英语专四作文：经济发展与环境保护

 专四题目：经济发展与环境保护

 

Some people think that economic development should take priority over environmental protection as this strengthens the economy, provides jobs and increases people's standards of living while others think this is only short-term thinking and that mankind has a long-term responsibility to protect the environment. What is your opinion about this?

 

专四范文：

 

Both Economic Development and Environmental

 

Protection Are Indispensable

 

I am not supportive of the idea that either takes priority. It is necessary and absolutely possible that economic development and environmental protection co-exist,in the sense that both of them are indispensable factors for the prosperity of society.

 

Economic development is seemingly more important, due to the fact that it creates enormous job opportunities, improves living conditions and increases government revenues. Yet, the above goals can only really be reached on condition that the environment is well. protected. And, interestingly, it is the economic development per se that provides the money and personnel resources required for the protection of the environment. A well-preserved environment is the groundwork for the economy and in a way promotes economic growth. A fast-developing and well-functioning economy calls for a good environment, which offers essential resources, e.g. wood, coal, water, etc. for production. Once the environment deteriorates¹, the production process is likely to be disturbed or even halted. What is worse, natural disasters that come with the worsening environmental conditions might even paralyses the whole economy mid² pose a severe threat to human life, The pursuit of short-term economic profit is the destruction of our home and that of our posterity³.

 

So, economic development and environmental protection are equally important. In this sense, we are actually working on an environment-friendly economy. Given the status quod, it is possible to realize the co-existence of the two as long as we are conscious and determined⁴ enough. (240 words)

 

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1.Environmental protection is vital to sustainable economic development.

环境保护对于经济的可持续发展至关重要。

 

2.A fragile ecological⁵ environment, insufficient⁶ environmental capacity and shortage of resources are becoming critical problems hindering China's development,

生态环境脆弱、环境容量不足和资源短缺正成为阻碍中国发展的关键问题。

 

3.Environmental protection will have a direct impact on the overall situation of China's modernization⁷ drive and its long-term development.

环境保护将会直接影响中国的现代化进程及长期发展的总体形势。

 

4.Protecting our environment and preserving a healthy environment for future generations goes hand in hand with Chinese culture.

保护环境、为子孙后代留下健康的环境与中国文化密切相关。

 

1 deteriorates   

恶化，变坏( deteriorate的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• After a few years' planting, the quality of the potato crop deteriorates. 土豆种了几年之后就会退化。
• Virus activity deteriorates in plasma stored at room temperature. 在室温下储藏的血浆中病毒活动逐渐衰退。

2 mid   

adj.中央的，中间的

参考例句：

• Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。
• He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。

3 posterity   

n.后裔，子孙，后代

参考例句：

• Few of his works will go down to posterity.他的作品没有几件会流传到后世。
• The names of those who died are recorded for posterity on a tablet at the back of the church.死者姓名都刻在教堂后面的一块石匾上以便后人铭记。

4 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

5 ecological   

adj.生态的，生态学的

参考例句：

• The region has been declared an ecological disaster zone.这个地区已经宣布为生态灾难区。
• Each animal has its ecological niche.每种动物都有自己的生态位.

6 insufficient   

adj.(for，of)不足的，不够的

参考例句：

• There was insufficient evidence to convict him.没有足够证据给他定罪。
• In their day scientific knowledge was insufficient to settle the matter.在他们的时代，科学知识还不能足以解决这些问题。

7 modernization   

n.现代化，现代化的事物

参考例句：

• This will help us achieve modernization.这有助于我们实现现代化。
• The Chinese people are sure to realize the modernization of their country.中国人民必将实现国家现代化。