英语辩论环境保护与经济发展.docx

英语辩论环境保护与经济发展

第一篇：英语辩论环境保护与经济发展Whichshouldreceivepriorityinchina?Environmentalprotectionoreconomicgrowth.：Goodmorningeveryone!Weareherenowdebatingaboutwhetherenvironmentalprotectionoreconomicgrowthshouldtakepriorityinchina;wethinkitseconomygrowthshouldbechosen.Ihavethreereasonstoprovethispoint.：First,asadevelopingcountry,theeconomypowerisfarbehindthedevelopedcountries,sotheurgentaffairofchinaistodevelopoureconomy.：Second,Economygrowthdoesn’tnecessarilyconflictwithenvironmentprotection.Wecandevelopoureconomywithoutenvironmentalpollution.：Third,whenoureconomystrengthbecomestrong,wecanspendmoremoneyandenergyonenvironmentprotection,tillthenitwillbeawin-win.Inaword,consideringthecurrentsituations,economygrowthshouldtakepriorityinchina.：Weagreeeconomicgrowthisneeded.Butthinkaboutthepastdecades,wefollowedtheoldmodelof“firstpollution,lasttreatment”,however,howdiditcomeout?Theenvironmentproblemshavebecomeincreasinglyprominent,andsomelocalregions’environmenthasbeenpollutedtoadangerousextentthatposesagreatthreattoourexistence.：What’smore,thecostwastoohighandtheeffectwasnotuptomuchbythismeans,itplacedusinacompletelypassiveposition.Atthesametimethepeoplestartedvoicingnewvalues:qualityoflife,urbanconservationandtheenvironment.：So,wemustgettothebottomoftheproblemandlearnfromthepast,whichistosay,inthecourseofdevelopment,weshouldconsidertheeffectofpollutionandreceiveenvironmentprotectioninfirstpriority.Onlyinthiswaycanwesolvetheenvironmentalproblemsinthefuturereasonably.：Weallknowthatinmanyplacesofchinalikemanypoorcountries,wheretheenvironmentisprettygood,buttherearethousandspeoplelackofmoneyforthefoodorclothes.EveninthecitylikeDalian,howmanypeoplecan’taffordoftheexpensivepriceofhouse.Doyouthinktheproblemslikethesecanbesolvedbyenvironmentalprotection?：Butopponentdebaterscan’tignorethefactthatmostareasofchinahavesolvedtheproblemoffoodandclothingatpresent.Furthermore,thelevelofeconomicdevelopmentinmanycitiesineasternchinaisveryhigh.Butthepollutionisprettyseriousaccordingly.Wehavemone