托福寫作生活類范文：人們購買東西是出于虛榮而非需求

　　People often buy products not because they really need them but because other people have them.

　　【解題思路】本題要求選擇一方來闡述自己的觀點(diǎn)，重點(diǎn)在于立場明確、理由清晰且富有邏輯性。只要能夠有條理地將理由陳述清楚，加上一些富有變化的句型，就能夠很好地論證觀點(diǎn)了。

　　We make regular purchases every day, and most of the time, I believe people buy products because they need them. On the other hand, it is also true that sometimes our purchases are of human desires or so-called "wants", but this does not necessarily mean that we want these goods only because other people have them. It’s very possible for humans to like something purely because it is good to have them. Therefore, in my opinion, whether people buy products because they really need them or other people have them should be discussed case-by-case.

　　購物已經(jīng)成為人們的一種日常，而且大多數(shù)時(shí)候，我相信人們會購買產(chǎn)品，是因?yàn)樗麄冃枰@些產(chǎn)品。另一方面，有時(shí)我們的購買是出于人類的欲望或所謂的“想要”，但這并不一定意味著我們想要這些商品僅僅只是因?yàn)槠渌藫碛羞@些東西。人類很有可能單純的喜歡一些東西，因?yàn)閾碛羞@些東西更有益。因此，在我看來，人們購買產(chǎn)品是因?yàn)樗麄冋娴男枰麄?，還是其他人有他們的產(chǎn)品，應(yīng)該就事論事，逐個(gè)討論。

　　【首段】開頭段是獨(dú)立寫作的起始，也是引入話題、提出作者觀點(diǎn)的重要段落。在首段中，分別按照一引二扣三觀四鋪的順序進(jìn)行習(xí)作。其中第一步是引入話題，即進(jìn)行話題的背景討論，第二步是扣題，即點(diǎn)明議論文要討論的話題，第三步是觀點(diǎn)陳述，即作者針對話題提出自己的論點(diǎn)，第四步是鋪墊下文，即為議論文的主體段做好邏輯鋪墊。

　　For goods like groceries, we buy them because they are essential for our everyday living. Using my mother as an example, each Friday after work, she would go to the grocery store to do grocery shopping for the family. Although she gets very tired after a week of work, she still does the shopping. She knows the importance of food for a family. Whether for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, she always prepares us a healthy and delicious meal. Giving us food is a way for her to show her love and care. She is not the only mom who does this. Most moms would go to grocery store to pick up food for the family. It is not because other moms buy food for their family so they need to do it as well, but rather, as humans we depend on food for survival. For college students, same principle applies. It is easy for students to get overwhelmed by school work and social life, but when it comes to grocery shopping, students still make time to do their shopping list. Buying healthy and nutritious food is necessary for students’ life. In this case, we buy products because we need them not because others have it.

　　對于像食品這樣的商品，我們購買它們是因?yàn)樗鼈儗ξ覀兊娜粘Ｉ钪陵P(guān)重要。以我母親為例，每個(gè)周五下班后，她都會去商店為家人購物。雖然經(jīng)歷了一周的工作她也很勞累，但她仍然會去購物。因?yàn)樗朗澄飳彝サ闹匾?。無論是早餐、午餐還是晚餐，她總是為我們準(zhǔn)備一頓健康可口的飯菜。為我們提供食物是她表達(dá)她的愛和關(guān)心的一種方式。她并不是唯一一個(gè)這樣做的母親。大多數(shù)媽媽都會去商店為家人買食物。這并不是因?yàn)槠渌麐寢尪既樗麄兊募彝ベ徺I食物，所以他們也需要這樣做，而是作為人類，我們依靠食物生存。對于大學(xué)生來說，同樣的原則也適用。學(xué)生們很容易被學(xué)校的工作和社會生活所淹沒，但是當(dāng)涉及到商店購物時(shí)，學(xué)生們還是會抽出時(shí)間來擬定他們的購物清單。購買健康和有營養(yǎng)的食物對學(xué)生生活是很有必要的。在這種情況下，我們購買產(chǎn)品是因?yàn)槲覀冃枰鼈儯皇且驗(yàn)閯e人擁有它。

　　【第二段】圍繞論點(diǎn)，舉例說明，補(bǔ)充作者的兩個(gè)生活中例子，生動具體闡述理由，論證觀點(diǎn)

　　For some luxurious goods, however, such as an expensive bag or a pair of shoes, people might purchase them because others have them as well. This phenomenon is especially common among high school female students. As girls begin to care more and more about their looks, their perspective on beauty starts to change collectively. For example, a girl who wears a pair of UGG shoes may eventually starts a trend. If her classmates think having a pair of UGG is cool and pretty, then they will want a pair too. So it is common to see within a school that girls dress very similarly with one another. This is an example when purchases are not needs, but simply because others have it and so one wants to have it too. According to a survey conducted by Trend website, a significant percentage of luxurious goods buyers consider luxurious brand as a label for their social status or wealth and they tend to choose the brand that their colleagues or friends recognize or value.

　　然而，對于一些奢侈的商品，比如昂貴的包包或一雙鞋，人們可能會購買它們，因?yàn)槠渌艘矔I。這種現(xiàn)象在高中女生中尤為普遍。隨著女孩們開始越來越多地在意自己的外表，她們對美的看法開始整體改觀。舉個(gè)例子，一個(gè)穿一雙UGG鞋的女孩最終可能會引領(lǐng)一種潮流。如果她的同學(xué)認(rèn)為有一雙UGG很酷很漂亮，那么他們也會想要一雙。因此，在學(xué)校里，女孩們穿著非常相似的衣服是很常見的。這是一個(gè)例子，當(dāng)購買不是出于需要，而是僅僅是因?yàn)槠渌藫碛兴?，?dǎo)致你也想擁有它。據(jù)趨勢網(wǎng)站的一項(xiàng)調(diào)查顯示，相當(dāng)大比例的奢侈商品購買者認(rèn)為奢侈品牌是他們社會地位或財(cái)富的標(biāo)簽，他們傾向于選擇自己的同事或朋友認(rèn)可或重視的品牌。

　　【第三段】通過進(jìn)一步論證自己的觀點(diǎn)。反面說理指的是在主體段深入論證自己觀點(diǎn)的時(shí)候， 通過對與自己相反觀點(diǎn)的不足之處剖析，反向證明自身觀點(diǎn)的優(yōu)越性。反面說理可以從另一個(gè)側(cè)面提升自己觀點(diǎn)的合理度和信服度。

　　In sum, I think most of the time people make purchases because we need them, but there are rare situations where making a purchase is because others have it.

　　總而言之，我認(rèn)為大多數(shù)時(shí)候人們會買東西，因?yàn)槲覀冃枰麄?，但偶爾也會有這樣的情況：買東西是因?yàn)閯e人擁有它。

　　【尾段】本段是文章的尾段,對上文進(jìn)行了承接,并對論點(diǎn)進(jìn)行了概括分析,最后重申論點(diǎn),讓文章更加立場明確。