雅思外教9分例文

　　Many people are optimistic about the 21st century and see it as anopportunity to make positive changes to the world. To what extent do you agreeor disagree with their optimism? What changes would you like to be made in thenew century?

　　Many people are optimistic about the twenty first century and see it as anopportunity to make positive changes in the world.(注意：这句话照抄了原题，考试时这样做会被扣分的!)Given(作介词，表示“考虑到”) current trends however this optimism is certainlyunwarranted. If we are to see our way safely into the twenty second century,many fundamental changes still need to be made.

　　The world has been changed in the twenty first century; advancements inmedicine and technology have changed life and lifestyles for virtually all ofthe peoples of the world. Not only have these advancements brought societyforward, it has brought society onto the cusp of a new era(新纪元的开始), the entiredirection of human development is now changing from that of single nations ekingout an existence(很好的短语，表示“勉强维持生活”)in some corner of the world, to the people ofthe world drawing together(团结起来) to take on projects and research that couldnever be accomplished in isolation.

　　These changes however, have not all been positive. The environmental impactof industrialization has changed the face of the world as well, polluting oceansand rivers, stripping (剥夺)the world of some of its oldest and most verdantforests (绿色森林)darkening the sky with air pollution, poking holes in theprotective ozone layer, and leading to the development of radioactivepoisons(放射型毒物) capable of poisoning the earth and continuing to poison it formillions of years to come. Meanwhile, man is beset by(被困扰) problems ofoverpopulation and pollution. Like vermin, man is being overcome by his ownfilth and inability to stop reproducing.

　　Man’s development in the last century has been massive, but in bothdirections, both forward and backward. This combination of development anddestruction seems to be the basic nature of man, but if we are to survive, wemust realize that progress, at the cost of ourselves is not only unacceptablebut the path to destruction.