Should Yuan Ming Yuan Be Rebuilt?

圆明园被焚一直是国人之痛。随着中国经济的发展和财力的提升,很多怀旧人士提出要重建圆明园。浙江横店集团于2008年2月开始异地重建“圆明新园”。一知名网站于2008年初进行的一项调查显示,63%的投票者不支持重建圆明园,另有23%的人支持。

赞成者主要理由

1. 能更好地弘扬传统文化,

警示后人

2. 显示中国正日益强大

3. 能带来巨大的商业利益

4. ……

反对者主要理由

1. 浪费财力

2. 废墟更有教育意义

3. 重建是“沾满铜臭味的破坏”

4. ……

要求:(1) 请你根据自己的理解发表看法。

(2) 词数120左右。开头已给出,不计入词数中。

Should Yuan Ming Yuan Be Rebuilt?

Yuan Ming Yuan, once a priceless treasure of China, fell into ruins during the war. Nowadays, more and more people think it regrettable to have lost it. As a result, whether to reconstruct the ruined garden has become an increasingly hot topic.

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【One Possible Version】

Should Yuan Ming Yuan Be Rebuilt?

Yuan Ming Yuan, once a priceless treasure of China, fell into ruins during the war. Nowadays, more and more people think it regrettable to have lost it. As a result, whether to reconstruct the ruined garden has become an increasingly hot topic.

Personally, I think Yuan Ming Yuan should not be rebuilt. Firstly, it was because of its special meaning that this imperial garden became a precious cultural heritage which stands for the indignity of our nation. These ruins can remind us of those backward and corrupt years, and warn us not to let history repeat itself. In that case, it is more significant to preserve the ruins than to build a new garden, not to mention a replica on a completely new site.

Besides, the work will be too costly and time-consuming, especially in such an unfavorable situation—the Financial Crisis. The reconstruction will definitely add more burden to the government. We should put the money into better use, like improving medical care and developing poor areas.

Therefore, let the ruins lie there and witness what is yet to come!

【点评】

本文为半开放性思辨题。题目要求根据议题表达自己的看法,不能自说自话,所以审题时要特别注意这一点。以上范文的作者是宁波效实中学高一(2)班的周莉同学。下面针对该范文的语言特点,提出几个值得学习的方面供大家参考:

1. 该文使用了恰当的连接词,使文章浑然一体,如firstly, besides, in that case, therefore等。

2. 作者尝试使用了不同的句子结构,使语言丰富多彩。如:定语从句、强调句、比较状语从句、祈使句等。

3. 作者尽量用不同的词语来表达同一个内容,避免了某一个词重复出现引起的审美疲劳。如在重复指代“圆明园”的时候,作者使用了this imperial garden, the ruins;又如在表达“重建”的时候,作者分别使用了reconstruct, rebuild, build a new garden等。

(宁波效实中学 朱旭彬供稿)