新GRE写作issue实例：技术影响

 　　题目：

　　Humanity has make little real progress over the past century or so. Technological¹ innovations have taken place， but the overall condition of humanity is no better. War，violence， and poverty are still with us. Technology cannot change the condition of humanity.

　　人类在过去的一百年左右止步不前。技术在不断进步而人类的整体条件却没有改善。战争、暴力和贫困仍然困扰着我们。技术无法改变人类的处境。

　　正文：

　　In the past decade， the progression of the nature science profoundly influences people’ life. Thus， the issue of that whether technology can change the condition of humanity has been brought to public attention. Some people believe that technology could improve the circumstances of human beings as well as the state of humanity.Others claim that technological innovations could not shape the people’s conditions for there are still some evil things around us. In my view， with the advanced technology，human beings could not only make their life more convenient but also modify their conditions.

　　Humanity， in fact， has make real progress in recent years. There are numerous humanitarian² institutions around the world and they surely do the actions. For example，the 921 earthquakes， a horrible disaster， took approximate 2，000 people’ lives in Taiwan. There were many foreign rescue teams such as Turkey， Japan， America， etc，coming to help Taiwan and they also provided a great deal of goods and materials for people who lost their family members or homes. Their assistance certainly encouraged Taiwan’s people to go out of their sadness. For another example， International Red Cross Organization， established in 1863， always unselfishly support people without discrimination as to nationality， race， and religious beliefs. These organizations are unprecedented³. Therefore， apparently⁴， these are proofs that humanity is constantly progress.

　　Admittedly， wars， violence， and poverty are still taken place all over the world. However，people should not deny the development of humanity， because of these unsolved events. It is similar to that although today’s people could not come and go freely in the solar system， no one could neglect the significant progress of the space technology and astronautics today. Thus， people should try to find the solutions to these events rather than shirk and blame their responsibility to the technology. For instance，violence and poverty could be decreased through moral and skill education; peace negotiation⁵ might avoid the unnecessary wars or dispel⁶ the prejudice between two hostile countries.

　　Meanwhile， technological innovations are instrumental to change the conditions of human beings. Fist， with advanced technology， people have better living standard today than they did before. Therefore， they have more time and ability to help others regard as low-level. Second， humanitarian can educate people the concept of charity by today’s prospered⁷ information technology such as newspaper， broadcast， TV sets，Internet， etc. Take an example， we can easily find the advertising⁸ about relieving the refuges and paupers⁹ through donation. Besides， advanced mass media not only clearly divulges¹⁰ the situation of the poor countries that might be devastated¹¹ by wars but also rapidly conveys these information to all places of the world and hence indirectly¹² provokes commiseration¹³ of the people receiving these messages. Technology， therefore， is a useful device to directly improve the people’ life conditions as well as to indirectly help people to recognize the cruelty of atrocities¹⁴ and the important of humanity.

　　In conclusion， as the matter of fact， even if its step seems slow， humanity still continually progresses. It is the best evidence that many unprecedented charitable organizations have distinguished¹⁵ results all over the world. Besides， with help of advanced of technology， people have more time and ability to benefit others who needs help. However， although wars and violence are still around the world， the better solution is to cultivate people the concept of humanity and to educate them how to relieve the disputes while having different opinions but to merely blame the responsibility to the technology.

 

1 technological   

adj.技术的；工艺的

参考例句：

• A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
• Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。

2 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

3 unprecedented   

adj.无前例的，新奇的

参考例句：

• The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
• A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。

4 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

5 negotiation   

n.谈判，协商

参考例句：

• They closed the deal in sugar after a week of negotiation.经过一星期的谈判，他们的食糖生意成交了。
• The negotiation dragged on until July.谈判一直拖到7月份。

6 dispel   

vt.驱走，驱散，消除

参考例句：

• I tried in vain to dispel her misgivings.我试图消除她的疑虑，但没有成功。
• We hope the programme will dispel certain misconceptions about the disease.我们希望这个节目能消除对这种疾病的一些误解。

7 prospered   

成功，兴旺( prosper的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The organization certainly prospered under his stewardship. 不可否认，这个组织在他的管理下兴旺了起来。
• Mr. Black prospered from his wise investments. 布莱克先生由于巧妙的投资赚了不少钱。

8 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

9 paupers   

n.穷人( pauper的名词复数 )；贫民；贫穷

参考例句：

• The garment is expensive, paupers like you could never afford it! 这件衣服很贵，你这穷鬼根本买不起！ 来自互联网
• Child-friendliest among the paupers were Burkina Faso and Malawi. 布基纳法索，马拉维，这俩贫穷国家儿童友善工作做得不错。 来自互联网

10 divulges   

v.吐露，泄露( divulge的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Teri divulges to Alan York that she and Jack had been separated. 泰瑞向阿伦透露，她和杰克曾经分居过。 来自互联网
• Pertinent information source divulges this system be on original telephone call to pay the function. 相关消息来源透露该系统将基于原有的电话支付宝功能。 来自互联网

11 devastated   

v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词)；摧毁；毁灭；在感情上（精神上、财务上等）压垮adj.毁坏的；极为震惊的

参考例句：

• The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
• His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。

12 indirectly   

adv.间接地，不直接了当地

参考例句：

• I heard the news indirectly.这消息我是间接听来的。
• They were approached indirectly through an intermediary.通过一位中间人，他们进行了间接接触。

13 commiseration   

n.怜悯，同情

参考例句：

• I offered him my commiseration. 我对他表示同情。
• Self- commiseration brewed in her heart. 她在心里开始自叹命苦。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

14 atrocities   

n.邪恶，暴行( atrocity的名词复数 )；滔天大罪

参考例句：

• They were guilty of the most barbarous and inhuman atrocities. 他们犯有最野蛮、最灭绝人性的残暴罪行。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The enemy's atrocities made one boil with anger. 敌人的暴行令人发指。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

15 distinguished   

adj.卓越的，杰出的，著名的

参考例句：

• Elephants are distinguished from other animals by their long noses.大象以其长长的鼻子显示出与其他动物的不同。
• A banquet was given in honor of the distinguished guests.宴会是为了向贵宾们致敬而举行的。