Part 1 必備素材-弱勢群體

Vulnerable groups

Women + Children + Elderly People

Women（性別歧視）

At school

gender stereotype 性別固有印象- be seen as the natural domain for boys - be excluded from certain subjects - lose motivation - feel frustrated

So： take measures to ensure female students have equal opportunities to

study what they are really into - fully achieve their potential

At work

gender discrimination - male - dominated industries - consider male candidates first

be treated unfairly - low wage ；few promotion opportunities更少的升職機會 ；take maternity leave -dismiss

So：introduce laws to protect the working rights for women

Children

Bully（校園霸凌）：be taunted（被戲弄，被嘲弄）；be given the hurtful name（起外號）；be kicked ；be excluded from social groups

Outcomes：feel depressed and desperate；commit suicide ；have psychological issues

Solutions：be conscious of the issue；keep a close eye on children's behavior;raise children's moral values

Elder people (population ageing)

Outcomes:

• A smaller working population - labor shortage
• The increase of health care costs - impose burden on tax-payers
• Feel useless and unwanted
• Feel lonely and isolated

Solutions：

• raise the retirement age / postpone retirement / extend the working lives
• Encourage childbirth
• Live with their children - bring them joy and happiness / Look after their grandchildren - give them a sense of achievement

Part 2 同義替換

1、導致

cause

result in

lead to

contribute to

eg：~ poor health 造成不良健康

cause / result in diabetes 導致了糖尿病

lead to / contribute to prosperity 通向繁榮

2、強調

highlight

emphasize

underline

put emphasize on something

eg：~ the importance of culture強調文化的重要性

3、促進

promote

boost

improve

enhance

eg：~ the development of Economy 促進經濟發(fā)展

Part 3 必備句式

1、In many societies these days，people are concerned about……

最近在很多社會，人們都擔憂……

eg In many societies these days，people are concerned about deteriorating standards of behavior among young people.

注：deteriorating standards of behavior 不斷變壞的行為標準

2、In rencent years there has been growing awareness of the importance of …… 在近些年，人們越來越意識到……的重要性。

eg：In recent years there has been growing awareness of the importance of preserving the world's biological diversity.

注：presence the world's biological diversity 保護世界的生物多樣性