ĐỀ 18/2/2012
Developments of technology actually cause problems to people
and make lives complicated, and a solution should eliminate them. To what
extent do you agree or disagree?
Technological advancements are
believed to ease our lives, saving our time and energy. However, skeptics are
raising a series of questions about the real effectiveness of technology from
the matter of employment to harmful influence to children. My view is to
support the former idea for the following reasons.
It
is, first, argued that the existence of technology multiplies our stress. With people abusing technology in work places to accelerate
their output, more deadlines are urgently given and requirements from employers
are mounting. It seems that people are sucked in the world of hurry sickness
where everything must be finished as fast as the lightening speed of machines. Nevertheless, it is
human’s improper usage of high technology that their lives suffer, not the
machines themselves. Such applications, for example, from washing machine to
micro-oven, are conducive to the emancipation of people’s housework burdens. In addition, instead of
being stuck in traffic jams for hours and being exposed to dust, internet
conferences and virtual meetings are definitely bound to heighten the
productivity and protect people’s physical health.
Another
drawback of technology is to alienate people from the real world. There are children spending hours on end and being totally
isolated away from their friends while some become passive in their thinking
and live in the illusions of images on the internet. The world grows flatter,
however. People from all walks of life who used to harbor prejudice against
each other due to the lack of mutual understanding are more likely to be closer
by frequently joining in community chat rooms and surfing international
websites. Equally important,
never has the number of students desiring to study overseas and take part in
culture exchange programs been higher after the means of connection have been
diversified through cutting edge innovations. Via the internet, children are
also given favorable condition to access the world’s information, attend online
courses of top-notch professors and equip themselves with a variety of useful
skills from computer literacy, searching to critical thinking enhancement.
If
antis insist on the negative influence of the technological innovations, I
strongly believe that there should be better solutions, rather than eradicating
them from our lives for good. One
remedy is that let people choose their own style of living. Critics can set up
their own clubs of people cherishing the old days while others voluntarily opt
not to purchase such applications. Also, for certain people misusing technology
and becoming victims, adults’ guidance in limiting hours of access and
education are crucial. In work places, apart from international online
conferences, face-to-face meetings are held in parallel. At the same time, as
long as there come problems, there will be better solutions. Rather than
stopping people from the usage of advanced technology, we should encourage them
to use and exercise their brain continuously to seek for more optimum answers.
That is how the world works for centuries, actually.
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Skeptic (n) : người theo chủ nghĩa hoài
nghi
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Multiply /'mʌltiplai/ (v) : nhân lên, tăng lên nhiều
lần
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Accelerate
/æk'seləreit/ (v) :tăng tốc, tăng nhanh hơn, bước mau hơn
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Output (n) : sản lượng, công suất
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Improper (adj) : không đúng, không
thích hợp, không đúng lúc
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Alienate sb from sb/sth / 'eiljəneit/ (v)
: làm cho xa lánh ai = isolate
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Illusion
(n) : ảo tưởng, ảo giác, ảo ảnh
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Flatter
(v) : tâng bốc, xu nịnh, mơ tưởng hão huyền, mơ tưởng
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Prejudge (v) vội phê phán, đánh giá –
judge (v) /'dʤʌdʤ/
: phê phán, đánh giá
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Eradicate /i'rædikeit/ (v) : tiêu diệt, xóa bỏ
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Remedy
for sth (n) : biện pháp cứu chữa, khắc phục
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Cherish
(v) : yêu mến, coi trọng, đánh giá cao
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Voluntary
(adj) : tự nguyện, tình nguyện
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Optimum
(n) (adj) điều kiện tốt nhất
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