2013年6月英语六级考试写作指导（3）_大学英语四六级

2013年6月英语六级考试写作指导（3）

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。

　　Buying Lottery Tickets

　　【思路点拨】

　　先点出目前人们热烈讨论买彩票这一现象，分析此种现象背后的原因，紧接着对比两种相反的观点，最后提出自己的观点。此题为典型的观点对比型题目。所以，主要思路在此不再赘述。

　　【参考范文】

　　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, it’s nothing but a return for their kindness.