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教育类范文十八
Some people think that physical education should be a compulsory subject at schools. Do you agree or disagree?
一些人认为学校里的体育课应该是必修课程。你同意还是不同意？
【 说明 】
中文里说孩子某门课没学好有时会说，“肯定是一体育老师教的。”Pat第一次听到这种说法时还觉得挺困惑的，因为在北美的中学里coaches是特别受学生们尊敬的人，大学里运动队教练们的工资更是经常比校长还要高。下面这篇范文比较有力地论述了体育课对于学生的身体健康、性格培养乃至对学业的益处，而且也给出了相关的例子，是一篇典型的7.5分档作文。
▶7.5分范文
Some people believe that physical education should be a mandatory school subject. I completely agree with this view.
Participation in sports helps students to improve their fitness. Students today increasingly depend on electronic devices for entertainment， which has caused their rates of obesity and high blood pressure to rise. PE class helps them to improve their health，increase their energy，and most importantly，help them to achieve a better-balanced， more active lifestyle that will continue into adulthood .
Another benefit of physical education is the positive character traits developed by it. Team sports， including basketball，volleyball and soccer，require children to think of their team as a whole and coordinate their efforts to win the game. This effectively develops their interpersonal and teamwork skills . Also，participation in individual sports such as tennis and gym-nastics helps students to develop the spirit of fair play and respect for their competitors.
Some people are concerned that physical education may distract students from their studies. I would argue that a proper amount of physical activity is，in fact，beneficial to the academic performance of students. Sitting for several hours on end works against learning because it makes the learner physically and mentally tired. By contrast ，playing sports after a long study session gives the brain the recharging time that it needs ，thus improving students' learning efficiency.
For the reasons mentioned above，I believe that physical education should be a mandatory subject at schools，even for students who are involved in after-school physical activities on a regular basis .
词汇和短语
（标★的是本类话题的高频词汇或短语）
★ mandatory adj. 必须的，硬性规定的
【近义】compulsory必修的
★ participation in sports （名词短语） 对体育活动的参与
electronic device 电子设备
★ character traits （名词短语） 性格特点
【近义】personality traits
obesity and high blood pressure 肥胖症与高血压
continue into adulthood 一直延续到成年后
coordinate their efforts 协调他们的努力
interpersonal and teamwork skills处理人际关系和团队合作的能力
gymnastics n. 体操
★ distract vt. 打扰 【剑桥例句】 Don't distract her from her studies .
academic performance （名词短语） 学业表现
★ physical activity 身体活动，身体运动
for several hours on end 连续几个小时
session n. 专门用于某一用途的时段
gives the brain the recharging time that it needs 给大脑它所需要的“充电”时间
★ on a regular basis 定期地
Bonus:
win with humility and lose with grace 这个固定表达有点像中文里的“胜不骄、败不馁”，但它的准确含义是“ 胜不骄 ， 败不失风度 ”
本文量化评分
■译文
有些人认为体育应该成为学校的必修课。对这种看法我完全同意。
参加体育运动能让学生的体魄变得更强健。如今孩子们对电子娱乐的依赖程度不断加重，导致了他们肥胖率和高血压发病率的不断攀升。体育课可以帮助他们提高健康水平，增进活力，最重要的是，帮助他们形成能够一直延续到成年之后的更平衡、积极的生活方式。
将体育设为必修课的另一个好处是能够发展积极的性格。特别是像篮球、排球和足球等团队项目，能让孩子们将团队看成一个整体并通过共同努力赢得胜利。这能有效地培养他们的人际交往和团队合作能力。 同时 ，参加像网球、体操等个人项目等能够塑造孩子公平竞争和尊重对手的意识。
有人担心体育教育会让学生们在学业上分散注意力。我觉得事实上适当的体育锻炼对学习是有益的。连续坐着学习几小时会使学习者产生生理和心理上的疲倦感，影响学习效率。对比起来，在长时间学习后进行体育活动能让头脑重新充电，并提高学生们的学习效率。
由于以上的原因，我相信体育应该在学校被列为必修课，甚至对于在课后经常参与体育锻炼的学生来说也是这样。