雅思写作：为什么富有却不开心

 　　Task：In some countries, Young people are not only richer but also safer and healthier than ever before. However, they are less happy. Reasons and solutions.

　　思路解析：

　　1. 第一个理由是，年轻人们生长在一个物质充沛的时代，他们早就习惯一种安逸的，便利的生活，所以他们对于生活水平的进步并不敏感。此外，年轻人都野心勃勃地追求金钱名利，这让他们每天都挣扎在工作压力和加班之中，这自然降低了它们的幸福感。

　　2. 第二，很多年轻人从小就被父母溺爱，他们变得自私，无同情心。他们只关心自己的利益，而缺乏仁爱之心去帮助他人。结果是，他们也无法获得的他人关爱，并每天都感觉到被隔离和孤独。

　　3. 解决之道需要年轻人改变自己。举例，他们不应该成为追求名利的工作狂，而应该把更多的时间和注意力放到家庭之中，这能恢复一种工作和生活的平衡。此外，主动参加聚会和集体体育运动，这些和他人的互动能恢复他们的活力，积极的生活态度，以及好的情绪。

　　参考范文：

　　Nowadays, with the development of technology and economy, living conditions of youngster have been improved substantially. However, it is surprising that the level of their happiness does not grow correspondingly. In this essay, I will give possible reasons and solutions to this issue.

　　Firstly, as the young generation grow up and live in a time when there is much more abundant materials, they take for granted their high living standard and become less sensitive to any improvement in this regard. On the other hand, their spiritual need cannot satisfy due to the loss of traditional values. They strive for fame and profit and suffer from high stress every day, but get disoriented in a fast-changing world and have no idea about the ultimate goal of their lives.

　　In addition, as many young people were spoilt by their parents in their childhood, they become self-centered, inconsiderate and apathetic¹. All they care about is no more than their personal interests and feelings, instead of having a charitable heart for giving and helping² others. Therefore, love and care, the key elements connecting people together emotionally, are fading. Therefore, young people gradually become indifferent from their friends and families, which then trapping them into negative emotions like loneliness, depression and anxiety.

　　To address this problem, young people should realize that the main solution lies with their own change. They should shift their attention from the pursuit of fame and money to their families and a balanced life. Also, engaging in interpersonal activities like parties and sports with friends is an idea way that helping young generations recover their emotional pleasure and well-being³ back, because sharing true feelings, experience and inner-heart ideas with others is a wonderful means of relieving stress, mentally.

1 apathetic   

adj.冷漠的，无动于衷的

参考例句：

• I realised I was becoming increasingly depressed and apathetic.我意识到自己越来越消沉、越来越冷漠了。
• You won't succeed if you are apathetic.要是你冷淡，你就不能成功。

2 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

3 well-being   

n.安康，安乐，幸福

参考例句：

• He always has the well-being of the masses at heart.他总是把群众的疾苦挂在心上。
• My concern for their well-being was misunderstood as interference.我关心他们的幸福，却被误解为多管闲事。