issue208 写的好郁闷阿阿阿

alcestisUID: 2101945

208"The way people look, dress, and act reveals their attitudes and interests. You can tell much about a society's ideas and values by observing the appearance and behavior of its people."

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Can the external features of individuals shed light on their spiritual world? Can people get some knowledge of the idea of a society by analyzing the appearance and behavior of its people? In most cases, I would give positive answers to both of the questions above. But I also concede that there are some exceptions.

People's appearance and action can reflect their attitudes and interests in some extent, for the choice of clothes and the way people behave are largely affected or even determined by their attitude and interest. In everyday life, actually, it is through the appearance and action that people gradually get an idea about what kind of person each other might be. Although this method may fail sometimes, but since people have been using it and will still using it as an important way to evaluate others, we can conclude it may be an effective way rather than a futile one. There are numerous examples in our daily life to illustrate this. A pessimist usually looks dull and complains about almost everything; while, an optimist generally seems energetic and smiles towards hardship; a businessman usually dresses formally; while a farmer generally dresses more casually. In most cases, the appearance and action can reveal the attitude and interests of people.

Further, when people analyze the general appearance and behavior of a people, the idea and thought of their society can be revealed. People that grow up in the same society generally receive the same kind of education, immerse in the same Zeitgeist, and hold some similar values. The things above loom in the way they act and the way they dress. Trough the fragments of people's words actions and appearances, the spirit of a society may be figured out. One needs to look no further than the history of human to see it is true. In the ancient time the people tends to dress garishly and exaggeratedly. The Indians put long and colorful feathers on their head; some Asians wear heavy necklace decorated with silver and gem around their neck; and Africans usually paint strange tattoos on their faces and backs. On the contrary, nowadays, people generally prefer plain clothes, with little decoration. In the eye of some developmental psychologists, this kind of change reflects the profound change of the relationship between human being and nature. The flaring dressing manner of the ancient people implies their fear of the unpredictable nature. They wanted to exaggerate their strength by the dress and ornaments. But, in modern times, with the development of science and technology, people can skillfully utilize and change the nature to their favor. Their inner strength and confidence free them from exaggerated external decoration. This example tell us, the appearance of the people largely reveal the idea of the society.

Admittedly, sometimes people may fail to truly understand a person by merely observing his or her appearance and actions. There is a great many people dress poorly, but with an elegant soul, and as many people act strangely but with a gentle heart. Vincent Van Gogh, with ragged cloth and a bad temper, actually have a deeper devotion to life than most of his contemporaries. Einstein, who has been almost threw out of an international conference for his tattered clothes, is one of the greatest physicists in the world. Thus, people can clearly see, judging a person merely by appearance is sometimes misleading.

Similarly, in some society, the appearance and behavior of the people can not mirror the idea of the society. In some countries of the Islamic world, people are require to wear the some kind of cloth even act under strict rules. People can hardly tell what kind of thoughts hind inside their garments and unified behaviors.

All in all, generally, the dress and action can tell people the character and inclination of others, and the common behavior and appearance can reflect the idea of a society. However, there are exceptions, which remind us to take a second before drawing a hasty generalization of people and society merely by observing the external features.

G10T5UID: 2101393

Our world is composed with all kinds of facts. What is fact? Fact means something has actual existence. Their existences cannot be altered by our wishes, our inclinations or the dictates of our passions. As far as I am concerned, what we should do is to find out and use the specific advantages of facts, but not try to change those facts.（人类改造自然的事，算不算改变事实呢？In my view, 事实是那些已经发生了的事，对于过去的事我们当然不能改变。但是我们可以影响还没有发生的事。逝者如斯夫，来日尤可追，呵呵送给自己。）

Reviewing the history of human being, it is a history written by individuals or societies that they want to use their desire to change facts. As an individual level, human beings often misconstrue facts by their beliefs, perspectives, experience. Firstly, being restricted by their limited knowledge about facts, sometimes human beings cannot understand the really characteristics in facts.
Until now there still are lots of facts outside of people's knowledge. When meet with those facts beyond human beings' knowledge, they incline to construe those facts by their own wishes. Secondly, when some facts cannot be consistent with the interests of human beings, they often incline to explain those facts by their own standards. Between 1960 and 1963, the mainland of China experienced severe famine and natural disasters. At that time, the government called for public to kill sparrows because they were unbeneficial birds and ate crops. But now sparrows are believed by public because some biologists found that some pests' bodies were in sparrow's stomach. In fact, sparrows choose food to survive by natural.  It is not beneficial or unbeneficial because when they could not find food such as worms what they can eat is crops. Our human being using interest standards to appreciate sparrows is unfair.（你这段是不是想说，事实本身客观存在，但却依赖于人们的主观意识去解释。Firstly后面的观点是指什么呢？人们去构造事实？其实你后面的例子，已经是指social层次了吧）

As a social level, being the needs of rulers to maintain their roles, they often explain facts in order to rule public. When Copernicus claimed that the Earth was not the center of universe but the sun was the centre of solar system, his statement was forbid by the government and popery. To maintain their rules in society, the catholic said that it was God who made human being and they were the preachers of God. It was naturally for public to listen the orders from the preacher of God. There are lots of examples that the empire or government maintain their interests by using facts deceive public. （意识控制？）

Hence, what we should notice today is that keep facts as they are. A basic requirement of any field of study should respecting the facts and it is the cornerstone for the development of our society. With the objective view to research and find the characteristics in those facts, we could use the advantage of those facts and shrink the limits of those facts. Virus could induce several kinds of diseases such as flue, heart disease. Through research scientists found out the structure and replicate ability of virus. They invented medicines to destroy virus’ structure, while limiting its replication. On the other hand, the virus’s the specific ability to replicate in human cells is used to invent new medicines destroying cancer cells in tissues. Respecting facts, learning from facts, and using our wisdom to take advantages from them are the ultimate goal in study. （写到这里，感觉完全可以套到客观观察不存在那道题上去）   

Facts cannot be changed by our human beings’ wills, but we could take advantages from them by using our wisdom. Only through this way both individuals and society could get great improvements.

其实这道题和客观观察那道题很类似。什么是Fact, 由谁去定义fact，在教会眼中，地球是宇宙中心是事实，人是上帝创造的也是事实。所以fact本身是一个很vague的概念。Objective observation也是个很模糊的概念。这道题我也不会写。如果写的话，我会
1．        承认事实是无法改变的
2．        但我们经常错误的将一些事情认为是事实。科学的发展史就是怀疑，改变既有事实的斗争史。错误的认为自己的失败已成事实而不去奋斗，去试图改变。
3．        为了辨明事实的真伪，我们应该怀疑事实。

G10T5UID: 2101393

哎呀，贴错了。sorry

G10T5UID: 2101393

Can the external features of individuals shed light on their spiritual world? Can people get some knowledge of the idea of a society by analyzing the appearance and behavior of its people? In most cases, I would give positive answers to both of the questions above. But I also concede that there are some exceptions.

People's appearance and action can reflect their attitudes and interests in some extent, for the choice of clothes and the way people behave are largely affected or even determined by their attitude and interest. In everyday life, actually, it is through the appearance and action that people gradually get an idea about what kind of person each other might be. Although this method may fail sometimes, but since people have been using it and will still using it as an important way to evaluate others, we can conclude it may be an effective way rather than a futile one. There are numerous examples in our daily life to illustrate this. A pessimist usually looks dull and complains about almost everything; while, an optimist generally seems energetic and smiles towards hardship; a businessman usually dresses formally; while a farmer generally dresses more casually. In most cases, the appearance and action can reveal the attitude and interests of people. （注意将穿着和态度联系起来说，不要只讲一方面）

Further, when people analyze the general appearance and behavior of a people, the idea and thought of their society can be revealed. People that grow up in the same society generally receive the same kind of education, immerse in the same Zeitgeist, and hold some similar values（+因而导致类似的行为）. The things above loom in the way they act and the way they dress. Trough the fragments of people's words actions and appearances, the spirit of a society may be figured out. One needs to （need情态动词） look no further than the history of human to see it is true. In the ancient time the people tends to dress garishly and exaggeratedly. The Indians put long and colorful feathers on their head; some Asians wear heavy necklace decorated with silver and gem around their neck; and Africans usually paint strange tattoos on their faces and backs. On the contrary, nowadays, people generally prefer plain clothes, with little decoration. In the eye of some developmental psychologists, this kind of change reflects the profound change of the relationship between human being and nature. The flaring dressing manner of the ancient people implies their fear of the unpredictable nature. They wanted to exaggerate their strength by the dress and ornaments. But, in modern times, with the development of science and technology, people can skillfully utilize and change the nature to their favor. Their inner strength and confidence free them from exaggerated external decoration. This example tell us, the appearance of the people largely reveal the idea of the society. （你好像只讲了外表，而没有讲行为）

Admittedly, sometimes people may fail to truly understand a person by merely observing his or her appearance and actions. There is a great many people dress poorly, but with an elegant soul, and as many people act strangely but with a gentle heart. Vincent Van Gogh, with ragged cloth and a bad temper, actually have a deeper devotion to life than most of his contemporaries. Einstein, who has been almost threw out of an international conference for his tattered clothes, is one of the greatest physicists in the world. Thus, people can clearly see, judging a person merely by appearance is sometimes misleading.

Similarly, in some society, the appearance and behavior of the people can not mirror the idea of the society. In some countries of the Islamic world, people are require to wear the some kind of cloth even act under strict rules. People can hardly tell what kind of thoughts hind inside their garments and unified behaviors.

All in all, generally, the dress and action can tell people the character and inclination of others, and the common behavior and appearance can reflect the idea of a society. However, there are exceptions, which remind us to take a second before drawing a hasty generalization of people and society merely by observing the external features.

其实像这种抽象题目都可以这样写
1．        承认作者的观点。服装等可以反映一些内在的东西
2．        反驳作者的观点。有些人不注重外表，或只是追求时髦等
3．        应该怎么做。为了考察一个社会的价值观，应该考察历史，文化等更深层次的东西

alcestisUID: 2101945

Originally posted by G10T5 at 2005-8-13 17:35
哎呀，贴错了。sorry

晕…………

alcestisUID: 2101945

歪歪的意思是不是我这篇的结构没有大问题？？呵呵

G10T5UID: 2101393

我的意思是说你可以将B1,B2合并，把B3,B4展开说。

alcestisUID: 2101945

Originally posted by G10T5 at 2005-8-13 19:02
我的意思是说你可以将B1,B2合并，把B3,B4展开说。

那不是变成反对为主了么……我想写赞成为主的　因为反对的例子我不是很熟悉的

G10T5UID: 2101393

但是感觉你的B1和B2分的不是很明显，都是讲穿戴得。其实你的反面理由很好找的，不一定要例子。
1. 全球化，满大街都是T-shirt，jeans，KFC
2. 为了追求时髦，广告上什么说的多，就穿什么，学广告中的行为举止等
3. 被迫，工作服，校服，各种规章制度

还有就是不一定只能写反对或赞成的理由，也可以提出自己的看法。ETS认可这样做的

alcestisUID: 2101945

Originally posted by G10T5 at 2005-8-14 11:06
但是感觉你的B1和B2分的不是很明显，都是讲穿戴得。其实你的反面理由很好找的，不一定要例子。
1. 全球化，满大街都是T-shirt，jeans，KFC
2. 为了追求时髦，广告上什么说的多，就穿什么，学广告中的行为举止等 ...

我的b1说的是穿着反映个人的内在 b2说的是从穿着看社会的总体情况
分别回应题目的两句话~

如果把行为的方面加进去的话是不是就可以了呢

这个题目写反面很容易千人一面吧……

fishyaoUID: 2119100

People's appearance and action can reflect their attitudes and interests in some extent, for the choice of clothes and the way people behave are largely affected or even determined by their attitude and interest. In everyday life, actually, it is through the appearance and action that people gradually get an idea about what kind of person each other might be. Although this method may fail sometimes, but since people have been using it and will still using it as an important way to evaluate others, we can conclude it may be an effective way rather than a futile one. There are numerous examples in our daily life to illustrate this. A pessimist usually looks dull and complains about almost everything; while, an optimist generally seems energetic and smiles towards hardship; a businessman usually dresses formally; while a farmer generally dresses more casually. In most cases, the appearance and action can reveal the attitude and interests of people.
这一段是不是变成有两个主题句了？对第一个句子里所包含的关系一点supporting information 也没有是不是不妥。后面的examples只是列出了phenomena, 没有谈到与personal attitude and interest 的relationship的关系。Further, when people analyze the general appearance and behavior of a people, the idea and thought of their society can be revealed. People that grow up in the same society generally receive the same kind of education, immerse in the same Zeitgeist, and hold some similar values. The things above loom in the way they act and the way they dress. Trough the fragments of people's words actions and appearances, the spirit of a society may be figured out. One needs to look no further than the history of human to see it is true. In the ancient time the people tends to （用过去式比较好） dress garishly and exaggeratedly. The Indians put long and colorful feathers on their head; some Asians wear heavy necklace decorated with silver and gem around their neck; and Africans usually paint strange tattoos on their faces and backs. On the contrary, nowadays, people generally prefer plain clothes, with little decoration. In the eye of some developmental psychologists, this kind of change reflects the profound change of the relationship between human being and nature. The flaring dressing manner of the ancient people implies their fear of the unpredictable nature. They wanted to exaggerate their strength by the dress and ornaments. But, in modern times, with the development of science and technology, people can skillfully utilize and change the nature to their favor. Their inner strength and confidence free them from exaggerated external decoration. This example tell us, the appearance of the people largely reveal the idea of the society.
（这段文字论证的很好的）
Admittedly, sometimes people may fail to truly understand a person by merely observing his or her appearance and actions. There is a great many people dress poorly, but with an elegant soul, and as many people act strangely but with a gentle heart. Vincent Van Gogh, with ragged cloth and a bad temper, actually have a deeper devotion to life than most of his contemporaries. Einstein, who has been almost threw out of an international conference for his tattered clothes, is one of the greatest physicists in the world. Thus, people can clearly see, judging a person merely by appearance is sometimes misleading.
这个conclusion用的不好, 没有和第一层次的论证相呼应，应该是有的时候，由于个人习惯等，一个人的思想和爱好也会被外表所掩饰。Similarly, in some society, the appearance and behavior of the people can not mirror the idea of the society. In some countries of the Islamic world, people are require to wear the some kind of cloth even act under strict rules. People can hardly tell what kind of thoughts hind inside their garments and unified behaviors.

All in all, generally, the dress and action can tell people the character and inclination of others, and the common behavior and appearance can reflect the idea of a society. However, there are exceptions, which remind us to take a second before drawing a hasty generalization of people and society merely by observing the external features.