（新）養寵物 Keeping Pets
Keeping Pets
There is no denying the fact that keeping pets is a hotly debated topic today. Some people claim that keeping pets is a good thing to do. They believe that pets, like cats and dogs, can help relieve the loneliness suffered by senior citizens and other social members who are confined to their homes for this reason or that. They also argue that keeping pets helps mankind understand animals’ world and develop positive feelings toward them.
Others, however, hold the opposite view. They regard keeping pets as a useless but harmful thing to do. First, pets can transmit diseases. Secondly, the noises and dung of pets are sources of pollution. Last but not least, as many rare birds and animals are kept as pets, they will surely be hunted on a large scale, which means a threat to the balance of the ecosystem.
Weighing the arguments of both sides, I am inclined to agree with the latter. Anyway, we can lessen our loneliness and express our love toward animals in other ways. And it is my belief that only by placing man and other species on an equal basis can we expect to have a lively and colorful world.
養寵物
不可否認的事實是，養寵物是一個備受爭議的話題。有些人聲稱養寵物是一件好事。他們相信寵物，像貓和狗，可以幫助減輕老年人和其他因這樣那樣原因而被關在家里的社會成員所受的孤獨。他們還認為養寵物有助于人類理解動物的世界，并對他們產生積極的感情。
然而，其他人持相反的觀點。他們認為養寵物是一種百害而無一用的事情。首先，寵物會傳播疾病。其次，寵物的噪音和糞便是污染的來源。最后同樣嚴重的是，因為許多稀有的鳥類和動物都被當作寵物飼養，它們一定會被大規模地獵殺，這就意味著生態系統的平衡會受到威脅。
權衡雙方的觀點，我傾向于贊同后者。無論如何，我們可以減輕我們的孤獨，用其他方式表達我們對動物的愛。我相信，只有把人類和其他物種放在平等的基礎上，我們才能擁有一個生機勃勃、五彩繽紛的世界。
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