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ncy. We have to allow it to grow up and mature in order to reap the real rewards that it can bring. And there are even greater rewards ahead of us than what the world has already experienced. When technology is pushed to the outer edge, that is where serendipitous discoveries can occur. This has been seen throughout technological advancement, but the easiest example is probably the space program which made us think, really hard, about how to do things in a different environment. It gave us telecommunications, new fabrics and international cooperation. Paramedical devices, so that people can be treated even as they are being transported to the hosptal, are a direct development of that technology. None of this would have happened in the time frame that it did if we had not pushed for technological advancement. If we had decided to “focus on maximizing the use of existing technology” instead of foolishly reaching for the stars, we would not have made those discoveries which now are the bedrock of the 21st century.
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　　语言：平实的语句完全没有网络流行模板的痕迹，也是许多过了6级的考生通过练习可以达到的水平。

　　I must say that I reject this statement.
　　Does that mean that we should simply accept the status quo and make do? No, I don’t think so.
　　Technology has helped, and it has hurt.
　　Technology is indeed a double-edged sword. And yet, I still have to argue in its favor, because without it, we have no hope.
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　　当然，这并不意味，在GRE作文考试中，平实的语言比润色后的语言有更多的优势。从这篇作文中，我们可以得到以下两条重要信息：

　　1、 通过记忆大量模板使语言“全副武装”、“气势汹汹”并非高分作文的必要条件，这种方式的弊端在课堂上我们已阐述过。

　　2、 在陈述idea的过程中，体现出critical thinking才是成功的关键。我们在课堂上对critical thinking这一概念做过多次详细的解释，现在请大家一起来体会这一概念在文中的运用。

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　　（表明立场）I must say that I reject this statement. （让步）While it is true that we need to support society as much as possible with current technology, （折回自己立场）that does not in any way mean that we should stop progressing simply because our current technology cannot handle all the problems we have brought to it.

　　第二段：

　　（概述科技的两面性）Technology has helped, and it has hurt. （具体讨论科技的贡献）Without it, we would never have our standard of living, nor quality of nutrition, expectation of a long and productive life span, and the unshakable belief that our lives can be made even better. （具体讨论科技的危害）But it has also brought us universal pollution, weapons so powerful as to be capable of rendering us extinct, and the consequent fear for our survival as species and as a planet. Technology is indeed a double-edged sword. （表明已考虑到科技的危害，但是依然坚持自己立场）And yet, I still have to argue in its favor, because without it, we have no hope.

　　第三段：

　　（提出反方的立场）Some might argue that we would