雖然改革後大作文(Independent Writing)會(hui) 被Academic Discussion 取代,但是兩(liang) 者還是非常像的。
在題幹的部分,我們(men) 可以把Academic Discussion 看成是長題版本的大作文,事實上從(cong) 2020年開始100字以上的長題就已經很常見了,隻是Academic Discussion 把這個(ge) 題目長的趨勢做的更為(wei) 極致了。
在寫(xie) 作上來說,我們(men) 可以把Academic Discussion 看成是目前的大作文展開的其中一段,如果目前是習(xi) 慣於(yu) 中間3段,每段150 左右的,那麽(me) 改革後的academic writing 相當於(yu) 就是我們(men) 目前30分鍾寫(xie) 3段的行文縮減為(wei) 了10分鍾內(nei) 寫(xie) 1段的行文。
以上,如果你是已經在準備TOEFL 的,可以放心,目前對於(yu) TOEFL 寫(xie) 作的理解和培養(yang) 的能力一定不會(hui) 浪費。
上麵是關(guan) 於(yu) Academic Discussion和目前的大作文想簡單說下的。
下麵是今天的TOEFL 考場寫(xie) 作題, 和來自於(yu) NYT以及Economist 的類似話題文章。
今日TOEFL 考場大作文
20230426 = 20230328AM (隻統計了年內(nei) 考場考試的重複)
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Because economic growth is so important for modern societies, economy growth should not be slowed down by concerns about environment.
來自於(yu) Economist 的一篇文章
## economic growth 的好處
There is a widely held belief that economists regard economic growth as the most important goal for policymakers to pursue. However, most economists are well aware that economic growth should not be a policy goal per se, because a good life cannot be reduced to mere material consumption. But they contend that a higher GDP helps to get those things that are desirable from a social perspective, such as decent education and health care. As economic growth is related to rising productivity, ....
## 隻關(guan) 注economic growth 的壞處
GDP also does not appropriately capture environmental damage and the use of natural resources. That is, an economy can boost output in the shortterm by depleting its natural capital stock, without providing for economic activity in the long run. Such unsustainable economic growth would make an economy poorer, not richer, despite a growing GDP.
來自於(yu) New York Times 的兩(liang) 篇文章
今天考題裏的slowing down economic growth 也可以用 degrowth 來表達
Degrowth, as he defines it, “is a planned reduction of energy and resource use designed to bring the economy back into balance with the living world in a way that reduces inequality and improves human well-being.”
## degrowth 帶來的壞處
Critics of degrowth have analogized the project to economic austerity or forced recessions, which tend to cause broad-based suffering and worsen inequality. ...
## Economic growth 確實對於(yu) 生活質量提高有幫助
But, overall, economic growth has been a key driver of rising standards of living for decades, ensuring that each generation was better off than the one before.
## 環境差了,對於(yu) 人們(men) 的生活和經濟的發展都有壞
In addition to human suffering, they calculated that, in the past two decades, disasters caused a significant decline in countries’ abilities to expand their economies.
Extreme weather events destroy infrastructure, which means governments are forced to spend money rebuilding rather than investing. And investment is the main tool governments have to stimulate economies.
On average, a major disaster reduces a country’s growth potential by 0.1 percentage point for the year in which it happened, according to the bank. That might not seem like a lot, but it is, experts told me. Consider the fact that global growth runs just above 2 percent a year in general.
多積累,多構思,多寫(xie) ,多改。
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