托福分类话题作文：每日一练 第94期

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94. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Dancing plays an important role in a culture. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

参考分析：                                                                                                         这个题目乍看起来很不好写。同意这个观点(Dancing is really important in every culture.)。可以采取it depends的策略。舞蹈的娱乐作用(as a important mean of entertainments)也是important role in a culture，所以种文化中都有其独特的舞蹈形式(dancing form)。                                                                                                         原始社会(primitive society)时，舞蹈是非常重要的。庆祝(celebration; festival)，祈祷(pray)，宗教仪式(ritual)等等活动中，舞蹈都是最主要的组成部分(one of the most important components)。                                                                                                         随着社会的发展，宗教仪式(ritual)演变成了歌剧(opera)，舞蹈仍然是很重要的娱乐手段。                                                                                                         时间进入21世纪，各种娱乐手段开始丰富起来，舞蹈尽管已经不是主流的(main)娱乐方式，但是仍然非常重要。今年的奥斯卡(Oscar)得主就是一个歌舞剧(song and dance drama)——芝加哥(Chicago).

94、同意跳舞在文化中扮演了重要角色。以拉丁舞为例子 （1）跳舞提供了一个非常重要的娱乐方式。人们下班之后，喜欢去跳DISCO，放松自己，缓解压力。 （2）跳舞促进爱和感情（SENTIMENT）。比如说在家里和自己的爱人跳舞，让人赶到特别ROMANTIC和BEAUTIFUL （3）跳舞同样是一种非常宝贵的艺术，是民族文化的象征是。世界上很多人都在学习拉丁舞。实际上西班牙和南美洲的国家更好的宣传了自己的文化（OPTIMISTIC，HAPPY AND ROMANTIC）

        Topic 94 Function of dancing
         
        There are various elements in a country's culture, such as music, drama and dancing. These activities fulfill people's daily life and make the culture to become unique and colorful. Among these activities, dancing plays a very important role in a culture. I assert the statement due to three reasons as follows.
        Firstly, dancing is one of the ways for people to communicate. Before human being can use language to communicate with each other, body language such as gesture is a good way to express what they want to say. Gradually, dancing has become a very important way for people to show their feelings. For example, dancing in celebrations can express feelings such as happiness, love or grief.
        Secondly, dancing also reflects the diversity of a nation. There are different kinds of dances in different cultures. For instance, Flamenco is a famous dance in Span, and it reflects the culture of Span and the characteristics of the Spanish people. In many cultures, dancing has even become an integral part of their culture. Understanding the dancing of a country helps people to understand the culture of that country.
        Thirdly, dancing can help create a lot of wonderful music. Dancing and music cannot be separated. When people dance, they usually need appropriate music to company. Tchaikovsky is one of the greatest composers in the world, and his famous work "Swan Lake" is created for the ballet. We almost can say that the ballet dancing gave Tchaikovsky inspirations to write the music.
        Of course, other activities are all important for a culture. However, I especially mention dancing because the valid reasons I have present above.