第四次课对立双方素材

1、People think that a hundred years ago, the human race was steadily improving in every area of life. Nowadays, there is no certainty of this case. In which areas do you think we have made important progress nowadays? In which area do you think we still need to make progress?科技提高了效率 2. 沟通技术交通使得我们更多了解世

2、界。1. 沟通技术创造了更多交流机会 现代人冷漠，孤独 1. 忙碌，工作量太大 1. 环境恶化了（这个素材）（更多了解世界）一：科技提高了效率，机器取代了。（沙发，喝着茶）（再也不用书信）（）二：沟通技术使得人们孤独。三：现代人更加忙碌了。四： 坏境破坏了（素材）The human race has experienced drastic changes in the past one hundred years. In some fields the human race has made progresses while there are also areas that require

3、our efforts to make improvement. 第二段：People are to some extent justified in stating that _我们取得了很大的进步_. 交通的改善使得我们能够去任何想去的地方。一个早饭在伦敦吃的人可以在晚上欣赏巴黎的夜色。然而，在过去人们被困在自己出生的地方。年轻人尤其因为交通的改善获益，他们对世界充满好奇，同更多的各行各业的人接触帮助他们获得成功所需的技能和经验。（参考之前的素材）第三段：机器大大提高了人们工作的效率，缓解了人们physical burden. 现在的员工一天之内能够完成过去一个团队一周才能完成的工作。So

4、wing machines 取代了plows, 现在农民再也不用再烈日下辛勤工作。Machines have greatly improved efficiency and relieved people of physical burden. An employee can finish in a day a task that used to take a team a week to complete. Farmers do not have to toil under the scorching sunlight (环境重要并且遭受了破坏) 很重要，如果要高分。但是伴随进步而来的是对环

5、境的前所未有的破坏。环境是国家能够长远发展的基础。环境不好的国家是没有太多的未来的。for example，一些国家，政府最大化利润的愿望使得他们不在意sustainable development. 他们过度开采natural resources，剥夺了子孙后代chances for further development.这样的社会远不是一个完美的社会。 Coupled with A is B. coupled with improved technology is the unprecedented damage to nature. With A comes BWith improve

6、d technology is the unprecedented damage to natureEnvironment is the basis of long-term development for a countryCoupled with A is B. damage to nature the unprecedented damage to natureEnvironment is the basis on which a country can enjoy long term development.the basis on which sb. do sth. good pro

7、fessional skills are the basis on which a student can find a good job.However, coupled with the progress is the unprecedented damage to the environment, which is the basis for the long term development of a country. A country without good environment is deprived of a promising future. In some countr

8、ies, the desire of the government to maximize profits has made it indifferent to sustainable development. They have excessively/unduly exploited natural resources and deprived their children of the chances for further development. (deprive sb. of sth.) . A country without good environment is deprive

9、d of a promising future. A country without . is denied a promising futureIn conclusion, improved transport has allowed us to know more about the world, and machines have greatly improved our efficiency. However, the price we have paid is the damage to nature.Media report negative news to the public.

10、 Do you think it is Positive or negative?满足人们的知情权。 2. 增强人们面对风险的防范意识 （this allows people to realize the potential dangers that they may face）小题大做 (the public might overreact to the negative reports)2.丧失信心积极：1. 满足大众知情权 消极：1. 可能使得满足大众知情权 2. 让市民加以防范对社会丧失信心，使得大众消极 个人作为社会的成员有知情权，这些新闻可以让人们了解在哪些方面他们的权利受到了侵犯

11、，比如环境破坏问题，比如腐败，等社会不平等现象。因为，这些事情同公众的利益息息相关。 besides, 这些负面现象让公众更有防范意识。 （这些负面新闻让我们更加意识到可能碰到的危险.(扩展)Individuals, as the member of the public, have the right to know the important events. These pieces of negative news allow us to know whether our rights have been infringed on, for instance, whether the e

12、nvironment has degraded because of human activities or whether there are cases of corruption. （these events are closely related to the interests of the public）.For example, in China there is a province where people are satisfied with the government. One of the reasons is that media serve as the chan

13、nel by which the government asks the public for advices on how to solve the existing problems that the government is facing.The channel by which sb. do sth. 某人做某事的渠道 However, to say there are advantages does not necessarily mean that there is no drawback_. (过多的负面现象使得人们对社会怀有悲观的看法。)人们对与社会的认识主要来自于媒体。过多

14、的负面的消息会使得我们忽视它在一些方面的进步，对于社会产生偏见对社会丧失信心。生活在世界上福利制度最好的国家的人可能会质疑政府做出的努力，如果出现了一起公共腐败事件。 (stick to )。 make us ignorant of the progress that the government has made in some areasMake sb. pessimistic about the society/ harbor pessimistic views against the society/怀有 hold 经常用harbor prejudice against sb. har

15、bor grudge against sb.However, to say there are advantages does not necessarily mean that there is no drawback_. People may have/harbor pessimistic views of the society because of the negative news .Our understanding of the society comes mainly from media. Too much negative news makes us ignore the progress that the government has made in some fields. It is also likely that the public might lose confidence in their government. People living in a society with the best welfare system may still doubt the efforts of the government, if there is a si