2020年1月4日
雅思大作文題目
電視播放審判現場是好還是壞?
In some countries, the criminal trials are shown on the TV and the general public can watch them. Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?
解析&審題
2020年雅思第一考，作文涉及的是犯罪題材。這是重複2016年10月22日考題。老雅預測，2020年雅思作文重複較多的應該是2016-2018年題目，大家可以適當多關注這幾年的真題。
贊同：（1）看電視審判犯人，我們可以學到很多關於法律的知識（物質層面）；（2）電視審判犯人，可以讓觀眾內心感到害怕，從而不敢犯罪（心理層面）；（3）電視審判，關注面大，從而使審判顯得更加公正（社會層面）。
老師筆記
第 1 段
Whether criminal trials should be shown on TV or not has always been a controversial issue. After discussing the advantages of this practice and its disadvantages, I come to believe televising criminal trials is a good thing as long as its negative effects are brought well under control .
罪犯審判是否應該在電視上播放一直是一個有爭議的問題。在討論了這種做法的優點和缺點之後，我開始相信，只要負面影響得到很好的控制，電視轉播犯罪審判就是一件好事。
解析：
（1） 本段提出擬討論的問題，並明確給出自己的觀點。
（2） Controversial 有爭議的
（3） Bring...under control 讓......得到控制
第 2 段
Showing criminal trials on TV can serve multiple purposes at the same time such as educational, deterrent and regulatory. When watching how criminals are tried and sentenced, TV viewers will learn a great deal about the law and the legal system. In fact, it was from a televised trial that I finally understood it is a
violation of law if you do not stop your car when you see a stop sign. Meanwhile, TV trials can help bring down the crime rate. People are fearful of their faces shown on TV after they commit crimes because it is generally considered to be a disgrace to the family. Finally, aware that they are watched by the general public, the lawyers and judges will have to make sure that the law is followed strictly and the justice is done to the highest standards.在電視上播放犯罪審判可以同時達到教育、威懾和監管等多種目的。當看到罪犯如何被審判和判刑時，電視觀眾會學到關於法律和法律制度的很多事情。事實上，正是從一次電視轉播的審判中，我終於明白，如果你看到停車標誌時不停車，那就是違法行為。同時，電視審判有助降低犯罪率。人們害怕犯罪後在電視上看到自己的臉，因為這通常被認為是家庭的恥辱。最後，意識到由於他們受到公眾的關注，律師和法官將必須確保嚴格遵守法律，並以最高標準伸張正義。
解析：
（1） 本段論證電視播放犯罪審判的好處：學到法律知識，產生威懾作用，監督法官審判。請注意，本段開頭使用了三個詞（即“教育”“威懾”“監管”）高度概括本段的主要內容，使之成為一個標準的topic sentence。
（2） Multiple 多樣的
（3） Deterrent 威懾的
（4） It is...that... 正是......（強調句）
（5） Violation 違反（n.）
（6） Bring down 降低
（7） Crime rate 犯罪率
（8） Disgrace 侮辱；丟臉
第 3 段
Admittedly, TV trials, particularly the live shows, may bring about negative effects as well. Often the TV trials will present a lot of details of the criminal offenses such as killing, embezzling, cheating, so much so that they become a promotion of these crimes. As a matter of fact, many juvenile offenders admit they have been under great influences of TV criminal shows. More importantly, in TV criminal trials, lawyers and judges may often pay more attention to their own personal images to the TV viewers, thus forgetting the real purpose of the trial, which is to find if a person is guilty or innocent and in this way, the justice may be sacrificed.
誠然，電視審判，特別是直播，也可能帶來負面影響。電視審判往往會提供許多犯罪的細節，如殺人、貪汙、欺騙，以至於這些細節宣揚了這些罪行。事實上，許多少年犯承認他們受到了電視刑事節目的巨大影響。更重要的是，在電視上犯罪審判，律師和法官往往會更多地關注自己給電視觀眾的個人形象，從而忘記審判的真正目的，即找出一個人是否有罪或者無辜，這樣，正義就可能被犧牲。
解析：
（1） 本段討論電視播放犯罪審判可能帶來的不良影響：宣揚犯罪細節；干擾法官判案。
（2） Criminal offense 犯罪行為
（3） Juvenile offender 青少年罪犯
（4） Innocent 無罪的；無辜的
第 4 段
However, I personally do like the idea of putting criminal trials on TV. Besides telling us right from wrong in a more vivid way and preventing us from committing crimes, TV trials will let us know how the punishment is meted out and how justice is done. This, I believe, is what our basic civil right is all about.
然而，就個人而言，我喜歡電視播放犯罪審判這個想法。除了用更生動的方式告訴我們對錯，防止我們犯罪外，電視審判還會讓我們知道如何量刑，如何實現公正。我相信，這就是我們的基本民事權利的全部內涵所在。
解析：
（1） 本段總結，並明確自己的觀點。
（2） Vivid 生動的
（3） Mete out (a punishment) 量（刑）
高分範文
Whether criminal trials should be shown on TV or not has always been a controversial issue. After discussing the advantages of this practice and its disadvantages, I come to believe televising criminal trials is a good thing as long as its negative effects are brought well under control.
Showing criminal trials on TV can serve multiple purposes at the same time such as educational, deterrent and regulatory. When watching how criminals are tried and sentenced, TV viewers will learn a great deal about the law and the legal system. In fact, it was from a televised trial that I finally understood it is a violation of law if you do not stop your car when you see a stop sign. Meanwhile, TV trials can help bring down the crime rate. People are fearful of their faces shown on TV after they commit crimes because it is generally considered to be a disgrace to the family. Finally, aware that they are watched by the general public, the lawyers and judges will have to make sure that the law is followed strictly and the justice is done to the highest standards.
Admittedly, TV trials, particularly the live shows, may bring about negative effects as well. Often the TV trials will present a lot of details of the criminal offenses such as killing, embezzling, cheating, so much so that they become a promotion of these crimes. As a matter of fact, many juvenile offenders admit they have been under great influences of TV criminal shows. More importantly, in TV criminal trials, lawyers and judges may often pay more attention to their own personal images to the TV viewers, thus forgetting the real purpose of the trial, which is to find if a person is guilty or innocent and in this way, the justice may be sacrificed.
However, I personally do like the idea of putting criminal trials on TV. Besides telling us right from wrong in a more vivid way and preventing us from committing crimes, TV trials will let us know how the punishment is meted out and how justice is done. This, I believe, is what our basic civil right is all about.
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