issue241 先冒个泡:-) 有人上寒假的新东方没？

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Issue241

An individual's greatness cannot be judged objectively by his or her contemporaries; the most objective evaluators of a person's greatness are people who belong to a later time.


Is it justifiable that an individual's greatness could not be judged by his contemporaries, as the speaker claims? I don't think so. Such a case-by-case problem as the issue is that we could find abundant of examples in many fields of our life which would lend credence to the arguer's point as well as the opposite, that is, people's greatness could also be evaluated by contemporaries.

First consider scientific fields, where illustrations of both sides abound. Take Galileo for example. His greatness would only be evaluated by people belonging to a later time. Believing the earth is not the center of the universe, Galileo put himself in the suppressing of mainstream ideas possessing by the religious force which dominated the Europe in the middle age. It was hard, even impossible for contemporaries to receive and acquire Galileo's idea; furthermore, since they were strongly controlled by mainstream ideas, those who could reach his idea might draw back in fears and treat it as poisons. In fact, only in Renaissance could there be approaches to the truth and a full understanding of this great mind. However, it was hundreds of years after the time of Galileo.

Nevertheless, the history of science also witnesses lots of examples of the opposite. Many great scientists, especially those living at present or neoteric, often gain honors from their contemporaries as well as people of a later time. Einstein, the founder of Relativity, was admired by his contemporaries. Many people would rather believe there were none could serve as a greater scientist of his time; even today, anyone overestimating his greatness would be considered of unscrupulousness. Another apt illustration involves the example of Planck, the master of Quantum Mechanics. His theory becomes the fundamental principle of computer, electrical engineering and other related disciplines, and maybe no people, whether those live at present or future, would challenge his greatness. Clearly, in science, an individual's greatness could be judged by his contemporaries as well as people of later time.

When it comes to other fields, things are of the same. Confucius is regarded as the greatest thinker in the history of China. His idea not only place a strong influence in the development of China, but also give the guidance to the progress of many other neighboring countries, such as Korea, Japan, and so forth. Nonetheless, authorities of his time were blinded to his greatness so that he had to travel around different small countries to convince those kings to adopt his idea. To the contrary, another great thinker and politician in China, Sun Yat-sen, has got great honor from his contemporaries and their descendants. Both mainland China and Taiwan regard him as the father of the country, due to that he made the dream of democracy into reality and his entire life had contributed to the advancement of this country which suffered from wars and abasement for centuries.

In sum, as the examples listed above, I believe both in science and other fields, an individual's greatness would not only be evaluated by people of later time or be cherished by contemporaries and descendants. As I believe, with the development of society comes more comprehensions and acquirements of truth, which serve as essential qualities of understanding, advisability and avoidance of prejudice, situations that one's greatness is unaccepted by contemporaries would become scarce, and the time of Galileo and Confucius would never come back.

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Issue241
An individual's greatness cannot be judged objectively by his or her contemporaries; the most objective evaluators of a person's greatness are people who belong to a later time.

Is it justifiable that an individual's greatness could not be judged by his contemporaries, as the speaker claims? I don't think so.最好用agree或disagree之类的词 Such a case-by-case problem as the issue is that we could find abundant of examples in many fields of our life which would lend credence to the arguer's point as well as the opposite, that is, people's greatness could also be evaluated by contemporaries.这句话好罗索，改改把

First consider scientific fields, where illustrations of both sides abound.？？支持了两边？？ Take Galileo for example. His greatness would only be evaluated by people belonging to a later time. Believing the earth is not the center of the universe, Galileo put himself in the suppressing of mainstream ideas possessing by the religious force which dominated the Europe in the middle age. It was hard, even impossible for contemporaries to receive and acquire Galileo's idea; furthermore, since they were strongly controlled by mainstream ideas, those who could reach his idea might draw back in fears and treat it as poisons. In fact, only in Renaissance could there be approaches to the truth and a full understanding of this great mind. However, it was hundreds of years after the time of Galileo.这个例子只证明了An individual's greatness cannot be judged objectively by his or her contemporaries啊，和你的TS是什么关系呢？

Nevertheless, the history of science also witnesses lots of examples of the opposite. Many great scientists, especially those living at present or neoteric, often gain honors from their contemporaries as well as people of a later time. Einstein, the founder of Relativity, was admired by his contemporaries. Many people would rather believe there were none could serve as a greater scientist of his time; even today, anyone overestimating his greatness would be considered of unscrupulousness.治理为什么还用过去时？ Another apt illustration involves the example of Planck, the master of Quantum Mechanics. His theory becomes the fundamental principle of computer, electrical engineering and other related disciplines, and maybe no people, whether those live at present or future, would challenge his greatness. Clearly, in science, an individual's greatness could be judged by his contemporaries as well as people of later time.

When it comes to other fields, things are of the same.这里最好明确指出是什么 Confucius is regarded as the greatest thinker in the history of China. His idea not only place a strong influence in the development of China, but also give the guidance to the progress of many other neighboring countries, such as Korea, Japan, and so forth. Nonetheless, authorities of his time were blinded to his greatness so that he had to travel around different small countries to convince those kings to adopt his idea.这个例子不支持gain honors from their contemporaries as well as people of a later time啊 To the contrary, another great thinker and politician in China, Sun Yat-sen, has got great honor from his contemporaries and their descendants. Both mainland China and Taiwan regard him as the father of the country, due to that he made the dream of democracy into reality and his entire life had contributed to the advancement of this country which suffered from wars and abasement for centuries.

In sum, as the examples listed above, I believe both in science and other fields, an individual's greatness would not only be evaluated by people of later time or be cherished by contemporaries and descendants. As I believe, with the development of society comes more comprehensions and acquirements of truth, which serve as essential qualities of understanding, advisability and avoidance of prejudice, situations that one's greatness is unaccepted by contemporaries would become scarce, and the time of Galileo and Confucius would never come back.

mack1983UID: 183345

呵呵，大概：LCD同学没有明白我的论点，我是想说，不管在什么领域，一个人的伟大仅被后人知晓和一个人的伟大同时被同辈人和后人知晓的情况是都存在的。
不信再看看？

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哦，你b1的例子证明了：一个人的伟大仅被后人知晓和一个人的伟大同时被同辈人和后人知晓的情况是都存在的。
不过我觉得ts最好是让人一看就清晰明了的句子，这样能更有说服力，深化主题，你说呢？