关键词讨论：culture & humanity

dynamiteUID: 137312

不知道各位有没有同感，有些题目之所以觉得难是因为题目里有些抽象词不知道该如何去把握。
比如：culture 和 humanity 吧
我大致也知道他们是个什么东东，但要我写作时给它们来一段阐述，我就没辙了。
麻烦各位大虾们指导一下？
同时顺便看看下面两道题怎么列提纲：
207."Ritual and ceremonies help define a culture. Without them, societies or groups of people have a diminished sense of who they are."

114."Humanity has made little real progress over the past century or so. Technological innovations have taken place, but the overall condition of humanity is no better. War, violence and poverty are still with us. Technology cannot change the condition of humanity."

realturtleUID: 69047

When it comes to the definition of culture, you might try to figure out what are the elements of a culture, for example, language, rituals, ceremonies, or even dances. Then you might have some ideas in how to defining it.
That's the same for humanity. Just think of what humanity is composed of.

realturtleUID: 69047

here is the explanation of culture
The totality of socially transmitted behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, and all other products of human work and thought.
These patterns, traits, and products considered as the expression of a particular period, class, community, or population: Edwardian culture; Japanese culture; the culture of poverty.
These patterns, traits, and products considered with respect to a particular category, such as a field, subject, or mode of expression: religious culture in the Middle Ages; musical culture; oral culture.
The predominating attitudes and behavior that characterize the functioning of a group or organization.
Intellectual and artistic activity and the works produced by it.

Development of the intellect through training or education.
Enlightenment resulting from such training or education.
A high degree of taste and refinement formed by aesthetic and intellectual training.
Special training and development: voice culture for singers and actors.
The cultivation of soil; tillage.
The breeding of animals or growing of plants, especially to produce improved stock.
Biology.
The growing of microorganisms, tissue cells, or other living matter in a specially prepared nutrient medium.
Such a growth or colony, as of bacteria.

realturtleUID: 69047

and here is sth about humanity:
Humans considered as a group; the human race.
The condition or quality of being human.
The quality of being humane; benevolence.
A humane characteristic, attribute, or act.
humanities
The languages and literatures of ancient Greece and Rome; the classics.
Those branches of knowledge, such as philosophy, literature, and art, that are concerned with human thought and culture; the liberal arts.

They are both abstracted from www.dictionary.com

dynamiteUID: 137312

Thank you!
sincerely
hehe

lovefUID: 125196

新东方老师讲了一个办法：用金山词霸查！你用2003版的，专门查美国传统字典，不过不要照搬啊！字典的解释往往过于艰深，但是也许可以参考。另外，也可以用韦是字典查
大家都用一样的解释、定义的话，又会有嫌疑！呵呵，过尤不及，适得其反……所以要见仁见智

treesUID: 82785

可是有些东西看了还是不知道怎么限定呢，比如responsibility

angeikimUID: 4857

culture is everything, hard to define, it includes almost everything around you, society, convention, languages, customs....etc..

the english definition of humanity is near its chinese translation: 人文, 人性...