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Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of

Income Gap. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese: 

1.有些人认为收入差距的存在是合理的;

2.有些人认为收入差距的存在是不合理的

3.收入差距对社会的影响

审题概述

议论文,根据题目要求文章可分为三点:收入差距的合理性;收入差距的不合理性;对社会的影响。在叙述第一、二点时,可适当地的展开一两个小点。注意各点之间的衔接,以及论证的逻辑。

【范文】

Income Gap

①There has been a heated discussion over the growing income gap now. Some people hold that the gap is natural because it ②reflects different contributions that different people make in their work. ③In their view, those people with high income work hard and long. Besides, these people bring high ④efficiency, and create more wealth. Accordingly, they deserve high pay.

①On the other hand, there are always some people who view this gap negatively. They believe that a lot of crimes happen as a result of this income gap. Some people make so little from their work that they ②risk taking criminal acts to get rich. In fact, experts have long found out that most cases of crime are directly related to low income. There is ③another point to ④back up a negative view against income gap. For most people, income gap may destroy the satisfaction that they obtain from work.

①As anything has two sides, so has the problem of income gap. Personally, I believe that this gap may motivate people to compete better in job market. When this gap is growing too wide, however, our government should make some policies to ③get rid of its negative consequences.

第一段思路点评

收入差距的合理性

语言点提示

1.There has been a heated discussion over the growing income gap: 直接点题

t 意为“反映”

one’s view 意为“在某人看来”(分析观点时常用词组)

4.efficiency 意为“效率”

第二段思路点评

收入差距的不合理性

语言点提示

1.On the other hand:意为“另一点、另一方面”(提出相反观点,与上文衔接)

doing something 意为“冒险做某事”

r point: 提出另一小点

up 意为“支持”

第三段思路点评

收入差距的影响

语言点提示

1.As anything has two sides, so…... 议论文常用句式

te:意为“激励,刺激”

rid of:意为“摆脱,除去”

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