原题
日期:.05.15地点:大陆纸考笔考:纸考科目:大作文 Task2People should take care of their health as a duty to the society, rather than their own benefits. To what extent do you agree or disagree? 人们应该关心自己的健康,作为对社会的责任,而不是自己的利益。你在多大程度上同意或不同意?
思路解析
这篇文章其实在之前的考试(.05 海外)中出现过,但是是以相反的形式表达的:People should look after their health for personal benefits, rather than a duty for a society. What extent do you agree or disagree?
这个题目同学乍一看可能会没有思路,不知道怎么写,这里建议可以这样展开思考
为了personal benefits保持健康(这一部分的理由还是比较好想的):
保持健康意味着更好的生活质量、更长的预期寿命、更好的生活体验人们的生活有很多事情都是需要健康的身体才能做到的,例如读书、工作、旅游等等;如果没有一个好的身体的话,会带来很多不便更好的健康 -> 更多精力 -> 做事更productive -> 增强个人的竞争力
为了duty for a society保持健康:
可以先做一个让步有些人觉得健康完全是自己的事情,和社会无关;然后说 然而在很多情况下,一个不健康的人有可能会对社会造成很大的危害,例如有传染病的人可能会把疾病传播给整个地区的人,或者有癫痫或者精神疾病的人有可能会伤害他人。大量生病的人们会给国家的财政带去很大的压力,包括治疗的费用、药品的费用等等;如果大家都提升自己的健康水平,就可以省下一大笔医疗方面的政府预算,这一部分钱可以用于其他领域诸如教育、民生等等
这里我建议最偷懒的写法就是觉得两者equally important,这样就可以省去一大堆“为什么更是社会责任而不是个人原因”的论证;不过这里注意,选择说equally important并不是说就不需要论证了哦,还是要有地方讲出怎么就“equally important”了,而不是单纯地列举两方
参考范文
It is a heated debate whether people should care about their well-being for their own benefits or for social responsibilities. I believe that both purposes are important and people should take an interest in both.
To begin with, it makes perfect sense that people take care of their health to benefit them personally. First, maintaining good health allows people to perform well in other activities, for example, playing sports, working, travelling etc. People in bad shape are limited in the range of activities they can do, such as those suffering from heart diseases are not permitted to ride a roller coaster, or those with diabetes are advised against rice consumption. Second, good health allows good appearance. WebMD reveals that people who have a balanced diet with a lot of vegetables and fruits tend to have a smooth complexion, bright eyes and healthy hair.
However, one should not disregard the responsibility of taking care of one’s self for the society’s overall wellness. One justifiable reason is that an ill person may be a threat to the bigger population when the disease is highly contagious. In particular, the outbreak of SARS in 2002 or H5N1 in started with a few misdiagnosed individuals. Moreover, unhealthy individuals can be a burden for the society and further hurt the economy. Let’s look at the spread of SARs again. The findings of Korea University and The Australian National University disclose that the total global cost of lost economic activity was 80 million USD.
In short, taking care of health is undoubtedly needed for one’s own benefits. Nonetheless, it also plays a vital role in ensuring the nation’s well-being, which confirms the social responsibility of each individual in maintaining their health.