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Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you, Ms Lin. That was an interesting speech. It is clear that you are very concerned about the present situation of our environment. As a business development consultant, I'm often seen as being against the environment. When people think of factories, they think of clouds of dirty smoke or of pipes pouring chemical waste into rivers. They think of greedy businessmen hiding from their responsibilities and only worrying about money. People often have this belief that development is bad for the environment, but this does not have to be true. What I'm here to say is that having worked with many environmental consultants, I know that a healthy environment and development should be possible at the same time. There are many factories and industries which control the amount of pollution they produce, and are very careful to spend money repairing any damage they cause. The people operating these factories are deeply concerned about the environment. We need to stop thinking of companies and businessmen as the enemy, and give them more credit! Ms Lin suggested we should cut back on the quatity of things we produce in order to save the environment. I don't agree with her because then jobs will be lost. I believe that people are more important than fish and trees. However, I do agree that we should produce more things from materials that have been recycled, and less from raw materials, the supply of which is growing smaller and smaller. What we need are better laws to preserve the environment and still allow our country to grow. This includes controls on how many trees are cut down and how many fish are caught. This might make wood and seafood more expensive, but paying a higher price for some things is not always bad. Asking around, I find many people willing to pay a little higher price for things that are friendly to the environment. Finally, those factories which pollute the environment should have to pay higher taxes. If you harm the environment, you should have to pay for it to be repaired. Thank you for listening. Now we will open the floor for discussion... 女士们，先生们，早上好。谢谢，林女士。您的演讲很有趣。 很明显你对我们现在的环境非常关心。作为一个经济发展顾问，我经常被认为站在环境保护的对立面。 一想到工厂，人们就会想到污浊的滚滚浓烟或者将化学废料倾入河流的管道。 他们想到贪婪的商人撇清自己的责任，并且只担心钱。 人们常常认为经济发展对环境有害，但这不一定是正确的。 我在这里要说的是，在与很多环境学家工作后， 我知道健康的环境和发展应该是能够并存的。 很多工厂和工业可以控制它们产生污染的数量， 并且很注意花钱弥补他们造成的破坏。 运作这些工厂的人非常关心环境。 我们不应该把公司和商人看做是敌人，而是应该多信任他们！ 林女士建议我们减低生产的数量以保护环境。 我并不同意，因为这样会造成失业。 我相信人比鱼和树更加重要。 但是我非常赞同我们应该更多地回收材料生产商品，因为原材料的供应正在变得越来越紧张。 我们需要的是更加有效的法律来保护环境，而且让国家能够发展。 包括对砍伐树木数量的控制以及捕鱼数量的控制。 这可能导致木材和海产品更加昂贵，但是为某些东西付出更高的价格不一定是坏事。 我问过身边的人，我发现许多人都愿意支付稍高一些的价钱来购买环保产品。 最后，那些污染环境的工厂应该缴纳更高的税款。 如果你破坏了环境，你得付出点代价，弥补你造成的损害。感谢您的聆听。 现在我们开始开放讨论…… |
