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五、政府与城市化 1. 个人与政府 母题：Some people say that it is the responsibility of individuals to save money for their own care after they retire. To what extent do you agree or disagree? (070825) Inspire/stimulate working enthusiasm Lead to productivity improvement Accelerate economic growth 2 减轻政府压力 - 资金用在其他重要领域 Reduce government pressure Funds that should have been spent on it could be invested in other significant aspects ,especially education ,medical treatment and building of public infrastructure 不同意 1 穷人不可能存够钱 - 剥夺了生存权 - 引发社会问题 It is impossible for the poor to save enough money / have enough deposits Deprive their right to life Trigger an array of serious social problems 2 人压力大 - 损害身体和心理健康 - 增加政府支出 People are under huge pressure Cause physiological and psychological diseases Increase the government expenditure 3 人为社会做贡献，当人失去工作能力的时候，政府理应负责。 People make contribution to the society When people lost their working abilities, the government should take response 提示：关于政府与个人这类话题，肯定是政府和个人都应当分担责任。 子题：政府要不要为个人的医疗和健康买单?个人不要向国家缴税，你同意吗?公民除了纳税以外还有别的方法来尽社会责任吗?捐助是应该直接捐助给当地社区，还是给国家和国际性慈善组织?人们是否只应当关心当地和本国的人，而不是整个世界的人? 2. 政府应当投资吗？ 母题：Some people say arts such as music and painting cannot directly improve the quality of people’s life, so the government should not put money on art such as music and painting, instead, they should spend more money on construction of public services. Do you agree or disagree? (040626, 041127, 070920, 110611) 同意： 1公共设施更应该获得政府的资助。 解释：公共设施，如水电供应water and electricity supply，学校，图书馆，道路，对人们的生活质量有直接的影响。Have a direct impacts on their daily lives 反面：对大部分来书，雕塑sculptures，绘画，交响乐symphony是奢侈品luxury items 2艺术能产生很高的回报，没有理由在基础设施建设不够完善imperfect的情况下把资金投在艺术上。 例：音乐，电影，喜剧从来都不缺乏赞助business sponsorship 不同意： 1 大众除了需要物质外也需要精神享受 - 帮助人们放松身心-对心理健康有好处 The public need both material and spiritual pleasurement. 2 艺术是文化遗产legacy一个重要组成部分，对艺术的保护对文化多样性cultural diversity有好处 例：中国的水墨画brush painting就能很好的表达出中国人抽象abstract，含蓄implied的文化特征cultural trait。 反：如果不加以保护，一种艺术