Idol Worship in My Eyes
Most people have their idols, be it scientists or pop singers. Many youngsters, in particular, worship stars in the sports and entertainment field, who catch most of the public attention.
It is hard to say whether idol worshipping is good or bad, for it is not a black-and-white issue. For one thing, these public figures walk into the spotlight after a great amount of hard work, therefore they set up role models as talented and industrious persons. But for another thing, it may not be wise to blindly admire anyone. This is dangerous, because to err is human and stars have their weaknesses as well, and in some cases, even scandals.
As I perceive this phenomenon, there is nothing wrong with idol worshipping inherently. What matter are the aspects in which we admire them and to what extent it goes. Even if a certain star always presents a good public image, the "worship" should not go to such extreme as pure imitation, otherwise there will be a lot of "carbon copies" lacking individuality. (177 words)
black-and-white adj. 黑白分明的
a great amount of 大量的，許多的
to err is human 人非圣賢，孰能無(wú)過(guò)
phenomenon n. 現(xiàn)象，跡象
even if 即使，雖然
carbon copies 一模一樣的事物
It is not enough to have a good mind. The main thing is to use it well.
僅僅有好頭腦還不夠，重要的是要善于使用它。
-- Descartes 笛卡兒
我眼中的偶像崇拜
大部分人都有他們的偶像，無(wú)論是科學(xué)家還是流行歌星。尤其是許多年輕人，崇拜那些體育界和娛樂(lè)圈最吸引大眾注意力的明星。
很難說(shuō)偶像崇拜是好還是壞，因?yàn)檫@不是個(gè)黑白分明的問(wèn)題。一方面，這些公眾人物是在大量努力工作之后才走到聚光燈下的，因此他們作為有天賦和勤勞的人，樹(shù)立起了角色典范。但是從另一方面來(lái)說(shuō)，盲目崇拜任何人也許都是不明智的。這很危險(xiǎn)，因?yàn)槿朔鞘ベt，孰能無(wú)過(guò)，明星也有他們的缺點(diǎn)，而且在某些情況下，甚至?xí)谐舐劇?br />
根據(jù)我對(duì)這一現(xiàn)象的看法，崇拜偶像從本質(zhì)上沒(méi)有什么不對(duì)的。真正重要的是我們崇拜他們什么方面，以及崇拜到了什么程度。即使某個(gè)明星展現(xiàn)的公眾形象一直很好，這種"崇拜"也不應(yīng)該走向完全模仿的極端，否則就會(huì)出現(xiàn)很多缺乏個(gè)性的"一模一樣的東西"。
1. Many youngsters, in particular, worship stars in the sports and entertainment field, who catch most of the public attention. 其是許多年輕人，崇拜那些體育界和娛樂(lè)圈最吸引大眾注意力的明星。
2. It is hard to say whether idol worshipping is good or bad, for it is not a black-and-white issue. 很難說(shuō)偶像崇拜是好還是壞，因?yàn)檫@不是個(gè)黑白分明的問(wèn)題。
3. For one thing, these public figures walk into the spotlight after a great amount of hard work, therefore they set up role models as talented and industrious persons. 一方面，這些公眾人物是在大量努力工作之后才走到聚光燈下的，因此他們作為有天賦和勤勞的人，樹(shù)立起了角色典范。
