科技类真题

【Many people ignore basic science today. What are the causes and what are your solutions?】

这礼拜是科技类真题的专题哟~

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While technological developments are constantly covered by the mass media, basic science is hardly getting any attention from the public. I tend to believe the public ignorance of basic science research is largely due to its unpredictable value. Compared with applied technology that can produce almost immediate benefits, basic science does not have short-term financial potential. In contrast, to develop basic science, scientists have to devote a great deal of time and energy to their research, while being very uncertain if this devotion will lead to the intended outcomes. Many scientists become dissatisfied with their working conditions and earnings and in the end, they choose to leave their laboratories for other jobs, which can help to explain why basic science is often ignored by the public. Since basic science is the foundation of most technological developments, some steps must be taken to reverse this trend. On the national level, the government should fulfill its responsibility in raising public awareness of the significance of basic science. Only when the government gives priority to this field in its policy can basic science get the funding and the public support that is urgently needed. Also, companies and institutes should financially support scientists who commit themselves to basic science, not just for the sake of profit, but for the development of science as well. Additionally, the public should be made aware that there would be very few technological advancements if basic science were largely ignored. Basic science deserves more public attention. Certainly none of us want it to become a completely stagnant field due to our ignorance.
尽管媒体上关于科技发展的报道可谓铺天盖地，但基础科学却仍然很难引起公众的注意力。 我倾向于认为公众之所以忽视基础科学研究，很大程度上是因为它的价值是不可预知的。相比那些能起到立竿见影效果的应用科学，基础科学在短期内并不具备太多的潜在经济效益。而相反，要发展基础科学，科学家们需要投入大量的精力和时间来进行研究，而且他们的投入是否能达到预想的研究结果也是完全不确定的。许多科学家到最后都渐渐变得对自己的工作环境和收入不满起来，进而离开实验室去寻找其他工作，这也就解释了为什么基础科学会经常被公众所忽视。 鉴于基础科学是绝大多数科学技术发展的基础，我们必须要对这种现状做些什么了。在国家政府的层面上，政府应该肩负起让公众意识到基础科学的重要性的责任。只有当政府在政策上对基础科学研究给予一定优先度，基础科学研究才能从社会支持中得到它们目前最急需的资金支持，而不该仅仅关心其研究所能带来的经济效益，更应该同样看重其为科学本身做出的贡献。此外，社会还应该向公众普及如果基础科学的研究被忽视掉的话，技术进步也就无从谈起的正确理念。 基础科学需要得到我们更多的关注。我们显然不想因为我们的无知导致整个时代的发展走入停滞。