12月21日雅思大作文示範寫作 | 爲什麼現代人不喜歡延遲滿足
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本期作者：王瑜
2024年12月21日雅思大作文題目
More and more people today expect to get what they want instantly (e.g. goods, services, news), without having to wait. Why is this ? Do you think this a positive or negative development?
如今，越來越多的人希望立即得到他們想要的東西（例如商品、服務、新聞），而不必等待。爲什麼會這樣？你認爲這是一個積極的還是消極的發展？
範文及解析
Introduction
In recent years, people in many societies attach more importance to instant consumption of either intangible news or tangible products and services. There are various explanations for this dislike of deferred gratification and I believe that this issue is generally negative.
解析
本段譯文(translation)：
近年來，許多社會的人們更加重視無形新聞或有形產品和服務的即時滿足。對延遲滿足的厭惡有各種各樣的解釋，我認爲這個問題通常是消極的。
不太常見的詞彙(less common lexical items)：
❖ attach more importance to 重視
❖ intangible news 無形的新聞
❖ tangible 有形的
❖ deferred gratification 延遲的滿足
Body paragraph 1
Undeniably, mounting desire for speed is mainly due to leap-frog technological advancements. Emerging generative artificial intelligence has seamlessly integrated into our daily lives, whether be keeping pace with the news updates in a faraway war-torn region or purchasing high-grade Arabica beans from an overseas coffee farm. This cultural shift has reshaped one’s definition of speed, resulting in further push for faster solutions in other aspects of life. Another speculation, however, relates to modern hectic lifestyle. A good example of emphasis on efficiency is rising popularity of drive-thru service and coffee delivery, which caters for rising need to maximize one’s time for a more complex schedule.
解析
本段譯文(translation)：
不可否認，對速度的渴望越來越強烈，主要是由於技術的跨越式進步。新興的可生成人工智能已經無縫地融入了我們的日常生活，無論是瞭解最新消息關於遙遠飽受戰爭蹂躪的地區，還是從海外的咖啡農場購買高級阿拉比卡咖啡豆。這種文化轉變重塑了人們對速度的定義，導致在生活的其他方面進一步推動更快的解決方案。然而，另一種猜測與現代忙碌的生活方式有關。強調效率的一個很好的例子是“得來速”服務和咖啡送餐服務越來越受歡迎，它們迎合了人們在更復雜的日程安排中最大化利用時間的需求。
不太常見的詞彙(less common lexical items)：
❖ mounting desire 越來越多的慾望
❖ leap-frog 更迭的/跨越式的adj.
❖ generative artificial intelligence 生成式人工智能
❖ seamlessly 無縫地/adv. Seamlessly integrated into無縫地融入
❖ war-torn 受戰爭破壞的adj.
❖ high-grade 高級別的
❖ Arabica beans 阿拉比卡咖啡豆：一種高質量的咖啡豆，通常用於製作濃郁的咖啡。
❖ reshaped 改造/重塑v.
❖ speculation 猜測/推斷
❖ hectic 繁忙的/忙亂的adj.
❖ drive-thru service 免下車預約服務
❖ cater for 迎合v.
Body paragraph 2
The mania for speed deserves more attention than it is likely to get. On the surface, demands for immediate response are justified for those with technological savviness, as precious time should be saved for matters of utmost importance. However, this limbo of constant emergency is a pure manifestation of one’s shortened attention span, ultimately unleashing agitation and anxiety. The inability of concentration also has a negative impact on one’s performance- with problems including inertia on work and study. Another long-term worry pertains to one’s waning faith over the future; the worst scenario is that one may end up grabbing immediate but smaller rewards in life, while skipping the bigger but postponed rewards.
解析
本段譯文(translation)：
對速度的狂熱應該得到比它可能得到的更多的關注。從表面上看，對於那些精通技術的人來說，要求立即作出反應是合理的，因爲應該爲最重要的事情節省寶貴的時間。然而，這種持續的緊急狀態純粹是一個人注意力持續時間縮短的表現，最終會釋放出躁動和焦慮。無法集中注意力也會對一個人的表現產生負面影響——包括工作和學習上的惰性。另一個長期的擔憂是人們對未來信心的減弱；最糟糕的情況是，人們最終可能會抓住生活中即時但較小的獎勵，而忽略了更大但推遲的獎勵。
不太常見的詞彙(less common lexical items)：
❖ mania 狂熱/熱衷n.
❖ on the surface 表面上看來
❖ immediate response 立即的迴應
❖ technological savviness 科技悟性
❖ utmost 極度的/最大的adj.
❖ limbo 監獄；地獄的邊境；放置丟棄物的場所；處於中間的或不定的狀態
❖ shortened attention span 變短的注意力
❖ unleash 釋放v.
❖ inability 缺乏某種能力n.
❖ inertia 惰性n.
❖ long-term worry 長期的憂慮
❖ pertain to 關於/有關
❖ waning faith 下降的信仰
❖ grab 獲取/抓住 v.
❖ skip 跳過v.
❖ postponed 推遲的adj.
Conclusion
To conclude, although requirement for faster and swifter consumption may be a testament to modernized world, it could be a hindrance to commendable qualities, notably being patient in difficulties.
解析
本段譯文(translation)：
總之，儘管更快的慾望滿足可能是現代化世界的證明，但它可能是值得稱讚的品質的障礙，特別是在困難中保持耐心。
不太常見的詞彙(less common lexical items)：
❖ testament 證明n.
❖ hindrance 阻礙/妨礙n. be a hindrance to
❖ commendable 值得讚揚的 adj.
❖ qualities 品質n.