彩票正面和负面影响

n. Overfascination with lottery consumes too much time and energy. Worse than all, lottery can give rise to the misconception of gaining without exerting efforts and a distorted viewpoint towards human life, and even poison one＇s mind, contributing to the degeneration of people＇s morale and enterprising spirits.
In any case, whether the ultimate effect of lottery is good or bad, one thing is certain that lottery in itself is neither good nor bad. It is the use to which it is put that determines its value to society. Evidently, when properly treated, lottery can do us more good than bad.


简 评
本文讨论了彩票对社会带来的好处和坏处。很明显宋明星同学词汇量较大，英文功底较好，用语准确，故文章虽短，颇具说服力。试举数例：ambivalent feeling表达人们对彩票的矛盾心理；with the advent and prosperity表达彩票之兴起和流行；efficaCIOHS means表示彩票的效用；distorted viewpoint表述对彩票的扭曲观点。作者列举了彩票好与坏的各方面，好的方面如筹集资金兴建公共项目，促进经济繁荣(以奖对香港经济的影响为例)，老年人借以娱乐消闲(favorite pastimes)，接下来分析彩票之弊：过分利用(overexploitation)，助长不劳而获的社会心态，使人斗志消沉(degeneration of morale and enterprising spirits)。结尾部分，作者认为彩票本身并无好坏，若利用得当，会利大于弊，明确表达了自己的倾向性。

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