雅思作文真题直击：网络时代我们真的不需要旅游了吗？

网络时代我们不需要旅游了吗？(10月05日真题)

题目

It is not necessary to travel to other places to learn about culture and people, because people can learn from books, films or the Internet. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

解析

这两周雅思考试写作的题目非常有趣，9月30日刚写完“网络时代是不是不需要上学上班”，10月5日就跟来“网络时代是不是不需要旅游”！这个网络时代与旅游的关系，其实也是个旧题，分别两次出现在2014年10月18日和2016年8月4日。唐老师曾建议各位烤鸭多准备2014年下半年和2015年上半年的真题，这次再次得到印证。

顺便提一句，本次考试的题目唐老师在其《9分达人雅思写作真题还原及解析3》中也曾详细分析过，并提供了高分范文（请参考该书141-145页），认真读过本书的烤鸭有福了！

本题的核心在于：如果要了解别国的文化风俗，是否还需要去那里旅游，或者从网络，书籍和电影里面了解就可以了？这个题目答起来其实蛮容易的。大家不难想到，从网络、书籍和电影里的确可以了解到别国的文化，但这些都是二手信息，经过了创作者的过滤，我们从中看到的未必是真实的别国文化（相关例子很多），因此，真正了解一个国家文化风俗，还是应该亲身去旅游，通过自己的眼睛去看，自己的心去理解，这样，我们才能消除二手资料里那些歪曲的看法，从而真正实现文化与文化之间的交流。

7分范文

Travel is commonly perceived as a good approach to the traditional customs and exotic cultures of other countries or regions. However, some people are suspicious of the necessity of travel as we can learn about other cultures by reading books, watching films and browsing the Internet, which seem cheaper, less time-consuming and more accessible. In my view, although these methods can help us get some general ideas, a full understanding of the local culture can only be obtained through travelling in person.

Firstly, cultural items acquired from books, movies or the Internet only show the opinions or attitudes of a certain group of people, who in some circumstances may convey wrong messages and cause cultural misunderstanding and discrimination. For example, in some books or movies British people often appear a bit conservative, sophisticated and indifferent, but when we travel to the United Kingdom, we’ll find many people there friendly, outgoing and sometimes a little crazy. So travel grants us the opportunity to break the stereotypes created by mass media.

Secondly, travel boosts cultural communication in a more active way than books or videos. During travel, we can actively interact with local people and deeply experience their life, such as their dietary habit, peculiar customs and unique manners, while transmitting our own culture to those local people in the process of mutual exchanges. Obviously, it is not that easy for mass media to achieve such a direct and effective interaction.

To conclude, although some mass media, such as books, films or the Internet, play a necessary role in cultural exchange, traveling is of greater importance in order for us to personally experience the distinctive cultures and customs which may diverge from what we have acquired from mass media.

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老师笔记

Travel is commonly perceived as a good approach to the traditional customs and exotic cultures of other countries or regions. However, some people are suspicious of the necessity of travel as we can learn about other cultures by reading books, watching films and browsing the Internet, which seem cheaper, less time-consuming and more accessible. In my view, although these methods can help us get some general ideas, a full understanding of the local culture can only be obtained through travelling in person.

旅游通常被认为是了解其他国家或地区传统习俗和异域文化的良好途径。然而，有些人怀疑旅游的必要性，因为我们可以通过阅读书籍、看电影和上网来了解其他文化，这似乎更便宜、更省时、更容易获得。在我看来，虽然这些方法可以帮助我们得到一些大致的观点，但对当地文化的充分了解只能通过亲自旅行获得。

（1） 本段为引入段，提出问题以及自己的观点。

（2） Perceive 认为；感知

（3） Exotic 奇异的

（4） Be suspicious of... = suspect 怀疑

（5） Time-consuming 耗时的

Firstly, cultural items acquired from books, movies or the Internet only show the opinions or attitudes of a certain group of people, who in some circumstances may convey wrong messages and cause cultural misunderstanding and discrimination. For example, in some books or movies British people often appear a bit conservative, sophisticated and indifferent, but when we travel to the United Kingdom, we’ll find many people there friendly, outgoing and sometimes even a little crazy. So travel grants us the opportunity to break the stereotypes created by mass media.

首先，从书籍，电影和互联网里获得的文化知识只显示某群人的意见或态度，这些人在某些情况下可能传达错误的信息，导致文化误解和歧视。例如，在一些书籍或电影中，英国人往往显得保守、世故、冷漠，但当我们到英国旅行时，我们我会发现那里的很多人很友好，外向，有时甚至有点疯狂。因此，旅行让我们有机会打破大众传媒创造的固定形象。

(1)本段论述为什么要旅游的原因之一：从其他渠道获得的信息可能不准确，甚至错误，亲自旅游可以打破大众传媒强加给我们的常规观念。本段使用的论证办法是例证法。

(2) Convey 传达

(3) Discrimination 歧视

(4) Conservative 保守的

(5) Sophisticated 事故圆滑的

(6) Stereotype 固定形象

Secondly, travel boosts cultural communication in a more active way than books or videos. During travel, we can actively interact with local people and deeply experience their life, such as their dietary habit, peculiar customs and unique manners, while transmitting our own culture to those local people in the process of mutual exchanges. Obviously, it is not that easy for mass media to achieve such a direct and effective interaction.

其次，旅游比书本或视频更积极地促进文化交流。在旅行中，我们可以积极地与当地人互动，深入体验他们的生活，如他们的饮食习惯、风土人情和独特的行为方式，并在相互交流过程中将自己的文化传递给当地人。显然，大众传媒很难实现如此直接和有效的互动。

(1)本段论述旅游的第二个理由：旅游可以更深刻更积极地参与文化交流。

(2) Boost 促进；提高

(3) Peculiar 独特的

(4) Transmit 传递

To conclude, although some mass media, such as books, films or the Internet, play a necessary role in cultural exchange, traveling is of greater importance in order for us to personally experience the distinctive cultures and customs which may diverge from what we have acquired from mass media.

总之，虽然一些大众媒体，如书籍、电影和互联网，在文化交流中起着不可或缺的作用，但为了亲身体验独特的文化和习俗（可能与我们从大众传媒中获得的不一样），旅行更具重要性。

(1)本段总结观点：为了亲身体验别地文化，我们需要旅游。

(2)Distinctive 独特的

(3)Diverge 分离