ProtectingtheIntangibleCulturalHeritages1.保护非物质文化遗产很重要2.非物质文化遗产指的是……3.为保护非物质文化遗产我们应该……LiketangibleculturalheritagessuchastheGreatWallandtheForbiddenCity,intangibleculturalheritageslikePekingOperaandConfucius-commemoratingritualsareequallycrucial.Weshouldmakeourutmosteffortstopreserveintangibleheritagesbecause,withouttheirphysicalformofexistence,theyareingreaterriskofextinction.AccordingtoUNESCO’sConventionfortheSafeguardingofIntangibleCulturalHeritage(2003),allformsofsocialcustomsandhabits,folklore,performingarts,rituals,oraltraditions,festivals,traditionalcraftsandvariousknowledgeandpracticesaboutnatureanduniversecanbeclassifiedasintangibleculturalheritages.Asacountryconsistingofagreatdiversityofethnicgroupsandwithtime-honoredhistoryandcivilization,Chinaaboundsinintangibleculturalheritages.Culturalheritagesconnectmodernpeoplewiththehistoricalpast,allowingthemtoacquireaculturalandhistoricalidentity.Withoutculturalheritages,wewouldberenderedabsolutelyrootlessandwewouldfindithardtocopewithchallengesatpresentandinthefuture.However,themodernizationprocessposesmountingthreatstointangibleheritages.Manypeoplehaveablindfaithinthelatestelectronicdevices.Itisalsopathetictoseeelderlypeopleinpossessionofsuchlegaciespassawaywithouttransmittingthemtotheyoungergeneration.Facedwiththosechallenges,weshouldbothpreserveandrenovateourancestralheritagessothatwecanhelpcontributetotheculturaldiversityoftheworldandreturntoourspiritualhomelandinthisageofimpersonalscienceandtechnology.【参考译文】保护非物质文化遗产如同长城、故宫之类的物质文化遗产一样，像京剧和祭孔仪式这类非物质文化遗产，也同样至关重要。我们应不遗余力地去保护非物质遗产，因为它们在不具备物质存在的条件下，失传的可能性更加岌岌可危。按照联合国教科文组织2003年通过的《保护非物质文化遗产公约》的界定，各种社会习俗、民俗、表演艺术、仪式、口头传统、节庆、传统手工艺、以及有关自然界与宇宙的知识与实践，全都可被纳入到非物质文化遗产的范畴。作为一个由众多族群构成的国家，并拥有悠久的历史与文明，中国有着极为丰富的非物质文化遗产。文化遗产将现代人与遥远的历史连接起来，使人们拥有某种文化和历史的认同感。如果没有文化遗产，我们的“根”便荡然无存。我们也无法去应对当下及未来的挑战。然则，现代化进程正在对非物质文化遗产构成日甚一日的威胁。许多人盲目崇拜最新的电子产品。另外，看着掌握非物质遗产的老者不断逝去，而无法将其留传给年轻的一代，实在令人痛心。面对这些挑战，我们对祖辈的遗产既要继承，又要创新，这样，我们才能促进世界的文化多样性，并在一个缺少人情味的科学与技术的时代，重返我们的精神家园。【值得熟记的句式与短语】1.tangibleculturalheritages物质文化遗产2.Confucius-commemoratingrituals祭孔仪式3.makeutmosteffortsto不遗余力地去做……4.preserveintangibleheritages保护非物质遗产5.beingreatriskofextinction灭亡的可能性很大6.ConventionfortheSafeguardingofIntangibleCulturalHeritage《保护非物质文化遗产公约》7.oraltraditions口头传统8.traditionalcrafts传统手工艺9.agreatdiversityofethnicgroups众多族群10.time-honoredhistoryandcivilization悠久的历史与文明11.culturalandhistoricalidentity文化和历史的认同感12.copewithchallengesatpresentandinthefuture应对当下及未来的挑战13.ablindfaith盲目崇拜14.ancestralheritages祖辈的遗产15.culturaldiversity文化多样性16.spiritualhomeland精神家园17.ageofimpersonalscienceandtechnology缺少人情味的科学与技术的时代
