常远新托福写作真经----2012年10月06日北美真题及范文

Introduction

思路拓展谈过去邻里之间的相处→转折，引出中心论点：现代社会，邻里之间生疏了→解释论点：邻里之间为什么生疏了

背景介绍

In the past, it was common to walk next door and borrow sugar,salt, vegetables, batteries, or anything else.Neighbors met afterwork and discussed their days with one another, invited eachother for dinner, and held parties to celebrate holidays.

中心论点

However, today neighbors depend much less on each otherthanthey once did.

解释中心论点

Neighbors are more distant due to advances in technology andperhaps due to an increasing sense of distrust (不信任，怀疑) and cynicism(愤世嫉俗；怀疑) amongpeople in the modernworld.

Essay Body

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思路拓展本段论点：技术的发展使邻里之间关系疏远→解释论点：进一步说明技术如何冷漠了邻里关系→举例→总结：朋友接触都少了，更何况邻居

本段论点

Firstly, the proliferation(激增) of new technology in all aspectsof our lives has seemed to create a growingdistance betweenpeople, including neighbors.

解释论点

When even best friends or lovers would rathercommunicatethrough text messages(短信), instant messages, and emailsthan sit down face to face with each other, the persons who livenext door have little chance of becoming our close friends.

举例

Instead of spending time outdoors chatting with each other, manyof my friends who I used to hang out with(和…混在一起)now spend more time in their homes, surfing the Internet, sittingin front of the television, or using WeChat(微信)on their cellphones.

结论

Since it is harder than before to stay connected with friends, tieswith neighbors have become more of ararity(罕见的物).

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本段论点：社会比以前凶险，人们变得更不信任人际关系→ 举例：电视和网络媒体呈现的内容→得出结论：人们不再彼此信任。

本段论点

Perhaps the biggest reason neighbors no longer share theclose relationships that they once did is that the world hasbecome a much more dangerous place and people have becomemore cynical about interpersonal relationships.

举例

Whenever we turn on the TV or browse online for daily news,there are stories of break-ins and murders, the “quiet neighbor”who commits a major crime, and other awful tales that fill thegeneral public with fear and distrust.

结论

Therefore, in modern times, people are much more reluctant tobecome close to the strangers who live next door. Our societyhas become much more cautious, more wary(提防的) of othersthan ever before. Because of this, a trusted neighbor has becomemore scarce and precious.

Conclusion

思路拓展总结：邻里关系变了→再次总结改变的原因：科技和娱乐的新趋势，新闻媒体对犯罪事件的报道。

结论

The world’s view regarding neighbors has been altered.Neighbors are no longer acquainted(熟悉的) andfriendly withone another as they were in the past.

总结上文提到的

原因

As I have discussed, there are many reasons for this, such asdevelopments in technology and new trends in entertainment,and distrust due to horror stories of crime all over the news.