2017年2月25日雅思写作题目：Some people want the government to spend more money looking for life on other planets, while others think it is a waste of public money and there are many problems on the earth. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
又见外星人题目!记得2016年10月13日，雅思作文问的是人类是否应该与外星人进行交流，当然有的人认为应该，有的人认为不应该，因为让外星人知道地球的存在后，我们会遇到很多危险。忘了的盆友点这里：
【范文】10月13日雅思写作大作文解析-人类应该尝试与外星人沟通吗？
这次稍微转换一下角度，问我们是否应该花钱去寻找外星球上的生命?
观点自然还是有人认为应该，也有人认为不应该，因为地球上还有很多问题需要花钱去解决。
对比一下，两道题其实都是要求双边讨论：首先要讨论应该交流/花钱寻找，然后讨论不应该交流/花钱，最后给出自己的观点。不难看出，这两个题目部分的讨论其实差不多，无非是找到外星生命后，我们可以向他们学习，我们不再孤独，地球毁灭时可以有人帮助我们，等等，但第二部分略有不同：2016年10月13日重点要我们讨论与外星人联系后可能带来的危险，而本题的讨论重点则是地球本身现在还有很多现实问题需要花钱去解决，比如贫困，教育，医疗，这些都很好想出来，也很好写。
总体看来，这次考试的题目比较容易写，审题没有难度，观点很明确，也很容易细化。
Our imagination about beings on other planets has never stopped and reached its climax in such movie series like “Star Wars” and “Star Trek” in 1960s and 1970s. If other life forms do exist, as many people believe, is it worthwhile for the government to spend money looking for them?
There are many people who are very enthusiastic about those life forms on other planets. They are interested in how these different beings survive and believe their more advanced technology may well help us human beings solve their existing problems. Besides, as many scientists have speculated, the Earth will eventually die and disappear into the black hole. We therefore need to find our siblings on other planets so that when that day does arrive, our future grand, grand children will not perish from the Earth.
Those with more realistic bend of mind, however, do not support the idea of spending money on life forms on other planets. They are generally more doubtful about the existence of other beings in the outer space, so they believe it is just a huge waste of money to try to look for them, especially when there still are so many practical problems on this planet crying for solution. The money squandered on the exploration of aliens, they argue, should go to helping children who are unable to pay for their college education and those who are ill but cannot enjoy decent medical services.
Personally, I do think that there should be a balance between the money spent on the immediate issues and the future ones. Undoubtedly, such pressing problems as housing, education, and medicare ought to be taken care of by the government, but it is also the responsibility of the government to prepare for the future of the Earth. Seen in this light, a reasonable investment on the life on other planets is perfectly justifiable.
