題目

It is becoming more and more difficult to escape the influence of the media on our lives.Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of living in a media rich society.

題型：利弊分析

翻譯：越來越難以擺脫媒體對我們生活的影響。討論生活在媒體社會中的利弊。

寫作結構

開頭段：背景介紹 個人立場

主體段 1：（利大于弊/弊大于利）理由1 論證

主體段 2：（利大于弊/弊大于利）理由2 論證

結尾段：總結理由 重申觀點

范文解析

開頭段

交代背景“媒體是關于溝通的，我想我們大多數人都同意，作為人類，我們需要溝通”，表示“我們在觀看或與誰交談方面有更多選擇”。

背景句：The media is about communication and I suppose most of us would agree that, as human beings we need to communicate. We need to know what is going on in the world generally; we want to be entertained and to keep in touch with people. Older media, such as newspapers, radio and TV help us do this, but the newer media, particularly the internet and mobile phones go further.

個人立場：We have more choice in terms of what we watch or who we talk to.

主體段 1

iPhone可以使用互聯網聽音樂，玩游戲和觀看視頻。這一切都是即時的，便攜式的。它讓你感覺到被它控制了，它也有缺點。

觀點介紹 舉例論證：I have an iPhone which allows me - just by using one device - to make phone calls, use the internet to listen to music, play games and watch videos. And it's all immediate, and portable. It makes you feel in control, but there are disadvantages too.

主體段 2

人們總是發短信和發電子郵件，如果他們沒有手機或筆記本電腦，他們會感到被切斷。這些日子非常普遍，許多人都覺得這很令人擔憂。我們周圍也有很多廣告，試圖說服我們購買我們并不真正需要的東西。但我們應盡量不讓它控制你的生活。

舉例論證 1：People are always texting and emailing each other and if they don't have their phone or laptop around, they feel cut off. Also, have you seen a group of teenagers in a cafe where they're not talking to each other, but using their phones? It's a very common sight these days, which many people feel is worrying, as we seem to prefer using technology to face-to-face communication.

舉例論證 2：We are also spoilt for choice - perhaps too much choice. There are so many TV channels, but so many of the programmes are poor quality. There's also so much advertising all around us, trying to persuade us to buy things we don't really need.

主題句：To survive in such a society, you have to be very aware of the power the media can have over you, your actions and your opinions, and try not to let it control your life.

結尾段

總結理由 重申觀點：在我看來，毫無疑問，我們生活在一個媒體豐富的社會中，我們無能為力。我們可以做的是負責任地使用媒體，而不是讓它使用我們。

To my mind, there's no doubt we live in a media-rich society, and there's nothing we can do about that. What we can do is use the media responsibly and not let it use us.

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