passage1:environmentalproblemsaresobigthattheycannotbesolvedbyanypersonorcountryalone.Instead,itshouldbesolvedatinternationallevel.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree.Environmentaldegradationhasbeenrecognizedasoneofthemainchallengesthatwehavetoovercomeinthe21stcentury.Therapiddeteriorationofenvironmentalproblemsisbelievedtohaveposedathreattooursurvival.Toaddressthisconcern,countriesworldwideshouldjoinforces,insteadofworkingindividuallyfortheirowntargets.Peoplesupportinternationalcooperationfortworeasonsandthefirstpointisthattheimpactofenvironmentalproblemsisnormallyonaglobalscale.Itiscommonknowledgethatwesharethesamebiosphere,whosecomponentsareinterrelated.Forexample,astreaminonecountrycanbepollutedbythesewagedumpedbyitsneighboringcountry.Inotherwords,onecountry’sefforttotacklepollutioncanbefutileifothercountriesarenotinvolved.Itshouldbenotedthatsomecountriesdonothaveadequateresources(includingcapitalandtechnology)toreducepollution,eventhoughthesecountriesrealisetheimportanceofenvironmentalprotection.Thesecountriescancooperatewithdevelopedcountries,introducetechnologyanddrawonexperiencesoastoimplementenvironmentallyfriendlypoliciescontinuously.Despitetheimportanceofinternationalcooperation,countriesshouldtaketheinitiativetoimplementsomechanges.Itisfairtosaythatcountriesareconfrontedwithdifferentenvironmentalproblems.Forinstance,greenhousegasemissionsinchinaaremainlycreatedbytheelectricitygenerationindustrywhilethoseintheUnitedStatesareprimarilyattributedtotheincreaseincaruse.Thetechnologiesandmethodsthataregloballyapplicablemaynotbeeffectiveinsomecountries.Inaddition,countriesshouldenforcesomeenvironmentallawsandraisecitizens’awarenesssoastorestoretheenvironment.Tosummarize,countriesshouldmakeajointeffortnotonlybecausetheecosystemisaunifiedmechanismbutalsobecauseitcanmakeoptimaluseoffinancialandhumanresources.Countries’sresourcecommitmentisalsoimportantatregionalornationallevel.futile:没有⽤用的Insomecountries,itisnowpossibleforpeopletobuyproductsmadeinothercountries.Towhatextentdothebenefitsofthisdevelopmentoutweightheproblems?Astheworldisincreasinglyglobalized,theexchangeofcommoditiesacrosstheborderisproceedingatanastoundingrate.Ithassparkedthecontroversyoverwhethertheincreaseinimportshasadverseimpacts.Frommypointofview,thepractice’sadvantagesoutweighitsdisadvantages.Importinggoodscanyieldanumberofbenefits.Thefirstbenefitisthatdespitethehighcostoftransportation,importsarecompetitivelypriced.Themainreasonisthatthecountrieswhichexportthesegoodsnormallyhavetheirtechnologyandprofessionalknowledgetoensurethegoods’qualityandaffordability.Forexample,Chinaspecializesintheproductionoftextileproductssochina-madetextilearecheaperthanlocalcounterpartsinmanypartsoftheworld.Besides,importedgoodshavechallengeddomesticmanufactures’dominanceandintensifiedcompetition,therebypromptingthesemanufacturerstolowerproductprices.Itisbeneficialtodomesticcustomers,becauseproductsaremoreaffordableandthecostoflivingwilldecline.Ontheotherhand,thedownsideofimportinggoodsisthattheexcessiverelianceonimportsislikelytoleadtotheunderdevelopmentofsomedomesticindustries.Forinstance,manycountriesimportcomputers,resultingindomesticmanufacturers’bankruptcy.Thisisdetrimentaltothedevelopmentofaself-containedeconomy,andalsolikelytotriggermassivejobcuts.Anotherproblemisthattransportationmaycreateconsiderablepollution,especiallywhenitinvolvesairfreight.Itwilldegradeairqualityandalsoleadtootherenvironmentalissues,suchasglobalwarning.Itisthereforereasonabletothinkthattheadvantageofimportingcommoditiesshouldbeacceptedwithcaution.Althoughcustomersareabletoacquirecommoditiesatlowercost,countriesalsoneedtopayattentiontothedevelopmentoftheirrespectiveindustries.Somepeoplebelievethatcharitiesshouldgiveaidtowhosewhoneedtheaidmost,wherevertheylive.Somepeoplebelievethatcharityorganisationswouldbetterconcentrateonpeopleintheirowncountriesinstead.Discussbothviewsandgiveyourownopinion.Concernabouthumanitarianassistancehasbeenheightenedinrecentyears.Althoughinternationalaidillustratesthemoralidealofmankind,manypeoplewhoholdopposingviewsthinkthatthewelfareoffellowcitizensisthepriority.Internationalaidhasitsweaknesses,butitsimportanceshouldnotbedenied.Themainreasonwhyinternationaldonationagenciesshouldviewinternationalassistancefromaglobalperspectiveisthattheirfundscanhelpthecitizensofthoserecipientcountriestocombatpoverty,diseaseandinequality.Weshouldrecognizethatcitizensofdevelopingcountriesareindesperateneedofaid,becausetheyaresusceptibletonaturalorman-madedisasterssuchaswars.Inthosewar-tornorpoverty-strickencountries,whereresourcesarescanty,thereisahighdemandforfood,medicine,tentsandshelters.Despitetheimportanceofhelpingthosebeyondournationalborders,itisreasonabletolendahandtoourfellowcitizens.Evenintherichestcountries,therearesomedisadvantaged/deprived/needypeoplewhoseneedsfordailynecessitiesarenotmet.Ifwecansolveproblemsonourdoorstep,lowincomepeoplecanhavebasiclivingstandardsandthisisbeneficialtosocialstability.Frommypersonalperspective,humanitarianactioncanrestoresomeo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