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明星高收入

Shouldathleteshaveahighsalary?

Sample1

The27thWorldFootballCuphasconcluded.Peoplearoundtheworldenjoygreatfunfromtheexcellentperformanceofthefootballplayers.Butmeanwhile,anewissuearises.Shouldathleteshaveahighsalary?

Frommypointofview,Ithinktheyshouldgetagoodpay.

Firstly,thedevelopmentofathleticlevelrepresentsforthepowerofacountry.Athletesmakegreatcontributionstothesocietyandearngreatgloriestotheircountry.Whenournationalanthemisplayedinthestadium,wefeelveryproudofourcountry'sstrength.Therefore,ahighsalaryisarewardtotheeffortsathletesmake.

Secondly,athletesdevotethemselvesfullytothetrainingandexercises.Everyday,theydoalotofexerciseswithaviewtosettingnewrecordinthesportsgames.Athletesareapttobehurtinthematches,becausesomesportsgamesaredangerous,forexample,football,boxingandwushu.Highpayguaranteespromptandgoodmedicalcareiftheygethurt.

Thirdly,theathleticcareerisveryshort.Manyathletesretirewhentheyarestillquiteyoung.Highsalarycanensurethattheycanhaveabetterlifeaftertheyretire.Iftheywantafurtherstudy,theywillhavenofinancialburdens.

However,wehavealsonoticedthatsomeathletescheattherefereesandspectatorsinordertogetmoney.Someofthemevenbribethejudgesandreferees.Thegovernmentmusttakesomemeasurestoprohibitthiskindofcorruption.

Tosumup,itisreasonableforathletestogethighsalary,becausetheyareworthofit.

（265wordstotally）

Sample2

Salariesshouldreflectpeople’sdedicationandjobresponsibilities.However,sportsfigures,whodon’tbenefitthecommunityingeneral,earnmillionsofdollarseach.Inmyopinionthisiswrong.Thingsshouldbedonetochangethissituation.

IfwetaketheexampleofasportstarsuchasTyson,itishardforustosayinwhatwayhebenefitsthesociety.Infact,hisdisobeyinggamerulessetsabadexampleforyoungpeople,andhisabandonedbehaviorencouragespeopletoexperimentwithsexandviolence.Besides,hisjobdoesnotrequirespecialskillsoryearsoftrainingandeducation.Althoughhecanentertainandexciteaudience,Idonotthinkheisjustifiedtoreceivesomuchmoneyandhisjobcanbeconsideredessential.

Ontheotherhand,mostpeoplein‘ordinary’professionslikenurses,doctorsandteachersearnonlyasmallfractionoftheincomeofthese“stars”.However,ifwegiveacarefullookattheseprofessions,wewillfindthattheynotonlyrequirespecialskillsandyearsofeducationbutalsohelpthepeopleandthewholesociety.Forinstance,teachersdisseminateknowledgetothesociety;doctorsandnursesgivepatientsgoodmedicalcareandprolongtheirlife.Theyaremuchmoreuseful,andactuallymoreessentialtosocietythansportspersonalities.Withoutthese‘ordinary’professions,oursocietywouldstopprogressing.Theirsalariesshouldrelatetoskill,educationorthevalueoftheindividualtosociety.

Thingsshouldbedonetomakesalariesfairer.Hugeamountsofmoneyshallbegiventomoredeservingpeople.Itseemsthattheonlysolutionistoimposeheavytaxesuponpeoplewhoearnexcessivelyhighsalaries.（281words）

THEGREATINCOMEGAPBETWEENSTARSANDTEACHERSORNURSES

AreStarsJustifiedtoObtainHighIncomes?

AreyouawareofanexpandinggroupofTValcoholicsemergingamongyourpeers,orsocalledsofapotatoes,enjoyingchannelsurfing,fascinatedbystarpursuing,chewingupgossipsinthecircle?

Theunparallelboomofentertainmentandsportsindustryservesasthebestexampleoftheendurablerule;demandscreatemarkets,andmarketsensureincomes

Nomatterindomesticorforeignmarket,athletesandentertainersarebeingpaidextremelyhigh,towardwhichpeopleharborsacontradictoryattitude.Ontheonehand,therewasafeelingofimbalancewhenseeingthosestarsdrivingBMWfleeting（飞逝）.Ontheotherhand,inordertowatchtheirstageperformance,mostpeopledefinitelywillbuytheticketsregardlessofprice.

Theprosperityofentertainmentandsportscircleswas,actually,hardtoimagineintheolddayswhendramatistsweredebased贬低tolowstatusandathleteswerefedonnomorethanspiritualgrains.However,theopeningpolicyutterly完全的transformedpeople'slifestylebyprovidingrichabundanceofbreadandwarmclothes.Therefore,moreandmorepeoplenolongerfeltcontentwithmaterialwealth,andtheirdesiretofulfillbothmaterialandspiritualneedscreatesthemarket,whichispartofthereasonforthestars'highincome.

Incontrastwithordinaryprofessionslikenurses,doctorsandteachers,ahigheradmissionthreshold　门槛islaidintheentertainmentandsportscircles.Acharmingface,elegantmanner,strongconstitution　体质areindispensablequalitieswhenanambitiousyoungmandreamsaboutcarvinganameoratleastmakingalivinginthisfield.Duetothehighcosttoturnaninnocentbeautyintoanfascinatingfilmstar,highincomesarechargedtomakeupforhisorherdiligenceandpressuresufferedinthiscruellycompetitivecircle.What'smore,ittakesthemostprecioustimeintheirwholelife.Howcanapopstarcountonanever-lastingcareertosupportalltherestofhisorherlife?

Energyfadingaway,brilliance光彩neverdazzles炫耀again.Thedayisboundtocomewhenfameandfortunesaygoodbyetothosepitiableout-of-datestars.Inaword,theirpresenthighincomesmaybesetasideforfutureuse.Therefore,theprofessionmustbelucrative　盈利的，赚钱的.

Anotherfactalsolendscredence相信tothisseeminglyunfairphenomenon.Notconfinedtotheirownprofession,thosefashionablestarsexplorevariousapproachestoenlargetheirbanknotes,which,ineffect,bringaboutsomepositivesideeffects.Say,thehighfrequencyofexposuretovariousmediaearnsthesepopstarsamassofpassionateandloyalfans,whereas,theirenduringsupport,onthecontrary,addstothechanceofcharginganidealtransferalfee转会费whenhoppingtoanothercluborcompany.Ontheotherhand,moderncitizensareeagertofindavent缺口toreleasetheirworkingstressandtheexcitementinwatchingasportgameprovidesanotheringredient　成分forstars'popularityandhighincomes.

Admittedly,theexpandingboomofthesetwoindustriesprovestheirsocialvalueandthenecessityoftheirexistence,but　thatisnottosayotherordinaryprofessionsareoflessvalue.Afterall,thesociety'sbasicmechanismisbuiltupbythoselesseyecatchinggroups,whotrytosatisfypeople'sphysicalandmentalneeds;suchascuringdisastrousdiseases,providinguniversaleducation.Acareer'sinnervalue,however,canneverbemeasuredbysecular世俗的banknotes.Oneissuperficial,theotherisprofound　深刻的;oneisshorttermed,theotherislong-lasting,neithercanreplacetheotherwhilebothbeautifypeople'sdailylife.

Atlast,starsarejustifiedtoobtainhighincomesbecausethere'snotafairscaleavailabletomakesuchacomparison.Everyphenomenonhasitsreasontosurvive.Weneedsportsandentertainment,thereforewepayforthem,andthat'sit.

运动员与演员的高收入

TheHighSalariesofAthletesandEntertainers

For

1.Thosestarsaretalentedpeople.Theyareatop-notchofthecrop.

有才华的，凤毛麟角

2.Theirbrilliantperformancesenrichpeople’scultural/spirituallife,whichpartlycontributestothespiritualcivilization.

有才华的，璀璨的；丰富人们的文化、精神生活；精神文明

3.Theybringgreatpleasureandhappinesstoordinarypeople.Theymakemoneybymeansoftheirskillsandtheydeserveit.Nooneforcesyoutopayforhisperformance.Botharewilling.

快乐；值得，配得；表演

4.Someofthesestarsalsohaveundergonepainstakingtrainingandpractice.Nopains,nogains.Theroadtosuccessmaynotbeeasyformostpopstars,whomaysetexamplesfortheyoungersters

经历了艰苦得训练和练习；明星；年轻人

5.Differentoccupationsorprofessionscancommandadifferentamountofmoney.

职业，专业；支配

6.Theysacrificealotforwhattheygainincludingprivacy.Theyarenolongerprivateindividuals,theyarepublicproperty.

牺牲，隐私，公共财产

7.Theybringbenefitstothetertiaryindustryandprospersomeprofessionslikeentertainmentandrelatedventures.

第三产业；繁荣；相关产业

8.Itisaninevitableoutcomeofthemarketeconomy.Weshallnotmakeafussofit.Itisdecidedbythemarket.

9.Itismerelyamatterofjealousy.Ifyouarecapable,youcanalsobeastarwhocanearnmillionsofdollars.Noonestandsinyourway.

嫉妒，有能力的

Against

1.Weshouldvaluethetalentswhopromotethewelfareofthesocietyaswholeratherthanthesepopstars.

重视；人才；促进社会福利

2.Wecanlivewithoutpopstarsbutcannotwithoutadoctororateacher.Oursocietycanproceedwellwithoutthesestars.

3.Thevalueofknowledgeisdepreciating.

贬值

4.Discourage/striketheinitiativeandzealofpeopleinotherfields.

使气馁；主动性；热情

5.Imposeanadverseinfluenceonthedevelopmentofthenextgeneration,whichmayeasilybecomemoney-oriented.

拜金主义的

6.Thisphenomenon,tosomeextent,evencontaminatestheorderoftheday/generalmood.

污染社会风气

7.Whattheypaycannotequaltheirgain.

等于

8.Theymakelittlecontributiontothedevelopmentofthesocietycomparedwiththescientists.

贡献

9.Withthequick-earnedmoneythepopstars’vanitymayquicklyexpandandtheirsoulsmaybedistorted.

虚荣；扭曲的

glamour魅力，魔力

glamorous　迷人的，富有魅力的

depreciate/di’pri:

sheit/v.（使）贬值，降低，轻视

royaltiesn.版税

bodyguard保镖，护卫

moanabout抱怨

new-rich,nouveauriche,upstart暴发户

beshieldedfrom被保护

distinguishrightfromwrong辨明是非

entertainer表演娱乐节目的人，演艺人员

娱乐业　entertainmentindustry

thetipoftheiceberg冰山顶峰，凤毛麟角

immoral不道德的，邪恶的，放荡的，淫荡的

unwholesome不健康的

inequalityn.不平等

imbalance不平衡，不均衡

wretchedadj.不幸，潦倒的

disparityn.不一致，不同，不等

fortunen财富