【中西方文化合璧】

　　As is shown in the picture, a young American girl is wearing traditional Chinese dress and ornaments and is smiling sweetly. It may be an ordinary picture, but it conveys deep and profound meaning: national culture is also international culture.

　　Ever since we opened our door to the world, we have attracted and influenced by things from other cultures, such as jeans, country music and fast food. We have shown such interest in them that some people, especially the younger generation, become crazy about them. The more exotic(异国风情的) they are, the more fashionable they seem to be. Now, national culture began to show its charm and gain popularity(受到欢迎) all over the world. Our national costume, just as shown in the picture, Beijing Opera, Cross Talk, for example, have won favor with(得到……支持) a lot of foreigners.

　　As national culture becomes international culture, people in the world better understand each other. We are all villagers in this global village. Mutual respect and understanding (相互尊重、理解)make this world a better place to live in.

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　　如图所示，一个年轻的美国女孩穿着传统的中国服饰，笑容甜美。图片或许很简单，但它表达了深刻的含义：民族文化也是世界的文化。

　　自从改革开放以来，外来的文化，例如：牛仔裤、乡村音乐及快餐等吸引并影响着我们。我们对这些充满兴趣，尤其是年轻人为其疯狂。他们越是异国风情，就越是时尚流行。如今，我们的本族文化开始展现其魅力，并且在全世界范围内受到欢迎。例如，图片中展示的民族服装、京剧、相声受到了很多外国人的喜爱。

　　民族文化也是世界的，所以全世界的人们能够更好的理解对方。我们都是地球村的村民，相互的尊重和理解让这个地球更适宜居住。

　　What is clearly presented in the above chart is the different numbers of urban residents and rural population among 1990,2000 and 2010.The number of urban residents climbed steadily(稳步上升) from 300 million in 1990 to 660 million or so in 2010，while rural population decreased slightly(缓慢下降) from about 820 million to 680 million or so in the same period.

　　It is not difficult to come up with(提出)some possible factors accounting for(解释)this trend. On the one hand, with the rapid development of economy and society, people in mounting numbers crowd into cities in search of employment, a decent living and the excitement of urban life recently. On the other hand, the economy in the rural districts is comparative(相对而言)less developed and thus the opportunity to make money and pursue their future is as well lean. As a result, an increasing number of folks are trying to escape this destiny by flocking into(大量涌入) the urban areas.

　　Given the analyses above, I firmly believe that such established trend(现有趋势)will surely continue for quite a while in the forthcoming years and due importance should be attached to this evident situation.

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　　图中清楚的描述出在1990,2000以及2010年间，城市和农村人口数据上的变化。从1990年到2010年，城镇人口的数量由3亿稳步上升到6.6亿，而同一时期农村人口从8.2亿缓慢下降到了6.8亿。

　　想出一些可能的因素来解释这种趋势并不难。一方面，随着社会和经济的快速发展，最近越来越多的人涌入城市寻找工作、体面的生活及城市生活的激情。另一方面，农村地区的经济相对不发达，所以赚钱和追求未来的机会也很少。因此，越来越多的乡下人为了逃避这种命运而大批来到城市。

　　综上分析，我坚信这种趋势在未来的几年中将会持续下去，而且我们应该重视这种明显的形势。