In recent times,many people are making the decision to live alone.

What are the causes of this?

Does it have positive or negatives effects on society?

翻译：在近些年，很多人选择独居。这种现象的原因是什么？这会对社会产生负面影响还是正面影响？

话题:社会类

类型：报告类

关键词：living alone,cause,effect,society

分析：这个社会现象太真实了，先给大家上组数据：

o In the 1950’s,22%of American adults were single,and 4 million lived alone.In 2012,more than 50%of American adults were single,and 31 million lived alone.

o In Stockholm(2012)60%of all households had just 1 occupant.

可能大家会说，这是西方思想追求个人精神独立的体现，在中国不会这样。那么中国的数据又如何呢？

o Today,more than 60 million of Chinese live alone.One-person household is the fasted growing household type in China and is expected to increase dramatically due to rapid urbanization,migration,aging and changing demographic behaviors.

社科院人口与劳动经济研究所提供的普查数据显示，中国近年来“一人户”家庭数量显著提升，独居人口从90年的6%上升到2010年的14%，到2015年的14.6%。

那么为什么这么多人会选择独居呢？The number of people living alone has skyrocketed.What is driving the phenomenon?

上方中国独居人数数据中提到......due to rapid urbanization,migration,aging and changing demographic behaviors.

城市化的快速发展、人口从rural areas向大城市聚集、老龄化加剧等等都是独居人数及比重上升的重要原因。

除上述原因之外，很多年轻人选择独居因为可以拥有更多的privacy and personal space。

常年累月在群体中生活，感到非常的超负荷（become so overloaded），而独居一段时间，可以重拾平静，帮助缓解压力（The peace,quiet and mental solitude can help them recover from the stresses of daily living.There is plenty of time to think without interruptions.）

另外和别人共同生活难免要互相磨合作息及时间安排。

而独自生活，则不需要考虑这些。（You don’t need to compromise.You don’t need to fit into anyone else’s timetable.Things remain where you leave them.You just do what works for you.）

那么独居热潮会产生什么影响呢？

首先请大家想想，如果写loneliness and the horrors of getting sick or dying alone这样的观点，对于这个题目而言是否可以呢？

只写这些观点是不可以的，因为题目中明确的写了对“社会”的影响，而不是“个人”，只写“个人”会偏题。

如果大家想写上面loneliness这几个点做影响的话，需要将其延伸到社会层面，比如指出，如果越来越多的人有这些问题，会增加社会不稳定因素，increase the crime rate等等。

还有一个推荐大家写的非常好很新颖的观点：

Young and middle-aged solos have helped to revitalise cities,because they are more likely to spend money,socialise and participate in public life.

因为是独居，所以社交活动等都向外迁移，人们会愿意花更多的钱、时间去公共场合进行必要社交活动。

好啦，我们来看范文。

范文分析：

There has been a tendency in many countries over recent years for more people of all ages to choose to live alone.This essay will discuss the reasons for this and explain why this can have both advantages and disadvantages for society.

(报告类题目开头段可对此进行仿写：There has been a tendency+题目事件.This essay will discuss+引出下文)

One reason for this trend is economic.People are generally more affluent than in the past,and this means that they can afford to make the choice to live alone,something not always possible in the past.In addition to this,there are also cultural factors.There used to be more pressure to marry young and think about having a family.Now though,people desire self-fulfilment,and will marry later or divorce if their marriage is not happy.Also,the developments in communication technology such as social media mean that people can live alone but still feel connected to others.

（作者本段给出了三条原因，前两条进行了具体的解释及今昔对比）

I would argue that this development has positive and negative impacts on society.A positive impact is that those individuals who are young and single have helped to revitalise（动词-to make something more active or exciting使有活力，使新生）cities around the world,as they are more likely to live in central locations and socialise,spend money and participate in public life than those living with others.However,a drawback is that some people living alone who experience problems may not have an outlet（a way for someone to express an emotion,idea,or ability）to talk about them.This lack of social support could lead to more mental health problems in the general population,which would need to be dealt with by public health care services.

（题目问，是有积极还是消极，你可以说积极，也可以说消极，也可以像本文一样中立。请注意看作者的第二条影响，其实就是从个人上升到社会了，个人出现了这样的问题，需要public health care services来解决。）

To conclude,economic and cultural factors,and changes in communication have resulted in more people living alone,and,although this has benefits to society,there are also negative impacts.

（结尾：总结前文，把上面提到的观点用抽象词汇进行总结）

本文值得学习借鉴的地方：

大家仔细看本文给出的3条独居理由：

1.经济水平的提升

The wealth generated by economic development and the social security provided by modern welfare states have enabled the spike.

2.社会文化促使-独居狂潮

In addition to economic prosperity,the rise stems from the cultural change called the cult of the individual.

3.交流方式的巨大变革

Another driving force is the communications revolution,which has allowed people to experience the pleasures of social life even when they're living alone.

这三条理由都不是从个人角度说的，而是从社会角度说的，从社会大层面去分析独居的原因。

这一点很值得学习。在进行构思想点时，很多同学都会思路受限，往往会不自觉的从个人角度出发进行思考，而没有学会切换角度。

大家可以学会通过思考题目的“相关主体”是谁，比如教育类的-相关主体就是-学生，家长，同学，老师，学校；社会类的相关主体就是-个人社会国家-利用相关主体快速发散思路，从不同角度去发散进行想点。

这样做不仅可以帮助你加快想点的速度，还可以让你的文章摆脱“小学生感”，因为你的观点不在停留在个人生活，而是更加像一篇社论，加入了社会层面，国家层面，他人角度等等的观点。

学后反思：

我写的文章中，观点是否存在角度单一的现象？

我构思时，是否从多角度思考问题？