传统的价值观(Traditional moral values)
　　there's so much for me to talk about in terms of traditions of family and community as a chinese. confucius alone gave us much food for thought which is still being advocated but hardly practiced today. for example, 'self-cultivation, regulating the family, managing the nation, and establishing peace all over the world', a standard conduct of the chinese society for thousands of years, is eclipsed by individual thirst to glean more fortune.
　　how one's own fortune goes curtainly prevail over how a nation's does. in china the ammount of bribe money is astonishingly large and the number of corrupt officials which have been brought to the justice is not as large as those who are not yet. why do these civil servants risk their fame and even lives in defiance of law? greed and selfishness account for it. corrupton among public service is but a drop in the ocean when it comes to the demise of the morality. as i walked around the downtown the other day, i found people, with their fancy clothes and stylish hairdos ,appear too materialistic,which is not to my liking. wasn't there a time when things were simpler and people were more humble?once bogged down in private interest, one finds oneself blinded by the greed and selfishness.
　　advocating the traditional moral values about family and community is definitely necessary. actually it has adopted by the chinese government as a key policy
　　to run the coounty by combining the rule of law with the rule of virtue ,which is the essence of confucianism. i know modernization is necessary for advancement .however ,i hope we will forget the traditional moral values along the way.

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defiance [di'faiəns] 想一想再看
n. 蔑视，违抗，挑衅
联想记忆 X 联想记忆：defy（vt 公然反抗；藐视；挑衅）
traditional [trə'diʃənəl] 想一想再看
adj. 传统的

essence ['esns] 想一想再看
n. 本质，精髓，要素，香精

virtue ['və:tju:] 想一想再看
n. 美德，德行，优点，贞操
联想记忆 X 联想记忆：源于：virtues（n 美德天使：九级天使中的第五级）
stylish ['stailiʃ] 想一想再看
adj. 现代风格的，流行的，潇洒的

demise [di'maiz] 想一想再看
n. 死亡，转让房产，让位 vt. 让渡，遗赠，转
联想记忆 X 联想记忆：dem人民，is是，e鹅：想变成鹅不太容易，需要投胎，不过首要条件是你得去死！建议不予以考虑！
prevail [pri'veil] 想一想再看
vi. 获胜，盛行，主导
联想记忆 X 联想记忆：pre前，vail＝val力量－力量在别人前面－战胜
morality [mə'ræliti] 想一想再看
n. 道德，美德，品行，道德观

modernization [.mɔdənai'zeiʃən] 想一想再看
n. 现代化
联想记忆 X 联想记忆：modern现代的+ixation表名词,来自-ize+ation,“…化”或“发展过程”→现代化
conduct [kən'dʌkt] 想一想再看
n. 行为，举动，品行
v. 引导，指挥
联想记忆 X 联想记忆：con共同，duct引导－引导大家的行为举止