英语作文--体育明星

英语作文--体育明星 Do fame and money go wrong? A heated debate was held in the last English class on the topic “whether the sports stars deserve the fame and large amount of money given to them as award”. Through large quantities of critical thinking and insightful consideration, I decided to stand on the pro side. That I think they deserve all that fame and money which may even cause other people’s jealousy is not unreasonable. First of all, their successful performances in the important international games such as the Olympic Games, Asian Games and the like are achieved by years of hard training and countless trails and errors. Few people know what kind of sufferings they have to conquer. When taking part in those significant competitions, they are not only fighting for themselves but their nations--- the whole nations’ hopes and dreams, so they have to deal with the immense pressure to keep a balance between physical and mental status. That is why when they have struggled to win the medals they are held up as national heroes and be rewarded with almost incredible fame and fortune. Having seen what the athletes get from winning a prize ,many parents tent to send their children to have professional training to be prepared for being accepted by the National Sports Teams and following in those successful athletes’ footsteps. This has become a evidence for those people who were on the con side of the debate. However, in my point of view, things go just on the contrary. By achieving their success and getting what they deserve, these sports stars set a good example for the youth. Try your very best to do what you should do and you’ll be rewarded with what you are dreaming about. Just as a saying goes, “pear as you sow”. Still, there are some people who think that maybe they deserve the money, yet the amount should not be that unbelievable. I’m not quite sure whether this kind of thought should to be taken as “resentment against the rich”. They strongly believe that this is the irrational distribution of wealth. Maybe they don’t know that many of these sports stars devote into public welfare and common good. Let’s take Tiger Woods for example. On the one hand, he is famous for being one of the most successful and wealthy golfer in the world whose personal asset will reach as much as one billion in 2010 as reported, on the other hand ,he is also known for his charitable endeavors. He runs the Tiger Woods Foundation, in order to deliver unique experiences and innovative educational opportunities for youth worldwide. Thus ,we have the reason to believe that those sports stars do deserve the fame and money and they have played an important role in setting good examples for the youth as well as helping those who are really in need of help. Denny 张欣杨 2010-05-23