19．EmperorandCoffee

漫画中是一个太监正伺候皇帝用咖啡的场景。题目是“紫禁城中的星巴克”。作文必须包括三方面的内容；描述漫画及其揭示的问题讨论传统文化与现代的关系提出你自己的观点、看法。

Inthecartoonweseeaservantbringingacupofcoffeefortheemperor。Thejokeisthattheideaofemperorandtheideaofcoffeedonotusuallycometogether。Itisfunnytothinkoftheemperordrinkingcoffee。Butthecartoonmayyethaveanothermeaning。Itimpliesthatemperor，ifhewerestilltheretoday，wouldlearntodrinkcoffee。Modernizationisahistoricaltrend。

Chinaisacountrywithalonghistory。Ithasspecialtraditionsandcustoms。Theyarethenation’sgreattreasureswhichweshoulddoourbesttopreserve。However，asChinaopensuptotheworld，moreandmoreforeignideasandproductscomeintocountry。Howwetakethiswesterninfluenceandwhatrelationshipshouldbeestablishedbetweentheeastandthewesthavebecomeurgentquestionsforustoanswer。Forexample，shouldweallowacoffeeshoptobeopenedintheForbiddenCity，aplacewhichisthoughttorepresenttheessenceoforientallife？Canthecoffeeshopintegrateitselfintothesurroundingorwillitfromaneyesore？

Ibelievethatweshouldbeopen－mindedaboutwesterninfluence。Ifitisgood，weshouldnotrefuseit。AcoffeeshopintheForbiddenCitywillnotposeanthreattoourtraditionalculture。Itwillinsteadprovideaconvenientrestingplaceforvisitorswhohavetowalkthroughthehugepalace。Thespiritofthe21stcenturyisoneofcooperationandcoexistence。Weshouldallowdifferentculturestoexisttogetherandflourishtogether。