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标题: issue207 对面的砖头扔过来！高频考题：节日和庆典定义文化 [打印本页]

作者: 木耳 时间: 2003-8-29 11:58:46 标题: 对面的砖头扔过来！高频考题：节日和庆典定义文化

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207"Rituals and ceremonies help define a culture. Without them, societies or groups of people have a diminished sense of who they are."

Admittedly, rituals and ceremonies are very significant for a culture in that they can help define a culture. However, a culture’s essence lies not in some specific ceremony or ritual, whch are just symbols yet can not stand for the whole, but in common people' daily life, though which one can have more profound and comprehensive understanding concerning a culture and a nation.

It is the fact that ceremonies and rituals are necessary for a nation or culture to distinguish itself from others. People display and pass down their important customs and traditions though ceremonies. The Spring Festival in China is just a case in point. The Spring Festival is the most important ceremony for most Chinese, even those who have settled in foreign countries. In our minds, this ceremony is a paramount symbol for our nation and culture. Though in this rapid-pace life, people would not spend a whole month to celebrate the ritual, most of them would choose to go home to stay several days with their families and friends. And for western countries, it is undeniable that the most important ceremony is Christmas, which is also the mark of their culture. Santa-Clause, Christmas trees, presents in socks, all of them help to define their culture. In a word, different rituals and ceremonies are symbols for different cultures and nations, though which people in the culture would have a clearer sense of who they are and people outside the culture would have a basic understanding of that culture, especially the positive aspects.

Yet the ceremonies and rituals are not the whole of a culture or nation. culture is a matter involved many facets and is not easy to have an accurate definition from only one or two events, say important ceremonies and rituals. To further understand and define a culture requires careful observation and deep thinking of people's daily behaviors in that specific culture. For example, how do people eat, dress, study, and make friends, all of which may be trivial things in some one's eyes, but they have essential functions to define a culture or nation. However, sometimes they can not display themselves very clearly in ceremonies and rituals. Therefore, if people wants to define their own culture, they much do deep and careful investigation with respect to people's behaviors in their daily life. Moreover, in ceremonies and rituals, we always see the positive sides of a culture; but in fact, every culture has negative aspects as well. So, for individuals who want to have an all-round sense of who are they, they must possess a kind of objective and sharp mind which can see through the superficial phenomena in order to get the real nature, whatever positive or negative. For example, some art works, such as movies, novels, function as revealers of a culture's negative aspects. Simply put, one should receive as much information as possible to help him or her to define a culture.

To conclude, culture is such a complex matter that only some ceremonies and rituals can only help to distinguish one from other; and in most cases, they just show the positive aspects of a nation or culture. One who wants to define a culture objectively and have a profound and overall understanding of it should do careful and comprehensive observation with respect to the common people and think independently based on information from all sides of a culture.

作者: happyman2000 时间: 2003-8-29 12:58:56

207"Rituals and ceremonies help define a culture. Without them, societies or groups of people have a diminished sense of who they are."

Admittedly, rituals and ceremonies are very significant for a culture in that they can help define a culture. However, a culture’s essence lies not in some specific ceremony or ritual, whch are just symbols yet can not stand for the whole, but in common people' daily life, though which one can have more profound and comprehensive understanding concerning a culture and a nation. 开头很好啊！

It is the fact that ceremonies and rituals are necessary for a nation or culture to distinguish itself from others. People display and pass down their important customs and traditions though ceremonies. The Spring Festival in China is just a case in point. （节日前是不是不用加the?）The Spring Festival is the most important ceremony for most Chinese, even those who have settled in foreign countries. In our minds, this ceremony is a paramount symbol for our nation and culture. Though in this rapid-pace life, people would not spend a whole month to celebrate the ritual, most of them would choose to go home to stay several days with their families and friends. And for western countries, it is undeniable that the most important ceremony is Christmas, which is also the mark of their culture. Santa-Clause, Christmas trees, presents in socks, all of them help to define their culture. In a word, different rituals and ceremonies are symbols for different cultures and nations, though which people in the culture would have a clearer sense of who they are and people outside the culture would have a basic understanding of that culture, especially the positive aspects. 我觉得应该详细说明一下春节、圣诞节如何定义中国和西方国家的传统文化。其他的很好！

Yet the ceremonies and rituals are not the whole of a culture or nation. culture is a matter involved many facets and is not easy to have an accurate definition from only one or two events, say important ceremonies and rituals. To further understand and define a culture requires careful observation and deep thinking of people's daily behaviors in that specific culture. For example, how do people eat, dress, study, and make friends, all of which may be trivial things in some one's eyes, but they have essential functions to define a culture or nation. However, sometimes they can not display themselves very clearly in ceremonies and rituals. Therefore, if people wants to define their own culture, they much do deep and careful investigation with respect to people's behaviors in their daily life. Moreover, in ceremonies and rituals, we always see the positive sides of a culture; but in fact, every culture has negative aspects as well. （负面和正面？真相与假象是否更合适些？） So, for individuals who want to have an all-round sense of who are they（终于发现一个错误了，who they are）, they must possess a kind of objective and sharp mind which can see through the superficial phenomena(这句话总觉得不大对劲，你再看看！) in order to get the real nature, whatever positive or negative. For example, some art works, such as movies, novels, function（这些东西是仪式吗？）as revealers of a culture's negative aspects. Simply put, one should receive as much information as possible to help him or her to define a culture. 后面写得有点问题，其它很好！

To conclude, culture is such a complex matter that only some ceremonies and rituals can only help to distinguish one from other; and in most cases, they just show the positive aspects of a nation or culture. One who wants to define a culture objectively and have a profound and overall understanding of it should do careful and comprehensive observation with respect to the common people and think independently based on information from all sides of a culture.

语言很好，这么快写出这么多优美的文字，佩服！
不过，你的内容好象和你以前宣传的一边倒原则不一致呀！我今天写这篇，待会儿你帮我看看！

作者: 木耳 时间: 2003-8-29 13:23:30 标题: 回happyman：多谢！+

1 我觉得应该详细说明一下春节、圣诞节如何定义中国和西方国家的传统文化。其他的很好！
时间紧啊，没功夫想那么多了。

2 but in fact, every culture has negative aspects as well. （负面和正面？真相与假象是否更合适些？）
我的意思是无论任何文或民族，都有其糟粕和落后的地方，不止怎么表达，就这么写了。你怎么写？

3 they must possess a kind of objective and sharp mind which can see through the superficial phenomena(这句话总觉得不大对劲，你再看看！)
这句话我想表达的中文意思是：人们必须拥有客观和敏锐的头脑，去透过表象发现真正的本质，无论这本质是积极向上的还是消极落后的。是不是see through 不对劲？

4 For example, some art works, such as movies, novels, function（这些东西是仪式吗？）
其实我这段主要想说的是虽然通过典礼仪式可以让一个人对一个文化有一定的了解，但这种了解是不全面甚至是带有偏见的。所以说还要通过其它方式，如对普通人的日常生活进行观察，品评一些艺术作品等等。而很多艺术作品都是批判性的（as revealers of a culture's negative aspects）这就有助于一个人形成一种全面客观的观点。其实这是受两个issue题目的启发：一个是那个art upset，另一个是arts reveal hidden ideas。不知你记不记得。

5 内容好象和你以前宣传的一边倒原则不一致呀！
这个也要具体分析啦。虽说是一边倒，但是更需要认真全面思考。限时作品只能是想到什么些什么了。

6 开头很好啊！
呵呵，四十五分写完后开头本来不是这样，有些乱。我改过的。

作者: imong 时间: 2003-8-29 13:28:33

太好了，我原来一直对这个题目没感觉，今天恍然大悟
第一个body可以说在美国的asain（中国为中心的文化影响造成）不管怎样融入主流社会，也无法磨灭这些ritual and ceremony，把例子弄得更critical一些似乎比仅仅这样列举会好一些

作者: imong 时间: 2003-8-29 13:31:19

我的意思是无论任何文或民族，都有其糟粕和落后的地方用点stigma或者shortcoming或者什么的，我也没想好

superficial phenomena 不对劲的是这个组合

作者: 木耳 时间: 2003-8-29 13:37:53

imong说得很好 stigma shortcoming我觉得挺合适的
美国华裔的例子那样讲说服力会更强

superficial phenomena 不对劲的是这个组合
？我那个意思（表面现象）应该怎么表达呢？

作者: imong 时间: 2003-8-29 13:50:46

我要是知道怎么改我上一个帖子不就直接写了？

当然，我想superficial phenomena并没有错，但是看上去就觉得不舒服，原因是它是按照中文过去的，虽然不懂中文的老美不一定这样看，两个词一起有赘余的嫌疑

所以，建议直接see through the superficials 把superficial当名词来用？

作者: dukesilence 时间: 2003-8-29 14:16:16

这个题目频率好高啊

作者: dukesilence 时间: 2003-8-29 14:17:03

好像我们这边这个题目也考过几次

作者: xbdebb 时间: 2003-8-29 18:28:31

y are. (610 words)
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Admittedly, rituals and ceremonies are very significant for a culture in that they can help define a culture. However, a culture’s essence lies not in some specific ceremony or ritual, which are just symbols yet can not stand for the whole, but in common people' daily life, though which one can have more profound and comprehensive understanding concerning a culture and a nation.

It is the fact that ceremonies and rituals are necessary for a nation or culture to distinguish itself from others. People display and pass down their important customs and traditions though ceremonies. The Spring Festival in China is just a case in point. The Spring Festival is the most important ceremony for most Chinese, even those who have settled in foreign countries. In our minds, this ceremony is a paramount symbol for our nation and culture(不要说太清，是你的). Though in this rapid-pace life, people would not spend a whole month to celebrate the ritual, most of them would choose to go home to stay several days with their families and friends. And for western countries, it is undeniable that the most important ceremony is Christmas, which is also the mark of their culture. Santa-Clause, Christmas trees, presents in socks, all of them help to define their culture. In a word, different rituals and ceremonies are symbols for different cultures and nations, though which people in the culture would have a clearer sense of who they are and people outside the culture would have a basic understanding of that culture, especially the positive aspects.

Yet the ceremonies and rituals are not the whole of a culture or nation. culture is a matter involved many facets （aspects）　可以来个such　as　更好and is not easy to have an accurate definition from only one or two events, say important ceremonies and rituals. To further understand and define a culture requires careful observation and deep thinking of people's daily behaviors in that specific culture. For example, how do people eat, dress, study, and make friends, all of which may be trivial things in some one's eyes, but they have essential functions to define a culture or nation. However, sometimes they can not display themselves very clearly in ceremonies and rituals. Therefore, if people wants （want）　to define their own culture, they much do deep and careful investigation with respect to people's behaviors in their daily life. Moreover, in ceremonies and rituals, we always see the positive sides of a culture; but in fact, every culture has negative aspects as well. So, for individuals who want to have an all-round sense of who are they, they must possess a kind of objective and sharp mind which can see through the superficial phenomena in order to get the real nature, whatever positive or negative. For example, some art works, such as movies, novels, function as revealers of a culture's negative aspects. Simply put, one should receive as much information as possible to help him or her to define a culture. （　但是你回避了题目的后半句　人们可以―――）

To conclude, culture is such a complex matter that only some ceremonies and rituals can only help to distinguish one from other; and in most cases, they just show the positive aspects of a nation or culture. One who wants to define a culture objectively and have a profound and overall understanding of it should do careful and comprehensive observation with respect to the common people and think independently based on information from all sides of a culture.
你的错误很少呀，改过了吗

作者: angle123 时间: 2003-8-29 19:12:15

语言挺好的，改个词吧
from only one or two events（respects), say important ceremonies and rituals.

作者: feier521 时间: 2003-8-29 19:46:42

木耳，45分钟写的这么好，佩服啊。

作者: 白色翅膀 时间: 2003-8-29 20:00:03

不用，可用GET THE ESSENCE THROUGH，不知行不行

作者: hongt007 时间: 2003-8-29 21:35:35

1． though which one can have more profound and comprehensive understanding concerning a culture and a nation.看得有点不大懂，though---好像应是through吧！
2．第二段举的例子挺具体也挺有代表性的，不过我觉得举圣诞节的例子还可以更加具体些，我觉得这个例子还是有很多可以说的
3．但三段分析的也比较具体详细吧
呵呵，总之我觉得写的很好吧，很值得学习哦

作者: 木耳 时间: 2003-8-29 22:30:35

though---好像应是through吧！
是啊，写错了。总是出现拼写错误。

问大家一个问题：facet aspect side respect有什么区别？

你的错误很少呀，改过了吗
放在word里改了一下拼写错误，把开头改了一下

作者: Caesar augustus 时间: 2003-8-30 00:27:33

觉得这篇和以前保护语言的那篇很相似~``

作者: Caesar augustus 时间: 2003-8-30 00:43:51

最初由木耳发布
[B]though---好像应是through吧！
是啊，写错了。总是出现拼写错误。

问大家一个问题：facet aspect side respect有什么区别？

你的错误很少呀，改过了吗
放在word里?.

以下省略...... [/B]

好像区别不大

不过
我看鬼子的文章中用respect最多
别的很少用

作者: Caesar augustus 时间: 2003-8-30 01:24:23

读了三遍总觉得你有所跑题

1 the indigenous rituals and ceremonies of any geographical region is part of the cultural heritage of the region's natives. A culture defines itdelf in various ways--by its unique tradition ,mores, language, attitude beliefs, but especialy rutials and ceremonies, therefore, when a nation's ritual and ceremonies cecomes extinct the result is a diminished sense of pride, dignity, and self-worth.
2 people resist rituals and ceremonies assimilation because of a basic human need to be part of distinct culture group.
3 certain rituals symblolizing spiritual and tother abstract conceptions that only this culture embrace.

4 the berriers of rituals and ceremonies between different country and religion naturelly breed the misunderstanding, a certain distrust,and, as a result, distord and even war among nations.

作者: 木耳 时间: 2003-8-31 08:31:48

最初由 Caesar augustus 发布
[B]读了三遍总觉得你有所跑题

1 the indigenous rituals and ceremonies of any geographical region is part of the cultural heritage of the region's natives. A cult..

以下省略...... [/B]

我写的时候忽略了后半句:Without them, societies or groups of people have a diminished sense of who they are."

不知道你指的是什么?你那个是你的提纲吗?

作者: genie05 时间: 2003-8-31 12:02:10

我还是觉得对于ritual 和ceremony的理解好象不是很好！zhuzhu 的理解要好一些

作者: marshal 时间: 2003-9-2 15:05:32

我感觉也不太切题

作者: purplerainer 时间: 2004-7-27 00:12:19

我认为一楼局限自己在一个小范围内了, 可以在扩散一下思维

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