雷锋精神是否过时 Is the Spirit of Lei Feng out of Style

There are some voices claiming Lei Feng's spirit has gone out of style in today's society. They reason that in commodity economy people should seek more practical things, such as fame, money and the comfortable life. To them nothing is more important than those things, which is often regarded as the views of the present generation.

There are some other voices claiming that the spirit of Lei Feng still has an enormous echo in millions of Chinese people. The great soldier's story has such a strong influence on people's ideas, values and ways of life that in every field of society there arise countless “Living Lei Fengs”, who follow the example of Lei Feng and serve the people heart and soul.

In my opinion, the spirit of Lei Feng will never be out of date. Instead, it has been brought forward. Today more and more “Lei Fengs” are coming forth from various circles among whom “Xu Hu” has already set a good example to the whole nation. The spirit of Lei Feng---an unselfish spirit will always encourage us to go forward.

当今社会有一些声音说雷锋精神已经过时，他们的理由是在商品经济时代人们应该追求更实用的东西，如名利、金钱和舒适的生活。对于他们来说没有比这些更重要的东西，往往被视为这一代的观点。

还有其他的一些声音说雷锋精神仍有数以百万计的中国人中有巨大的返响。伟大的士兵的故事有这样一种强烈的影响着人们的思想、价值观念和生活方式，在社会的各个领域出现了无数的“活雷锋”，他们以雷锋为榜样，全心全意为人民服务。

在我看来雷锋精神将永远不会过时的。相反，它承前启后。今天各行各业越来越多的“雷锋”出来了，其中“徐虎”已经为全国树立一个好榜样。雷锋——无私的精神将永远激励我们前进。