My View on Nuclear Power|我对核能的看法

提 示：

　　日本因地震所导致的核能外泄，让大众再度重视核能污染的问题，也让究竟该不该废核成为热门话题。请以 "My View on Nuclear Power" 为题，写一篇约 120 至 150 个单词（words）的英文作文，第一段描述你对台湾使用核能的现况及看法，第二段则表达你废核的立场，并说明原因。

审　题

论说文的目的就是要说服读者接受自己的观点或看法。基本上，这种写法是要『晓之以理』而非『动之以情』。其要点如下：『论点』需站得住脚，否则很难说服读者。『论证』宜讲求方法，合乎逻辑。『论据』要真实可靠，不可似是而非或无中生有。

构思方向

第一段：描述自己对台湾使用核能的现况及看法，利用 why, how, what 来构思，例如台湾有几座核能发电场，好处则是核能可以带来便利的电力，且成本较低，让台湾不需大量倚赖进口燃料。

第二段：表达自己对废核的立场，利用 what, why 来构思，不赞成废核的原因是因为核能发电不会造成空气污染，不会产生加重地球温室效应的二氧化碳，核能电厂所使用的燃料体积小，运输与储存都很方便，核能发电的成本也较低。而赞成废核的原因则是因为核能会产生辐射，若是处理不当或因天灾而造成外泄，则后果不堪设想，结论则是发展绿色能源才是解决之道。

动动脑（Brainstorming）

利用 2 W (why, what) + 1 H (how)

第一段

对台湾使用核能

的现况及看法    a. Why would people want to abolish nuclear power plants?

b. How many nuclear power plants does Taiwan have?

c. What are the advantages of nuclear power?

d. Why do we use nuclear power?

第二段

自己对废核的立场    a. What is my attitude toward the abolishment of nuclear power plants?

b. Why am I for or against using nuclear power?

结论句  Therefore, developing an eco-friendly environment powered by the sun and wind is the best solution.

大　纲

第一段：    Due to the recent nuclear disaster in Japan, the issue of whether nuclear power plants should be abolished has been debated.

a.  Taiwan relies on three nuclear power plants to provide 20 percent of its total electricity, and construction on a fourth one is underway.

b.  Nuclear power plants release only a small amount of carbon dioxide and are cheaper when compared to other electricity-generating methods.

第二段：    Despite these advantages, I firmly believe that nuclear power is harmful to society.

a.  First, nobody can predict when a nuclear disaster will strike.

b.  Second, uranium takes 700 million years to half-decay, so it ends up being a long-term threat to humans and our planet.

结论句：    We should develop green power, such as energy from the sun or wind, instead of using nuclear power.

范 文：

Due to the nuclear disaster in Japan, the abolishment of nuclear power plants has been widely discussed recently. Taiwan's three nuclear power plants produce nearly 20 percent of the island's total electricity, and a fourth one is under construction. Unlike fossil fuels, nuclear power plants release only a small amount of carbon dioxide. What's more, the cost is much lower in comparison to other electricity-generating methods.

Despite these advantages, I firmly believe that nuclear power is a danger to society. My main concern is that its potential dangers have long been ignored. Nobody can predict when a nuclear disaster will strike. Furthermore, nuclear waste is a lasting threat because uranium takes about 700 million years to half-decay and does harm to both humans and the Earth. Therefore, instead of using nuclear energy, we should develop green power, such as solar energy and wind-generated power.

       solar energy　　太阳能

　　由于日本的核灾，近来废除核能发电厂成为广为讨论的话题。台湾的 3座核能发电厂提供这座小岛将近百分之 20 的总电力，而第 4 座发电厂也在兴建当中。不同于化石燃料，核能电厂只会排放少量的二氧化碳。再者，和其他发电方式相比，核能发电便宜得多。

　　尽管有这些优点，我还是坚信核能会危害社会。我最主要的忧虑在于大众长久以来忽略核能潜在的危险。没有人能预测何时会发生核灾。再者，核废料会持续造成威胁，因为铀的半衰期长达 7 亿年（编按：放射性元素在衰变过程中，其放射性原子核的数目会逐渐减少。一个元素的半衰期，是其放射性原子核衰变至原数目一半所需的时间），对人类和地球造成危害。因此，与其使用核能，我们应该发展绿色能源，像是太阳能和风力发电等。