英语作文-初中Do We Need Space Exploration

Do We Need Space Exploration
Man has been fascinated¹ by outer space for thousands of years, It has been almost over forty years since man' s first landing² on the moon. Now, some people believe that space exploration is a sheer³ waste of time and money. They point out the thct that it cost billions of dollars to can3' on the space research, but a little infrmation was brought back. In addition, the time and money spent on space exploration is too much to calculate⁴.
However, every coin has two sides. There are still a majority of other people who believe that space exploration has more advantages. And I agree with those people. Many new products, such as weather and communication satellites, are also products of space programs, and they have benefitted people all over the world. And what' s more. scientific knowledge about outer space has been acquired by the mankind.
We benefited a lot from space exploration. We believed that it will bring more benefits in the future, which perhaps we can not even imagine now'. Space exploration is a challenge to human beings. That' s why several nations try hard to carry out space exploration continuously.
有必要进行空间探索吗
人类对外部空间着迷已有上千年的历史了。从人类第一次登上月球起至今已有40多年了。现在，有些人认为空间探索完全是浪费时间和金钱。他们指出，数百亿美元用于太空研究，但收获甚微。另外，用于研究的时间和金钱实在难以估计。
然而，任何事物都具有两面性。仍有大多数人认为进行空间探索利大于弊，我也非常赞同他们的观点。许多新产品，如气象、通讯卫星都直接得益于空间研究，使全球受益匪浅，而且人 类从中获得了不少关于太空的知识。
空间探索早巳使人类受益匪浅了，而且我们也相信，将来它会带给人类更多的好处，有些甚至是我们现在无法想像的。太空探索对我们人类来说是个挑战，这也是为什么许多国家不断进行探索的原因之一。

1 fascinated   

a.被强烈地吸引住，感到着迷的

参考例句：

• China has always fascinated me. 中国一直令我心驰神往。
• The children watched, fascinated, as the picture began to appear. 电影开始以后孩子们入迷地观看着。

2 landing   

n.登陆；着陆；楼梯平台

参考例句：

• Owing to engine trouble,the plane had to make a forced landing.由于发动机出了毛病，飞机不得不进行迫降。
• When are we landing?我们什么时候着陆？

3 sheer   

adj.绝对的，全然的，峻峭的；v.躲开，躲避，使...避开； adv.完全，全然，峻峭

参考例句：

• He achieved his aim by sheer strength of will.他纯粹靠意志力达到了目的。
• I guess It'sheer waste of time arguing about it.看来争论这件事纯粹是浪费时间。

4 calculate   

vt.计算，核算；估计，推测；计划，打算

参考例句：

• He must calculate the probability of failure.他必须计算一下失败的概率。
• I'll calculate what it will cost.我要估计一下那要花多少钱。