GRE考试老外写作范文——Issue 144
<p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="artist">artist</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="critic">critic</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lasting">lasting</span> <span word="value">value</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="asserts">asserts</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="art">art</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="critic">critic</span>, <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lasting">lasting</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="society">society</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="strongly">strongly</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="critic">critic</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="appreciate">appreciate</span> <span word="art">art</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="not">not</span>, <span word="critique">critique</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="counterproductive">counterproductive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieving">achieving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="objective">objective</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="altogether">altogether</span> <span word="irrelevant">irrelevant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="objective">objective</span>.</p><p> <span word="To">To</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="ostensible">ostensible</span> <span word="functions">functions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="critic">critic</span>. <span word="First">First</span>, <span word="critics">critics</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="interpret">interpret</span> <span word="art">art</span>; <span word="a">a</span> <span word="critic">critic</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="artist">artist</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="insights">insights</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="layperson">layperson</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span>. <span word="Secondly">Secondly</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="critics">critics</span> <span word="evaluation">evaluation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="serves">serves</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="filter">filter</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="determine">determine</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="attention">attention</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="best">best</span>-<span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="nevertheless">nevertheless</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="uninspired">uninspired</span> <span word="effort">effort</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="critic">critic</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="worthwhile">worthwhile</span> <span word="literature">literature</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span>. <span word="Thirdly">Thirdly</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="critic">critic</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="feedback">feedback</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="artists">artists</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="constructive">constructive</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="heart">heart</span>, <span word="can">can</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p><p> <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="reflecting">reflecting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="functions">functions</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="critic">critic</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="society">society</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="function">function</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="accomplished">accomplished</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="docents">docents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enhance">enhance</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="laypersons">laypersons</span> <span word="appreciation">appreciation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="objective">objective</span>, <span word="educated">educated</span> <span word="interpretation">interpretation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Besides">Besides</span>, <span word="true">true</span> <span word="appreciation">appreciation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="occurs">occurs</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="encounter">encounter</span> <span word="art">art</span>; <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emotional">emotional</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="visceral">visceral</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="senses">senses</span>, <span word="spirits">spirits</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="souls">souls</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="art">art</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="critic">critic</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="disservice">disservice</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="distracting">distracting</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>.</p>
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