了解当代文明最有效的途径就是去分析当代年轻人的潮流。

It is more or less true to say that contemporary culture is to analyze the trends of its youth.

1. We live in an age when old people are marginalized in society.

2. What we call mass culture produced by the mass media is, as a matter of fact, a reflection of the trends among the youth.

3. There is urgent need for the younger generation and the older generation to fill the gap between them and to build a more balanced contemporary culture.

文明潮流和年轻人潮流的关系。

政府必须要确保主要城市发展所需的财政支持，因为一个国家的文化传统主要是在城市中得以保存和发展。

Disagree

1. Subsidizing cultural traditions is not a proper role of government.

2. Secondly, subsidizing cultural traditions is not a necessary role of government. Philanthropy is alive and well today, and so government need not intervene to ensure that our cultural traditions are preserved and promoted.

3. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, the speaker unfairly suggests that large cities serve as the primary breeding ground and sanctuaries for a nation’s cultural traditions.

城市和国家的关系之文化传统