雅思大作文語料庫：間隔年的利弊
In some countries some school leavers are choosing to work or travel for a period of time between finishing high school and attending university. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages for school leavers' decision. Give your own opinion and reasons. Use your experience of life to explain it. (2009年9月26日)
解析：本題考查間隔年的利弊
Grand Tour n從前英國貴族子女的遍游歐洲大陸的教育旅行
The gap year n 間隔年
老師思路拓展：
間隔年的利好：
1. 兼職工作積累工作經(jīng)驗，獲得自我成就感，對于社會有了更加深刻的洞察，對于未來的職業(yè)選擇有清晰的洞察。
2. 旅行可以開拓視野和豐富知識，結(jié)交朋友，鍛煉獨立性，這些對于未來的發(fā)展是有利好的。
3. 工作和旅行提高了人的社會意識，豐富了人生的閱歷，成熟了人的心態(tài)。
間隔年的弊端：
1. 很多孩子可能沉迷工作和旅行不再回歸校園，如果這樣，間隔年就背離了它的初衷。
2. 青春期是人的求知欲望最強，也是學習能力和記憶力最強的寶貴時期，高中生不應該耽誤一年的時間遠離校園而去打工或是閑逛，否則，學業(yè)就會被耽誤。
3. 高中生沒有形成核心競爭力，很難找到工作。即使是找到，也很容易被欺騙和剝削。
老師原創(chuàng)語料庫：
基本語料庫：
1. to experience the gap year v體驗間隔年
2. take a year off to work and travel before attending university v 經(jīng)歷間隔年
3. go to university = start university life = attend university v上大學(三劍客)
4. earn a living = work as part-timers v 謀生
5. do some sightseeing = to be well-traveled = to travel on one’s own v自己旅行
間隔年的利好：
1. broaden one’s mental horizons v拓寬視野
2. enrich one’s life and social experience v豐富人生以及社會閱歷
3. temper one’s sense of independence 鍛煉獨立性(旅行;兼職)
點評：temper = train = chasten v.磨煉
4. relieve the tension and pressure caused by senior academic study v緩解學習壓力(旅行快樂)
5. brighten one’s spirit v使人快樂(重點背誦)
6. add spice to one’s life v增加人生的樂趣 (重點背誦)
點評：spice n香料，情趣
7. feast one’s eyes on the beautiful landscape 欣賞美麗景色
點評：feast one’s eyes on v大飽眼福 (作家文采)
8. enlarge one’s circle of friends 廣交朋友(旅行;小組學習)
9. deepen one’s insight into different customs, cultures and lifestyles v加深對于不同的風俗，文化以及生活方式的理解;
點評：insight into 對于……的洞察
10. mature one’s mentality 成熟心態(tài)
點評：mature adj成熟的;v.使成熟
11. strengthen one’s sense of achievement v增強自我成就感
12. reduce the pressure triggered by tight academic study v緩解學習生活的壓力
間隔年的弊端：
1. The study will be delayed and disadvantaged. 耽誤學習
點評：disadvantage v使得處于不利狀態(tài)
2. So immature and inexperienced are some youngsters that they are more likely to go astray. 一些年輕人是如此的不成熟和經(jīng)驗不足以至于會誤入歧途。
3. young adults may end up never returning to campus life 年輕人可能不再回歸校園。
點評：end up doing sth v最終以……為結(jié)局(寫作亮點)
4. As for those poverty-stricken children, travel might impose much pressure upon their families economically. 對于家庭貧困的孩子而言，旅行是一種巨大的家庭經(jīng)濟負擔。
點評：poverty-stricken = needy = straitened adj貧困的(三劍客)
5. The main task of students is to update their knowledge and acquire competitive skills. They mighty regret it for the rest of their life provided that they fail to draw on the golden time.學生的主要任務是學習知識，掌握技能。如果他們錯過了寶貴的機會，也許會遺憾終生。
點評：provided that = if 假如(地道英語為主句在先，條件置后)
6. The competence of students is not enough for them to cope with work requirements. 學生的能力不足以讓他們滿足工作的要求。
點評：competence = capability = ability n 能力
7. Students’ mentality is not mature enough to understand complex adult world. 學生的心智不足以理解復雜的成人世界。
8. The adult world is too perilous and unreadable to students who don’t have strong ability of analysis. 成人世界很危險，年輕人無法讀懂，因為他們沒有明辨是非的能力。
點評：perilous = dangerous =risky adj危險的(三劍客)
