#1 Economic Growth

(ｔｈｉｓ　ｉｓ　ａ　ｃｈａｌｌｅｎｇｉｎｇ　ｔｏｐｉｃ，)

This is a challenging topic,

(ｂｕｔ　ｉ　ｔｈｉｎｋ　ｗｅ　ｓｈｏｕｌｄ　ｐｒｉｏｒｉｔｉｚｅ)

but I think we should prioritize

(ｔｈｅ　ｅｎｖｉｒｏｎｍｅｎｔ　ａｔ　ｔｈｉｓ　ｔｉｍｅ．)

the environment at this time.

(ｉ　ｓｔｒｏｎｇｌｙ　ａｇｒｅｅ　ｗｉｔｈ　ａｌｅｘ’ｓ　ｉｄｅａ)

I strongly agree with Alex’s idea

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that

(ｏｕｒ　ｌｉｖｅｓ　ｗｉｌｌ　ｂｅ　ｕｎｐｌｅａｓａｎｔ)

our lives will be unpleasant

(ｉｆ　ｗｅ　ｆｏｃｕｓ　ｅｎｔｉｒｅｌｙ)

if we focus entirely

(ｏｎ　ｅｃｏｎｏｍｉｃ　ｇｒｏｗｔｈ)

on economic growth

(ｉ　ｗｏｕｌｄ　ａｄｄ　ｔｈａｔ)

I would add that

(ｉｆ　ｔｈｅ　ｅｎｖｉｒｏｎｍｅｎｔ　ｉｓ　ｄａｍａｇｅｄ)

if the environment is damaged

(ｂｙ　ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｉａｌ　ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐｍｅｎｔ，)

by industrial development,

(ｗｅ’ｌｌ　ａｌｌ　ｂｅ　ｍｏｒｅ　ｌｉｋｅｌｙ)

we’ll all be more likely

(ｔｏ　ｓｕｆｆｅｒ　ｆｒｏｍ　ｓｅｒｉｏｕｓ　ａｉｌｍｅｎｔｓ)

to suffer from serious ailments

(ｌｉｋｅ　ｃａｎｃｅｒ　ａｎｄ　ｌｕｎｇ　ｄｉｓｅａｓｅ．)

like cancer and lung disease.

(ｔｈｅｓｅ　ｓｏｒｔｓ　ｏｆ　ｉｌｌｎｅｓｓｅｓ　ｃａｎ　ｂｅ)

These sorts of illnesses can be

(ａ　ｒｅａｌ　ｓｔｒａｉｎ)

a real strain

(ｏｎ　ｏｕｒ　ｍｅｄｉｃａｌ　ｓｙｓｔｅｍｓ．)

on our medical systems.

(ｍａｇｇｉｅ　ｒａｉｓｅｄ　ｔｈｅ　ｒｅｌｅｖａｎｔ　ｐｏｉｎｔ)

Maggie raised the relevant point

(ｔｈａｔ　ｉｔ’ｓ　ｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ　ｔｈａｔ)

that it’s possible that

(ｐｒｏｆｉｔａｂｌｅ　ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｅｓ　ｗｉｌｌ)

profitable companies will