星火英語(yǔ)專業(yè)八級(jí)考試易考范文背誦50篇 21 Should We Return to Complex Chinese Characters？

[00:02.97]Topic 21 Should We Return to [00:05.68]Complex Chinese Characters? [00:08.31]As one famous professor stated, [00:10.30]“One can only appreciate the beauty [00:12.38]of ancient Chinese literature [00:14.43]through the complex Chinese characters.” [00:17.00]What the professor wants to convey is [00:19.74]that complex Chinese characters [00:21.26]are manifestation of traditional Chinese aesthetics. [00:25.07]However, since the foundation of the PRC, [00:27.69]China began to adopt simplified Chinese characters, [00:31.11]so that illiteracy can be more easily eliminated. [00:35.70]Undoubtedly, [00:36.79]the introduction of simplified Chinese characters [00:39.73]contributes to China’s modernization. [00:42.76]So when a member of the national committee of CPPCC [00:47.50]proposed that we should return to [00:48.89]Complex Chinese Characters, [00:50.33]ongoing debates ensued with vehemence. [00:55.39]Personally, it is impractical to [00:57.32]return to Complex Chinese Characters, [00:59.68]but individuals can voluntarily [01:01.74]make efforts to know Complex Chinese Characters. [01:05.27]Firstly, [01:06.51]since the simplified characters [01:08.71]have played an indispensable role in people’s lives, [01:12.00]we will have to pay the price [01:14.07]if we return to Complex Chinese Characters. [01:16.52]To be specific, education administration [01:19.72]has to bear the burden of changing textbooks; [01:22.16]the corporate world will have to change [01:25.48]their advertisements, [01:26.44]contracts and other documents; [01:28.78]the government has to change their seals, [01:31.23]documents, agreements and treaties [01:34.53]with foreign nations. [01:35.79]Of course [01:36.48]there are other costs resulting [01:38.16]from the return to Complex Chinese Characters. [01:40.54]But the question lies in [01:43.10]who are willing to bear the costs. [01:44.91]In some impoverished areas, [01:47.27]many families can not afford to receive education; [01:50.71]when the global economy is reduced to a slow-down, [01:53.20]the corporate world is making efforts to cut costs. [01:56.93]Therefore, [01:58.24]I perceive the policy of returning [01:59.73]to Complex Chinese Characters [02:01.54]will trigger oppositions from the public. [02:04.40]Secondly, [02:07.09]considering the amount of complex Chinese characters, [02:09.97]can all the Chinese learn to recognize them overnight? [02:13.19]While students have the time [02:14.96]to learn Complex Chinese Characters, [02:16.97]what about people in other domains? [02:19.70]The corporate world can not afford [02:22.08]to interrupt their business, [02:23.39]government officials and civil servants [02:26.25]can not be distracted from running our country, [02:28.06]doctors and nurses have to be at work [02:31.79]in case that emergency arises, [02:33.98]to list three typical domains [02:36.16]that will be affected by the policy. [02:37.90]Admittedly, returning to Complex Chinese Characters [02:42.07]will help preserve traditional Chinese culture. [02:44.87]When China becomes more involved in the world, [02:47.36]western cultures, especially American culture, [02:50.60]have influenced Chinese people [02:52.84]at an unprecedented level. [02:55.26]Many young people look to learning foreign [02:57.25]culture as fashionable. However, [02:59.43]the obvious benefits can not [03:01.80]make us embrace the policy with open arms, [03:04.39]for we should also [03:06.20]bear in mind whether the policy is feasible.

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