Museums

1. Some people think that museums should be enjoyable places to entertain people, while others believe that the purpose of museums is to educate. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

People have different views about the role and function of museums. In my opinion, museums can and should be both entertaining and educational.

On the one hand, it can be argued that the main role of museums is to entertain. Museums are tourist attactions, and their aim is to exhibit a collection of interesting objects that many people will want to see. The average visitor may become bored if he or she has to read or listen to too much educational content, so museums often put more of an emphasis on enjoyment rather than learning. This type of museum is designed to be visually spectacular, and may have interactive activities or even games as part of its exhibitions.

On the other hand, some people argue that museums should focus on education. The aim of any exhibition should be to teach visitors something that they did not previously know. Usually this means that the history behind the museum's exhibits needs to be explained, and this can be done in various ways. Some museums employ professional guides to talk to their visitors, while other museums offer headsets so that visitors can listen to detailed commentary about the exhibition. In this way, museums can play an important role in teaching people about history, culture, science and many other aspects of life.

In conclusion, it seems to me that a good museum should be able to offer an interesting, enjoyable and educational experience so that people can have fun and learn something at the same time. (253 words)

1、在点评他人观点时，如何采用中立的观点？然后在给出自己的观点时，如何恰当地与他人的观点接合？本文做得很好。

2、这不是两个对立的观点，而是两个并列的观点。对于并列的或对立的两个观点，如何表述才不会自相矛盾，如何才能做到有效地区隔，即从不同的角度来阐述同一件事情。entertaining 是从游客的角度来说的，而educational 是从展览和展品的角度来说的。也不是泛指所有的博物馆，而是特指某类，用的是 this type of museum is..., 以及 some museums employ.....，客观而又不绝对。

这些方面是非常值得学习的。