托福语料库：政府应该重视儿童的基础教育还是高等教育?

Do you agree or disagree：For successful development of a country, should a government focus its budget more on very young childrens education (5-10岁) or on higher education? 政府应该重视儿童的基础教育还是高等教育?

文章布局：让步反驳写法。

写作思路：三分让步;七分反驳：

作家立场：政府应该重视基础教育。

思路拓展：

政府重视基础教育的利好：(对于个人，对于家庭，对于国家)

1. 对于个人而言，普及基础教育可以帮助很多贫困的，来着偏远地区的孩子们精神上成长，学术上精进，因此，可以很大程度上在未来帮助他们改变命运，摆脱贫困。例如，中国政府近年来加大对于基础教育的扶持力度。

2. 对于家庭而言，国家普及基础教育可以缓解家庭的财政负担，尤其是对于很多工薪一族，家庭节省下预算可以提高生活质量，享受娱乐生活，因此，给孩子们提供更加幸福，快乐的成长环境。

3. 对于国家而言，普及教育可以提高国民的基本素质，帮助更多的学生为升入大学打下坚实的基础。基础教育的成功是高等教育发展的坚实基础，因此，基础教育发展，国家才能培养优秀人才，人才可以为国家的发展提供注入新鲜活力，提高国家在国际舞台的竞争力。

政府重视高等教育的利好 + 再加以反驳：

1. 另外，那些不同意支持初级的教育的人有时候会找到理由去支持他们的观点，即是，优秀的社会精英，例如，企业家，文学家，科学家更多的是由高等教育培养的，他们可以为生产力的发展提供驱动力。但是，我想反驳的是，基础教育使更多人辨别是非，增强守法意识及爱国情怀，培养更多行为规范的良好公民比培养少量的社会精英的社会意义更大。

原创语料库：

1. Education is one of the key words of our time. A man without a fine education, many of us believe, is an unlucky sufferer of adverse circumstances, deprived of one of the greatest opportunities. 教育是时代的关键词汇，一个人没有受过教育，我们认为，是逆境的牺牲品，被剥夺了宝贵的机会。

2. elementary education = primary education = basic education 初等教育

3. higher education = college education 高等教育

拓展： liberal education 通识教育

4. People have been debating for a long time whether elementary education is more important than higher education without reaching any definite consensus. 人们多年来一直在争议是否初等教育比高等交通更加重要，没有达成一致意见。

5. As I see it, more public efforts and financial aid should be allocated to primary education even though college education still enjoys its unique advantages. 我认为,政府努力及财政预算应该更多地分配给基础教育，尽管高等教育有其独有利好。

6. Notwithstanding all that, those who disagree to give financial support to basic education will sometimes use some reasons to support the idea that 另外，那些不同意支持初级教育的人有时候会找到理由去支持他们的想法

4. as for every individual 对于个人而言

5. to popularize basic education 普及基础教育

6. help those needy children in remote rural areas to be schooled 可以帮助很大贫困的，来着偏远的地区的孩子们接受教育。

拓展：schooling 中小学教育

拓展：needy = poverty-stricken = impoverished贫困的(经典三剑客)

拓展：straitened = destitute = poor 贫困的(经典三剑客)

7. therefore = as a result = hence = thereby = in this sense = in light of this statement 因此

8. to large extent 很大程度上

9. help them change their fates帮助他们改变命运

10. shake off poverty 摆脱贫困

11. Chinese government has been strengthening various support in terms of optimizing basic education中国政府近年来加大对于基础教育的扶持力度。

拓展：optimize = perfect = ameliorate v完善，改善

12. on the side of the family对于家庭来说

13. reduce the financial burden of a family 缓解家庭的财政负担

14. especially for those wage-earners 尤其对于工薪一族

15. improve the quality of their lives by spending the extra time in traveling， pursuing private interests or enjoying leisure activities 可以通过广泛游览，追求个人爱好，享受娱乐生活来提高生活质量。

16. on the part of a nation 对于国家而言

17. improve the basic quality of a nations population 提高国民的基本素质

18. lay a solid foundation for 为打下坚实的基础

19. get enrolled in prestigious universities 升入名校学

20. the success of elementary education 基础教育的成功

21. foster more gifted and exceptional people 培养优秀人才

22. the increase of talented people人才的增加

23. inject new life into the further development of a nation为国家的发展提供注入新鲜活力

拓展：inject new life into = inject fresh vitality into 为注入新鲜活力

24. improve the competiveness in the international area 提高在国际舞台的竞争力

25. top social elite 顶尖社会精英

26. business leaders, man of letters and scientific researchers 企业家, 文学家, 科学家

27. provide driving force for the further development of productivity 为生产力的发展提供了驱动力

28. tell right from wrong = make a clear distinction between right and wrong 辨别是非

29. enhance ones lawful awareness and arouse ones patriotism 增强守法意识, 唤醒爱国情怀

拓展：intensify = enhance = strengthen 增强

30. The social significance of fine education lies more in cultivating more well-behaved social citizens and less in nurturing finite high achievers 培养更多行为规范的良好公民比培养少量的社会精英的意义更加重大。

拓展：nurture = foster = cultivate 培养