雅思作文：解决环境问题的最佳办法是让这代人放弃舒适生活吗？

题目来源：2021年12月4日雅思真题

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难度原因：反方观点不易论证

The key to solving environmental problems is simple: present generations must have a less comfortable life for the sake of future generations. To what extent do you agree or disagree? (2021/12/4)

解析&审题

题材：环境

题型：手段-目的型

关键词：solving environmental problems + present generation + less comfortable life

需要讨论的观点：这一代人放弃舒适的生活，是解决环境问题的关键吗？

建议思路：承认手段有效，但否认是解决问题的关键，最后提出更好的办法。

复现情况：新题

本周考题设问方式一点也不新，是典型的“手段-目的型”，即“某个手段是解决某个问题的最好办法，你是否同意”。

老雅已经多次分析过这类题目，其最佳写作路径是：首先承认该手段在一定程度上是有效的，然后讨论这个手段的不足之处，最后提出更好的解决办法。

点击查看：手段-目的型作文，该怎样审题？

就本题而言，我们可以这样思考：我们这代人放弃舒适的生活方式（比如少开车，少乘飞机，少使用电器等），的确可以有助于解决环境问题，但是，既然人人都有追求幸福的权利，那我们就不能强迫任何人放弃他希望的生活方式，因此，我们需要找到其他办法来解决环境问题，比如开发绿色新能源，改进废物的循环使用度等，这才是解决环境问题的最佳办法。

高分范文

It is well knownthat our present lifestyle has caused serious trouble for the environment.That is whymany people suggest that we should give up our comfortable life so that the future generations will be able to enjoy a better environment.Though I thinkthis suggestion is quiterelevant, it isfar fromthe best solution to environmental problems.

To be sure, the environment would beconsiderablyimproved if we chose to live a less comfortable life.As a matter of fact, our present lifestyleis largely responsible formany environmental problems. As more and more carsfind their way intohouseholds, the exhaust gas emissions from cars have become the majorculpritin the air pollution and even global warming. The cheap air travel, too,has contributed a great deal to the consumption of nonrenewable energy. In addition, many people like to use animal products, so they never hesitate to kill wild animals,resulting inthe loss of speciesdiversityand destruction of the ecological system.Needless to say, if we drove less, traveled less, and enjoyed less, our environment would become much better.

The issue is, however, thatfew people would like to give up what they have already had.Once having been used tothe conveniences of modern lifestyle, they may find it hard to go without them, evenfor the sake ofthe environment. Furthermore, in most countries in the world, it would be too much to force people to adopt the simpler lifestyles of their parents and grandparents.

The key to solving environmental problems, then, does notlie ingiving a mandatory order that people must live a simpler and less comfortable life, but probably in developing new technologies. Environmentally-friendly alternative energy such as solar energy ought to be widely used so that people may continue their present lifestylebut with little environmental impact. Besides,even with people continuingtheir presentlife style, the importance of environmental protection should bedriven hometo them.

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注：蓝色部分为高分词汇（组），划线部分为高分句型。