Study the following reportage carefully and write an essay in which you should:
1. interpret the reportage,
2. point out the reasons for the problem, and
3. suggest possible ways to solve the problem.
You should write 160~200 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2.
According to the above news report, the divorce rate in China keeps increasing since 1970’s, and now is higher than that in Japan and Korea. It was also reported that the ratio of divorced couples to married couples reached 1 to 2 in 2002 in Beijing.
From my point of view, the problem of high divorce rate in our country can be analyzed from three perspectives. To begin with, owing to economic development and women’s liberation, the traditional family mode has changed greatly. Now in most cases the two parties of a marriage are psychologically and economically independent. Second, because of the higher living standard and onechild policy, many young people have shaped a selfcentered personality, which is liable to result in lack of mutual care and understanding. Third, when all the social members become more and more openminded, people are less restricted to the traditional conception of marriage. Third parties, extramarital love and online marriage all pose great threats to the legal marriage.
As we all know, healthy marriages are beneficial not only to the couples themselves, but also to the growth of the children and to the stability of the whole society. Therefore, it is worthwhile to make efforts to reduce the divorce rate. Before they get married, young couples should be emotionally and psychologically well prepared for all possible conditions and changes in marriage. Furthermore, school and family education should help enhance the sense of responsibility, which is not only the key to a healthy marriage but also to a successful career.
该文有许多好的语言点值得学习。
首段的news report相当于提纲中的reportage,意思是“新闻报道”。
次段首句的perspective意思是“角度”。第四句的onechild policy表示“计划生育的一孩政策”,selfcentered personality表示“以自我为中心的个性”,mutual care and understanding表示“相互关爱和理解”。第五句中的openminded表示“思想开明的”。第六句中的pose great threats to表示“对……构成重大威胁”。
第三段中的enhance the sense of responsibility表示“加强责任感”。