【09年1月-4月】TOEFL作文互改小组-之【TWE作文】2月5号作业 by 64楼 orangebean

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The lecturer is against developing space tourism industries because the cons will cover the pros.

Firstly, the cost will not go down because of the involvement of private spacecraft companies. What is argued in the passage is that the competition raised between the private companies will motivate the cost reduction progress. But the lecturer insists that the huge construction work of spacecraft including anti-collision and safety tests will be reflected to a high price.

Secondly, the commercialization of the industry will slow down the speed of scientific discovery progress. As more scientists being hired by private companies with high salaries, they might be forced to convert their direction to commercial programs, which definitely will influence the scientific progress.

Thirdly, it is impossible to convert the source of the huge capital needed from public tax payers to customers. As the industry grows, the huge construction work like the building of space stations could not be afforded by companies, instead, the millions of dollar would lead to a much heavier burden on tax payers.

WORD TIPS:
READING PART:
enable
undertake
privatized privatization
benefit serious space exploration
technological costs
for research purposes
First,Furthermore,Finally
accelerate the rate at which important scientific discoveries occur
aerospace industry
sponsor groundbreaking scientific research
adding to
make the industry as a whole grow in size
sole provider
taxpaying public
expenses be borne by
operators
raise funds through ticket sales
the financial burden on taxpayers will be eased significantly

LISTENING PART:
for serious science and for the public
extraordinarily expensive
be likely to stay that way
for one thing
acquire elaborate space control system to prevent collisions
the operation of the system
come cheap either
keep costs high
tend to be a very expensive process
have any effect at all at the rate of scientific discovery and innovation
end up working on commercial stuff that doesn't have much scientific value
as a result, serious space research might actually suffer
get off the hook financially
no chance
so called
raise such huge amounts
subsidize the vocations of the space tourists

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