Inourrushtomakelifeeasier,wehavedecidedtogoblindlyintothefuturewithoutpayingathoughttothesevereconsequences.Theresultshavebeengreatprofitsforindividualswhohaveinvestedtheirtimeandmoneyinindustriesthathaveimprovedtheir(andsomeothers’)qualityoflife.    小题1:   
Butifwecancreatepollution,wecanreduceittoo.Theproblemistimeandmoney.Andtimeandmoneyhappentobetheinvestmentthatthecreatorsofthepollutionclaimtohavemadetomakelifebetterforall,whichmeanstheyhavemadeamess,tosomeoralargeextent,inallcases.
TheUnitedStatessufferedfromproblemssimilartowhatChinaisfacingtoday.    小题2:    TheUSgovernmentfinallyopeneditseyestotheproblemsandtoldindustriestocutdowntheirpollutingemissions（排放）,forwhichitimplementedstrictlawsrequiringcleanairandwater.Allthestatesinthecountryfollowtheregulations,andhaveaddedadditionalrequirementsthatenhancetheenvironmentallaws.Theendresultiscleanerairandwater.
   小题3:    Theanswer:thecostsforkeepingtheenvironmentcleaneventuallybecametheburdenofthepeople.Theequipmentneededtocreateahealthylifestylehasbeenaddedtothecostofmakingwhatwewant.
Thematerialisticworldthatweliveinisthecauseofmostofthepollution.Ifyouwish,youcanmoveawayfromcitiesandindustrialregionscausingtheproblem.    小题4:    However,youwillsoonrealizehowreallysmalltheworldiswhenpollutioncatchesupwithusthroughthewindandrain.
Itwilltaketimeandmoneytosolvetheproblemstheenvironmentfacestoday.    小题5:    WhattheChinesegovernmentshoulddoistoimmediatelyimplementstrictlawsthatrequirecleanairandwater.