原標題:11月3日寫作真題參考範文 | 讓犯人接受教育是減少犯罪的最好辦法嗎？

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專欄作者：唐偉勝

新航道特約雅思學術顧問

廣東外語外貿大學教授、博士

中國知名英語教育專家

《9分達人雅思寫作真題還原及解析3》作者

2018年11月3日

雅思大作文題目

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It is shown that many criminals have a low level of education. Some people argue that the best way to reduce crime is to educate criminals in prison to help them find jobs when they leave prison. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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解析&審題

11月3日的考題與犯罪有關。犯罪題材一直都是雅思寫作考試的重點之一，每年都會出現4-5次，請各位烤鴨務必重視這個題材。以往考過的犯罪題材包括犯罪的原因，如何減少犯罪，青少年犯罪的懲罰等。

本次涉及減少犯罪的辦法。題目中提出一個觀點，即加強犯人的教育，讓他們出獄後能夠找到工作，這就是減少犯罪的最好辦法。對這類“最好辦法”的題目，唐老師認爲最好的策略就是雙邊討論，首先承認題目中提出的辦法是有效的，然後再指出這個辦法的缺陷，提出它應該不是最好的辦法，還存在其他更好的辦法。本題提出加強犯人教育這個辦法，其前提是很多犯人的教育水平很低。就本題而言，我們應該不會去反對這個前提，而是承認犯人的教育水平很低，並在此基礎上討論教育是不是最好的辦法。那麼，我們首先承認教育可以幫助犯人出獄後找到好工作，然後提出，犯人能夠找到好工作也不一定確保犯罪率降低。這樣就否認了教育犯人是降低犯罪的最佳辦法。

以下是唐老師的高分範文，大家可認真閱讀，看老師是如何把以上思路落實到具體文字表達的。

老師筆記

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Because manyinmates in prison do not have formal education and have not ever hada decent job before, it is believed that the best way to reduce crime is to educate them so they can find employment after release. However, there are both good news and bad news about the value of prison education.

由於監獄中的許多囚犯沒有受過正規教育，也從未有過體面的工作，因此人們認爲減少犯罪的最好辦法是教育他們，使他們釋放後能夠找到工作。然而，監獄教育的價值既有好消息也有壞消息。

解析

（1） 本段先重述題目觀點，並給出自己的判斷，表明接下來文章做雙邊討論。

（2） inmate 監獄中的囚犯

（3） a decent job 一份體面的工作

（4） employment 工作；就業

（5） release 釋放（n. & v.）

02

There is evidence that educating criminals in prison does work to some extent, for it can help themsecure a good job after being set free and return to normal life as soon as possible. In looking across the related statistics, the chances of finding employment are about 10 percent higher among prisoners who have participated in either academic or vocationaleducation programs than those who have not. Education, therefore, remains an important means to ensure that inmates are prepared for the challenges in workplaces.  

有證據表明，在監獄裏教育罪犯在某種程度上是有效的，因爲這可以幫助他們在獲釋後找到一份好工作，並儘快恢復正常生活。相關統計資料顯示，參加過學術或職業教育項目的囚犯的就業機會比未參加的囚犯高出約10%。因此，教育一直都是確保囚犯爲迎接工作場所的挑戰做好準備的重要手段。

解析

 （1） 本段主要論述監獄裏的教育項目的確可以幫助罪犯出獄後找到工作。本段論述中使用的是數據法，也就是提供數據來支持自己的觀點。

（2） evidence 證據

（3） secure 活得（v.）；安全的（adj.）

（4） statistics 數據

（5） participate in 參加

（6） vocational 職業的

（7） ensure 確保

03

However, skeptics claim that in practice education behind barsmay be more a romantic idea than an effective solution to the growing crime rate. It must be made clear that the point is not against correctional education programs, considering that most criminals are under-educated. Rather, the point is that sometimes prison education produces nothing more than “better-educated criminals,” who may become even more dangerous. These days, the violent crime rate keeps soaring up, which is a clear indication that prison education is not really working well. The value of prison education, therefore, must not be over-exaggerated, though it does improve the prospect of employment for the former prisoners. 

然而，懷疑論者聲稱，在實踐中，監獄中的教育可能更多地是一個浪漫的想法，而不是一個不斷上升犯罪率的解決辦法。必須清楚地表明，這裏並不是在反對補救性的教育項目，因爲大多數罪犯受教育程度的確是很低的。這裏的要點是，有時監獄教育只會產生“受過良好教育的罪犯”，他們可能變得更危險。最近，暴力犯罪率不斷上升，這清楚地表明監獄教育並沒有起到很大作用。因此，監獄教育的價值雖然這確實改善了前囚犯的就業前景，但不要過分誇大。

解析

（1） 本段主要論述監獄的教育並一定能降低犯罪率，反而可能讓罪犯變得更加危險。

（2） skeptics 懷疑論者

（3） education behind bars 監獄裏的教育

（4） crime rate 犯罪率

（5） correctional 補救性的

（6） soar up 快速上升

（7） exaggerate 誇張

（8） prospect 前景

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To sum up, it pays to educate inmates and prepare them for job opportunities. Whether education in prisons is the best way to reduce crime depends on the way those inmates see the education they receive. Good things often happen, but probably not as often asjustice officialshope. 

總之，對囚犯進行教育並使他們爲就業機會做好準備是值得的。監獄裏的教育是不是減少犯罪的最好方法，取決於囚犯們對教育的看法。好的結果經常發生，但可能不像司法官員所希望的那樣頻繁。

解析

（1） 總結前面的主要觀點，包括監獄教育的好處和侷限。

（2） it pays to do... 做......是值得的

（3） depend on 取決於

（4） justice official 司法官員

向上滑動閱覽

7分範文

Because many inmates in prison do not have formal education and have not ever had a decent job before, it is believed that the best way to reduce crime is to educate them so they can find employment after release. However, there are both good news and bad news about the value of prison education.

There is evidence that educating criminals in prison does work to some extent, for it can help them secure a good job after being set free and return to normal life as soon as possible. In looking across the related statistics, the chances of finding employment are about 10 percent higher among prisoners who have participated in either academic or vocational education programs than those who have not. Education, therefore, remains an important means to ensure that inmates are prepared for the challenges in workplaces.  

    However, skeptics claim that in practice education behind bars may be more a romantic idea than an effective solution to the growing crime rate. It must be made clear that the point is not against correctional education programs, considering that most criminals are under-educated. Rather, the point is that sometimes prison education produces nothing more than “better-educated criminals,” who may become even more dangerous. These days, the violent crime rate keeps soaring up, which is a clear indication that prison education is not really working well. The value of prison education, therefore, must not be over-exaggerated, though it does improve the prospect of employment for the former prisoners. 

    To sum up, it pays to educate inmates and prepare them for job opportunities. Whether education in prisons is the best way to reduce crime depends on the way those inmates see the education they receive. Good things often happen, but probably not as often as justice officials hope.

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建議背誦的句子

1. Because many inmates in prison do not have formal education and have not ever hada decent jobbefore, it is believed that the best way to reduce crime is to educate them so they can find employmentafter release.

由於監獄中的許多囚犯沒有受過正規教育，也從未有過體面的工作，因此人們認爲減少犯罪的最好辦法是教育他們，使他們釋放後能夠找到工作。

2. There isevidence that educating criminals in prison does work to some extent, for it can help them secure a good job after being set free and return to normal life as soon as possible.

有證據表明，在監獄裏教育罪犯在某種程度上是有效的，因爲這可以幫助他們在獲釋後找到一份好工作，並儘快恢復正常生活。

3. However, skeptics claim that in practiceeducation behind barsmay be more a romantic idea than an effective solution to the growing crime rate.

然而，懷疑論者聲稱，在實踐中，監獄中的教育可能更多地是一個浪漫的想法，而不是一個不斷上升犯罪率的解決辦法。

4. However, skeptics claim that in practice education behind bars may be more a romantic idea than an effective solution to the growing crime rate. 

然而，懷疑論者聲稱，在實踐中，監獄中的教育可能更多地是一個浪漫的想法，而不是一個不斷上升犯罪率的解決辦法。

5. These days, the violent crime rate keeps soaring up, which is a clear indication that prison education is not really working well.

最近，暴力犯罪率不斷上升，這清楚地表明監獄教育並沒有起到很大作用。

6. Whether education in prisons is the best way to reduce crime depends on the way those inmates see the education they receive.

監獄裏的教育是不是減少犯罪的最好方法，取決於囚犯們對教育的看法。

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