Do you agree or disagree: the government should not provide artists (musician，film-maker) with any financial support? 是否同意政府不应该为艺术家提供任何的经济支持?
　　相关提问：
　　1. Some people argue that arts (e.g. painting & music) do not directly improve people's quality of life, therefore，government should spend more money on other things，Do you agree or disagree?
　　2. The government should not spend money on national defense. It should put the money in arts instead. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
　　作家立场：政府应该给艺术家提供部分的经济援助：
　　文章布局：让步反驳写法：
　　薛鹏思路拓展：
　　反驳段：政府支持艺术家(电影导演，文学家，画家，雕刻家，音乐家等)的利好：
　　1. 政府资助艺术家有助于各类艺术的健康发展和繁荣。
　　2. 艺术可以成为一个民族的信仰，增强民族凝集力和自豪感。
　　3. 资助艺术家会受到人们的欢迎，艺术家的成功带来大量的艺术馆以及美术馆的建设。这些使人们的休闲生活更加多元化，给人们的生活增添更多的情趣。
　　4. 人文学科的繁荣可以归结给美术馆和艺术馆的繁荣，而艺术家的辛勤创造为美术馆和艺术馆做出了巨大的贡献。
　　5. 各类艺术形式点亮了世界的文化和文明，艺术家的努力成为繁荣旅游经济，丰富人们精神生活以及提升人们艺术品位的重要契机。
　　让步段：政府完全支持艺术家的弊端：
　　1. 政府的财政有限，但是，要解决的民生问题无穷，因此，政府完全资助艺术家会给国家增加经济负担。
　　2. 很有可能，一些伪艺术家骗取政府的财政支持，政府在艺术方面的财政支持会成为他们好吃懒做，挥霍人生的资本。
　　薛鹏原创语料库：
　　1. The prosperity of a nation's traditional art will enhance its citizens' national pride. 国家传统艺术的繁荣可以增强国民的民族自豪感。
　　点评：细节展开：中国的书法，京剧，武术等。
　　词汇：calligraphy n书法; Beijing opera n京剧;marital art n武术
　　2. Various arts can be considered as nation's belief，which could strengthen a country's cohesion艺术可以成为一个民族的信仰，增强民族凝集力。
　　点评：细节展开：中国的书法，京剧，武术等。
　　3. The investment in art could bring about immense commercial value，by that I mean，the efforts of different artists could be beneficial to the nation's economy be means of creating music, making films and attracting tourists. 艺术投资可以带来巨大的经济价值，换言之，各类艺术家的努力有助于经济的发展，艺术家们可以创造音乐，拍摄电影，吸引游客。
　　4. An exhibition of works of art could not only provide visitors with visual enjoyment but also cultivate their artistic taste and enlighten their wisdom 艺术品展览不仅可以给参观者提供视觉享受，还可以培养他们的艺术美感，启迪他们的智慧。
　　点评：works of art = artwork n艺术品
　　点评：…… can provide sb with visual enjoyment v 可以给……提供视觉享受(推荐背诵)
　　5. …… could not only tap one's unlimited creativity, but also stimulate one's vivid imagination …… 不仅仅可以开发人的无限创造力，还可以激发人的丰富想象力
　　点评：
　　tap one's unlimited creativity v 开发人的无限创造力 (推荐背诵)
　　stimulate one's vivid imagination v激发人的丰富想象力 (推荐背诵)
　　6. build a city's fame = promote a city's reputation v提升一个城市的美誉度
　　7. The prosperity of the humanities could be largely owed to the prosperity of the art. 人文学科的繁荣，在很大程度，可以被归结为美术馆和艺术馆的繁荣。
　　8. Arts' creation could illuminate culture and civilization of the world. 艺术家们的创作可以点亮世界的文化和文明。
　　9. It is a worthwhile investment to sponsor various artists，for their efforts could, to large extent, facilitate the healthy development of arts. 赞助各类艺术家是有意义的投资，因为各类艺术家的努力有助于艺术的健康发展。
　　点评：be beneficial to sth = greatly conduce to sth = facilitate sth v 有助于……(经典三剑客)
　　10. Under no circumstances can we ignore the immense value of art investment. 任何情况下不能忽视艺术投资的巨大价值(作家立场)
　　11. Arts can purify our soul. Without arts，we would be still leading a dull and barbaric life today. 艺术可以净化我们的灵魂，没有艺术，我们今天依然过着无趣的野蛮的生活。
　　12. Those museums，art galleries could be developed into hot tourist attractions, which could achieve huge profitability. 美术馆和艺术馆可以开发成为热门的旅游景区进而带来巨大的经济收益。
　　点评：achieve huge profitability v获得巨大的收益
　　13. Too much financial support in helping artists might impose much pressure upon a nation economically. After all, our infinite social needs are matched against the static financial resources. 过度支持艺术家会增加国家的经济负担，毕竟，无穷的社会需求和有限的财政资源是矛盾的。
　　14. My stand is that the government is supposed to partly subsidize those artists in terms of providing financial support and preferential policy. 我的立场是政府应该在经济和政策方面部分支持艺术。(作家立场)
　　点评：preferential policy n 优惠的政策
　　15. It is the unshakable obligation of the government to support art workers，such as musicians，writers or painters，financially. However，the proportion of financial assistance should be rational. 资助艺术工作者，例如，音乐家，作家，画家等是政府不可推卸的责任，但是，财政援助的比例应该是理性的。
　　点评：It is the unshakable obligation of the government to ……，v 做……是政府不可推卸的责任