October 30, 2023

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本期作者：张婷婷

2023年10月28日雅思大作文题目

Some people think that printed books are no longer needed in a digital era as all writing can be stored electronically. Others think that printed books will still play an important role. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. (2023/10/28)

范文及解析

Introduction

With theunfetteredaccess to digital devices, be they mobiles or tablets, people can be informed about what is happening around the worldsimultaneously, whichtakes a toll onprinted books, magazines or even newspapers.

解析

本次考题话题非常简单，没有难点限定信息等；可以先讨论双方，论述printed books 以及e-books 各自的优势，最后给出结论：printed books的重要性会逐渐下降，e-books以自己无可比拟的优势将会成为人们阅读的重要形式；

自由访问数字设备,无论是手机还是平板电脑,人们可以同时了解世界各地正在发生的事情,折影响印刷书籍、杂志或者报纸的生存。

❖ unfettered adj.无拘无束的；

❖ simultaneously adv.同时地;

❖ take a toll on 对……产生不良影响；

Body 1

Granted, printed books, the most traditional means of reading, are still apivotalsource of gaining information for many people even in the digital era. To commence with, the senior not apt at using electronic gadgets are habituated toimbibingknowledge on printed books. Furthermore, portable as e-books are, the irreversible damage to the children’s eyesengenderedby too much exposure to electronic screens cannot bedownplayed. Accordingly, printed books, for the sake of children’s physical health, still have its irreplaceable merit in elementary education. Secondly, the printed books, withattentiveandrigorous proofreadingof professional scholars andpundits, can be reckoned as credible sources of news. Reading online, conversely, can be uploaded by almost everyone and may subject readers to imprecise information, thereby leading netizensastrayor even instilling them with twisted values.

解析

1) 印刷书籍仍然是许多人（尤其是老人和孩子）获取信息的关键来源；

2) 印刷书籍经过专业学者和权威人士的细心和严谨的校对，更可靠；

当然，即使是在数字时代，作为最传统的阅读方式，印刷书籍仍然是许多人获取信息的关键来源。首先，不善于使用电子设备的老年人习惯于从印刷书籍中汲取知识。此外，电子书虽然便携，但过多地接触电子屏幕对孩子的眼睛造成的不可逆转的损害不容忽视。因此，为了儿童的身体健康，印刷书籍在基础教育中仍然有其不可替代的价值。其次，印刷书籍经过专业学者和权威人士的细心和严谨的校对，可以算得上是可靠的新闻来源。相反，网上阅读几乎人人都可以上传，读者可能会看到不准确的信息，从而导致网民误入歧途，甚至向他们灌输扭曲的价值观。

❖ pivotal adj.中枢的，关键的；

❖ imbibe vt.吸收，接受；

❖ engender v.产生，引起;

❖ downplay v.对……轻描淡写；轻视;

❖ attentive adj.注意的，专心的；

❖ rigorous adj. 严格的，苛刻的；一丝不苟的；

❖ proofreading n..校对;

❖ pundit n.专家；博学者；

❖ astray adv.迷失，迷路；步入歧途;

Body 2

Nevertheless, e-books are prone to gain wider traction among people formultifacetedreasons. The principal one is that e-books allow people accessible toa pool ofinformation within seconds with the help of the Internet, which can aid us togarnerinformation more efficiently. Another keyboonof e-books is its real-time online interaction. For example, there has been aspikein the use of platforms like Twitter and YouTube where anyone can exchange their perspectives, thus helping us to think outside of the box and become more inclusive.

解析

1) 电子书可以让人们更有效地获取信息；

2) 电子书能够进行实时在线互动；

尽管如此，电子书容易获得人们更广泛的吸引力。最主要的一点是，电子书可以让人们在互联网的帮助下在几秒钟内更有效地获得大量的信息。电子书的另一个关键好处是它的实时在线互动。例如，Twitter和YouTube等平台的使用激增，任何人都可以在这些平台上交换自己的观点，从而帮助我们跳出框框思考，变得更具包容性。

❖ multifaceted adj.多层面的;

❖ a pool of 大量的；

❖ garner vt.获得；储存；

❖ boon n.裨益，优势；

❖ spike n.猛增，急升；

Conclusion

In conclusion, my assertion is that the e-books will soon bein voguedue to its environmental friendliness. The raw material of newspaper, generally acknowledged, is trees. If webecome attuned toreading online, the demand of papers willconspicuouslyslide, which diminishes the frequency of chopping down trees. Hence, forests can be conserved and then many tickling issues such as desertification can be lightened.

解析

总之，我认为电子书将很快流行，因为它环保。众所周知，报纸的原料是树木。如果我们习惯于在线阅读，对纸张的需求将明显下降，这将减少砍伐树木的频率。因此，森林可以得到保护，然后许多棘手的问题，如荒漠化可以减轻。

❖ in vogue 时兴的，流行的；

❖ become attuned to v.习惯于；使调和

❖ conspicuously adv.显著地，明显地；