Spare the Lottery

Lottery， booming all of a sudden all over the world， attracts all kinds of people. Nearly everybody， old or young， rich or poor， is right now trying his luck in lottery or is thinking of doing so. Despite many disputes that lottery is receiving， I still assume， personally， that lottery does mere good than harm.

　　The worst effect caused by lottery， as many socialists indicate， is that it produces in people an idea of "gain without pain'.But at the same time， they neglect one point——it is human nature that people all expect to obtain most while offer least. The thought of "gain without pain" is buried in everyone's heart and is not bred by lottery.

　　Consequently， lottery is innocent in this way. But there still remain a large group of people against lottery， among whom are some lottery addicts. Such people are fond of lottery but unfortunately luck is never fond of them. Finally， they end up in complaining about lottery， declaring the great harm， both psychologically and economically lottery has done to them. In this case，the problem lies in the attitude of people， not lottery.

　　Since the major two sorts of harm are not lottery's fault，let's have an objective look on lottery. For the society， lottery is the most practical way to accumulate funds. For those who happen to win a large fortune， I think they can't kiss their lottery enough. Also for those who have not a single chance to be lucky dogs， lottery can mutely tell them the truth of "no pains， no gains."

　　Spare the lottery！ It， in itself can do more good than harm.

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　　孙燕同学的这篇作文虽然篇幅不长，但文笔老练轻松，挥洒自如，令人过目难忘，实在是一篇难得的精品。

　　这篇作文从两个方面为彩票辩护，证明所谓彩票的负面影响并不是彩票本身的过错，而是人们的错误态度造成的。论述简练，但一语中的，点出了问题的实质，令人信服。作者在结尾总结全文，点出自己的观点，惜墨如金却不落俗套，可谓妙笔生花，令人拍案叫绝。

　　本文的作者并不是正襟危坐，高谈阔论，而是将深刻的道理寓于轻松幽默之中，这是极为难得的。文章中长句不多，大词也很少，但使用得恰到好处，语言地道，在论述中颇多妙语，如I thinktheycan't kiss their lottery enough.等，相信读者看了以后一定会发出会心的微笑。