈谈历史研究能为当代提供的经验教训。以近期全球新冠疫情的应对措施为例,应对这场现代危机时,人们充分有效地借鉴了各国政府针对以往流感疫情的应对经验,其中最重要的是纳入了社交隔离这类非医疗手段。倘若没有反思单纯依赖医疗干预所导致的触目惊心且本可避免的死亡案例,此次疫情的结局可能会变得难以估量地更加灾难性。
Now, the people who are in agreement with the idea that we should be focusing on current issues would likely highlight the many colleges that are unable to stretch their budget to every department on campus. It must be admitted that cash-strapped universities must make tough decisions and offering majors in a field that offers limited job prospects and insubstantial income potential would appear to be a waste. As a result, it would seem obvious that the school should focus on delivering courses that can help students immediately find high-paying jobs, helping ensure the workforce is filled by people with diverse skills.
译文:而认同我们应聚焦当下问题的人,可能会指出许多高校无法将预算分摊到校内所有院系。必须承认,资金短缺的大学必须做出艰难抉择,开设就业前景有限、收入潜力微薄的专业看似是一种浪费。因此,学校显然应专注开设能帮助学生快速找到高薪工作的课程,确保劳动力队伍具备多元技能。
Overall, though there is a legitimate reason behind forgoing the study of history in favor of more pressing concerns, I feel the case against it is stronger because careful historical analysis not only uncovers solutions to modern problems, it can also preserve national identity, acting as a bulwark against even significant threats to social order. This is because how people see themselves is in large part shaped by their understanding of their collective history, without which divisions between people can more easily form and fractures between groups deepen. Thus, a constant reinforcement of a people’s history, through retelling and revealing new parts of their history, plays a crucial role in the maintenance of a harmonious community.
译文:总体而言,尽管为了更紧迫的问题而放弃历史研究有其合理理由,但我认为反对这一做法的理由更充分。因为严谨的历史分析不仅能为现代问题找到解决办法,还能维护民族认同感,成为抵御社会秩序重大威胁的屏障。人们的自我认知在很大程度上由对共同历史的理解塑造,若缺失这份认知,人与人之间的分歧会更容易产生,群体间的裂痕也会不断加深。因此,通过复述与发掘新的历史内容,不断强化民族历史,对维系和谐社会起着关键作用。
In summary, despite the difficulties it may have on smaller colleges to sustain history departments, I generally disagree with people who think looking into the past is not worthwhile.
译文:总之,尽管规模较小的高校维持历史院系存在困难,但我大体上不认同研究过去毫无价值的观点。
评分标准角度分析

Task Response(题目回应):开篇明确给出“largely disagree”的清晰立场,结尾再次呼应,完整回应了“to what extent”的题型要求。主体段用新冠疫情中借鉴历史流感应对措施的具体例子,有力支撑了“避免重复错误”的核心论点,论证具有现实说服力。
Coherence & Cohesion(连贯与衔接):全文采用“引言—论点—让步—结论”的四段式结构,逻辑层次分明,并使用“Firstly”、“Overall”、“Thus”等连接词引导读者。让步段承认大学预算紧张的现实,使论证更加客观、平衡,增强了整体说服力
Grammatical Range & Accuracy(语法范围与准确性):运用了混合条件句(“Without looking back... the outcome would have been...”)、定语从句、现在分词状语等多种复杂结构,句型丰富。
Lexical Resource(词汇资源):使用了“rebut”、“fruitful use”、“staggering”、“incalculably more devastating”、“cash-strapped”、“bulwark”等准确而富于变化的高级词汇。词组搭配如“act as a bulwark against threats”、“shape how people see themselves”表达地道,展示了良好的词汇运用能力。
*本篇范文来自学为贵写作讲师黄德宝,请勿盗用
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