圣诞节是否放假 英文辩论材料.doc

反方：we shouldn’t give holidays for Christmas Point 1: In view of religions, we shouldn’t give holidays for Christmas. Reason 1: Christmas is a famous festival for Christians to celebrate the birth of Jesus in western countries. However, in China, we have Christians as a very small part of the population, most people believe in Buddhism and some believe in Islam ?[?zlɑm]. Plus, we have no tradition to give festivals celebrated for religions in china. Reason 2: Christmas is mostly celebrated by young people, many of them have no idea about the meaning of Christmas, they take it just for fun. Do you think holidays is reasonable for an unknown festival? Point 2: As Chinese, we should celebrate and cherish our own traditional festivals. Reason 1: Great cultural strength is more important for a country’s development and rejuvenation [r?,d??v?ne??n], it helps to get respect and make an efficient [?f??nt] communication in the world. Reason 2: Many young people even don’t know exact meanings of our traditional festivals, such as Spring festival, Dragon Boat Festival(端午节), mid-autumn day（中秋节）, Tomb Sweeping Day（清明节）, National Day（国庆节），the double ninth festival（重阳节）and so on. First we should figure out our own culture and then pass them to next generation well. At last, could I ask you a question: Do you want your children to remember your family’s list of generations or your neighbours’? Point 3: We need to keep alert to cultural [k?lt??r?l] assimilation [?,s?m?le???n]. Reason: Cultural assimilation(文化同化) is the most important strategy [str?t?d?i] for colonists to [kɑl?n?st] get control of another colony permanently and stably. However, we have more peace in the world than that in the old days, cultural assimilation has never stopped and gets much more intense in an obscure way. Young men should realize it and distinguish whether it’s culture communication or cultural assimilation. 正方: 1. communication with the world, Cultural exchange, Globalization. Cons: I d