GRE北美范文：政府是否该应对小语种的消失采取行动
<p> <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="lesser">lesser</span>-<span word="known">known</span> <span word="languages">languages</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="languages">languages</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="spoken">spoken</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="languages">languages</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="extinct">extinct</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="asserts">asserts</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="lesser">lesser</span>-<span word="known">known</span> <span word="languages">languages</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="spoken">spoken</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="intervene">intervene</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="languages">languages</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="extinct">extinct</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="inso">inso</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="countrys">countrys</span> <span word="indigenous">indigenous</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="distinct">distinct</span> <span word="languages">languages</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="abandoned">abandoned</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forgot">forgot</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="altogether">altogether</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="point">point</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="identity">identity</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="yield">yield</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="practical">practical</span> <span word="considerations">considerations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="day">day</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="society">society</span>.</p><p> <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="indigenous">indigenous</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="geographical">geographical</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="part">part</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="parcel">parcel</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="heritage">heritage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="natives">natives</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="observation">observation</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="psychological">psychological</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="identity">identity</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="define">define</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="membership">membership</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="distinct">distinct</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="defines">defines</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>--<span word="by">by</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="traditions">traditions</span>, <span word="rituals">rituals</span>, <span word="mores">mores</span>, <span word="attitudes">attitudes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="beliefs">beliefs</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="language">language</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="peoples">peoples</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="extinct">extinct</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="diminished">diminished</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pride">pride</span>, <span word="dignity">dignity</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="self">self</span>- <span word="worth">worth</span>.</p><p> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="continental">continental</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="observe">observe</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="cling">cling</span> <span word="tenaciously">tenaciously</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="distinct">distinct</span> <span word="languages">languages</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="practical">practical</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="anymore">anymore</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Atlantic">Atlantic</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="Canadians">Canadians</span> <span word="stubbornly">stubbornly</span> <span word="insist">insist</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="language">language</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sole">sole</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="preserving">preserving</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="distinct">distinct</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="heritage">heritage</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="distinct">distinct</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="exists">exists</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="invent">invent</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="identity">identity</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emergence">emergence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="distinct">distinct</span> <span word="Ebonic">Ebonic</span> <span word="cant">cant</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="todays">todays</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="aptly">aptly</span> <span word="illustrates">illustrates</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="resist">resist</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="assimilation">assimilation</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="distinct">distinct</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="group">group</span>.</p>
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