雅思口语外教示例：环境问题个人是否能够解决

　　12月11日的那场雅思写作考试出的也是环保话题，有的人认为环境问题对个人来言太大太难解决，其他人认为这些问题没有老百姓的参与是没法解决的。讨论双边观点并给出你的看法。 加拿大籍外教 Khalid Hasmath 老师为这篇作文创作了一篇参考范文，附上我的中文翻译分享给大家。题目如下：

　　Some people think that environmental problems are too big for individuals to solve. Others, however, believe that these problems cannot be solved if individuals do not take actions. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

　　In this day and age, individuals have a significant role to play in protecting the environment to ensure a prosperous future for latter future generations. Whether environmental issues are too large to be solved by individuals or citizens ought to take action to resolve these problems will be discussed.

　　在如今的时代，为了给子孙后代一个更好的未来，个人在环保中扮演着至关重要的角色。这篇文章将会讨论环保问题对于个人来说是否太大不好解决以及市民们是否应该行动起来解决环境问题。

　　From one perspective, individuals are tiny entities that only contribute to part of the issue when it comes to environmental degradation. In fact, government has a duty to define and set out legislation for industries and companies to follow. It can be argued that the abundance of carbon emissions is produced by large entities including factories and manufacturers. As a result, legislators are the only ones who are capable of limiting such heavy emissions through the usage of policies. Furthermore, government has the ability to make investments in the fields of clean and renewable energies to create greener technologies and constrict emissions in the long term. These actions cannot be solely completed by individuals and greater assistance is needed.

　　一方面，在环境衰退问题上，个人只是造成部分后果的小实体。事实上，政府才是有责任为约束工厂和公司而立法的主体。可以说，大量的碳排放都是来源于诸如工厂和生产商的大型实体。因此，立法者是唯一有能力通过使用政策来限制这种排放的人。此外，从长远考虑，政府有能力投资干净并且可持续使用的能源来创造更绿色的技术并且限制排放。这些行为单单依靠个人是无法完成的，人们需要更大的帮助。

　　From another viewpoint, the day-to-day decisions that individuals make significantly contribute to the reduction of environmental degradation. For instance, if an entire population decides to save water, recycle unused items, curb electricity usage or even switch to using electric cars, it would make a huge positive impact on the environment. Additionally, certain individuals hold greater power over the amount of emissions that are being made. For instance, residents of poor nations tend to have a lower carbon footprint than citizens in developed countries. Furthermore, individuals who control factories, manufacturing facilities and companies that are heavy polluters can make decisions to reduce a more sizeable portion of emissions.

　　另一方面，人们每日的决策其实对环境衰退有着很重要的影响。比如说，如果人们决定节约用水，资源循环利用，减少用电量，甚至是置换电车，对环境都将会有巨大的积极影响。此外，有些人可以决定排放量的大小。例如，贫穷国家的居民没有发达国家的人碳排放量大。另外，一些控制工厂生产设备的个人和一些造成严重污染的公司可以对减少排放量做出决策。

　　All in all, it is crucial for individuals to make choices to do their part to protect the environment. However, those who emit greater amounts of pollution or control the entities that are huge emitters are the ones that would make a larger impact on the environment.

　　简言之，对于个人来说，为环保做出一些贡献非常关键。然而，那些排放量更大的人或者掌控着巨大排放量的实体才是应该对环境做出巨大影响的人。