英语六级作文:英语六级作文：买彩票 Buying Lottery Tickets

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Buying Lottery Tickets. You should write at least 150 words and you should base your composition on the outline given below:

1. 有些人赞成买彩票

2. 有些人反对买彩票

3. 你的观点

例题4：

Buying Lottery Tickets

There is no denying the fact that buying lottery tickets is a hotly debated topic in China today. / There is no denying the fact that buying lottery tickets is becoming popular in China today. Some people believe that it is beneficial in many ways. In the first place, it helps raise money for such groups as the poor and the disabled as well as for such causes as sports. (Thus, the heavy financial burden on the government will be relieved or even removed.) In the second place, lottery games provide people with a means of entertainment or pastime. (Without lottery games, many people might find nothing interesting to do. Last but not least, by buying lottery tickets, one may make a fortune overnight.)

Others, however, hold the opposite view. They say that buying lottery tickets is actually a kind of gambling. people are encouraged to earn money through guessing instead of down-to-earth labor. As a result, some people are tempted to commit crimes. A case in point is the two bank clerks in Heibei who stole millions of money from the bank to buy lottery tickets.

Weighing the arguments of both sides, I am inclined to agree with the former. Lottery games can serve as a good means to raise funds. But the ticket buyers should keep in mind the original purpose of such games, that is, to help the underprivileged or to contribute to public welfare. If they happen to win the prizes, its nothing but a return for their kindness.

(personally, I think that both sides have something right. Actually, lottery games should be viewed as a two-edged sword, which presents us with both benefits and troubles. But we should not give up eating for fear of choking. The best policy, as I see it, is to maximize their advantages and eliminate their unhealthy side-effects. Or in other words, we should further develop lottery games and exert proper supervision over them so that they can benefit us in a better way.)

无可否认，买彩票是一个激烈争论的话题，在今天的中国。/不可否认的事实是，买彩票是在中国广受欢迎的今天。有些人认为它在许多方面都是有益的。首先，它有助于提高这样的群体为穷人和残疾人等原因，体育的钱。其次，彩票游戏提供娱乐或消遣的一种手段的人。

其他人，然而，持有相反的观点。他们说，买彩票是一种赌博。鼓励人们通过猜测而不是脚踏实地的劳动赚钱。作为一个结果，有些人被诱惑犯罪。一个例子是两个银行职员在河北谁偷了上百万的钱从银行买彩票。

权衡双方的论点，我倾向于同意前。彩票游戏可以作为筹集资金的一个好方法。但购票者应该牢记这样的游戏，这是最初的目的，帮助贫困者或有助于公众福利。如果他们碰巧赢得奖品，这只是对他们的好意回报。