issue196 科技产生的问题多于所解决的，可能威胁或降低人们的生活质量。

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196、"Technology creates more problems than it solves, and may threaten or damage the quality of life."
科技产生的问题多于所解决的，可能威胁或降低人们的生活质量。556字

尽管科技给我们带来了一定的危害，但是相比之下科技带来的正面影响更大。
1）科技改进了生活水平
2）科技给日常带来了许多便利
3）科技仍然有许多不利


Does technology create more problems than it solves? May it threaten or damage the quality of life? Will it prove to be a monumental achievement or nothing more than a giant fiasco? Opinions amongst people may vary considerably. Admittedly, technology creates a few problems and we have no idea of dealing with those problems. In my view, however, technology benefits us more than threatens.

First of all, the advancement of technology has transformed every aspect of daily life. While generalizations are dangerous, it is quite safe to present solid evidence. There are two significant events in the history of biotechnology in the 21th century. One is the finish of human genome sequence in 2003. Another is a related map of human genetic variations which was completed last year. By comparing genetic patterns found in people who have common illnesses with those in people who don't, researchers could find telltale variations that will allow them to predict what diseases patients are likely to develop and find ways to keep them healthy. Researchers are studying gene therapy for cancer through a number of different approaches. As it is showed in the SEER Cancer Statistics Review (CSR), compared with the mortality in the past decades, there is a 11.2% decrease from 2002 to 2005. These progresses in the development of biotechnology have a profound impact on medical areas. So, as far as I am concerned, technology solves more problems than past.

Secondly, the development of technology brings many modern facilities that brought us ease and efficiency. For instance, the computer, which benefits human beings so much as this technology helps saving lots of time and energy consumption, is widely used in almost every aspect in the society. By using the applications of information technology, we can get into touch with another person on the other side of the world via the Internet; we could get instant access to the information that might cost us plenty of time in the past. Cell phones, e-mails, various chatting tools have become major means that people contact with each other. And, increasingly fewer people write letters because it is slow and inconvenient. In the past, it might take people years to migrate from one place to another. Today, with the innovation and development in transportation, such as aircrafts and automobiles, people can reach anywhere in the world in a day or two. In this sense, all the conveniences certainly improved our daily lives.

Nevertheless, as an allegory tells us (and I paraphrase), “Ignoring cause and effect is exactly the same thing as failing to look both ways when crossing a busy intersection. ” Thus, it is essential for us to examine every angle in order to fully understand the nature of a perplexing problem. Though technology gives us too many things, as a double-edged sword, it also insofar damages our quality of lives. For instance, a-bomb do harm to our lives, even our next generation. Nuclear threats, biochemical weapons, green-house effect, techniques of human cloning and so on, if not controlled be the sensible minds will beget unimaginable catastrophe. Notwithstanding these disadvantages, I still think that the advantages of technology are more obvious.

In conclusion, although some by-products of modern technology indeed to some extent undermine the life we have envisioned, such drawbacks of technology do not surpass the benefit it bring about.

[ 本帖最后由 staralways 于 2006-3-2 18:41 编辑 ]