【答案解析】[参考范文1]——无需遵守当地风俗和行为
I think that visitors to other countries should not follow the customs and behaviour of the countries they visit. Many people disagree with my opinion. In this essay, I would like to look at both sides of the argument.
Many people believe that people should follow the customs and behaviour of the citizens of countries that they visit. They believe that this is necessary to show that visitors understand that they are guests in another country and that they accept that they must follow local norms. This could greatly reduce the possibility of conflict between the visitors and the local people and therefore contributes to international understanding.
On the other hand, many people, like myself, believe that one should behave in other countries as one would in his/her own country. This is considered good because people need to respect the fact that different countries and cultures have a variety of ways of doing things. In an increasingly interdependent world, this is important as it shows people that there is no one correct way of acting and that no one country"s ways are better than another"s. This is particularly important with regard to religious beliefs. If people from one religion are told that they must act like the local people in the countries they visit, they might be dissuaded from visiting rather than act in ways that may contravene their religious beliefs.
In conclusion, l think that it is unreasonable to ask people to change their behaviour when they visit another country. There are advantages in acting in accordance with local customs, but these are outweighed by the problems associated with it.
[参考范文2]——应该遵守当地风俗和行为
Should people follow local customs and behaviour when visiting other countries? I believe that they should, but many people disagree. In this essay, I will look at some of the points presented by both sides.
Many people suggest that by adapting to the local customs and behaviour, visitors show their respect for the local culture and this results in an understanding of different cultures. Certainly, local people are happy and impressed when visitors show this kind of understanding. By adapting to the local culture, visitors might also get more out of their visits. With luck, the local people might not regard them as strangers to be wary of, but rather as equals from another place. In addition, not adapting to the local culture could cause serious offence, particularly in highly religious societies.
However, adapting to the local culture could be misleading. The locals might believe that the visitors always behave like this, even in their own lands, when in fact they do not. This misunderstanding can be avoided quite easily through simple explanations of how things are in the visitors" countries. On the other hand, one could argue that it should not be the visitors who should change their customs and behaviour, but the visited. In order to show their respect for the visitors" culture, why shouldn"t the locals change their ways when they are with them?
In conclusion, I do not think that it is necessary for visitors to follow local customs and behaviour, but I think that they should do this. I am confident that there would be increased mutual respect on the part of both locals and visitors.