英语演讲角 | 克隆技术

前言

从玛丽·雪莱的小说《科学怪人》到乔纳森·诺兰的美剧《西部世界》，在各类科幻文学、影视作品中，“克隆”是一个经常出现的未来技术。当然，它常常也作为一种技术反乌托邦的表征，用来制造情节中的伦理灾难。这与现实中人们对待这一技术的矛盾心态相对应。21世纪被称为生命科学和生物技术的时代，人类社会步入了快速发展和剧烈变动之中。随着技术爆炸时代的到来，克隆技术的逐步提高更是为人们的生活带来了意想不到的改变和惊喜。由于克隆技术给人类生活带来的美好前景，人们对它寄予了无限的期望，不过，也因该技术可能会给人类社会造成不确定的抑或是灾难性的后果，不少人却视之为洪水猛兽而强烈反对。注定要面对克隆技术时，我们应该采取一种怎样的姿态？

6月14日，我校高二英语演讲角在“七彩广场（Show Square）”如期举行。本期的主题为“ Should Cloning Be Allowed?”（克隆技术是否应该被允许?），由来自高二5班的姚翊霖主持。高二1班周艺坤、蔡慧敏，高二2班程以抒，高二3班殷一铭，高二4班胡梓鑫，高二5班王夏国熹、赖恩磊，高二6班丁勇和高二7班王悦函同学参加了本期活动并做了精彩演讲。

同学们从不同视角阐释了对克隆技术的深思、该技术对社会造成多方面的影响等。同学们对演讲主题的深入解读、旁征博引获得了观众们阵阵热烈的掌声。克隆技术是社会发展的必然产物，只有正确的使用这项技术，才能够让我们的未来走的更远。

The cloning process might help prevent younger generation from inheriting unwanted genes from their parents.

克隆可以有助于防止年轻一代从父母那里继承不想要的基因。

The ban on human cloning is an ideal opportunity to reassert democratic control over science and to reconnect technological advance with human dignity and responsibility.

禁止克隆人是一个理想的机会，可以重申对科学的民主控制，并将技术进步与人类尊严和责任重新联系起来。

For the sake of scientific innovation, people turn to human cloning. As a saying goes, “Man struggles upwards; water flows downwards.” Although this kind of behavior is ridiculous, we still strive for our ideals in order to yearn for new technology.

为了学科的进步，人们开始思考人体克隆。常言道，“人往高处走，水往低处流。” 尽管这种行为非常荒诞，人们对新技术的渴求仍然趋之若鹜。

In terms of what cloning technology can bring to mankind, there are as many advantages as disadvantages. For example, I can’t imagine if there is an identical copy of me who doesn’t share my memory and might do harm to others.

说到克隆技术究竟能带给人类什么，我认为利弊相当。比如，如果真的有一个和我一模一样的克隆人，这简直难以置信，这个克隆体很可能没有留存我的意识和记忆，并且可能伤害他人。

As far as I’m concerned, cloning is an effective way to cure serious diseases that cannot be cured at present. In addition, it can help us obtain some unknown knowledge.

在我看来，克隆是治疗严重疾病的有效方法。另外，它可以帮助我们获得一些未知的知识。

In general, research on cloning technology still has a long way to go, and the emergence of some unethical cloning technologies should be restricted in the form of legislation.

总的来说，人类对克隆技术的研究还有很长的路要走，应该通过立法的形式加以限制一些不道德的克隆技术的出现。

Cloning technology is still very immature. Not only does it not solve biological and genetic problems, it also raises philosophical and ethical issues.

克隆技术还很不成熟。它不仅没能解决生物和遗传问题，还引发了哲学和伦理问题。

Another argument against cloning is that it would be available only to the wealthy and therefore would increase social inequality.

反对克隆的另一个论点是，克隆技术只有富人才能用到，因此会加剧社会不平等。

In my opinion, every coin has got two sides. So does cloning. As long as people made full use of it to serve human beings, I’m sure it will be accepted and supported by all the people. The UN and each government can enact laws to restrict its use for the benefit of mankind.

在我看来，任何事物都有两面性。克隆技术也是如此。只要人们充分利用它为人类服务，我相信它会被所有的人接受和支持。联合国和各国政府可以制定法律，限制其使用从而为人类造福。