2022年4月21日雅思大作文题目
In some countries, too much money is spent by both the government and individuals on national festivals, such as New Year. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
高分范文及解析
Introduction
Do both authorities and citizens allocate too many budgets to certain activities on traditional festivals? I can hardly endorse this.
解析
新题，但是从national festivals, such as New Year上可以看出来，观点可以与“文化”挂钩。此外，审题时需注意：(1) 观点要同时覆盖政府和个人两方面;(2) 是否是“过多的”开销;(3) 本题讨论是否存在这个现象，而非是否“应该”存在这个现象，因此推导原因：即出于什么原因看，有无过度开销，不能写这么做会带来什么利弊
Ø endorse vt. (正式)赞同，认可，支持
Body 1
Admittedly, both the government and individuals do allot certain revenues to celebrating national festivals. Religious and traditional activities, be they New Year's Gala or firework displays, are arranged by some nations and have long been a convention, even though the pandemics have impacted in recent years and required an enormous amount of expenditure. In this sense, some may assert that the money spent on national festivals should have been saved for the development of other fields more related to citizens’ basic survival. / Besides, such festivals are certainly regarded as times for celebration by individuals, who often take this as a good excuse to spend extra money on entertainment, especially when there are promotions or discount activities in shopping malls during festivals.// However, such spending is far from being ‘too much’ as long as both parties are rational enough.
解析
让步：(1) 政府每年都会支出部分预算，举办各种传统风俗活动，哪怕是在近几年疫情影响下;(2) 个人层面，特殊节日时期，商场会推出促销活动，而人们往往会以“节日特殊”为由，花费更多//反驳：这些开支并不过度，只要政府和个人理性做决定
Ø revenues n.[U] 收益，收入
Ø pandemic n.[C] [大范围广泛地区或全球性的]流行病，大流行病，瘟疫
Ø should have been done [语法] 应该做但是没有做
Ø excuse n.[C] [辩解的]理由
Ø promotion n.[C] [产品的]促销，推销
Body 2
As a matter of fact, most authorities and individuals allocate their incomes to traditional activities properly. A responsible state usually takes every foreseeable factor into consideration based on the scenarios that year and arranges the budgets reasonably. Meanwhile, as those festivals feature diverse historical and cultural customs, a nation, with globalisation progressing, needs them to celebrate its cultural brilliance and magnificence to make a distinction from other countries./ Regarding individuals, who normally suffer from heavy working pressure, have the freedom to recharge their batteries during national holidays, and we should believe that a wise mature adult will never purchase blindly and render him or herself lost in debts simply owing to festival celebration.
解析
立论：(1) 负责任的政府会考虑当年的具体情况，合理规划财政支出，同时政府需要利用这些节日来传承背后的传统文化和民族身份，尤其在当今全球化背景下;(2) 个人需要利用节日假期来娱乐，释放压力，且成熟的成年人也不会因为节日而盲目消费，导致债台高筑
Ø foreseeable adj. 可预见到的
Ø feature vt. 以…为特色，是…的特征
Ø brilliance n.[U] 明亮，灿烂
Ø magnificence n.[U] 壮丽,宏伟;壮观;辉煌
Ø make a distinction 有差别
recharge one’s batteries 休息[放松]以恢复精力
Conclusion
In light of the above, neither the government nor individuals spend too much on national festivals.
解析
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