CanManTriumphOverNature(人类战胜自然)eversincehumanbeingscomeintobeing,wehadneverstoppedtheactiontoputourfeetoneachinchoflandwecanfind。wefightagainstnature,atfirst,forsurvival。ournationbuildupthereservoirfornotonlypreventingfloodbutalsogeneratingelectricity。thiswellprovedthatwecanconquernatureandmakeitserveusbetter。secondly,somepeopletakingfightingagainstnatureasachallengeoflife,awaytogainhonor。theclimbingofeverestwillbeanexactinstancehere。however,naturehasnevergiveuptryingtogivemanalessonnowandthen。theearthquakeoftangshanchinain1976andthegroundseaofindiain2004,natureremindedusofherunconquerablepowerbyunanswerablefacts。now,asyoucansee,wehavetheproblem,itseemsthatwehavenevertriumphovernatureasnaturedidtous。whenitishardtodrawaconclusion,dialecticisinfavorofus。contradictoryevidencerequiresusthinkaboutthequestiondialectic。thenwegetit。neithermanornaturecantriumphovereachother。ifwegoourownwayshortsightedly,wewillfinallyreapaswehavesown:worsecrisisofresource,worsepollutionofinvironment。sobrightlyfuturejustdependsonaharmoniousrelationshipwithnature。CanManTriumphOverNaturePeoplealwayssay“mancanconquernature”,wecanmakealonglistofinstancesthatindicatemancanconquernature.Forinstance,ournationbuildupthereservoirfornotonlypreventingflood,butalsogeneratingelectricity,thisprovedthatwecanconquernatureandmakeitserveusbetter.Anotherinstance,withthedevelopmentofthescienceandtechnology,mancanknowthetimeandplaceofthenaturaldisastersbeforethemcoming,sothatmancanmakeeverythingreadyaheadoftime.Therearemanysimilarinstances,itlookslikethatwecanconquernature.Butontheotherhand,wecancitenumerousexamplesthatshowforcesofnaturearetoopowerfultoberesisted.Forexample,whenthefloodhappened,Somanyhousesweredestroyed,thefarmlandwasalsoflooded.,alotofpeoplelosttheirhomes,ifmancantriumphovernature,whyallthesehappened?Besideflood,whenwefaceupotherdisaster,likeearthquake,droughtortsunami,wecandonothingbuttomakemeasuretoreducetheloss,becausethedestructivepowerofnatureistooterrible.AsfarasIamconcerned,weshouldliveinharmonywithnature,itisunnecessarytotriumphovernature,wejustmakeitserveforus.Canmantriumphovernature?CanThemanconquerThenature?Inmyopinionisnot.Ifmanwanttoliveontheearthforever,it’snecessaryforeveryonetocoexistwithThenaturepeacefully.Butinface,wecanmakealonglistexamplesthatmanconquernature.WehadbuildedYangtseGorgesonTheYangtseriver.Wechopdownmanytreestoreclaimroom,tomakepaperandsoon.Wealsodigtheoilformsubterranean.Alotofthingswehavetookformtheearth.Bytheway,obviously,mancantriumphovernature.Really?Not!Wecancitemanyinstancesthatshowforcesofnaturearetoopowerfultoberesisted.Paroxysmaleruptioncandestroymanybuildings,anditalsotakeabigtollinmanytime.Onenaturedamage,Earthquake,makingthecasualtylossgreaterthantheParoxysmaleruption.Everyear,havemanypeopledieofnaturedamageintheworld.Itisverycontradictory!butibelieverthatifwearekindtonature,naturealsoiskindtoman.Inaword,mancan’ttriumphovernature,butkindtonature.justlikethefishneedthewater.Manasthefish,andnatureaswater.CanManTriumphoverNature?Whenpeopletalkofmantriumphovernature,manythingscometoend.Onethinksofsuccessesinmedicineinthefightagainstdisease,suchastheinventionofantibioticsandthepromiseheldoutbyadvancesinbiogeneticengineering.Onabroaderscale,onethinksofman’ssuccessinharnessingnewformsofenergyfromsteampowerthroughoiltonuclearpower.Yet,naturehasoftenhitbackinunexpectedwaystotheseattemptstotameit.Newformsofdiseasethatareresistanttoantibioticsareconstantlydeveloping.Burningfossilfuelshasledtofearsofglobalwarming;whilenuclearpowerhasproduceddangerouswastethatwillremainahazardforgenerationstocome.However,perhapstotalkofmantriumphovernatureisthewrongwaytolookatthematter.Weneedtofindwaystoworkwithnatureratherthanforeverfightingagainstit.Canmentriumphovernature?Canmentriumphovernature?Iregarditasacomplexquestion.Andthepossibilityforushumanstoreachanagreementisastriflingasitis.However,I’mwillingtolistoutseveralotherwell-acceptedviewpointsbeforeIexpressmypersonalviewpointtowardsthistopic.Somepeoplesupposethatmancanconquernature.Forushuman-beingshavebeenkeepingonconqueringnatureinanumberofdimensionsfromthepointwhencivilizationwasborn.Werelyonnatureinoceansofspheres.Weeat,clothe,liveandentertain;andinreturn,wehavebeentransformingitunconsciouslyforthousandsofyears.Wecutdownforestsandexpandlandforcultivating,developindustriesandmoweddownthecoversasaresultofwar.Fortheirpart,theydon’tdenythatwehumansaredependentonnature,buttheystressthatnatureisunderthecontrolofus.Othersclaimthattheforceofnatureisundulypowerfultoberesisted.Historyhasoncetoldusfrequentlytorespectnature’sdignity.Can’tyouremembertheriveroverflowed,swampingourfieldsunderwaveafterwaves?Can’tyouremembertheraw,bitter,bleakRussianwinterhadmoweddowntheoffenceofbothNapoleonandHitler’smilitaryforce?Don’ttrytooffendhim.Don’tyourememberthevolcano’seruptioninIceland?TheWesternEuropebrokedownfornearlyhalfayear.Weconfidentlysupposethatweareabletoruletheearthforouradvancedtechnology,butludicrously,amerelyslightlycoughbynaturewasbeyondwhatwecanafford.Itisridiculousfor