英语辩论-优先发展经济VS优先保护环境

正方一辩陈述本方观点：

从人类发展的终极目标看，我们要彻底地解决环境问题，必须要标本兼治。要治本，必须优先发展经济，从根本上优化经济结构堵住产生环境问题的源头，要治标，同样要优先发展经济，为解决眼前的环境问题提供技术、资金等支持，只有这样，才能为人类生存和发展提供环境保障。

From the ultimate goal of human development, we need to address both the symptoms and root causes to solve the environmental problems thoroughly. To effect a permanent cure, we must give first priority to the development of economy, and optimize the economic structure fundamentally to block the source of the environment problems ；To take temporary solution，we also should give priority to the development of economy, so that we have the technology, capital and other supports for solving the environmental problems. Only in this way can environment protection be provided for human survival and development.

反方一辩陈述本方观点：

经济发展是指社会能够提供丰裕的商品来改善人类的物质生活, 环境保护则是采取一定的政策措施来保护生态平衡。经济要发展意味着企业需要更多的厂房与原材料来保障商品的供应——那便存在一个问题：

自然分给人类的土地与原材料是有限, 经济优先发展就一定会侵占原本不属于人类的自然资源。

The economic development refers to society can provide abundant commodity to improve human material life; environmental protection is to take certain policy measures to protect the ecological balance. economic development means that companies need more workshop and raw materials

to ensure the supply of goods——then there is a problem, that is nature land and raw materials to human is limited, economic priority development will occupy nature resources which originally do not belong to the human.

二辩盘问

Two debate questioned

反方二辩：请问对方一辩，经济是一时之事，环境是万代之事，哪个重要？经济发展慢了，人们还可以吃到饭，环境没了，还能生存吗？

My fellow debaters ，please allow me to ask. The economy is the temporary matter, but the environment is of the ten thousand generation, which one is More important? When Economic develops slowly, people can also eat rice; how can we still survive if there is no environment.

正方一辩：

不好意思对方辩友，恐怕我们今天讨论的重点是优先权。并不是说经济优先就不搞环保了，只是环保处于较次的位置，跟中国现状一样，政策虽然说要重视环保，但一般县区还是经济发展优先的，也就有资本的大城市才比较重视搞环保，相信大家心知肚明

Sorry, I'm afraid the key points we debate today are the right of priority.

Economy development first does not mean totally ignore the environmental

protection,the environmental protection is just in the inferior position.Just like the present China, although the policy attach great importance to environmental protection, economic development receive priority in the general

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counties, there is only capital cities would likely take it seriously to environmental protection, everybody know it in our own heart.

反方二辩：

请问正方三辩，如果发展经济优先的话，很可能造成环境成本大于经济效益的情况，这样的经济是发展还是倒退？

Excuse me,my fellow debaters.If economic development receives priority then it is likely to cause

the environmental costs to be larger than the economic efficiency, such economy develops or backs up?

正方三辩：

这种情况确实有存在，但并不是每时每刻都存在。各个行业情况不同，我们不能以偏概全。但按你的意思，这种情况下经济效益是负的，那我们改行环境保护优先，就能转亏为盈？我不这么觉得。

This kind of situationis there truly,but not every moment. The situation in each industry is different; we cannot draw conclusions from one part. But according to your point, in this case the economic benefit is negative, then if we changed environment first, we can turn it into profit? I don't think so.

正方四辩补充发言：

as a developing country, the economy power is far behind the developed counties, China have one fifth of the people in the world, but the income of per head is only in 109th among countries. so the urgent affairs of china is developing our economy. Second, economy growth doesn’t necessarily conflict with environment protection. we can develop our economy without environment pollution .Third, when our economy

strength become strong ,we can spend more money and energy on environment

protection,till then it will be a win-win. In a word, considering the current situations, economy growth should take priority in China.

正方二辩：

我们知道环境的保护是预防为主，防治结合，而预防和治理都要依靠技术的发展，那请问对方一辩，如果没有强有力的经济基础支持科学技术发展，那么以科技为支撑的环保从何谈起呢？

We know that the protection of the environment is mainly prevention, and we should combine prevention with treatment, and the prevention and control depends on the development of technology, then

my fellow debaters, if there is no strong economic basis for science and technology development, then don’t mentionthe environmental protection supportedby the science and technology.

反方一辩：

你的问题未免抽象了点。科技发展无止尽，经济发展也没尽头，什么时候算得上是“强有力”呢？但是环境保护是迫在眉睫，耽误不起。

Y our question is a little abstract. Science and technology develops endlessly, s o dose economic

development,when will it be considered a s “ strong"? But environmental protection is imminent, which can't afford to delay.

正方二辩：

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请问反方三辩，经济发展是让人们享受到丰富的生活内容，包括衣食住行娱乐，这难道不是现在社会上人们的普遍愿望吗？

Excuse me, my fellow debaters. The responsibility of economic development is to let people enjoy

a rich life, including the basic necessities and entertainment, isn't it now the people's universal desire?

反方三辩：

人们喜欢的期望的不一定都是好的。我相信，人们更倾向于在一个既能享受到生活乐趣，同时又是一个健康和谐自然的环境中生存。

People`s expectation is not necessarily that good. I believe that people tend to live in a life of happiness, and at the same time, survive in a healthy and harmonious natural environment

反方四辩补充发言：

我们生活的环境，我们的子孙后代也要在这里生活。我们发展经济破坏了环境，有些破坏是无法弥补的，

是对子孙后代的犯罪。现在世界各国都已高度重视可持续发展战略的研究，大力发展绿色工业，无公害产业。我国是具有悠久历史和文明的大国，在发展经济过程中更应该重视环境保护，为子孙后代留下美好的生活空间。

The environment we live in, our future generations have to live here. We destroy the environment of economic development, some damage is irreparable, the future generations of crime. Now countries

around the world have attached great importance to the strategy of sustainable development research, vigorously develop the green industry, and pollution-free industries. China is a civilization with a long history and a big country in the process of economic development should also attach

importance to environmental protection, to leave our future generations a better living space.

反方二辩小结：

发展经济必须保护环境是自然规律的要求。经济发展过程中，如果自然环境受到了严重损害，那么我们将受到自然的严厉惩罚。重大的洪涝灾害都是破坏环境造成的必然结果。在抗洪救灾中消耗的人力、物力、财务恐怕已超过了牺牲环境的经济发展成果。自然规律是无情的，谁侵犯了它谁将受到它的报复。我们必须高度重视发展经济过程中保护自然环境和社会环境。

we must protect the environment of economic development is a natural law

requirements. The process of economic development, if the serious damage to the natural environment, then we will be natural to be severely punished. Major floods caused damage to the environment are the inevitable result. In the floods in the consumption of manpower, material and financial fear of the expense of the

environment more than the fruits of economic development. The laws of nature is merciless, who violated it who will be its revenge. We must attach great importance to the process of economic development in the protection of the natural environment and social environment

正方二辩小结：

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but you forget that China has 130 million people. The eastern cities can’t stand for the whole China. We know that environment protection need high-technology, High-tech personnel, and science research. They all need a lot of money, and money is created by economy. I want to ask my fellow debater that can

we protect our environment well without strong economy strength

自由辩论正方一辩：

请问对方辩友，原始社会的人类祖先们环境保护工作做得可谓好了吧，而他们经济发展很落后，所所以才一直过着钻木取火、茹毛饮血的生活，按你们的意思我们应该回归这种生活吗？

Excuse me, my fellow friends .In the primitive society, human ancestor`s environmental protection work is good, but to them Economic development is very backward, so it has been living a life of the earliest people, should we return to this kind of life according to your meaning?

英语辩论——环境保护VS 经济发展(经济发展正方）

Which should receive priority in China? Environmental protection or economic growth.

正方陈词：

Good morning everyone! We are here now debating about whether environment protection or economy growth should take priority in China, we think it’s environment growth that should be chosen. I have three reasons to prove this point. First, as a developing country, the economy power is far behind the developed counties, China have one fifth of the people in the world, but the income of per head is only in 109th among countries. So the urgent affair of China is developing our economy.

Second, economy growth doesn’t necessarily conflict with environment protection. W e can develop our economy without environment pollution. Third, when our

economy strength becomes strong, we can spend more money and energy on environment protection, till then it will be a win-win. In a word, considering the current situations, economy growth should take priority in China.

反方陈词：

We agree economic growth is needed. But think about the past

decades, we followed the old model of “first pollution,last treatment”, h o w e v e r, h o w d i d i t c o m e o u t ? The environment problems have become increasingly prominent, and some local regions’ environment has been polluted to a dangerous extent that poses a great threat to our existence. What’s more, the cost was too high and the effect was not up to much. By this means, it placed us in a

completely passive position. At the same time the people started voicing new values: quality of life, urban conservation and the environment. So, we must get to the bottom of the problem and learn from the past. That is, in the course of development, we should consider the effect of pollution and receive environment protection in first

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priority. Only in this way can we solve the environmental problems in the future reasonably. That’s all I want to say.

自由辩论 正方二辩：

We all know that in many places of china like many poor countries, where the en v i r o n m e n t i s pr e t t y g o o d , t h e r e a r e t h o u s a n d s p e o p l e l a c k o f mo n e y fo r th e fo o d th e need to live. Then, opponent debaters, do you think we still need to develop our economies?

反方二辩：

But opponent debaters can’t ignore the fact that most areas of China have solved the problem of food and clothing at present . Furthermore, the level of economic development in many cities in eastern China is very high .But the pollution is pretty serious accordingly. We have money, but being under the sub health condition. Does it make any sense, opponent debaters?

正方三辩：

There do exist some eastern cities whose economy is quite developed, but you forget that China has 130 million people. The eastern cities can’t stand for the whole China. We know that environment protection need high-technology, High-tech personnel, and science research. They all need a lot of money, and money is created by economy. I want to ask my fellow debater that can we protect our environment well without strong economy strength.

反方三辩：

Environmental protection needs economy .But we can’t sacrifice the environment for the economic growth. If you drink polluted water, eat the toxic food, can we have a high quality of life? Economic development must be on the premise of environmental protection. The policy of “returning farmland to forests and grass” slow down the speed of economic development to protect the environment. Doses it show that the environmental protection is more important?

正方：

Opponent debaters have referred the returning farmland to forest policy. We admit our country has paid a lot of money for the environment even sacrificing the profit .But we should still take economic construction as the central task.

反方：

W e admit economic construction is our country’s principle task .But we have to insist on

sustainable development while developing economy.We must attach great importance to the protection of the natural environment in the process of economic development.

总结：

正方总结：Our opponent said , ” we can’t sacrifice the environment for the

economic growth” I th i n k wh a t th e y sa i d ca n ’t co m e tr u e at pr e s e n t . I t ’s unavoidableto harm the environment while developing economy.

反方总结:

Our opponent said ” the urgent affairs of china is developing our economy” .The goal we develop the economy today is to create a happy and comfortable life for people in the future .

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If the economic growth lead to the pollution of the environment, can we live a better life? The excessive economic growth has caused the greenhouse effect, which lead to

sea-level rises. As a result, thousands of coastal dweller ha s to face the fate of t h e migration. Moreover, the opponent also said,” when our economy strength become strong, we can spend more money and energy on environment protection.”

I want to question thatwhen the animals and plants have died out, what the opponent debater protect with the money and energy. If the economic growth delays for two years, we can wait tw o ye a r s to develop it .But, if the

environmental protection delays two years, the species will be extinct, the resources will exhaust. The urgency like this can’t wait. So our side advocates the

environmental protection should receive priority in China. Thank you.

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