范文：

Tradition and Modernization

The process of modernization today is even greater than before. It is unavoidable that some achievements are made ① at the cost of tradition. Many people believe that tradition should be reserved to the largest extent. On the one hand, they think that the tradition is the ② cream of history with perfect conclusion and abstraction, and thus it should be followed. On the other hand, we should keep our own traditional characteristics as a culture, so that we can find our own position in a world of ③ diversity.

However, some people believe that it is worthwhile to abandon tradition for modernization. In the first place, they view the history as a ④ linear course moving forward, and outdated concepts must be timely eliminated. In the second place, they believe that civilization is more important, and should be realized ⑤ at all costs.

As far as I am concerned, we should sort out the universal truth in our tradition and stick to them. But we should also selectively put down some traditions for a better life.

Analysis（分析）

① at the cost of表示“以……為代價(jià)”，可以用于表示犧牲某些東西來(lái)實(shí)現(xiàn)目的。

② 可以用cream來(lái)表示“精華”，可以指人或物，表達(dá)簡(jiǎn)潔準(zhǔn)確。

③ 表示多樣性的時(shí)候可以用diversity或者variety。

④ linear一詞可以用于描述一切線性或單向發(fā)展的過(guò)程，在描述與時(shí)空相關(guān)的內(nèi)容時(shí)也可以使用。

⑤ at all costs表示“不惜一切代價(jià)”，可用于強(qiáng)調(diào)話題的重要性。

舉一反三

1. It is unavoidable that some achievements are made at the cost of tradition.

a. It is inevitable that some achievements are made at the cost of tradition.

b. It cannot be avoided that some achievements are made at the cost of tradition.

2. However, some people believe that it is worthwhile to abandon tradition for modernization.

a. However, some people believe that it is worthy to abandon tradition for modernization.

b. However, some people believe that it is rewarding to abandon tradition for modernization.