關于彩票的雅思作文范文

　　The lottery does more good than harm. Discuss.

　　彩票利大于弊，討論。

　　For better or worse, the lottery has become a part of our life. There are, it is true, people who worry about the negative effects the lottery may have, but I believe it does more good than harm.

　　First of all, the lottery is an effective way of raising money for welfare programs and other public projects. Although taxes have traditionally been the main source for such undertakings, people pay taxes grudgingly, and increasing taxes is time-consuming and may result in increasing popular discontent. However, people eagerly buy lottery tickets, and so, so long as it is well regulated, the lottery can serve as an important source of state revenue.

　　For average people, especially those who have no salable skills, the lottery might be the only opportunity for them to get rich-even to become a millionaire overnight. For instance, a friend of mine has been in financial trouble for many years. The other day, he hit the jackpot by selecting the winning number in the lottery. Now he is the richest guy in our community, and is leading a life he never even dreamed of before.

　　With some people, their enthusiasm for the lottery is not about money but about fun. They don' t care about winning or losing; they just like to choose numbers and watch the results. They enjoy the excitement of analyzing the possibilities. For them, buying lottery tickets is just one of their hobbies.

　　Some people are concerned that the lottery may encourage laziness and gambling. But evidence from the countries where public lotteries are legal does not justify this worry. In fact, in China the lottery has turned out not to be a monster but something beneficial. In conclusion, experience has shown that the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages.

　　不論好壞，彩票已成為我們日常生活的一部分。的確有一部分人擔心彩票會引起負面影響，但是我相信它的利大于弊。

　　首先，彩票是一種籌集資金用于社會福利事業(yè)和其他公共項目的有效方式。雖然稅收是這些項目歷來的主要資金來源，人民很勉強地繳稅，并且增加稅收是耗時的，而且可能會導致越來越多的人不滿。然而，人們急切地購買彩票，所以，只要它能被良好地管理，彩票可以作為一個國家收入的重要來源。

　　對于普通人，特別是那些沒有一技之長的人，彩票可能是他們惟一的可以在一夜之間成為百萬富翁的機會。舉例來說，我的朋友多年一直處在經濟危機之中。有一天，他中了彩票的大獎?，F在，他是我們交際圈中富有的人，過著他從來沒有夢想過的生活。

　　有一些人，他們熱衷于彩票不光是為了錢而還是一種樂趣。他們不太在乎輸贏，而是通過觀察，找出規(guī)律，他們在分析中獎概率的同時享受著快樂。對于他們來說，買彩票只是他們的一種愛好而已。

　　有些人擔心，彩票會催生懶惰和賭博。但是國家合法的彩票并不能為這種擔心作辯護。事實上，我國彩票催生出來的并不是一種怪物，相反卻是對大家都有利的。后，經驗表明彩票的優(yōu)勢遠遠大于它的弊端。