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Writing Practice:Food contamination has become a common phenomenon in China nowadays, ranging from poisonous milk powder to the plasticizers(增塑剂；可塑剂) in huge quantities of beverages and food. Some people hold that manufacturers should be responsible for this issue, while others argue that it is the government that should be blamed. What is your point of view toward the debate and show some evidences to support your idea. Writing Instruction:1. Come up with a title for your writing.2. A or B type of argumentation.3. Food contamination is a kind of social phenomenon/problem.4. The stance of your composition should be firm and clear5. There are several perspectives to organize your writing:a) What should be done by the government/manufacturer?b) What have not been done by the government/manufacturer？c) What are your suggestions or advice？Expressions:From time immemorial已记不得从何时起，自古以来Food is the paramount necessity of the people .People regard food as their prime want .Hunger breeds discontent. 民以食为天a common phenomenon一种司空见惯的现象poisonous milk power有毒奶粉Tripolycyanamide 三聚氰胺the most deadly cases最为致命的个案create sensations/create much of a stir/cause a sensation/make a stir引起轰动pass into oblivion/become memories逐渐被忘却bereave of使失去irreversible and chronic diseases不可逆转的慢性疾病lingering psychological trauma久久挥之不去的心理创伤crop up here and there层出不穷Food and Drug Administration 食品药品监督局illegal additives非法添加剂non-edible chemical substances非食用性化学物sheer drive for profitability对利润的不择手段的追逐Money makes the mare go. /Money talks 有钱能使鬼推磨。gluttonous 贪吃的，暴食的；饕餮的gluttonous merchants/sellers/businessmen/dealers/traders利欲熏心的商人at the expense of/at the cost of/以为代价at all costs ; at no cost ; at any cost ; spare no expense不惜代价 in order to address /solve /figure out /settle the problem/ issue/ matter/ situation 为了解决这一问题moral conscience道德良知feeble and futile苍白无力the ultimate solution lies in law终极的解决之道只有一个，那就是法律。a penitent heart心存忏悔Outline:0. Title：Governments Responsibility for Food Contamination I. Introduction:1. The existence of food contamination2. Public reflection toward the debate that who should be blamed for3. Thesis statement/Topic sentence: As a member of the society, I think that the government has more responsibilities for food contamination.II. Body Part:1. No efficient supervision and management i. No strict production standards to standardize the manufacturingii. No stringent rules to rule traders behavior2. No rigorous enough laws and rulesi. No heavy penalties；profits ii. Just moral criticism/condemnation3. Governments functions determine the more effectively solving of this social problemsi. Subordinate institutions with effective cooperation or collaborationii. Better results III. Ending:1. Conclusion (paraphrase the topic sentence/conclude the main points of the whole composition)2. Suggestions 3. Hopes 范文：Governments Responsibility for Food ContaminationNowadays various kinds of news coverage on food contamination has been heard of. People are in the fear of the contaminated milk food , the poisonous fish, the pesticide-left vegetables and so on. Some people blame it for those companies lack of responsibilities, and others criticize the government. In my opinion,as the governor and supervisor of the whole society, government has inevitable responsibility for food contamination.On the one hand, the governmental institutions do not perform their duty of supervision well. 【1】Citizens pay taxes for the service of the government. So the latter has the responsibility for the food safety of every person.原因+结果 【2】They should develop stringent standards for food safety, and strictly examine the products of every company on schedule.建议 But if they are serious about their duty, how can so many cases come out? 【3】It is because of their act of omission that the condemned food enters the market. The customers are disappointed again and again, and they will not trust the quality supervision departments any more. 原因+结果 The government should squarely face the problem and take a down-to-earth attitude toward it.建议 On the other hand, the government did not take decisive and effective actions to thoroughly rectify and regulate the order of the food market. 【1】Most of the food contamination cases are treated after the media coverage that those cases are not seized by the governmental institutions.fact 【2】It is believed that the examining techniques and methods of government are advanced, but they are blind to the illegal act.fact 【3】If the media and the public did not put pressure on them, they would go on escaping from the reality.exampleWhats more,the related law should be enforced. The criminal knew clearly the harm of the contaminated food to people, but he still did the misdeeds. Because the punishment for food contamination is not serious, and the profits are much higher than producing standard goods, this kind of crime is repeated.原因+结果 There is an urgent need to strengthen food monitoring and intensify legislation and its implementation. Food is the first necessity of people. The government has the responsibility to protect every citizen and regulate the food market. Throughout the country we must resolutely im