題目：

　　TASK2: There are many problems associatedwith mobile phonestoday.

　　To what extent do the advantages of mobilephones outweighthe disadvantage?

　　話(huà)題分類(lèi)：科技

　　題型分類(lèi)：議論文-DG

　　題目出處：2006年1月14號(hào)

　　類(lèi)似題目：

　　There are social, medical, andtechnical problemsassociated with the use of mobile phones. What forms do theytake? Do you agree that theproblems outweigh the benefits of the mobile phone?

　　寫(xiě)作提綱：

　　advantages:

　　long-distance and real-timecommunication

　　accelerate the spread ofinformation

　　useful mobile phone applications

　　disadvantages:

　　distraction and alienation

　　radiation

　　范文：

　　As concerns mount over the advent of new technology, peoplenowadays hold a mixedfeeling toward the use of mobile phones. Phenomena areidentified that mobile phones, especiallysmart phones, make quite a few usersdistracted from their work or studies, who are often seenpreoccupied with miscellaneousapplications. However, there are still numbers of people enjoy awide range ofconvenient and effective services mobile phones provide, which, to someextent,have already been integrated into people’s routine life.

　　The main criticism concerning mobile phones squarely fallsinto the distraction. Usually couldwe see the situation where people sittingaround a table do nothing but to deeply concentrateon their phones, withshamefully little real communication with people beside. Mobilephones,therefore, seem to make users alienated or aloof sometimes, and moreover,peoplegradually form the habit of interacting with each other online or bytexting messages rather thandirect meeting or talking. Apart from thedisadvantages mentioned, long time usage of mobilephones can also bring physicalharm to people’s health which is exposed to much radiation.

　　Although mobilephones are blamed for those aspects, I still doubt people would choose tolivewithout them or neglect their undeniably convenient offers. Firstly,long-distance and real-time communications by mobile phones enable peopleliving in different places to contact eachother with efficiency. Accordingly,many multinationals, which frequently hold video-orteleconferencing, are amongthe biggest beneficiaries, saving amounts of commuting cost. Inaddition,mobiles with data have essentially accelerated the spread of information. Thelatestnews at present is only a click or touch away, whose timely pushnotification services areirresistible for people bustling about in thisinformation age. Furthermore, there are many usefulapplications that can evenmonitor and evaluate the users’ health and act as a personal generalpractitioner,giving medical advice when it is necessary. Those applications are wellanticipated toimprove users’ life quality.

　　The examples I have given are just a few of the many thatcan elucidate the advantages ofmobile phones. Although attentions should beattached to some problems caused, those are stilla small part of the wholepicture. Besides, some of the problems, such as radiation inparticular, arepotentially to be solved in the future as technology and science areprogressingwith momentum.

　　詞匯拓展：

　　mount v. 增加，上升

　　advent n. 出現(xiàn)，到來(lái)

　　distracted adj. 注意力分散的

　　preoccupied adj. 全神貫注的

　　miscellaneous adj. 各種各樣的

　　application n. 應(yīng)用程序

　　integrated adj. 融為一體的

　　criticism n. 批評(píng)

　　concentrate v. 集中注意力

　　alienated adj. 疏遠(yuǎn)的

　　aloof adj. 冷漠的

　　apart from v. 除…之外

　　expose v. 暴露

　　radiation n. 輻射

　　undeniably adv. 無(wú)可否認(rèn)地

　　real-time communication n. 即時(shí)通訊

　　multinational n. 跨國(guó)公司

　　video-or teleconferencing n. 視頻或電話(huà)會(huì)議

　　beneficiary n. 受惠者

　　commute v. 通勤

　　push notification service n. 推送服務(wù)

　　irresistible adj. 不可抗拒的，極其誘人的

　　bustle v. 奔忙

　　accelerate v. 加速

　　monitor v. 監(jiān)控

　　general practitioner n. 全科醫(yī)生

　　anticipated adj. 有期望的

　　elucidate v. 闡明

　　momentum n. 動(dòng)力