Nowadays in the world, superpowers are investing significant amount of money in space technology. Hundreds of space vehicles have blasted into space: first satellites, then spaceships and now space shuttles. Some people hold the opinion that the advanced space technology is a symbol that stands for the power of a country; we should support the development of it. Some people just wonder: what are the returns of these billion-dollar investments? As far as I concern, the Space is a Huge Waste of Money for the following reasons.
现如今，超级大国把巨额的金钱都投入到了太空探索的技术中。成百上千的航天器发射到天空：从第一航空卫星，宇宙飞船，到现如今的航天飞机。一些人认为发展航天技术的好处就是航天技术象征着一个国家的能力技术，应该大力支持发展。而一些人怀疑：投入了数亿美元去研究太空，究竟得到了什么？在我看来，太空探索就是浪费钱，原因如下：
First of all, the space race has done nothing to relieve the agonies of millions of people who are suffering from serious disease, poverty and wars. Some countries just want to explore space in order to maintain their status quo. They think the more space launch into the sky, the more power a country’s have. For centuries human beings have been playing many different power games: wars, cold wars, allies, nuclear armament, and the space race is just an extension of the race for power on earth.
首先，太空竞赛并不能减轻数百万人口所遭受到的疾病、贫穷和战争所带来的痛苦。一些国家这样进行太空探索，只是为了维持他们在国际上的地位。他们认为：越多的发射太空飞船，表示这个国家越强大。几个世纪以来，人类之间展开了不同类型的权利竞赛：战争、冷战、结同盟、发展核武器等等，而太空竞争不过是另外一种版本罢了。
Secondly, after so many years of exploring, the scientists still haven’t had any breaking though. It is unlikely that they will be able to find a suitable planet that human can live on it. The money we had invested on the space is countless. But until now, we still don’t have a satisfy outcome. It feels like a man buys a very expensive cloth at the cost of selling his bed. Thus, we should consider human basic needs first.
其次，在那么多年的探索之后，科学家还是没有什么重大突破。看起来不可能再找到适合人类居住的星球了。而花在这上面的钱不计其数。直到今天，我们还是没得到个满意的答复。这种感觉就像一个人卖掉自己床就是为了买一件昂贵的外套。因此，我们应该多考虑人类的基本需求。
In summary, the space race is a waste of money, even if we finally find a suitable planet, is still impossible for human beings to move to that planet. We should pay more attention to the current needs of the world today, only in this way, our world could be better, our life could be better.
总的来说，太空探险实在是浪费钱。即使最后我们成功找到了适合人类居住的星球，地球上的人也不太可能搬过去。在当下最重要的是关心人们最基本的需求，只有这样，这个世界才会变得更好，人们的生活才会变得更好。

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