5月15日雅思大作文真題參考范文 I 保持身體健康是為社會還是為個人？

2021年4月24雅思大作文題目

People should look after their health as a duty to the society where they live, rather than their own benefits. To what extent do you agree or disagree？

高分范文及解析

Introduction

When health problems of the public are turning into a social concern, many deem that individuals, as a member of the community, should maintain their health in terms of fulfilling one of their social obligations instead of reaping their own benefits. From my perspective, I tend to think otherwise.

【解析】

注意題干中的rather than（而不是），意味著這個觀點(diǎn)是認(rèn)為“take care of their health”只是“a duty to the society”。我們站其對立面時，可以是認(rèn)為保持健康“只”和個人相關(guān)，也可站在“與個人和社會均有關(guān)”。曾有類似題目問的是“個人保持健康應(yīng)該是個人負(fù)責(zé)還是政府負(fù)責(zé)”，要區(qū)分這兩個問題的差異。

Concession & Refutation

Admittedly, it is justifiable for some to perform their social duty by leading a healthy life. This is mainly because as a member of society, one throughout his or her entire life usually enjoys the social welfare, especially in health care, such as footing part of the medical bills, offering free vaccinations, and investing in medical research for the sake of bettering people’s well-being. In return, it naturally follows that citizens should assume their responsibility to repay the community by at least not putting extra burden on the corridors of power. In other words, citizens should facilitate the reduction of financial cost in medical field, and thus stay healthy to this end. However, this is an incomplete part of the whole picture, which indicates that individuals should adopt healthy habits not only for social duties but also for their personal benefits.

【解析】

以社會公民的身份享受社會帶來福利的同時，人們也應(yīng)該有責(zé)任回報社會，起碼不要給社會的醫(yī)療系統(tǒng)增加額外負(fù)擔(dān)。但是，這不是事件的全貌，意味著人們同時也得從個人利益出發(fā)。

Argument

As a matter of fact, aiming at reaping one’s own benefits is more likely to enable him or her to secure a sound physique. Such is human nature that people usually have every reason to negotiate the impediments and fulfil the goal for their own sake, with a sense of social responsibility being too abstract to serve as the motivation. A typical example is what happened in China at the beginning of 2020 when the nightmarish pandemic – COVID-19 – impacted. Why did most Chinese citizens conform to a series of policies issued by the government and stay at home for months during the lockdown? The answer may be the social obligation of helping alleviate the tension, but a more real response to this question is human’s innate fear of suffering from the torture of diseases, physically and mentally.

【解析】

人的本性使然，當(dāng)出于個人利益，更可能完成保持健康這件事，最終達(dá)到個人和社會都獲益的共贏結(jié)果?；叵?020年初，為什么大多數(shù)國人會乖乖接受封城隔離等一系列措施？是社會責(zé)任感，也更是對病痛乃至死亡的恐懼。

Conclusion

To sum up, it is much easier for citizens to stay healthy for the purpose of deriving their own benefits, which further secures a win-win result for both individuals and the society.

【解析】

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