【新东方雅思口语】雅思口语Part 3新题范文(4)

　　10. What are the attitudes of young people and elderly people toward these buildings?

　　How about you? I think elderly people may have more interests I these buildings. One of the most important reasons is that they might witness the "rising up" of the building, know more about its origin and history and so forth. For example, my parents always mentioned Park Hotel which used to be the tallest building in China. They always told me that in the past; only those rich people could afford to take a mean there. They honor it pretty much, whereas I do not have any special feeling of it. You know, numerous high-rises are taller and looks more magnificent than this old building.

　　11. What's the influence of historical buildings?

　　You know one of the most important influence of these buildings is that many architects' and designers' inspiration originate from these historical buildings. These historical buildings are usually old-styled. However, the old-styled outlook is the most special part of these buildings and stand for Chinese traditions. These architects and designers tend to combine new elements with traditional elements and these historical buildings are good reference.

　　12. What kind of historical sites do young people in China like?

　　I think young people might prefer the historical sites that are interesting and sell varieties of souvenirs. For example, I like City God Temple of Shanghai, where I can purchase lots of souvenirs and try different special snacks like candied haw, soup dumplings and so forth. It is said that City God Temple was built during Three Kingdom Period and reconstructed during Yongle reign of the early Ming dynasty. Many tourists might choose to take a visit of City God Temple when they are in Shanghai.

13. How can people discover historical sites?

Usually these historical sites are discovered by archaeologists' excavation. You know archaeologists would do lots of excavation in potential historical sites. By analyzing the artifacts they got from these sites, they can get some basic information like when these sites originate, whether it is a tomb for officials and so on. Sometimes these tombs have been emptied by tomb raiders and left nothing valuable for archaeologists. It is said that these raiders employ Wu Xing and the Eight Trigrams to pinpoint possible historical locations.