你觉得过去的生活会更好吗？

Discussion Questions

1.你想住在过去的哪个时代吗？
Would you rather live in a time in the past?
2.过去有哪些好的方面，哪些不好？
What was better in the past, what was worse?
3.你现在有什么是不想放弃的？
What in the present would you not want to give up?
4.过去有没有什么应该重新引入的东西？
Is there something from the past that should be reintroduced?
5.发展有缺点吗？
Does progress have disadvantages?
6.你能描述一下如果你生活在那时你会如何度过一天吗？
Describe how you would spend a day in the time when you would like to live.
7.最近几年你注意到社会有哪些变化？
What changes in society have you noticed in recent years?
8.技术对我们的生活质量的影响有多大，跟过去相比？
To what extent does technology influence our quality of life compared to the past?
9.你觉得过去的人比现在快乐吗？
Do you believe that people in the past were happier than today?
10.传统在今天的生活中扮演什么角色，跟过去有什么不同？
What role do traditions play in today's life and how do they differ from the past?

生活 (shēnghuó) - life

过去 (guòqù) - past

现在 (xiànzài) - present

进步 (jìnbù) - progress

安全 (ānquán) - security

凝聚力 (níngjùlì) - cohesion

环境条件 (huánjìng tiáojiàn) - environmental conditions

技术 (jìshù) - technology

传统 (chuántǒng) - tradition

快乐 (kuàilè) - happy

过去，人们之间的凝聚力更强。

In the past, there was more cohesion among people.

科技显著改变了我们的生活。

Technology has significantly changed our lives.

我怀念过去更重要的传统。

I miss the traditions that were more important in the past.

进步带来了优点和缺点。

Progress brings both advantages and disadvantages.

有时人们认为过去更快乐。

Sometimes one thinks that people in the past were happier.