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　　Claim: Governments must ensure that their major cities receive the financial support they need in order to thrive.

　　Reason: It is primarily in cities that a nation's cultural traditions are preserved and generated.

　　结论：政府需要给社会主要城市提供财政支持，来保证其繁荣发展。

　　原因：一个国家的文化传统主要是在城市中得以传承和发展。

　　7 Some people believe that government funding of the arts is necessary to ensure that the arts can flourish and be available to all people. Others believe that government funding of the arts threatens the integrity of the arts.

　　有些人认为政府对艺术的资助是有必要的，资助能够保证艺术繁荣发展，并且让所有人享受艺术。也有人认为政府对艺术的资助会威胁到艺术的完整性。

　　55 In order for any work of art—for example, a film, a novel, a poem, or a song—to have merit, it must be understandable to most people.

　　若是任何艺术作品(例如，电影、文学、雕塑或者歌曲)存在价值，都必须易于大多数人理解。

　　77 The most effective way to understand contemporary culture is to analyze the trends of its youth.

　　了解当代文化最有效的方式是分析当代年轻人的潮流。