雅思写作全球化及影响话题7
Topic 7: Aircrafts have been increasingly used to transport fruits and vegetables to some countries where such plants hardly grow or are out of season. Some people consider it a good trend, but some people oppose it. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
进口蔬菜和水果的好处：
·产品更丰富，价格更低廉（more goods and lower prices),减轻蔬菜和水果供应的压力（relieve food supply stress/food shortage);
·有利于融入国际贸易（participation in the world economic globalisation process),形成双赢局面(win-win situation);出口特色产品（export products with competitive advantages)有利于扩大出口和吸引外资（conducive to expanding export and attracting foreign capital);
·货物运输行业（the freight transport industry)的发展使商品运输的成本更低，低价格使人们具备购买进口产品的能力（made available at an affordable cost)。
进口蔬菜和水果的坏处
·对国内盖菜和水果行业构成威胁（pose threats to domestic firms and jobs),对必需品的生产造成压力（impact the manufacture of essential goods);
·农产品易腐烂（perishable crops),难保鲜（hard to preserve);过分依赖出口（rely excessively on imports)可能导致贸易逆差（trade deficit);
·进口产品价格过高，消费者支付不起（unaffordable to the general public)。
范文
第一段
There has been a steady increase in the demand for imports throughout the world in recent years including those perishable items, such as fruits and vegetables. Despite the boom in this business,importing agricultural products is very often criticised as unnecessary and extravagant, especially when air freight is involved. The criticism was correct in the past, but at the present time, there are indications that this trade activity has brought various benefits.
第二段
At first, it is important to note that contrary to popular belief, imports are now increasingly affordable to the general population. Thanks to the rapid development of the freight transport industry,air travel has become an economical mode of transport, resulting in the cost of importing. Meanwhile, technical advance in the food processing industry has made it much easier to preserve fresh fruits and vegetables over a long-haul air flight. Because of the wide availability of imported crops, there are more varieties in the food market, leading to the drop in the price of imports.The supply of products in the market is less likely to be influenced by seasonal factors, and an adequate intake of nutrition is guaranteed for the general population throughout the year.
第三段
Another fact to note is that import and export normally go hand in hand, and a country that imports goods from other countries does not necessarily suffer a loss. Trade is not unilateral but bilateral. Some countries are noted for an agrarian economy, while others specialise in manufacturing industrial products. Countries differ in their product structures because they have dissimilar natural resources, climates, and geographical features. By adopting an enlightened policy and promoting trade activities with other countries, a country can facilitate the exchange of goods, services and capital with the rest of the world and promote economic development.
第四段
On the negative side, some countries might become addicted to importing goods and overlook the possiblity of developing a self-contained economy. Scarcity of resource or lack of technology might disable a country from producing crops to feed its population, but it cannot be taken as an excuse for relying heavily on imports. Govermment funding in scientific research can make it possible to achieve breakthrough and increase the yield, thereby resolving food supply crisis.
第五段
Countries are therefore advised to promote international trade and to develop their own industries simultaneously. Positive attitudes toward importing goods from other countries demonstrate a government's stance on the international trade, although the government should also prevent itself from relying on imported goods.
近义词表
1.perishable=easy to rot:容易腐烂的
2.boom=rapid growth=sudden increase=expansion=surge:快速发展
3.extravagant=wasteful=luxurious:奢侈的
4. at the present time=at present=currently:如今，目前
5.indication=sign=hint=clue:迹象，提示
6.variety=selection:选择
7.go hand in hand=be closely connected=be inseparable:密不可分的
8.unilateral=one-sided:单边的
9.enlightened=liberal=open-minded:开明的，开通的
10.overlook=neglect=ignore:忽视
11.self-contained=self-reliant=self-sufficient:自给自足的
12.scarcity=deficiency=shortage=dearth=deficit:缺乏，紧缺；罕见
13.yield=harvest=the amount of crops produced:产量
14.simultaneously=at the same time:同时
15.stance=position=stand:立场
