對西方節日的看法 The View on the Western Festivals
The View on the Western Festivals
Nowadays, there appears a phenomenon that the western customs are spreading into the east countries step by step, thus making many inhabitants who live in big cities enjoy themselves on these western festivals such as Christmas Day, April Fool’s Day, etc. Such phenomenon shows us that the world people are getting close gradually and the world is becoming smaller and smaller as well. Therefore, in my opinion, it’s a normal phenomenon s well as a necessary trend.
現在，有一種現象是，西方的風俗習慣在東方一步一步地蔓延，使許多生活在大城市的居民喜歡過圣誕節、四月愚人節等西方節日。這種現象表明，世界人民正在逐漸拉近，世界也變得越來越小。因此，在我看來，這是一種正常現象，也是一種必然趨勢。
First of all, it shows that we Chinese have become much opener rather than clinging to some very old customs, which are opposite our living. Looking back on the history, we can find the answer to why our China was very poor and weak in the 1800’s. Yes, the answer is that we closed ourselves not to let other countries know about us, and this led us to a very hard road on which we suffered many wars that many European countries launched. So I think it is more than necessary to accept other customs instead of closing ourselves. Of course, festivals are just the beginning.
首先，這說明我們中國人已經變得更加開放，而不是墨守成規，（那些舊風俗）是我們生活的對立面。回顧歷史，我們可以找到答案，為什么19世紀我們中國非常貧窮和弱小。是的，答案是，我們閉關鎖國，這使我們在一個非常艱難的道路，我們遭受了許多歐洲國家發動的戰爭。所以我認為接受其他文化習俗而不是封閉自己是必要的。當然，節日僅僅是開始。
What’s more, the Open and Reform Policy results in this. So I want to say it is a great achievement for the policy. Since we took the policy into practice, our country is developing with a rapid speed. No doubt it is an essential trend.
更重要的是，這是改革開放的方針政策結果。所以我想說，這是政策一個偉大的成就。自從我們實行這個方針政策以來，我國正迅速發展。毫無疑問這是一個基本趨勢。
Last but not the least, we may get closer and closer not only to our home friends but also to many foreigners. We can never feel embarrassed for not knowing the other’ s customs and manners. And more misunderstandings can be avoided as well.
最后同樣重要的是，我們不僅與我們本國大家庭的朋友還有許多外國人會越來越親近。我們絕不會因為不了解對方的風俗習慣而感到尷尬。也可以避免更多的誤解。
To sum up, the trend has its great advantage to a certain extent. However, if we admire the western customs too much, it will be a disadvantage because China is our own country, all of us should enjoy a patriotic heart. Wish in the near future, we can see the situation that westerners are enjoying themselves on the Spring Festival.
總之，這一趨勢在一定程度上具有很大的優勢。但是，如果我們對西方的風俗習慣過多欣賞贊頌，這會是一個不利因素，因為中國是我們自己的國家，我們都應該享有一個愛國之心。在不久的將來，我們可以看到西方人歡度春節的情景。
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