Talent Show
Nowadays, talent shows have occupied a good proportion of screen time. Participants compete in various fields, such as singing, acting and cat walking, etc. The winners not only get grand prix but also gain promising career prospects in the entertainment industry. People hold diversified opinion about talent shows. According to a survey conducted in X city, 59% of the interviewees believed that they did more good than harm, whereas 41% opposed it.
The people in favor of the shows believe that they have given participants an equal chance to bring forth their talents. Talent shows in general provide a platform for people who want to stand in the spotlight. Besides, such programs are usually interactive with audience who vote out the winners. Despite the economic gains, many people dislike such contests, holding that the vulgar competition encourages an unhealthy thinking among the young people of becoming famous overnight.
In my opinion, talent shows are no doubt a commercial success and an entertainment feast. And it is all too easy to label them as "vulgar" or "biased". Though I do have some reservation towards them, I believe that the programs themselves are not harmful, as long as run properly and viewed with a light heart of enjoyment. (196 words)
結(jié)構(gòu)剖析
文章分為三段
第一段是引出話(huà)題，nowadays,當(dāng)下選秀節(jié)目很火爆，并列出兩種不同的觀點(diǎn)。
第二段分別就支持者和反對(duì)者的意見(jiàn)進(jìn)行了說(shuō)明。
第三段是作者的觀點(diǎn)，in my opinion,作者認(rèn)為選秀節(jié)目本身沒(méi)有壞處，要采取正確的心態(tài)來(lái)對(duì)待。
選 秀
現(xiàn)在，選秀節(jié)目占據(jù)了電視播出時(shí)間的很大一部分。參與者在各個(gè)領(lǐng)域競(jìng)爭(zhēng)，比如唱歌、表演、走貓步等等。獲勝者不僅能獲得冠軍，而且能在娛樂(lè)界獲得很有前途的職業(yè)前景。人們對(duì)選秀有各種各樣的看法。根據(jù)在X市所做的調(diào)查，59%的受訪(fǎng)者相信選秀是利大于弊，然而有41%的人表示反對(duì)。
支持選秀的人認(rèn)為它們給參賽者一個(gè)平等的展示天分的機(jī)會(huì)。選秀節(jié)目通常為那些想站在聚光燈下的人提供一個(gè)平臺(tái)。此外，這種節(jié)目一般會(huì)與觀眾互動(dòng)，由觀眾投票選出獲勝者。盡管經(jīng)濟(jì)在增長(zhǎng)，有許多人不喜歡這種比賽，他們認(rèn)為低俗的比賽助長(zhǎng)了年輕人中想一夜成名的不健康想法。
我認(rèn)為，選秀節(jié)目無(wú)疑是個(gè)商業(yè)上的成功和娛樂(lè)盛宴。而且給它們貼上"低俗"或"有偏見(jiàn)"的標(biāo)簽太草率了。雖然我確實(shí)對(duì)它們有一些異議，但我相信只要合理操作并且用欣賞的輕松心態(tài)來(lái)看待，節(jié)目本身沒(méi)有害處。
talent n. 天才，才能，天資
proportion n. 比例，部分
entertainment industry 娛樂(lè)業(yè)
according to 根據(jù)，據(jù)所說(shuō)
in favor of 有利于，支持，贊同
interactive adj. 相互作用的，交互式的
vote out 選出
despite prep. 盡管，不管
no doubt 無(wú)疑地，很可能地
have some reservation 持保留態(tài)度
