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" Second-generation rich", or fuerdai, has become a new dub for the generation of people who inherited family wealth in one way
" Second-generation rich", or fuerdai, has become a new dub for the generation of people who inherited family wealth in one way
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2018-10-19
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" Second-generation rich", or fuerdai, has become a new dub for the generation of people who inherited family wealth in one way or another. They are the object of public attention and arouse a mixture of jealousy and revulsion among other people. In the following excerpt, the author presents his opinion on this topic. Read the excerpt carefully and write your response in NO LESS THAN 300 WORDS, in which you should:
1. summarize briefly the author’s opinion;
2. give your comment.
Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.
Write your article on ANSWER SHEET FOUR.
Excerpt
Lifestyles of the Rich and Infamous
For decades, China’s economic boom has brought a better life to hundreds of millions. But it has also created new problems, such as pollution and inequality. And, for the super-rich, a moral conundrum: how, wealthy parents wonder, can they raise children properly?
China now has an estimated 1.09m people with personal wealth of at least 10m yuan ( $ 1.6m), and 67,000 super-rich ones with assets above 100m yuan. Their children, the "second-generation rich" , or fuerdai, are the object of public attention in national media and arouse a mixture of envy and revulsion among ordinary people.
They can be seen driving outrageously posh cars which, thanks to the stiff import duties, can cost $ 1m or more. Some of them post ostentatious pictures and vulgar rants about their exploits on social media. A son of one of China’s richest tycoons recently aroused a storm of criticism for posting snaps of his Alaskan husky wearing two gold Apple Watches, which worth tens of thousands of dollars—useful, no doubt, if the dog ever needs to surf the Internet.
In June, one national leader told at a government meeting that China’s young rich must curb their hedonistic ways. They should be guided, he said, to think about where their wealth comes from and be patriotic, law-abiding and hard-working. A week after his remarks were made public, state media reported on a training session in the prosperous coastal province of Fujian for 70 offsprings of billionaires, where they were taught traditional Chinese culture, social responsibility and business knowledge—and the fine will be 1,000 yuan if they turned up late.
According to some fuerdai, all this will be an uphill battle. Wang Daqi, a 30-year-old man from a moneyed family, profiled several of his peers in Burden of Wealth, a book published in May. It sought to paint a more nuanced portrait of the lives the fuerdai lead, but he acknowledges that ostentation is the only value many of them know. "It’s pretty pathetic, actually. " he says. Among those who do work, he adds, most choose to invest their family wealth in other businesses. "To build a new business of your own takes a lot of work, but if you just seed start-ups you don’t have to do the hard work or carry too much responsibility. "
Another member of the fuerdai, a 26-year-old Beijing native whose father is a self-made investment banker, says some of his friends are from politically well-connected families and probably owe some of their wealth to corrupt dealings. Others have honest family fortunes built from scratch, and many, he reckons, fall somewhere in between. "We don’t talk too much among ourselves about where the money comes from," he says, "We all understand it can be very sensitive. "
China’s ongoing anti-corruption campaign, he thinks, is doing more than any training programme to get rich kids to tone things down—at least in public. They still party hard and buy new cars every six months. "But now when they go out, they just take the BMW 7 Series instead of the Aston Martin. "
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My View on the Second-generation Rich A young woman is strutting down the catwalk in a pristine white Stella Lam evening gown as another 100 immaculately dressed guests dine on artistically plated fine cuisine prepared by a French chef. At first glance, this boisterous hobnobbing may appear to be a scene in The Great Gatsby. But it is just one of the theme parties thrown by the fuerdai, or the "second-generation rich". Subject to half envy and half revulsion, this group has never ceased to cover themselves in glory of one kind or another. Thanks to China’s economic boom, many families become rich for several reasons, such as their hard-working and entrepreneurial spirit or good connections with powerful people. Against the expectation of their parents and more ironically the genetic laws, the heirs know more about the luxury world than their parents. To curb this ostentatious and corruptive way of life, the government has taken measures, encouraging them to abide by traditional Chinese culture, take more social responsibility and acquire more business knowledge. In a sense, the fuerdai may be stereotyped for being spoilt, arrogant and self-willed, with many cases known to senselessly splurge their parents’ money and display a blatant disrespect for the law. However, for this group of young men, we can’t glibly blame their parents for their hedonism. When conviviality becomes a fashion, we should put retrospection on our society where moral lessons should once again be instilled. For example, innovative ideas to run businesses, independence, the philanthropic and patriotic spirit should be taught to them. Only when they find out the glorious lifestyle can do nothing but bedevil their values and dim their achievements can they take on a more meaningful life.
解析
本题探讨的是中国的“富二代”现象,属于社会生活类话题。题目要求简要概括所给材料中关于“富二代”的观点,并发表自己的评论。在具体行文方面,考生可以开篇点题;然后简要结合材料内容对这一现象进行分析;最后给出自己的评论,总结全文,升华主题。
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