雅思写作题目："旅游到一个别的国家，游客是否必须入乡随俗，同时放弃自己的文化?"你该如何下笔？

　　这样的题目，分析是关键。自己的习俗和异国文化习俗是否必然矛盾冲突呢?这是突破点。根据这个进行分类，进行二分法阐述。如果文化冲突比较显著，就最好入乡随俗，否则可以保持自己的习俗。课堂提问，什么是文化?

　　预料之中，几乎没有人能够回答出来。因为这些学生回答问题不是通过大脑思考，而是想在自己大脑储存——他们虽然没有任何储存——中搜寻记忆的答案。这是中国学生最显著的特征。多年教室的蹂躏，早已使得他们完全丧失思考以及说人话的能力。

　　Whatisaculture?Althoughthereisnoanagreementaboutthedefinitionofculture,peoplegenerallyconsiderittobethewayspeopleeat,play,dress,drink,think,andwork.Whenonepersontravelsinaforeigncountry,theforeigncultureisnotnecessarilycompletelyincompatiblewithhisorhernativeways.Therefore,itisnotalwaystruetodoinRomeasaRomanDoes.

　　Ifonetravelsinapublicculture,thatis,wherethesocialorder,economicandotherrelationshipsbetweenpeoplearemaintainedbylawsratherthanbycustomorkinship,itissafeforthetravelertodothingsinhisorherownways，becausethepublicculturewelcomesdifferentorevenconflictedopinions,people,andways.TakeNewYork,thebigpot,asatypicalcaseinpoint.Inthiscityeverybodyhasanangleandeveryonehastherighttodowhateverdelightshimorherincasethatitisnotillegal.

　　Ifonetravelsinafolkculture,however,itisbettertodoinRomeasRomansdo.Afolkcultureisaculturefeaturedbyclans,kinships,andcustoms.Inafolkculturedifferentwaysofdoingthingsarelesswelcomed.Insuchaculture,ifonekeepshisorherownwaysofdoingthings,hardlycanheorshebeabletoenjoythejourney.Worse,thetravelermightbeinthedeeptroubledwater.

　　Therefore,whetheronemustfollowthenewwaysofdoingthingsandwhetheronemustkeepthenativeculturedependonavarietyofspecificconditions.