雅思大作文题目：是否应该限制报纸电视中的犯罪描写？

　　Some people think that the detailed criminal description on newspapers and TV programs has bad consequence, so this kind of information should be restricted on media. To what extent do you agree or disagree?.

　　解 析

　　题材：媒体

　　题型：Discussion

　　关键词：

　　criminal description

　　newspaper and TV programs

　　restricted

　　需要讨论的观点：

　　报纸和电视节目中的犯罪描写是否应该限制？

　　建议思路：

　　一边倒（的确应该限制），给出2-3个理由。

　　复现情况：疑似重复2011年10月29日题目

　　审 题

　　上周雅思作文要求大家讨论的是应该发展本国影视还是引进外国影视，唐老师在分析这个题目的时候，列举了近几年雅思考试中关于“影视”的题目，其中两个题目如下：

　　Films and computer games containing violence are popular now. Some people think they have a negative effect on society and should be banned while other people think they are harmless entertainment. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.（2011/10/29）

　　是否应该禁止暴力电影和电脑游戏？

　　The government should control the amount of violence in films and on television in order to decrease the level of violent crime in society. To what extent do you agree or disagree? （2017/5/20）

　　为了降低犯罪率，政府应该控制暴力影视，你是否同意这个观点？

　　这两个题目都涉及是否应该禁止或控制媒体（影视、电脑游戏、报纸等）中的暴力因素。

　　不难发现，这些题目都与本周题目高度相关。

　　题目中存在一个因果关系，即“媒体中的犯罪细节描写会产生不好的后果，因此应该限制”。

　　对于这种有因果关系的题目，我们的思路不外乎可以有以下几种：

　　1.承认原因，也承认结果：描写犯罪细节会产生不好的后果，因此的确该限制。

　　2.承认原因，但不承认结果：描写犯罪细节会产生不好的后果，但不该限制（限制会引起其他问题，而且还有其他更好的办法来解决不好的后果）。

　　3. 不承认原因，但承认结果：应该限制犯罪细节描写，但并不是因为这样做会产生不好的后果，而是有其他原因。

　　4.不承认原因，也不承认结果：描写犯罪细节不会产生什么不好的后果，因此限制是没有道理的。

　　就本题而言，我们可以用一边倒的结构来展开论证：完全同意应该限制媒体对犯罪进行细节描写。

　　理由有三：首先，从物质层面看，报纸或电视中的犯罪细节描写可能让人，尤其是年轻人，模仿伤害他人的方式；其次，从心理层面上，媒体中犯罪细节太多，容易让人产生这个世界不安全的感觉，从而影响其对世界的看法，并产生多种多样的社会后果。

　　但我们也可以用分类讨论的结构来展开论证：虽然媒体的犯罪细节描写会产生不好的后果，但是不能全部限制。那些纯粹为了刺激读者或观众的细节描写当然应该限制，但那些为了增加读者或观众知识的细节描写，那些为了实现影视正面美学效果的细节描写则不必限制。

　　本范文采用“分类讨论”的结构，这也是唐老师个人更喜欢的论证结构。

　　7分范文

　　There seems to be more and more detailed criminal description on media these days, such as beating, murdering, gun fighting, blood shedding, among others. As I see it, the excessive exposure to these criminal scenes will negatively influence newspaper readers and TV viewers, thus increasing the likelihood of their committing the same crimes in real life, but to restrict them on media is quite another story.

　　To follow others is human nature, especially when it comes to doing harms to other people. This is demonstrated by the genocide Nazis committed against Jews in the Second World War. So, the more criminal scenes people witness on media, the more likely they will do the same violence to other people. Even if they are made to believe that these criminal description is fictional (rather than real), the viewers may also cultivate a negative kind of attitude toward the world they live in. They may be led to a belief that the world is far from safe and so they can take every possible measure to protect themselves, including killing others. This is actually one of the important reasons why many felonies have been committed.

　　Nevertheless, to completely restrict media from giving detailed criminal description is not necessary nor desirable. Those description catering to the low taste of the audiences should, of course, be well controlled, but in many cases, it is important for newspapers or TV programs to offer detailed account of criminal acts, for either educational or aesthetic purposes. The detailed newspaper report, for instance, can arouse people's awareness of how bad a crime is so that they will take action against it; and in some TV programs, the vivid description of a criminal scene is part and parcel of its total aesthetic design.

　　To conclude, while we generally agree that media should not present too many detailed criminal scenes, those scenes for educational or aesthetic purposes should not be banned.

　　老师笔记

　　01

　　There seems to be more and more detailed criminal description on media these days, such as beating, murdering, gun fighting, blood shedding, among others. As I see it, the excessive exposure to these criminal scenes will negatively influence newspaper readers and TV viewers, thus increasing the likelihood of their committing the same crimes in real life, but to restrict them on media is quite another story.

　　现在，媒体上似乎有越来越详细的犯罪描述，如殴打、谋杀、枪战、流血等。在我看来，看到太多类似犯罪场景将对报纸读者和电视观众产生负面影响，从而增加他们在现实生活中犯下同样罪行的可能性，但在媒体上限制这些描写则是另一回事。

　　解析

　　(1) 本段用列举法（提供细节）开头，然后给出自己的观点。

　　(2) Among others 诸如此类，等等

　　(3) As I see it 在我看来；我认为

　　(4) Excessive 过多的

　　(5) Exposure (to) 接触......；暴露于......之下

　　(6) Likelihood 可能性

　　(7) ...is quite another story ......是另外一回事

　　02

　　To follow others is human nature, especially when it comes to doing harms to other people. This is demonstrated by the genocide Nazis committed against Jews in the Second World War. So, the more criminal scenes people witness on media, the more likely they will do the same violence to other people. Even if they are made to believe that these criminal description is fictional (rather than real), the viewers may also cultivate a negative kind of attitude toward the world they live in. They may be led to a belief that the world is far from safe and so they can take every possible measure to protect themselves, including killing others. This is actually one of the important reasons why many felonies have been committed.

　　跟随他人是人类本性，特别是当伤害他人时。纳粹在第二次世界大战中对犹太人实施的种族灭绝就是证明。因此，人们在媒体上目睹的犯罪场景越多，他们就越有可能对其他人实施同样的暴力。即使观众终于相信这些犯罪描述是虚构的（而不是真实的），他们也可能养成对生活其中的世界的消极态度。他们可能会相信世界远非安全，因此可以采取一切可能的措施来保护自己，包括杀害他人。这实际上是犯下许多重罪的重要原因之一。

　　解析

　　(1) 本段讨论观看太多犯罪描写会引发犯罪。

　　(2) Human nature 人类天性

　　(3) Demonstrate 证明

　　(4) Genocide 种族灭绝

　　(5) Fictional 虚构的

　　(6) Be led to a belief that... 被引导去相信......

　　(7) Felony 重罪

　　03

　　Nevertheless, to completely restrict media from giving detailed criminal description is not necessary nor desirable. Those description catering to the low taste of the audiences should, of course, be well controlled, but in many cases, it is important for newspapers or TV programs to offer detailed account of criminal acts, for either educational or aesthetic purposes. The detailed newspaper report, for instance, can arouse people's awareness of how bad a crime is so that they will take action against it; and in some TV programs, the vivid description of a criminal scene is part and parcel of its total aesthetic design.

　　然而，完全限制媒体提供详细的犯罪描述是不必要的，也是不可取的。当然，那些迎合观众低品味的描述应该得到很好的控制，但在许多情况下，报纸或电视节目必须为教育或审美目的详细描述犯罪行为。例如，详细的报纸报道可以唤起人们认识到犯罪的严重性，因此采取行动来打击犯罪；在一些电视节目中，对犯罪现场的生动描述是其整体审美设计的一部分。

　　解析

　　(1) 本段通过分类的办法，讨论了哪些犯罪描述应该禁止，而哪些不应该禁止。

　　(2) Desirable 可取的

　　(3) Cater to 迎合

　　(4) Account 叙述；描述

　　(5) Aesthetic 美学的

　　(6) Part and parcel 一部分

　　04

　　To conclude, while we generally agree that media should not present too many detailed criminal scenes, those scenes for educational or aesthetic purposes should not be banned.

　　总之，虽然我们普遍同意媒体不应呈现太多详细的犯罪场景，但不应禁止那些用于教育或审美目的的场景。

　　解析

　　(1) 本段总结前面的讨论。

　　(2) Generally 总体上

　　(3) Present 呈现