英文外刊

As housing is a basic need for people, the government should provide free housing for everyone who cannot afford it. To what extent do you agree or disagree?（雅思大作文）

是否政府应该给买不起房的人提供免费房子？

支持观点：

Providing free housing can be seen as a compassionate and necessary step to alleviate homelessness and ensure that the most vulnerable members of society have a stable place to live.

提供免费住房可以被视为减轻无家可归问题、确保社会中最弱势成员有稳定住所的一个慈善和必要步骤。

compassionate /kəmˈpæʃənət/adj feeling or showing sympathy for people who are suffering 有同情心的；表示怜悯的

alleviate /əˈliːvieɪt/vt to make sth less severe

减轻；缓和；缓解

have a stable place to live: 有稳定住所

反对观点：

Providing free housing to all may strain public budgets and divert resources from other essential services. Instead of offering free housing universally, governments could explore targeted solutions, such as subsidies or affordable housing initiatives, to ensure housing affordability while managing costs."

为所有人提供免费住房可能会对公共预算构成压力，并将资源转移给其他重要服务。政府可以考虑针对性的解决方案，如津贴、经济适用房计划，以确保住房的可负担性，同时管理成本，而不是直接大面积地提供免费的房子。

【重点词汇&.短语】

strain /streɪn/ vt to try to make sth do more than it is able to do

过度使用；使不堪承受

affordability/əˌfɔːdəˈbɪləti/

            n 可购性，负担能力

public budget: 公共预算

divert sth from sth：把xxx从哪里转移

对公共预算构成压力：strain public budgets

针对性地解决方案：targeted solutions