Some people say that too much money and time are spent on protecting wild animals. Wild animals have no place in the 21st century, so protecting them is a waste of resources. So, such resources should be better spent on human population. To what extent do you agree or disagree?(2019/2/23)
解析
这个题目的关键点是：在21世纪野生动物没有什么重要性，因此不应花那么多钱去保护它们，而应该把钱花在人类身上。就这个问题，我们的第一直觉当然是反对。但是，老雅要提醒大家的是，当大家在论证应该保护野生动物的时候，一定不要忘记要以某种方式证明题目中相反观点的合理性，也就是说，大家一定要说清楚“花钱解决人类自身问题”这个观点也是有一定道理的。在论证应该保护野生动物的时候，我们可以说明有些野生动物是可爱的；世界应该具有多样性；野生动物的存在是人类存在的前提条件。
老雅高分范文
PART01
Protecting wildlife has never been so essentialin the history of humanitywhen there are fewer places left that wild animals can call home. Thoughpeople have reasons to think protecting wild animals is a waste of resources, I certainly agree thatevery penny spent on it is worthwhile.
词伙：
（1）in the history of humanity 在人类历史上
（2）...every penney spent on it is worthwhile 在它上面花的任何一分钱都值得
PART02
There are financial reasons why we need not to bother to save allendangered animal species. It would cost billions of dollars a year to preserve threatened wild animals. This is unthinkable for many, since millions of people are still suffering fromfood shortageand even more deprived of the opportunity to receive education because of poverty. It is still harder to understand why anyone would want to preserve such dangerous animals as tigers and wolves, whichpose a threat both topeople and livestock. Surely, it will be sad if there are not any more cute pandas on the planet, but it is not like that we depend on them. After all,what is the point ofprotecting threatened wild animals from dying out when human beings have their own problems to worry about?
词伙：
（1）endangered animal species 濒临灭绝的野生物种
（2）food shortage 粮食短缺
（3）pose a threat to... 对......构成威胁
（4）what is the point of （doing sth./ sth.）... 做......的意义何在？
PART03
However, protecting wild animals is important for the present as well asfuture generations. The Mother Nature requires that different species stay connected so that the extinction of one particular species might influence one or more other species along the line. If we as human beings stand at the top of thepyramid of ecosystem, our survivalis totally dependent onthe existence of other "lower" animals. Therefore, protecting wild animals can be a preventive step for humans to remain safe. This has become particularly urgent in the 21st century because much of the wild animal habitat has been destroyed by us human beings.
词伙：
（1）future generations 子孙后代
（2）pyramid of ecosystem 生态系统的金字塔
（3）be dependent on... 取决于；依靠......
PART04
In conclusion,far fromhaving no connection to our survival, wild animals are the precondition for us to exist on this planet. We certainly need to take care of our own problems, yet if all wild animals perish, we human beings will perishas well.
词伙：
（1）far from... 远非......
（2）...as well 也；同样
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