专八作文易考范文背诵07：中文是否应该成为大学必修课
当我看到这个题目时我想起了北京大学电子公告栏中的消息。
The post composed of a conversation between a Chinese young man, the author, and a waiter coming from Japan.
消息上是一组对话包括一位中国的年轻作者和一位来自日本的服务员。
The author suffered frustration when the waiter asked him about Chinese culture.
当日本服务员问他关于中国文化的问题时他显得不知所措。
Surprisingly, the Japanese demonstrated
让人们惊讶的是那位日本人
that he got command of more Chinese culture than most Chinese young people.
比中国年轻人更懂得中国文化。
I do not know what your initial response is supposing that you were set in the circumstance.
假如你在那样的环境中你的反应应该是什么样子的呢。
As a matter of fact, Chinese language course has drawn scant attention among college students,
事实上中文课程没有引起中国大学生的注意
for many students lay their emphasis on English learning.
大多数的学生更重视英语的学习。
I am of opinion that Chinese language course should be set in the category of compulsory courses in college curriculum.
我认为中文课程应该列入到大学课程的必修课之中。
Firstly, it is high time for college students to re-learn Chinese language.
-首先大学生应该重新学习中文。
For many Chinese students, they just learn Chinese language for examinationssake in elementary schools and high schools.
对于中国学生来说在初高中他们只是为了考试而学习中文。
In other words, many learn Chinese language to get high scores
换句话说学生学习中文只是想获得更高的分数
instead of grasping the essence of Chinese culture.
而不是想了解中国的文化。
In fact, we can not measure ones understanding of culture by how many scores he get in the examinations
事实上我们不能够从考试的分数上衡量他对文化的了解程度
or how many poems and essays he has memorized.
或是他记住了多少文章或是诗歌。
What matters is whether one can figure out the gist and facilitate his life
重要的是他们是否可以了解他们生活的本质
through what he gains from the learning.
尤其是通过他们所学到的知识。
In college, students are not imposed as much pressure as in high school in learning Chinese language.
比起在高中学习中文的压力大学生的压力相对较轻。
Besides, they are more mature than in childhood and have the ability to think critically.
除此之外他们更成熟在思想上更具有批判性。
If they do not seize the chance to re-learn the Chinese language,
-如果他们没有抓住这次机会重新学习中文
odds are that they can not inherit wisdoms of our ancestors and not get prepared for the future.
那么他们很有可能将不会学到我们祖先留下的遗产他们也不会对未来做好准备。
Secondly, since western cultures are looming large in China with the advent of globalization,
第二随着全球化的发展西方文化降临到了中国
Chinese traditional culture seems to be endangered.
中国传统文化似乎受到了威胁。
Many people, especially the youth, are interested in learning foreign language,
特别是一些年轻人他们对外语更感兴趣
English in particular, and their cultures.
特别是英语以及他们的文化。
They prefer to watch American movies,
他们喜欢看美国电影、
Japanese cartoons, and listen to foreign music.
日本卡通喜欢听外国歌曲。
While western cultural products are well received,
然而外国产品也在中国广受欢迎
the popularity of the Chinese counterpart is on the decrease.
中国产品的购买度正在下降。
When foreign cultures are so prevalent in China,
外国文化在中国大行其道
will our future generation figure out our Chinese cultural identity?
?我们的后代还会了解中国文化吗?
As the basic manifestation of culture,
作为文化的基本表现形式
Chinese language deserves more attention and better treatment.
中文需要更多的关注度需要更好的对待。
Chinese universities should take the responsibilities to preserve
中国大学应该有责任来保护、
and develop our traditional culture, Chinese language in particular.
发展中国的传统文化特别是中文。
All in all, as traditional Chinese culture and wisdom manifest themselves in Chinese language,
总之中文展现了我们传统文化也展现了我们的智慧
adopting the course in the curricula will not only educate college students,
增加中文课不仅教育大学生
but also help preserve and develop Chinese culture.
而且还保护发展了中国文化。
