Nowadays young people are admiring media and sports stars even though they do not set a good example. Do you think this is a positive or negative development? (2020/12/19)
审题与解析
本题要求大家讨论的观点是：
年轻人崇拜那些坏榜样的流量和体育明星，这个是好还是坏？
就这个题目而言，我们所能采取的策略应该是很明确的，即一边倒地认为：崇拜负面影响的明星，是一种不好的现象。
确定观点后，我们需要找到论点和论据去讨论这个观点。有些流量明星一味炫耀自己的外表和豪华生活方式，会让年轻人觉得成功就是外表和财富，从而忽视内心丰富性的培养，还可能导致年轻人不顾一切追求外表和财富，从而伤害身体，甚至走向犯罪。
有些体育明星在自己的领域里取得了很大成功，然后为所欲为，置法律和道德于不顾，这会让崇拜他们的年轻人产生一种误解：即只要事业成功就可以超越道德法律约束。但事实上，道德法律约束是社会中每个人都需要遵守的。
大家可以看到，在这个思路中，我们讨论了两种负面明星，一是炫耀外表和财富的流量明星（media stars），二是在自己专业领域内成功却不守法的体育明星（sports stars）。这两类明星出现在题目中，给年轻人造成不同性质的负面影响，因此，我们觉得，应该区分两类明星，展开讨论，更符合题意。
高分范文（老雅原创）
Nowadays our TV and computer screen are occupied by the news of all kinds of stars, positive and negative. One notable thing is that these stars, even when they do not set a positive example, are still admired by many young people. To my mind, this is absolutely bad.
Admiring those media stars who have made themselves famous by showing off their glamorous appearance or wealth may result in many problems. One of them is that young people will try to imitate the lifestyle of their stars, thinking that success is all about appearance and money, and consequently, they will forget that true happiness resides in the richness of our inner world and in the contributions we make to other people.
Another problem is, in order to look as glamorous as their stars, some young people will spend large sums of money doing cosmetic surgery, which in the long run may be harmful to their health. What is worse, some of them may even choose to commit crimes to get the money necessary to make them as attractive as the stars they admire.
Sports stars, if they do not behave properly, may also negatively influence young people. Maradona, who died not long ago, is just a case in point. Arguably the best football player in the world, he did not set a good example to young people by taking drugs and shooting journalists, giving his young admirers a false impression that a star can do anything regardless of the law and moral standards.
In conclusion, there may be one reason or another why stars are admired, but admiring those who do not set a good example is harmful to young people both physically, psychologically, and socially.
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