作文題目

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?

題目講解

寫作思路:
第一段:引入話題，藝術(shù)是否該獲得政府資金支持
第二段:社會服務(wù)當(dāng)然可以明顯地提高人民的生活水平，如教育，醫(yī)療，環(huán)境或基礎(chǔ)建設(shè)。但是這些并不會增加人民的幸福感受
第三段:人民需要藝術(shù)，因為:藝術(shù)相關(guān)人們的情感和價值觀，這是人們行為的核心部分；藝術(shù)培養(yǎng)人的創(chuàng)造和創(chuàng)新能力；藝術(shù)是娛樂休閑方式，藝術(shù)是感情和精力釋放的安全方式，藝術(shù)促進(jìn)不同文化和民族間的理解
第四段:政府應(yīng)該既投資社會基礎(chǔ)服務(wù)，也投資藝術(shù)。這樣才能創(chuàng)造一個健康有生機的社會

詞匯拓展:
underestimate 低估
emphasize 強調(diào)
boom = prosper繁榮
Tackle 解決
quantify 量化
empower 使人增強力量
intangible 抽象的
not necessarily 不一定
solely = only 僅僅
inspire 激勵
excel 出眾
make the best of 充分利用
robust 有力量的
enhance 增強
channel 引導(dǎo)

范文

While the economy is booming in many countries, the funding for arts has been decreasing. The main reason is that some people overly emphasize social services such as medical care and education, but underestimate the intangible role of the arts as they find it difficult to quantify their benefits.

If we were to judge something by its material value, social service surely plays a more direct role in benefiting people’s life than the arts. For example, education empowers people with knowledge and skills that make capable workers. Improving healthcare system leads to better public health and better quality of life. Tackling environmental issues can make the earth a better place for us to live. If the taxpayers’ money is put into the development of infrastructure, living standard would be increased. However, these do not necessarily increase the happiness of people as they are by nature emotionally connected to the world around them. That is to say the quality of life does not solely depend on materialism.

Humans are emotional beings and need not only bread to eat but also roses to enjoy. It is the arts that deal with the non-material aspects of life such as passions, values and relationships which significantly influence people’s feelings and judgments. The arts in many various forms have to do with human’s inner feelings and value system which are ultimately central to people’s behaviors. Another important benefit is that the arts inspire people to see their world from a personal point of view which is usually very unique and creative. And creativity and innovation is a crucial quality for an individual to excel in society and make the best of their life. Other values of the arts include relaxation and entertainment, safe way of channeling energy and passion, enhancing understanding between cultures and races.

To conclude, the arts are as important as basic social services for humans, although they benefit us in different ways. To maintain a healthy and robust society, governments should offer financial support in all areas of society including the arts.