Part Ⅵ Writing (45 min)
Some Chinese top athletes including some world championschose to pursue their career abroad after retiring from nationalteams. This has provoked quite some controversy. Somepeople have strong objections to the outflow of these players,believing it has minimized the advantages China has long hadover foreign competitors. Others maintain that these individuals have right to choose their ownway of life. Write an essay of about 400 words to express your view on this issue.
In the first part of your essay you should state clearly your main argument, and in the second partyou should support your argument with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring whatyou have written to a natural conclusion or make a summary.
You should supply an appropriate title for your essay.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow theabove instructions may result in a loss of marks.
Serving Abroad: Better Not To Go
Nowadays some Chinese top athletes including some world champions have chosen to pursuetheir career abroad after retiring from national team. This has provoked quite a bit of controversy.Some people have strong objections to their behavior, which is believed to have harmed China’sadvantages over foreign competitors. And others maintain that these people possess their owntree will about the decisions of future life. In my opinion, the disadvantages of these phenomenahave outweighed the advantages.
First of all, the outflow of these outstanding athletes will directly lead to the loss of elites andtechniques, which is very harmful for Chinese sports development. Coaches with ample andenviable experiences are valuable resources for our country. If we cannot keep them, their servicefor foreign teams will pose significant threats to us. The famous volleyball player and previouscoach of our national team, Lang Ping is a good example in this sense. Around 1999, she left forItaly retirement, and got employed by one of the top clubs there. Since then the performance ofthat team soared up out of many experts’ expectation. In 2004 Olympic Games, another examplecan be found with the Australian volleyball team as a dark horse. The brilliant performance of theteam was evidently attributable to the two former Chinese coaches.
Secondly, everyone should contribute to the prosperity of their home country and top athletesare no exceptions. It is true that they have devoted their childhood and youth to the tedious andstrict training and cut-throat competition, yet it is equally true that the continuous development ofsports needs their rich experiences and hard-won skills. Thus there is no reason that they shouldleave aside the needs of our motherland and serve foreign countries.
Thirdly, as a side effect of economic development, more and more people have become money-oriented and self-centered. If these outstanding players just go abroad for the pursuit of money, abad example might be set for younger athletes who lack experience and desire to succeed in thefuture. Without a reasonable appreciation for sports career, these young people could not live upto expectations of the nation and people and work for continued boom of the country’s sports.Under Chinese system, professional athletes are to a great extent supported by the state.Consequently the patrons are entitled to have a say for the beneficiary’s future p1an.
In conclusion, I am strongly against the phenomena of athletes’ outflow. To repay the cultivationand trust from our nation, they should devote themselves into training young athletes.