=七月流火=小组第5次小组作业 ISSUE 208 by CHERRYKISS

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208. The way people look, dress, and act reveals their attitudes and interests. You can tell much about a society's ideas and values by observing the appearance and behavior of its people.
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Does the way people look, dress and act reflect their attitudes and interests? The author asserts so. In my poin of view, while there is some truth in the claim that the way people look, dress, and act reflects their attitudes and interests, it does not necessarily mean that we can judge a society's ideas and values mainly from observing the appearance and behavior of its people. For one thing, as the saying goes, semblance is often deceptive. For another, social values and ideas are something complex and comprehensive, which can not be easily told by observing.

To some extent, appearance and behavior reflect people's attitudes and interests. For instance, a typical look of Punk characterized by colorful spiked hair, tattoos covering much of their bodies and leather jackets usually sends a message to others that people nowadays are much too identical and it is being oneself that is essencial. Besides, their appearance and behavior also indicates their preference for Punk music which combines aggressive sounds of electronic instruments. However, things are not always that easy, that is to say, not all kinds of appearance and behavior provide a clear evidence of people's attitudes and interests like this.

Under some other circumstances, the way people look, dress and act is no more than an adaptation to the environment they live in. To put as an example, artists, even those who are internationally renowned, sometimes dress in a casual way with loose outer garment and render a capricious behavior due to irregular working hours. But the truth may be that they are constantly adhering to a rigid artistic criterion. This illustrates the possibility that the appearance and behavior of one may turn out to be different or even opposite to his or her real quality. In short, it is superficial to judge a person by his or her look and manner.

Appearance and behavior do not work well in aspect of a single person, let alone social values and ideas. As a concentrated expression of how the majority of social members think and what they believe, social ideas and values are abstract and general. There is no evidence to prove that, we see how to deduce and generalize people's thinking the moment we see them face to face. Therefore, it is difficult for us to effectively and accurately recognize the ideology of society as a whole. Even if we do tell something out of the appearance and behavior of its people, it is neither comprehensive nor profound.

In conclusion, the way people look, dress, and act sometimes reveals their attitudes and interests sometimes, but we can not tell much about a society's ideas and values by merely observing the appearance and behavior of its people.

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拼写的问题我就不改了…粘到word里面直接就出来了…


Does the way people look, dress and act reflecttheir attitudes and interests? The author asserts so. In my poin ofview, while there is some truth in the claim that the way people look,dress, and act reflects their attitudes and interests, it does notnecessarily mean that we can judge a society's ideas and values mainlyfrom observing the appearance and behavior of its people. For onething, as the saying goes, semblance is often deceptive. For another,social values and ideas are something complex and comprehensive, whichcan not be easily told by observing.

To some extent, appearance and behavior reflect people's attitudes andinterests. For instance, a typical look of Punk characterized bycolorful spiked hair, tattoos covering much of their bodies and leatherjackets usually sends a message to others that people nowadays are much too identical and it is being oneself that is essencial.Besides, their appearance and behavior also indicates their preferencefor Punk music which combines aggressive sounds of electronicinstruments. However, things are not always that easy, that is to say,not all kinds of appearance and behavior provide a clear evidence ofpeople's attitudes and interests like this.觉得光靠这一个朋克的例子说事儿有点儿不全面，还是从理由上说说兴趣和态度怎样会影响外表和行为，之类的，然后再用朋克的例子。

Under some other circumstances, the way people look, dress and act isno more than an adaptation to the environment they live in. To put asan example, artists, even those who are internationally renowned,sometimes dress in a casual way with loose outer garment and render acapricious behavior due to irregular working hours. But the truth maybe that they are constantly adhering to a rigid artistic criterion.This illustrates the possibility that the appearance and behavior ofone may turn out to be different or even opposite to his or her realquality. In short, it is superficial to judge a person by his or herlook and manner.
正文第二段的观点挺好~顶一下~

Appearance and behavior do not work well in aspect of a single person,let alone social values and ideas. As a concentrated expression of howthe majority of social members think and what they believe, socialideas and values are abstract and general. There is no evidence toprove that, we see how to deduce and generalize people's thinking themoment we see them face to face. Therefore, it is difficult for us toeffectively and accurately recognize the ideology of society as awhole. Even if we do tell something out of the appearance and behaviorof its people, it is neither comprehensive nor profound. 这句的语言…有点儿像Argument…
个人观点…从个人到社会的上升不太充分，感觉不是那种concentrate的关系吧…更像macroscopic expression之类的，另外 社会的价值不一定是统一的，也可能是存在分歧的，如果从外表能认识到存在分歧的社会价值也说明话题的第二部分是部分成立的…

In conclusion, the way people look, dress, and act sometimes revealstheir attitudes and interests sometimes（重复了）, but we can not tell much abouta society's ideas and values by merely observing the appearance andbehavior of its people. 加点儿限定词吧,既然上面都说even if了…比如completely
结尾除了表达对论题的支持与否外还可以整理一下全文的思路或者适当地升华一下，这里最简单的办法就是说说其他辨别价值观的途径