GMAT考试写作指导：Issue写作范文四十

　　40. With the growth of the global economy and the need for international cooperation,

　　every human being has assumed a role as citizen of the world. Does this mean that our

　　roles as citizens of our respective nations are thereby superseded by our role as world

　　citizens, as the speaker suggests? Not at all. Good citizenship at one level is often

　　compatible with good citizenship at another. In fact, being a good citizen in one social

　　domain can help one be a better citizen in another.

　　Good global citizenship is not incompatible with good citizenship at other levels.

　　Consider, for example, ones efforts as a citizen to preserve the natural environment.

　　One particular person might, for example: lobby legislators to enact laws preserving

　　an endangered redwood forest, campaign for nationally-elected officials who

　　support clean air laws, and contribute to international rainforest preservation

　　organizations. This one person would be acting consistently as a citizen of community,

　　state, nation and world.

　　Admittedly, conflicting obligations sometimes arise as a result of our new dual

　　citizenship. For example, a U.S. military official with an advisory role in a United

　　Nations peace-keeping force might face conflicting courses of action―one that would

　　secure U.S. military interests, and another that would better serve international interests.

　　However, the fact that such a conflict exists does not mean that either action is

　　automatically more obligatory―that is, that ones role as either U.S. citizen or world

　　citizen must invariably supersede the other. Instead, this situation should be resolved by

　　carefully considering and weighing the consequences of each course of action.

　　Moreover, being a good citizen in one social context can often help one be a better

　　citizen in another. For example, volunteering to help underprivileged children in ones

　　community might inspire one to work for an international child-welfare organization.

　　And inculcating civic values―such as charity and civic pride―may give rise to

　　personal traits of character that transfer to all social domains and contexts.

　　In sum, although our dual citizenship may at times lead to conflicts, one role

　　need not automatically take precedence over the other. Moreover, the relationship

　　between the two roles is, more often than not, a complementary one―and can even be