GRE作文北美范文：科技提高人们生活品质
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="technological">technological</span> <span word="advancement">advancement</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="peoples">peoples</span> <span word="efficiency">efficiency</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="leisure">leisure</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="contends">contends</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="technologys">technologys</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="efficiency">efficiency</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="affording">affording</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="leisure">leisure</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="concede">concede</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="enhanced">enhanced</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="efficiency">efficiency</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="everyday">everyday</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>. <span word="Productivity">Productivity</span> <span word="software">software</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="coordinate">coordinate</span> <span word="projects">projects</span>; <span word="intranets">intranets</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="satellite">satellite</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="efficient">efficient</span> <span word="messengers">messengers</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="efficiently">efficiently</span>. <span word="Beyond">Beyond</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="concession">concession</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span> <span word="contention">contention</span> <span word="indefensible">indefensible</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="empirical">empirical</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="normative">normative</span> <span word="standpoint">standpoint</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="disagreement">disagreement</span> <span word="lies">lies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="empirical">empirical</span> <span word="proof">proof</span>: <span word="with">with</span> <span word="technological">technological</span> <span word="advancement">advancement</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="diminished">diminished</span> <span word="leisure">leisure</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1960 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="family">family</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="breadwinner">breadwinner</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="over">over</span> 40 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="week">week</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="steadily">steadily</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 60 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="today">today</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="breadwinners">breadwinners</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="explains">explains</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="leisure">leisure</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="efficiency">efficiency</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="technologies">technologies</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="about">about</span>? <span word="I">I</span> <span word="contend">contend</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="culprit">culprit</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decline">decline</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="affords">affords</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="leisure">leisure</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="enables">enables</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="productivity">productivity</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="raises">raises</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="employers">employers</span> <span word="expectations">expectations</span>--<span word="or">or</span> <span word="demands">demands</span>--<span word="for">for</span> <span word="production">production</span>. <span word="Further">Further</span> <span word="technological">technological</span> <span word="advances">advances</span> <span word="breed">breed</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="efficiency">efficiency</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="turn">turn</span>, <span word="expectations">expectations</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="spiraling">spiraling</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="load">load</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="exacerbated">exacerbated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="competitive">competitive</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="today">today</span>. <span word="Moreover">Moreover</span>, <span word="every">every</span> <span word="technological">technological</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="demands">demands</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>. <span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="devoted">devoted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="pace">pace</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="depletes">depletes</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="leisure">leisure</span> <span word="activities">activities</span>.</p>
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