范文解析： Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?It is more important for the government to spend money on art museums and concert halls than on recreational facilities such as swimming pools and playgrounds.

解析：你是否同意下面的陳述？對政府來說，把錢花在藝術(shù)博物館和音樂廳上比在游泳池和游樂場等娛樂設(shè)施上花錢更重要。政府決策類型題目本身就是托福獨(dú)立寫作常考題型之一，以上這篇題目2009.9.19北美就曾考過，2013.4.20也曾經(jīng)考過。涉及政府決策的題目，我們就要考慮政府做一件事情的目的是什么，不光是為這件事情本身，肯定有一些隱含因素，比如為了促進(jìn)經(jīng)濟(jì)、國家形象、人民生活、保護(hù)文化等等。切換不同的領(lǐng)域去考慮問題就能很順利地去寫出分論點(diǎn)來了。

An appreciation of art is one of the things that make life worthwhile, as it reminds people of the beauty that is all around them. Therefore in many countries public art projects such as galleries, museums and concert halls are being actively funded by the government. Although such spending will indeed promote citizens’ cultural spirit as well as strengthen a country’s historic tradition, I do not think this should be the priority responsibility of a government. I would like to point out one particular area to which the government should be giving more financial support, and that is sports and recreational facilities.

【譯文】欣賞藝術(shù)也是生命意義之一，因?yàn)樗屓藗兿肫鹕磉叺拿利悺Ｒ虼耍谠S多國家，公共藝術(shù)項(xiàng)目，如畫廊、博物館和音樂廳都是由政府積極資助的。雖然這樣的支出確實(shí)會促進(jìn)公民的文化精神，并加強(qiáng)一個國家的歷史傳統(tǒng)，但我不認(rèn)為這應(yīng)該是政府的首要責(zé)任。我想指出的是，政府應(yīng)該給予更多的財(cái)政支持在體育和娛樂設(shè)施。

【解析】首段就明確亮出自己的觀點(diǎn)，全文總分總結(jié)構(gòu)。

To begin with, compared with art facilities, recreational facilities such as swimming pools and playgrounds are much more essential to people’s daily life. Not everyone has a talent or interest in art. To most people, art is something lofty and even elusive, which takes a great amount of cultural knowledge and fine taste to truly understand and appreciate. But doing sports or exercises is much easier and therefore much more popular among the general public. Anyone can easily find a particular type of exercise that fits his/her physical condition and age.

【譯文】首先，與藝術(shù)設(shè)施相比，游泳池和游樂場等娛樂設(shè)施對人們的日常生活更重要。不是每個人都對藝術(shù)有天賦或興趣。對大多數(shù)人來說，藝術(shù)是一種崇高的、甚至是難以捉摸的東西，它需要大量的文化知識和良好的品味來真正理解和欣賞。但是做運(yùn)動或運(yùn)動要容易得多，因此在普通大眾中更受歡迎。任何人都可以很容易地找到適合他/她身體狀況和年齡的特定類型的運(yùn)動。

【解析】正面論證自己的觀點(diǎn)，說明為什么認(rèn)為比起藝術(shù)設(shè)施，財(cái)政更應(yīng)該支持休閑健身設(shè)施。

Secondly, art facilities are generally much more expensive to establish. A modern concert hall often requires elaborate decoration, comfortable seats, exquisite lighting and top-notch sound rendering system. With the same amount of investment, the government can perhaps build more than a dozen playgrounds with inexpensive but easy-to-use exercising equipment.

【譯文】其次，藝術(shù)設(shè)施的建設(shè)成本通常要高得多。現(xiàn)代音樂廳通常需要精心裝飾、舒適的座椅、精致的燈光和一流的音響渲染系統(tǒng)。有了同樣數(shù)量的投資，政府或許可以建造十多個游樂場，廉價但易于使用的運(yùn)動器材。

【解析】反面論證為什么不選擇藝術(shù)設(shè)施。

Furthermore, once a museum or a concert hall is established, it usually charges a high admission fee in order to sustain its daily operation and to fund ambitious projects or performances. But in the meantime they are turning away many ordinary but genuine art lovers who may not be able to afford an expensive visit. By comparison, public recreational facilities run by the government are meant to be used by the general public at a low cost, and therefore much more accessible to people with limited financial means.

【譯文】此外，一旦建立了博物館或音樂廳，它通常會收取高額的入場費(fèi)，以維持其日常運(yùn)營，并為宏大的項(xiàng)目或演出提供資金。但與此同時，他們卻拋棄了許多普通但真正的藝術(shù)愛好者，他們可能無法負(fù)擔(dān)得起昂貴的參觀。相比之下，由政府運(yùn)營的公共娛樂設(shè)施，是由普通大眾以較低的成本使用的，因此，對于財(cái)力有限的人來說，這是更容易獲得的。

【解析】進(jìn)一步論證自己的觀點(diǎn)。

Therefore, the government should try all means to make art available to all instead of being the possession of only the few. Before this can be ensured, I think the government should always place the funding and construction of recreational facilities before art facilities.

【譯文】因此，政府應(yīng)該想盡一切辦法讓所有人都能享受藝術(shù)，而不是只有少數(shù)人擁有。但在此之前，我認(rèn)為政府應(yīng)該優(yōu)先把興建藝術(shù)娛樂設(shè)施的資金和建設(shè)放在休閑娛樂設(shè)施的建設(shè)上。

【解析】總分總結(jié)構(gòu)，尾段再度重申自己的觀點(diǎn)，首尾呼應(yīng)。

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