这是一道关于2016年9月10日的雅思写作的范文，customs主题。
雅思写作高分范文题目：
The customs and traditional ways of behaviour are no longer relevant to the modern world. So they are not worth keeping any more. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
雅思写作7分范文：
Many people, especially the young generation, often talk about discarding the customs and traditional ways of behaviour on the ground that they are no longer applicable to modern life. By contrast, I believe the traditional culture should be preserved, for it plays a pivotal role in our understanding of history and formation of identity even if it is irrelevant to our daily life.
很多人，尤其是年轻一代，经常说要抛弃习俗和传统做法，依据是这些习俗和传统做法已经不再适应现代生活了。与此相反，我认为传统文化应该得到保留，即使它与我们的日常生活无关，它在我们理解历史，形成身份过程中却至关重要。
As we know, traditional customs and rituals are reflections of historical realities. If they are completely abandoned, we may lose sight of our history. Take boat-racing in China for example. It has been an event in memory of Qu Yuan, a legendary figure in the Warring States Period. He drowned himself because his advice was ignored by the king of Chu. Today, boat-racing has nothing to do our daily living; we don’t even need boats for fishing, but Chinese people are still celebrating this event every year for the reason that it reminds them of the cruelty of politics in that period of time. If boat-racing were no longer celebrated, Qu Yuan and the history he represented might have disappeared into the dust of time.
我们知道，传统习俗和做法反映了历史的真实，如果完全抛弃它们，我们就有可能看不见历史。比如中国的龙舟赛。这个活动一直是为了纪念屈原，战国时期的一个传奇人物。由于他的建议不被楚国国王采纳，他投河自尽了。今天，龙舟赛跟我们的日常生活毫无关系;我们甚至连打渔都不需要船了，但是中国人却年年都仍庆祝这个活动，因为它提醒中国人那个时期的残酷政治。如果没有龙舟赛，屈原以及他代表的历史就可能已经消失在时间的尘埃中了。
Not only do past customs and ceremonies inform us of our history, they also dictate who we are and where we are going. To be clear about our unique identity and future is extremely important, especially in this multi-cultural world. Jewish people today are respected throughout the world partly because they are still practising the customs and rituals like their forefathers. That’s why I, a Chinese university student, do not like the idea of celebrating Christmas instead of Spring festival, or Valentine’s day instead of Double Seventh day. Indeed, it is in the traditional culture that we can always find ourselves.
过去的习俗和仪式不仅告诉我们历史，而且还决定我们的现在和未来。清楚地知道自己的独特身份和未来非常重要，尤其是在这个多文化世界。今天，犹太人在全世界广受尊敬，其部分原因就是因为他们仍然施行祖先施行的那些习俗和做法。那也是为什么作为中国大学生我反对庆祝圣诞节而不是春节，反对庆祝情人节而不是七夕节。的确，我们正是从传统文化中经常发现自己的。
To conclude, though many traditional customs and ways of behaviour may appear irrelevant to our modern world, they are not useless as some people claim. On the contrary, they are important to help us understand our history and shape our identity. In this sense, they are certainly worth keeping.
总之，虽然许多传统习俗和做法也许显得与我们的现代生活格格不入，但它们并不像有些人说的那样毫无用处。相反，他们很重要，帮助我们理解历史，形成身份。在这个意义上，它们是值得坚持下去的。
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