题目

In some countries, more and more people are becoming interested in finding out about the history of the house or building they live in.
What are the reasons for this? How can people research this?

第一次写

// 原因1：对房子过去的历史好奇，发现一些有趣的故事
// 原因2：可以更好地去和别人讲述，当朋友，客人来的时候
// 措施：问邻居，查阅书籍资料，上网搜索

There is a noticeable phenomenon that numbers of people aspire to understand the history of where they live. The essay aims to explore the underlying reasons and come up with the method about how people probe this.

Firstly, the situation of individuals beginning to be quite enamoured of the past of their houses is mainly attributed to curiosity. Nowadays, people, especially those living in some house built for a long time are likely to explore some interesting stories behind the house. For example, after a “new money” buying a historic villa, he or she feels like figuring out the history of the house and its former owners to satisfy his or her curiosity.

Another factor of learning about the history of a residence is that landlord can better introduce this history to their friends and guests. On the one side, introduction of the stories about the house is a splendid topic to break the ice when some unfamiliar people pay a visit here. On the other side, it also can leave friends and guests with a deep and knowledgeable impression. For example, introduction of a historic hotel built in 19 centuries from one of my friends impressed me deeply when we travelled in Europe and lived there.

There exist several ways to research the history of the house. Firstly, people can ask some nearby residents and their neighbors to get the answer. They tend to share their first-hand experience and knowledge to you, which can allow you to get more details. Secondly, looking up numerical data in a local library is another excellent choice since official report and information can be found there. Last but not least, people can search historic story on the internet. This is most manifest in case of the house which is well-known and has a long history.

In conclusion, there is a delightful fact that more and more people have a propensity to find out about the historic story of their residence. Simultaneously, they also have various means to investigate it.

第二次写

There is a noticeable phenomenon that numbers of people aspire to understand the history of where they live. The essay aims to explore the underlying reasons and come up with the method of how people probe into this.

Firstly, the situation of individuals being quite enamoured of the past of their houses is mainly attributed to curiosity. Nowadays, people have the propensity to trace the roots of things that affect their everyday lives, and the houses, especially those with long histories, are bond to have many interesting stories waiting to be explored. For example, after a “new money” buys a historic villa, he or she feels like figuring out who had lived and what had happened there to satisfy his or her curiosity.

Another factor learning about the history of a residence is that the landlord can better introduce the house to their friends and guests. On the one side, introducing the stories about the house is an appropriate topic to break the ice when some unfamiliar people pay a visit here. On the other side, the discussion of the house also can leave friends and guests with a deep impression of the visit, which also reflects the house-owner’s knowledgeable quality and cultural inheritance. For example, when my friend and I traveled in Italy and lived in a hotel built in 19 century, my friend’s brief introduction of where we live impressed me deeply.

There exist several ways to research the history of a house. Firstly, people can ask some nearby residents and their neighbors to get the answer, who tend to share their first-hand experience and knowledge, allowing people to get more details directly. Secondly, looking up archival data in a local library is another choice since official report and information can be found there. Last but not least, people can search historic story on the internet. This is most manifest in the case of house which is well-known and has a long history.

In conclusion, there is a delightful fact that more and more people have a propensity to find out about the historic story of their residence. Simultaneously, they also have various means to investigate it.