[TOEFL]+Independent+周周与薛之谦+2015-12-17+06-by leo1

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? the best way to learn about a foreign

country is to read the newspapers and magazines from that country.

Nowadays, taking the advantages of developed modern technologies, people are more likely to

know about the foreign countries, and have more chances to travel abroad. Some people say that

reading the newspapers and magazines from a country is the best way to learn about it. I think

that is one approach, but not the best one.

First, traveling to the another country and interacting with the local people is better than just

reading about it. The articles and photos on the magazines are always show only one view of a

country. The author are is always trying leave you with the expression that he wants. However, if

are not familiar with their culture. It’s just like watching some local television programs of other

states, maybe the local people will find it interesting, but for us as an outsider, would not feel it

has any relationship with it us, so we they will think it's tedious.

Moreover, the newspapers and magazines are often written with in their own languages, in most

cases we cannot understand them. For example, once one a friend once brought back a Japanese

newspaper. At first glance, I felt it interesting, but I cannot understand Japanese. I just read looked

at all the photos on the newspaper,. and I cannot read any more. The newspaper is still lying on at

the bottom of my bookshelf. It's impossible to learn about some countries by reading if you just

cannot understand their language what it is written.

In conclusion, in some situations because of some personal reasons you cannot go to the a foreign