10月20日托福獨立寫作題目

　　Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

　　People were friendlier in the past than they are today.

　　寫作范文

　　【立場：AGREE】

　　【A phenomenon as Reason 1】

　　第一個理由以舉例論證的方法說明了立場，沒有說理過程，卻在例子中詮釋了作者的立場.

　　First, rarely do neighbors 【語法：表否定的副詞置于句首時的倒裝現象，是一個很好模仿的語法現象，這里是在主語前助動詞，單復數和主語一致;注意：這種語法現象其實也是在強調句子表達的否定意義】exchange pleasantries nowadays, whereas people in the same neighborhood used to greet each other. This phenomenon happens in my apartment building. 【寫作法：長句之后的短句，用來調整/緩一下信息節奏】 I have to confess that I am unfamiliar with the person who lives next door, and I am almost sure that he knows nothing about me but my apartment number, although we often bump into each other in the elevator. We may make eye contact a few times, but never ask the other’s name, probably because we are uninterested. Also, I do not think that my neighborhood is an exception to the overall situation.

　　【Reason 2 stated and illustrated by examples】

　　第二個理由的論述是一個經典結構，先說明作者認定的道理，然后用例子詮釋了這個道理。

　　In the past, when the financial gap between people was small, people were friendlier. The minor advantage a person had could barely provoke another’sjealousy. Nor could 【語法：nor置于句首時的倒裝現象，這里是把情態動詞提前到主語前】it be the richer person’s asset be contemptuous of another. As a matter of fact, people used to be generous in offering care or giving a hand. At present, a person can be far wealthier than another, and the richer one may have an annoying sense of superiority, and meanwhile the less privileged may display hostility. China is an example. 【寫作法：這個短句前后的信息都很豐富，尤其是之前一句較長，所以這個短句在這里起到調整/緩和信息節奏的作用】 When my grandfather was my age, he would spare 50 cents from his only dollar to help a neighbor who needed it. Today, a person who works in our office building, who drives an economical car, won’t stop blowing the horn to hustle my boss, who drives an expensive car, just because “expensive cars should go faster”.

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