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（2010·江苏省淮安中学高三第一次阶段闯关测试）

据媒体报道，有关部门近期计划对圆明园实施修复，大部分的园门和墙壁将修复一新。你班的主题班会组织学生对圆明园是否应该修复进行了讨论，大家观点不一，请你根据下面的表格如实反映大家的意见，并发表你的看法。

赞成修复	不赞成修复
恢复圆明园的原始风貌 保护中国的古老建筑 恢复尊严，展现繁荣 ……	保存历史真相，不忘国耻 修复工作浪费大量钱财 ……
你的看法……（至少2点）

注意：1. 对所给要点不要简单翻译， 要有适当发挥。

2. 词数150. 短文中已写好的部分不计入总词数。

3. 参考词汇： dignity  n. 尊严      prosperous  adj. 繁荣的

Recently we have discussed the question whether Yuanmingyuan should be rebuilt, and different opinions are given about it.

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Recently we have discussed the question whether Yuanmingyuan should be rebuilt, and different opinions are given about it.

Some students are in favor of the plan, since the reconstruction will exhibit the original beauty of Yuanmingyuan. In this way we can preserve China’s old architecture. But its reconstruction will give us our dignity back. What's more, it can show how prosperous China has become.

Other students, however, are strongly against the plan. They think that Yuanmingyuan, as it stands today, keeps the truth of history, thus reminding China of its shameful history when European imperialists bullied it. Not only will rebuilding cost money, but it will also turn the site into another tacky tourist trap, losing all its precious value.

Personally, I advocate keeping Yuanmingyuan as it is. Reconstruction may destroy it as a heritage site. Besides, it will take a great deal of money and human power, which could be better used to improve the backward conditions in certain areas of China.