Some people think that human needs for farmland, housing, and industry are more important that saving land for endangered animals. Do you agree or disagree with this point of view? Why or why not? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
In the past, there have been many endangered animals. Now they are extinct. Does it matter? Has our environment been affected by their absence? Has the quality of our own life been changed? The answer to these questions is “Yes.”
在过去，有很多濒临灭绝的动物。现在它们已经灭绝了。有关系吗？他们的缺席是否影响了我们的环境？我们自己的生活质量改变了吗？这些问题的答案是“是”。
Yes. It does matter if we destroy an endangered species habitat to develop more farmland, housing or industrial parks. There is a delicate balance of nature. If one small part is removed, it will effect all the other parts. For example, if certain trees are cut down, bats will have no place to roost. If they cannot roost, they cannot breed. If there are no bats, there will be no animal, or bird to eat certain insects that plague our crops.
是。如果我们破坏濒危物种的栖息地来开发更多的农田、住房或工业园区，这确实很重要。自然界有一种微妙的平衡。如果一个小部分被移除，它将影响所有其他部分。例如，如果某些树被砍倒，蝙蝠就没有栖息的地方。如果它们不能栖息，它们就不能繁殖。如果没有蝙蝠，就没有动物或鸟来吃某些困扰我们庄稼的昆虫。
Yes. Our environment has been affected by the absence of certain animals. Certain flowers are pollinated by butterflies, which migrate from Canada to Mexico. Some of the breeding grounds of these butterflies were destroyed. Now these flowers are disappearing from certain areas. We will no longer be able to enjoy their beauty.
是的。由于缺少某些动物，我们的环境受到了影响。某些花由蝴蝶传粉，蝴蝶从加拿大迁徙到墨西哥。这些蝴蝶的一些繁殖地被摧毁了。现在这些花正从某些地区消失。我们将不能再享受他们的美丽了。
Yes. The quality of our life has been changed America used to be covered with giant trees. Now we have to visit them in one small park. Rain forests around the world are being cut down to make room for humans. We will never be able to see or study this fragile ecosystem.
是的。我们的生活质量已经改变了美国曾经被大树覆盖。现在我们得去一个小公园看他们。世界各地的雨林正在被砍伐，为人类腾出空间。我们将永远无法看到或研究这个脆弱的生态系统。
I would encourage us humans to look for other alternatives for our farmlands, housing, and industries. We have alternatives; the animals do not.
我鼓励我们人类为我们的农田、住房和工业寻找其他选择。我们有其他选择；动物没有