“雙十一”就要來臨了，想必無數剁手黨要瘋狂購物了吧。11.11除了是網購節，還是“光棍節”。今天要給大家講一個很接單身地氣的話題“獨居”。提前預熱下“雙十一”吧。

　　題目

　　In some countries, many more people are choosing to live alone nowadays than in the past. Do you think this is a positive or negative development?

　　“在一些國家，相比以前現在越來越多的人選擇自己一個居住。你認為這是一個積極的或消極的發展?”

　　題目分析

　　這是一個“積極或者消極影響”的話題，也是雅思大作文寫作中經常出現的。面對這樣的題目，麗麗老師要給同學們以下幾點建議：

　　1. 題目是要求你陳述自己的意見，千萬不能寫其他人的意見。

　　2. 三個不同的答案是可以的：a. 你認為這是積極的影響;b. 你認為這是消極的影響;c. 你認為這既有積極的也有消極的影響。

　　在開頭段一定要先說清楚自己的觀點是什么，然后在主體段中用好的論點去支持，在結尾段的時候，在進行總結重復說清楚自己的觀點。

　　文章結構

　　本文采用經典的四段式結構：

　　1.背景介紹+個人觀點陳述

　　既可以看作積極的發展，也可以是消極的(both positive and negative consequences in equal measure can be identified in this trend)

　　2.給出“自己居住”是積極發展的原因(從個人和經濟的角度分析)

　　a.自己的獨立性可以得到很好地鍛煉(to train their independence and self-reliance)

　　b.使房地產機構和建筑行業獲得利益(to bring in enormous profits for real state agencies and construction industry)

　　3. 給出“自己居住”是消極發展的原因(從個人和經濟的角度分析)

　　a. 自己居住可能會面臨感情上的孤獨感和焦慮(to experience the sense of loneliness, isolation or even anxiety)

　　b. 同樣的，房產市場的需求也會抬高房價，極端情況下會造成房地產泡沫(to push up property prices and rents or even lead to real estate bubbles)

　　4. 總結再次重申自己的觀點

　　正文

　　In recent years, it has become far more normal for people to live alone, especially in some metropolitan cities. In my viewpoint, both positive and negative consequences in equal measure can be identified in this trend.

　　The rise in one-person household can be seen as positive for both individual and broader economic reasons. On an individual level, people are likely to train their independence and self-reliance if they choose to live alone, becoming more self-responsible than those who live with family members. A mature adult living alone, for example, has to take care of him or herself in terms of cleaning, cooking, and managing his or her own budget, and all of those skills are essential for life. Also, from an economic perspective, the tendency of living alone can, in large likelihood, result in surging demand in housing properties. This is, accordingly, very likely to bring in enormous profits for real state agencies and construction industry.

　　However, the personal and economic arguments given above can be considered from the opposite angle. Firstly, rather than the positive feeling of increased independence, people who live alone may experience the sense of loneliness, isolation or even anxiety. Proper emotional support is inadequate for those people who will also need to undertake all the living expense including various household bills alone and bravely face unexpected emergencies. Secondly, taking financial factors into considerations, soaring demand in housing will push up property prices and rents. In extreme cases, real estate bubbles are one possible consequence, which tend to jeopardise the housing market.

　　In conclusion, the increasing number of one-person households will have both beneficial and detrimental effects on individuals and on the economy.

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　　作者簡介：

　　姚麗,紐卡斯爾大學碩士畢業，中英口筆譯專業。曾為芬蘭航空等做過交替和同聲傳譯專業英語八級證書，Complete IELTS教學培訓證書，British Council培訓認證教師。