1日托福写作真题回忆范文解析：老年人学习新事物

1、英语考试作文1 日托福写作真题回忆范文解析：老年人学 习新事物12月 1 日托福独立写作考题为 “ Is it asimportant for older people to learn and study new things as young people to do so（ 学习新事物是否对老年人和年轻人一样重 要）? ”一起来看看为大家带来的范文及解析。As people age, they tend to become more and more set in their ways. Whenwe are young it is easy to revise our beliefs

2、and adopt new perspectives, but over time, our thinking slowly becomes rigid. But just because this phenomenon is the norm doesn t mean that it s ideal. There are some advantages to more rigid thinking, but I think it s a good idea for oldpeople to continue acquiring new knowledge.随着年龄的增长，人们的生活方式越来越

3、固定。当我们年轻的时候， 我们很容易改变信仰， 接受新的观点， 但是随着时间的推 移， 我们的思维慢慢变得僵化。 但这种现象只是常态， 并不意味着它 是理想状态。 虽然思维更固定化有一些好处， 但我认为老年人持续学习新知识对他们更有益For one thing, an increasing number of medical studies show that staying mentally active can help prevent dementia and Alzheimer s disease. When you keep your brain engaged, you can b

4、uild reinforce the connections between brain cells or perhaps even create new ones. This is possibly whyAlzheimer s occurs less in populations with higher levels of education. Thus, in order to live a longer and healthier life, it is recommendedthat elderly individuals continue to pursue cerebral ac

5、tivities like learning new things. Learning has tangible health rewards.一方面，越来越多的医学研究表明，保持思维活跃有助于预防痴呆和阿尔茨海默病。 当你让你的大脑保持忙碌时， 你可以加强脑细胞之间的联系， 甚至可以创造新的脑细胞。 这可能就是为什么老年痴呆症在受教育程度较高的人群中发病率较低的原因。 因此， 为了 活得更长久、更健康，建议老年人继续从事学习新事物等大脑活动。 学习有实实在在的健康回报。For another thing, continuing to acquire new knowledge will ke

6、ep elderly individuals emotionally presentand connected to the world. Whenpeople enter the later stages of their lives, they tend to stop adapting to societal development. Changes in society can seem to come swiftly and without warning, and upon feeling overwhelmed by the sudden alienness of the wor

7、ld around them, manywill choose to retreat into their minds to live in simpler, more familiar times. These individuals stop trying to learn to use new technologies or grasp new ways of interacting, and so they becomeout of touch with those around them. A grandfather unwilling to use Skype to communi

8、cate with his grandchildren on the other side of the world, for example, will live a more emotionally impoverished life. So by continuing to acquire new knowledge, elderly individuals can better maintain their connections to others.另一方面，不断学习新知识将使老年人保持情感上的现在感和与世界的联系。 当人们步入晚年时， 他们往往不再适应社会的发展。 社会的变化似乎会

9、在毫无预兆的情况下迅速到来， 当他们被周围世界的突然疏远所压倒时， 许多人会选择回到自己的思想中去， 生活在更简单、 更熟悉的时代。 这些人不再试图学习使用新技术或掌握新的互动方式， 因此他们与周围的人失去了联系。 例如， 一个祖父不愿 意用Skype和远在世界另一端的孙子们交流，他的生活将会更加缺乏 情感。 因此， 通过不断学习新知识， 老年人可以更好地保持与他人的 联系。Granted, non-stop learning can be tiring and timeconsuming. There is a prevailing belief that old age is the ti

10、me to relax and let go of such potentially stressful endeavors, and that the consequences of putting learning on hold are acceptable and even inevitable for old people. I can sympathize with this view after a lifetime of exertion, people deserve to finally kick back but in the end, I think that cont

11、inued learning will lead to an overall increase in the quality of life for elderly individuals. Learning will require some exertion, but how enjoyable will life be if you re too senile or out-of-touch with loved ones to appreciate it? In the end, keeping your brain active willensure that you can enj

12、oy the time you have left to the fullest.当然， 不间断的学习可能会很累很费时间。 人们普遍认为，老年是放松的时候， 是放弃这些潜在压力的时候， 把学习搁置起来的后果对老年人来说是可以接受的， 甚至是不可避免的。 我不赞同这种观点， 经过一生的努力， 人们最终却要回到原点。 我认为继续学习能从整体上提高老年人的生活质量。 虽然学习需要付出一些努力， 但如 果你年事已高，又所爱的人分隔，生活又怎么会快乐呢?但是，让你的大脑保持活跃却能确保你能充分享受剩余的人生。People generally accept that the older we get, the less new knowledge we acquire. People also generally accept that older people inevitably mentally degenerate and lose touch with society. If we do not relinquish the pursuit of knowledge in old age, however, then we do not have to resign ourselves to s