托福寫作：托福考試高分作文欣賞（十八）

　　資助體育活動

　　Do you agree or disagree with the following statement？ Universities should give the same amount of money to their students’ sports activities as they give to their libraries. Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.

　　范文

　　Money for Sports Activities

　　A student’s education does not only consist of learning academic subjects. It is also important for students to develop other skills， such as teamwork， and healthy habits that will last them a lifetime. One way to do this is to encourage more participation in sports activities. Although it is important to provide adequate funding for academic services such as the school library， I believe it is important to fund sports activities equally.

　　A student’s primary education goal is to pursue knowledge. Therefore， the school library is very important. However， the resources that a library buys are long-lasting. In addition， students now have resources other than the school library to support their studies. For example， many have their own computers and access to the Internet. Sports activities， on the other hand， require some investment every year. Equipment wears out and needs to be replaced more often than library resources. Furthermore， a school that provides good athletic equipment for its students will find that they are more willing to participate in physical activities. Since these activities are also an important part of their education， the importance of good equipment cannot be ignored.

　　Ideally， a school should provide its students with a well- balanced education that helps them develop all of their skills. For this reason， it is important that schools do not ignore sports activities. Setting aside more money for these activities will help schools to develop better physical education programs and encourage more students to participate in them.

　　參考譯文

　　學生的教育不是只有各學科的學習。對學生而言，培養其他技能也是很重要的，例如團隊合作以及可終身受益的健康習慣。達到此項目標的方法之一是鼓勵學生多參加體育活動。雖然提供充足的經費資助學術性設施，如圖書館，

　　，是很重要的，但我認為，資助體育活動也同樣重要。

　　學生受教育的主要目標是追求知識，因此，學校圖書館非常重要。然而，圖書館所購買的資源是可以長期使用的。此外，現在學生除了學校圖書館之外，也有其他的資源可協助他們的學習。例如，許多學生都有自己的電腦，并且可以使用互聯網。而另一方面，體育活動則每年都需要一些經費投資。運動器材會耗損，因此比圖書館的資源更需要經常更換。此外，學校如果為學生提供良好的運動器材，就會發現學生會比較愿意參加體育活動。因為這些活動也是教育很重要的一部分，所以良好的運動器材的重要性是不容忽視的。

　　理想的做法是，學校應該提供學生非常均衡的教育，以幫助他們培養各項技能。基于這項理由，學校不能忽視體育活動，這一點是很重要的。撥出更多的經費資助這些活動，可以幫助學校發展更好的體育課程，并鼓勵更多學生參與。