又到了每周分享 雅思寫作范文 的時間了。2016.9.10雅思寫作Task2考了一個關于customs的主題，具體詳情如下：

  The customs and traditional ways of behaviour are no longer relevant to the modern world. So they are not worth keeping any more. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

  2016.9.10雅思寫作Task2新航道名師解析：

  本題問：很多傳統習俗和行為方式已經與現代社會格格不入，于是有人認為這些東西沒有必要保存下來了，你是否同意這個觀點?這個題目中的傳統習俗和行為方式實際上就是指廣義的文化，因此，這個題目其實問的就是：古老的傳統文化是否值得保存下來?我知道，看慣了好萊塢打打殺殺電影的新新人類，往往會認為，中國古老的傳統文化有什么值得保留的嘛，我都懶得看!這其實是一代人的誤區，甚至也是過往中國人的誤區。一直以來，中國在保留傳統文化方面都是特別不上心的，朝代更替時，都以破舊迎新為榮，對歷史，對傳統的東西大加鞭韃，除之而后快。因此，我們現在說起來是上下五千年，但能夠供我們瞻仰的真的不多，稍有印象的就是秦朝兵馬俑了，那還是因為藏在地下才得以幸免的。幸運的是，近年來，我們已經意識到這個問題，不僅開始努力保護傳統文物，也在開始保護傳統習俗和行為方式了。例如，這些年很多兒童重新去閱讀四書五經，很多地方恢復了廟會祭祖，漢服也重新開始流行起來了。這些在30年前幾乎是不可想象的。

  因此，如果唐老師來寫這篇作文，我的觀點一定是：雖然有些傳統習俗和行為方式的確已經不值得保留，但是那些帶有豐富文化特色的習俗和行為方式卻應該原汁原味地保留下來。那么，為什么呢?首先，從淺層次說，這些東西是歷史的產物，通過它們我們可以了解歷史(比如在中國，劃龍舟，吃粽子就可以讓我們記住戰國時期那段歷史，否則，我們可能忘記);其次，從深層次說，延續這些傳統習俗和行為方式有助于形成一個國家的民族身份(聽起來有點玄，請看唐老師具體如何表達)。仍以中國為例，放假度春節的習俗就保留了下來，因為每過一次春節，就強化了我們是中國人的感受(很多人建議用圣誕節來取代中國春節，我是完全反對的)，在當今多種族共存時代，保留自己的身份非常重要。

  2016.9.10雅思寫作Task2范文-(新航道名師唐老師分享)

  段1)Many people, especially the young generation, often talk about discarding the customs and traditional ways of behaviour on the ground that they are no longer applicable to modern life. By contrast, I believe the traditional culture should be preserved, for it plays a pivotal role in our understanding of history and formation of identity even if it is irrelevant to our daily life.

  解析：

  雅思作文中的第一段的難度在于如何快速恰當地引出話題，然后提出自己的觀點。在這個過程中，要注意避免完全重復題目中的詞句。同時，在提出自己觀點時，要盡量能夠做到預告接下來段落的主要內容。比如，本文接下來要論證的就是傳統文化有助于我們理解歷史，形成身份，所以，本段的最后一句話就直接將這些要點提出來。

  discard = abandon = throw away 拋棄，扔掉

  on the ground that 以......為基礎

  applicable 適用的。這里用來替換relevant(相關的)

  play a pivotal role 起關鍵作用

  段2)As we know, traditional customs and rituals are reflections of historical realities. If they are completely abandoned, we may lose sight of our history. Take boat-racing in China for example. It has been an event in memory of Qu Yuan, a legendary figure in the Warring States Period. He drowned himself because his advice was ignored by the king of Chu. Today, boat-racing has nothing to do our daily living; we don’t even need boats for fishing, but Chinese people are still celebrating this event every year for the reason that it reminds them of the cruelty of politics in that period of time. If boat-racing were no longer celebrated, Qu Yuan and the history he represented might have disappeared into the dust of time.

  解析：本段論證傳統習俗和做法是歷史真實的反映。本段用舉例法來論證。ritual 禮節;做法 (= daily practices 日常行為)

  legendary figure 傳奇人物

  for the reason that... = because 因為。經常閱讀唐老師范文的讀者應該已經注意到，唐老師喜歡在作文中使用詞組。比如more often than not = frequently; all of a sudden = suddenly; for the reason that = because;等等。這是為什么呢?這不僅僅是為了湊字數，而是因為詞組會讓文章讀起來更加地道，語氣更舒緩。這是寫作秘訣，你知道就可以了，不要告訴其他人!

  disappear into the dust of time 消失到時間的塵埃中。這是非常個性化的表達，我相信考官在1000份試卷里也難讀到這樣的表達方法，好感油然而生!

  段3)Not only do past customs and ceremonies inform us of our history, they also dictate who we are and where we are going. To be clear about our unique identity and future is extremely important, especially in this multi-cultural world. Jewish people today are respected throughout the world partly because they are still practising the customs and rituals like their forefathers. That’s why I, a Chinese university student, do not like the idea of celebrating Christmas instead of Spring festival, or Valentine’s day instead of Double Seventh day. Indeed, it is in the traditional culture that we can always find ourselves.

  解析：本段討論傳統文化對我們身份形成的重要性，同樣用舉例方法，舉了猶太人和中國人的例子。雅思是國際化考試，如果只舉中國的例子可能不是特別好。

  dictate = tell 是個很高規格的詞匯，如果不會使用，最好用tell

  It is in the traditional culture that we can always find ourselves. 這句是強調句型。

  段4)To conclude, though many traditional customs and ways of behaviour may appear irrelevant to our modern world, they are not useless as some people claim. On the contrary, they are important to help us understand our history and shape our identity. In this sense, they are certainly worth keeping.

  解析：結論段，換一種說法把前面討論的重點重述一遍。

  on the contrary 相反

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