托福獨立寫作范文賞析 Sports and social activities should have equal financial support……
題目：
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Sports and social activities should have equal financial support as academic classes and libraries in universities and colleges.
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With global finance experiencing an economic downturn all over the world, college funding has been reduced everywhere. As a result, leaders are discussing how to distribute funding at universities. Some people assert that raised money should be invested equally among sports and social activities, academic classes and libraries. However, I believe that the classes and libraries should be prioritized, especially considering the main purpose of a university and the financial demands of updating academic facilities.
First, the primary responsibility of universities and colleges is to teach and increase academic knowledge. Classes and libraries are the symbolic places of knowledge, and support to them increases the academic success of universities and colleges. For instance, the financial support given to our university library enabled it to invite Mr. John M., an expert in economic research and Nobel Prize winner, to give a speech in 2009. After his wonderful speech, many in the audience decided to turn their research into the direction of economics. With the enthusiasm inspired by Mr. M, these people are now exploring some interesting areas of economic research, which I believe will benefit this field.
Second, universities and colleges need investment to update their facilities. When the budget is spent on updating facilities of libraries and classrooms, universities and colleges can provide more advanced services to their students and professors. Take my classmate, Linda, as an example. She used to work on a paper on modern economics and she downloaded a set of data from the website of our library. It was said that these data had cost much of library’s budget. As she said, the data saved a lot of time for her. Without the data, she could not complete the paper so conveniently. Besides, the old teaching building at my university also needs to be repaired desperately. Obviously, this should take priority over any issues of sports or optional social events. Therefore, I insist that more money should be spent on updating libraries and classes.
Admittedly, sports and social activities are important parts of the university experience. I totally agree that students need to spend time in both to keep up their physical and emotional health. However, the financial support for these activities should not be equal with that given to academic needs, since these activities are not held so frequently. A normal student will spend most of the day in the classroom or library, but only a few hours a week on sports.
In conclusion, we have to admit that sports and social activities are important to the universities. However, universities and colleges are primary places for learning and research. Therefore, I maintain that libraries and classes should be prioritized in terms of financial investment.
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隨著全球金融在世界范圍內(nèi)遭遇經(jīng)濟滑坡，各地的大學(xué)經(jīng)費都遭到削減。因此，領(lǐng)導(dǎo)們都在討論如何分配大學(xué)里的資金。有人主張募集的資金應(yīng)該在體育、社會活動和學(xué)術(shù)課程、圖書館之間進行均等分配。然而，我認為課堂和圖書館應(yīng)該享有優(yōu)先權(quán)，特別是考慮到大學(xué)的辦學(xué)目的和更新學(xué)術(shù)設(shè)施的資金需求這兩個因素。
首先，大學(xué)和學(xué)院的主要職責是傳授及豐富學(xué)術(shù)知識。教室和圖書館是象征知識的場所，對它們的支持也會提升大學(xué)和學(xué)院的學(xué)術(shù)成就。例如，有了資金支持，我們學(xué)校圖書館在 2009 年邀請到經(jīng)濟學(xué)研究專家、諾貝爾獎得主約翰·M 先生來做演講。在他精彩的演講結(jié)束后，許多聽眾決定將他們的研究方向轉(zhuǎn)向經(jīng)濟學(xué)。在 M先生激發(fā)的熱情下，這些人如今正在探究經(jīng)濟學(xué)中一些有趣的領(lǐng)域，我相信這將對經(jīng)濟學(xué)領(lǐng)域有利。
其次，大學(xué)和學(xué)院需要投資來更新其設(shè)施。當預(yù)算能夠用于更新圖書館和教室的設(shè)施時，大學(xué)和學(xué)院就可以為其學(xué)生和教授提供更先進的服務(wù)。就拿我的同學(xué)琳達為例。她曾經(jīng)在準備一份現(xiàn)代經(jīng)濟學(xué)論文時，從圖書館網(wǎng)站上下載了一份數(shù)據(jù)。有人說，這些數(shù)據(jù)花了圖書館的很多經(jīng)費。據(jù)她說，這些數(shù)據(jù)給她省了很多時間。沒有這些數(shù)據(jù)，她就不能這么方便地完成這篇論文。此外，我們學(xué)校的老教學(xué)樓也急需修繕。顯然，這應(yīng)該優(yōu)先于任何運動或其他社會活動。因此，我認為更多的錢應(yīng)該用在更新圖書館和教室上。
誠然，運動和社會活動也是大學(xué)經(jīng)歷的重要組成部分。我完全同意學(xué)生需要參與這兩項活動以保持他們的身心健康。然而，這些活動的資金支持不應(yīng)該和學(xué)術(shù)需求對等，因為這些活動的舉辦頻率并不高。一個普通的學(xué)生一般會把一天中絕大部分的時間用在教室或圖書館里，而一周只有幾小時是花在運動上的。
綜上，我們必須承認，盡管運動和社會活動對大學(xué)很重要，但大學(xué)和學(xué)院是學(xué)習(xí)和研究的主要場所。因此，我堅持認為資金應(yīng)優(yōu)先投入到教室和圖書館上。 范文點撥 范文根據(jù)話題給出五段。首段引出問題，表明筆者的觀點為“在經(jīng)費分配問題上， 學(xué)校應(yīng)優(yōu)先考慮教室和圖書館等學(xué)術(shù)設(shè)施”，并給出兩點原因 ( 高校的責任和更新設(shè)施的好處 ) 作為鋪墊，引出下文的論證。接下來的兩個主體段分別說明兩個原因，并分別給出案例分析。每段的長度控制在 6 ~ 8 句話。第四段為讓步段，包含了讓步論證和轉(zhuǎn)折論證。尾段用了重申讓步、重申原因、重申觀點三句話結(jié)尾。
加分單詞與詞組
prioritize [pra?'?r?ta?z] vt. 優(yōu)先考慮;給……優(yōu)先權(quán)
enthusiasm [?n?θju?zi??z?m] n. 熱心;熱忱;熱情
inspire [?n'spa??(r)] vt. 激發(fā);鼓舞
economic downturn：經(jīng)濟下滑
to keep up one’s physical and emotional health：保持身心健康
in terms of：在……方面;依據(jù)……
經(jīng)典句型
especially considering the main purpose of ...：特別是考慮到……的主要目的
sth. should be prioritized in terms of ...：應(yīng)在……方面給予某物優(yōu)先考慮
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