新概念早讀英語(yǔ)初中版 第36期:科學(xué),是善還是惡
科學(xué)，是善還是惡
Science has brought many changes to the whole of society,
科學(xué)給我們整個(gè)社會(huì)帶來(lái)了巨大的變化，
especially to our lives in recent years.
尤其是近些年來(lái)對(duì)我們的生活影響甚深。
And at the same time the debate regarding thegood and evil effects of science
同時(shí)，關(guān)于生活的正面影響和負(fù)面效應(yīng)的爭(zhēng)論
has gained wide attention.
引起了廣泛的關(guān)注。
It is hardly too much to say
有一點(diǎn)怎么強(qiáng)調(diào)都不過分，
science is the most important factor in the progression of human beings.
科學(xué)是促使人類進(jìn)步的最主要的因素。
The great develop- ments in the field of medicine
醫(yī)藥方面的重大發(fā)展
have served to lengthen our life expectancy,
使人類壽命得以延長(zhǎng)。
and the discovery of better seeds and pest control
優(yōu)良品種的發(fā)現(xiàn)和蟲害控制
have worked to increase productivity levels in agriculture.
有助于提高農(nóng)業(yè)生產(chǎn)水平。
In transport,the railway,
在交通運(yùn)輸領(lǐng)域，鐵路，
modern ships jet planes and moter vehicles have made our lives
現(xiàn)代化輪船和機(jī)動(dòng)車使我們的生活
more and more comfortable
越來(lái)越舒適，
and have provided convenient tools for commercial development.
也為商業(yè)的發(fā)展提供了便利的工具。
The computer,
電腦，
which is considered to be the greatest invention of the 20th century,
是20世紀(jì)最偉大的發(fā)明，
is playing an important role in our daily life.
它在日常生活中占很重要的地位。
On the other hand, however, science also gives us lots of problems.
當(dāng)然，另一方面，科學(xué)也給我們帶來(lái)了很多問題。
Modern industry has caused pollution and energy crisises.
現(xiàn)代工業(yè)導(dǎo)致了環(huán)境污染和能源危機(jī)，
The nuclear bomb has threatened our existence.
核彈威脅著我們的生存
And a more serious fact is
更重要的事實(shí)是
that some computer prodigies have been sent to prison for computer crimes.
一些電腦奇才因?yàn)榫W(wǎng)上犯罪而被捕入獄。
Despite all this,
盡管如此，
we still spare no efforts in the development of science and technology.
我們?nèi)耘f不遺余力地致力于科技的發(fā)展。
Maybe it is really true that everything has two sides.
也許這就是所有的一切都有它的兩面性的表現(xiàn)吧。
