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发表于 2003-1-22 12:18:05 |只看该作者

issue 26, 歷史類, 請指教

26. Most people would agree that buildings represent a valuable record of any society’s past, but controversy arises when old buildings stand on ground that modern planners feel could be better used for modern purposes. In such situations, modern development should be given precedence over the preservation of historic buildings so that contemporary needs can be served.

Architecture is about evolution, not revolution. By preserving historical buildings, descendents could better understand the history of their nations than merely learn from reading. In view of urbanization, modern planners suggest that historical buildings should give way to modern buildings with a view to better serving today’s people needs. As far as I am concerned, this is not a black and white question. Rather, I believe that historical buildings should be preserved on the basis of their historical values in relation to the contemporary society.

Architecture, just like language, religion, political organizations and arts, reflects the value of a society and people’s life. Today, skyscrapers not merely serve as the function of accommodating more people and offices, but also imply the sheer ostentation of human’s advanced technology. Dated to the Middle Age, the grandeur buildings such as White Tower provide a colonial stronghold and a powerful symbol of Norman domination; Gothic architecture in the later time was developed from a Christian perspective. Clerics demanded taller churches with more windows. This desire was derived from new intellectual and spiritual concepts that took a more rational view of God and saw God encompassed many things, such as light, reason and proportion. The Gothic churches created a setting that was drawn toward light and purity that could be an image of heaven. In the meanwhile, the middle class also had a great influence on the Gothic style as they desired churches that could reflect their economic power and social status. Gothic architecture may be an extreme example. However, it represents the values of the past society.

Admittedly, for some societies that may not have enough space to further construct new buildings, the demolition of old buildings seem to be the only solution. In my opinion, buildings in shabby conditions whose historical values are nothing more than ordinary buildings ought to be pulled down. Some buildings which are of great help to the study of a particular period, nevertheless, should be preserved. Actually, old buildings could be refurbished or repackaged, coined a marketing term, to serve as a modern purpose – tourist attraction.

An example of such is “New Heaven and Earth” in Shanghai, a commercial and recreational complex. The complex was built in restored “Shikumen” houses – a special old form of building architecture only found in Shanghai, now attracting both tenants and vistors. Shikumen houses are a relic of Shanghai’s fascinating history, but over the years had sadly deteriorated because of the lack of maintenance. Now, the beautifully restored old buildings are also equipped with the latest modern facilities, such as modern mechanical and engineering systems and escalators.

To sum up, it is not appropriate to blindly move all the historical buildings, otherwise it means people are distaining their past and as such despise humanity itself. As seen from the above, historical buildings could serve contemporary purpose as well after refurbishment. When considering if an old buildings is to be demolished, people should evaluate their historical values.

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发表于 2003-1-22 23:17:50 |只看该作者

很不错的一篇ISSUE啊~~

结构很清晰，而且论证也很充足有力。例子举的好！新颖，有说服力！

语言的运用也不错！

我至少给5分吧！

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发表于 2003-1-23 07:10:23 |只看该作者

descendents could better understand the history of their nations than merely learn from reading. 应该是understood ,另外有than 的句子，前后应该保持结构平行，你侃侃能不能调整一下

......with a view to better serving today’s people needs这里in view和句首的重复了，建议改成in the light of

Dated to the Middle Age 我感觉用dated back to更舒服点

the middle class我好象记得表示阶层的时候是用classes的. 手边没有单词软件，还是麻烦你自己查以下

to further construct new buildings,应为constructing

the demolition of old buildings seem to be the only solution. seem后面应该加s

An example of such is “New Heaven and Earth” in Shanghai, a commercial and recreational complex such 改成this更合适些. 表示"混合物" 这里用complex我感觉不是很常见，用hybird你觉得如何?好象也不是太好

总体上写的很好，很大气, 旁征博引, 观点也很鲜明，写作功底很不错. 我也觉得至少有5分.

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我说人生哪，如果赏过一回痛哭淋漓的风景，写一篇杜鹃啼血的文章，与一个赏心悦目的人错肩，也就够了。不要收藏美、钤印美，让美随风而逝。生命最清醉的时候，是将万里长江视为一匹白绢，裂帛。(简桢)

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发表于 2003-1-24 08:01:19 |只看该作者

TO PAISLEY & BECKYYEE

謝謝指出錯誤, 我11月的成績是3.5, 實是的意料之外, 故準備再多考一次3月

ＴＯ　ＰＡＩＳＬＥＹ
想問你一些文法問題，　
１．　如果改成：　descendents could better understand the history of their nations by visiting architectures of history value than than merely reading history books. 這樣會不會好一點？

２．　為何是用constructing, "to" 後面的ｖｅｒｂ不是應是ｉｎｆｉｔｉｖｅ嗎？ "FURTHER " 我這裡是當ＡＤＶ用，解進一步

３．　COMPLEX是解商場，中心，一堆建築物堆在一起　E.G. SHOPPING COMPLEX, RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX, HYBRID應是解雜種之類

希望多利用ＧＴＥＲ網，　交換一下作文心得，　老實說，　我從未學習過
ＧＲＡＭＭＡＲ，　很多都是憑感覺寫句子出來，　ANYWAY, THANK YOU TO YOU ALL

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