新东方在线雅思为同学们整理了雅思大作文范文之个人和国家关注未来还是关注当下，供考生参考学习。

雅思大作文题目：

How important is it for individuals and countries to think about the future, rather than to focus on the present?

【话题分类】：抽象类

【题目分析】：

题目大意为：个人和国家思考未来而不是专注现在有多么重要？

这道题目本身描述比较抽象，很多都同学看到后第一反应都比较崩溃，甚至怀疑人生。

【参考范文】

Due to the uncertainty of the future, many people today tend towards taking things that may or may not happen into consideration in advance while deliberately or unconsciously lowering the priority of present issues.  Personally, the issues in the future deserves the attention, yet current problems faced by people also need to be catered carefully. 

Admittedly, people do benefit from planning ahead, especially when considering the fact that the preparation of solutions to problems such as energy crisis and natural disasters usually takes time.  On a country’s level, should sufficient time be allowed to technology accumulation, more alternative energy sources and proactive intervention could be expected. When it comes to individuals, thinking in advance usually contributes to the alleviation of panic by enabling them to get well-prepared for any risks. After all, most people today can perform in a calm manner as long as they have some backup schemes proposed in the past.   

On the other hand, I would have to clarify that laying emphasis on planning ahead does not necessarily weaken the importance of the current status. People ought to be psychologically ready to be confronted with unpredictable problems on a daily basis and be realistic by tackling immediate challenges at hands first. I do not see the point of shifting focus from today’s disturbing problems like starvation and deforestation to the concerns about risks that have not happened yet at the expense of the life of millions of impoverished people and global environmental degradation. Ignoring or delaying such cases seems irresponsible and inadvisable to me.

To sum up, even though I believe it is of vital importance to plan for the future, I believe focusing on current issues and being realistic can be equally significant. 

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【亮点词汇及短语】

deliberately or unconsciously adv. 有意无意地

energy crisis n. 能源危机

technology accumulation n. 技术积累

alternative energy sources n. 替代能源

proactive intervention n. 主动干预

alleviation n. 减轻缓和

backup schemes  n. 备案

starvation and deforestation n. 饥荒和退林

impoverished adj. 贫穷的

environmental degradation n. 环境变差