问答题

低龄孩童不应出国留学

题目要求
An increasing number of Chinese students are going abroad to study at a very young age now. Is it appropriate for students to study abroad at a young age? Parents and experts hold different opinions. Read carefully the opinions from both sides and write your response in about 200 words, in which you should first summarize briefly the opinions from both sides and give your view on the issue.
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If children study abroad at a young age, they can get into touch with the foreign language, people, environment and culture earlier than those adult students. As we all know, younger children learn faster. They are exposed to the foreign language at a young age, so they can study the foreign courses well and adapt to the environment easily. If teenagers study abroad, they can be quite familiar with the education system in the foreign country because they start from middle school or high school education. Then if they choose to study in foreign universities, they can easily get accustomed to the college life for they have already been immersed in the foreign environment and culture.	If a teenager chooses to study abroad, he probably won"t be able to take care of himself in daily life, then how can he manage his own study? Living in foreign countries is a big challenge even for adults, let alone teenagers. They have to face many problems, such as renting apartments, buying goods, cooking, etc. After they take care of their daily life, there probably won"t be much time left for them to study. For a teenager, he is not completely familiar with his own country and its culture. So if he studies abroad at this age, it is impossible for him to learn or appreciate cultural diversity.

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【答案解析】[范文]

Children Should Not Be Sent Overseas at a Young Age

In recent years it has been popular in China to send teenagers abroad at a young age. More and more parents follow this trend because they believe that foreign education is superior to that of China. In their opinion, the earlier the children are sent abroad, the better they can master foreign language, merge into foreign culture, and prepare for the forthcoming college life. But some experts hold the opposite opinion that going to study abroad at a young age is no good for children for they will face challenges from life and culture.
As far as I am concerned, sending children abroad at a young age is not as beneficial as some parents expect. It is a big change for a young child to transfer from home to a strange foreign country. Without the supervision and guidance of their parents, they are very likely to be cheated by others or even make serious mistakes. What"s worse, most teenagers cannot lead an independent life. Their lack of basic living abilities may affect their study and even harm their mental health. In addition, it is difficult for these teenagers to fully understand foreign cultures especially when they are not old enough to know about their own culture. Last but not least, they are short of the ability of self-control and it is hard to guarantee that they will study hard abroad.
From what has been mentioned above, I believe it is advisable that parents send their children abroad when they are mature enough. [解析] 本题讨论低龄学生是否应该出国留学。在具体行文方面，首先简要概述正方观点，低龄留学的好处，然后概述反方观点，低龄留学的弊端。随后提出自己的观点：让低龄学生出国留学并不像一些父母期待的那么好，并给出自己的理由。最后总结全文。