突破GRE考試難點(diǎn):GRE Issue思路解析(22)

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    研究社會(huì)的方法
    22 & 122
    22. Claim: The best way to understand the character of a society is to examine the character of the men and women that the society chooses as its heroes or its role models.
    Reason: Heroes and role models reveal a society's highest ideals.
    Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the claim and the reason on which that claim is based.
    先說reason:英雄確實(shí)體現(xiàn)了社會(huì)的理念,它們體現(xiàn)了人們所追求的東西
    成功觀(古今對(duì)比)(參見翻譯練習(xí))
    道德理想(中西對(duì)比或者古今對(duì)比)我們經(jīng)常追捧的英雄人物是舍小家為大家,甚至連自己家庭都不顧,體現(xiàn)的是一種極端的利他主義要求;美國(guó)經(jīng)常談?wù)摰挠⑿廴宋锎_實(shí)為了保護(hù)家庭對(duì)抗壞人,顯然更符合人性。
    再說claim:承認(rèn)確實(shí)能夠體現(xiàn)社會(huì)的追求,但是也意味著不能體現(xiàn)社會(huì)中殘酷的現(xiàn)實(shí)
    生活水平,道德水平(對(duì)比英雄和平民)