7月22日雅思大作文示范写作 | 提高驾驶者最低年龄

一、2023年7月22日雅思大作文题目

The best way to improve road safety is to increase the minimum legal age of driving cars or motorbikes. To what extent do you agree or disagree? 提高道路安全的最好办法是提高驾驶汽车或摩托车的最低法定年龄。你在多大程度上同意或不同意?

二、范文及解析

Introduction

Many societies have applauded raising the minimum age for obtaining a driving license as a strategy to combat rising road fatalities that have plagued both urban and suburban areas. While a simple increase in the age of drivers could hardly deal with this problem.

解析

许多社会对提高获得驾照的最低年龄表示赞许，认为这是一种应对困扰城市和郊区的交通事故死亡率不断上升的策略。然而，简单地提高司机的年龄很难解决这个问题。

applaud 赞许 v.

combat rising road fatalities 应对不断上升的事故死亡率

plague 困扰 v.

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Teen drivers, of course, may stoke fears of higher crash rates. Intoxicated by the freedom of vehicle mobility, these newly-licensed 16-year-olds tend to overestimate their driving skills, exceeding speed limit and chasing other cars too closely simply to show off. This inexperience and recklessness may end up being exacerbated when other peers are traveling in their automobile, talking or laughing; distraction inhibits young drivers from handling a hazardous situation that pops up. But age has no observable correlation with higher likelihood of automobile accidents; in most circumstances, hefty legal penalties serve as a deterrent to irresponsible driving.

解析

当然，青少年司机可能会引发人们对更高车祸率的担忧。这些刚拿到驾照的16岁少年沉醉于车辆自由行驶的感觉，他们往往高估自己的驾驶技能，超速行驶，紧追其他车辆只是为了炫耀。这种缺乏经验和鲁莽可能会在其他同伴在他们的车里旅行时加剧，有说有笑;分心会阻碍年轻司机处理突然出现的危险情况。但年龄与汽车事故发生的可能性没有明显的相关性;在大多数情况下，高额的法律处罚对不负责任的驾驶起到了威慑作用。

stoke 引发 v.

intoxicated 沉醉于 adj.

newly-licensed 刚拿到驾照的

overestimate 高估

being exacerbated 加剧

inhibits 阻碍 v. 

observable correlation with 明显的相关性

deterrent 威慑作用

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De facto, more inclusive measure should be adopted to address hazards of traffic in today’s society. Oversight of commuting by micro-mobility devices and e-scooters, whose use has exploded worldwide, should be prioritized by the authority. Expanding bicycle lanes, as well as slowing down speed limit could safeguard both scooter users and pedestrians on sidewalks, while barring e-scooters from riding in vehicle travel lanes where the speed limit for vehicles is alarmingly faster should be mulled. Furthermore, an upgrade in road network, such as intelligent lighting in tunnels, need to be in place to eliminate man-made errors to a bare minimum.

解析

事实上，应该采取更全面的措施来解决当今社会的交通危害。在全球范围内，微型移动设备和电动滑板车的使用已呈爆炸式增长，当局应该优先考虑对它们进行监管。扩大自行车道，以及降低限速可以保护踏板车使用者和人行道上的行人，同时禁止电动踏板车在车辆行驶车道上行驶，因为车辆的限速快得惊人，应该加以考虑。此外，道路网络的升级，如隧道的智能照明，需要到位，以消除人为错误到最低限度。

inclusive 全面的 adj.

address hazards of traffic 解决交通危害

micro-mobility devices 微型移动设备

e-scooters 电动滑板车

exploded 爆炸式增长

bicycle lanes 自行车道

safeguard 保护 v.

bar 禁止 v.

mull 考虑 v.

intelligent lighting in tunnels 智能照明

man-made errors 人为错误

Ending Paragraph

To conclude, the long-term reduction in traffic mishaps rests in curbing utility of innovative mobilities and building of intelligent road network, rather than imposing an age minimum on license applicants.

解析

综上所述，从长远来看，减少交通事故的关键在于限制创新交通工具的使用和智能道路网络的建设，而不是对驾照申请人施加最低年龄限制。

traffic mishaps 交通事故

imposing an age minimum on 施加最低年龄限制