dvlopmnt and th nvironmntit is undniabl that th worsning nvironmnt has bcom th biggst concrn of th prsnt-day world. land rsourcs ar dwindling bcaus of watr loss and soil rosion. wast gass poison th air w brath. th rivrs and laks ar pollutd by wast dumpd in thm from factoris. it is probably no xaggration to say that dtrioration of th quality of th nvironmnt thratns th xistnc of mankind itslf.som popl ar of th opinion that th nvironmntal problm is th pric w hav to pay for conomic dvlopmnt. but i do not think that this argumnt is valid. aftr all, what is th point of conomic growth if popl's livs ar advrsly alfctd by worsning nvironmntal pollution?thr is plnty of vidnc to show that sustainabl dvlopmnt can b achivd by balancing conomic growth with protction of th nvironmnt. th ky to achiving this is to mak popl awar of th sriousnss of th problm. both govrnmnts and ordinary citizns should join hands to mak this world a bttr plac to liv in, not only for ourslvs, but also for futur gnrations.环境与发展不可否认的是环境恶化已成为当今世界上人们最担心的事了。因为水资源的浪费和土壤被侵蚀，土地资源逐渐缩小。我们呼吸着有毒的空气，河流和湖泊也被附近的工厂里排放出来的废弃物严重污染了。不夸大其词地说，环境质量的恶化很可能威胁人类的生存。有些人说环境问题是我们为经济发展所付出的代价。对此，我不敢苟同。如果人类的生活被日益恶化的环境污染所影响的话，那么，经济发展的意义何在?足够的证据表明：经济发展与环境保护的平衡可以实现可持续发展。关键是使人们意识到问题的严重性。政府和普通市民两方都应该携手使地球成为更适合人类居住的地方，这不仅是为我们自己，也是为我们的后代。
