Claim: The surest indicator of a great nation is not the achievements of its rulers, artists, or scientists.
Reason: The surest indicator of a great nation is actually the welfare of all its people.
Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the claim and the reason on which that claim is based.
TS:I disagree with both the claim and the reason. (表明观点)In my opinion, a great nation is one that can make progress and keep continuous prosperity in its civilization through a period of history. (定义国家的伟大在于其文明)Of course, the welfare of all the people is one of the important indicators of a great nation. However, it is the achievement of its rulers, artists, or scientists that can be served as the surest indicator of a great nation(让步后提出观点)
ts1(pt1): A nation that can ensure the welfare of all its people do not mean that it can make progress and keep prosperity in its civilization.这里可以举一些例子,某些有比较好的福利,但是其文明却不见得繁荣,根据我对强大国家的定义,这样子的国家不能称之为强大。
ts2(pt2): The unremitting vitality and achievements of its rulers, artists, or scientists demonstrate the prosperity and progress of a nation in its civilization. 政治艺术科技,符合我对与强大国家的定义,这里可以举一些拥有繁盛文明的强大国家。
ts3(pt3): The prosperous achievement in policy, arts and science always means the welfare of its people can be ensure to some extent. (分析两个indicator的关系)The welfare of the people is like a cornerstone of a nation, and the achievement of its rulers, artists, or scientists is the superstructure. With merely a good foundation, we cannot argue that it has a well superstructure. In contrast, if there is a sound upper structure, there must indicate a solid foundation. It is to say, the achievement of its rulers, artists, or scientists can be a more apparent indicator of a great nation.(指出了,上层建筑更适合判断一个国家是否强大)