问答题 2.  We are caught in the conflicts between modern and traditional cultures every day. Will our traditional culture exist forever? The following are the supporters' and opponents' opinions. Read carefully the opinions from both sides and write your opinion in about 200 words, in which you should first summarize briefly the opinions from both sides and give your view on this issue.
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Even though modem cultures are widely spread nowadays, traditional cultures still continue to dominate. There is no need to worry about whether our traditional culture will be lost. It is all important heritage of the whole human race, which will exist forever.

First, traditional festivals remind us of the traditional culture. Our belief in the traditional culture gets ready to revive at any time.

Moreover, we have taken active measures to conserve the traditional cultures on decline. Many volunteers have contributed themselves to studying and spreading them. Besides，more and more people have realized the importance of the traditional culture, and they begin to voluntarily protect it.

Our culture changes itself to cater to people nowadays. We hold some modern activities to meet the society' needs. Though the appearance of traditional cultures changes, the essence will never change. 		The information revolution, the development of mass media and the advanced technology have doubtlessly, influenced the traditional culture. People get so used to such a modern society that many traditional things have been neglected and abandoned. Therefore, I believe that the traditional culture will gradually get lost.

First, the traditional culture is hindering the development of new science which is beneficial to the whole society.

In addition, the government spent a huge sum of money to rebuild or restore the ancient buildings just for commemoration, taking no account of practicability.

Lastly, nowadays people prefer the modern science and the advanced technology with the wholesome education system to the ancient ways, which speeds up the loss of the traditional culture.
【正确答案】[范文]
   For traditional Chinese culture, some people claim that it will finally be lost because modern science and technology will replace it, but others, in contrast, believe it will exist forever, saying that we should have confidence in some of our traditional cultures. As for me, I agree with the latter.
   First of all, we have to admit that some traditional Chinese cultures are not so popular as they once were. For example, most young people today are fond of listening to pop music instead of traditional ones like Beijing Opera. What's more, modem people have become more interested in western festivals like Valentine's Day and Christmas, while they are losing interest in traditional Chinese festivals. For these reasons, some people think that traditional Chinese culture is declining, and will die out eventually.
   However, from my point of view, although we are living in a skeptical age, and our faith has been weakened, our memory of traditional cultures will never disappear. Everyone agrees that our Chinese tea culture is an appealing treasure, and our traditional folk arts are so exquisite and unique. Many of our cultures have spread to the western countries, and earn great reputations all over the world.
   To sum up, Chinese people still treasure the fundamental and traditional cultures deep in their hearts despite the fact that they are enjoying western cultures as well. I strongly believe that our traditional culture will never be lost, and will be preserved by not only our Chinese but also people all around the world.
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