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170."The surest indicator of a great nation is not the achievements of its rulers, artists, or scientists, but the general welfare of all its people."
Some factors may indicate the greatness of a nation, (achievement of )sciences, military, policy culture, and the general welfare of all the people. Anyone of them can reflect a layer of a country’s achievement. Nowadays, sociologists want to fine the surest indicator of a great nation. It is prevailingly accepted that the general welfare of all the people, but not the achievement of its ruler, artists, or scientists, is the surest one. I have compelling reasons to support the conclusion.
Firstly, a nation is made of all its citizens. If the whole county is a skyscraper, every individual is the brick and the general welfare of all citizens makes up of the (structure?最好不要) and fundament. The achieved of the ruler may reflect the height of the building and the art of science may serve as the colorful mosaic to make the edifice more attractive. However, (有转折吗?用 as we all know 就可以)the most important feature of a skyscraper is its stability, which is determined by the fundament and the structure. (and)When comes to a nation, to judge whether it is a great country, the first factor that should be taken into consideration is the general welfare of all its people, without which, all other can only reflect some superficial phenomenon or achievement of a nation.(可以在确切的指出 财富是其他一切的基础)
Moreover, as far as the general welfare of people is concerned, many other relevant elements can be judged at the same time. The medical care of the citizens reflects the level of the science and the corresponding technology, which can indicate the achievement of the scientists; from the status quo of its people’s spiritual lives, one can know the situation of the art in the country; and people’s daily lives have close relationship with the government, from which one can know the policies made by the ruler. So, the general welfare of all the people can indicate many other layers of the society, but it is not sure that others can reflect something about the general welfare of all the people.
Admittedly, from the science one can know something about the productivity of a nation. Because the science and technology can enhance the social productivity; from the artists’ achievement, a individual can understand the culture of a nation; the achievement of the ruler can reflect the political power of a country. However, they are only some layers of the picture, and cannot stand for the status quo of the whole.
To sum up, every factor can be the indicators of a great nation, the achievements of its rulers, artists, or scientists, and the general welfare of all the people. But if only one indicator has to be select from them, it is no doubt that the general welfare of all the people is the best choice.(我觉得最后一段做好说 我们应该以财富为主要, 而已其他为辅, 判断一个国家的伟大,这样更为合理)
个人意见, 还有你第二短论的挺好的, 不过就是将类比与实物衔接时不太好,语言挺好 |
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