雅思写作：Environmental Conservation

 　　雅思写作真题

　　Nowadays, environmental problems are too big to be managed by individual persons or individual countries. In other words, it is an international problem. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

　　原创范文

　　If human beings want to benefit from harmony with Nature, environmental conservation is everyone's business. Now that the Earth is being harmed by human activity, joined efforts should be made in time to prevent the situation from becoming from bad to worse. Because environmental problems， such as increasing air and water pollution as well as excessive logging and hunting， do not stop at a nation's borders, effective solutions are expected to come not only from individual countries but also the international community.

　　Country-wise, environmental conservation should be put in the category of national security. Protecting a nation's natural resources at home is just as important as defense¹ abroad. Otherwise, what is there to defend? Environment is of course the concern of both the government and the people alike. Being an agenda in public life, this concern is now firmly embedded² in education, law, journalism³, even literature and art. So it is horrifying⁴ that some people still have to fight their government to save the environment.

　　Many environmental problems go beyond borders. Such problems as global warming has become an international issue no less critical than overpopulation, refugees, narcotics⁵, terrorism and organized crimes. The planet is losing its habitat of flora⁶ and fauna⁷ as if anything humans touch is polluted or doomed⁸. Fortunately, however, there is a growing awareness⁹ world-wide to tackle some environmental disasters including climate change, and have more reverance for the natural world. It is no longer unimaginable now to think that all nations can operate, even thrive, in an environmentally-friendly manner. After all, a healthy natural environment across the earth can ensure good human health in general.

　　Consequently, it is the right thing to do to reposition environment on top of national and international priorities so that people everywhere can rightfully enjoy the joy of clean air and water along with the beauty of the biodiversity. Since they have only themselves to blame for environmental degradation¹⁰, all individual persons should do more, actively¹¹ getting involved in making the world a better living place. That is why conservation of natural environment is the only way to enhance harmony between mankind and Nature.

1 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

2 embedded   

a.扎牢的

参考例句：

• an operation to remove glass that was embedded in his leg 取出扎入他腿部玻璃的手术
• He has embedded his name in the minds of millions of people. 他的名字铭刻在数百万人民心中。

3 journalism   

n.新闻工作，报业

参考例句：

• He's a teacher but he does some journalism on the side.他是教师，可还兼职做一些新闻工作。
• He had an aptitude for journalism.他有从事新闻工作的才能。

4 horrifying   

a.令人震惊的，使人毛骨悚然的

参考例句：

• He went to great pains to show how horrifying the war was. 他极力指出战争是多么的恐怖。
• The possibility of war is too horrifying to contemplate. 战争的可能性太可怕了，真不堪细想。

5 narcotics   

n.麻醉药( narcotic的名词复数 )；毒品；毒

参考例句：

• The use of narcotics by teenagers is a problem in many countries. 青少年服用麻醉药在许多国家中都是一个问题。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Police shook down the club, looking for narcotics. 警方彻底搜查了这个俱乐部，寻找麻醉品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 flora   

n.(某一地区的)植物群

参考例句：

• The subtropical island has a remarkably rich native flora.这个亚热带岛屿有相当丰富的乡土植物种类。
• All flora need water and light.一切草木都需要水和阳光。

7 fauna   

n.(一个地区或时代的)所有动物，动物区系

参考例句：

• This National Park is an area with unique fauna and flora.该国家公园区域内具有独特的动物种群和植物种群。
• Fauna is a biological notion means all the animal life in a particular region or period. 动物群是一个生物学的概念，指的是一个特定时期或者地区的所有动物。

8 doomed   

命定的

参考例句：

• The court doomed the accused to a long term of imprisonment. 法庭判处被告长期监禁。
• A country ruled by an iron hand is doomed to suffer. 被铁腕人物统治的国家定会遭受不幸的。

9 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

10 degradation   

n.降级；低落；退化；陵削；降解；衰变

参考例句：

• There are serious problems of land degradation in some arid zones.在一些干旱地带存在严重的土地退化问题。
• Gambling is always coupled with degradation.赌博总是与堕落相联系。

11 actively   

adv.积极地，勤奋地

参考例句：

• During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
• We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。