環境和發展英語作文

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It is undeniable that the worsening environment has become the biggest concern of the present-day world. Land resources are dwindling because of water loss and soil erosion. Waste gases poison the air we breathe. The rivers and lakes are polluted by waste dumped in them from factories. It is probably no exaggeration to say that deterioration of the quality of the environment threatens the existence of mankind itself.

Some people are of the opinion that the environmental problem is the price we have to pay for economic development. But I do not think that this argument is valid. After all, what is the point of economic growth if people's lives are adversely alfected by worsening environmental pollution?

There is plenty of evidence to show that sustainable development can be achieved by balancing economic growth with protection of the environment. The key to achieving this is to make people aware of the seriousness of the problem. Both governments and ordinary citizens should join hands to make this world a better place to live in, not only for ourselves, but also for future generations.

不可否認的是環境惡化已成為當今世界上人們最擔心的事了。因為水資源的浪費和土壤被侵蝕，土地資源逐漸縮小。我們呼吸着有毒的空氣，河流和湖泊也被附近的工廠裏排放出來的廢棄物嚴重污染了。不誇大其詞地説，環境質量的惡化很可能威脅人類的生存。

有些人説環境問題是我們為經濟發展所付出的代價。對此，我不敢苟同。如果人類的生活被日益惡化的環境污染所影響的話，那麼，經濟發展的意義何在?

足夠的證據表明：經濟發展與環境保護的平衡可以實現可持續發展。關鍵是使人們意識到問題的嚴重性。政府和普通市民兩方都應該攜手使地球成為更適合人類居住的`地方，這不僅是為我們自己，也是為我們的後代。

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.

我不支持這兩者任何一種要優先發展。經濟發展和環境保護需要同時存在也是完全有可能的，在一定程度上這兩者都是繁榮社會的不可缺少的因素。

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, interesting, 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-development and well-functioning economy calls for a good environment, which offers essential resources, e.g. wood, coal, water, and so on. Once the environment deteriorates, the production process is likely to be disturbed or even halted. What is worse, natural disaster that comes with the worsening environmental conditions might even paralyze the whole economy and pose a severe threat to human life. The pursuit of short-term economic profit is the destruction of our home and that of our posterity.

經濟的發展似乎更重要，由於它創造了大量的就業機會，改善了生活條件以及增加了政府收入。然而，如果環境被保護了，以上的目標才算真正達到了，經濟發展的本身提供了錢，這些資源要用於環境保護上。一個被保護得好的環境是經濟基礎也是提高經濟的一種方式。快速發展和運轉良好的經濟呼籲良好的環境，它能夠提供基本的能源，比如：木材，煤，水，等等。一旦環境惡化，產品進程很可能受到干擾或者甚至中斷。更嚴重的是，自然災害伴隨而來的更為嚴重的環境問題可能會使整個經濟癱瘓而且對人類生活形成嚴重的威脅。短期經濟利益的追求會使我們的家和權益受到破壞。

So economic development and environmental protection are equally important. In this case, we are actually working on an environment-friendly economy.

因此，經濟發展與環境保護同等重要。在這種情況下，我們實際上是工作在一個環境友好型經濟中。