十篇英語說明文范文

1.ProblemsintheNewCentury(舉例法說明文)Writeanexpositoryessayontheproblemsmanwillbefacedwithinthenewcentury.Inthenewcentury,humanbeingswillbefilledwithhopeandlivemoreadvancedlife.Whatusedtobedepictedinsciencefictionscanbetherealityofthenearfuture.However,manwillalsohavetoconfrontwithsomeproblemsthatwillcurtail(剝奪)humanbeingsoftheirexistence.Firstofall,pollutionofallformssuchaslandpollution,noisepollution,airpollutionandwaterpollutionareworseningwitheachpassingday.Peoplecomplainallovertheworldthatitisbecominghardertobreatheandwateristurningundrinkable.Alsoforestsarebeingfelledataveryfastrate.Thepollutionsaregettingsoterriblethatinsomecountrieswecan’tfindcleanandclearriversandwhitecloudsinthesky!Whenthechildrendrawapictureoftheirsurroundings,theypaintthegreentreesingray,theredsuningray,everythingingray,andtheycan’tfindapureenvironmentexceptinthebooks.Additionally,theexplosionofpopulationinsomepartsoftheworldismanifestingitsterribleresults.Humanbeingswil1haveoutgrowntheearth’sresources,andpeoplewillrunahighriskofstarvationanddiseasesresultingfromovercrowding.Induecourse,manwouldbeforcedoutoftheearthifthepresenttrendwerenotreversed.Whatismore,inthepastcenturywehadmanydisastrouswars.Butthereisstillpotentialthattheatomicbombwillbeusedbysomepoliticiansinordertokeepregionalhegemony.Ifitshouldhappen,theexp1osioncouldeasilyleadtothedestructionofcivilization.Moreseriously,thedepersonalizationofhumanrelationshipsandtheweakeningofspiritualvaluesareaggravatingduetothestresscausedbythebusyschedulesandtheextremepursuitofmoney.Thiswillfurthercontributetoman’sisolationandloneliness.Apparently,withalltheseproblemsfacinghumanbeings,itseemstobeoverwhelminglyurgenttoconquerthemonebyonebecausewehaveonlyoneearthanditisourhome.Inthenewcentury,wemusttryourbesttohealtheworldandmakeitabetterplaceforyou,formeandforthechildrenwhowillcometothisworld.2.Theexpensesofcollegestudentsarehigh（舉例法說明文）Accordingtooneofmyteacherswhograduatedfromuniversityin1983,hiscollegeexpenseswereonlyabout20yuanspermonth,coveringeverything,suchasfood,anddailynecessities.Abouttwentyyearslater,theexpensesofcollegestudentsaredizzily/staggeringlyhighandgrowingmoresoeveryyear.Thebasicaveragecostperstudentatpublicuniversitiesisnowestimatedat15,000yuansormore,includingalltheexpensesforfood,tuition,accommodations,billsforcommunicationsandfarefortransportation,andotherfees.Thepublicuniversitieshavingthebenefitsofreceivinggovernmentinvestmentinhighereducationarechargingstudentshigh,tosaynothingoftheprivateuniversitieswhichrunontheirowncapacity.Takemyselfasanexample.Atthebeginningofthisterm,Iwaschargedmorethan6,500yuansforthetuitionoftheacademicyear,plus300yuanspermonthformydormitoryaccommodation,500yuansfortheexpensesonfood,clothesandtrivialitems,50yuansformymobilephone,etc.Everyyear,theexpendituretotalsasmuchas20,000yuans,whichhaseatenintoalmosthalfofmyparents’annualincomes.Becausegoingtocollegeissoexpensivetoday,manystudentshavetodropoutandgotoworkearly,whileotherstakepart-timejobstoearnsomemoneyinordertolightentheirparents’financialburden.IamreallykeenontheexperienceinattendingtheuniversitiesandIhaveacquiredalotofknowledgesinceIcametothisuniversity.Iamgratefultomyparentswhoworkhardandlivethriftilytosupportme.Becauseofthis,Iamnotonlyverycarefulinspendingmoney,butalsostudyinghardtoliveuptomyparents’expectation.Someday,Icansaytothemthateverypennytheyhavespentonmystudyisworthwhileandwillbepaidoff.3.EffectsofChina’ssingle-childpolicy（因果法說明文）HugepopulationisoneofthemainproblemsinChina.Sincethe1970’stheChinesegovernmentadoptedapolicyoffamilyplanning----single-childpolicy----asabasicstatepolicytosolvethisproblem.Untilnow,thisbirthcontrolpolicyisstillimplantedinourcountryandbothpositiveandnegativeeffectshavebeenharvested.Withtheadoptionofthefamilyplanningpolicy,therateofpopulationgrowthhasbeensuccessfullycontrolled.ThishasalreadybroughtaboutsomesatisfactoryresultsinChina.Foronething,people’slivingstandardhasbeengreatlyimprovedwithourcountrybecomingmoreandmoreprosperous,andournationaleconomydevelopedsteadily.Furthermore,withdecreasingpopulation,theproblemofshortageofwaterinpartsofChinaissolvedgradually.Inaddition,withthelowrateofbirth,itgoeswithlessenergyconsumption,whichwillbenefittheoveralldevelopmentofoureconomy.Moreover,thispolicyhasgreatlyreducedthefinancialburdensoftheparentswhohaveotherwisehadmorechildren,enablingthemtofocustheirresourcesonthesinglechild’swell-beingandeducation.However,theimplementingofthispolicyalsobringsaboutsomeproblems.Firstofall,asthereisonlyonechildinafamily,thechildbecomes“l(fā)ittleemperor”or“l(fā)ittleempress”ofthefamily,surroundedbyparentsandgrandparents.Thespoiledchildcangetwhateverhelikesanddiscardswhateverhedislikes.Thisphenomenonismorepopularinlargecitieswilldogreatharmtothechildrenthemselves.Theydon’tcherishwhattheyhavegotbecausetheycaneasilygetwhatevertheywouldliketo.Worsestill,inthefuturewhentheygrowup,theymightfeelverydifficulttoadjusttothesocietyorcopewiththeadversity.Somepeoplealsoshowgreatconcernthatwhenthesinglechildrengetmarried,thecouplehavetotakecareof4oldpeople.Whileadmittingthatsingle-childpolicydoesbringsomenegativeeffectsonthesinglechild,wemusttakeitforgrantedthatithasbenefitedandwillcontinuetobenefitthecountry.Therefore,weshouldcarryitoneandatthesametimeadoptsomemeasurestoavoidtheadverseconsequencesthepolicymayproduce.4.ProposalstoAlleviatePovertyinRemoteAreasinChina（列舉法說明文）Theachievementofprogress,prosperityanddevelopmentforallthepeopleintheworldisathemeraisedbyUN.Alleviatingpovertyhasbeenoneofourgovernment’stopprioritiesforthepastdecades.AndpovertyinremoteareasinChinaisvirtuallyagreatobstaclefortheChinesetogetcommonprogress;thus,itisurgentforustohelpthepeopletheretoshakeoffpovertythethemtoconformtothebasicmoralvaluesandtoobservethelawsbecomesurgent.Oncetheirconsciousnessenhanced,theycanbringusabettercitylife.8.ElectronicDictionariesorTraditionalPaperOnes?（對比比較說明文）SomestudentsliketouseelectronicdictionariesintheirstudyofEnglish.Othersthinkthetraditionalpaperdictionariesaremoreadvantageous.Discusstheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofeachkind,andexplainwhichoneyouprefertouse.要點提示： 1）電子詞典的優(yōu)缺點（分量輕，便于攜帶；可以提供其他功能，但例句少，且要電源）。 2）傳統(tǒng)詞典的優(yōu)缺點（不方便攜帶；但容量大，例句多）。 3）結(jié)論：二者兼用，取其長處。Nowadaysmoreandmoreelectronicgadgetsemerge,amongwhichvariouskindsofelectronicdictionaryisnottheleastuncommon.RarelycanyoufindastudentwhodoesnothaveanE-dictionarytuckedsomewhereinhisschoolbag.Theyarepopularwithstudentspartlybecausetheyaresmallandlight-weightedcomparedwiththetraditionalpaperdictionariesandpartlybecausestudentscannotonlylookupawordforthemeaningbutalsohearitspronunciation.Ausefultoolforstudentsitisalsoagoodcompanionforapersonconstantlyonthego/move.Amulti-functionalE-dictionaryissimplyamustbecauseitservestheownerinmanyotherways,suchaskeepingnamecards,beingusedasacalculator,andevenplayinggamesonit.However,stillotherpeopleholdthatthetraditionalpaperdictionariesaremoreadvantageousinsomecircumstances.Althoughthelettersareusuallyverytinyandthusinneedofagoodeyesightforthiskindofdictionaries,theexplanationofaword,plusitsusageandcollocation,arenonethelessmoredetailed，andmoreillustrationsareprovided.Whileitistruethatthepaperdictionaryisheavyandawkwardtocarryalong,anE-dictionarycanrunoutofpowerorbatteryatanytime.Inspiteoftheirsimilarfunctions,theelectronicandpaperdictionariesareinstrikingcontrastwitheachotherbothinphysicallookingandtheircontents.However,thereisnosuchthingasgoodoneorbadone.AsfarasIamconcerned,IalwayspocketanE-dictionarywhereverIgo.Onbusorontheroadsyoucanseemereferringtoitnowandthen.ButathomeIalwaysturntomyheavybutvoluminouspaperdictionaryfromwhichIcannotonlygetthemeaningofanewword,butalsoallitsorigin,usageandcollocationwithphrasesorsentencesgoingwiththem.9.Livingwithgrandparents，outofdate?（議論文）Writeanessayonthefollowingtopicwithnolessthan300words:要點提示：三代人住在一起過時了嗎？傳統(tǒng)的大家庭帶給每一代人的好處；現(xiàn)在的趨勢卻是大家庭的解體；3）你的看法。Forthousandsofyears,Chinesepeoplehavevaluedthelargefamilywiththree,four,orevenfivegenerationslivingunderthesameroof.Inthiswayoflife,theoldergenerationcanenjoyahappyandeasylatelifewiththeirchildren,grandchildrenorgreat-grandchildrengrowingupbesidethemandkeepingthemfrombeinglonely.Atthesametimetheyhelptotakecareofthehouseholdandyoungerones,whileallowingthesonsordaughterstoconcentrateontheircareerandtomakeanameforthemselves,andultimatelyforthefamily.Whentheyarequiteoldandinneedofsupport,theirsonsandgrandsons,inturn,canlookafterthemuntiltheirlastday.Anotherimportantroletheoldergenerationplaysisthattheypassongoodvirtues,offeradviceandimpartexperiencetotheyoungergenerations.AsaChinesesayinggoes,“Anelderlyinahouse,atreasureinstock”.However,asthesocietyadvancesandpeopleenjoyamorecomfortablelife,thebigfamiliesaredisappearing/disintegrating.Alongwiththegrowthofso-called“emptynestles”,whichmeanstheyoungbirdshaveflownawayandonlytheoldareleftalone,youngparentsarelivingwiththeirownnuclearfamilies.Itgoeswithoutsayingthatthecollapseofbigfamiliesandprevalenceofsmalleronesaretheresultofourtimes.

Itisatimewhenpeoplethinkhighlyofindividualfreedomandhappiness.Youngpeopleliketohaveaspaceallalonetothemselves.Eventheelderlypeoplewouldliketoliveseparatelyfromtheirchildrentoenjoyaquieterandmorepeacefullife,takingtheviewthathavingrearedmanychildren,theyhavenoobligationstonurturethethirdgeneration.Likewise,youngparents,livingintheirownhouse,havetheirownwaytoeducatetheirchild,freefromtheworrythatthegrandpaorgrandmawouldspoiltheirgrandson.Atweekendoronholidaystheywouldmakeapointofvisitingtheirparents,bringingthechildalong.Afterahappyreunionofthefamilynowandthen,everymembercannotwaitforthenextone.Thisarrangementnotonlyshunstheunavoidableconflictsbetweengenerationsbutalsobecomesasweetmemory.Withtheprogressofthesociety,problemsofoldageandchildcarehavebeensocializedgradually.Seniorcitizenscanlivetogetherandbetakengoodcareofbyspecializednurses.Childcarecenteralsoprovidesgoodserviceforsmallchildren.Allthesefreetheyoungpeoplefromunnecessaryburdenandthustheycanworkwellandmakegreatercontributionstothesocietyintheend.Therefore,Ihaveeveryreasontobelievethatthistrendoffamiliesinreducedsizeisagreeabletoourtimes.Tocreateabrighterfuture,weshoulddoourbesttobuildoursocietyintooneinwhicheverymemberliveshealthilyandharmoniously.(474words)10.JobDiscriminationagainstWomeninChina(舉例法說明文)Inoursociety,alotofwomenarediscriminatedingettingemployed.Theycannotcompetewithmenforagoodjob,orcannotgetappropriatelypromoted.Giveyourviewsonthisphenomenon.要點提示引言段：當前就業(yè)中存在著歧視婦女的現(xiàn)象。雇傭女性的單位歧視婦女，不愿雇傭，或者盡量少雇傭，原因是她們以后要休產(chǎn)假；老板認為她們不如男性雇員事業(yè)心強等。有些單位雖有女工，但與男工不能同工同酬，提升的機會也多給男性。結(jié)論：當前針對性別歧視，政府、社會與個人都應(yīng)積極應(yīng)對。Nowadays,moreandmorewomenhavewalkedoutofkitchenandbecomecareerwomeninsteadofhousewives.Withtheincreaseintheemploymentratioofwomeninsociety,somesubtleformsofjobdiscriminationdoexist.Tobeginwith,quitealotofcompanies,ifemployingwomenatall,intentionallycontrolthenumberoffemaleemployeeswhentheyadvertiseforstaffinthenewspaper.Therefore,itisratherdifficultforwomen,evenwithamasterdegree,togetwell-paidjobs.Someenterprisesdefinitelyrefusefemaleapplicants,eithertoavoidtheirmaternityleavesstipulatedbyourgovernmentwhentheygivebirthtoachild,orbecauseoftheemployers’prejudiceagainstwomen.Somebossesthinkwomenareinferiortomeninprofessionalskillandspiritofenterprise.Theyarguethatbeforemarriage,womenpaytheirattentiontof