2022年4月30日雅思大作文题目
In many countries, people spend more and more time away from their families. What causes this trend? What effects do you think it has on themselves and their families?
高分范文及解析
Introduction
There has been a growing trend that people in many metropolises allocate less time to staying with their families. Personally, behind this trend are two predominant factors, and this may exert impacts on both individuals and their families.
解析
很纯说明文题型，问原因和结果。家庭大话题下的老话题，就在2021年8月12日刚考过。审题时需注意：结果的部分，必须从“个人”和“家庭”两个层面讨论。
Ø exert vt. 施加
Reasons
Generally speaking, the surging pressure, be it in study or in employment, has attributed to this trend. More accurately, as the vacancies of governmental bodies and highly-reputed businesses are few and far between, the competition for an ideal job is intense considering the sea of people applying. To have an edge over their counterparts, those applicants, when they were students, had every reason to seek for the opportunities to enrol in renowned universities, regardless of how far away they might be from their families. As to the working professionals, it is due to the heavier living pressure that they, especially average working parents, have to spend the majority of their time in office or on business trips, leaving their children or the elderly at home.
解析
主要原因——激增的生活压力：群体1(学生党)：外出学习以谋求日后的竞争力;群体2(上班族)：为了寻求更多的工作机会，远离家庭
Ø vacancy n. [职位]空位，空缺
Ø few and far between adj. 少之又少
Ø counterpart n. 职务相当的人;作用相当的事物
Ø working professional n. 上班族
Effects
This trend may bring both positive and negative effects on individuals and households. To illustrate, either the students or workers who live alone away from home will become more independent, as they have to cope with a colossal quantity of trivialities ranging from getting familiarised with the rail network to handling various paper work. However, they may also feel homesick for the lifestyle in this city may be quite different from the one they are used to live. In terms of families, while young couples may receive decent payments, the family bonds will be severely impacted, which will either render their grown-up children estranged from them or make their aged parents suffer from empty-nest syndrome.
解析
个人层面：更独立，但孤独思乡;家庭层面：可能有更好的收入，但家庭关系疏离，导致要么孩子缺少父母教育，要么父母经受空巢综合症的煎熬
Ø colossal adj. 巨大的
Ø family bond n. 家庭关系
Ø estranged adj. 疏远的
empty-nest syndrome n. 空巢综合症
Conclusion
To recapitulate, since possible reasons and effects have been clarified, individuals should take every factor into consideration when deciding whether they should study or work away from their families.
解析
重申观点
Ø recapitulate v. 总结
