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題目：Should museums be free?
（翻了兩個題庫沒找到參考題>< 按雅思格式胡謅一個：Some people believe that museums should sell tickets to make profit.? Others think that museums should be freely visited in order to attract more people.? Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.）
范文：Should museums be free? (BBC, 2013)
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Should museums be free?
博物館應該免費么？
That’s the question some in the cultural travel community are asking following news of a class action lawsuit filed in early March against one of the world’s most prestigious, expensive and visited museums.
這個問題是由一些文化旅游界人士于三月上旬以集體訴訟形式將世界上最昂貴的著名參觀博物館告上法庭時所提出的侍瑟。
New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art is accused of deceptive ticketing practices, according to a suit filed by attorney Arnold Weiss on behalf of three museum visitors.
據代表三位博物館游客對紐約大都會博物館提起訴訟的律師Arnold Weiss所說，起訴原因是其售票行為具有欺騙性涨颜。
The lawsuit charges that the museum leads people to believe the $25 fee is required rather than merely recommended, and seeks compensation for all visitors who paid the full price via credit card over the last few years.
此案起訴該博物館誘導人們認為入館費是25美元（事實上只是建議），并要求其對在過去幾年內所有通過信用卡支付全額門票的游客進行賠償星持。
The Met attracts some six million visitors per year, all of whom encounter a sign at the ticketing line trumpeting the museum’s $25 adult admission fee.
大都會博物館大約每年能夠吸引六百萬游客弹灭，他們都會在售票處看到一個寫著成人入場費為25美元的牌子
In smaller type just below is the word “recommended”.
其下用較小的字號注明“建議”揪垄。
As a result, some 40% of Met visitors pay the full ticket price.
事實上，大約有40%的游客支付了全額票價饥努。
The Met has countered that its policy has been in place for more than 40 years.
大都會博物館反駁說該規(guī)則已經運行了四十多年卢未。
The suit raises questions about the pricing of museums across the US, which range from free to a recommended fee to mandatory ticket fee.
該案在全美范圍內引起了對博物館票價是應該實行免費、建議收費還是強制收費的廣泛爭議辽社。
This is in contrast to some countries, like the UK, where all national museums are free.
這與其他國家，尤其是英國（全部國家博物館都免費）形成了鮮明對比戳葵。
A 2011 survey of 30 top US museums by The Art Newspaper found that the root of the debate lies in a philosophical divide.
據《藝術新聞報》2011年一份面對全美頂尖的30所博物館的調查顯示汉匙，這場辯論的根源在于對哲學的認識。
In one camp are museums focused on generating revenue, while the other camp believes museums should be free community resources.
一方認為博物館應該關注于營業(yè)收入噩翠，而另一方則認為博物館應該是免費的公眾資源。
Of the museums surveyed by the paper, nearly half do not charge general admission.
在該報所調查的博物館中擅笔，將近一半是不收門票的屯援。
They tended to be in smaller cities, such as Ohio’s Cleveland Museum of Art and Kansas City, Missouri’s Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
它們大多位于較小的城市，比如俄亥俄州的Cleveland Museum of Art和堪薩斯州的? Missouri’s Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
Museums in larger cities, such as New York’s Met and Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts, tended to charge high entry fees.
大城市中的博物館狞洋，如紐約的大都會博物館，波士頓的藝術博物館庐橙，傾向于收取高額門票借嗽。
According to the survey, “museums in major cities – especially those that attract tourists – by and large charge for entry.
據調查結果顯示：“位于主要城市的，尤其是吸引旅游者的博物館淹魄，收取高額門票。
Their counterparts in areas with fewer international tourists or which rely on local visitors are more likely to be free because they need those visitors to return.”
而它們位于其他地區(qū)的同行兆蕉，國際旅游者少或者依賴于當地游客的博物館更可能是免費的，因為他們需要這些回頭客虎韵。
In other words, a city’s “tourism desirability” can make the difference between free admission and a hefty fee.
換句話說，一個城市的“旅游者需求”會對博物館門票免費與否產生影響驶社。
If more museums were to adopt free admission policies, support mechanisms would need to be in place.
如果需要更多博物館采取免費入內政策测萎，相關支持政策將要落到實處。
Among them would be strong government grant programmes for the arts, more private donations and a revived culture of philanthropy, whereby members of the public participate in membership programs to support cultural institutions.
這需要有政府對于藝術項目的大力撥款硅瞧，更多的私人捐獻和慈善文化的復興，以及公眾通過參與會員計劃以支持文化機構或辖。
Until then, tourists eager for free museum admission should bypass big cities for smaller, lesser-known ones, or otherwise target free and affordable options in big cities like the Smithsonian museums in Washington DC (which uniquely have free admission as a national trust).
到那時枣接，游客們免費參觀博物館是并不會因其所在城市的大或小、名望的高或低但惶，否則在大城市免費的可供選擇的博物館只有華盛頓特區(qū)的史密森博物館（作為國家信托的唯一一個免門票的博物館）
