GRE考试老外写作范文——Issue 147
<p> <span word="Tradition">Tradition</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="modernization">modernization</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="incompatible">incompatible</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p> <span word="Must">Must</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="modernization">modernization</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="contends">contends</span>? <span word="I">I</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="mutually">mutually</span> <span word="exclusive">exclusive</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="part">part</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="modernization">modernization</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="reject">reject</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span>; <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="embrace">embrace</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latter">latter</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="place">place</span>, <span word="oftentimes">oftentimes</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="modernization">modernization</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extension">extension</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="iteration">iteration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="variation">variation</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="law">law</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="language">language</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="spite">spite</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="derived">derived</span> <span word="from">from</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="builds">builds</span> <span word="upon">upon</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="variety">variety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="linguistic">linguistic</span> <span word="traditions">traditions</span>--<span word="and">and</span> <span word="ultimately">ultimately</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span> <span word="languages">languages</span>. <span word="Were">Were</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="insist">insist</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="rejecting">rejecting</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="favor">favor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="purely">purely</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="language">language</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="essentially">essentially</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>. <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="striking">striking</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="modernization">modernization</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>., <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="deeply">deeply</span> <span word="rooted">rooted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="common">common</span>-<span word="law">law</span> <span word="principles">principles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="equity">equity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="justice">justice</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="new">new</span>, <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="consistent">consistent</span> <span word="with">with</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="upon">upon</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="principles">principles</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="modernization">modernization</span> <span word="departs">departs</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="respects">respects</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="embracing">embracing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="others">others</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="visual">visual</span> <span word="arts">arts</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="designs">designs</span>, <span word="forms">forms</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="elements">elements</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="timeless">timeless</span> <span word="aesthetic">aesthetic</span> <span word="ideals">ideals</span>--<span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="symmetry">symmetry</span>, <span word="balance">balance</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="harmony">harmony</span>. <span word="Modern">Modern</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="violates">violates</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="principles">principles</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="ephemeral">ephemeral</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="novelty">novelty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="brashness">brashness</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span> <span word="lacks">lacks</span> <span word="staying">staying</span> <span word="power">power</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arts">arts</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="rock">rock</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="roll">roll</span> <span word="music">music</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="listening">listening</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bear">bear</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="resemblance">resemblance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="classical">classical</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="traditions">traditions</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="genres">genres</span> <span word="rely">rely</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="twelve">twelve</span>-<span word="note">note</span> <span word="scale">scale</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="notions">notions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="harmonies">harmonies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="pleasing">pleasing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ear">ear</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="forms">forms</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="rhythmic">rhythmic</span> <span word="meters">meters</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="melodies">melodies</span>.</p>
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