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雅思考生拿到作文題目都想知道究竟哪種寫作方式比較容易拿到分，有沒(méi)有寫作的范本以供學(xué)習(xí)呢？為此，朗閣的名師為此特意撰寫了這篇文章，希望對(duì)學(xué)生們有所幫助。

Question: In most countries, prison is an effective solution to the problem of crime. Some people think it is a more effective solution to provide education for those who violate the law. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

解讀：這個(gè)題目是問(wèn)在大多數(shù)，監(jiān)獄是一種更有效的解決犯罪的方法。有些人認(rèn)為更有效的方法是向那些違反法律的人提供教育，問(wèn)同意還是不同意。這個(gè)題目的難點(diǎn)在于如何區(qū)分兩個(gè)對(duì)立面。其中一個(gè)是監(jiān)獄，這個(gè)很多考生都會(huì)非常容易理解。而另一個(gè)則是提供教育。罪犯不送進(jìn)監(jiān)獄，而是去接受教育，這個(gè)可能很多人還無(wú)法完全的理解。因?yàn)椋壳霸诖蠖鄶?shù)，基本上都是監(jiān)獄的形式來(lái)管理罪犯，而并沒(méi)有所謂的提供教育來(lái)解決罪犯的問(wèn)題。所以，可能對(duì)于考生來(lái)說(shuō)比較有難度，并不是非常容易地回答。這里考生需要明確的是，進(jìn)行教育的形式和目的是什么。如果考生本身確實(shí)覺(jué)得教育方面的觀點(diǎn)比較難以進(jìn)行寫作，可以考慮去從監(jiān)獄的壞處的角度來(lái)寫作。這樣一來(lái)，就可以更好地將這個(gè)話題展開(kāi)討論。

1st argument:

The ultimate purpose of a prison system is to serve as a deterrent force against the potential wrongdoers by setting out a standard set of guidelines for the public to adhere to/comply with. Without the adequate legal system, there is a good chance that many who harbor ulterior motives may act beyond the moral and legal boundaries and thus hurt, either intentionally or unintentionally, those innocent victims. It is by no means an overstatement that the crime rate is negatively correlated with the strictness of the law enforcement. Therefore, to curb crime rate in the future, the prison still appears the ideal option of treating the criminals.

2nd argument:

Locking up prisoners behind the bars is also intended to restrict their freedom and minimize their contact with the public. If the criminals were allowed to continue to wander around in the city streets, more innocent people would be hurt and victimized. Thus, putting prisoners in jail can spare the public from the greater risks to which they would have otherwise been exposed.

3^rd argument:

The majority of crimes can be attributed to the greed for financial power or the desire to elevate social status. It is understandable that those undereducated ones could hardly land a decent job amidst increasingly fierce competition and thus are forced to resort to illegal activities to scrape a basic living. Even if they are sent to prison to be rehabilitated, they are still confronted with the identical set of issues upon release. Worse yet, their criminal records, which would accompany them forever, would scare away many potential employers. Such strong sense of discrimination and social prejudice against ex-convicts might push them back to the life as criminals again.

思路：

這篇文章主要所支持的方向還是以監(jiān)獄為主。首先，第一個(gè)方面是，監(jiān)獄體制的最終目的是通過(guò)法律標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的實(shí)施，讓公眾有一個(gè)可以遵守的一套標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，從而對(duì)于大量的潛在的罪犯起到一個(gè)很好的抑制的作用。因?yàn)?，如果沒(méi)有相應(yīng)的法律體制的話，很有可能很多有不良動(dòng)機(jī)的人的行為會(huì)超越法律和道德的邊界，從而故意的或者是無(wú)意的傷害到那些無(wú)辜的受害者。毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)，法律實(shí)施的嚴(yán)格程度與犯罪率是成反比的。所以，在未來(lái)如果要抑制犯罪率的話，最好的方式依然是通過(guò)監(jiān)獄。其次，把罪犯關(guān)押起來(lái)能夠很好地限制他們的自由，并且減少他們與大眾的接觸。如果罪犯依然可以在城市街道游蕩，更多無(wú)辜的人會(huì)受到傷害，并且因此成為受害者。所以，把罪犯關(guān)進(jìn)監(jiān)獄可以保護(hù)公眾的安全，減少罪犯對(duì)他們所造成的威脅。

反過(guò)來(lái)，大多數(shù)的犯罪行為可以歸結(jié)于對(duì)財(cái)富的貪婪或者是對(duì)社會(huì)地位的提升。不難理解的是，那些沒(méi)有接受過(guò)良好教育的人在如此激烈的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)環(huán)境下，很難找到一份不錯(cuò)的工作。因此，他們被迫要去從事一些非法的行為去維持基本的生計(jì)。即使說(shuō)他們被送進(jìn)監(jiān)獄去接受改造，他們?cè)卺尫诺臅r(shí)候仍然會(huì)面臨同樣的問(wèn)題。更糟糕的是，他們的犯罪記錄將會(huì)伴隨他們一生。這樣一來(lái)，他們會(huì)把很多潛在的雇主嚇跑掉。這樣的一種強(qiáng)烈歧視和社會(huì)偏見(jiàn)會(huì)讓這些有前科的人再次走向犯罪的道路。

Expressions:

1.     ultimate 最終的

2.     serve as a deterrent force against 作為一種很強(qiáng)的威懾力

3.     a set of guidelines 各種各樣的規(guī)章制度

4.     adhere to/comply with 遵循，遵守

5.     there is a good chance that 很有可能會(huì)怎么樣

6.     harbor ulterior motives 有不良動(dòng)機(jī)的人

7.     beyond the moral and legal boundaries 超越了道德和法律的界限

8.     it is by no means an overstatement that 絕不是夸大其詞

9.     curb 控制，減少

10.  behind the bars 關(guān)在了監(jiān)獄里面

11.  wander around 游蕩，閑逛

12.  spare the public from the risks 讓大眾免于遭受這樣的危險(xiǎn)和風(fēng)險(xiǎn)

13.  be attributed to可以歸結(jié)于

14.  elevate social status 提高社會(huì)地位

15.  land a decent job 找到一份不錯(cuò)的工作

16.  scrape a living 勉強(qiáng)地維持生計(jì)

17.  rehabilitate 改造，改化

18.  worse yet 更加糟糕的是

19.  potential employers 潛在的雇主，公司

20.  ex-convicts 有前科記錄的人

點(diǎn)評(píng)：

在過(guò)去幾年的時(shí)間里，這道題目一直是反復(fù)的出現(xiàn)，幾乎每年都考一次。雖然每次出現(xiàn)的題目的形式不一樣，但是內(nèi)容基本上差不多。