There is nothing unusual about energy like coals and oils being consumed, principally because economic development depends on natural resources all the time. But what is happening today is extraordinary judged by the standards of the past. It is energy depletion on a massive scale and this problem is so knotty that should deserve our closer heed.
Amongst the diverse factors contributing to the energy crises around the world, government”s short-sighted policies and citizens” extravagant use of automobiles are probably the two most significant ones. By presuming on their natural resources, quite a few countries, especially developing ones, are eager to develop their economy in order to gain an edge over their rivals. Admittedly, their intensive use of the energy facilitates, to some extent, the developments of other industries in short term. Additionally, the amount of private cars increases at such a breakneck speed that the petroleum used amounts to an intimidating proportion of the natural resources.
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The consequences are undoubtedly disastrous for human beings. Although countries can boast their growth of GDP, their citizens have to endure the ever deteriorated environment with stinking gas belching from factories and vehicles, polluted water due to fuels infiltrating underground, even ultraviolet radiation in the absence of ozone layer and, therefore, their quality of life is by no means improved. Also, sustainable development can never come into true in this situation, meaning that our descendants can benefit nothing except sterile land and polluted air and water from their ancestors.
Therefore, our government must take serious steps to attack those problems. The first and foremost is that governments have to reverse their mindset and no longer deem the growth of GDP their first goal. Rather, the betterment of citizens” quality of life should deserve more attention than the economic growth. Furthermore, the use of private cars should be discouraged by authorities, who must shoulder the responsibility of improving public transportation in order to facilitate people as well as release the burden of energy consumption. 蘇州小學生語文培訓，（TEl:181-1815-9898）蘇州易優(yōu)閱讀寫作同步提升
In conclusion, to avoid the phrase “filthy rich” added to themselves, countries must pay more heed to the efficient use of their energy and the issue of environmental protection, while they develop their economy; otherwise, environmental apocalypse and energy crisis are feared to happen in the horizon.
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massive ['mæsiv] 想一想再看
adj. 巨大的，大規(guī)模的，大量的，大范圍的
deserve [di'zə:v] 想一想再看
vi. 應該得到
vt. 應受，值得
聯(lián)想記憶 X 單詞deserve 聯(lián)想記憶：
de加強+serve服務→加強服務→值得[重視],應受
shoulder ['ʃəuldə] 想一想再看
n. 肩膀，肩部
v. 扛，肩負，承擔，(用肩
extravagant [iks'trævəgənt] 想一想再看
adj. 奢侈的，浪費的，過度的，大量的
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聯(lián)想記憶 X 單詞extravagant 聯(lián)想記憶：
extra出+vag走…走過頭…奢侈+ant表形容詞，“ …的”→奢侈的
petroleum [pi'trəuliəm] 想一想再看
n. 石油
聯(lián)想記憶 X 單詞petroleum 聯(lián)想記憶：
petr石頭，oleum油－石油
disastrous [di'zɑ:strəs] 想一想再看
adj. 災難性的
聯(lián)想記憶 X 單詞disastrous 聯(lián)想記憶：
dis+astr星星+ous→災難的
facilitate [fə'siliteit] 想一想再看
vt. 幫助，使 ... 容易，促進
聯(lián)想記憶 X 單詞facilitate 聯(lián)想記憶：
facile（adj 易做到的；不花力氣的；性格溫和的）face，le樂：想讓臉樂還不容易嗎？Fac＝face，ilit，ate吃：用臉吃飯還不容易嗎？
issue ['iʃju:] 想一想再看
n. 發(fā)行物，期刊號，爭論點
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vi. & vt
sterile ['sterail] 想一想再看
adj. 貧瘠的，無生氣的，無生育能力的，無結果的，無菌
phrase [freiz] 想一想再看
n. 短語，習語，個人風格，樂句
vt. 措詞
聯(lián)想記憶 X 單詞phrase 聯(lián)想記憶：
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