2017年11月4日 英國人解析雅思寫作

主要內容1. 專題介紹2. 英國人的題目解析3. 邵教授對解析的說明4. 為什麼做這個專題

借用英國朋友的一句

"The gaps between English and Chinese in terms of language, culture, and teaching methodology are large."

英語和漢語，在語言、文化和教學法方面差異巨大。

這個系列的文章旨在告訴考鴨

英國考官預期的（優秀）雅思寫作答案，可能本身就在考鴨的認知範圍之外。

2017年11月4日雅思寫作考題

Some people think goverments should spend money on saving languages with fewer speakers from dying out completely. Others think this is a waste of financial resources. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

英國人的解析

開頭段

Opinions vary on the extent to which nations should allocate public funds to preserve minority languages. In my view, this objective merits funding only in certain circumstances.

國家應該在多大程度上分配公共資金來保護小語種，人們有著不同的看法。在我看來，保護小語種這個目標，只在一些情況下值得。

討論觀點1

1. Minority languages have a historical and cultural significance to the people of the entire nation which is out of proportion to the low numbers of speakers.

小語種對整個國家的人而言，有著歷史和文化意義，使用者卻達不到相應的比例。

2. Loss of Knowledge: Anthropologists, sociologists, and linguists still do not understand language. When languages die, they lose access to research material for all time.

知識流失。人類學家、社會學家和語言學家現在還沒有（完全）了解語言。當語言消失時，他們就永遠無法得到這些研究材料了。

3. Loss of Variety: Not only do we lose data when a language disappears; we also lose cultural variety. Diversity is modern civilizations fuel for innovation, and language is a part of that legacy.

失去多樣性。當語言消失的時候，我們不僅失去了數據，我們還失去了文化的多樣性。多樣性是現代文明創新的動力源，語言是這份文化遺產（即多樣性）的一部分。

討論觀點2

1. There is little point striving to keep a fading language alive if the younger generation cannot be bothered to speak it.

如果年輕人做不到不怕麻煩去說一門正在消失的語言，努力維繫它就沒有意義。

Governments have many competing priorities for public funding, such as education and health, and need to account to taxpayers for how public money is allocated.

政府還有很多優先事項同樣需要公共資金，比如教育，醫療。政府需要向納稅人解釋自己是如何分配公共資金的。

2. Whether or not anyone agrees with the principle of letting languages die, it is inevitable. It has been happening for as long as language has existed and is a natural evolution of culture.

不管我們是否贊同讓語言消失，這件事都是不可避免的。自從語言開始存在，語言就一直在消失，這是文化發展自然引起的。

個人觀點

I believe that public funds to prevent the extinction of minority languages should be awarded only if two main conditions are satisfied. The first is that there should be an active desire among the remaining speakers of the language for their tongue to be preserved. Secondly, this desire should be backed up with specific plans for activities and facilities which secure their intended aim.

我認為，用於防止小語種消失的公共資金，只應該在2個條件滿足的情況下發放。第一個條件是，說這種小語種的人主動希望這門語言被保護。第二個條件是，要有明確的計劃來支持這種希望，計劃應包括能夠實現目標的活動和所需設施。

邵教授對解析的補充說明

重點辭彙

1. merit

To earn; deserve 應得，值得

2. bother

To take the trouble (to do something); concern oneself with (accomplishing something)

3. account

to give an explanation 解釋

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