【社会类】
Today both males and females are having babies at an older age why?Is this a positive or negative development on society and family?今天，很多夫妇选择晚育，原因何在? 这对于社会和家庭是有利还是有弊?(2012年12月8日)
【作家立场】
晚育是双刃刀，有利有弊，选择权利应该归给个人，但是，我认为趁着年轻生育是明智的选择，更应该被提倡。
【思路拓展】
〖晚育的原因〗
① 现代人过于繁忙，很难照料孩子，因为他们面对激励的竞争，快节奏的生活以及过度的工作负荷。 具体而言，职场人士在攀登职业高峰时，很少有时间和精力养育孩子。
② 很多男性努力发展事业，很多女性渴望保持身材苗条，他们没有心情和热情生育子女。
〖晚育的利好〗
① 人们可以暂时缓解经济压力，具体而言，人们有更多的金钱和时间可供自由支配。毕竟，养育孩子需要经济和精力的投入。
② 奋斗多年后再生育对子女有利好，因为父母承担得起子女的学费及日常开销。同时，晚育的父母在育儿方面懂得更多常识。
〖晚育的弊端〗
① 没有女子的成人年会感受孤独。他们不能感受子女带来的欢乐，婚姻可能也会缺乏一种必要的维系。
② 社会也会面临人口老龄化的困境，社会的进步失去驱动力。
【范文赏析】
〖首段〗背景介绍 + 写作目的
It is not rare to see that some couples choose to give a birth to baby when they get older. People have been debating the pros and cons of having a baby in the late of adulthood without reaching any definite consensus. This essay aims to explore the reasons why some spouses delay their plan of pregnancy and then explore its merits and demerits.
〖二段〗晚育的原因
The reasons of having babies at older age are manifold. First，modern people are too occupied to see to their babies because of the pierce competition, ever-accelerating pace of modern life and excessive workload. More precisely, many adults have to struggle to climb the career ladder, hence, they have no time to expect a child. Also, countless females desire to maintain a slim figure. So, they all have no mood or zeal to raise a child.
〖三段〗晚育的利好
Granted, some merits could be gained via delaying the time of pregnancy. Primarily, people could temporarily diminish family’s financial burden brought about by rearing a baby. Specifically, they could have more money and time at their own disposable. Indeed, a baby entails not only parental financial investment but also excessive energies. Further, parents who have comfortable family budgets could greatly conduce to their children’s growth. It is easier for them to afford their children’s tuition fees and daily expenditure. Meanwhile, late-life parents have more common sense in terms of child-rearing.
〖四段〗晚育的弊端
However, there are some drawbacks triggered by giving birth to a kid when young adults are aging. Initially, some childless adults may suffer from isolation because they might fail to acquire well-being deriving from rearing a child. In some cases, marriage will suffer too. On the societal level, a society may suffer from aging population and thus lose adequate driving force of social progress.
〖四段〗作家立场
It is my standpoint that to get a child at an older age is a two-edged sword. The option should be given to every individual. Yet to have a baby at early age enjoy more merits and should be advocated.
【经典语料】
1. it is not rare to see that 很常见的是……
2. have a baby in the late of adulthood 成年晚期有孩子
3. child rearing 育儿
4. raise a child = rear a child 养孩子
5. give a birth to baby 生小孩
6. get pregnant = expect a baby怀孕
7. fierce competition and excessive workload 激烈的竞争以及过量的工作负荷
8. keep a proper balance between career and family life 平衡事业家庭
9. have much time at one’s disposable 有时间自己支配
10. have more money at one’s own disposable 经济有保障
11. add financial burden to a family 增加家庭负担
12. reduce the financial burden of a family 减少了家庭的负担
13. enjoy improved quality of life 享受高的生活质量
14. pursue career development 追求事业发展
15. females desire to maintain a slim figure 女性渴望保持苗条身材
16. suffer from aging population 遭遇老龄化
17. suffer from the sense of isolation early更早地感到孤独
18. seen from the positive aspect 从积极方面来看
19. on the downsides 从消极方面看
20. However, there are some drawbacks triggered by ……然而，……会引起一些弊端
【作者介绍】
薛鹏(雅思小鹏哥)，新东方网专栏作家，长春市作家协会会员。高中时代出版诗文集《选择坚强》，每年创作20万字原创语料库以及范文。吉林大学外国语言学及应用语言学硕士。17年英语教学经验 (7年新东方雅思托福SAT教学经历)，前长春新东方功勋教师，多次培训出雅思和托福高分学员(雅思写作8.0分，托福写作29分)。
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