About Juvenile Delinquency

关于青少年犯罪

One of the much-talked-about present-day social problems is juvenile delinquency, and its rate of frequency is seemingly on the rise.
It is reported in newspapers that the delinquents range in age from 12 to 18. Only a small portion have committed serious crimes like kidnapping and murdering. Those cases are handled through the court system. Most of the delinquencies fall into four categories: brawling, including gang fighting with deadly weapons; theft, mostly petty, sexually promiscuous behaviour and addiction to drugs. The delinquents are generally placed under temporary supervision by neighbourhood committees, work units or reform schools.
The causes of juvenile delinquency are varied. Through media we often come across the following cases:
Ill-treatment to teenagers by their step-fathers or stepmothers often lead to family tragedies. School pupil delinquents, being not properly cared for, have chronic behaviour problems. Their parents are too busy either with business or with gambling. Still, there are cases resulted from parents' or grandparents' indulgence to their darlings. Petty theft once or twice is not punished but encouraged. Gradually these petty thieves grow addicted to stealing . Adolescents tried drugs mostly out of curiosity before they finally became habitual drug-takers.
Not a few examples can be found around us in our daily life. Limited by time and space, I have to skip them over. However, juvenile delinquency, being a serious social problem concerning the young generation, certainly deserves special attention. I think of all the things we can do, the most fundamental one is deepening and strengthening education so as to ultimately save the young.

CET6六级作文结构分析：
·青少年犯罪——— 社会热门话题
·现状
* 犯罪种类
* 处理
·犯罪原因分析
·加强教育, 拯救青少年

CET6六级作文内容分析：
本文是一篇带有议论的说明文。文章前半部分叙述了青少年犯罪的现状，后半部分是议论, 主要分析了悲剧发生的原因,最后作者提请全社会都来关心这一问题。文中作者引用了社会调查的资料以及电视报道，因此素材真实而典型。

CET6六级作文万能句型：
its rate of frequency is seemingly on the rise (犯罪)频率似乎在上升
It is reported that 据报道
range from... to... 范围从……到……
a small portion = a small number
commit crimes 犯罪
kidnap v. 绑架
handled through the court system 由法院来处理
fall into four cat egories 归结为四种
br awling n . 斗殴
gang fighting with deadly weapons 持凶器打群架, 械斗
theft, petty theft 偷窃，小偷小摸
sexually promiscuous behaviour 乱搞两性关系
addiction to drugs 吸毒
temporary supervision 临时监管
neighbourhood committee 居民委员会
the causes are varied 原因是多种多样的
ill-treatment n. 虐待
step-father (-mother) 继父/母
tragedy n. 悲剧
chronic behaviour problems 长期表现不良
gambling n. 赌博
result from 起因于
indulgence to their darlings 溺爱子女
adolscent 青年
out of curiosity 出于好奇
habitual a. 成习惯的, 习惯性的
not a few = many
unltima tely ad. 最终