老雅最新范文|8月8日雅思写作真题高分范文-发展经济与环境保护的关系

As is known to all (众所周知), the only solution to poverty and hunger is economic growth. However, many people raise objections to (反对) economic progress on the ground (基于) that it will cause huge damage to the environment. 

It is true, of course, that rapid economic growth often comes at the expense of (以......为代价）the environment. This has happened again and again in the world, especially in the developing countries. The relentless (肆虐的，无情的） urbanisation process, for example, has destroyed numerous natural open spaces and animal habitat （动物栖息地）, and had the dull concrete buildings （钢筋水泥高楼）in their place.  Meanwhile, it is not uncommon at all to see the rivers and streams around paper factories (or other manufacturing factories) are so polluted that the water is no longer drinkable. 

Yet this does not follow that we could do without economic growth. For one thing （其一）, only with fast economic development can people have the opportunities to enjoy a better material life, which is the first-tier need （第一层需求）of all people at all times. Though this does not suggest that  people's insatiable desire（无止境的欲望）should always be met by developing economy, we can rather safely say that economic growth is often the primary concern for all people, especially those living in poverty and hunger. For another （其二）, though economic growth will necessarily bring negative effects on the environment, the effects can well be minimized （最小化）or even eliminated. Covered with green trees and grasses, many big cities have now attracted birds and other animals back again. The rivers and streams around factories have become clean, too, as purifying technologies are put into use. 

My opinion, then, is that economic growth is forever needed in spite of its potential risks to the environment. What we ought to do is try to find ways of reducing its effect on the environment, rather than give up economic development altogether （全部）. 

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