有这样一道托福写作考题，大部分考生在练习时拿到后根本不知道怎么写，有的冲忙提笔但绞劲脑汁都不知道怎么去举例子，有的不知所云乱写一通，这道题是15年北美新题，在亚太地区尚未出现，它是这样问的：
Many athletes or celebrities that are from the entertainment business can change their careers to be politicians. Do you agree or disagree with this idea of profession change?
这道题的难度在于，大部分童鞋举不出例子来，像隔壁小明这样的例子在这样的文章中并不适用了，真正要写出考官认同的例子来并不容易。
事实上，在美国政坛还真有那么几位重要人物，可以作为我们写这套题的素材。
比如他：
对,不要忘了，Arnold Schwarzenegger (施瓦辛格) 可是当过加州州长的。
那么他的转型成功吗?从公开的报道上看，毁誉参半，从利用素材来说，写贡献，也就是支持名人成为政客相对好写。
最令他骄傲的也许是环保上的贡献了
对此维基百科上是这样写的
Environmentalrecord
On September 27, 2006 Schwarzenegger signed the GlobalWarming Solutions Act of 2006, creating the nation's first cap on greenhouse gas emissions. The law set new regulationson the amount of emissions utilities, refineries and manufacturing plants areallowed to release into the atmosphere. Schwarzenegger also signed a secondglobal warming bill that prohibits large utilities and corporations inCalifornia from making long-term contracts with suppliers who do not meet thestate's greenhouse gas emission standards. The two bills are part of a plan toreduce California's emissions by 25 percent to 1990s levels by 2020. In 2005,Schwarzenegger issued an executive order calling to reduce greenhouse gases to80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050.[92]
从这个角度上说，他当州长是成功的，毕竟作为名人有那么点charisma，利用自己的影响力做环保，取得成就就是一个不错的写作展开方向。
另外一位从演员转向政客的人物是美国总统Ronald Reagan(里根总统)
这位美国第40人总统 在年轻的时候可是一位演员。
里根总统执政期间 正式世界局势风云变化之时，总体来说，他是美国人心目中一位成功的总统，维基百科对其legacy有如下评价：
Since Reaganleft office, substantial debate has occurred among scholars, historians, and the general public surrounding his legacy.[341] Supportershave pointed to a more efficient and prosperous economy as a result of Reagan'seconomic policies,[342] foreignpolicy triumphs including a peaceful end to the Cold War,[343] and arestoration of American pride and morale.[119] Proponentsalso argue Reagan restored faith in the American Dream with his unabated andpassionate love for the United States,[344] after adecline in American confidence and self-respect under Jimmy Carter's perceived weak leadership, particularly duringthe Iranhostage crisis, as well as his gloomy, dreary outlook for the future of theUnited States during the 1980 election.[345]
总体上说，里根任上，美国遭遇很多危机，但里根用其沉着于冷静(composure) 智慧，良好的沟通能力，使美国战胜了危机，取得了cold war的最终胜利。从这个角度上说，他的转型也是成功的，当然他的政治性格的形成presumably受到了其早年演艺生涯的影响。
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