How to preserve your culture

2023-02-21贺艳琼

疯狂英语·新读写 2023年1期

主题语境：文化篇幅：323词建议用时：7分钟

1Look at any objects in your house,meals you eat,or gestures you use,and you'll find evidence of culture.Cultural traditions and perspectives have shaped who you are.Learn more about them and how you can keep them strong.

Participate in traditions

2Share your culture's art and technology.Each culture has its own clothing,music,visual arts,religions,and many more unique characteristics.Other members of your culture will be overjoyed to teach or talk about their hobbies,their jobs,their projects,and what they do for fun.

3Attend or organize major events.Your country,tribe,or immigrant ethnic group almost certainly celebrates major holidays or cultural festivals.

4Spend time with other members of the community.The best way to preserve your culture is to keep it alive.

Record your culture

5Choose a focus.You can record anything you've discovered through your research and life,no matter how small it seems.What you can't do is write down everything about a culture.There's just too much to say.Most people choose one of two directions instead: a personal history of one's own experience,or a family's;a detailed look at one aspect of the culture,such as cooking,jokes,or any other subtopic.

6Decide on a medium.You can use calligraphy,oral storytelling,or another traditional medium to make the recording a personal cultural experience as well.Or you can put your work on a website,DVD,or another digital form.This lets you share your cultural story with people from all around the world.

7Accept change.The dialogue around passing on culture often sounds defeatist (失败主义的).Cultures are“endangered”and need“preserving”before they die out.Real challenges and threats do exist,but don't assume that all change is bad.Culture helps people adapt to the world around them.

8In a word,preserving your culture is important.Your culture is a part of your identity.Don't lose it.