2017年9月9日雅思写作预测：贫富差距

　　Some people think that the range of technology available to individuals is increasing the gap between rich countries and poor countries，while others hold the opposite opinion. What is your opinion? 一些人认为科技导致贫富国差异越来越大，另外一些人持否定态度，你的观点是什么?

　　思路提点

　　导致贫富差距

　　不是钱而是科技缺乏导致贫困 it is not money but technology that drives prosperity. 更甚，科技的缺乏使贫困无法摆脱。 poverty is driven and sustained by a lack of technology.

　　科技可以是掠夺资源的工具

　　Technology can be used as a tool of oppression. 一个国家的科技进步(technological advancement) 使之对贫困国家的自然资源进行掠夺(has allowed it to exploit natural resources)。富国的人才资本积累(the accumulation of intellectual capital) 使差距拉大(broaden this gap)， 因为他们控制了先进的技术 because it has enabled them to control technology

　　词汇补充

　　人才资本积累the accumulation of intellectual capital

　　掠夺自然资源exploit natural resources

　　科技可以是掠夺资源的工具 technology can be used as a tool of oppression

　　科技进步technological advancement

　　差距拉大broaden the gap