高三英语作文：Does the amount of donated money matter much?

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为了帮助四川地震灾区重建，社会各界纷纷献出爱心。假如你是江苏某中学学生，发现周围同学在积极捐款的同时, 对捐款数额的多少展开了热烈的讨论。请根据表格中提示内容，以 “Does the amount of donated money matter much?” 为题，为某英语杂志社写一篇150字左右的短文, 反映同学们的不同想法。

一、多捐钱 

1．多捐是对灾民富有爱心的体现；

2．多捐可以为灾区重建做更大的贡献, 让更多的灾民得到帮助；

3．弥补没有时间亲自去做志愿者的遗憾；

二、无所谓

1．捐款的数额少并不能代表爱心不够；

2．捐款的数额应根据每个家庭的经济情况而定；

3．学生用的是父母的钱，不宜在捐款的数额上互相攀比；

三、你的观点：请自由发挥（至少写两点）

注意：

1．对所给要点不要简单翻译，要有适当发挥； 

2．词数：150左右。短文中已写好了的部分，不计入总词数；

3．参考词汇：爱心－compassion；经济状况—financial condition

参考范文

Does the amount of donated money matter much?

To help rebuild the quake-striken areas in Sichuan province, people from all walks of life are making donations to offer compassion. But what is the proper amount of money to donate is under discussion among the students, and the opinions are divided as follows.

Some students think it necessary to donate as much money as possible because bigger donations symbolize your love for the victims. In addition, donating more means making greater contributions to the reconstruction of the quake-stricken area, and more victims will be offered help. On the other hand, a bigger donation can make up for the regret that they can’t go there to help as a volunteer. 

However, some other students hold a different opinion. They claim that a small donation doesn’t necessarily mean lack of compassion. How much they give should be based on their families’ financial condition. Apart from this, they think since we students are depending on our parents, we had better not compare with each other on the amount of money to donate.     

As far as I am concerned, how much money a student donates doesn’t make much difference. What really counts is whether he has done his part.