WRITING TASK 2
题目
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
Write about the following topic..
Successful sports professionals can earn a great deal more money than
people in other important professions. Some people think this is fully justified while others think it is unfair.
Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Write at least 250 words.
审题
本话题属于典型的雅思议论文的argumentation类型，要求考生讨论两方面的观点，最后表明自己的立场。核心词汇包括：Successful sports professionals, earn money, other important professions, justified, unfair考生应从justified和unfair的角度阐述。
范文
In addition to their dazzling performance in various contests and games, professional sportsmen attract people's attention because of the astronomical figures they earn every year. Some people argue that the amounts are excessive and unfair. Others, however, hold that the pay of the sports professionals is reasonable and fully justified. Whether professional ath- letes deserve the money is always a focus of public interest.
From some people's point of view, these sports professionals' high salaries are reasonable. To start with, they are the pride of the whole nation because they win glory for us and for out country. No Chinese can deny the feeling of pride rising in his bosom watching the national flag being raised at an Olympic game. Moreover, even with huge money pouring into the training programs, an athlete would never become a leading player all over the world without making immense efforts. No pains, no gains. As revealed in an interview with Li Yongbo, the coach of the Chinese tennis team, no player on the team sleeps more than six hours a day.
Some other people, however, consider the pay of the sports professionals excessive and unfair. For one thing, these people might think that the sports professionals can never be com-pared with other important professionals such as the doctors or the lawyers in terms of contri- bution to the society for their athletic performance makes little contribution to the advance 0f human civilization. For another, it is the substantial investment into the training of thee sportsmen rather than their own efforts that makes these people the best players across the world. It is a well-known fact that athletes in China are subsidized by the government; in other words, those successful sportsmen owe their success to their supportive government and peo-ple.
Personally, I am convinced that it is quite justifiable for sports professionals to earn more money than other professionals, not only because of the glory they bring to our nation but also because of the efforts they have made for it, but I think it more appropriate that the sum
should be moderately instead of excessively higher than the money earned by other professionals so that everyone will be content with the situation.
范文翻译
除了在各类赛事中精彩夺目的竞技表演，成功的体育运动员每年的高收入也常常吸引人们
的注意。有人觉得他们的收入太高了，不公平；有些人却觉得这些运动员的收入非常合理。关于运动员是否配得高薪的问题一直都是公众热点。
在一些人看来，运动员拿高薪是合情合理的。首先，他们是整个国家的骄傲，因为他们为我们也为国家争光。在奥运会上，看着徐徐升起的国旗时油然而生的自豪感，是每个人都不可否认的。此外，纵使投入了大量的资金，没有通过自身的不懈努力，运动员也不可能成为世界顶级的选手。没有付出哪有收获。中国网球队教练李永波在一次采访中透露，他的队员每天睡眠时间不超过6小时。 ．
然而，另外一些人却认为这些运动员的收入过高和不公平。一方面，他们认为，从对社会的贡献这个角度看，这些运动员根本不能跟医生或者律师等其他重要专业人士相提并论，毕竟他们的体育表现对人类文明的进步没有多大的贡献。此外，是大量的人力物力投入，而不是他们自身的努力让他们成长为世界一流好手。众所周知，在中国，运动员是受政府资助的。也就是说，这些运动员应该把他们的成功归功于支持他们的政府和人民。
我个人认为，运动员比其他专业人士赚钱多一些是合情合理的，不仅仅是因为他们为国争光的缘故，也因为他们为此付出了艰辛。但是我觉得数量要适度，他们的收入不要超过其他专业人士的收入太多，这样的话，每个人对此情形就都满意了。
文章布局分析
范文采用了雅思argumentation的等分结构，即第一段引出讨论话题，开门见山；第二段
阐述正方观点；第三段陈述反方观点；最后一段表明自己的立场。
本节词汇点睛
第一段
in addition to 除……之外
dazzle v.(使)眼花，炫耀
contest n.竞赛
professional adj.职业的
n. 专业人士
sportsman n.运动员
astronomical adj.庞大得无法估计的
excessive adj.过多的
reasonable adj.合理的
justify v.证明……是正当的
athlete n,运动员
deserve v.应得
第二段
glory n.荣誉
deny v.否认
bosom n.内心
Olympic Games 奥运会
pour into (使)川流不息地涌入[出]
immense adj.极广大的
No pains, no gains. 不劳无获。
interview n.会见
coach n.教练
第三段
make contribution to 对……做出贡献
substantial adj.实质的
well-known adj.众所周知的
subsidize v.津贴
in other words 换句话说
supportive adj.支持的
第四段
be convinced of 确信
justifiable adj.有理由的
appropriate adj.适当的
moderately adj.适度地
instead of 而不是
be content with 对……感到满足
situation n.情形