An Environmental Problem During the past years, people in Taiwan have been devoted to economical development.

The environmental pollution caused by industrial development has seriously endangered our health if we dont solve this problem as soon as possible we wont have fresh air to breathe, pure water to drink and nutritious food to eat. In other words, our lives must be threatened. It is high time the government and the public did something for improving our quality of life. Nowadays, the pollution problem is more discussed in Taiwan than in any other places. But when you look around, youll certainly find that in addition to industrial pollution, most people are doing something harmful to our environment. For example, some heavy smokes dont give up smoking. As a result, the air has become fouler than ever. From this point of view, we know that everybody should take the responsibility improving out living environment. Even if one throws garbage at random. The whole environment must be disrupted. In order not to be a black sheep, lets work together for a clean environment. Without clean water, the fish would die, which is the same with smoke from the factories

chimneys. Our dreams have been taken away. What are our dreams? We only desire to live in a clean environment, where we would not need to tightly close our windows all day long to prevent us from the poisonous smoke, where we could take a deep breath every morning as we did before to greet a new day where we could get a view of a green world, the color of life, instead of a black one, which often reminds me of death. In a highly industrialized country, these dreams may be dreams forever. Some say that if we want a modern life with industrial conveniences. We cannot but sacrifice something. That might be right. However, if the so-called something has much to do with our lives, shall we pay no attention to it? Achievements in industry are not to be proud of. We should go a step further to improve our quality of life and our surroundings: otherwise, those achievements amount to nothing. More often than not, we are told by the newspaper about the more and more serious problems of pollution. Polluted water makes creatures in the river die, makes crops nearby die. Air pollution in creases the number of lung illnesses. The pollution from garbage is also a problem. One's memory should to new enough to remember

the fire on the garbage hill, which burned down the confidence we have in our environment. Dont be ignorant of this again do something to save our environment and save us. Do not let the garbage hill be a common scene on earth in the future. Do not let our children blame us for the damaged environment we leave to them. Its high time we thought about these. If the ecological balance continues to be disrupted, our lives will encounter a great challenge. It is true that raising the standard of living is important, but improving the quality of life cannot be neglected, either. Among Asian countries, Japan is the most progressive and prosperous. But it is strange that they have a clean environment to live in. thus, Im sure that industry doesnt necessarily lead to pollution. As long as we take proper measures to prevent it, we can still make our environment the way it is. We may well be confident that since the Japanese can make it, we certainly have the ability to do so. Facing the serious pollution problem, we should solve it not only for ourselves but also for the future generations. In my opinion, government and citizens should take the responsibility of making our environment clean to begin with. We must wake up

people's conscience, so to speak, public-mindedness. Lacking public-mindedness is the chief reason why the environment becomes so dirty. Thus, only when everybody has a sense of publicmindedness can our society be tidy. Second, the government ought to make strict laws to prevent vehicles and factories from polluting. Many rivers and streams in Taiwan have become yellow and black. How can you believe that the water you drink everyday is originally so dirty? Besides, vehicles, especially buses, emit fumes which can dim the sun for a while. The smoke from their exhaust pipes makes people hard to breathe. So, making strict laws is also an urgent step to keep our environment clean. As a matter of fact, I really want to put those who keep on polluting to death. They are the most horrible murderer in the world, for they kill and make people poisoned with the pollutants little by little. Can you picture what this world would be like if we didnt have clean air to breathe and pure water to drink? The sky we see would be black, there would be garbage mountains everywhere. Nobody can live in such a chaotic environment. So let us struggle together for a clean environment. It is not only for ourselves, but also for our descendants. In so doing,

we can be really proud of being a modern citizen. We need to live in a clean environment.