GRE Issue写作优秀实例：探索历史
<p> 编辑点评： 很多参加<span word="GRE">GRE</span>的考生在做<span word="GRE">GRE</span>写作的时候都没有写提纲的习惯，这是非常不好的。提纲在<span word="GRE">GRE</span>写作当中起到了至关重要的作用。从今天起，我们将对<span word="GRE">GRE</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>进行分析，弄清写作思路，这样才能让<span word="GRE">GRE</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>得高分。</p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="storytellers">storytellers</span>.<span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="construct">construct</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="interpreting">interpreting</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span>, <span word="exploring">exploring</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="creative">creative</span> <span word="enterprise">enterprise</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="objective">objective</span> <span word="pursuit">pursuit</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="historians">historians</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="storytellers">storytellers</span>.</p><p> 当我们通过研究历史来考虑自身问题的时候，我们就会变成说故事的人。因为我们不可能直接了解过去，只有通过解释一些史料来构造历史，所以探索历史更多是一件创造性的事业而不是客观的追寻。所有的历史学家都是讲故事的人。</p><p> 正文：</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wholly">wholly</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="exploring">exploring</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="creative">creative</span> <span word="undertaking">undertaking</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="objective">objective</span> <span word="pursuit">pursuit</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="historical">historical</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="objectively">objectively</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="factually">factually</span> <span word="reflect">reflect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="situations">situations</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="proved">proved</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="historians">historians</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="escape">escape</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="inevitably">inevitably</span> <span word="regarded">regarded</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="storytellers">storytellers</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="less">less</span>.</p><p> <span word="First">First</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="foremost">foremost</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="materials">materials</span> <span word="constituting">constituting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="records">records</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="somewhat">somewhat</span> <span word="creations">creations</span> <span word="contrived">contrived</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="historians">historians</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="collected">collected</span>, <span word="compiled">compiled</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="distorted">distorted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="contemporary">contemporary</span> <span word="historians">historians</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="materials">materials</span> <span word="originated">originated</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="folklores">folklores</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="anecdotes">anecdotes</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="generations">generations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="generations">generations</span>. <span word="True">True</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="gradually">gradually</span> <span word="modified">modified</span>, <span word="embellished">embellished</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="misinterpreted">misinterpreted</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dominating">dominating</span> <span word="merits">merits</span> <span word="concerning">concerning</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="heroes">heroes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="personalities">personalities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="shortcomings">shortcomings</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="heroic">heroic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="historical">historical</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="overstated">overstated</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="wholly">wholly</span> <span word="falsified">falsified</span>; <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="materials">materials</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="imagination">imagination</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="creation">creation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="present">present</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="historians">historians</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="relevant">relevant</span> <span word="historical">historical</span> <span word="materials">materials</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="disappeared">disappeared</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="historians">historians</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reappear">reappear</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="factual">factual</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="employ">employ</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="induce">induce</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="infer">infer</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="proved">proved</span> <span word="fragmentary">fragmentary</span> <span word="facts">facts</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="events">events</span>.</p>
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