英语听力：自然百科 圣河之旅 Yangtze 长江—27

 What do most people in China think of Chairman Mao? Is he seem as a controversial¹ figure or is he generally seem as the creator of modern China?Well, two sides. On one side, he was still. The people still think he is a national hero, and he is a great person in the Chinese history.On the other side, I think today Chinese people also talk about, you know, the mistakes he made.It's more and more open for people talk about this.

After Mao's death in 1976, Chinese leaders were growing to start slowly reforming in economy. And in recent years, the Chinese have begun greediest govering in more spiritual and philosophical² side to their lives, which Mao Communism thought to suppress³.

The same sides have the faith and belief and traditional custom. It's something that a lot of Chinese people are now searching for.

Yeah, I think so. Actually, we have, like thousand years of history. And we have such the great culture in traditions.It never fades away from Chinese people's lives. We still respect our ancestor. We respect our philosophies and religion. I think that's a great thing(laughing)

1 controversial   

adj.引起争论的，有争议的

参考例句：

• The topic of argument is controversial.这个议题是很有争议的。
• Immigration is a controversial issue in many countries.在很多国家，移民都是一个颇有争议的问题。

2 philosophical   

adj.哲学家的，哲学上的，达观的

参考例句：

• The teacher couldn't answer the philosophical problem.老师不能解答这个哲学问题。
• She is very philosophical about her bad luck.她对自己的不幸看得很开。

3 suppress   

vt.压制，镇压，查禁，抑制，阻止

参考例句：

• He continued to suppress the people and serve the imperialists.他继续镇压人民，为帝国主义效劳。
• She was struggling to suppress her sobs.她拼命不让自己哭出来。