明星高收入.docx

1、明星高收入Should athletes have a high salary?Sample 1The 27th World Football Cup has concluded. People around the world enjoy great fun from the excellent performance of the football players. But meanwhile, a new issue arises. Should athletes have a high salary? From my point of view, I think they should

2、 get a good pay.Firstly, the development of athletic level represents for the power of a country. Athletes make great contributions to the society and earn great glories to their country. When our national anthem is played in the stadium, we feel very proud of our countrys strength. Therefore, a hig

3、h salary is a reward to the efforts athletes make.Secondly, athletes devote themselves fully to the training and exercises. Every day, they do a lot of exercises with a view to setting new record in the sports games. Athletes are apt to be hurt in the matches, because some sports games are dangerous

4、, for example, football, boxing and wushu. High pay guarantees prompt and good medical care if they get hurt. Thirdly, the athletic career is very short. Many athletes retire when they are still quite young. High salary can ensure that they can have a better life after they retire. If they want a fu

5、rther study, they will have no financial burdens.However, we have also noticed that some athletes cheat the referees and spectators in order to get money. Some of them even bribe the judges and referees. The government must take some measures to prohibit this kind of corruption.To sum up, it is reas

6、onable for athletes to get high salary, because they are worth of it. (265 words totally)Sample 2Salaries should reflect peoples dedication and job responsibilities. However, sports figures, who dont benefit the community in general, earn millions of dollars each. In my opinion this is wrong. Things

7、 should be done to change this situation.If we take the example of a sport star such as Tyson, it is hard for us to say in what way he benefits the society. In fact, his disobeying game rules sets a bad example for young people, and his abandoned behavior encourages people to experiment with sex and

8、 violence. Besides, his job does not require special skills or years of training and education. Although he can entertain and excite audience, I do not think he is justified to receive so much money and his job can be considered essential. On the other hand, most people in ordinary professions like

9、nurses, doctors and teachers earn only a small fraction of the income of these “stars”. However, if we give a careful look at these professions, we will find that they not only require special skills and years of education but also help the people and the whole society. For instance, teachers dissem

10、inate knowledge to the society; doctors and nurses give patients good medical care and prolong their life. They are much more useful, and actually more essential to society than sports personalities. Without these ordinary professions, our society would stop progressing. Their salaries should relate

11、 to skill, education or the value of the individual to society.Things should be done to make salaries fairer. Huge amounts of money shall be given to more deserving people. It seems that the only solution is to impose heavy taxes upon people who earn excessively high salaries. (281 words)THE GREAT I

12、NCOME GAP BETWEEN STARS AND TEACHERS OR NURSESAre Stars Justified to Obtain High Incomes? Are you aware of an expanding group of TV alcoholics emerging among your peers, or so called sofa potatoes, enjoying channel surfing, fascinated by star pursuing, chewing up gossips in the circle? The unparalle

13、l boom of entertainment and sports industry serves as the best example of the endurable rule; demands create markets, and markets ensure incomesNo matter in domestic or foreign market, athletes and entertainers are being paid extremely high, toward which people harbors a contradictory attitude. On t

14、he one hand, there was a feeling of imbalance when seeing those stars driving BMW fleeting（飞逝）. On the other hand, in order to watch their stage performance, most people definitely will buy the tickets regardless of price. The prosperity of entertainment and sports circles was, actually, hard to ima

15、gine in the old days when dramatists were debased贬低 to low status and athletes were fed on no more than spiritual grains. However, the opening policy utterly 完全的transformed peoples lifestyle by providing rich abundance of bread and warm clothes. Therefore, more and more people no longer felt content

16、 with material wealth, and their desire to fulfill both material and spiritual needs creates the market, which is part of the reason for the stars high income. In contrast with ordinary professions like nurses, doctors and teachers, a higher admission threshold门槛 is laid in the entertainment and spo

17、rts circles. A charming face, elegant manner, strong constitution体质 are indispensable qualities when an ambitious young man dreams about carving a name or at least making a living in this field. Due to the high cost to turn an innocent beauty into an fascinating film star, high incomes are charged t

18、o make up for his or her diligence and pressure suffered in this cruelly competitive circle. Whats more, it takes the most precious time in their whole life. How can a pop star count on an ever-lasting career to support all the rest of his or her life? Energy fading away, brilliance光彩 never dazzles炫

19、耀 again. The day is bound to come when fame and fortune say goodbye to those pitiable out-of-date stars. In a word, their present high incomes may be set aside for future use. Therefore, the profession must be lucrative盈利的，赚钱的. Another fact also lends credence 相信to this seemingly unfair phenomenon.

20、Not confined to their own profession, those fashionable stars explore various approaches to enlarge their bank notes, which, in effect, bring about some positive side effects. Say, the high frequency of exposure to various media earns these pop stars a mass of passionate and loyal fans, whereas, the

21、ir enduring support, on the contrary, adds to the chance of charging an ideal transferal fee 转会费when hopping to another club or company. On the other hand, modern citizens are eager to find a vent 缺口to release their working stress and the excitement in watching a sport game provides another ingredie

22、nt成分 for stars popularity and high incomes. Admittedly, the expanding boom of these two industries proves their social value and the necessity of their existence, butthat is not to say other ordinary professions are of less value. After all, the societys basic mechanism is built up by those less eye

23、 catching groups, who try to satisfy peoples physical and mental needs; such as curing disastrous diseases, providing universal education. A careers inner value, however, can never be measured by secular世俗的 banknotes. One is superficial, the other is profound深刻的; one is short termed, the other is lo

24、ng-lasting, neither can replace the other while both beautify peoples daily life. At last, stars are justified to obtain high incomes because theres not a fair scale available to make such a comparison. Every phenomenon has its reason to survive. We need sports and entertainment, therefore we pay fo

25、r them, and thats it.运动员与演员的高收入The High Salaries of Athletes and EntertainersFor 1. Those stars are talented people. They are a top-notch of the crop. 有才华的，凤毛麟角2. Their brilliant performances enrich peoples cultural/spiritual life, which partly contributes to the spiritual civilization. 有才华的，璀璨的；丰富人

26、们的文化、精神生活；精神文明3. They bring great pleasure and happiness to ordinary people. They make money by means of their skills and they deserve it. No one forces you to pay for his performance. Both are willing.快乐；值得，配得；表演4. Some of these stars also have undergone painstaking training and practice. No pains,

27、 no gains. The road to success may not be easy for most pop stars, who may set examples for the youngersters 经历了艰苦得训练和练习；明星；年轻人5. Different occupations or professions can command a different amount of money.职业，专业；支配6.They sacrifice a lot for what they gain including privacy. They are no longer priva

28、te individuals, they are public property. 牺牲，隐私，公共财产7. They bring benefits to the tertiary industry and prosper some professions like entertainment and related ventures. 第三产业；繁荣；相关产业8. It is an inevitable outcome of the market economy. We shall not make a fuss of it. It is decided by the market. 9.

29、It is merely a matter of jealousy. If you are capable, you can also be a star who can earn millions of dollars. No one stands in your way. 嫉妒，有能力的Against 1. We should value the talents who promote the welfare of the society as whole rather than these pop stars.重视；人才；促进社会福利2.We can live without pop s

30、tars but can not without a doctor or a teacher. Our society can proceed well without these stars.3. The value of knowledge is depreciating.贬值4. Discourage /strike the initiative and zeal of people in other fields.使气馁；主动性；热情5. Impose an adverse influence on the development of the next generation, whi

31、ch may easily become money-oriented.拜金主义的6. This phenomenon, to some extent, even contaminates the order of the day/general mood. 污染社会风气7. What they pay can not equal their gain. 等于8. They make little contribution to the development of the society compared with the scientists.贡献9. With the quick-ear

32、ned money the pop stars vanity may quickly expand and their souls may be distorted.虚荣；扭曲的glamour 魅力，魔力glamorous 迷人的，富有魅力的depreciate /dipri:sheit/ v.（使）贬值，降低，轻视royalties n. 版税bodyguard 保镖，护卫moan about 抱怨new-rich, nouveau riche, upstart 暴发户be shielded from 被保护distinguish right from wrong 辨明是非entertainer 表演娱乐节目的人，演艺人员娱乐业entertainment industry the tip of the iceberg 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inequality n. 不平等imbalance 不平衡，不均衡wretched adj. 不幸，潦倒的disparity n. 不一致，不同，不等fortune n 财富