雅思寫作技巧：善用名人言論

　　如果我們能在雅思寫作中加入一些名人言論，那我們的作文論證自然會(huì)更具說服力。如果加入的內(nèi)容更是當(dāng)今政要們的一些講話，那在雅思考官的眼中，我們不僅英語能力勝任，同時(shí)還對世界時(shí)事頗為關(guān)注，那考官對我們的印象分?jǐn)?shù)，自然大大增加。 以下是奧巴馬總統(tǒng)于統(tǒng)11月16日的講話，我們來看一看，總統(tǒng)的演說能否應(yīng)用到我們的作文題中。

　　在雅思寫作考試中，曾有考到富國是否要幫助發(fā)展中或者尚待發(fā)展的國家和地區(qū)的考題，如：

　　Should rich countries offer assistance to those underdeveloped and undeveloped ones?

　　總統(tǒng)講話中則提到了富國提供幫助的好處：他認(rèn)為當(dāng)今世界就是一個(gè)相互聯(lián)系的地球村，該舉使得雙方受益，無論是幫助方還是接受幫助方。

　　In 1979, trade between the United States and China stood at roughly $5 billion -- today it tops over $400 billion each year. The commerce affects our people's lives in so many ways. America imports from China many of the computer parts we use, the clothes we wear; and we export to China machinery that helps power your industry. This trade could create even more jobs on both sides of the Pacific, while allowing our people to enjoy a better quality of life. And as demand becomes more balanced, it can lead to even broader prosperity.

　　I've said many times that I believe that our world is now fundamentally interconnected. The jobs we do, the prosperity we build, the environment we protect, the security that we seek -- all of these things are shared.

　　總統(tǒng)也提到了體育發(fā)展對于全人類的意義，同樣，這個(gè)內(nèi)容可以運(yùn)用于以下這個(gè)考題：

　　Why it is important to develop sports?

　　總統(tǒng)講話內(nèi)容：

　　And in 1979, the connections among our people were limited. Today, we see the curiosity of those ping-pong players manifested in the ties that are being forged across many sectors.

　　Yao Ming is just one signal of our shared love of basketball.

　　我們都知道環(huán)境問題是雅思議論文中一個(gè)比較熱門的考題，我們曾經(jīng)遇到過：

　　The environmental problems are becoming worse. What can we do to help to make it better?/ Some people say that solving environmental problems should only be the government concern, companies and individuals can hardly make any effort. What is your opinion?

　　總統(tǒng)講話中關(guān)于環(huán)境的內(nèi)容還是比較多的，總統(tǒng)認(rèn)為中國和美國作為兩個(gè)世界大國，應(yīng)該在環(huán)境問題的解決上起到領(lǐng)導(dǎo)和主導(dǎo)作用。政府應(yīng)當(dāng)首當(dāng)其沖的站在一個(gè)積極保護(hù)環(huán)境的立場。

　　In the United States, I think we are learning how to develop buildings that use much less energy, that are much more energy-efficient. And I know that with Shanghai, as I traveled and I saw all the cranes and all the new buildings that are going up, it's very important for us to start incorporating these new technologies so that each building is energy-efficient when it comes to lighting, when it comes to heating. And so it's a terrific opportunity I think for us to learn from each other.

　　So let me give you a specific example, and that is the issue we were just discussing of climate change. The United States and China are the world's two largest emitters of greenhouse gases, of carbon that is causing the planet to warm. Now, the United States, as a highly developed country, as I said before, per capita, consumes much more energy and emits much more greenhouse gases for each individual than does China. On the other hand, China is growing at a much faster pace and it has a much larger population. So unless both of our countries are willing to take critical steps in dealing with this issue, we will not be able to resolve it.

　　講話中總統(tǒng)還運(yùn)用了美國本土的俚語：I don't know if there's a similar saying in China -- we have a saying: "You made your bed, now you have to sleep in it." 而這句話用在雅思犯罪類的作文里是再貼切不過的了，類似于中文的“咎由自取”。

　　在總統(tǒng)講話中，還有多處提到了教育問題，文化融合問題，科技進(jìn)步問題，這些問題都和雅思議論文密切相關(guān)，不失為一篇好的學(xué)習(xí)寫作的背景文章。