（英文下面有中文）
There was a discussion on the policy of population in China in our class yesterday. Hearing some classmates’ opinions, I want to give my opinion, too. Firstly, I support strongly the policy of population in China---one family has only one child.
The reason is very clear: Around 100 years ago, rubbish which fewer people produced could be absorbed easily by nature. Accompanying the developing of industry and the exploding population, the harmonious relationship of man and nature has been breaking up entirely. The earth has been turning into a gigantic dump. Today, we are eating the food which is applied much chemical fertilizer, drinking the polluted water, living in the crowed world, and there are more and more crimes ,unemployment, food crisis. Part of the reason is our exploding population. Let's know the degree of risk in China:the average cropland of China is only 45% of world, and the average forest coverage is only 61．3％ of world. Many parts of 新疆，西藏，内蒙古，黑龙江 are not suitable for living. Though the scenery of 云南，广西 is very beautiful, their agricultural production is limited by their landform and is very low.For the future generation and continuation of man, we must control the population, in China and India especially.

Furthermore, the cost of raising a child is getting more and higher. If you have one child, you can take your best to him (her）。If you have more than one child, you’ll part your efforts and discrimination, which is easy to be shown up. Most people will do something like this. Don't say no, please. I can't believe. According to the current status in China, the cost of training a university graduate isn't a small payout for most families. For your own children's better opportunity, you only need one child.

Some classmates said that only one child was easy to get selfish. I think it's an excuse and fun. Whatever your children will be, you must be responsible for it. Why don't you take right way to teach him (her）to avoid being selfish? There are many ways. For instance, you can increase the chance of sharing things with others for children and let him (her) to have responsibility to others and society.

I had a colleague, who is a 80's, but he has two children--an elder daughter and a younger son. When his wife was expecting his son, I asked him why he must need a son. He said that his son would protect him when anyone bullied him and his son would support him when he was old. What a selfish thought! He thinks for himself entirely and doesn't consider for his children and this society. When he doesn't have enough money, his daughter may have no chance to school.

Other classmates said that only a couple is hard to support more than four old men including grandparents. But I think if you think so, why can't you get enough money for your future to lighten your children' load? Besides, welfare and security in China will be better and better, and Chinese relationship is getting lesser and lesser. You don't need to be worried about you and your children in the future. In some developed countries, adult children seldom help their parents in economy and the people are very independent. Chinese will act like this sooner or later.

Too much population has delayed the development of China. The head of government is much more intelligent than us. Let's support the policy of population---one family has only one child.

昨天的课上，我们做了关于中国人口政策的讨论。听了一些同学的意见后，我也想表达一下自己的想法。首先我非常支持中国计划生育的政策---每个家庭有一个小孩。原因非常明显：不到100年以前，较少的人口产生的垃圾能被大自然轻易地吸收消化。伴随着工业的发展和人口的激增，这种人与自然的和谐关系早已经被完全打破了。地球正在变成一个巨大的垃圾场。今天，我们吃着施满了化肥农药的食物，喝着被污染的水，生活在拥挤的空间，越来越多的犯罪、失业、食品危机。这一切的部分原因就是激增的人口。让我们了解一下中国的危机程度：中国的人均耕地仅占世界的45%，人均森林覆盖率仅占世界的61.3%，新疆，西藏，内蒙古，黑龙江的很多地区不适合居住。尽管云南和广西的风光很秀丽，但是受制于地形原因，他们的农业产量极低。为了下一代，为了人类的延续，我们必须控制人口数量。

而且扶养孩子的成本正变得越来越高。如果你只有一个小孩子，你可以给他最好的条件。假如你有几个小孩子，你势必分散你的能力、精力，这时很容易产生对孩子有所区别的不公平待遇。大多数人都会这样。请不要说你不会，我不相信。以中国目前大多数家庭的条件，培养一个大学生并非一个小的开销。为了你的孩子能有较好的条件，你仅需要一个孩子。

一些同学说如果只有一个小孩子，他很容易变得自私。我想这是一个借口和笑话。不管你的孩子成为怎样的人，你都要负责任。为什么你不能用正确的方法去教导他呢？有很多好方法。比如，增加他和别人分享东西的机会，树立他对他人和社会的责任感。

从前我有一个同事。虽然是个80后，却有两个孩子，一个大女儿，一个小儿子。当他老婆怀着他儿子的时候，我问他为什么一定要一个儿子才行。他回答说在他受别人欺负时，儿子可以保护他，当他老了时，儿子还可以养他。多么自私的想法。他完全为自己着想，不考虑孩子们和社会。如果他没有充足的钱，他女儿可能就会失去上学的机会。

另外一些同学说一对夫妇供养包括祖父母在内的多于四位老人时很辛苦。我以为如果你想到了这点，为什么不赚足养老的钱呢？以减轻他们的负担。此外中国的社会福利和保险正变得越来越好，亲情却变得越来越淡薄。你无需担心你和孩子的未来。在一些发达国家，成年子女很少在经济上给父母帮助，他们都非常独立。中国迟早会变成那样。

太多的人口已经延缓了中国的发展，政府的领导比我们聪明多了。让我们一起支持中国的人口政策吧--每个家庭只有一个孩子。

计划生育是一个控制人口的办法，控制人口还可以有其他办法，比如，晚婚晚育。