。。。。 40. Development and the Environment 发展与环境 With the development of industry, people are faced with the problem of a worsening environment. Fish are disappearing in many rivers and lots of green land is changing into desert. 随着工业的发展，人们面临着环境恶化的问题。许多河流中不再有鱼的踪迹，众多绿地变成了沙漠。 What are the causes of this? Firstly, too much development of natural resources has greatly damaged the balance of nature. Many people only focus on the economic profits, without considering any means of environmental protection. Secondly, the government hasn't taken any effective measures for the further development of the economy. Some departments only pay attention to their own benefit . 这究竟是什么原因造成的?首先，对于自然资源的过度开发极大地毁坏了自然界的平衡。许多人只顾经济利益，而丝毫不考虑环境保护。其次，政府对于经济的进一步发展缺乏有力的措施，一些部门只关注自身的利益。 I think economic development and environmental protection are equally important. While industry keeps developing, more money should be spent on improving the environment. 我认为经济发展和环境保护同等重要。在工业保持发展的同时，应该注入更多的资金来改善环境。 34. Keeping Pets 饲养宠物 Nowadays, many people would like to keep pets as their companions. There are so many pet shops, pet foods and even pet clinics around us. For the pet owners, pets are their favorite friends and can bring them countless pleasures. 现在，很多人喜欢喂养宠物作为自己的伙伴。我们周围有许多宠物shangdian，宠物shiping甚至宠物yiyuan。对于那些宠物的饲养者来说，宠物是他们最好的朋友并且能给他们带来无尽的乐趣。 However, pets can bring problems to others as well. Some people complain that their lives are disturbed by so many dogs' barking; some children even get hurt by the dogs or cats. Many people think that pet-keeping should be limited. 然而，宠物也会给他人带来麻烦。有些人抱怨他们的生活被如此多的狗叫声所打扰;小猫小狗还可能shang及孩子。许多人认为喂养宠物应该受到xianzhi。 As far as I am concerned, pets are our friends so we should treat them kindly. Yet we should also consider other people's feelings. I hope while we are enjoying the happiness pets bring to us, other people can also continue their quiet and peaceful lives. 就我而言，宠物是我们的朋友，我们应该善待他们。然而我们也应顾及他人的感受。我希望在我们享受宠物给我们带来的幸福时，他人仍能够拥有宁静平和的生活。 35. Opportunities 论机遇 Some people believe that opportunities only knock at the door of the luckiest few regardless of their ability, educational background or what kind of person they are. 有些人认为机遇只垂青很少数幸运者，不管他们是否有能力，是何文化背景或是什么样的人。 Therefore, instead of working hard to create some chances, they wait passively for the arrival of opportunities.However, many others think that opportunities can be obtained with active efforts. In their eyes, opportunities always come to those people who are well prepared. 因此，他们不是努力工作去创造机会，而是消极地等候着机遇的到来。 然而，多数人认为机会能通过积极努力去获得。在这些人看来，机会只会给那些有着充分准备的人。 So these people always work hard and try their best to seek every possible opportunity. 因此，他们会努力工作尽自己最大的努力去寻求一切可能的机会。 As to me, I think I would stand on the side of the latter group of people. If we do nothing but wait, we will rarely have any opportunities, as opportunities and our efforts are closely related. 对于我来说，我愿意同意后一种观点。如果我们无所事事，我们不太会获得任何机会，因为机会和我们的努力密不可分。 36. Children's Schoolbags are Getting Heavier 孩子的书包越来越沉 Nowadays, more and more students are complaining about the heavy burden of study they are faced with. They find their schoolbags are getting heavier and heavier and the hours they spend on their homework are becoming longer and longer. 现在，越来越多的学生在抱怨他们沉重的学习负担，他们发现自己的书包越来越沉，他们花在学习上的时间也越来越多。 Why can't the students get rid of the heavy load? For one thing, parents who expect too much of their children put severe pressures on them. They want their children to get high grades, do well in tests and always be the top students. For another thing, teachers at schools also attach too much importance to studies. They believe that students' high scores will provide obvious evidence of their excellent teaching. 为什么学生无法摆脱如此沉重的负担?一方面，对孩子寄予厚望的父母给了他们太多的压力，他们想让自己的孩子得高分，成绩好并且永远都争当第一。另一方面，学校里的老师也十分强调学习，他们相信学生的高分是他们良好教学的最好证明。 Society should pay more attention to the health of the students, and teachers and parents should have the correct attitude towards the students' development. Only in this way, can we relieve the students of their heavy schoolbags. 社会应该更加关注学生的健康，老师和父母对于孩子的发展应该有着正确的态度。只有这样，我们才能为孩子沉重的书包减负。