雅思写作实用背诵素材(3)
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="objective">objective</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span>.</p><p> 太空竞争的目的不单单是客观地探求知识，虽然它常常自命如此。</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extension">extension</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wealthiest">wealthiest</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pure">pure</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="research">research</span>.</p><p> 它其实是在地球上进行的权力竞争延伸。只有那些最富裕的国家才能参与竞争，并且他们总是打着纯科学研究的旗号。</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="reality">reality</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prestige">prestige</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="impress">impress</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="spectators">spectators</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="magnificent">magnificent</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="strength">strength</span>.</p><p> 实际上，他们感兴趣的惟有权力和威望。他们希望他们对自己的力量所做的壮观的展示会给我们，他们的观众，留下深刻的印象。</p><p> <span word="Man">Man</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="before">before</span>.</p><p> 人类自从在地球上出现以后就开始玩权力游戏。现在他们更是把这种游戏玩得史无前例。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="aspect">aspect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="right">right</span>.</p><p> 太空竞争只是强权即公理这一古老论点的另一方面。</p><p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="technological">technological</span> <span word="know">know</span>-<span word="how">how</span>, <span word="acquired">acquired</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="attempting">attempting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="orbit">orbit</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="utilized">utilized</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="relieve">relieve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earths">earths</span> <span word="starving">starving</span> <span word="millions">millions</span>? <span word="In">In</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span>?</p>
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