導讀:Some people think it is the responsibility for government to ensure that people have healthy lifestyles Others think people should have a freedom for their own lifestyles decisions Discuss both views and give your own opinion
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Argumentation –政府類
Some people think it is the responsibility for government to ensure that people have healthy lifestyles. Others think people should have a freedom for their own lifestyles decisions. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
The issue of whether government should hold responsibility for people’s healthy lifestyle
has sparked off an intense debate.
To my mind, governments should respect people’s rights on deciding their lifestyles.
Advocates of government’s dominant role in people’s lifestyles
claim that the functions of a government and the costs of unhealthy lifestyles determine that governments have an obligation to make sure that people have healthy lifestyles. To begin with, the purpose of establishment of a government is to
fulfill the essential function of maintaining social stability. Simultaneously, healthy lifestyles of citizens
lay the foundation of social order. Hence, ensuring that people have healthy lifestyles
is conducive to social harmony as well as performing of government’s functions. In addition, without proper lifestyles, individuals and societies
alike would fall victim to its destructive influence.
It is not uncommon that a considerable extension of unhealthy lifestyle
is associated with some undesirable consequences. Drug and alcohol abuse
is a good case in point. If local governments do not limit the misuse of drug and alcohol, an increase in crime rate and widespread vandalism
will ensue.
On the other hand,
opponents argue that it is pointless for government to
interfere in civilian private life. First of all, healthy lifestyle is an abstract concept and
by no means confined to a defined as well as unique prescription. That means it is costly and even impossible for government to ensure that people have lifestyles
in conformity with the definition set by the government. Even if the government can do so, it inevitably leads to stifle the expression of diverse personality. Furthermore, government’s
intervention in personal lifestyle,
in no small measure,
deprives people
of freedom of choices.
This is especially unacceptable in modern democratic countries because it
run counter to the spirit of democracy that human rights should
deserve full consideration and respect. Any obstacles to the realization of reasonable human rights
are unwarranted by the public.
To conclude, I concede that government can
play a dominant as well as favourable role in the daily life of citizens. However, this
does not necessarily mean that government can interfere with people private life.
I believe that civilians
are entitled to live in a way that they wish and have a freedom of choice
in terms of their lifestyles.
考官評分:7,8,8,8 總分:7.5
詞匯:
ensure [?n'???; -'???; en-] vt. 保證,確保;使安全
spark [spɑ?k] n. 火花;朝氣;閃光vt. 發動;鼓舞;求婚vi. 閃爍;發火花;求婚
advocate ['ædv?ke?t;-?t] n. 提倡者;支持者;律師vt. 提倡,主張,擁護
dominant ['d?m?n?nt] n. 顯性adj. 顯性的;占優勢的;支配的,統治的
claim [kle?m] n. 要求;聲稱;索賠;斷言;值得vt. 要求;聲稱;需要;認領vi. 提出要求
obligation [?bl?'ge??(?)n] n. 義務;職責;債務
to begin with首先;本來
fulfill [ful'fil] vt. 履行;實現;滿足;使結束(
essential [?'sen?(?)l] n. 本質;要素;要點;必需品adj. 基本的;必要的;本質的;精華的
simultaneously [,s?ml'te?n??sl?] adv. 同時地
conducive [k?n'dju?s?v] adj. 有益的;有助于…的
lay the foundation of打下……的基礎;奠定了……的基礎
in addition另外,此外
proper ['pr?p?] adj. 適當的;本身的;特有的;正派的adv. 完全地
individual [?nd?'v?dj?(?)l] n. 個人,個體adj. 個人的;個別的;獨特的
victim ['v?kt?m] n. 受害人;犧牲品;犧牲者
associate [?'s????e?t; -s?e?t] n. 同事,伙伴;adj. 副的;聯合的vt. 聯想;使聯合;使發生聯系vi. 交往;結交
undesirable [?nd?'za??r?b(?)l] n. 不良分子;不受歡迎的人adj. 不良的;不受歡迎的;不合需要的
alcohol ['ælk?h?l] n. 酒精,乙醇
vandalism ['vænd(?)l?z(?)m] n. 汪達爾人作風;故意毀壞文物的行為;
ensue [?n'sju?; en-] vi. 跟著發生,接著發生;繼起vt. 追求
opponent [?'p??n?nt] n. 對手;反對者;敵手adj. 對立的;敵對的
pointless ['p??ntl?s] adj. 無意義的;鈍的;不尖的;不得要領的
interfere invt. 干涉,干預
prescription [pr?'skr?p?(?)n] n. 藥方;指示;慣例adj. 憑處方方可購買的
conformity [k?n'f??m?t?] n. 一致,適合;符合;相似
inevitably [?'nev?t?bl?; ?n'ev?t?bl?] adv. 不可避免地;必然地
conformity [k?n'f??m?t?] n. 一致,適合;符合;相似
stifle ['sta?f(?)l] n. (馬等的)后膝關節;(馬等的)[動] 后膝關節病vt. 扼殺;使窒息;藏匿vi. 窒息;被扼殺
furthermore [f??ð?'m??] adv. 此外;而且
intervention in對……的干預
deprive [d?'pra?v] vt. 使喪失,剝奪
unacceptable [?n?k'sept?b(?)l] adj. 不能接受的;不受歡迎的
democratic [dem?'kræt?k] adj. 民主的;民主政治的;大眾的
run counter to違反;與…背道而馳
deserve [d?'z??v] vi. 應受,應得vt. 應受,應得
obstacle ['?bst?k(?)l] n. 障礙,干擾;妨害物
unwarranted [?n'w?r(?)nt?d] adj. 無根據的;無保證的
concede [k?n'si?d] vi. 讓步vt. 承認;退讓;給予,容許
necessarily ['nes?s(?)r?l?; ,nes?'ser?l?] adv. 必要地;必定地,必然地
entitle [?n'ta?t(?)l; en-] vt. 稱做…;定名為…;給…稱號;使…有權利
in terms of依據;按照;在…方面;以…措詞