1。atpresent/currently/lately/recently/nowadays/theseyears/inthepastseveraldecades/overthelastseveralyears
2。attheturnofthecentury
3。ThankstoChinasreformandopening－uppolicy，haswitnessedgreateconomicandsocialprogressinthepasttwodecades。
4。Withthe（rapid，marked，amazing，eye－catching，remarkable，fantastic）development/progress/growth/advance/improvementofeconomy/society/industry/livingstandard，greatchangeshavetakenplacein
5。Atthemercyoftheever－acceleratedupdatingofscienceandtechnology，therearerapidchangesinallaspectsofoureverydaylives。
6。Withthearrival/adventoftheinventionof/theinformationage/the21stcentury/theeconomyage，
7。Wearenowenteringabrandnewera。The21stcenturyisatimeofadvancedscientificandtechnologicalknowledge。
8。Thehumanracehasenteredacompletelynewstageinitshistory。Wehavejustcrossedthethresholdofthe21stcenturyandthecurtainofthenewmillenniumisslowlyrising。
9。Weareblessedwithnewopportunitiesandfacedwithnewchallenges。
10。Withtheincreasinglyrapideconomicglobalizationandurbanization，moreproblemsarebroughttoourattention。
11。Asdevelops，
12。Alongwiththedevelopmentof，moreandmore
13。Inthepastfewyears，therehasbeenasharpgrowth/boom/declinein
14。Withthesteadygrowthinthecountryseconomyaswellasthepeopleslivingstandard，
15。Whiletherhythm/pace/tempoofpeopleslivingisspeedingup，alotofchangeshavetakenplacein
16。WiththefantasticspurbothinindustryandineconomyinChina，thenumberofisontherise。
17。Aslivingtempo/pacequickens，
18。Itiscommonlybelievedthattheriseinistheinevitableresultofeconomicdevelopment。
19。Inrecentyears，Chinahasexperiencedanalarmingincreasein
20。Theissueofwhetherweshouldhasbeenwidelydebatedinourcommunityrecently。ItisanimportantissuebecauseitconcernsfundamentalmoralandeconomicquestionsaboutthewayweAvarietyofdifferentargumentshavebeenputforwardaboutthisissue。Thisessaywillconsiderargumentsforandpointtosomeoftheproblemswiththeseviews。Itwillthenputforwardreasonsforthe
21。Nowadaysmoreandmorepeoplebegintorealize/beawareof/noticetheimportance/significance/seriousnessoftheproblemofeducation/
;pollution/umemployment。
22。Weoftenfindourselvescaught/involvedinadilemmawhetherweshouldreachforthebearspaworforthesharksfin
23。Thereisagrowingworldwideawarenessoftheneedfor
24。Recentlytheissue/problemofhasbeeninthelimelight/broughtintofocus/broughttopublicattention/concern。
25。Arecentreportreleasedbythegovernmenthascausednationwiderepercussions。
26。Recentlythephenomenonhasarousedwideconcern。
27。Oneofthe（universal/pressing/burning/urgent）problems/issueswearefacedwith（confrontingus）isthat
28。Recentlytheproblem/issue/conflicthasbecomethefocus/concernofthepublic。
29。Thereisa（public/general/heated/impassioned）debate/discussion/controversytoday/nowadaysasto/over/on/concerningtheissue/problemofThosewhocriticize/oppose/objecttocontend/arguethatTheybelievethatButpeoplewhoadvocate/favor/arefor，ontheotherhand，maintain/assertthat
30。Apublicdebatehasarisenastothephenomenonof
31。Recently，thereisavehementdiscussionontheissueofThosewhocriticizearguethatTheyclaimthatButpeoplewhofirmlyadvocate，ontheotherhand，arguethat
32。Thereisalong－runningdebateastowhether
33。Itisundeniablethathasbecomethebiggestconcernofthepresent－dayworld。
34。Nowitiscommonly/generally/widelybelieved/held/accepted/recognizedthatTheyclaim/argue/holdthatButIwonder/doubtwhetherit
35。Accordingtoa（n）survey/investigation/analysis/statistics/reportreleased/conducted/madeby，thereisagrowing/increasing/decliningnumberofwho/which
36。Onceinanewspaper/magazine，Ihitupon（cameacross）a/thereportthat
37。WhichisabetterchoiceA，orB？Differentpeoplehavedifferentanswersduetotheirrespectivepointofview。However，IsidewiththeopinionthatAisfarbetterthanB，forseveralreasonsaddressedbelow。
38。Thiscasehasarousedechoesthroughoutthecountry，withmoreandmorepeoplefollowingitslead，butideasaboutitvarywidely。
39。Thediscussionaboutwhetherornotisaverycontroversialone。Therearepeopleonbothsidesoftheargumentwhohaveverystrongfeelings。
40。Thosewhocriticize/oppose/objectto/areagainstcontend/argue/holdthatButpeoplewhoadvocate/favor/arefor，ontheotherhand，maintain/assert/claimthat
41。Someargue/holdthat，butotherssetforthatotallydifferentargumentabout
bsp;theissueof
42。Ofcourse，therearealargeramountofargumentswhichmaybeadvancedindefenseof
43。Somepeoplesaythat，otherpeoplesuggestthatButIcanhardlysharethispointofviewforseveralreasons。
44。Somepeopleplacemorestressintheformerwhileothersattachheavierweighttothelatter。Ifaskedtomakeachoicebetweenthetwo，Iwouldnothesitatetochoosethelatterovertheformerforseveralsoundreasons。
45。SomepeopleadvocatethatTheyclaimthatMyopinionisidenticalwiththeirs。
46。Personally，Isidewiththeformer/latteropinion。
47。Iamoftheopinionthatpriorityshouldbegivento
48。Personally，Istandonthesideof
49。AsfarasIamconcerned，Iaminfavoroftheopinionthat
50。Formypart，Icompletelyagreewiththeformer/latter。
51。Tobefrank/Totellthetruth，Ishouldsecondtheformer/latterattitude/positioninpreferencetothelatter/former。
52。Peoplefromdifferentbackgrounds，however，putdifferentinterpretationsonthesamething。
53。Viewsontheissueinquestionvaryfrompersontoperson/varywidely。
54。Peoplerarelyreachanabsoluteconsensusonacontroversialissue。
55。Peoplesviews，however，aredivergentonthematterinquestion。
56。Theothersideofthecoinhasvoicedstrongoppositionsayingthat
57。Somepeopleareoftheopinionthat
58。Somepeopleholdthebelief/viewthat
59。ManypeoplehavetheideathatHowever，manyothersdisagreethatBothsidesofthequestionofwhetherarewellsupportedbysoundreasons。
60。Tosomepeoplesmind/Fromsomepeoplespointofview，thereareseveraladvantagesin/ofThefirstadvantageisthat
61。IfullyagreewiththestatementthatThereasonsarechieflyasfollows：
62。Astome，Iaminfavorofthefirst/secondview。Therearemanyreasonsformyinclination，butthefollowingonesaremostimportant。
63。Beforegivingmyopinion，Ithinkitisessentialtolookattheargumentonbothsides