双边类大作文，社会类话题

Some people think that in the modern society individuals are becoming more dependent on each other, while others say that individuals are becoming more independent of each other. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

题目来源：2021年7月24日大陆雅思大作文（重复13年8月24日大陆考题）

题目大意

有人认为现代人彼此间更加依赖，而有人认为现代人更加独立。讨论双方观点。

思路解析

这是一道双边讨论类的题目，可以自由讨论双方各自的利弊并选择自己的立场：同意某一方观点或者都同意。审题时要注意关键词“modern society”和“individuals”都是一个抽象概念，其所包含的社会不同方面情况，个人的不同情况，都可能导致不同的结论，所以只有在对前提具体分析后才能得出结论。下面，月半鸭就和大家一起来看更加依赖和更加独立的原因。

首先来说更加独立的观点，这一点更多的体现在精神层面。一是交通的发展、不同地方的学习工作机会不同等因素，许多人都会选择离开家乡去到其他地方一个人学习和工作，这也就意味着他们会远离父母和亲戚，无法依赖他们而是独自一人生活。二是随着科技手段的发展，人们可以自己完成许多事情，比如学习知识、获取信息等，并且在这个过程中，由于没有受到周围人的影响，可能更容易产生独立的判断。

然后再来看更加依赖的观点，这一点在物质层面上体现可能更为明显。因为现代社会越来越依赖不同人的分工合作，一个人很难在现代社会中仅仅依靠自己就能生活下去。就比如基础的吃饭，对于城市里生活的人来说，粮食的生产、运输到购买都需要依靠别人来完成，甚至很多人都不再自己做饭，而是通过雇佣佣人或是点外卖，这同样也是对于别人依赖。同样的问题也体现在了出行、娱乐等各方面。

提纲

范文示例

The belief that modernity has fostered interdependence over dependence can only be viewed from a personal perspective. Human relationships, whether more intimate or isolated impact the general public in different ways. I would say that individuals in modern society can be deemed both ‘more dependent’ and ‘more independent’, depending on the aspects of life from which they view society today.

From the perspective of material life, the younger generation does appear to be more reliant upon others to assist them in coping with the very real problems that life today presents. The youngsters today, particularly those reciding in metropolitan cities, are frustrated by prohibitively high living costs like rental rates and various bills, which forces them to share flats with peers or remain living under the same roof with parents even after finding gainful employment. Worse still, even those with higher incomes may not survive without others’ help. The increasingly fast-paced workplace has locked many commuters into a lifestyle of office overtime, which leads to dependence on baby sitters or family members to support their personal household – whether these be childcare, cleaning and household maintenance. So, even though independently wealthy, they must also rely on community to support their lifestyle.  

However, that is not the whole story – from another spectrum, modern society has also promoted self-reliance in individuals. The life pressures mentioned above may also engender the solitary lifestyle; there are those who prefer to live alone. This priority would lead them to rent a low-cost apartment and forego a family. Away from the economic concern, intellectual independence is another issue: Accessibility to information and protocols in the digital environment allows modern individuals to scrutinize divergent views and therefore develop their own opinions, rather than merely being a passive follower of others’ voices.

It is my opinion, then, it is the personal life choices and values that motivate people to be more or less independent in today’s world; these life style choices will govern their proclivity toward dependence or independence.

相关词汇和语法结构

Modernity  现代化

Recide 定居

Metropolitan city 大都市

Prohibitively  过度地

Rental rates  房租

Gainful employment  高薪工作

Commuters  上班族

Baby sitter  佣人

Proclivity  偏好