Human and Nature 人与大自然

Human and Nature

人与大自然

1.

What do you think of the relationship between human and nature?

In

my

opinion,

the

relationship

between

people

and

nature

is

interdependent.

Nature

provides

us

with

all

kinds

of

resources

which

are

indispensable

to

our

existence. Without nature, people couldn

’

t live. We need air, water, sunshine, food

and so on. On the other hand, nature also needs human. We have reconstructed the

nature and made it a better place to live with our hard work and wisdom.

2.

Do you agree with the saying that human can conquer nature?

No,

I

don’t

agree.

Nature

is

a

mighty

force.

All

species

are

the

result

of

natural

selection.

We

can

adjust

to

nature

or

in

part

alter

nature,

but

we

cannot

conquer

nature.

Conquering

will

certainly

bring

devastation.

We

have

to

pay

for

our

triumph.

Environmental

pollution

is

one

result

of

our

triumph.

It

now

threatens

our

life and even our existence. We

must

learn

and strive

to co-exist

with

nature,

because

it provides

us with the

vital things

for our

lives.

There

is no way

we

may

conquer nature.

3.

Do you think human and animals can co-exist? Why?

I

think

human

and

animals

can

co- exist.

As

we

are

both

in

food

chain

and

are

dependent

on

each

other,

we

must

co-exist.

Animals

’

extinction

will

mean

our

human

’

s ending. We must do our part to co-exist with animals.

4.

What might happen if human beings occupied animals

’

territory?

Human

’

s

occupation

of

animals

’

territory

might

cause

species

extinction.

Lands

are

cultivated

for

human

uses,

which

means

animals

have

fewer

places

to

live.

The noise of city life will drive some animals away

. Woods will be fallen down for

constructions.

There will be

less

food

for the animals. In

this case, the

number of

animals

will

decrease

steadily

as

urbanization

goes

on.

Some

weak

or

small

species will definitely be doomed to extinction.

5.

Can you say something about environmental changes compared with environment

in the past?

Generally speaking, the global warming is one of the most apparent environmental

changes.

The

average

temperature

rises

in

comparison

with

that

of

the

past.

1

Weather

changed

greatly

.

We

have

more

floods

and

sandstorms.

People

suffer

from

extremely

cold

and

hot

weather,

which

did

not

exist

in

the

past.

Natural

resources decrease rapidly. Forests disappear with high speed. The sea is not clear

any more. All these are environmental changes we can observe.

6.

In your opinion, what might be the cause of environmental pollution?

There

are a

lot of

factors causing environmental pollution.

Developed

industry

is

an

important one. It takes

up a

lot of

land

which

used

to be

farmland and

forests,

thus

it

reduces

the area of plants. I think the

main reason

is that people

don’t

pay

much

attention

to

environment.

They

only

want

to

get

more

and

more

from

environment without considering the consequences. So they pour waste water into

rivers,

let out poisonous

gas

into

the air, and

throw

litter all around.

They

simply

neglect all the consequences

that their behavior

may

lead to.

And what they want

is

profit.

They

won

’

t

consider

their

descendants.

They

have

no

ideas

of

environmental protection.

7.

What do you think is the severest disaster for human beings? And why?

In

my opinion, the severest disaster

for

human

life

is that we

murder all

forms of

life

including

ourselves

by

destroying

the

nature

for

temporal

interests.

For

commercial

interests or self-ambition, people cut down

forests, pollute rivers, and

stain

the

air.

Deforesting

causes

ecological

imbalance,

and

soil

erosion

occurs.

Atom

bombing

kills

the

animals

and

trees

by

thousands.

All

these,

if

not

ended,

will

finally

kill

all

the

animals

and

plants,

and

our

descendants

will

pay

for

our

faults. They may live in a barren world waiting for death.

8.

What is the soundest relationship between nature and human?

In

my

opinion,

the

best

relationship

is

that

human

makes

full

use

of

natural

resources

in

a

new

way

and

tries

to

protect

nature

for

our

own

sake.

We

try

to

purify

water,

protect

animals

and

plants,

plant

more

trees

and

restore

the

ecological

balance.

Meanwhile,

we

may

have

more

strict

laws

against

pollution,

and

develop

our

technology

till

more

safe

and

efficient

ways

of

every

trade

are

found.

9.

If

you

were

the

manager

of

a

factory

,

how

could

you

solve

the

conflict

between

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