英语辩论——环境保护VS经济发展.docx

英语辩论——环境保护VS经济发展

第一篇：英语辩论——环境保护VS经济发展英语辩论——环境保护VS经济发展(经济发展正方）WhichshouldreceivepriorityinChina?Environmentalprotectionoreconomicgrowth.正方一辩陈词：Goodmorningeveryone!WeareherenowdebatingaboutwhetherenvironmentprotectionoreconomygrowthshouldtakepriorityinChina,wethinkit’seconomygrowththatshouldbechosen.Ihavethreereasonstoprovethispoint.First,asadevelopingcountry,theeconomypowerisfarbehindthedevelopedcounties,Chinahaveonefifthofthepeopleintheworld,buttheincomeofperheadisonlyin109thamongcountries.SotheurgentaffairofChinaisdevelopingoureconomy.Second,economygrowthdoesn’tnecessarilyconflictwithenvironmentprotection.Wecandevelopoureconomywithoutenvironmentpollution.Third,whenoureconomystrengthbecomesstrong,wecanspendmoremoneyandenergyonenvironmentprotection,tillthenitwillbeawin-win.Inaword,consideringthecurrentsituations,economygrowthshouldtakepriorityinChina.反方一辩陈词：Weagreeeconomicgrowthisneeded.Butthinkaboutthepastdecades,wefollowedtheoldmodelof“firstpollution,lasttreatment”,however,howdiditcomeout?Theenvironmentproblemshavebecomeincreasinglyprominent,andsomelocalregions’environmenthasbeenpollutedtoadangerousextentthatposesagreatthreattoourexistence.What’smore,thecostwastoohighandtheeffectwasnotuptomuch.Bythismeans,itplacedusinacompletelypassiveposition.Atthesametimethepeoplestartedvoicingnewvalues:qualityoflife,urbanconservationandtheenvironment.So,wemustgettothebottomoftheproblemandlearnfromthepast.Thatis,inthecourseofdevelopment,weshouldconsidertheeffectofpollutionandreceiveenvironmentprotectioninfirstpriority.Onlyinthiswaycanwesolvetheenvironmentalproblemsinthefuturereasonably.That’sallIwanttosay.自由辩论正方二辩：Weallknowthatinmanyplacesofchinalikemanypoorcountries,wheretheenvironmentisprettygood,therearethousandspeoplelackofmoneyforthefoodtheneedtolive.Then,opponentdebaters,doyouthinkwestillneedtodevelopoureconomies?反方二辩：Butopponentdebaterscan’tignorethefactthatmostareasofChinahavesolvedtheproblemoffoodandclothingatpresent.Furthermore,thelevelofeconomicdevelopmentinmanycities