愛薇塔樂學英文

　　十二大萬能理由　　1 方便 convenience 　　2 情感 feeling（or sensibility）　　3 經驗 experience 　

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　　十二大萬能理由

　　1 方便 convenience

　　2 情感 feeling（or sensibility）

　　3 經驗 experience

　　4 成就 achievement

　　5 效率 efficiency

　　6 健康 health

　　7 節儉 thrift（or save money）

　　8 安全 safety

　　9 性格培養 character cultivation

　　10 樂趣 fun

　　11 耐久endurance

　　12 環保 environment protection

　　部分雅思命題寫作思路

　　1. Smoking

　　For：（means agree or advantages）

　　1. it is pleasurable and relaxing

　　2. it is one's right

　　3. it is difficult to stop smoking

　　6. it makes socializing easier

　　7. it is an important source of tax revenue

　　Against：（means disagree or disadvantages）

　　1. it is harmful to one's health （e.g.， heart disease， bronchial

　　trouble， lung cancer ）

　　2. it is harmful to those nearby

　　4. it is addictive （i.e.， nicotine）

　　2. School Uniforms

　　For：

　　1. they eliminate class differences

　　2. they allow students to better concentrate on their studies

　　3. they are popular with parents and administrators

　　4. they are inexpensive

　　5. they are attractive and neat

　　6. they eliminate the need to choose what to wear every day

　　7. many countries have them

　　Against：

　　1. they are disliked by students （students like to primp）

　　2. they create a military mentality

　　3. they are an infringement on our freedom （different strokes for different folks）

　　4. they are ugly and childish

　　3. Legalized Gambling

　　For：

　　1. it is a source of government revenue

　　2. it is an old practice dating back thousands of years

　　3. it is pleasurable （e.g.， horse racing， casinos）

　　4. many people play poker and mahjong

　　Against：

　　1. it can become addictive

　　2. it can destroy happy families

　　3. it can lead to suicide

　　4. it is easily controlled by the Mafia （e.g.， bookmakers ）

　　4. City Life

　　For：

　　1. it is exciting

　　2. it offers the best schools， hospitals， and stores

　　3. it offers many entertainments （e.g.， swimming pools， bowling

　　alleys， and sports stadiums ）

　　4. it offers many chances of employment

　　5. cities have an efficient public transportation system

　　Against ：

　　1. it is unhealthy （e.g.， water and air pollution in industry ）

　　2. it is not a good environment for children

　　3. it is noisy and dangerous

　　4. it makes people nervous

　　5. cities are overcrowded and expensive

　　5. Informing Patients Of Cancer

　　For：

　　1. patient‘s right to know

　　2. it is wrong to hide the truth

　　3. it gives the patient a chance to plan his last days

　　4. doctors must do it （in some country like the U. S.）

　　Against：

　　1. it is heartless and cruel

　　2. it may make the patient give up

　　3. it causes depression

　　4. it can lead to suicide

　　6. Social Security

　　For：

　　1. the state should help the poor， aged， unemployed， and sick

　　2. the state should provide good health care for its citizens

　　3. there will always be social misfits that need help

　　4. all religions focus on charity

　　5. all advanced countries have some form of social security

　　Against ：

　　1. it costs too much

　　2. it encourages laziness and destroys the work ethic

　　3. people should look after themselves

　　4. it results in heavy taxes

　　7.Coeducation

　　For ：

　　1. it is natural （i.e.， adult society is not segregated ）

　　2. it gives men and women a chance to better understand one another

　　3. it gives men and women a chance to compete with one another

　　4. it has many practical advantages （e.g.， school plays， music groups）

　　Against ：

　　1. women do better academically in their own colleges

　　2. women are in college to get an education， not a husband

　　3. it is still rare in some countries

　　4. it robs women of their self-confidence

　　8. Corporal Punishment

　　For ：

　　1. children are not adults

　　2. children respect discipline

　　3. it is a form of training

　　4. it builds real character

　　5. it works to control juvenile delinquency

　　Against ：

　　1. it is not a civilized way

　　2. love is better than physical punishment

　　3. it can cause psychological problems

　　4. there is the saying ： Violence begets violence

　　9.Organ Transplants

　　For ：

　　1. they prolong life

　　2. they are supported by the medical profession

　　3. critically ill people want transplants in order to live

　　Against ：

　　1. they are too expensive

　　2. they are unnatural as seen by the body' s rejection

　　3. they are often unsuccessful

　　10.Civil Disobedience（文明抵制）

　　For ：

　　Against ：

　　1. no one is above the law

　　2. it can quickly destroy law and order

　　3. it leads to chaos of society

　　4. it leads to contempt for all laws

　　11.Abortion

　　Against：

　　1. it is murder （infanticide）

　　2. it is an unnatural practice

　　3. a fetus is a human being —— unborn but viable

　　4. the rights of a fetus must be protected

　　5. it causes many women to have guilt feelings

　　12. Equality Of the Sexes

　　For ：

　　1. both men and women have equal human rights

　　2. most companies have adopted equal pay for equal work

　　3. there are no skills women cannot master

　　4. women are superior to men in some fields

　　13.Foreign Aid

　　For ：

　　1. it is humanism

　　2. the rich should help the poor

　　3. all religions teach charity

　　4.it promotes national security

　　14.Divorce

　　For ：

　　1. it is the logical solution to a bad marriage

　　2. it allows both persons to seek happiness in a second marriage

　　3. remarriage is a right

　　4. children are better off living with one parent than with both in an unhappy environment

　　15.Compulsory Military Service

　　For ：

　　1. it aims to strengthen national defense

　　2. it teaches young men discipline

　　3. it builds character and physical fitness

　　4. it teaches valuable skills

　　5. it nurtures a spirit of comradeship an equality

　　6. it offers opportunities for overseas travel

　　7. it exists in many countries （e.g.， Switzerland， Singapore）

　　8. it reduces unemployment

　　9. it instills a sense of patriotism

　　Against：

　　1. it is unnecessary in view of today' s professional armies

　　2. it is a step away from peace

　　3. it is useless in today‘s peace world

　　4. today' s armies do not need unskilled manpower

　　16.Voluntary Euthanasia

　　For ：

　　1. it is a basic right-the right to die

　　2. it allows one to die with dignity

　　3. it allows one to choose the time and place of death

　　4. it is painless

　　5. it is the solution to a terminal illness with suffering

　　Against ：

　　1. it is murder or suicide

　　2. it is illegal in most countries

　　3. most doctors oppose it

　　17.Capital Punishment（死刑）

　　For：

　　1. it frightens would-be criminals （acts as a deterrent ）

　　2. it serves as a just reward for killers

　　3. it lowers crime rates

　　4. it is more economical than a life sentence （saves the state

　　money）

　　18.Trade Protectionism

　　Against ：

　　1. it invites retaliation

　　2. it invites reciprocity based on a quid pro quo basis

　　3. it hurts poor， underdeveloped countries

　　4. it leads to trade wars

　　5. it costs taxpayers large sums of money

　　19.Nuclear Power

　　For：

　　1. it provides huge amounts of energy from small amounts of fuel

　　2. the world' s supply of oil will be exhausted in 90 years

　　3. it could supply all the world' s electricity for millions of

　　years if fully developed

　　4. nuclear power plants create less air pollution than fossil-fuel

　　power plants

　　20. Library： Computer V.S. Books

　　Computer：

　　For：

　　1） Efficiency

　　2） Large storage capacity

　　3） Multimedia attraction

　　5） Sharing information

　　6） Network or Internet

　　7） Rapid updating

　　Books：

　　For：

　　1） Traditional medium

　　2） Easy to carry

　　3） Conveniently read

　　4） index of academic environment

　　Against：

　　1） Not durable

　　2） Low rate of updating

　　3） Can't be shared by any people

　　22 University： library V.S. Physical training facilities

　　For：

　　Library：

　　1） Major goal to impart knowledge to students

　　2） Index of academic environment

　　3） Attract more excellent professors

　　Physical Training：

　　1） Help to improve one's health which is basis of study

　　2） Students learn to be cooperative

　　3） Provide relaxation

　　4） May produce good athletes