Do Athletes and Entertainers Deserve Outrageous Salaries?

Do Athletes and Entertainers Deserve Outrageous Salaries?

运动员和艺人应该得到高得离谱的薪水吗？

 

范文

　　The enormous salaries earned by world-famous athletes and entertainers are indeed well deserved. Although some people may perceive these salaries as exorbitant, this view fails to take into account several factors. First, these professions are highly competitive, and only the best of the best are truly successful. This means that those pursuing these careers are taking a great risk. Second, in order to be successful, sports teams, movie companies, and other entertainment enterprises need to offer huge salaries to attract highly talented athletes and entertainers.

　　One more factor that those opposed to rewarding celebrities with high salaries tend to overlook is the amount of revenue they generate for others. Fans pay big bucks to attend athletic competitions, concerts, and other performances. The revenues from ticket sales amount to vast sums of money, which should be shared. Not allowing star athletes and entertainers to get their fair share of the profits would be tantamount to exploitation.

　　世界知名的运动员和艺人赚取巨额高薪的确是当之无愧的。虽然有些人可能会认为他们的薪水过高，但这种观点并没有考虑到几个因素。首先，这些行业的竞争是非常激烈的，只有最最顶尖的人才算得上真正的成功。这意味着，从事这些职业的人是要承担很大风险的。其次，为了要成功，运动团队、电影公司以及其他娱乐企业必须提供丰厚的薪水以吸引十分有才华的运动员和艺人。

　　还有一项因素是那些反对以给予名人高薪的人往往会忽视的，那就是他们为其他人所带来的收入。球迷和歌迷花大钱去参与体育赛事、演唱会和其他演出。这些门票收入相当于一大笔金额，应该要共同分享。因此不让运动明星和艺人公平地分享利润就等于是剥削了。

 

以下是不同观点的范文

　　Athletes and entertainers who receive extremely high salaries are paid too much. Singers, such as Jolin Tsai and Jay Chou, can make millions of dollars for one album. Sports stars like Jeremy Lin also earn millions of dollars in just one NBA season. In addition, athletes and entertainers can make much more by promoting products. In contrast, the average Taiwanese worker makes roughly NT$40,000 per month. Even a highly skilled doctor might earn only NT$100,000 per month, which is nothing compared to what some athletes and movie stars can make.

　　Paying athletes and entertainers so much more than the average person is not fair. Why should basketball players, singers, and actors earn millions when people doing more important jobs are paid much less? What's more, the high salaries celebrities are paid are the reasons why the tickets to sporting and entertainment events are so high. If stars didn't receive extremely high salaries, the average person wouldn't have to pay so much to enjoy their games and performances.

　　获得极高薪水的运动员和艺人领得太多了。诸如蔡依林和周杰伦等歌手，一张专辑就可以赚取数百万元。而像林书豪等运动明星在 NBA 出赛一个球季也能有数百万元的收入。此外，运动员和艺人还能靠营销产品赚取更多的钱。相较之下，台湾的员工平均每月薪水大约是台币四万元。即使是一位相当专业的医生，每个月可能也只赚台币十万元，这和某些运动员和电影明星所赚的相比根本就是微不足道。

　　支付给运动员和演艺人员的薪水比一般人高得多是不公平的。为什么篮球员、歌手和演员应该赚几百万，而人们从事更重要的工作，薪水却少得多呢？此外，名人领取高薪也是体育赛事和娱乐活动的门票会如此贵的原因。如果明星们没有领取这么高的薪水，一般人就不必付这么多钱来观赏比赛和表演了。