题目要求:
Arts (painting and music) does not directly improve people's life, so government should spend money on other important areas. Do you agree or disagree?
写作思路:
第一段:引入话题,艺术是否该获得政府资金支持
第二段:社会服务当然可以明显地提高人民的生活水平,如教育,医疗,环境或基础建设。但是这些并不会增加人民的幸福感受
第三段:人民需要艺术,因为:艺术相关人们的情感和价值观,这是人们行为的核心部分;艺术培养人的创造和创新能力;艺术是娱乐休闲方式,艺术是感情和精力释放的安全方式,艺术促进不同文化和民族间的理解
第四段:政府应该既投资社会基础服务,也投资艺术。这样才能创造一个健康有生机的社会
词汇拓展:
underestimate 低估
emphasize 强调
boom = prosper繁荣
Tackle 解决
quantify 量化
empower 使人增强力量
intangible 抽象的
not necessarily 不一定
solely = only 仅仅
inspire 激励
excel 出众
make the best of 充分利用
robust 有力量的
enhance 增强
channel 引导
文章用词灵活多样,学术词汇使用也比较准确;文中应增加从句和复合句的使用;过程性词汇偏少。
With the development of modern society,the government allocates more money to establishing museums,theaters and supports the life and work of some artists.Some feel that arts does not directly improve people's life,so government should spend funds on other important areas such as education,environment,medical aid and so on.The argument seems self-evident,but in fact requires closer examination. It is undeniable that public service can boost the level of people's life.It provides for people's basic demands and guarantees the stability of the society.For example,not only do children enjoy free education for nine years,but also do older persons get free medical aid.Therefore,it is true that the establishment of public service is the top priority of the government.This belief,though logical,overlooks one key point which is,of course,the happiness of people's life. We can hardly lose the sight of the fact that people need spiritual fulfillment by creating and appreciating art.On the one hand,arts cultivate people's ability of creativity.On the other hand,painting and music are the good way to relax after long hours of work.Naturally,apart from the bread and milk,the government should also take care of the spiritual life of ordinary people. Admittedly,with some successful business operation,many arts could earn money for themselves and need not spend financial support from the government.However,other arts such as Chinese folk arts which have a great influence on Chinese culture are not able to support themselves.So it is necessary that the government provide economic aid for the folk arts. From the above discussion,it is the government's duty to facilitate public services that provide for the basic needs of citizens.But at the same time,arts also play an important part in people's life and deserve equal attention and support from the government.