谢振礼 雅思范文: 科学研究 20180913
IELTS Writing Task 2
China 2018-09-13
Topic:
Some people think that scientific research is a waste of time and money. To what degree do you agree or disagree?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
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Research is the most important activity to achieve scientific progress for a better future. To a great extent, scientific research is necessary and not a waste of time and money. The bottom line is that scientific research not only needs more funding, but also “smarter” spending.
Scientific research, although being expensive and laborious, is the engine of human prosperity by endlessly seeking the truth to clear doubts and find solutions. To begin with, advances across virtually all fields of science show promise for solving an array of puzzles about the nature of the world—from disease emergence and climate-change impact to the origin of the universe. For most scientists, the search for truth is the main motivation to a career characterized by long hours and personal sacrifice; and for that motivation, huge money is required to carry out their research projects successfully. And this is why, overall, a solid majority of people would claim that investments in scientific research pay off in the long run, while only a minority would argue that so much time and money involved may not be worth it.
Nevertheless, how much scientific research is wasted? In this respect, the public needs to be convinced that money (along with time) is being spent wisely since pointless scientific research projects may burn through time and money, which leads to a meaningless waste in both, of course. What is the point of investing if scientists do not know what they are going to find? To avoid that waste, scientists need to prove that their research projects are worth it, and that related spending is in an acceptable manner for scientific advancement. Unfortunately, it is possible that the pace of scientific progress is being slowed or flawed by inefficiency or uncertainty at both government agencies and at universities where research is being conducted, and this probably makes some people think that unnecessary research projects are not “smart” enough, so to speak.
In conclusion, it is necessary to invest in research for scientific progress. But scientific research should be done so wisely as not to result in a waste of time and money. In all events, there will be no better tomorrow without scientific research today.
