56. Support the arts or protect the environment?

　　A company is going to give some money either to support the arts or to protect the environment. Which

　　do you think the company should choose? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

　　『分析』

　　选择哪一个都可以。只要列举出两三个sound reasons。并且要在作文中提及另外一个选择的好处，以显示“考

　　虑周全”。需要考虑的至少有两点：

　　企业花钱，当然要考虑input-output ratio。投入哪一个活动中，公众效应更加明显?

　　社会作为受体，哪一个活动将对社会有更多的实际好处?

　　『范文』

　　Nowadays companies contribute money to many worthy causes. In fact many cultural events only become

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　　possible through corporate sponsorship and financial support. The choice between supporting the arts and

　　protecting the environment is not an easy one. However, the company should give money to protect the

　　environment because a healthy environment is necessary in order to produce and enjoy the arts and also because

　　every company has an obligation to secure the environment which it pollutes either directly or indirectly.

　　A healthy environment has served as inspiration to artists over the centuries and millennia. On all continents

　　creative people have drawn from the positive effects of natural beauty to produce landmark pieces of art, and

　　painters, writers, and musicians alike talk about the stimulating effects that nature has on their work. Furthermore,

　　nature is the focal point of many works of art, for example, landscape painting. Therefore, a healthy environment

　　becomes a prerequisite for art.

　　Protecting the environment will also ensure that people will be able to enjoy the arts in the future. After all,

　　environmental pollution causes and contributes to many diseases and illnesses. Naturally, sick people are not very

　　concerned with high culture but are more worried about getting healthy or staying alive. Thus, money spend on

　　environmental protection will make it possible for people to continue to enjoy art because they will live healthier

　　lives.

　　Lastly, every company contributes in some way to environmental degradation. Even the companies that don't

　　cause pollution by means of manufacturing or production still ship products or use great amounts of electricity in

　　their line of work. Since air pollution is a serious problem, much of which is caused by industrial transport, and

　　because electricity is a scarce commodity, the production of which also causes environmental damage, businesses

　　should invest in this area. Not only will the company fulfill its ethical obligation but it will benefit from the

　　investment.