2018年12月英语六级作文精讲：明星该获高奖励吗？思维导图

Itseemsthatpopstarstodayenjoyaprivilegedstyleofliving.Wherevertheygo,thousandsofpeopleturnouttogreetthem.Thecrowdsgowildtryingtocatchabriefglimpseoftheirsmiling,colourfully-dressedidols.Starsaresurroundedbytheirmanagers,press-agents,andoftenbytheirbodyguards.Photographsofthemappearregularlyinthepressandalltheircomingsandgoingsarereported,asstarsarenews.Theymustconstantlyavoidmeetingcrazyfans,particularlyteenagerswhoidolisethem.Somepeoplesaythatstarsarenolongerprivateindividuals,butpublicproperty.Thefinancialrewardstheyreceiveforthissacrificeisincalculable.

Isitrightthatthestarsshouldbepaidinthisway?It'sallverywellforpeopleengagedinmanyotherprofessionstoenvythesuccessesandrewardsofthesestars.However,thosewhomakeenviousremarksshouldrememberthatthemostfamousstarsrepresentonlythetipofaniceberg.Foreveryfamousstar,therearehundredsofothersstrugglingtoearnaliving.Amanwhoattemptstobecomeastaristakingenormousrisks.Heknowsattheoutsetthatonlyahandfulofcompetitorsevergettotheverytop.Heknowsthatyearsofconcentratedeffortsmayberewardedwithcompletefailure.Butheknowsthattherewardsforsuccessesareveryhighindeed,andifheachievesthegoal,hecertainlyearnsthem.

·Stars—aprivilegedgroupofpeople

*surroundedbycrazyfans,nolongerprivate

individuals

本文是一篇议论文。文中作者的论点不同于一般人的论点。大多数人往往会认为流行歌星的报酬过高,但作者却认为能成名者不过是“冰山一角”,而他们所经过的训练和付出的劳动是十分艰苦的,所以得到了高报酬也无可非议。

privilegeda.有特权的

idolisev.崇拜,以……为偶像

envyv.妒忌

enviousa.妒忌的

tipofaniceberg冰山一角

earnaliving谋生

ahandfulof一小部分