Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of

Income Gap. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese:

1. 有些人認為收入差距的存在是合理的；

2. 有些人認為收入差距的存在是不合理的

3. 收入差距對社會的影響

●審題概述●

議論文，根據題目要求文章可分為三點：收入差距的合理性；收入差距的不合理性；對社會的影響。在敘述第一、二點時，可適當地的展開一兩個小點。注意各點之間的銜接，以及論證的邏輯。

● 范文●

Income Gap

○1There has been a heated discussion over the growing income gap now. Some people hold that the gap is natural because it ○2reflects different contributions that different people make in their work. ○3In their view, those people with high income work hard and long. Besides, these people bring high ○4efficiency, and create more wealth. Accordingly, they deserve high pay.

○1On the other hand, there are always some people who view this gap negatively. They believe that a lot of crimes happen as a result of this income gap. Some people make so little from their work that they ○2risk taking criminal acts to get rich. In fact, experts have long found out that most cases of crime are directly related to low income. There is ○3another point to ○4back up a negative view against income gap. For most people, income gap may destroy the satisfaction

that they obtain from work.

○1As anything has two sides, so has the problem of income gap. Personally, I believe that this gap may ○2motivate people to compete better in job market. When this gap is growing too

wide, however, our government should make some policies to ○3get rid of its negative consequences.

◇第一段思路點評：

收入差距的合理性

◇語言點提示：

○1 There has been a heated discussion over the growing income gap: 直接點題

○2 reflect 意為“反映”

○3 in one’s view 意為“在某人看來”（分析觀點時常用詞組）

○4 efficiency 意為“效率”

◇第二段思路點評：

收入差距的不合理性

◇語言點提示

○1On the other hand：意為“另一點、另一方面”（提出相反觀點，與上文銜接）

○2risk doing something 意為“冒險做某事”

○3another point: 提出另一小點

○4back up 意為“支持”

◇第三段思路點評：

收入差距的影響

◇語言點提示

○1As anything has two sides, so…... 議論文常用句式

○2motivate：意為“激勵，刺激”

○3get rid of：意為“擺脫，除去”