原创整理的 > 英语四级作文 The Advantages and Disadvantages of Living in the 21st century
Living in the 21st century offers certain advantages,suchas a higher standard of living, but it also has some disadvantages, such as a polluted environment.
To begin with, most people now have more money forless hard work. They earn higher salaries than before and enjoy better social security, such as social welfare for laid-offworkers and disability insurance.
Secondly, because of the advance in medical technologywhich leads to better medical care and treatment, people's lifeexpectancy is longer. Moreover, most people now can afford to buy foods of high nutrition and enjoy their leisure time.
Thirdly, modern conveniences such as radio, TV, internet, various vehicles and labour-saving machines in the home, all greatly facilitate human communication, transportation and housework as well.
Nevertheless, living in the 21st century also has its disadvantages. The most serious one is the increasingly polluted environment; air is filled with smog and water is contaminated by iehemicals from factories.Another main disadvantage is thepersonalization of human relattonships which mostly resultfrom people's ever-increasing contact with machines and numbers. Still one more disadvantage is the weakening of spiritualvalues. An undeniable fact is that a large number of people aresolely interested in materialistic culture,while neglectingspiritual civilization. Limited by space, we have to skip theexamples.
In conclusion, although the 21st century has indeed givenus a lot of advantages, it may not have made us wiser, becauseit has also made our earth dirtier, our people less humane, andour spirituali iife poorer, We shpuld continue to enjoy thebenefits of technological advancement,however, we must
make a concerted effort to preserve our natural environmentfor future generations. Moreover, we should take the timenow to make our lives more meaningful in anihcreasingly impersonal, computerized world.
