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本帖最后由 suchana03 于 2010-3-20 19:42 编辑
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Once in a while, I miss the time when cities were not so crowd as it is now, and neighbors are as close as family members; I miss the time when the spring festival are not just about a big feast cost thousands of yuan in a restaurant, but relatives sitting by a big table and talk to the next dawn; I also miss the time when a letter sent by friends far away can keep me happy for a week, when we need not to keep checking e-mail and messages and download some detailed information to keep us alive all the time.开头是典型的中文写作开头,也算新颖吧,但没明确观点老外看不懂
If you have any hopes like that, while at the same time can not seem to give up all the convenience modernization has offered to us, may be you are trapped in the byzantine maze of modernization, which inevitably and unconsciously, changed the way we eat, wear, live and even our minds. Thus, tradition has to retreat, until one day we recognize that we can hardly find it. It is no denying that a competition exists between the old and the new, and we can not avoid making choices, sometimes.这一段的观点?
I think, in this competition, if I may call it. Modernization is no evil side, as some tradition-favoring person may contend. Some ill-conceived tradition, such as rotten system, unhealthy habits, stands in our way of modernization, of making our living a better world. Just imagine how it would be like if our predecessors not give up the traditional sovereign system, under which civilians owe all of their rights to the noble, upper-class or churches. People did not have the least bit freedom to struggle for their lives. Born into a influential family, then you can attain everything, fortune, social status and respect from the inferior without efforts; born into a poor one, the only thing that you can choose for yourself is the date of your death. This is the cruel and pathetic truth, reflected by dozens of novels. And the tragic root is the traditional social systems, and ideas. People then believed in ranking of human beings and that Christians are servants of the pope and bishops, which seriously constraint our minds, and block the development of science in many field.
Yet people today are likely to be the opposite, lost in Narcissism created by numerous achievements as a result of modernization. That makes us forget how valuable some traditional ideals, values are to us. Diversity of culture, equality and respect for those made a great contribution to our culture progress and inspired our thoughts... I still remember the day when president of France, Chirac, escort the body of Alexandre Dumas into le Pantheon, where there are only 11 politicians out of hundreds of scientists, writers and artists. People of France would never drop this ceremony, even in warfare or hard times, it was preserved well and this tradition continues to remind them of practicing enlightenment thoughts expressed by Voltaire, the greatest philosophy in the world. I bet no reasons, even at the price of costing tax payers amounts of money for nothing gain, would stop French from fighting for its preservation. The same goes with Americans willingness to risking everything, even challenge the constitution and unfair laws to guarantee the rights of every citizen, regardless of their color, race, and social status. At those critical times, things like productivity, economical development, which ensures smooth progress of modernization, are set aside, or accused of. That we should always remember those traditional values are the foundation of one country and can not be compromised, not in a country whose power is at hand of their people.
Though it seems like in all situations above, we choose either of them while abandoning another. There are some truly complex ones, and no black-or-white can be told. If we are forced to make decisions too rush, irrevocable mistakes will be made. Sometimes, it is hard to value the traditional relics, whether they are common historical site, or a dangerous language or believing. The best way may be to choose none. And do whatever we could, relying on high-tech or human intelligence, to soften, even eliminate those gaps and friction between tradition and modernization eventually. The city of Greek gave a shot on this and set a good example for those cities which want to enjoy the expediency of modern life, while preserving its history. Incompetent city sanitations and shabby houses need improving, yet new ones can be built without smashing the old. This coexist is not only hardly strange and eerier, but also full of humanity and vitality. After all, the only thing we need to protect is not the outlook, but things that can remind us of those past traditions, engrossed in relics and traditional language.
Who says that we can not embrace modernization while having traditional values in mind? In many KFC in china, we can see people drinking traditional Chinese soups and having chickens with chopsticks. And that is just one reflect in everyday experience that how wonderfully these two can coexist and create a better life.
作者似乎中文的散文写得较好,但是,aw是大有学术性的,而不是个人抒发感情的,而且,作者应更了解英文思维和写作顺序,属于观点+例子+论证,而不是中文循序渐进似的。否则,如果不按英文的思维来,老万很难看懂这种含蓄的表达。本人参加各类英语演讲比赛有此感触,有的时候你的文章写得再好,第一段不表态,每一段不说明,是看不懂的。 |
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