Scientists believe that eating fast food is harmful to one’s health. Some people think that education can help them change that bad habit. Others, however, argue that education does not work. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. 科学家认为吃快餐有害健康，有人认为教育可以帮助人们改变这个不良习惯，有人认为教育不起作用， 讨论两种观点。(12月11日雅思考试题目 ) 【薛鹏点评】讨论两种观点，可以使用第一人称口吻，也可以使用第三人称口吻。 【作家立场】保障健康饮食，教育是起到一定的积极作用，但是，健康饮食不能仅仅依靠教育。 【思路拓展】 ①青少年是快餐的主要消费者，快餐含有过多的糖分、脂肪、热量，长期食用有害健康。所以，青少年应该成为教育的主体。 ②为了减少快餐对于消费者的不良影响，除了教育以外，政府也该承担责任。例如，美国政府已经限制肯德基捆绑销售儿童套餐的商业行为。 【范文赏析】 【首段】背景介绍+ 作家立场 So prevailing are the fast foods that some teenagers are in the habit eating junk foods nearly every week. From the perspective of some nutritionists, too much intake of sugar, calorie and fat is undoubtedly health-threatening, for fast food, in most cases, is low in nutritional value. People differ greatly in their views as to how to foster wholesome dietary habit. As I see it, educating the public about the dangers of unhealthy eating, regulating baneful sales and food advertisements to children and lowering the price of healthy foods should be used together to help people keep fit. 【二段】 Granted, one effective way to promote a healthy diet is to educate people about the potential risks of unhealthy diet. Modern people might opt for healthier meals and snacks if they are taught that fast foods are high in salt, fat and sugar. To illustrate, I myself changed my unwholesome eating habits after watching television programs on how to preserve health. Also, while it is of great significance to educate adult eater, schoolchildren should be main target for education because they are not only in their formative years but also the regular eaters of fast foods. 【三段】 In addition to education, other ways to promote healthy eating are not far to seek. First, methods should be adopted to strictly censor those junk food advertisement aiming at children. Meanwhile, bundle sale of children’ meals by giving out gift toys ought to be banned. Virtually, American has already enacted relevant legislations to restrict such sale promotion of KFC and Mcdonalds. Also, it is imperative for the governments to ensure that healthy foods are cheaper so that people could afford to buy the wholesome foods. Imaginably，the decreased price of fresh fruits and vegetable could enable more people to enjoy healthier foods. 【尾段】 Overall, education could aid people to change bad eating habits. However, it also works to restrain the improper publicity and sale of fast food restaurant as well as lower the price of wholesome foods
【小鹏哥语料库】 1. So prevailing are the fast foods that some children and youngsters are in the habit of eating fast foods nearly every week. 快餐是如此流行，以至于很多孩子或青少年现在有每周几乎吃快餐的习惯。 【拓展】prevailing = prevalent = popular adj 流行的 2. wholesome = healthy = sound adj健康的 3. junk foods n垃圾食品 4. alter one’s dietary habit = change one’s eating habit v 改变一个人的饮食习惯 5. be detrimental to health = undermine one’s health v有害健康 6. is a health-threatening practice v有害健康的做法 7. be conducive to one’s health = conduce to one’s health = is beneficial to one’s health v有益健康 8. keep fit = stay healthy v保持健康 9. is low in nutritional value v营养价值很低 10. contribute to obesity = give rise to= overweight = lead to fatness v导致肥胖 11. bundle sale n捆绑销售 12. avoid too much intake of sugar, calorie and fat v避免太多的糖分、脂肪、热量的摄入 13. Healthy food should be made cheaper. 健康食品应价格低廉 14. The advertising of junk foods aiming at children should be reasonably regulated 针对儿童的垃圾食品广告应该被合理规范 15. inspire encourage people to eat natural foods v鼓励人们吃天然食品 16. foster reasonable and regular dietary habit v培养健康规律的饮食习惯 【拓展】foster = cultivate = develop v 培养 17. make people have a deeper insight into how to acquire balanced nutrition v 加深人们对于获得均衡营养的洞察 18. It is imperative for the government to call on wholesome dietary habit. 号召健康饮食，对于政府而言势在必行。 19. Personal importance should be attached to the sanitation of eating and drinking 个人应该重视饮食卫生。 20. On no account can we ignore the immense value of health management, no matter how busy we are. 无论我们多忙，我们不能忽视健康管理的巨大价值。 【拓展练笔题目】 People should look after their health as a duty to the society they live in rather than personal benefits. Do you agree or not agree? 保持健康是尽到了社会责任，不是对于个人有益，是否认同? 作者介绍： 薛鹏()，新东方网专栏作家，高中时代出版诗文集《选择坚强》，每年创作20万字原创语料库以及范文。吉林大学外国语言学及应用语言学硕士。英语教学经验 (7年新东方雅思托福SAT教学经历)，前长春新东方功勋教师，多次培训出雅思和托福高分学员(雅思写作8.0分，托福写作29分)。 爱生活，爱运动，爱音乐电影，爱旅行美食，爱读书摄影，更爱英语教学。20岁登上英语讲台，主讲英语万词速记课程。熟悉GRE、TOEFL、SAT、TEM、CET等各级别词汇教学。 大一时即在报刊杂志上主持“英语学习系列谈”以及“薛鹏教你学单词”等专栏。获得“外研社/朗文杯”新概念背诵大赛吉林省赛区大学成人组冠军，全国总决赛大学成人组二等奖。 对于各类写作课程有精深研究，授课方式行云流水，妙语连珠，知识底蕴深厚，对学员极具有启迪性和激励性。 教学理念：Education is not the filling of a pail but the lighting of a fire.(教育不是注满一桶水，而是点燃一把火) 版权声明：本文系新东方网独家稿件，版权为新东方网所有。转载请注明来源和作者，否则必将追究法律责任。 编辑推荐： 更多内容请关注，也可扫码关注我们的微信公共账号。（编辑：秦洁）
