2013年6月英语四级预测作文范文：传统节日遇冷

 　　Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a Composition entitled¹ The Prevalence² of Western Holidays. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese:

　　1．我国某些传统节日受到冷遇，而西方节日却日益升温；

　　2．形成这种现象的原因；

　　3．你对这种现象的看法。

　　The Prevalence of Western Holidays

　　Many young people in China today prefer Western holidays to traditional Chinese festivals. Christmas is now celebrated³ by the younger generation all over China, and it has become especially popular as a romantic holiday for boyfriends and girlfriends or young married couples. Valentine's Day is also extremely popular, and even Halloween is being celebrated now.

　　This phenomenon has actually developed quite naturally in recent decades due to our educational system's focus on English study and therefore on English-speaking cultures. To many students, Western culture has become a symbol of self-expression and freedom from restraint⁴. Celebrating Western holidays has become a way for students to express their love of something different from traditional Chinese culture, and to have fun together with their own generation.

　　In my opinion, it's fine for students learning⁵ English and studying English-speaking cultures to celebrate Western holidays with their teachers and classmates. However, the way I see it, unless the young people later go abroad to live in those cultures, there is no reason for them to continue to celebrate them. We Chinese should hold on to our traditional festivals, the festivals which we have celebrated for centuries.

1 entitled   

有资格的

参考例句：

• You will be entitled to your pension when you reach 65. 你到65岁就有资格享受养老金。
• He entitled us to enter his office at any time. 他授权给我们可以随时进入他的办公室。

2 prevalence   

n. 流行，盛行

参考例句：

• They were very surprised by the prevalence of anti-government sentiments. 他们对普遍存在的反政府情绪感到很吃惊。
• Thus, the prevalence of the disease'should be significantly reduced" by the new regulation. 所以，这种棉屑病应该通过落实新规章而“大大的减少”。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

3 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

4 restraint   

n.克制，抑制，限制；约束措施，约束条件

参考例句：

• Do not take our restraint for a sign of weakness.不要把我方的克制看做是软弱可欺。
• She told me without restraint all about her married life.她毫无保留地告诉我她婚后的生活。

5 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。