Importance of science in everyday life
Science exists in every aspect of our modern life. It is the noise of machines, cars, factories, and so on, which awakens us every day in the morning. The food we eat, the clothes we wear, the books and papers we read and the games we play—all have something to do with the application(应用) of science.
Everyone feels the effects of science. It is not only the electric light or fan, the radio or the cinema that displays the power of science in our daily life, but everything we do or that is done to us.
Science has conquered time and distance. We can travel from one place to another with kinds of transportation quickly, which is what our ancestors could not have dreamed of. We get current news from all over the world. With the help of the radio, we can listen to an American speaking as if he or she were communicating with us face to face. If we want to speak to friends far from us, there is the telephone that will help us do it.
It is, indeed, true that science has brought great comforts and conveniences to mankind. Unless one is an ascetic(禁欲者), he or she has no reason to refuse the things that science offers. By conquering time and distance, science has made all the countries live together and made life more colourful.
There is one point where we should pay attention to: we must try to be the masters of scientific facilities rather than their slaves. That is to say, our life cannot be mechanized(机械化的). Instead, we should make use of machines. If we can do so, science will make our life more wonderful.
