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发表于 2010-7-31 23:34:50
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Newspapers and magazines are the best ways to learn about a foreign country.
本帖最后由 againpro 于 2010-8-1 10:11 编辑
Obviously, there are a good many methods that one can adopt to learn about a foreign country. Newspapers or magazines are merely two of these methods. And both of them are not quite good enough.
Newspapers' content is mainly about the events that happened recently. It helps us to learn about a country's information nowadays. But, if I want to know about the other aspects of a country, take history for example, how should I do? The history is one important aspect of a country that one hardly can obtain information from newspaper. People would not be considered as knowing about a country without relative history knowledge.
However, someone would argue that the magazines, especially some kinds of professional magazines, can over this drawback through providing the knowledge such as culture, education, etc. But in my opinion, it is still called into questions. One of magazines' characterizes is that the contents they offer is present as paragraphs. This form disperses the systematic lore to different periodicals and hence makes it difficult to search out.
Speaking searching, internet conveniently supplies people with almost any knowledge they want to know. Typing several words in the window of a search engine results in thousands pieces of information that would be helpful to learn about something. So, in this regard, internet is better than magazine or newspaper.
Moreover, as we know, both papers and magazines are printed in the paper. It means that we only get information though text or picture from them. What if we want know about a country’s music style? The press could not tell people what a specific tune sounds like. It looks like radios and videos are also better than newspapers and periodicals.
In sum up, there are a larger number of methods that are more preferable than newspapers and magazine could be used to learn about a country: making foreign friends, watching foreign documentaries and so forth. But, actually, I think living in a country for a while is the best way to understand a country.
Moreover, as we know, both papers andmagazines are printed in the paper. It means that we only get informationthough text or picture from them. What if we want know about a country’s musicstyle? The press could not tell people what a specific song sounds like. Itlooks like radios and videos are also better than newspapers and periodicals.
In sum up, there are a larger number ofmethods that are better than newspapers and magazine could be used to learnabout a country: making foreign friends, watching foreign documentaries and soforth. But, actually, I think living in a country for a while is the best wayto understand a country. |
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