Social Morality Should Not Be Out of Date

Chinahas long been known as “the land ofceremony and propriety.” Today, however, people often complain that publicmorals are no longer what they used to be. A family, for example, likes a cellof society, which also mirrors the general mood of a country. As we know, theChinese have very strong family ties. But with the emergence of a “modern”concept to families, people find that problems like high divorce rate andextramarital affairs become more serious than ever before.

中國長期以來一直被稱作“禮儀之邦”。然而，現在人們常常抱怨公德已經不是過去的樣子了。例如，一個家庭就像是社會的一個細胞，反映著一個國家的情緒。我們都知道，中國人有強烈的家庭情結。但是，隨著現代觀念滲入到家庭，人們發現高離婚率和婚外情的問題變得比以往更嚴重了。

Another example: the name of Lei Feng who was alwaysready to lend a helping hand to others, used to be known by almost all Chineseas a model to learn from. But today, some people claim that “the spirit of LeiFeng” is outdated. Fashionable ideas say money talks. In the early stage of themarket economic development, the appearance of some evil phenomena is notsurprising. But we should not sit passively by and let it run rampant. Instead,active measures should be taken to improve morals and ethics of the public.

又如，雷鋒—一個隨時準備伸出援助之手，曾經被幾乎所有的中國人當做學習榜樣的名字。但是，現在人們卻聲稱雷鋒精神已經過時了。時尚的想法認為有錢能使鬼推磨。在市場經濟發展初期，出現一些邪惡現象不足為奇。但是，我們不應該坐以待斃，任其猖獗。相反，我們應該采取積極措施以提高公共道德。

Personally, the media should play a leading role inthis regard. They should spare no effort to praise the good and criticize theevil. They should guide people how to tell the truth, goodness and beauty fromthe fault, ugliness and evil.

就個人而言，媒體應該在這方面起關鍵作用。他們應該不遺余力地贊揚美好，批判邪惡；他們應該引導人們如何讓辨別真善美與假丑惡。