2021年1月20日托福獨立寫作真題范文 | 關(guān)于垃圾食品征稅

【考場題目回憶】：

喜歡吃高碳水的食物也許是不健康的，政府應(yīng)該想辦法控制人們這種不健康的生活習慣?；蛟S加稅是一種辦法，但是，也有人不同意這個提議。你覺得呢？

When burgers and chips are to feed people whose food budget is tight, they should remain at the current low prices. When such food is to be some kind of a pleasure for some other people, restaurants can charge those people more money, as a matter of fact, not for the food but for the pleasure. This may be a good solution to the dispute.

This varying pricing system, depending on the increase of tax or the exemption from the additional tax, is not intended to discriminate those people who are unable to be lavish on their dietary choice, and, instead, is to ensure that sustenance is at the cost they can afford. 

接下來可以展開的部分當然是大家很可能都會想到的理由——核心思路是“經(jīng)濟拮據(jù)的人需要廉價食物來果腹”，漲稅導(dǎo)致漲價可能是斷了這些人的活路。”以及“精明的商家也可能為了銷量而舍棄一部分利潤來抵消稅的提高的部分，于是價格維持原樣，漲稅有什么用呢？”

老師不給出全部的英語陳述？是的。那怎么辦？根據(jù)上面的中文思路，給出下面的英語關(guān)鍵詞。大家自己動筆試試看，能不能通過建議性的關(guān)鍵詞把這個段落寫出來。

* 經(jīng)濟拮據(jù)的：penniless (adj.); underprivileged (adj.);

* 廉價的：inexpensive (adj.); affordable (adj.)

* 精明的：shrewd (adj.)

* 商家：merchant (n.)

* 果腹：feed oneself up (phr.);

* 抵消：neutralize (v.)

另外，還有常用動詞的替換：

導(dǎo)致：lead to; result in

Nor is the varying pricing to rip off those other people who occasionally need the enjoyment that the large amounts of salt and sugar can bring. After all, if such enjoyment, which is unhealthy, is too easy, we may see people’s indulgence in it. We cannot rely on self-discipline. 

接下來可以展開的部分當然是大家很可能會想到的理由——核心思路是“既然經(jīng)濟條件允許這些人吃健康的食物，那就充分運用價格杠桿來阻止他們沉溺于高鹽高糖的快感中。難得開心一下還不夠么？”

上面的中文思路的建議性的英語關(guān)鍵詞：

* 條件：condition (n.)

* 充分地：fully (adv.)

* 杠桿：leverage (n.)

* 沉溺于：be obsessed with (v. phr.); be addicted to (v. phr.); abandon oneself to (v. phr.)

再來看看常見動詞的替換：

* 允許：allow (v.) ; enable (v.)

* 運用：make use of (v. phr.)

* 阻止：prevent (v.); discourage (v.); stem (v.)

So, in fairness, choosing either side may not be a good idea. Instead, it is better to be flexible in this matter.