[i习作temp] Issue56 by Andier. 下手请狠~~ [复制链接]

Issue56 by Andier. 下手请狠~~

The past century has seen a tremendous progress in either scientific or social field. However, the development has not eliminated more problems that it brings[about]. Nowadays people are still facing exigent issues. In such a case, should governments put more emphasis on solving immediate problems, as the speaker claims, than solving possible problems of the future? As far as I [am]concerned, even if that some existing problems is urgent and need instant solutions, this limited priority cannot be extended to embrace the general conclusion that governments should only focus on problems of today.

It is true that there are various kinds of problems, some of which are crucial and pressing, probably involving[in] hundreds of thousands of people and their lives. By Maslow, an American psychologist and[and去掉改为holding] his notion of “Hierarchy of needs”, physiological and safety needs lie in the bottom of the pyramid, only based on the satisfaction of such needs can one further pursue for love, esteem and self actualization. When facing with the widespread famine and starvation, the extreme weathers and the floods and draught it cause and the intermittent regional conflicts in various places, the governments have no justifiable reason to consider long-term plans instead of providing immediate support and succor to help lift[extricate] people out of poverty and danger and secure them a stable and well-being society. In some most needy place[places], even preliminary education is luxurious. It would be hard to imagine that such governments could make plans of universities or art museums. Besides, some problems like the degradation of environment, the extinction of species are aggravating at a rapid rate and calls for immediate attention. If people keep ignoring what they ignored in the past, they would pay a steep price for what they overlooked.[any government, who is blind to this point, will pay a heavy price]

Paradoxically, if one starts by examining what we have overlooked, more often than not, it is the ability to focus on the big picture. For most of the problems mentioned above, the only reason why they become exigent now is that they are overlooked and ignored in the past. For an[an可不可以去掉？] example, since 18th century, people having been trying hard to utilize and exploit all the resources they could find, leaving a trail of human imprint on the nature in the name of progress. Thousand of species become extinct even before we know them. Moreover over industrialization is recognized as a major factor that leads to global warming effect and abnormal weather patterns, which in turn cause floods and draught. It is somewhat pathetic that human beings are trapped in a broken world smashed by themselves. Problems in any realms are more likely to be inextricably intertwined. Any limitation imposed by the inability to be guided by any large context would render the wish to solve nowadays problems as the cause for future problems. Thereby governments should be able to think not only of contemporary people but also the following generations and their world. For an example, the Chinese government came up with the notion “Green GDP(gross domestic product)” in xxx. It is a measure to include the cost of environmental .... Although these measure still needs regulation and improvement, it a sign that governments have realized how mistaken they were when we give absolute priority to economic development.[这段不错，有点哲理性。所为的当前问题，就是以前的长远问题，二者是互相转化的。从而更说明长远问题的重要性]

As to the realm of scientific development, the same sense of a big picture is necessary, too. There are numerous researches that would take years or even decades to give any substantial results. What is more, the results are open to further develop. Thus, if judging by the short term values of scientific study, people would miss many significant achievements. For an example, Michael Faraday discovered the electromagnetic induction in xxx, after a study for ten years, which cost the Britain government millions of pounds. The same day of the discovery, Maxwell was born, another physics giant, who continued with what had been achieved by Faraday and formulate a set of formula to describe the electromagnetic waves. Twenty years later, Hertz verified the existence of such wave in laboratory for practical use in the future. Now, more than one hundred year later, those invisible waves are occupying the entire sky, serving as a measure to support broadcasting, mobile communication and etc. It is true that, when Faraday found the induction theory, few people except who are in the same field would find it near to useless or even not aware of it. And the funds by Britain government in 19th century only manifest its value to the entire world more than a hundred years later. If such study is not support, there would hardly be any substantial progress in science. [这一段是要重科学角度来分析长远问题吗？似乎不是很好。例子表述和分析不太到位]

In sum, people have to bear in mind that there could be fall out any action taken, so it would be preferable to anticipate such problems and handle them before they become overwhelming. Moreover government should realize the potential value of various things otherwise any long-term achievements would nonexistent. It is like bringing up a kid, supplying food and accommodation is basic but far from fostering a rational, healthy and powerful individual in the future.