GRE issue提纲—文化、艺术、历史.doc

第七类 文化 6. The most effective way to understand contemporary culture is to analyze the trends of its youth. ? 了解当代文明最有效的途径就是去分析当代年轻人的潮流。 ? It is more or less true to say that contemporary culture is to analyze the trends of its youth. We live in an age when old people are marginalized in society. What we call mass culture produced by the mass media is, as a matter of fact, a reflection of the trends among the youth. There is urgent need for the younger generation and the older generation to fill the gap between them and to build a more balanced contemporary culture. 文明潮流和年轻人潮流的关系。 ------------------------------ 10. Governments must ensure that their major cities receive the financial support they need in order to thrive, because it is primarily in cities that a nations cultural traditions are preserved and generated. ? 政府必须要确保主要城市发展所需的财政支持，因为一个国家的文化传统主要是在城市中得以保存和发展。 ? Disagree Subsidizing cultural traditions is not a proper role of government. Secondly, subsidizing cultural traditions is not a necessary role of government. Philanthropy is alive and well today, and so government need not intervene to ensure that our cultural traditions are preserved and promoted. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, the speaker unfairly suggests that large cities serve as the primary breeding ground and sanctuaries for a nation’s cultural traditions. 城市和国家的关系之文化传统 ------------------ 49. Imaginative works such as novels, plays, films, fairy tales, and legends present a more accurate and meaningful picture of human experience than do factual accounts. Because the creators of fiction shape and focus reality rather than report on it literally, their creations have a more lasting significance. ? 想象作品，比如小说、戏剧、电影、神话和传奇要比真实的叙事作品更能精确而有意义的展现人类的经历。因为虚构作品的作者们重点刻画现实而不是通过文学手段报道现实，所以他们的创作具有更加深远的意义。 ? Admittedly, most fictional works rely on historical settings for plot, thematic, and character development. Only imaginative works can bring an historical period alive—by way of creative