是否应该投资于野生动物的保护

Topic:

Some people think that the amount of time and money spent on the protection of wild animals would be better spent in improving the well-being of humans. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

英语范文

Ecology is attracting more attention from a growing number of people in recent years, while some people claim that time and money should be better spent on the human beings instead of wild animals. I disagree with this viewpoint for the following reasons.

First of all, wild animals have equal rights to live better in the world. The whole earth is not lived alone by human beings. Many wild animals might have lived longer than human beings have appeared.With the development of the human economy, the whole environment of the wild animals is deteriorating, which is partially due to humans' intentional catch of the wild animals to make clothing, medicine, decoration or even food. 　Furthermore, the expansion of the land development reduced the habitat of the wild animals and the emission and pollution of the chemical substances spoiled the normal living conditions of the wild animals. Owing to the above reasons, human beings should be responsible for the wild animals to remedy the harm brought by us, rather than save the time and money for our own use.

In the second place, wild animals are an indispensable part of the balanced nature. To spend time and money on them is for our benefit. On one hand, many wild animals, such as frogs and birds, eat pests to provide a more agreeable environment for humanity; on the other hand, wild animals are crucial part of our food chain. The absence of wild animals will endanger the lives of human beings. In addition, the research into wild animals will make us know more about ourselves and the changes of the ecology.

It's wise to spend time and money on wild animals. Reasonable investment on the wildlife will bring lots of knowledge even profits for human beings. Many people visit wild life conservation zones to gain knowledge, to teach their kids, etc, which is advantageous for both wild life and human beings.

题目：

　　一些人认为将花在保护野生动物上的金钱和时间，用于提高人类的福利，效果将会更好。你是否赞同此观点？

译文：

　　最近几年，越来越多的人把更多的注意力转移到生态平衡这方面来，然而有些人主张把 投入到野生动物上的时间和金钱投入到为人类谋福利方面。我不同意这种观点，原因有以下几点。

　　首先，在这个世界上野生动物有平等的权力去活得更好。整个地球上不是只有人类单独的生存着。很多野生动物在人类出现之前就已经生活很长时间了。随着社会经济的发展，整个野生动物生存的环境恶化了，一部分原因是由于人们故意捕捉野生动物用来做衣服、药材、装饰品、甚至食用。此外，土地的扩张发展使野生动物的栖息地减少了，并且排放出有污染的化学物质破坏了野生动物正常的生活环境。由于以上的原因，人类应该对自己给野生动物所造成的伤害而担负起补救的责任，而不是将时间和金钱投入到我们自己身上。

　　其次，野生动物是生态平衡中不可或缺的一部分。花费时间和金钱在它们身上对我们是有益的。一方面，许多野生动物，例如青蛙和鸟类，消灭害虫从而给人类提供了惬意的生活环境。另一方面，野生动物是食物链中至关紧要的一部分。没有野生动物将会威胁到人类的生存。另外，通过对野生动物的研究会让我们对自己和生态环境的变化有更多的了解。

　　投入时间和金钱在野生动物上是明智的。对保护野生动物进行合理的投资会使人们学到很多知识，甚至受益。许多人到野生动物保护区参观调查来获取知识，再教给他们的孩子等等，这对于野生动物和人类双方都是有益的。