18. My Views on Tradition 我對傳統(tǒng)的看法
Many people, especially the aged hold the idea that we should stick to the traditions of our country, otherwise, they think we will lose our distinctive Chinese character. In their eyes, we should be proud of the great traditions left by our ancestors. We should maintain these old traditions in order to differentiate ourselves from other nations.
許多人,尤其是上了年紀(jì)的人,認(rèn)為我們應(yīng)該堅(jiān)守我國的傳統(tǒng),否則我們就會(huì)喪失中國的特色。在他們看來,我們應(yīng)該對祖先遺留下來的傳統(tǒng)引以為豪,我們應(yīng)該保持這些古老的傳統(tǒng)以便使我們區(qū)分于其他民族。
But many others are strongly opposed to it, they argue that we should not be confined to our own traditions. As to some traditions, they are clearly the obstacles to the development of our society, we should certainly not hesitate to give it up. While on the other hand, tradition may be improved through international communications. We should perhaps not be obsessed with our own traditions. On the contrary, we should be brave enough to take in all the valuable traditions that come from different nations. Only in this way, can our society be run properly and only in this way can we improve our own traditions.
但是有許多人強(qiáng)烈反對此觀點(diǎn),他們認(rèn)為我們不應(yīng)拘泥于自己的傳統(tǒng)。對于那些阻礙社會(huì)發(fā)展的傳統(tǒng),我們應(yīng)毫不猶豫地放棄。同時(shí),通過國際間的交流,傳統(tǒng)也可以得到改善。我們不應(yīng)盲目崇拜自身傳統(tǒng),相反,應(yīng)該勇敢地吸收其它國家有價(jià)值的傳統(tǒng)。只有這樣,我們的社會(huì)才能正常進(jìn)展,我們也能改善自身的傳統(tǒng)。