Question

某能源城市在市區(qū)發(fā)現(xiàn)了一塊儲(chǔ)量豐富的大煤田。若開采這塊煤田，當(dāng)?shù)鼐用窨色@得相當(dāng)可觀的經(jīng)濟(jì)效益，但同時(shí)也將帶來災(zāi)難性的后果，讓很多居民飽受環(huán)境污染之苦。市政府經(jīng)研究決定，放棄對(duì)煤田的開采，改為在煤田所在位置開辟公園和綠地以供老百姓休閑之用。對(duì)此，各方反應(yīng)不一，展開了一場(chǎng)大辯論。

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參考詞匯：

居民resident    開采open up (exploit)    煤田coalfield

Answer 1

In my opinion it’s wise of the city government to set up a park in the city center. If a coal mine is opened up, the residents in this area will suffer a lot from the pollution caused by it. Every day they will breathe in the polluted air and drink the polluted water, which will be very harmful to their life and work, and most important of all, their health.

Of course, the exploitation of the coal field will benefit the residents a lot in terms of economic development, but money is not everything. A happy life consists of many things. Without money, we may have any other ways to enjoy our life, but without a good health, we will lose everything. So what we need is an environment friendly, harmonious city, where people can enjoy themselves instead of a mere increase in economy. (145 words)