怎樣寫一篇作文？（26）

學英語幾乎繞不過背單詞這個話題，多大的辭彙量才夠呢？理論上這個數字越高越好，但對於剛開始積累單詞的同學可以設定一些比較科學的小目標，然後慢慢提升。這些目標的設定可以參考詞頻表，比如柯林斯五星詞頻。

我在這個公眾號裡面曾經多次推薦過柯林斯五星詞頻表，它由柯林斯詞典根據2.5億詞的語料庫統計製作而成。柯林斯五星詞頻一共包含14600詞，其中五星詞680個，四星詞1040個，三星詞1580個，二星詞3200個，一星詞8100個，單詞的難度與星級成反比。根據柯林斯語料庫的統計，這14600詞大概能覆蓋95%的英語文本內容，如果能夠掌握這份詞頻表，相信你的辭彙水平會有很大提升。

詞表下載鏈接：

https://pan.baidu.com/s/1o65t0KU

如果你希望學習這份詞表的紙質版可以閱讀《柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典》，但需要注意的是目前只有第七版有五星詞頻功能（第七版封面如下圖），最新的第八版取消了詞頻標記。

下面是今天要分析的作文題目：

Some people think that in the modern world we are more dependent on each other, while others think that people have become more independent. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

來自讀者投稿的作文：

習作/S

Opinion is divided as to whether we become more dependent nowadays. Though it seems increasingly likely that we rely less on others, I agree that we gain a stronger connection in society.

Some hold that people place less reliance on each other. For one reason, when contacting with fellows, we are frequently on the purpose of acquiring specific information and knowledge. But with the increased prevalence of the internet, we are now exposed to numerous messages and it is not complex to collect what we need online independently at all, resulting decreasing interaction between people. Moreover, nowadays young people tend to keep themselves aloof from the neighbors and some relatives because of constant urban pressures, so inevitably we are losing out on personal connections in the modern world.

However, the other believe we connect with society even more heavily. The division of labor is clearer and more specialized, and no matter how competent a person is, he cannot succeed without the expertise of other fields as he can in traditional society, which forge a tighter interpersonal relationship. Admittedly, modern people use mobile phones all day, mainly because they are addicted to the social media and cannot get rid of the influence of the surrounding people.

In brief, the thrive of the economy and modern technology change the way of social connections, it seems that society becomes more distant, but actually, we depend more on other people economically and emotionally.

下面是我的點評版本：

思路分析：

Some people think that in the modern world we are more dependent on each other, while others think that people have become more independent. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

現代社會究竟是讓我們變得更加依賴他人還是讓我們變得更加獨立呢？不同的人有不同的看法。持前一種觀點的人有這樣的理由：

（1）隨著房價的不斷上升，目前很多年輕人很難依靠自己買房在城市立足，因此他們不得不依賴父母或者親戚來提供經濟支持。

（2）雙職工家庭的比例不斷上升，很多父母難以同時照看孩子，只能交給上一輩或者專業的幼兒機構。

（3）目前企業的分工越來越專業化，很多人的技能點非常集中，他們往往難以獨立工作，只能通過和其他人的合作來完成任務。

反方的觀點可以是：

（1）現代社會的家庭結構越來越分散，目前出現了很多核心家庭（nuclear family）以及獨居現象，這些人對親戚的依賴正在不斷降低。

（2）科技的發展也帶給我們更多的自由。舉個例子，洗衣機以及吸塵器等家電的出現大大減輕了人們的家務負擔，即使一個人獨居，人們也可以很方便地完成家務活，而不用依賴其他人。又比如，電腦和互聯網的出現讓我們更加獨立。過去人們不得不依附於某家公司或者機構，但有了互聯網之後人們可以成為自由職業者，獨立賺錢生存。過去人們去語言不通的國外旅行往往需要依賴翻譯，但現在有了翻譯軟體之後，人們可以獨自出去旅行。

下面是我寫的一個版本，僅供參考：

習作/魏劍峰

People have different opinions about whether we are more or less dependent on others in the modern world. In my view, technological advances have enabled us to be more independent than we were in the past.

There are a number of reasons why it could be argued that we are more reliant upon each other these days. To begin with, in big cities property prices are soaring to the point of unaffordability, and in most cases young people have to rely on their families to make a down payment on a house and pay a mortgage. The rising cost of living also means that many parents have to work full time to maintain a decent quality of life, leaving themselves with no choice but to depend on the support from relatives or babysitters for childcare.

On the other hand, some believe that we become more independent in the modern world. Rapid technological advances have made it possible for humankind to live a self-sufficient life. One example is the introduction of domestic appliances such as washing machines and vacuum cleaners, which enable people to perform household chores with relative ease and thereby allow them to live alone and dispense with the help from others. The internet also contributes to people』s rising independence. With a computer and access to the internet, individuals are now able to work alone and from any part of the world without affiliation to any companies or organizations.

In conclusion, although there are some reasons to believe that people are more reliant upon others in certain aspects of life, my view is that we are enjoying more independence thanks to the development of technology.

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