环球慢速英语 校服辩论(4)

Voice 1: The uniforms have nothing to do with Japan's own military¹ past. And they do not represent² Japanese culture either. But, Japan established³ its education system in the eighteen seventies. At that time Japan looked to countries like Germany, France, and Britain for ideas. So today, Japanese school uniforms still model those old ideas. This concerns⁴ many Japanese people. They do not like the uniforms and what they represent. Many people want to create new uniforms that are more Japanese.

声音1：这些校服与日本以前的军队没有任何关系。而且也不代表日本文化。日本在19世纪70年代建立了教育体系。当时，日本借鉴了德国、法国、英国等国的想法。所以，现在日本的校服仍以这些古老的想法为模型。这令许多日本人感到担心。他们不喜欢这些校服，也不喜欢这些校服代表的意义。许多人想创造更具日本风格的新校服。

Voice 2: This example from Japan leads into the next reason why many people do not like school uniforms. They believe uniforms take away individuality. That is, uniforms do not let children express who they are. These people believe that children should wear what they want to school. Choosing clothes is a way to express yourself.

声音2：日本的例子引出了为什么许多人不喜欢校服的另一个原因。那就是，他们认为校服夺走了个性。也就是说，校服让儿童无法表达出自己。这些人认为孩子应该穿自己想穿的衣服上学。选择服装也是一种表达自己的方式。

1 military   

n.军队；adj.军事的，军人的，好战的

参考例句：

• The area has been declared a closed military zone.这个地区已宣布为军事禁区。
• The king was just the tool of the military government.国王只是军政府的一个傀儡。

2 represent   

vt.表现，表示；描绘，讲述；代表，象征；回忆；再赠送，再上演；vi.提出异议

参考例句：

• I'll represent to him the risk he is running.我要向他指出他所面临的险境。
• We selected her to represent us.我们选她作为我们的代表。

3 established   

adj.已建立的；已设立的；已制定的；确定的v.建立( establish的过去式和过去分词)；确定；[植物学]使（植物）定植；使成为

参考例句：

• Scientists have established a connection between cholesterol levels and heart disease. 科学家已证实胆固醇含量与心脏病之间有关联。
• The committee was established in 191这个委员会创立于1912年。

4 concerns   

n.关系( concern的名词复数 )；关心；企业；（与某人）有关的事

参考例句：

• This is a great event that concerns the future of our company. 这是关系到我们公司前途的大事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Our two nations are knitted together by common concerns. 共同关心的问题使我们两国团结一致。 来自《简明英汉词典》