太空探索对人类的影响

Topic:

Space travel to the moon is cited as a big step for the mankind. Some people think it made little difference to our daily lives. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

英语范文

With the incredibly rapid advancement of science and technology, space exploration, which is considered to be a big step for human beings, has been carried out by many countries around the world. I disapprove of the claim that space travel to the moon made little difference to our daily lives, for it will benefit human race in many ways to a large scale.

In the first place, the investment of time and money in space exploration could, in future, be paid back to humanity many times over; especially the discovery of resources in outer space could be of great benefit to our planet. It is universally acknowledged that, the shortage of natural resources, nowadays, becomes one of the most severe problems throughout the world. There is possibility of finding some resources available on the moon, which may help us to solve the intractable problem.

Besides, the potential that other planets, taking the moon as an example, hold for colony could prove to be a salvation of the human race. Due to the population explosion on earth, humans begin to worry about the limited living space for their offspring. Therefore, it may be wise to exploit a completely new living space.

On the other hand, some political analysts claim that the Space Race has led to unnecessary competition between nations and a consequent failure to cooperate and collaborate on international issues. Moreover, many sociologists argue that colonies in space would create more social problems than they would solve. Nonetheless, I am still in favor of space travel, for its merits far outweigh its demerits.

In conclusion, in spite of some worries about space travel, it will, undisputedly, exert favorable effect on the human race, such as the discovery of new resources, the exploration of new colonies, and so on. Hence, it is of great necessity to conduct space travel to the moon.

题目：

　　月球之旅被视为是人类的一大进步，有的人认为这对我们日常生活没有什么影响。你在多大程度上同意此观点？

译文：

　　由于科技的飞速发展，被誉为人类一大进步的太空探索在世界很多国家进行。我不同意月球旅行对我们日常生活没多大影响的说法，因为它将在很多方面并从很大程度上使人类受益。

　　首先，在太空探险上所花费的时间和金钱在未来会加倍地偿还给人类，尤其是外太空资源的开发对我们的星球极为有益。众所周知，自然资源的匮乏如今成为了全世界最严重的问题之一。可能在月球上寻找到可利用的资源，这或许能帮助我们解决这个棘手的问题。

　　另外，其他星球比如说月球有作为殖民地的潜力，这将拯救人类。由于地球上的人口爆炸，人们开始担心子孙后代极为有限的生存空间。因此，开发全新的生存空间是非常明智的做法。

　　另一方面，一些政治家分析指出，太空竞赛会导致国家之间不必要的竞赛，并随之导致他们在国际事务中合作的失败。另外，在外太空开发殖民地所造成的社会问题将大于解决的问题。尽管如此，我还是赞成太空探险，因为它的好处远远大于坏处。

　　总之，虽然人们对于太空探险很担忧，但毋庸置疑，它将对人类产生有利的影响，比如资源的发现和殖民地的开发等。因此，月球探索是极有必要的。