Question

书面表达（共1小题，满分15分）

前段时间，社会上就是否该恢复使用繁体字展开了激烈的讨论。请你根据下列要点给某英文报纸评论栏目写一篇文章，谈谈你的看法。

反对者认为：1. 繁体字字形优美，包含了中华文化；2. 繁体字更容易辨认，汉字从繁到简是一种退步。

支持者认为：1. 繁体字书写烦琐，难以适应现代社会的快节奏需要；2. 汉字从繁到简是一种进步。

你的看法

注意：1. 用五句话，文章的开头已给出，不计入总词数；

2. 要求包含所有要点，可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：简体字simplified Chinese characters 繁体字traditional Chinese characters

退步regress n.

I’m very interested in the recent discussion over whether the traditional Chinese characters should be used officially. ________________________________________________________________

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Answer

One possible version：

I’m very interested in the recent discussion over whether traditional Chinese characters should be used officially.

People who support the idea think that traditional Chinese characters look very beautiful, and contain valuable Chinese culture. Also, they think that traditional Chinese characters are easy to recognize and learn. In their opinion, simplified Chinese characters are a kind of regress.

On the other hand, those against the idea think that traditional Chinese characters are very hard to write and that simplified Chinese characters represent progress as they meet the needs of the fast-paced lifestyles of modern society.

As far as I’m concerned, it is a tendency for languages to become simpler. However, it is also necessary to keep our excellent Chinese culture. So the best way to kill two birds with one stone is that we should be able to recognize traditional Chinese characters but only required to write simplified ones.