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131. “We can learn more about a society by observing how its people spend their leisure time than by observing them at work.”
Discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the opinion stated above. Support your views with reasons and/or examples from your own experience, observations, or reading.
The issue of whether we can learn more about a society by observing how its people spend their leisure time or by observing them at work is complex and controversial one. Different people hold different views due to their distinct experiences. Some may argue that what people do at work reflects the main spirits of the society, while others may argue that how people spend their leisure time is more important to present the values and cultures of this nation. Therefore, there is not a universal answer to this question, and one choice takes precedence over the other relies on the specific circumstances. (划线的这句可以在表达mix的position中出现吗? 好像应该在case-by-case position中出现的哦? 请大家帮我确认一下)However, as far as I concerned, I believe they are important equally. My view will be greatly substantiated by the following analysis. (这两句话好像不够连贯, 大家帮我加点什么或改改?)
For the first place, how people spend their leisure time does reflect a society's values and fashions. In developed nations, people spend holidays or their leisure time with family in traveling, skiing, climbing, and swimming, while in China, for example, people do more studying or even working. From this evidence, we can learn that, generally, in developing country people want to be more superior in the fierce competition and thus invest more continued education into individual's future life or devote more time in working, which present a diligent picture in most cities in China. (这个例子是否太poor?)
However, work is as important as leisure activities in understanding a society. How people work is very important not only to individual but also to the whole nation. What people do exactly reflects the characteristics and values of the society. Empirical evidences that support this view are so overwhelming that we do not have to look very far to see the validity of this matter. (划线句子我用so...that...结果状语从句表达可以吗?)To illustrate, in the United States, various marketing offers, different financial professions and numerous insurances companies, in which most American devote, demonstrate a thriving business atmosphere and a prosperous environment in the society. In addition, in China, lots of people in small cities and rural area work in manufacturers, which promote China to be "Manufacturing World" at its special developing stage. (好像这里要写点这段总结性的东东, 但不知怎么写, 请大家指教)
Admittedly,??? (对于mix的position, 正文第三段有必要写预期反对的内容吗? 若不写好像字数不够? 还是继续写the third place?)
In conclusion, while it may appear paradoxical to recommend that to learn about a society can both from people’s leisure time and from their working time, it is not. Understanding how people spend the spare time will help us cognize a society, and digging how people work also will assist us to know the nation better. It is better to combine these two to generate an integrate whole and thus become more convincing than any single one of them, we may be comfortable to say that to learn more about a society, we need to observe both how people spend their leisure time and how they work. (可以这样作为mix position的结论吗?)
问了好多问题, 实在不好意思. 麻烦大家了.
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