英语辩论正方一辩.docx

英语辩论正方一辩.docx

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Resolved,theresolutionis“readinge-booksoronlineisbetterthanreadingtraditionalbooks.”

Honorablejudgesanddistinguishedclassmates,

IamgreathonoredtobethefirstspeakeroftheAffirmativeSide.WeinterprettheResolutiontomean“readinge-booksoronlineisbetterthanreadingtraditionalbooks.”NowI’mgoingtoaddressourarguments,whichconsistoffourparts.

Forthefirstpart,I’dliketodemonstrateourargumentfromtheconvenienceoftheArthurandreader.Fromtheauthor’sviewpoint,comparedtoprintedpublishing,itischeaperandeasierforauthorstoself-publishe-books.Hecanrevisehiselectronicbookswheneverhewants.Incontrast,ifheworkswithatraditionalpublisher,thepublisher,nothe,decideswhetherandwhenarevisedversionofhisbook.Ontheotherhand,whentheauthorneedstoupdatecertainpartsofthee-book,hesimplyeditstheelectronicdocument,savestheupdatedversion,andtheninformscustomersaboutthenewrelease.Itisverylowupdatecost.Iftheauthoradoptsthetraditionalwaytopublishthebook,thepublisherwillprobablyhavetomakeaminimumproductionrunof1000copies.Thistakestimeandmoney.Fromthereaders’viewpoint,Itispossibletopurchaseanebook24hoursaday,everydayoftheyear,fromthecomfortofyourownhouseoroffice.Youcanpurchaseanddownloadanebook,evenifyouareonavacation.Itsavesusfromgoingtoashop,purchasingabookorwastingtimeonhomedelivery.Overall,thisisatimeconsumingprocess.Andsincetimeisaveryimportantfactorintoday`sworld,E-booksprovideinstantsolutiontoourquestions.Andyoucanreadebooksanywhere,onthebus,train,airplaneandwhilestandinginline.Moreover,Ebookstakeuplessspace.Youpracticallydon'tneedanyspacetostorethem.Youdon'tneedalibraryoraroomforthem.Youcanstorehundredsandthousandsofebooksinyourcomputer.Youcancarryawholelibraryofhundredsofbookswithyou,onCD,inalaptop,notebookoranyebookreader,withoutworryingabouttheirweight.Inaddition,AnumberofebookssportaSearchbutton,whichallowsyoutoquicklyjumptothepagecontainingthewordyou'reinterestedin.Thatfunctioncannotbeachieveintraditionalbooks.

Forthesecondpart,I’dliketoemphasestheenvironmentfunctionofe-books.E-bookisenvironmental-friendlyindustry.Theproductionofe-booksdoesnotconsumepaper,ink,etc.Itcanprotectforestsfromdestroying.Accordingtothestatisticsfromweeklynewsformoderncitizen,EverytonofpaperproducedinChinawillspend7treesand100cubicmetersofwater.Savingevery5000A4paperisequivalenttosaving1cubicmeterofwood.Ifthecountrysaveapieceofpaperperpersonperday,wecansave474500000000sheetsofpaperayear.Thuswecanprotect1,581,666treesperyear.Itisaverymeaningfulactionforustodo.

Forthethirdpart,I’dliketotalkaboutthemoneyandtime.Fortheauthors,ase-booksaredeliveredthroughtheInternet,therearenopackingandshippingexpenses.Andauthorsdon’tneedtoprintthousandsofthebookstowaitforthebuyers.E-bookscansavemoneyforthem.Asfortheconsumers,ane-bookcostsmuchcheaperthanonebook.Moreover,agreatshareofbooksareavailablefreeofcharge.

Forthefourthpart,I’dliketopayattentiontotheuniquefunctionofe-books.Unlikeyourusualprintedbooks,e-bookscancontainnotonlytextandimages,butalsoaudioandevenvideo.Thisway,ifthereaderisn'tthetypeofpersonwholikestoreadparagraphsoftext,heorshecanchoosetolistentotheaudioversion.Somee-booksevenhaveflashapplicationsthatallowthereaderto"interact"withthecontents.Thisisusefulforkinestheticlearners.

Aboveall,theaffirmativesidebelievesthatthenegativesidedebatersfindmostoftheinformationfromtheInternet.Weallfeelthatthee-booksarepowerfulandconvenient.Fromabovefouraspects,wefirmlybelievethatreadinge-booksoronlineisbetterthanreadingtraditionalbooks.

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