Western Customs 西方风俗
Nowadays,there appears a phenomenon that the western customs are spreading into the east countries step by step,thus making many inhabitants who live in big cities enjoy themselves on these western festivals such as Christmas Day,April Fool’s Day,etc.Such phenomenon shows us that the world people are getting close gradually and the world is becoming smaller and smaller as well.Therefore,in my opinion,it’s a normal phenomenon s well as a necessary trend.
现在，有一种现象是，西方的风俗习惯在东方一步一步地蔓延，使许多生活在大城市的居民喜欢在圣诞节、四月愚人节等西方节日。这种现象表明，世界人民正在逐渐接近，世界也变得越来越小。因此，在我看来，这是一种正常现象，也是一种必然趋势。
First of all,it shows that we Chinese have become much opener rather than clinging to some very old customs,which are opposite our living.Looking back on the history,we can find the answer to why our China was very poor and weak in the 1800’s.Yes,the answer is that we closed ourselves not to let other countries know about us,and this led us to a very hard road on which we suffered many wars that many European countries launched.So I think it is more than necessary to accept other customs instead of closing ourselves.Of course,festivals are just the beginning.
首先，这说明我们中国人已经变得更加开放，而不是依附于一些非常古老的风俗习惯，而这正是我们生活的反面。回顾历史，我们可以找到答案，为什么我们的中国是非常贫穷和薄弱的1800年代。是的，答案是，我们关闭自己，不要让其他国家知道我们，这使我们在一个非常艰难的道路，我们遭受了许多战争，许多欧洲国家推出。所以我认为这是必要的，以接受其他习俗，而不是关闭自己。当然，节日只是一开始。
What’s more,the Open and Reform Policy results in this.So I want to say it is a great achievement for the policy.Since we took the policy into practice,our country is developing with a rapid speed.No doubt it is an essential trend.(www.yingyuzuowen.cn)
更为开放和改革的政策结果。所以我想说，这是一个伟大的成就的政策。既然我们采取了政策，我国正迅速发展。毫无疑问这是一个基本趋势。
Last but not the least,we may get closer and closer not only to our home friends but also to many foreigners.We can never feel embarrassed for not knowing the other’s customs and manners.And more misunderstandings can be avoided as well.
最后但并非最不重要的，我们可能会越来越接近不仅我们家的朋友，但也有许多外国人。我们不能因为不了解对方的风俗习惯而感到尴尬。也可以避免更多的误解。
To sum up,the trend has its great advantage to a certain extent.However,if we admire the western customs too much,it will be a disadvantage because China is our own country,all of us should enjoy a patriotic heart.Wish in the near future,we can see the situation that westerners are enjoying themselves on the Spring Festival.
总之，这一趋势在一定程度上具有很大的优势。但是，如果我们对西方的风俗习惯过多，这会是一个不利因素，因为中国是我们自己的国家，我们都应该享有一个爱国的心。在不久的将来，我们可以看到西方人在春节享受自己的情况。
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