Example 2: Frankly speaking, I think some cultures really do better in certain fields. In other words, they specialize in（专长于）and perhaps achieve more or even dominate these areas for periods of time, that’s what it all adds up to（如此而已）.

As we all know, the Renaissance（文艺复兴）was abundant with genius artists, among whom world-famous Leonardo de Vinci, Raffaello Sanzio and Michelangelo were the most dazzling（耀眼的）stars. Likewise, France did wonderful work in the later years, and Germany also contributed a lot to philosophy in the last several hundred years.

However, you can never draw a conclusion（得出结论）that one culture is absolutely superior to another merely based on the facts. In reality, any culture, including those ruined ones, may once be splendid in human history. Today, when we appreciate the Maya Pyramids（金字塔）, when we write on paper, when we enjoy Brazilian football, etc., it is necessary to bear in mind that all cultures have blossomed.

In a word, “superior” and “inferior” are two relative terms（相对的词语）. When applied to different cultures, they might appear to be a little improper and cause some awful problems.

Brief Comment（简评）：首先，Example 2在回答的启转承接上做得不错，用Frankly speaking引入一个观点后，用As we all know和However分别从正反两方面进行客观分析，最后用In a word总结出文化优劣与否很难评判的结论，可见Example 2具有一定的逻辑分析能力；其次，从举例来看，正面以文艺复兴为例，说明文化繁荣程度的地区差异性，紧接着又以玛雅文化为例从反面说明，历史湮没的文化未必就是落后的文化，说明并不存在统一的标准去衡量文化的优劣。当然，如果能将这个题目的解释换一个角度，可能会使得表达的意图更加明了。

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