新托福TPO 13综合写作详细解析：私人化石买卖的坏处
<p> 阅读材料：</p><p> <span word="Private">Private</span> <span word="collectors">collectors</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="fossils">fossils</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="petrified">petrified</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="organisms">organisms</span>, <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eighteen">eighteen</span> <span word="century">century</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sale">sale</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fossils">fossils</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dinosaurs">dinosaurs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="vertebrates">vertebrates</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="business">business</span>. <span word="Rare">Rare</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="fossils">fossils</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="ownership">ownership</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unfortunate">unfortunate</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="public">public</span>.</p><p> 私人化石收藏家们从十八世纪就开始涉足化石买卖。所谓化石是指那些古代有机体的石化物。然而最近几年，化石买卖，尤其是恐龙和其他大型脊椎动物的化石的买卖变得繁荣起来了。稀有而重要的化石现在以百万计的价格在私人搜藏家之间流通。这种现象无论对于科学家还是对于公众来说，都不是一件好事情。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="suffers">suffers</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="fossils">fossils</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="donated">donated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="museums">museums</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="collectors">collectors</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="collections">collections</span>. <span word="Making">Making</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="harder">harder</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="fossils">fossils</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fossils">fossils</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pity">pity</span>.</p><p> 化石不在捐赠给博物馆而是由私人收藏家持有，而不是像过去那样捐赠给博物馆。私人收藏家不会让公众看他的藏品，而博物馆里的展品却是人人有机会看到的。这样对于公众来说是受损的。接触化石的机会变少会让大众失去对化石的兴趣的，而这一点显然是令人遗憾的。</p>
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