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美国ETSCriterion全国英语征文大赛获奖作品

特等奖

长江大学郝艳

　　MoneyonTechnology

　　Recently,aheateddebatehasbeenlaunchedonwhethergovernmentsshouldspendmoremoneyontechnologyornot.Ithasarousedgreatconcernamongpeople.Asisknowntoall,however,differentstakeholdershavedifferentviews,andthereisnoconsensusamongthem.Somepeoplethinkthatgovernmentsshouldspendasmuchmoneyaspossibleondevelopingorbuyingcomputertechnology.Otherpeopledisagreeandthinkthatthismoneyshouldbespentonmorebasicneeds.Althoughbothofthemarereasonable,Iaminclinedtoagreewiththeformer.Themainreasonstosupportmyopinionarelistedasfollows.

　　Firstofall,inmodernsociety,thecompetitionthatweareconfrontedwithismorethanfierce.Besides,intheinformationage,thetechnologydevelopsandupdatessorapidly.Onlybyincreasinginvestmentsintechnology,anddevelopingtechnology,canacountryoracompanykeepupwiththetide,andwinadvantagesaswellastriumphs.Iftheyjustfocusonbasicneeds,andnotwillingtoimprovetheirtechnology,theycannotsurvive.Atlast,theyaredoomedtobedesertedbythesociety.Thisisthesameasthesocalled"survivetothefittest"byDarwin.

　　What'smore,technologyismoreimportantthanbasicneedstosomeextent.AsafamousChinesesayinggoes,"Teachingassociatestofishratherthansimplygivingthemfish".Ifyoujustgivethemfish,theywilleatupthefishsoonerorlater.However,youcannotgivethemfishallthetime.Oncethereisnobodytogivethemfish,theywillnothavefishandnotknowhowtogetfishbythemselves.Butifyouteachthemthetechnologyoffishing,theywillhaveabundantfish.It'sobviousthattechnologyplaysavitalroleinourdailylifenowadays.ThatisalsothereasonwhyChinaturneditsstrategyfrom"madeinChina"to"createdinChina".ManyacommodityismadeinChina,butnotcreatedinChina.Besides,lackingtechnology,Chinesemanufacturedevelopsveryslowly,anditsefficiencyaswellasprofitarelow.Asaconsequence,ourgovernmentsdecidedtoimplementthestrategyofrejuvenatingthecountrythroughscienceandeducation.Itisoutofquestionthatourgovernment'spolicyissensible.Governmentsmustpaymoreattentiontotechnology.

　　Lastbutnotleast,oncethereisanimprovementintechnology,betteruseofinfrastructurewillbemade.Besides,moreperfectfacilitieswillbeconstructed.Asaresult,thestandardandthequalityofourbasicneedswillbeimproved.Atthesametime,thesocietywillbemoreadvanced.Thereisnodoubtthatourdailylifewillbecomemoreandmorecolorfulandmeaningful.Forhumansinprimitivetimes,asweallknow,theirbasicneedswerefood,clothesandsoon.Whatpeoplewantedatthattimewasgettingridofhungerandcold.Withtheimprovementoftechnologyandthedevelopmentofsociety,whatpeoplepursuearenotonlymaterialneedsbutalsomentalenjoyments.

　　However,whatImaintaindoesnotmeanthatIthinkbasicneedsareofnovalue.Ofcourse,basicneedsareindispensablepartsofourdailylife.WhatIclaimisjustacomparativeconclusion.Inaddition,governmentsshouldspendmoremoneyontechnologydoesnotmeanignoringbasicneeds.Onthecontrary,thispolicybasesonbasicneedsandservesbasicneeds.Whatisthespecificdefinitionofbasicneeds?

Areyousurethattechnologywillnotbeoneofthebasicneedsinthefuture?

It'sapparentthatspendingmoremoneyontechnologyisawisedecisionofgovernments.

　　Toputitinanutshell,Ifirmlybelievethatgovernmentsshouldandmustspendmoremoneyontechnology,notjustoncomputertechnology.Inotherwords,differentcountriesmustlearntechnologyfromeachother,orbuytechnologyfromothercountries.It'sfarfrombeingenoughbysimplyimportinggoods.Onlybyspendingmoremoneyondevelopingtechnology,canacountrygainindependenceandmakemoreprogress.Itisalsothesameascompaniesandindividuals.Youcanneverbetooserioustomastertechnology.

一等奖

河南财经大学包婧钰

　　MoneyonTechnology

　　Undoubtedly,itisappealingtomaintainthatmoneyshouldbespentondevelopingorpurchasingthetechnicalequipmentasmuchaspossible,ratherthancertainbasicneeds.Yetinmyperspective,Itendtodisagreewiththatassertion.

　　Tostartwith,thereisnodenyingthatspendingmoneyoncomputerapplicationisawiseinvestment,sincethedevelopmentofmoderntechnologyhighlyfacilitatesindividualsnowadays.Moreimportantly,theimprovementincomputertechnologyisbeneficialtomeetfundamentalhumanneeds.Forinstance,theNation'sTechnicalInnovationProjectinChinahasbeenconductedforseveralyears,whichhasachievedremarkablesuccessinnotonlytechnologicalprogressbutalsocultivatingtalents.Needlesstosay,themoneyinvestedisworthwhile.TakeChina'sSouthNorthWaterTransferProjectforexample.ItisuniversallyacknowledgedthatinnovativetechniquesplayedasignificantroleinaddressingthenorthernpeopleofChina'sgrowingdemandforwaterduetocomputertechnologicaladvancesuchasthecomputeranaloguesimulationaswellastheoptimaldispatchsoftwaresystem.

　　Nevertheless,itdoesnotnecessarilymeanthegovernmentisobligatedtouseallmoneytoobtaintechnologystuff.Infact,undercertaincircumstances,governorsshallprioritizepeople'slivelihood,especiallyinpoorregions.Inotherwords,apparentlytheessentialexistentdemandsforpeoplesuchasfood,water,shelterandclothingremainthemainconcernsfacingthosepoorareas.Morespecifically,about20percentoftheworld'spopulationiscurrentlyfightingagainstpovertyandwhat'sworse,thereareroughly805millionpeoplesufferfromhungeraccordingtoUnitedNationsstatistics.Inthatcase,iflocalauthoritiesconsumealltherevenuetotechnologicalprogress,thenthepeopletherewillbehardertosurviveandbecomeinsecure.

　　Moreover,satisfactionoftheelementarydemandscontributestoenhancesocialawarenessandenthusiasmfortechnologyresearchanddevelopment.Likewise,howcanweexpectsomeonetobeagreatinventorwhenheorsheisstrugglingforthemostbasicservicesandcannotreceiveprimaryeducationorhealthcare?

AnillustratingexampleistheInformationRevolutioninthe20thcentury,whichoriginallytookplaceintheUnitedStates,theworld'smostdevelopedcountrywithahighlivingstandard,namelyonlyaprosperoussociety,astheinevitableresultofthescienceatmosphere,ismorelikelytocreateadvancedinventions.Inaddition,Maslow'shierarchyofneedsalsomatchesmypointofview.Thatis,onlywhenphysiologicalneedsincludingprerequisitesforsurvivalaresatisfied,willhumansaccomplishsuperiorlevelslikeself-actualization,wheretheycanexertpotentialtothefullest.Thus,itisanentirelyinappropriatemovefortheadministrationtodevoteallmoneytocomputertechnology.

　　Insummary,itistoorecklesstodrawtheconclusionthatthegovernmentshouldfinancetechnologyasfaraspossible.JustasJ.D.Rockefelleronceputit,Ibelievethateveryrightimpliesaresponsibility;everyopportunity,anobligation;everypossession,aduty.Therefore,thegovernmentisexpectedtobeextremelywaryonmoneyspending,insteadofjusttakingthesimplestwaytoutilizeit.

二等奖　

北京师范大学阮诗芸

　　MoneyonTechnology

　　TechnologyThreateningHumanRights

　　Whilepeopletodayareenjoyingtheunprecedentedbenefitsbroughtbytheadvancementoftechnology,mosthaveignoredthethreatsthatcomealong.Somepeopleholdtheviewthatgovernmentsshouldinvestmoreoncomputertechnology,butIbelieveitsdevelopmentcanharmthemorebasichumanrightsincludinghealth,propertyrightandsocialinteraction.

　　Firstly,theadvancementofcomputertechnologythreatenspeople'sphysicalhealth.Ontheonehand,sittinginfrontofacomputerforalongtimeinasedatestatusreducestimeforphysicalexercisesoutdoors,leadingtoobesityandmuscle,heartandlungproblems,etc.Ontheotherhand,theproductionofacomputerconsumeslargeamountsofnaturalresources,includingwater,fuels,andchemicalmaterials.Arablelandsthatshouldhavebeenusedforfarmingareexploitedinordertoobtainmetals,ofwhichtheradiationcanincreasecancerrate.Computerwastesburiedinlandcanalsopollutewater,plantsandanimalsthateventuallycomeintoourbodies.Therefore,computertechnologyjeopardizespeople'shealthbychangingtheirlifestyleandpollutingtheenvironment.

　　Secondly,thedevelopmentofcomputertechnologyposesathreattopeople'spropertysecurity.TheInternethasbecomeaninstrumentfortransnationalcommercialfrauds,moneylaundry,hackings,virusinvasionsandinformationstealing.Peoplesometimessufferfromhugelossesoftheirsavingsfromactivitiessuchasriskye-financebusinesses,especiallyinternetbanktransactionsandonlineinvestment,whereinadequatesupervisionandriskmanagementcanleadtosecurityhazards.Therefore,thedevelopmentofcomputertechnologycanbeharmfultopeople'spropertyrightasmoreadvancedformsofcrimescomealong.

　　Third,computertechnologyalsoimpedesreal-lifesocialcommunication.Aspeoplegainalargercircleof“friends”ontheinternet,theyinteractlessintherealworld.WhileChinesepeopleusedtovisitrelativesandfriendsfromdoortodoorinthebeginningofanewyear,theynowsendthesamepieceofmessagetoalargegroupofpeoplewithoutmucheffortorsincerity.Asconvenienceisenhanced,emotionaltiesareweakened.Moretimespentontheinternetalsomeanslesstimewithfriendsandfamilies,andtheobsessionwiththeInternetcanalsocausementalproblemsandevencrimes.Therefore,thedevelopmentofcomputertechn