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本期作者：王瑜
2024年4月20日雅思大作文题目
Some people think technology development decreases crime, while others believe it actually encourages crimes. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
一些人认为科技发展减少了犯罪，而另一些人则认为它实际上鼓励了犯罪。讨论两种观点并给出你自己的观点。
这是雅思写作2024年第一次连续两场考察犯罪类话题，上次是4月13号笔试（犯罪根源在于天性还是社会客观因素）；或许这意料之外的重复在告诫烤鸭们需要摒弃所谓“短期话题不重复”的猜想。此外，这次题目考察角度非常新颖：结合科技元素！这再次说明资讯力对备考雅思写作的重要性。
范文及解析
Introduction
Cutting-edge technological advances are extolled as a deterrent to nefarious activities in the movie of Minority Report, while it was delineated as a catalyst for illegal offenses in tv series of Black Mirror. Each depiction is a paradigm of the intricate relationship that exists between criminality and technology.
解析
本段译文(translation)：
在电影《少数派报告》中，尖端技术被赞誉为阻止邪恶活动的威慑力量，而在电视剧《黑镜》中，尖端技术被描述为违法犯罪的催化剂。每种描述都仅仅反映了犯罪和技术之间存在的复杂关系的某个侧面。
不太常见的词汇(less common lexical items)：
❖ be extolled as 被称赞为
❖ deterrent 威慑力n.
❖ nefarious activities adj. 犯罪行为
❖ delineate 描绘v.
❖ catalyst 催化剂n.
❖ paradigm 范例
Body 1
On one hand, increasing tech tools have been proved effective in combating crime. Police officers' productivity has increased thanks to tracking systems that provide information about suspects' whereabouts, while databases of fingerprint and facial recognition have been an indispensable step forward in curbing recidivism. Another little-noticed aspect is that smart city infrastructures have empowered crime prevention —whether it be by managing traffic signals to facilitate police officers' smooth commutes or identifying gunfire to trigger alerts in real time. While these security service might not be available in underdeveloped areas, they surely give us a glimpse of future tech-aided law enforcement.
解析
本段译文(translation)：
一方面，越来越多的科技工具被证明对打击犯罪是有效的。由于追踪系统提供了有关嫌疑人行踪的信息，警察的工作效率得到了提高，指纹和面部识别数据库在减少重复犯罪数量方面发挥了至关重要的作用。另一个很少被注意到的方面是，智能城市基础设施增强了预防犯罪的能力——无论是通过管理交通信号来促进警察的顺利通勤，还是通过识别枪声来实时触发警报。虽然这些安全服务在不发达地区可能无法使用，但它们肯定让我们可以对未来技术辅助执法能到达何种程度有一种预见。
不太常见的词汇(less common lexical items)：
❖ combating crime 打击犯罪
❖ tracking systems 追踪系统
❖ whereabouts 具体位置
❖ facial recognition 面部识别
❖ recidivism 再次犯罪n.
❖ little-noticed 很少被注意的adj.
❖ indispensable step forward 必不可少的一步
❖ smart city infrastructures 智慧城市基础设施
❖ gunfire 枪声n.
❖ give a glimpse of 一瞥/预见
❖ tech-aided 技术辅助的
Body 2
On the other hand, it is true that surging virtual scams and frauds are putting a dour mood on some conservatives, who believe that evildoers could wield their wicked power behind the scene without being caught. Their worry makes sense to some extent; despite rising encroachments of one’s personal data, tracking down these camouflaged offenders in the metaverse is an uncharted territory for most societies, with decidedly nascent police training and infrastructure. Worse, unprecedented level of international crimes, such as arms smuggling and rare species trade, seem to testify how an array of communication technology has augmented the criminal groups in a daunting way.
解析
本段译文(translation)：
另一方面，激增的虚拟诈骗和欺诈行为让一些保守人士感到沮丧，他们认为坏人可以在幕后施展邪恶的力量而不会被发现。他们的担忧在某种程度上是有道理的;尽管个人数据受到的侵犯越来越多，但对于大多数社会来说，在虚拟世界中追踪这些伪装的罪犯是一个未知的领域，显然警察培训和基础设施还处于起步阶段。更糟糕的是，武器走私和稀有物种交易等前所未有的国际犯罪似乎证明了一系列通信技术如何以一种令人畏惧的方式赋能了犯罪集团。
不太常见的词汇(less common lexical items)：
❖ virtual scams and frauds 网络诈骗
❖ dour mood 沮丧的心情
❖ evildoers 邪恶的人/罪犯
❖ wield their wicked power 施展邪恶的力量
❖ encroachments 占据/侵犯n.
❖ camouflaged 伪装的/变色龙camouflage
❖ metaverse 虚拟世界
❖ uncharted territory 未知领域/地图上未标明的地方
❖ nascent 起步的/不成熟的
❖ unprecedented 前所未有的
❖ arms smuggling 军火走私
❖ augmented 增强v.
❖ daunting 令人惧怕的 adj.
Conclusion
So far, so clear; any lopsided view on technology’ clout on crimes could be too absurd. But be aware that insufficient innovations may make law enforcement less proactive.
解析
本段译文(translation)：
到此为止，如此清晰;任何关于科技对犯罪影响的片面观点都太荒谬了。但要意识到，创新不足可能会使执法部门缺乏前摄性。
不太常见的词汇(less common lexical items)：
❖ lopsided 片面的/偏袒的
❖ clout 影响
❖ absurd 荒谬的adj.
❖ proactive 前摄的
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