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新東方考研十篇必背作文下載［新東方考研經(jīng)典作文必背十篇，希望對大家有所幫助！同時也祝愿所有的考研朋友們心想事成！］新東方10大功能段落一第一段：［1.現(xiàn)象/現(xiàn)狀說明段］［2.圖畫/圖表描述段］第二段：［3.對立觀點陳訴段］（四，六級多用）［4.利弊說明段］［5.意義闡述段］［6.原因列軍段］［7.舉例段］第三段：［8.歸納結(jié)論段］［9.趨勢預(yù)測段］［10建議措施段］（本次整理主要是根據(jù)新東方春季考研輔導班整理的，其中說明文只有三篇8,9,10書信，所以前七篇是重點，畢竟是20分啊！在以后的時間里，我也會把說明文10分的必背篇整理出來的，謝謝大家的支持.）

1第一部分圖畫作文（四篇）1.關(guān)于愛心（01年真題）Loveisalamp[1.現(xiàn)象/現(xiàn)狀說明段]Loveisofutmostimportancetoushumans.Everybodynotonlyneedslove,butalsoshouldgiveotherslove.Ascanbeseenfromthepicture,"loveisalampwhichisbrighterindarkerplaces."Thisisindeedtrue.Peopleindarkerplacesneedmorelightthanotherpeople.Maybeevenadimlightcangivethemmuchhopeforabetterlife.Maybejustathreadoflightwillcallforththeirstrengthandcouragetohelpthemstepoutoftheirdifficulties.

2[7.舉例段]Icanthinkofnobetterillustrationofthisideathanthefollowingexample(s).Forinstancewhensomeoneisstarvingtodeath,justalittlefoodandwaterfromyoumaysavehis(her)life.Again,whenalittlegirlinapoorruralareadropsoutofschoolbecauseofpoverty,justasmallsumofmoneyfromyoumaysupporthertofinishschoolandchangeherlife.Inthesecase/circumstancesyouhavegivenlovewhichislikealampinadarkplacewherelightismostneeded.[8.歸納結(jié)論段]Tosumup,weshouldofferourhelptoalltheneeded.Weexpecttogetlovefromothersandwealsogivelovetoothers.Sowhenyouseesomeoneindifficultyorindistressandinneedofhelp,don'thesitatetogiveyourlovetohim(her).I

3believethattherelationshipbetweenpeoplewillbeharmoniousandthatoursocietywillbeabetterplaceforustolivein.1.空氣污染（隱形殺手）[2.圖畫/圖表描述段]Pollutionisbecomingmoreandmoreseriousallovertheworld.Asisshowninthecartoon,twocarsaregivingoffwastegasandthreepeoplearetryingtoavoidbreathinginthepoisonousgasbymaskingtheirfacewiththeirhands.Thepoisonousgassentoffbyfactories,domesticappliancesandautomobileshasmadetheairunhealthyforpeopletobreathe.[5.意義闡述段]Thereisnodenyingthat

4automobilesareindicationsofcivilization,progressanddevelopment;nevertheless,automobilescausetheseriousproblemofairpollution.Scientistshavewarnedthatunlesseffectivemeasuresaretaken,theproblemofpollutionwilleventuallygetoutofhand.Actually,peopleareshowingarealconcernovertheproblem.Forexample,thereisanincreasinglyloudvoicefromthepublicforfirmactionagainstpollutionfromautomobiles.[10建議措施段]Indeed,theearthisourhomeandwehavethedutytotakecareofitforourselvesandforourdescendants.Inmyopinion,weshouldworkoutconcretesolutionstotheproblemofpollutionfrompoisonousgasgivenoffbyautomobiles.Forexample,theautomobilesshouldbeequippedwitha

5devicewhichcandisposeofwastegassoastopreventitfrompollutingair.Onlyinthiswaycanwereallysolvetheproblemofairpollutioncausedbyautomobiles.1.沙漠化[2.圖畫/圖表描述段]Asisshowninthepicture,wecanseeclearlytherelationshipbetweenpeopleanddesert.Inthelefthandpicture,peoplearefleeingfromgreedysandhillsbecausetheycutdownallthetrees.Thecaptionreads,"Asthesandadvances,weretreat."Intherighthandpicture,thepeoplehavereturnedcarryingtools,water,andyoungtreesto

6plantthelandagain.Thecaptionreads:"Asweadvance,thesandretreats."[5.意義闡述段]Itseemstomethatthecartoonistissendingamessageabouttheimportanceoftreesinwaterandsoilconservationandtheneedforeveryonetofightagainstthedangerofthedesertification.Infact,whatheissayingisthatthesandhillswilldriveawayfromthelandifwedofightagainstthesand.Ifweletthissituationcontinueasitis,ourenvironmentwillsufferagreatdestruction.[10.建議措施段]Thebestwaytofightbackagainstthegreedydesertinmadeclearinthesecondpicture.Therethelocalpeopleareactivelysettingaboutthetaskofplantingtreestoreclaimthelandandmakeit

7fertile.Thefactthattherearethreepeopleinthepicture,eachwithadifferentjobsuggeststhatworkingtogetheristhekeytosuccessinthebattleagainstsoilerosion.4.商業(yè)捕魚(00年真題)ABriefHistoryofWorldCommercialFishing[2.圖表描述段]Asisshowninthepictures.withtheincreaseofcommercialfishing,thenumberoffishesdramatically(sharply)decreased.Inonepictures.therewerevariouskindsoffishandonlyonefishing-boatin1900.Onthecontrary,in1995therewasonlyonefish,withmanyfishing-boats.[5.意義闡述段]Thepurposeofthispictureistoshowusthatdue(greatenough)attentionhastobepaidtothedecrease(decline)ofoceanresources.Owing

8toover-fishingthenumberoffisheshasobviouslydropped.Ifweletthissituationgo(continue)asitis,wedonotknowwherefishwillbeinthefuture.Bythattime,ourenvironmentwillsufferagreatdestruction.[10.建議措施段]Therefore,itisimperativeforustotakedrastic(effective)measures.Foronething,weshouldappealtoourauthoritiestomakestrictlawstocontrolcommercialfishing.Foranother,weshouldenhance(imperativearouse)theawarenessofpeoplethattheoceanresourcesareveryvitaltous.Onlyinthiswaycanweprotectouroceanresources.AlsoIbelievethatwehumanscanovercomethisdifficuIty,andwewillhaveabrighterfuture.

9第二部分圖表作文（三篇）5.人口增長對野生動物的影響（99年真題）[2.圖畫/圖表描述段]Fromthesegraphs,wecandrawaconclusionthat,withthegrowthofhumanpopulation,thenumberofspecieshasdecreasedrapidlyinAmerica,andsomespecieshaveevenvanishedfromourplanet.[6.原因列軍段]Whydoesthisphenomenonappear?Thereareseveralpossiblereasonsforthis.Aboveall,asthehumanpopulationgrowsrapidly,agrowingnumberofpeoplecametolivewheresomewildspecieshavebeenliving.Thenthesespecieshavetomovetootherplaces.Someofthemprobablycannotadapttothenewenvironmentanddie.Inaddition,althoughmanypeoplelookonthewildlife

10astheirfriends,somepeoplemaynotthinkso.Theycatchalotofwildanimalsandselltheminordertogetmoremoney.Evenworse（壞）/Moreimportantly（好），astheresult（中性）/consequence（貶義）oftheindustry,thenaturalbalanceandtheecologicenvironmentaredestroyed.Theclearcuttinghasbecomeincreasinglyserious.Sosomeofthewildlifebecomehomelessandextinct.[10.建議措施段]Inordertoprotectthewildlife,Ihavesomesuggestions.First,thegovernmentsshouldmakelawstopreventthemfrombeingcaughtandkilled.Second,thegovernmentsshouldeducatepeopletolovenatureandprotectit.Third,asforourselves,weshouldtakepracticalactionstoprotect

11ourlivingenvironment.6煙草生產(chǎn)和消費（01年大綱樣題）[1.現(xiàn)象/現(xiàn)狀說明段]Themajorityofpeoplewouldagreethatcigarettesmokinghascausedseriousproblems.Butthetobaccocompaniesinsistthattheycontributegreatlytotheworldeconomybypayingtaxestothegovernmentandemployinghundredsofworkers.[4.利弊說明段]Personally,Ibelievethatcigaretteproductionandconsumptionthreatenstodomoreharmthangood.Firstly,smokingisresponsibleformanyfataldiseasessuchaslungcancer,heartdiseasesandsoon.Accordingtothesurvey,tobaccoconsumersaccountforabout20%oftheworldpopulation,andamongthem,threemillionpeople

12diefromsmoking-relateddiseaseseveryyear.Thefactthattheoutputoftobaccoproductionisreducedfrom143.64billionpoundsin1994to142billionpoundsin1995alsosuggeststhatpeoplehavecometorealizethenegativeeffectsofsmoking.Secondly,tobaccoconsumptionisextremelywastefulofmoney.Asisindicatedinthepictures,200billionUSdollarsislostduetosmokingeachyear.Obviously,thetotallossofmoneyaroundtheglobesubstantiallyexceedsthegainintheindustry.[8.歸納結(jié)論段]Inconclusion,astheeconomicdevelopmentaimsatmakingourlifebetter,wecannotsacrificeourhealthforshort-termfinancialbenefits.Ifwehavetospendmoreandmoremoneyprovidingmedicalservicesforthosewhosufferfrom

13smoking-relatedillnesses,thenotionofpromotingeconomyviatobaccoproductionisnotjustifiable.Itishightimethatwefoughtforthetotaltobaccoban.7.日用花銷統(tǒng)計StatisticsinPeople'sDailyExpensesinXi'anYearitem19951996199719981999Food66%61%48%41%36%Clothing9%10%12%15%18%Recreation4%5%8%9%11%[2.圖畫/圖表描述段]WhatisshowninthetableaboveindicatesthatdramaticchangeshavetakenplaceinthedailyexpensesinXi'anfrom1995to1999.Theexpensesonfoodhavedeclinedby30%whilethoseonclothingandrecreationhaveincreasedrespectivelyby9%and7%.Thestatistics

14ofriseandfallseemtoexistinisolationbutcloselyrelatedtooneanother.［6.原因歹！］軍段］Therearetwofactorsaccountingforthesechanges.Developmentineconomyisanessentialoneinthefiveyears.Theincreasedincomeresultingfromeconomicgrowthplaysanimportantpartinthelessexpenseonfood.Hence,asmallpercentageoftotalincomeisenoughtocoverfoodexpense.Anotheroneisthechangesinlifestyle.Whenfoodpresentsnoworrytotheaverage,peoplebegintofocusmoreofinterestonhandsomeappearanceandhappyleisuretime.Asaresultofsuchashift,spendingonclothingandrecreationincreasedyearafteryear.［9.趨勢預(yù)測段］Fromtheanalysesmadeabove,we

15maycometotheconclusionthatpeople'slivingstandardsinXi'anhavebeenconstantlyimprovedbetween1995and1999.Withthefurthergrowthineconomyandmorechangesinlifestyle,thetendencyindicatedinthetablewillcontinueinthetablewillcontinueinthebetterdirection.第三部分事務(wù)信函（三篇）8.咨詢信AletterofInquiryYouwishtostudyatacertainforeignuniversity.Writealetterinquiringaboutthesituationthereasregardsaccommodation,feesandqualifications.DearSir

16IamaChinesecitizenwhowishestostudyatyouruniversity.Myplanistostartmycoursenextterm,andIwouldbegratefulifyouwouldbekindenoughtoprovidemewithcertainessentialinformation.First,whatqualificationsdoIneedtofollowacourseofstudyatyouruniversity?Ialreadyhaveamaster'sdegreefromauniversityhereinChina,butIwonderifthereareanyfurtheracademicrequirements.Second,howmucharethetuitionfees?AlthoughIintendtobeself-supporting,Iwouldbeinterestedtohearifthereareanyscholarshipsavailableforinternationalstudents.Third,whatisthesituationasregardsaccommodation?Iwouldpreferasingleroom,whichismoreconducivetostudying,butifsingleroomsareexpensive,Iwouldbewillingto

17share.Ilookforwardtoyourreply,andtoattendingyouresteemedinstitution.Yourssincerely,LiMing8.請求信ALetterofRequestYoufindthatyourstudyloadistooheavy.Writealettertoyourcollegeteacherexplainingwhyyouneedtowithdrawfromtwocourses.Askifitispossibletoobtainarefund.

18DearProf.James,Iamwritingtoformallyrequesttowithdrawfromtwocourses:IntroductiontoElementaryEducation(EDU602)andTeachingMethods(EDU619).ThemainreasonforreducingmycourseloadisthatIamfindingitextremelydifficulttomanagesixcourses.Inthebeginningoftheterm,Iwasperhapsoverlyoptimisticaboutjugglingbothmyfull-timestudiesandmypart-timejob(20hours/week).BecauseIreallymustworkparttime,Ihavenootherchoicebuttodecreasemycourseload.Iamplanningontakingthetwocoursesduringthesummersemester,iftheyareavailable,sothatIwillbeabletocompleteallthecoursesforthedegreeprogram

19bythefollowingyear.Iwouldalsoliketorequestatuitionrefund,andhopeIamnottoolatetoreceivethefullreimbursement.IamsorryforanyinconveniencesIhavecausedbythischangeinplans.Thisdecisionwasnottakenlightly,andIdoappreciatethekingconsiderationyouhaveshowntome.Thankyouforyourattentiontotheserequests.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleasefeelfreetocontactmeat277-9144.Ilookforwardtohearingfromyousoon.Sincerelyyours,JaneCarter

2010.建議信ALetterofAdvice/SuggestionYouhaveafriendwhoisabouttoenteruniversity,andhewantsyoutoadvisehimonwhichsubjecttospecializein-history,inwhichheisveryinterested,orcomputerscience,whichoffersbetterjobprospects.DearJohn,Youhaveaskedmeformyadviceconcerningwhetheryoushouldstudyhistoryorcomputerscienceatuniversity,andIwilltrytomakesomeusefulsuggestions.Youmustkeepinmindthat,aboveall,your

21universitytrainingisapreparationforyourfuturecareer.Therefore,yourfirstconsiderationshouldbetostudyasubjectwhichwillbestequipyoutoearnaliving.Thereisnodoubtthatthefieldofcomputersoffersfarjobopportunitiesthanhistory.Besides,wearenowintheageofthehigh-technologyrevolution.Fortheforeseeablefuture,notonlywillitbenecessaryforeveryonetobecomputer-literate,itwillalsobenecessaryforthemtobeequippedwithcomputerskillsmerelytoearnaliving!History,I'mafraid,howeverfascinatingitmaybe,offersfewcareerprospects.Ofcourse,youdon'thavetodevoteallyourtimeat

22universitytostudyingcomputersandnothingelse.Onthecontrary,Iwouldrecommendthatyoukeepupyourreadingofhistoryinyoursparetime.Thatway,youwillfindthatyourleisurehoursareenrichedwhileyouprepareyourselfforaworthwhilecareerincomputers.Yourssincerely,James全世界都可以放棄，只是不能沒有你的消息…

23付300個常用考研句子:1.WhenaskedabouttheongoinguproarinvolvingU.S.PresidentBillClinton,mostpeoplesaytheaffairinvolvesapurelyprivatematter.Butmanyotherpeopleregardhisactionsasdeplorable.Ipersonallythinkthepresidentcommittedimpeachableoffences.當被問及對現(xiàn)在有關(guān)美國總統(tǒng)比爾?克林頓的沸沸揚揚的議論有什么看法時，大多數(shù)人認為這種曖昧關(guān)系純屬私事。但是，還有很多人認為他的行為應(yīng)當受到譴責。我個人認為總統(tǒng)犯了這些過錯，應(yīng)該被指控。2.WhenitcomestotheincreasinguseofmotorvehiclesinBeijing,somepeoplethinkthatuseshouldbelimited.Othersarguethattheoppositeistrue.Thereisprobablysometruthtobotharguments,butemissioncontrolsmustbeinstitutedregardlessofthenumberofvehicles.涉及北京機動車使用量增加這一問題，有的人認為應(yīng)該限制使用。另一些人持相反意見。也許雙方的觀點都有一定道理，但是，無論車輛多少，必須對廢氣排放實行控制。3.Thereisageneraldebatenowadaysabouttheproblemofitinerantworkers.Thosewhoobjecttotherisingmigrantpopulationarguethatincreasingnumbersleadtorisingcrimeratesandharmsocialstability.TheybelievethatstrictlimitsshouldbeplacedonmigrantsenteringChina'scities.Butpeoplewhofavortheinfluxofthecheaplaborforce,ontheotherhand,maintainthatmigrantsareneededtosupportthemassiveurbaninfrastructureconstructionprogram.目前，針對流動工人的問題展開了普遍的爭論。反對流動工人增加的人認為這會導致犯罪率升高，從而危害社會穩(wěn)定。他們主張應(yīng)該嚴格限制進入中國城市的流動工人。但是，另一方面，支持廉價勞動力流入的人主張，為了支持大規(guī)模的城市基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施建設(shè)規(guī)劃，流動人口是必需的。

241.Itiswidelyacknowledgedthatextensivedeforestationcontributedtoheavysummerflooding.ExpertsarguethatChinamustintroduceamassiveafforestationprogram.ButIdoubtwhetherafforestationalonewillsolvetheproblem.人們普遍認為過度砍伐造成了夏季特大洪水。專?家認為中國必須推行大規(guī)模的植樹造林計劃。但我對僅僅植樹造林就能解決問題表示懷疑。2.Mostpeopleareoftheopinionthatwealthprovidessolutionstoallproblems.Butinspiteofthematerialbenefitswealthprovides,Ibelieveoneshouldabandonthepursuitofmaterialismandinsteadconcentrateonthepursuitofhappiness.大多數(shù)人認為財富為所有問題提供解決的辦法。但是，我認為，盡管財富提供物質(zhì)上的利益，一個人應(yīng)該放棄物質(zhì)至上的追求，而是集中精力追求幸福。3.Manypeoplebelievethatcapitalpunishmentdeterscrime.Butalthoughcriminologistshaveconductedexhaustiveresearchregardingthesubject,littleevidenceexiststosupporttheclaim.很多人相信極刑能阻止犯罪。但是，雖然刑事學家就這一課題做了詳盡的研究，幾乎沒有證據(jù)能支持這種說法。4.AnincreasingnumberofpeoplearejoiningtheMInformationAge"viatheInternet.Inreactiontothephenomenon,somesaytheInternethasremovedbarrtersandprovidedpeoplewithimmediateaccesstotheworld.Butdotheyraelizethatrapidlyadvancinginformationtechnologycanalsoleadtointrusionsofprivacy?越來越多的人通過互聯(lián)網(wǎng)進入了“信息時代:針對這一現(xiàn)象，一些人認為互聯(lián)網(wǎng)消除了障礙，為人們提供了與世界即時鏈接的途徑。但是，他們有沒有意識到迅速發(fā)展的信息技術(shù)也能導致侵犯隱私？5.Theuseofguanxiisawidespreadmethodforconductingbusiness,butisitawiseone?Themethodisnowbeingchallengedbymoreandmorepeople.利用關(guān)系是做生意的普遍做法，但這種做法明智嗎？現(xiàn)在，越來越多的人對這種方法提出了質(zhì)疑。

251.Thesedaysweoftenhearaboutthewideninggapbetweentherichandpoor.Somearguethedevelopedworldhastotallyignoredtheproblem.Buthasit?Closeexaminationfailstobearouttheargument.最近，我們經(jīng)常聽到貧富差距擴大了的說法。一些人認為發(fā)達世界完全忽略了這個問題。事實是這樣嗎？細致的調(diào)查無法證實這一觀點。2.We*reoftentoldthattheworldistetheringonthebrinkofdestruction.Butisthisreallythecase?我們經(jīng)常被告知世界處于毀滅的邊緣。但事實真是這樣嗎？3.Oneofthepressingproblemsfacingournation(China)todayisovercomingdisparitiesinurbanandruralincomelevels.我們國家(中國)如今面臨的緊迫問題之一是克服城鄉(xiāng)收入水平之間的差距。4.Oneofthemostseriousproblemsmanypeopletalkaboutcentersonthelackofadequatehousingspace.許多人談?wù)摰囊粋€最嚴重的問題集中在缺乏足夠的居住空間。5.Perhapsthemostdangerousphenomenongrippingthenationtodayisofficialcorruption,whichispervasiveinalllevelsofgovernment.也許當今困擾國家的最危險的現(xiàn)象是遍布各級政府的官員腐敗。6.Inflationisyetanothernewandbittertruthwemustlearntoface.通貨膨脹又是一個我們必須學會面對的痛苦的新情況。7.Therapidexpansionofurbanareashasinmanycasesencroachedonvaluablecultivatableland,andledtoageneralrecognitionthatdevelopmentmustnotbecarriedatthecostofagriculture.Thegovernmenthasattachedgreaterimportancetotheproblemandanincreasingnumberofredundantprojectsarebeingterminated.

26城區(qū)的迅速擴大在很多情況卜.侵占了寶貴的可耕地，使人們普遍認識到發(fā)展不能以犧牲農(nóng)業(yè)為

27代價。政府更加重視這個問題，越來越多的不必要的工程被終止。1.16.Thereisagrowingworldwideawarenessoftheneedforstrengthenedenvironmentalprotection.世界上越來越多的人認識到加強環(huán)境保護的必要性。17.TherehasbeenadramaticincreaseinthespreadofHIV/AIDSinrecentyears,withanewstudyprojectingthatthedreadeddiseasewillaffectover30millionpeopleworldwidebytheyear2005.近年來，艾滋病蔓延的幅度進一步擴大，一項新的研究預(yù)測，到2005年，世界上有超過三千萬人將感染這?可怕的疾病。18.Workingwiththedisabledcannothelpbutleaveoneimpressedwiththeirindefatigabledesire.與殘疾人一起工作使一個人不得不對他們堅持不懈的渴望印象深刻。19.Perhapsnoissuesaremorecontroversialthaneuthanasiaandabortion,bothofwhichinvolvetakingthelifeofahumanbeing.也許沒有問題比安樂死和人工流產(chǎn)更有爭議性，它們都涉及結(jié)束一個人的生命。20.Neverbeforeinhistoryhastheissueofoverpopulationbeenmoreevidentthannow.歷史上，人口過剩的問題從來沒有比現(xiàn)在更加突出。21.Perhapsitistimetoreexaminetheideathatcollegedegreesareaguaranteeofintelligence.也許現(xiàn)在是應(yīng)該重新考慮大學為是智力的保證這種想法的時候了。

2817.Agrowingnumberofpeoplearebeginningtorealizethatwealthisnotthesoleprerequisiteforhappiness.越來越多的人開始意識到財富不是幸福的惟一先決條件。

2917.Inspiteoftheextraordinaryprogressmadeinscienceandtechnology,problemsremainintermsofguaranteeingthatachievementsbenefitthegreatestnumberofpeople.盡管科學技術(shù)取得了非凡的進步，但是在保證進步成果使盡可能多的人受益這方面還存在一些問題。18.Afamousthinkeroncewrotethat"thegreatestthreattomankindismankinditselfIMIfthisisindeedthecase,thenthecurrentsituationshouldmakeusponderourfutuerexistence.一位著名的思想家曾經(jīng)寫道：“對人類最大的威脅是人類自身！”如果事實確實如此，那么，現(xiàn)狀應(yīng)該促使我們對我們未來的生存進行思索了。19.U.S.PresidentHarryTrumanonceremarked:"ThebuckstopshereI"Hisviewhasbeenconfirmedbynumerousworldleaderswhohaveassumedfullresponsibilityfortheiractions.美國總統(tǒng)杜魯門曾經(jīng)說過：“責任止于此！”（意為勿再把責任往別處推，這是杜魯門辦公室桌上的座右銘）他的觀點得到了很多對自己的行動承擔完全責任的世界領(lǐng)袖的肯定。20.Largefamilieswereonceseenasablessing.Today,however,thingsarechangingandanincreasingnumberofChineseparentsrealizethatfewerisbetter.大家庭曾經(jīng)被看做是一種福氣。然而，今大，情況改變了，越來越多的中國家長意識到家庭成員越少越好。21.Peopleusedtoplacetotalrelianceonthegovernment.Theso-called"ironricebowl"prevailedinthepast,butthingsarequitedifferenttoday.過去，人們習慣完全依靠政府。以前盛行所謂的“鐵飯碗”，但今天的情況有很大的不同。22.Severalyearsago,Chinesestreetswerefilledwithpeoplewearingidenticaldrabclothing.Today,however,thingsarequitedifferentandthestreetsareawashwith

30peoplewearingfashionablebrightcoloredoutfits.Whyhasthechangetakenplace?許多年前，中國大街上的人都穿?樣的灰褐色衣服。然而，今天的情況大不一樣了，街上滿是一個個身穿色彩艷麗的時髦衣服的人。出現(xiàn)這種變化的原因是什么呢？17.Yearsofobservinghumanbehaviorhasenabledmetoconcludethatthemajordifferencebetweenmediocrityandsuccessliessolelywiththeindividualconcerned.Successfulindividualsconsistentlyseekadvancement,whiletheirlessindustriouscontemporariesaremerelycontentwiththestatusquo.對人們行為的多年觀察使我能夠得出這樣的結(jié)論：平庸和成功的主要區(qū)別僅僅在于相關(guān)的個人。成功的個人不斷尋求進步，而他們比較懶惰的同時代人僅僅滿足于現(xiàn)狀。18.Traditionalwayofthinkinghavechangeddramatically.Thependulumhasswungandpeopleareexhibitinggreateropen-mindednessandaburningdesiretodeteminetheirowndestiny.傳統(tǒng)的思維方式有了顯著的變化。輿論發(fā)生了劇變，人們表現(xiàn)出更開放的思想以及決定他們自己命運的強烈愿望19.Therehasbeenundesirabletrendinrecentyearstowardstheworshipofmoney.ArecentsurveyshowedthatXpercentofrespondentsrankedgettingrichastheirtoppriority,comparedtoXpercentonlyafewyearsago.Whydopeoplefailtorealizethatwealthdoesnotnecessarilybringhappiness?近年來出現(xiàn)了對社會有害的拜金主義傾向。最近的一項調(diào)查表明，X%的調(diào)查對象把致富作為他們的首選，相比之卜\就在幾年前，只有X%的人這樣想。為什么人們沒能意識到財富不一定帶來幸福呢？20.Somemonthsago,afriendofminewaskilledinatragicautomobileaccidentinvolvingadrunkdriver.Theincidentwasfarfromrare,andwasinfacttypicalofthousandsofcasesinvolvingpeopledricingundertheinfluenceofalcohol.幾個月前，我的一個朋友死于一場與酒后駕車有關(guān)的悲慘車禍。這件事情一點兒也不罕見，事實上是數(shù)以千計的案件的典型，這些案件與在酒精作用下開車的人有關(guān)。

3117.Irecentlyreadanewspaperarticleontherampantspreadofchildabuse.Thedeplorableproblemofthewidespreadabuseofinnocentchildrenhasarousedpublicconcernnationwide.最近，我在報紙上讀到?篇關(guān)于虐待兒童現(xiàn)象變得猖獗的文章。普遍虐待無辜兒童的問題令人深感遺憾，它已經(jīng)引起了全國公眾的關(guān)注。18.Shouldparentssparetherodandspoilthechild?Opinionsconcerningstrictparentaldisciplinevarywidely.Someviewstrictdisciplineasnothingmorethanaformofabuse,whileothersargueitisanessentialfactorforinstillingappropriatesocialbehavior.家長應(yīng)不應(yīng)該閑了棍子、慣了孩子？針對嚴厲的家教的看法大相徑庭。有的人就是把嚴厲的管教看成一種虐待，而另外的人認為這是逐漸灌輸?shù)皿w的社會行為的要素。19.Whatdoyouthinkoftheincreasingopennessaccompanyingtheongoingsexualrevolution?Doyoueverfantasize?Answerstothesequestionsshouldbebasedonadeterminationbetweenappropriateandinappropriatebehavior.你如何看待對現(xiàn)在的性革命越來越開放的態(tài)度？你曾經(jīng)想像過嗎？回答這些問題之前應(yīng)先界定得體和不得體的行為。20.Whydosomegovernmentspersistinspendingbillionsofdollarsonspaceexplorationwhenstarvationandpovertycontinuetogripmanycountriesthroughouttheworld?Thisparticularquestionisbeingraisedbyaneverincreasingnumberofpeople.既然世界上許多國家仍被饑餓和貧困所困擾，為什么有的政府還曜持花費數(shù)十億美元用于太空探索？現(xiàn)在越來越多的人提出這個問題。21.Judgingfromthereamsofevidencepresented,wecansafelyconcludethattheThreeGorgesProjectwillchangethelivesofanuntoldnumberofpeopleforever.根據(jù)現(xiàn)有的大量證據(jù)，我們可以有把握地得出這樣的結(jié)論：三峽工程將永遠改變無數(shù)人的生活。22.Theampleevidencepresentedenablesustoreasonablyconcludethatthescourge

32ofAIDSwillbebroughtundercontrolintheforeseeablefuture.

33提出的充分證據(jù)使我們能夠合理地得出這樣的結(jié)論：艾滋病的禍害在可預(yù)見的籽來就能得到控制。17.Wemustseekimmediatesolutionsforproblemsleadingtotherapiddepletionoftheearth'sozonelayer.Ifallowedtoproceedunchecked,theproblemwillundoubtedlyexacerbateglobalwarmingandthreatenlifeasweknowittoday.我們必須尋求立即解決引起地球臭氧層快速損耗的問題的辦法。如果任其自由發(fā)展，這一問題無疑會加劇全球升溫，并且正如今天我們所知道的那樣危及生命。18.Quiteobviously,immediateactionisneededtoextricate80millionChinesepeoplefromthegripsofpovertyinordertoremovethedangerofsocialunrestandensurecontinuingstability.很明顯，需要立即采取行動使八千萬中國人擺脫貧困，從而消除社會動蕩的危險，確保持續(xù)的穩(wěn)定。19.Chinaneedstoreexaminetheresultsofpoliticalandsocialmodernizationinordertoascertainthebenefitsandindeedthedetrimentalaspectsfromanewperspective.Otherwise,variousperceivedaccomplishmentsmightinfactprovetobefarfrombeneficial.中國需要重新檢查政治和社會現(xiàn)代化帶來的結(jié)果以便從新的角度明確它們的好處，甚至是有害的方面。否則，許多我們以為取得的成就實際上可能完全不會帶來好處。20.ItisessentialtoheedwarningsofpotentiallycatastrophicconsequencesassociatedwiththeYear2000computerbugand,inturn,toattachtopprioritytofindingeffectivesolutionstoensureasmoothtransitionintothenewcentury.我們必須注意有關(guān)計算機千年蟲可能帶來的災(zāi)難性結(jié)果的警告，并且相應(yīng)地優(yōu)先考慮尋找有效的解決辦法以確保順利過渡到新世紀。21.Itishightimeweputanendtothedeplorablepracticeofinfanticide.我們早該杜絕殺嬰這種應(yīng)遭譴責的做法。

3417.Thereislittledoubtthatimmediateactionisrequiredtoeliminatethescourgeofcorruptiononceandforever.亳無疑問，必須立即采取行動徹底消除腐敗的禍害。18.Inshort,wemustworkdiligentlytomaketheworldabetterplaceforcominggenerations.Wemustnotpersistinpursuitsharmfultotheenvironment.簡而言之，我們必須勤奮工作，為了下?代把世界變成更美好的地方。我們不應(yīng)該堅持對環(huán)境有害的追求。19.Wemustavoidoverindulgenceandconspicuousconsumption.Wemustinsteadcontinuetorecognizethebenefitsofthriftinordertoprotectournewfoundprosperity.我們必須避免過分放縱和鋪張浪費。相反，我們應(yīng)該繼續(xù)發(fā)揚節(jié)儉的優(yōu)點以守護我們新獲得的繁榮。20.Itisabsolutelyessentialtoreversetheirrationalmisuseofnonrenewableresources.Forexample,fuel-efficientmotorvehiclesmustbedevelopedtoreduceoilconsumptionandalternativeenergysourcesmustbefoundtoreplacecoal.徹底改變對不可再生資源的非理性濫用是絕對有必要的。例如，必須開發(fā)節(jié)能的機動車減少汽油的消耗量，并且必須找到可替代能源取代煤。21.Whileachievingsuccessiseasiersaidthandone,persistencedoesinfactpayoff.Oneofthemostimportanttraitsofasuccessfulpersonisself-confidence,anotherisdesire,andstillanotherisdetermination.獲得成功說起來比做起來容易，然而堅持不懈確實會有好結(jié)果。成功人士的最重要的特征之一是自信，第二是渴望，還有一個是決心。22.Recognizingaproblemisthefirststepinfindingasolution.認識到問題是找到解決辦法的第一步。23.Manyoftheexplanationsofferedthusfarareatleasttoacertainextentvalid,but

35nonefullyaddresstheproblemandtheissuemustbeexaminedinawidercontext.目前提供的許多解釋至少在?定程度上是正確的，但是，沒有?個解釋能完全處理問題，這件事情必須放在更廣闊的背景中考慮。17.TherearenoimmediatesolutionsforreversingtheAsianfinancialcrisis,butconvincingaffectednationstopracticefiscalrestraintwillbehighlybeneficial.沒有能立即扭轉(zhuǎn)亞洲金融危機的辦法，但是，它使受到影響的國家相信實行財政控制將大有益處。18.Immediatesolutionsforsolvingproblemssurroundingpovertyremainelusive.However,publicrecognitionofthenecessitytoprovideabetterqualityoflifeformillionsofpeoplewillrepresentthefirststepinfindingeffectivesolutions.立即解決貧困問題的辦法仍然是難以捉摸的。然而，公眾認識到為數(shù)百萬人提供更高質(zhì)量的生活的必要性是找到有效的解決辦法的第?步。19.Whatdosethefutureholdifmankindpersistsinwastingnaturalresources?Whilenooneknowsforsure,scientistsdoexhibitadegreeofcertaintywhenpredictingthatfuturegenerationswillfaceadramaticallydiffrerntworld.如果人類繼續(xù)浪費自然資源，未來將會有什么貯藏？沒有人知道明確的答案，但是，科學家在預(yù)測后代將面對一個迥然不同的世界時確實有一定的把握。20.Reversingundesirablesocialtrendswillbefarfromaneasytaskandwillrequireadramaticchangeinattitudes.Akeenawarenessofrightfromwrongisessentialfordeterminingappropriatesocialbehavior.扭轉(zhuǎn)不好的社會趨勢遠非一件易事，看法需要有巨大的變化。對正誤的深刻認識是判定得體的社會行為所必需的。21.Weoweadebtofgratitudetothemanyindividualswhodedicatedtheirlivestomakingtheworldabetterplace.However,wemustnotrestontheiraccomplishments,butmustinsteadworkassiduouslytorecordevengreaterachievements.

36我們應(yīng)該感謝許多為把世界變得更美好而奉獻一生的人。然而，我們不能依靠他們的成績，而必須努力工作，取得更輝煌的成就。17.ThetwomajorchallengesfacingChinatodaycenteronmaintainingsustainedeconomicgrowthandfeedingitsgrowingpopulationofover1.2billionpeoplewithonlysevenpercentoftheworld'scultivableland.Despitethemonumentaldifficultiesinvolved,Chinesepeoplewillundoubtedlyexhibittheirindefatigableresilienceandachievegreatsuccessinbothregards.現(xiàn)在，中國面臨的兩大挑戰(zhàn)是保持持續(xù)的經(jīng)濟增長和靠世界上僅僅百分之七的可耕地養(yǎng)活仍在增長的12億人口。盡管遇到的困難很大，中國人無疑會表現(xiàn)出不知疲倦的活力，在兩方面都取得巨大成功。18.Wedo,infact,havealongwaytogotoreachourfinalgoal,butachievingsomeremainswellwithintherealmofpossibility.事實上，我們達到最終的目標還有很長的路要走，但是，取得一些成績還是可能做到的。19.Thetimeisrightforustotakefulladvantageofampleexistingopportunities.這正是我們充分利用大量現(xiàn)有機會的時候。20.Whileitremainstobeseenwhetherornotenvironmentaldeteriorationcanbecontrolled,thecurrentprospectsarefarfromencouraging.Peoplearoundtheworldmustactimmediatelytopreventthesituationfromdeterioratingevenfurther.環(huán)境惡化是否能得到控制這個問題仍然沒有答案，但目前的前景一點兒也不樂觀。全世界的人必須立即行動，防止情況進一步惡化。21.Themethodologysuggestedmaynotguaranteeultimatesuccess,buttheeventualpay-offcouldwellbeworththeeffort.Achievingevenpartialsuccesswillbenefitmankindandcontributetocreatingabetterworld.提出的方法不一定保證最終的成功，但最后的結(jié)果非常值得付出努力。即使只獲得部分成功也會使人類受益，有利于創(chuàng)造一個更美好的世界。

3717.Admittedly,ensuringsustainabledevelopmentwillrequireacertainlevelofsacrificeandarduouseffortsonthepartofallpeople.Nonetheless,theaccruedreturnswillbothstrengthenthenationandensureabetterlifeforallChinesecitizens.誠然，確保持續(xù)的發(fā)展需要人們做出一定程度的犧牲和辛勤努力。但是，積累的成果不僅能使國家更強大，而且能保證中國公民過上更美好的生活。18.TherapidemergenceofhomesforseniorcitizensrepresentsasharpdivergencefromthetraditionalChinesepracticeofmaintainingthenuclearfamilyatallcosts.老人療養(yǎng)院的迅速出現(xiàn)體現(xiàn)了與中國傳統(tǒng)的不惜一切代價維持核心家庭的做法的顯著分歧。19.Participatingininteractiveexperiencesbeneficialtoallissomethingthatnooneshouldmiss.Thevaluablelessonslearnedtherefromshouldnotbearbitrarilydismissed,butshouldinsteadbetreasured.參加對所有人都有益的互動式體驗是任何?個人都不應(yīng)該錯過的。從中獲得的寶貴經(jīng)驗不應(yīng)該任意拋棄，而應(yīng)該倍加珍惜。20.Abortionadvocatesmaybecorrectintheirassertionthatthepracticeisanecessarytoolofpopulationcontrol,buttheyseemtoneglectthepreciousnessofhumanlifeinitsearlieststages.人工流產(chǎn)的提倡者認為它是控制人口的一種必要手段。他們也許是對的，但他們可能忽略了人的生命在最初階段的寶貴。21.Somepeopleassertthatnothingisimpossible.Suchpeopleshouldgetagriponrealityandunderstandit'simpossibletocreateanotherUniverse.Inmoredown-to-earthterms,it'simpossibletoknowwithanycertaintywhetheryouwillliveordietomorrow.一些人斷言沒有什么事是不可能的。這些人應(yīng)該把握現(xiàn)實，知道再造一個宇宙是不可能的。更現(xiàn)實的說法是不可能明確知道明天你會活著還是會死。22.TwomajorfactorscontributedtodevastatingsummerfloodingalongtheYangtze

38Riveranditstributaries.First,erosionresultingfromexcessivedeforestationintheupperreachesoftheriverand,second,heavysiltingwhichraisedtheriverbedinthemainchannel.兩個主要因素導致了夏季長江及其支流的特大洪水。第，過度砍伐引起的河流上游的侵蝕，第二，嚴重的泥沙淤積抬高了主干道的河床。17.Greedandatotallackofsocialconsciousnesshavebeencitedasmajorreasonsforthedramaticrisecorruption.人們認為貪婪和社會意識的徹底缺乏是造成腐敗急劇增加的主要原因。18.ThereareseveralreasonsforthemarkedincreaseinChina'scrimeratethedramaticinfluxofitinerantworkersinurbanareas;decliningsocialvalues;andwideningdisparitiesbetweenthehavesandhave-nots.中國的犯罪率顯著升高有很多原因一城區(qū)大量流動工人的涌入：社會價值的貶低以及貧富之間日益擴大的差距。19.WhyareanincreasingnumberofelderlyChineseparentslivingapartfromtheirchildren?Onereasonistheincreasingupwardmobilityoftheyoungergeneration.Anotherisexpandingsocialopportunitiesfortheelderly.Perhapsthemainreason,however,centersondramaticchangesintraditionalconcepts.為什么越來越多的中國老人不和他們的孩子住在一起？原因之一是年輕一代的上進心增強了。另一個原因是社會上老人的機會增加了。然而，主要的原因可能是傳統(tǒng)觀念發(fā)生了巨大變化。20.Whathassparkedtheincreasinginterestinexercise?Foronething,peoplehavegainedagreaterawarenessoftheneedforphysicalfitness.Foranother,theconstantlyimprovingstandardoflivingenablesChinesepeopletopatronizetheincreasingnumberofrecreationalvenues.Themainthingperhapscentersonthehealthcareandpsychologicalbenefitsexerciseprovides.什么引發(fā)了人們對鍛煉越來越濃的興趣？一方面，人們更加清楚地意識到保持身體健康的必要性。另一方面，不斷提高的生活水平使中國人能夠支付增加的娛樂支出。最主要的可能在于鍛

39煉帶來的保健和心理上的好處。17.Identifyingthereasonsforanemergingphenomenonwhichinvolvesseveralcomplicatedfactorsisfarfromaneasytask.Forexample,somescientistsattributeenvironmentaldeteriorationtoaseriesofnaturalfactors,whileothersplacetheblamesolelyoninappropriatehumanbehavior.要找到涉及許多復(fù)雜因素的新現(xiàn)象的原因遠非一件易事。例如，一些科學家把環(huán)境的惡化歸結(jié)為一些自然因素，而另?些人把責任都推在人類不適當?shù)男袨樯稀?8.Onedoesn'thavetolookfartorealizethedirectcorrelationbetweensmokingandcancer.人們不用花費很大力氣就能發(fā)現(xiàn)抽煙和癌癥之間的直接聯(lián)系。19.Theexplanationforthephenomenonoftherisingteenagesuiciderateinvolvesmanycomplicatedfactors.Someattributetherisetoanoveremphasisonearlysuccess,otherspointtomountingpeerpressure,andstillotherstoconfusionoverchangingsocialvalues.對上升的少年自殺率的解釋涉及很多復(fù)雜的因素。有的人把上升的原因歸結(jié)為過分強調(diào)少年時期的成功，有的人指出是因為不斷增長的同伴之間的壓力，還有人認為是對不斷變化的社會價值的迷茫造成的。20.Thereasonsforantisocialbehaviorarebothcomplicatedandvaried.Isuggestthephenomenonresultsfrominappropriaterolemodelsandthelackofwell-definednormsofbehavior.However,themainreasonisquitelikelythecontinuingdegenerationofsocialvalues.反社會行為的原因既復(fù)雜又多樣。我認為這種現(xiàn)象是不恰當?shù)慕巧湫秃腿鄙傩袨橐?guī)范的很好的定義造成的。然而，主要原因很可能是不斷貶低的社會價值。21.Thecausesofracialhatredarenotreadilydefinable.Sociologists,however,attributethemtothemisguidedconceptofasuperiorraceandaninnatemistrustofpeople

40ofcolor.Perhapsthemaincauseisquitesimplyignorance.種族仇恨的起因沒有現(xiàn)成的答案。然而，社會學家把原因歸結(jié)為被誤導的更高貴的種族的觀念以及天生的對有色人種的不信任。主要原因可能僅僅是因為無知。17.ThescourgeofHIV/AIDScurrentlyengulfingtheworldwillquitelikelybebroughtundercontrolwithinthenextfewyearsthankstotheuntiringeffortsofscientistsandresearchersworldwide.現(xiàn)在席卷世界的艾滋病的禍害很有可能由于全世界科學家和研究人員的不懈努力在未來幾年內(nèi)得到控制。18.Theincidencerateofcancermainlystemsfromseveralfactors,includinginappropriatediets,poorhealthcarepracticesandthelackofearlydetection.Continuingmedicaladvancesandrisingawarenessdo,however,offerpromisinghopeforthefuture.癌癥的發(fā)病率主要由以下諸多因素引起，包括不適當?shù)娘嬍场⒉缓玫谋＝×晳T以及沒有及早發(fā)現(xiàn)。然而，醫(yī)學的不斷進步和對此不斷增強的關(guān)注給未來帶來了很大的希望。19.Increasedurbanpollutionlevelsandthemountingdeathtollfrommotorvehiclesaccidentscanmainlybeattributedtotheglutofautomobilesappearingoncityroadsinrecentyears.Detrimentalfactorswillquitelikelyoutweighthebenefitsofrisingautomobileusage.城市人口的增長和車禍中死亡率的增加主要是由于近年內(nèi)充斥城市道路的汽車。汽車使用量的增加帶來的有害因素很有可能超過它的好處。20.TherisingdivorcerateinChinacan,atleastinpart,beattributedtospousalincompatibility,disparitiesineducationlevels,changingsocialattitudesandtheincreasingupwardmobilityoftheyoungergeneration.中國上升的離婚率可以，至少部分可以歸結(jié)為婚姻的不和諧，受教育水平的差異，變化的社會看法以及年輕一代不斷增強的上進心。21.State-ownedenterprisesarenotonlyfailingbecauseofinefficientmanagement,but

41alsobecauseoftheirinabilitytoawitchoperationalmodesfromtheformerplannedeconomytothenewmarketeconomy.國有企業(yè)失敗不僅由于低效的管理，也因為他們不能實現(xiàn)從以前的計劃經(jīng)濟到新的市場經(jīng)濟的運作模式的轉(zhuǎn)換。17.Althoughwedonotknowthelong-termconsequencesofseparationordeprivation,wedoknowthattheycanproduceacuteimmediatedistress.雖然我們不知道分離和喪失親人的長期后果，但我們知道它們能立即引起劇烈的悲痛。18.Onecanraedilytracethedisappearanceofdinosaurstoamajorcataclysmicevent.人們很容易把恐龍消失的原因歸結(jié)為里大的災(zāi)難性事件。19.Theraesonsforpovertyaremany,butforthemostpartcenteronilliteracy,thelackofopportunitiesandinsomecasespurelaziness.貧困的原因很多，但主要是因為缺少教育、缺少機會，有的情況下純粹是由于懶惰。20.Childdevelopmentdependsonanumberoffactors,bothphysicalandpsychological.Correctparentalnurturingfrominfancythroughadolescencedeterminesboththephysicalandmentalprofileofamatureindividual.兒童的發(fā)展取決于很多因素，包括生理的和心理的。從嬰兒期到青春期的正確的家長教育決定一個成熟的個人的體質(zhì)及智力的狀況。21.Factorssuchasself-condidenceandambition,combinedwithdeterminationandwillpower,contributetoeventualsuccessorfailure.自信、雄心，加上決心和毅力等因素是造成最終的成功或失敗的原因。22.VariousfactorswillweighheavilyonChina'seventualentryintotheWorldTradeOrganization(WTO).Onecentersonthetotalabandonmentofprotectionism,andtheotherontheadoptionofgenerallyacceptedinternationalaccountingnorms.

42許多因素對中國最終加入世界貿(mào)易組織(WTO)有很大的影響。因素之一是徹底放棄保護主義，

43另一個因素是采用普遍接受的國際會計規(guī)范。17.Oneofthemostcommonfailuresofpeopletodayistoavoidtellingthetruth.Peoplemustrealizethatavoidanceandlyinghaveneverinthepastand,infact,neverwillrightawrong.如今人類最常見的?個不足是不說真話。人們必須意識到不說真話、說謊話在過去沒有，事實上，將來也永遠不會變錯誤為正確。18.Centralplanninghas,atleastinpart,beenblamedforthecurrentdemiseofstate-ownedenterprises.Perhaps,however,thegreatestblameshouldbeplacedonfactorssuchasgrosslyinefficientmanagement;therampantpracticeof"guanxiH,cronyismandnepotism;excessivelylargeworkforces;abusesofsocialbenefits;andwithoutadoubtcorruption.人們認為中央計劃至少是現(xiàn)在國有企業(yè)失敗的部分原因。然而，最主要的原因可能是極低效的管理、關(guān)系的普遍運用、任用親信和裙帶關(guān)系、大量過剩的勞動力、社會救濟金的濫用，當然還包括腐敗。19.Arecentsurveyrevealedlargedisparitiesintheincomelevelsofmaleandfemaleworkersholdingthesameposition.Thedeterminingfactorshouldbequalifications,ratherthangender,whendeterminingboththesalaryandpositionofanindividual.最近的一項調(diào)查表明在同樣職位上的男性與女性工人的收入水平存在差異。在決定工人工資和職位的時候，決定因素應(yīng)該是資格，而不是性別。20.Socialfinesse,willingnesstorelocateandlanguagecapacityarealsodeterminantfactorainassessingjobqualifications.社交手腕、愿意調(diào)動以及語言能力也是評估工作資格的決定性因素。21.ThetumultuousCulturalRevolutionwaschieflyresponsibleforthesearingdesireforchangeinChina.混亂的文化大革命是引起對中國發(fā)生變化的極度渴望的主要原因。

4417.TraditionalbeliefsdonotinthemselvesexplainthelingeringprevalenceofoutdatedconceptsinChina.傳統(tǒng)信仰本身不能解釋過時觀念為何仍然在中國普遍存在。18.SomelaytheblameforfallingexportssquarelyonfinancialturmoilsweepingmanyAsiancountries.Thefactofthematteris,however,thatproportionateblameshouldbeassignedtothelackadaisicalapproachtodevelopingnewmarkets,failuretoimproveproductqualityandgovernmentinactionintherealmofsupport.有的人干脆認為造成出口下降的原因是橫掃亞洲許多國家的金融危機。然而，事實是一部分原因應(yīng)歸結(jié)為開拓新市場的不得力的方法、改進產(chǎn)品質(zhì)量的失敗以及政府沒有表示支持的行動。19.Weoftenignoretherealproblemandinsteadsearchforaneedleinahaystack.Solvingproblemsofanykindrequiresonetoadoptadirectapproachwhichaddressesallrelevantissues.我們經(jīng)常忽略實際問題，而是大海撈針。解決任何類型的問題都需要一個人采取直接的辦法處理所有相關(guān)事情。20.Claimingalackofopportunitiesisnothingmorethanasuperficialexcuseforjustifyingfailure.Thefundamentalreasonforfailureismostoftenthelackofdriveonthepartoftheindividualinvolved.聲稱缺少機會不過是敷衍失敗的借口。通常，失敗最根本的原因是相關(guān)的個人本身缺乏動力。21.Wecan,andquiteoftendo,blameourcontemporariesforpersonalfailures,butthefactofthematteristhattherootcausesformostproblemsgomuchdeeper.我們可以，而且經(jīng)常因個人的失敗抱怨我們的同時代人，但是，事實是許多問題的根本原因要深刻得多。22.Therapidlyemergingsexualrevolutionhasbeenaccompaniedbymanydisturbingtrends.Perhapsthemostseriousconsequencescenterontherapidspreadofsexuallytransmitteddiseases(STDs),risingprostitutionandtheriseinAIDScases.

45伴隨著迅速出現(xiàn)的性革命有很多令人煩惱的趨勢。最嚴重的后果可能是性傳染病的迅速蔓延、賣淫現(xiàn)象及艾滋病患者的增多。17.Thedeepimpactofopeningtotheoutsideworldisreadilydiscernibleinanumberofareas:theadoptionofmanyWesternhabits,bothgoodandbad;changingsocialandmoralvalues;thetrendtowardsindividualism;andtheintroductionofstate-of-the-artconceptsandtechnology.ThekeytoadoptingWesternwaycentersonacceptingthegoodandrejectingthebad.對外開放的深刻影響在許多方面都能看到：模仿西方的習慣，包括好的和壞的；改變社會和道德價值觀；個人主義的趨勢：引進已發(fā)展的概念和技術(shù)。采取西方方式的關(guān)鍵在于取其精華，去其糟粕。18.Thearrivaloftheso-calledMInformationAge"willundoubtedlyhaveaprofoundinfluenceonourlives.Thetaskathandcenteronusingthetechnologyforbeneficialpurposes,whileatthesametimepreventingintrusionsofprivacyanduseoftheelectronichighwayfordeceitfulpurposes.所謂“信息時代”的來臨無疑將深刻地影響我們的生活。手頭的任務(wù)主要是利用技術(shù)達到有意的目的，同時，防止侵犯隱私或者出于欺騙的目的利用電子高速路。19.Noonecandoubtthatthereformandopeningpoliciesintroducedin1979havehadaprofoundimpactonthelivesofChinesecitizens.Changesresultingtherefromhavenotonlyimpactedtheeconomicsystem,butthesocialsystemaswell.沒有人能懷疑1979年推出的改革開放政策對中國公民的生活產(chǎn)生了深刻的影響。由此造成的變化不僅影響了經(jīng)濟體制，而且影響了社會體制。20.Effluentdischargesofindustrialwastewaterandrawsewageintorivers,lakesandinshorecoastalareashavenotonlyadverselyaffectedmarinelifeandaquaticresources,buthavealsojeopardizedoneofthemajornecessitiesforsustaininglife—PotableWater.工業(yè)廢水和原污水排放入河流、湖泊和近海岸區(qū)域不僅給海洋生物和水生資源帶來了負面影響，而且也破壞了維持生命的主要必需品之一——飲用水。

4617.Itwillhaveadirectbearingonthematterunderdiscussion.這將和正在討論的問題有直接關(guān)系。18.Rapideconomicgrowthmayleadtoanoverextensionofresourcesandleadtoaneventualcatastrophicmeltdown.經(jīng)濟迅速增長可能導致過度使用資源，并引起最終巨大的災(zāi)難。19.Theimmediateresultsofeconomicgrowthhavecreatedtheillusionofunendingprosperity.Thebestapproachatthisparticulartimeistoperhapserronthesideofcaution.經(jīng)濟增長的直接結(jié)果是造成了關(guān)于無止境繁榮的幻想?，F(xiàn)在這個特定時刻最好的辦法也許是慎之又慎。20.Thebenefitsoftechnologyareundeniable.Nonetheless,thefactthattechnologyoftennegatestheneedforhumanbeingsintheworkplacedeservescarefulconsiderationandretrainingprogramsforaffectedindividualsmustbeintroduced.技術(shù)的好處不容否認。然而，技術(shù)經(jīng)常否認工作場所需要人類，這一點值得仔細考慮，而且，為受到影響的個人推出再培訓項R是必需的21.Thelackoffaithingovernmentisthedirectresultoftheprevailingdistrustofpoliticians.對政府缺乏信心是普遍存在的對政府官員的不信任直接造成的。22.Theadvantagesofharmoniousrelationsfaroutweighthedisadvantagesofconfrontation.和諧關(guān)系的好處遠遠大于沖突的壞處。23.Independenceoffersmanyadvantages,thefirstandforemostofwhichisself-determination.

47獨帶來很多好處，首先也是最重要的是自決。

4817.Thecontrastbetweenrightandwrongishighlightedbythebenefitsaccruingfromtheformer.由于正確而得到的好處更加強調(diào)了正誤的對比。18.Themoststrikingconclusionthatcanbereachedwhenweighingtheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofthemarketeconomyisquitefranklyprosperity.很坦率地說，在權(quán)衡市場經(jīng)濟的利弊時能得出的最顯著的結(jié)論是繁榮。19.Theridiculousamountofmoneysomecountriesspendonmilitaryhardwareisabsurdwhenconsideringthenumberofpeoplestarvinginmanydevelopingcountries.考慮到?些發(fā)展中國家挨餓的人的數(shù)量，?些國家把大量資金花費在重型軍事裝備上顯得很荒謬。20.Thelossofperquisitesenjoyedbygovernmentofficialsandbusinessexecutivespalesincomparisontotheplightofrefugeesinmanywar-torncountries.與許多飽受戰(zhàn)爭創(chuàng)傷的國家的難民所處的困境相比，政府官員和商業(yè)管理者失去所享受的特權(quán)就相形見細了。21.Whilethelong-termproblemofglobalwarmingisindeedserious,itssignificancediminishessomewhatwhenconsideringimmediateproblemssuchasrapidenvironmentaldeteriorationandtherampantmisuseandabuseofnonrenewableresources.雖然全球變暖這一長期的問題確實很嚴重，但考慮到諸如環(huán)境的迅速惡化和不可更新資源的普遍濫用等當前的問題，它的重要性就有所降低了。22.Owningacarmightbepreferabletoowningabicycle,buttheproblemsassociatedwithowningtheformerfaroutweighthoseofthelatter.Foronething,automobilesareexponentiallymoreexpensiveandrequiregreatermaintenance.Foranother,bicyclesdon*tpollute.與擁有一輛自行車相比，人們更愿意擁有一輛汽車，但擁有后者涉及的問題遠遠超過前者。原

49因之一，汽車昂貴很多，需要更多的維護。原因之二，門行車不會引起污染。17.Theadvantagesoffamilyplanningmorethancompensateforthedisadvantages.計劃生育的好處不僅僅彌補了它的害處。18.Claimsofgenderequalityarelacedwithcontradictions.Theprincipalfallacycentersontheworkplaceandconceptofequalpayforequalwork.Another,butnolessimportant,aspectrevolvesaroundtheentryofwomenintotopmanagementpositions.性別平等的呼聲中有少量自相矛盾的內(nèi)容。最大的謬誤在于工作場所和同工同酬的概念。另一個同樣重要的方面與女性進入最高管理職位緊密相關(guān)。19.Bothlimitationsandproblemswillquitelikelybeencounteredduringtheongoingtransitiontothemarketeconomy.Foronething,urgentmeasuresarerequiredtoresolveproblemsinvolvingstate-ownedenterprises.Anotherthornyissueinvolvescontrollinginflationinthefaceofemergingmarketforces.正在進行的市場經(jīng)濟的轉(zhuǎn)型很有可能將遇到限制和問題.?方面，需要緊要方法解決涉及國有企業(yè)的問題.另一棘手的問題涉及在市場力量形成的同時控制通貨膨脹.20.WilltheThreeGorgesProjectprovetobeamonumentalachievementornothingmorethanagiantfiasco?Oppositionvoicespointtodrawbackssuchasthemassivecostoftheproject,theneedtorelocatemillionsoflocalresidentsanddestructionoftheuniquenaturalenvironment.Supporters,ontheotherhand,contendthattheadvantages—i.e.improvedfloodcontrol,increasedpowergenerationcapacityanddesirableimpactoneconomicdevelopmentinrelatedareas—willfaroutweighthedisadvantages.Timewilltellandhistorywilljudgethewisdomoftheproject.三峽工程將成為極大的成功或只是徹底的失敗？反對意見指出了諸如工程的巨額成本，數(shù)百萬當?shù)鼐用竦闹匦掳仓靡约蔼毺氐淖匀画h(huán)境的破壞等障礙。另一方面，支持者認為它的好處，例如對洪水控制的改善、發(fā)電能力的提高和對相關(guān)地區(qū)經(jīng)濟發(fā)展的影響將遠遠超過它壞處。至于建設(shè)這個工程明智與否，時間會告訴我們，歷史會做出判斷。

5017.Nothingapproachestheloveofamotherforherchild.沒有東西可以和母愛相比。18.Fewscientificandtechnologicalachievementsequalthesuccessoflandingmenonthemoon.兒乎沒有科技成就能與人類成功登陸月球同日而語。19.Aquestionbeggingananswercentersonwhetherviolenceismoredirectlyrelatedtotheinnatecharacteristicofhumanbeing,orwhetheritissimplyamanifestationoftheillsofsociety.Determiningtheanswerwillbefarfromaneasyproposition,butisnonethelessonethatdeservescarefulanddeliberateconsideration.需要回答的一個問題是：暴力與人類的天性聯(lián)系更直接還是僅僅是社會惡習的體現(xiàn)？做出回答遠非易事，而是值得仔細而審慎地考慮的事情。20.Fromthestandpointofsuccess,agoodworkethicisnolessimportantthananeducation.Successdoes,infact,dependonthetotalintegrationofbothaspects.從成功的角度來說，良好的職業(yè)道德與教育同等重要。事實上，成功的確建立在兩方面完全融合的基礎(chǔ)上。21.Thegrowingtrendforwivestoworkoutsidethehomeevenwhentheirhusbandsarepresentandemployedisinpartasharingofthefinancialburdenwiththehusband.andinpartareflectionoftheneedthesewomenfeeltohaveameasurablesenseofpersonalworth.越來越多的妻子到外面工作，甚至和她們的丈夫再一起工作，一方面是為了和丈夫共同承擔經(jīng)濟重擔，一方面反映了女性感到需要有可衡量的個人價值。22.Justashonorisaprerequisiteforrespectability,soisunblemishedcharacterabarometerofintegrity.正如聲譽是可敬的前提條件，無暇疵的品格是正直的晴雨表。23.Beautyisintheeyeofthebeholderandthesameistrueforboththe

51appreciationofartandmusic.美在觀察者的眼中，美術(shù)和音樂的欣賞也是如此。17.Thedirectcorrelationbetweenself-esteemandsuccessalsoappliestoone'sabilitytoachieve.自尊和成功的直接聯(lián)系也適用于個人取得成就的能力。18.Improvingtheplightofteachersisindeedapriorityitem.However,improvingtheoveralleducationsystemislikewisenolessimportant.改善教師的困難處境的確是優(yōu)先處理的一件事情。但是，改進整個教育系統(tǒng)同等重要。19.ChinaandUnitedStatessharemanythingsincommon.Firstly,botharemajorworldpowers.Secondly,thetwonationsoffermutuallybeneficialfactorsfordevelopment-Chinawithitsvastpotentialmarketandlaborforce,andtheU.S.withitsadvancedtechnologyandmanagementexpertise.中國和美國有許多共同之處。首先，兩個都是世界主要強國。第二，兩個國家相互提供發(fā)展的有利因素一中國擁有巨大的潛在市場和勞動力，美國擁有先進的技術(shù)和專業(yè)的管理知識。20.TheshakytruceintheMiddleEastbearslittleresemblancetotherealizationofultimatepeace.中東不可靠的休戰(zhàn)與最終實現(xiàn)和平的相似性很小。21.Idlenessspawnsdiscontent,whereasoverworkleadstomentalandphysicalexhaustion.懶惰滋生不滿，而過度工作導致精神和身體的疲勞。22.Largeandsmallenterprisesdifferinthattheformerusuallyinvolvesconglomeratesandthelatterprivateindividuals.大企業(yè)和小企業(yè)的區(qū)別在于前者通常涉及聯(lián)合大企業(yè)，后者涉及私營的個人。

5217.Bothautomobilesandbicyclesofferaconvenientmeansofpublicconveyance,withoneofthemarkeddifferencesbetweenthetwocenteredonpollutioncausedbytheformer.汽車和自行車都提供公共運輸?shù)谋憷绞?，兩者的顯著區(qū)別之在于前者引起污染。18.Alcoholandtobaccoarebothhighlyaddictivesubstances.However,unliketobacco,whichisknowntocausecancer,studiesindicatethatalcoholdoesoffersomehealthbenefitswhenconsumedinmoderation.酒和煙都是很容易上癮的東西。但是，研究顯示，與公認為引起癌癥的煙不同，酒如果適量飲用確實對健康有益。19.Oneman*streasureisanotherman'sjunk.一個人的寶貝對于另一個人來說是垃圾。20.AIDSisnolongeroneoftheTop10Americankillers,butthesamecannotbesaidformanycountries.艾滋病不再是美國的十大殺手之一，但許多國家的情況并非如此。21.Individualismwasunheardofashort30-oddyearsagoduringthetumultuousCulturalRevolution.Thingshavechangedtoday,however,withcolorreturningtothestreetsofChinesestreets,peoplegainingagreaterdegreeofself-determinationandreformyieldingmonumentalchangesintraditionalpractices.人們在三十多年前混亂的文化大革命時期沒有聽說過個人主義。然而，今天的情況不同了，中國的街道上又恢豆了色彩，人們獲得了更大的自主，改革帶來了傳統(tǒng)方式的巨變。22.Socialinequitiesofthepastarerapidlygivingwaytoexpandedsocialconsciousness.過去社會的不公平正在被擴大的社會覺悟迅速取代。23.Manyclaimthattheworld'shighlydevelopedcountriesbearsoleresponsibilityfor

53theplightofless-developednations.Iseriouslydoubttheircontentionswillbearthe

54bruntofclosescrutiny.許多人聲稱世界上最發(fā)達的國家應(yīng)該對欠發(fā)達國家的困境承擔全權(quán)責任。我非常懷疑他們的觀點能經(jīng)受住仔細審查的沖擊。17.Althoughmediareportsexpoundonthevolumeofscientificandtechnologicalachievements,recentsurveysindicatethattherapidityoftransformingsameintoproductiveforcesleavesmuchtobedesired.雖然媒體詳細報道大量的科技成就，但是，最近的調(diào)查顯示，把它們迅速轉(zhuǎn)化為生產(chǎn)力還需要做出很多努力。18.Thepopularbeliefintheinvincibilityofmanisconstantlyrebukedbyrevaluationsofman'sfallibility.認為人類無敵的普遍看法經(jīng)常遭到重新評價人類易犯錯誤的特點的非難。19.Whiletheinclinationtoprocrastinateiscommon,onemustfullyconsiderthedetrimentalimpactofunnecessarydelays.雖然拖延的傾向是普遍的，但是人們應(yīng)該充分考慮到不必要的延誤造成的有害影響。20.Thetendencytotakethingsforgrantedisunderstandable,buttheneedforonetorationallyevaluatethecircumstancesofanysituationisabsolutelyessential.想當然的傾向是可以理解的，但是，理智地估計任何情形的情況是完全必需的。21.Mostpeopleareundertheillusionthatacollegedegreeguaranteessuccess.Thereisnosuchguaranteewithouthardwork.許多人錯誤地認為大學學位能保證成功。不努力工作就沒有這樣的保證。22.Somestubbornlyholdtothecorrectnessoftraditionalpractices,butinsodoingtheyseemtototallyignorethefactthatprogressdependsonchange.一些人固執(zhí)地堅持傳統(tǒng)做法的正確性，但是，他們這么做，似乎完全忽視了進步依靠變化的事實。

5517.Generallyspeaking,previousparliamentarypolicydebatesignoredtherelevanceoftransparency.總的來說，以前議會中針對政策的辯論忽視了透明度的重要性。18.Aprecisedefinitionofpovertyisactuallyverydifficulttodetermine.Wheredoesonedrawthelinebetweenthosewhoarepoorandthosewhoarenot?對貧困的精確定義實際上是很難的。如何在貧窮和非貧窮的人之間劃?條界限呢？19.Admittedly,briberyandcorruptionareendemictoourpoliticalandeconomicsystems,butitdoesn'tnecessarilyfollowthatallpoliticiansandbusinesspeopleresorttoillicitbehavior.誠然，賄賂和腐敗在我們的政治和經(jīng)濟系統(tǒng)中很流行，但這并不是說所有的政府官員和商界人士都采取違法行為。20.There'slittledoubtthatathirdWorldWarisavoidable,butitishighlyunlikelythatregionalconflictswilldisappearintheforeseeablefuture.毫無疑問，第三次世界大戰(zhàn)是可以避免的，但是，在可預(yù)見的將來地區(qū)沖突消失是非常不可能的。21.Somepeopleassumethatinvestinginstockisasafepursuit,buttheirassumptionfailstoholdwaterwhenconsideringthesubstantialriskinvolved.有的人想當然地認為投資股票是有把握的事情，但是，考慮到涉及的巨大風險，他們的想當然就說不通了。22.Somepeoplehavecalledforacceleratedacross-the-boardchanges.Theirapproachquitefranklyignorestheneedforgradualbuteffectivechanges.一些人要求更快速的全盤改變。他們的做法的確忽略了漸進而有效的改變的必要性。23.Thereisundoubtedlyanelementoftruthinassertionsthatcapitalpunishmentisnecessary,butproponentsseemtoignorethefactthatthepracticehasfailedtodeter

56heinouscrimes.毫無疑問，主張極刑的必要性有正確的成分，但是，支持者似乎忽略了這種做法不能阻止令人發(fā)指的罪行這一事實。17.Manypeopleassumethattheextinctionofaplantoranimalspeciesisoflittleconsequence.Carefulexamination,however,revealsthattheextinctionofanyonespeciesdisruptsthefoodchain,andthelossofaplantspeciesleadstothedisappearanceofakeyingredientwhichmightyieldacureforcancer.許多人想當然地認為一種植物或動物的滅絕產(chǎn)生的后果很小。然而，仔細的考察揭示出任何一個物種的滅絕會破壞食物鏈，種植物的消失造成有可能生成治療癌癥的藥物的關(guān)鍵成分的缺失。18.Atfirstglance,thecharacteristicsofBugsBUnnyseemcomical.However,acloserexaminationrevealsthecartooncharacternevercreatesaproblem,andinsteadsimplyhopesforquietandpeacefullife.Thissuggeststhatcartoonsmostoftenteachchildrenthedifferencebetweengoodandevil.乍一看，流氓兔的性格似乎滑稽。然而，仔細觀察發(fā)現(xiàn)這個k通人物從不制造麻煩，相反，它只希望過安靜平和的生活。這說明卡通在大多數(shù)情況卜教授給兒童好與壞之間的區(qū)別。19.Logically,callsforaNewWorldOrdersoundvalid,andIwhole-heartedlyagreewithsomepoints,buttheabsurdityariseswhenconsideringthattheworld's200-oddnationshavediverseagendaswhenitcomestodevelopmentanddiplomacy.從邏輯而言，要求形成新的世界秩序聽似正確，而且我真心實意地同意一些觀點，但是，考慮到世界上二百余個國家在發(fā)展和外交上有不同的議事日程，這種要求就顯得荒謬了。20.Inspiteofclaimstothecontrary,itiscommonknowledgethatcorporalpunishmentmostoftenhastheexactoppositeaffectintended.盡管有相反的主張，但是大家都知道體法在多數(shù)情況卜產(chǎn)生適得其反的效果。21.Wewerebroughtuptobelievethattheroleofamanwastoprovideandtheroleofa

57womanwastocareforthehouseholdandfamily.Today,however,rolereversalisbecomingincreasinglycommonplace.我們從小就相信男人的角色市提供生活所需，女人的角色是照顧家庭和子女。然而，今天，角色的互換變得越來越普遍。17.Somepeopletendtotenaciouslyclingtothemisguidedconceptofracialsuperiority.Theirpersistenceindoingso,however,doesreadilyrevealtheinferiormentalityandsocialincompatibilityofcertainhumanbeings.一些人頑強地堅持種族優(yōu)越性的錯誤觀點。然而，他們堅持這樣做正揭示了某些人自卑的心理和社會對立性。18.SomepeopleclaimtheefficacyoftraditionalChinesemedicine(TCM)farexceedsthatofWestern-stylepharmaceuticals.Moreoftenthannot,however,theexactoppositeistrue.有的人聲稱中藥的功效遠遠好于西藥。但是，通常情況下，事實正好相反。19.Workerscommonlycomplainthatcausesforlabordisputesrestsolelyontheshouldersofmanagement.Quitelikelytheoppositeistrue.工人經(jīng)常抱怨勞資糾紛的責任完全在管理者的肩I-.O很可能正好相反。20.Therearethosewhoclaimthatcompetitionbringsoutthebestinpeople.Otherscontenditsimplyforcesonepersontoprovehe/sheisbetterthananother.Advocatesvociferouslysupportonepositionortheother.Isuggesttheformerpropositionbearsgreaterrelevancethanthelatter.有些人認為競爭促使人們發(fā)揮出最優(yōu)秀的東西。另一些人認為它只是強迫一個人證明他/她比別人更優(yōu)秀。提倡者叫囂著支持其中的一個立場。我認為前一個立場比后一個立場更恰當。

5817.Claimingsomethingistruemissesthepoint,whilepresentingverifiablefactprovesitscorrectness.聲稱某樣東西是正確的沒有什么意義，而提出可以證實的事實能證明它的正確性。

5917.Suggestingthatonething...isbetterthananotherthing...bearsnomoresignificancethaninsinuatingthatblackisbetterthanwhite.暗示件東西比另件東西更好比旁敲側(cè)擊地說黑比白好并沒有更大的意義。18.Ignoringcauseandeffectisexactlythesamethingasfailingtolookbothwayswhencrossingabusyintersection.忽略因果就相當于橫穿繁忙的十字路口時沒有朝兩邊看。19.Onewhoadvocatestherightsofhomosexualsshouldnotbesurprisedbythebelligerentstanceofoppositionforces.主張同性戀者的權(quán)利的人對反對力量的好戰(zhàn)姿態(tài)不應(yīng)感到奇怪。20.Thegreatestproblemwithpoliticalandreligiouszealotsistheirtotalinabilitytoconsidertheviewsofothers.政治和宗教狂熱者的最大問題在于他們完全不能考慮別人的觀點21.Thebasicstumblingblocktoglobalpeacerestswiththeself-servingambitionsofmanynations.全世界和平的基本障礙物在于許多國家謀私利的野心。22.Theoveremphasisononeparticularaspectofaproblemoftenobscurestherelevanceofotherissues.過分強調(diào)問題的一個方面經(jīng)常掩蓋了其他方面的相關(guān)性。23.Anypresumptionthatsmokingisinanywaybeneficialistotallypreposterous.任何對抽煙不管怎樣是有益的假設(shè)都是完全荒謬的。24.Thefallaciesofmanyargumentsarequiteobvious.

60許多論證的推論錯誤是相當明顯的。

6117.Arbitrarilydismissingthedirectlinkbetweenincreasingsexualpromiscuityandtherapidspreadofsexuallytransmitteddiseaseswouldbefoolhardy.Anevenmorefoolishmistakewouldcenterondenyingtheneedforextensivesexeducationprogramsworldwide.武斷地無視性亂行為的增多和性傳播疾病的迅速蔓延之間的直接聯(lián)系是魯莽的。一個更愚蠢的錯誤是否認在世界范圍內(nèi)開展廣泛的性教育項目的必要性。18.Thereisabsolutelynoreasonforustobelievethatabrighterfuturefortheworldisanimpossibility.我們絲毫沒有理由相信，世界不可能會有?個更光明的未來。19.Meteorologistsoffercomputermodelsleavinglittledoubtthatthisyear'sElNinophenomenonhasdisappeared.氣象學家提供計算機模型，充分證明今年的厄爾尼諾現(xiàn)象已經(jīng)消失了。20.FactsprovetheunjustifiabilityofclaimsthatChinawillbeunabletofeeditselfbytheyear2020.事實證明：斷言中國到2020年將不可能養(yǎng)活自己是不合道理的。21.PreviousexplanationsoftherisingdivorcerateinChinaaresimplyuntenable.Thefactisthatmanymarriagesweresimplybasedonconvenienceandwivesarenolongerwillingtoaccepttheabusivedomineeringattitudesofhusbands.以前對中國離婚率升高的解釋是完全站不住腳的。事實是許多婚姻僅僅建立在便利的基礎(chǔ)上，而且妻子不再愿意接受丈夫作威作福的態(tài)度。22.ClaimthatenteringtheChinesemarketoffersforeigncompaniesanimmediateroadtoprofitsaregrosslymisstatedandhavebeenprovenwrongtimeandagain.ThekeytoenteringChinarestswiththephraseology"vastpotentialmarket*',andhowlongoneiswillingtowaitforreturns.

62聲稱進入中國市場會給外國公司帶來立即獲利的途徑是非常錯誤的，事實已經(jīng)一次次地證明了

63這一點。進入中國的關(guān)鍵在于“廣闊的潛在市場”這一說法以及為了回報愿意等待多久。17.Parentsarenotwronginenforcinggoodstudyhabits,buttheymustnotdosoattheexpenseofstiflingnormalchilddevelopment.家長把好的學習習慣強加給孩子沒有錯，但是，他們這么做不能以抑制兒童的正常發(fā)展為代價。18.Itisquitereasonabletoassumethatmodernscienceandtechnology(S&T)willcontinuetoadvance.ItisnolessreasonabletobelievethatS&Twillradicallyimprovethewaywelive.However,thesamereasoningcannotbeappliedtoimprovingsocialinteraction.假定現(xiàn)代科學技術(shù)將繼續(xù)進步是很有道理的。相信科技會大幅度地改變我們的生活方式也是同樣有道理的。然而，同樣的邏輯不能用于改善社會上的相互作用。19.Beliefinthewondersofmodernmedicalscienceisquiteunderstandable.Itisalsoquitepossiblethatourfaithintheabilityofscientiststofindthekeyforprolonginglifearewell-founded.Yet,thewisdomofprolongingliferemainsinquestionwhenconsideringthealreadymassiveglobalpopulationandprojectedfuturegrowth.相信現(xiàn)代醫(yī)學的奇跡是可以理解的。很有可能我們相信科學家能夠找到延長生命的關(guān)鍵也是有根據(jù)的。但是，考慮到已經(jīng)非常龐大的世界人口和預(yù)計的未來的增長，延長生命是否明智仍有疑問。20.Itisonethingtosupporteuthanasia,butquiteanothertoofferanyjustificationforgenocide.支持安樂死是一回事，為種族滅絕提供正當?shù)睦碛墒橇硪换厥隆?1.Claimingtheneedforcensorshipisonething,butrationallyprovingitsredeemingvaluesrepresentsaquitedifferentissue.主張審行制度的必要性是一回事，理智地證明它的可取之處是完全不同的另一回事。22.ChancesarethatmanwilleventuallylandonMars.人類有可能最終登陸火星。

6417.ThelikelihoodforpeaceintheMiddleEastremainsquestionable.中東和平的可能性仍讓人懷疑。18.Thenecessityfornuclearnonproliferationseemsclear.防止核擴散的必要性似乎清清楚楚。19.Itisperhapsmoreaccuratetoconsiderthefamilyasablanketofsecurity.ratherthanacloakofbondage.把家庭看作保護安全的毯子可能比把它看做束縛的斗篷更確切。20.Whilegeneralizationsaredangerous,itisquitesafetopresentsolidevidence.抽象概括是危險的，但是，提供確鑿的證據(jù)是萬無一失的。21.ItseemsalmostcertainthatChinawillachievethisyear'seconomicgrowthtargets.中國將完成今年經(jīng)濟增長的目標似乎是亳無疑問的。22.Reachingthisyear'sgrowthtargetsisalmostacertainty.達到今年的增長目標幾乎是必然的。23.Theurgencyofthesituationmakesitnecessarytoreiteratethemonumentalproblemsofpopulationgrowth.情況的緊迫性使我們有必要重申人口增長的重大問題。24.Arecentstudyrevealedthesurprisingfactthatmanystudentspassexaminationsbyrelyingonnothingmorethanrotememorization.Itishorrifyingtothinkthatstudentsgraduatewithoutathoroughunderstandingofthesubjectmatter.

65最近的一項研究顯示了一個令人驚訝的事實：許多學生僅僅依靠死記硬背通過考試。想到學生對主題沒有透徹地理解就畢業(yè)了是令人震驚的。

6617.Needlesstosay,advertisingsellsproducts.Wherewouldwebewithoutit?Shelveswouldbeempty,consumerswouldhavefewchoicesandproductsinformationwoulddisappear.毋庸諱言，廣告推銷產(chǎn)品。沒有它，情況將會怎樣？貨架將空空如也，消費者的選擇將減少，產(chǎn)品的信息將消失。18.Theplaintruthisthatpeoplearemostoftenself-centered.明顯的事實是人經(jīng)常是以自我為中心的。19.There'slittlewonderwhyyoungpeopleoftenfinditdifficulttofindanappropriaterolemodel.Nowondertheydrink,smoke,fright,carouseandotherwiseengageininappropriatesocialbehavior.年輕人發(fā)現(xiàn)很難找到合適的榜樣并不奇怪。難怪他們喝酒、抽煙、打架、狂歡作樂或者做出不當?shù)纳鐣e動。20.Itshouldcomeasnosurprisetolearnthatmanyabusedchildrenbecomeabuserslaterinlife.發(fā)現(xiàn)很多受虐待的兒童后來虐待別人不應(yīng)該感到奇怪。21.Thereisprobablyagreatdealoftruthintheassertionthatunecrupulousbrokersaresalivatingatthethoughtofunsophisticatedinvestorsenteringthesecuritiesmarket.斷言不道德的經(jīng)紀人想到?jīng)]有經(jīng)驗的投資者進入股票市場就垂涎三尺可能有一定的道理。22.There'slittledoubtthatChinahasspawnedanewgenerationof"LittleEmperors",butthetruthisthatthefaultrestswithparentswho"sparetherodtospoilthechild"andnotwithchildrenthemselves.毫無疑問，中國產(chǎn)生了新一代“小皇帝”，但事實是責任在于“閑了棍子，慣了孩子”的家長，而不是孩子自己。23.There'slittlejustificationforobjectionstosexeducation.Infact,evenaminimal

67introductiontoconsequencesofsexualinteraction(thebird'sandbee's)mighthave

68dramaticallychangedthelivesofmanypeople.反對性教育兒乎是沒有道理的。實際上，最小限度的介紹性行為的后果（鳥和蜜蜂的）可能戲劇性地改變許多人的生活。17.Wecansafelysaythattheworldcontinuestoturnandthingshavechangeddramatically,butwecanneverclaimtheworldisasaferplace.我們可以穩(wěn)妥地說世界在繼續(xù)傳動，情況發(fā)生了巨大的變化，但是，我們永遠不能聲稱世界變得更加安全了。18.Wecansaythisandwecansaythat,butthemostimportantthingisnottosay,butinsteadtodo.我們可以說這說那，但最重要的事不是說，而是做。19.Dividedwefall,unitedweconquer.Thisdoesnotmeanthatconquestisthegoat,butinsteadthatunifiedeffortsyieldpositiveresults.分離就會垮臺，團結(jié)就能征服。這不是說征服是目的，而是說團結(jié)?致的努力會產(chǎn)生積極的結(jié)果。20.Historicallyspeaking,ourancestorsplacedgreatemphasisonfilialpiety.歷史上，我們的祖先很重視孝順。21.Itdoesn'tfollowthatoneshouldabandonaworkableplansimplybecauseofminorsetbacks.Sodoingwouldquitefranklybefoolish.一個人不能因為幾個小挫折就放棄一個可行的計劃。這樣做的確很愚蠢。22.Onecorruptpoliticiandoesnotsuggestthatallpoliticiansarebad.Anysuchpresumptionistotallymisguided.有一個腐敗的政府官員不能說明所有的政府官員都是壞的。這樣的假設(shè)完全是被誤導的。23.Don'tgettheideathatmoneygrowsontrees,orthatthere'ssuchathingasafree

69ride.不要以為錢長在樹上，也不要以為有免費的午餐。17.Alongwithinterestinmusiccomesagreaterawarenessofculture.伴隨著對音樂的興趣的是時文化更清晰的認識。18.It'snotthatIdon'twanttoberichandfamous.ObviouslyIdo,butjusthaven'tasyetfoundthewaytogetthere.并不是我不想致富成名。我當然想，但是還沒有找到致富成名的途徑。19.Iftheclaimsoftheothersideprovetrue,wemaybeforcedtoalterourposition.如果對方的主張被證明是正確的，我們可能被迫要改變我們的立場。20.Theurgentneedfornuclearnonprolifeationisundeniable.Moreover,failuretohaltthespreadofweaponsofmassdestructionincreasesthechancefornuclearholocaust.防止核擴散的緊迫性是不可否認的。此外，制止大規(guī)模殺傷性武器擴散的失敗增加了核毀滅的可能性。21.Havingrecognizedtheproblem,itfollowsthatwemustdevelopaplanofaction.意識到了問題，接下去我們必須制定行動計劃。22.Governmentshavereachedaconsensusontheneedforpeaceanditfollowsthatactionsspeaklouderthanwords.政府一致同意和平的必要性，接卜.去就是行動勝于語言了。23.Theconvincingproofthatsmokingcausescancerhasfailedtoconvincehundredsofmillionsofpeopletoabandonthevilehabit.抽煙致癌的有力證據(jù)沒能說服數(shù)百萬人改掉這一惡習。24.Trafficlawsareoflittleuseifdriverssimplyignorethemandlawenforcementdepartmentsfailtoadopteffectiveenforcementprograms.

70如果司機完全無視交通法，法律實施部門不能采取仃效的實施程序，交通法就沒有一點兒作用。17.Agriculturalmodernizationcannotbeachievedunlessthegovernmentsubstantiallyincreasesfunding;farmersacceptadvancedagronomictechniques;andconsumersengagedinaconcertedefforttoreduceunnecessaryandexorbitantwaste.除非政府大幅度地增加投資；農(nóng)民接受高級的農(nóng)業(yè)技術(shù)；消費者共同努力減少不必要的過度的浪費，農(nóng)業(yè)現(xiàn)代化就不能實現(xiàn)。18.Effectivefloodcontrolisnotonlynecessary,butisalsoessentialforprotectingthelivesofmillionsofChinesecitizens.有效地控制洪水不僅是必要的，而且對保護數(shù)百萬中國公民的生命來說是必不可少的。19.Simpleexpressionsofindignationarenosubstituteformeaningfulactionstorightawrong.僅僅表示憤慨不能取代改正錯誤的有意義的行動。20.Evenmodestincreasesineducationallocationsarebetterthannone.甚至對教育撥款的適度增加都比不增加好。21.Theslightestmiscalculationsintrajectorycanspelldoomforasuccessfulspacemission.對軌道的細小的計算錯誤可以意味著對成功的太空任務(wù)的滅頂之災(zāi)。22.Anyonewithoneeyeandhalfsense(commonsense)knowsthatgoodprevailsoverevil.任何一個有一只眼睛和一半判斷力(常識)的人都知道邪不壓正。

7117.Itisimpossibletoreachappropriateconclusionswithoutaccesstorelevantinformation.沒有相關(guān)的信息不可能得出相關(guān)的結(jié)論。

7217.Thefactremainsthattheconsequencesofdrugmisuseandabusecanbedevastatingupontheentirecommunity.實際情況仍然是誤用和濫用藥物的后果對整個社會都會是破壞性的。18.Respectisgivenwhererespectisdue.尊敬只給予值得尊敬的人。19.Itreallydoesn'tmatterwhetheracatisblackorwhite,butinsteadwhetherornotitcancatchthemouse.貓是黑是白真的不重要，重要的是它是不是能抓老鼠。20.Whatevertheoutcome,wemustresolutelyproceedwithourodjective.無論結(jié)果如何，我們必須堅定地繼續(xù)為目標而努力。21.Howevergreatthewilltoachieve,andhowevergreatthedemandtosucceed,oneshouldneverabandonhis/hermoralandsocialconsciousness.無論成功的決心多么堅定，成功的要求多么強烈，一個人永遠不能喪失他/她的道德和社會覺悟。22.Howeverpressingtheneedandurgencyoftheproblemoneshouldnotproceedwithoutaplausibleplan.無論需要多么緊迫，問題多么緊急，一個人不能沒有看似有理的計劃就開始行動。23.Risingcrimeisoftencitedasaprimeexampleofmountingsocialdecay.犯罪的上升經(jīng)常被當作越來越嚴重的社會倒退的主要例子。24.BillGates,founderofMicrosoft,isaclassicexampleofsuccess.微軟的創(chuàng)始人比爾?蓋茨是成功的經(jīng)典范例。

7317.Persistencepaysoff!AcaseinpointcentersontheongoingnegotiationsandanticipatedeminentresolutionoftheMiddleEastpeaceprocess.

74堅持不懈能取得好結(jié)果！一個恰當?shù)睦邮钦谶M行的關(guān)于中東和平進程的談判和預(yù)期達成的引人注目的決議。17.Theadvertisementisaperfectexampleofmisleadingcontentdesignedtofoolconsumers.廣告是為愚弄消費者而設(shè)計的誤導內(nèi)容的很好的例子。18.ThelandforpeacedealrepresentsaconcreteagreementwhichwillendconflictandbringstabilitytotheMiddleEast.達成和平協(xié)議的余地代表?個具體的協(xié)定，它將結(jié)束爭端，給中東帶來穩(wěn)定。19.Weshouldgatheradditionalfactstosupportexisitingevidenceandillustratethecorrectnessofthecontention.我們需要收集更多的事實支持現(xiàn)有的證據(jù)，并證明論點的正確性。20.Afewmoreexamplesshouldbeaddedtohighlightthealreadyfamiliarfacts.還需要增加幾個例子強調(diào)一經(jīng)很熟悉的真相。21.WecanciteNelsonMandela'sexperienceasanexcellentexampleofovercomingadversity.我們可以把納爾遜?曼德拉的經(jīng)歷作為克服困境的很好的例子。22.Historyaboundswithgreatmenworthyofadulationandemulation.歷史上有很多值得稱贊和效法的偉人。23.I,forone,willsteadfastlyresistanyattemptstojustifyviolenceasameanstoanend.拿我來說，我會堅決抵制任何證明暴力是達到口的的一種正當手段的企圖。

7517.Takethe“GangofFour"asanexampleofagroupofzealotswhoattemptedtousurp

76powertoservetheirownpurposes.以“四人幫”為例，他們是一群企圖篡權(quán)為自己的目的服務(wù)的狂熱者。17.Racialcleansingservesasacaseinpointtoillustratethelengthssomepeoplewillgotoprovetheirsuperiority.種族清洗是恰當?shù)睦?，用來說明一些人為了證明他們的優(yōu)越性而走了多遠。18.Wecansafelyassumethattheindiscriminateactsofourgenerationwillhaveanadverseimpactonfuturegenerations.我們可以萬無?失地想當然認為我們這?代人任意的行為將給未來的人造成負面的影響。19.Recurringthemesarereadilydiscernibleintheannalsofhistory.There*slittledoubtthathistorydoes,infact,repeatitself.在歷史紀錄上完全可以找到重復(fù)的主:題。實際上，亳無疑問，歷史會重演。20.Numerousexamplesmightbecitedtosupportfallaciousclaims,buttheymostoftenlackarelevancetotheissueunderdiscussion.可能有很多例子支持錯誤的主張，但它們經(jīng)常缺少和正在討論的問題的相關(guān)性。21.Icanthinkofnothingbetterthananicecoldbeeronahotsummerafternoon.在夏季炎熱的下午，我想不出什么東西比一杯冰涼可口的啤酒更好。22.Perhapsthere'snobetterexampleofhigh-levelcorruptionthanthecaseofformerBeijingMayorChenXitong.也許沒有比前北京市市長陳希同更好的高層腐敗的例子。23.Theairlinercrashisseenasmerelythetipofaniceberg.這次飛機墜落被看作僅僅是冰山一角（只是其中的一個例子）。

7717.Theimportanceofexercisetogoodhealthisonlyoneexampleofaspectsoflife

78peoplemostoftentakeforgranted.鍛煉對健康的重要性只是生活中人們想當然的事情的?個例子。17.Justimaginehowgreatthewordwouldbeifwewouldonlyexhibitgreaterconcernforourfellowman.想象一下如果我們稍微多關(guān)心一下我們的同胞，世界將變得多美好。18.Supposewe'reonashipthathitsaniceberg.Doweflipacointoseewhogetstheseatonthelifeboat,ordoweresorttoviolencetoensureourself-preservation?假設(shè)我們在?艘撞到冰山的船上。我們會拋硬幣決定誰上救生船，還是會訴諸暴力以求得自保。19.Let'sjustassumethatwe'vebeenlifelongfriendsandwhileyouhavefood,Ihavenone.Wouldyoushareyourgoodfortunewithme,orwouldyouletmestarve?假設(shè)我們是?生的朋友，你有食物，而我沒有。你會和我分享食物還是會讓我餓死？20.Justthinkofwhatwouldhappenifonenuclearpowerlaunchedapreemptiveonanother.試想一下一個核大國先發(fā)制人會出現(xiàn)什么情況。21.Therearemanyavenuestoexplorebeforewereachafinaldecision.在我們做出最后決定之前有很多可以探索的途徑。22.Itisraretofindapersonwillingtototallyabandonthecomfortsoflifesimplytohelpothers.一個人僅僅為了幫助別人而愿意完全放棄生活的舒適是很罕見的。23.Weshouldpointoutthattheevidenceispurelycircumstantial.我們應(yīng)該指出，證據(jù)完全是依情況而定的。

7917.Wemustadmitthattheoverwhelmingvolumeofindisputablecircumstantial

80evidencefaroutweighedthepresumptionofinnocence.我們必須承認，大量無可辯駁的詳盡的證據(jù)遠遠壓倒了關(guān)于清白的假設(shè)。17.Wehavetoacceptthefactsnomatterhowastonishingtheymightsound.無論它們聽上去多么讓人詫異，我們都必須接受這些事實。18.Wemustpointoutthatfeigningignoranceoftheplightofpoverty-strickenpeopleissimplyanirresponsibleactonthepartofignorance.我們必須指出，假裝不知道窮人的困境完全是出于無知的不負責任的表現(xiàn)。19.Theapparentsuccessofthissummer'sfloodcontroleffortdoesn'talterthefactamassiveeffortwillberequiredtocompletethereconstructionprogram.今年夏天的洪水控制取得了明顯的勝利，這并不能改變需要付出巨大的努力來完成重建工作這一事實。20.SomepeoplecriticizetheUnitedNationsforgrossfinancialmismanagement,buttheiraccusationsfailtodetractfromthefactthatthegreatestportionoftheorganization's1997budgetwentforhumanitaryanassistanceprograms.有的人批評聯(lián)合國對總體財政管理不善，但這一組織1997年最大的一部分預(yù)算用于人道主義援助，這些人的指控無法從這一事實中得出21.SomepeoplecriticizetheUnitedNationsforgrossfinancialmismanagement,buttheiraccusationsfailtodetractfromthefactthatthegreatestportionoftheorganization's1997budgetwentforhumanitaryanassistanceprograms.有的人批評聯(lián)合國對總體財政管理不善，但這一組織1997年最大的一部分預(yù)算用于人道主義援助，這些人的指控無法從這一事實中得出。22.ThecontinuingwantonlossoflifeprovidesamplejustificationforNATOinterventioninKosovo.大量生命的不斷喪失為北約干涉科索沃提供了充足的理由。

8117.Ampleevidenceexiststoprovethathereditaryfactorscontributetoalcoholism.存在豐富的證據(jù)證明遺傳因素是酗酒的部分原因。18.ThereiseveryreasontobelievethatChina'sresumptionofsovereigntyoverMacaoin1999willproceedsmoothly.完全有理由相信1999年中國對澳門恢復(fù)行使主:權(quán)將進展順利。19.ThereisstrongevidencetoshowthattheholeintheOzoneLayerisexpandingatanalarmingrate.有確鑿的證據(jù)顯示臭氧層上的空洞正在以驚人的速度擴大。20.AllreliableinformationpointstothefactthattheY2KVirus(MillenniumBug)willcreatehavocwithcomputersystemsworldwideattheturnofthecentury.所有可靠的證據(jù)表明，2000年病毒(千年蟲)在世紀之交的時候會造成全世界計算機系統(tǒng)的混亂。21.Statisticalevidencelendssupporttotheviewthatamassiveinfluxoffundingisneededtostrengthencrimepreventionprograms.統(tǒng)計數(shù)據(jù)證明加強防止犯罪的工作需要大量資金投入。22.Personalexperiencehastaughtthatkindnesstootherspaysuntolddividends.個人經(jīng)驗告訴我：和善地對待別人會得到數(shù)不清的好處。23.Casehistoriesshowthatallnationsfacerecurringperiodsofeconomicfluctuations.案例記錄表明：所有國家都面臨循環(huán)出現(xiàn)的經(jīng)濟波動期。24.Personalexperienceleadsmetoconcludethatallpeopleneedtotaketimetosmelltheroses(evaluateandappreciatethemanygoodthingstheyhaveintheirlives).個人經(jīng)驗使我得出這樣的結(jié)論：所有人都需要有時間放松(評價并欣賞他們生活中許多美好的事物)。

8217.Recentstudiesconductedbydoctorsshowthatexcessiveexposuretothesun'srayscausesskincancer.最近醫(yī)生所做的研究表明：過度暴露在陽光下會致癌。18.Nationwidesurveysconductedin1997revealedadramaticriseintheownershipoftelevisionsets,refrigerators,airconditionersandwashingmachines.1997年所做的全國范圍內(nèi)的調(diào)查顯示電視機、電冰箱、空調(diào)和洗衣機擁有量大幅升高。19.Historytellsusthatmankindhasatendencytorepeatpastmistakes.歷史告訴我們?nèi)祟愑兄氐父厕H的趨勢。20.Wehaveamassedampleobjectiveprooftoshowtheurgentneedforcrisisinterventioninsuspectedchildabusecases.我們已經(jīng)積累了充足的客觀證據(jù)證明急需干涉可疑的虐待兒童的案件。21.Unfortunately,availableevidencefailstoestablishanydirectlinkbetweensmokingandcancer.不幸的是，現(xiàn)有的證據(jù)不能證明抽煙和癌癥之間有直接的聯(lián)系。22.Fortunately,mountainsofreliableevidenceprovesthedirectlinkbetweensmokingandcancerbeyondanyshadowofthedoubt.慶幸的是，大量可靠的證據(jù)證明抽煙和癌癥有直接聯(lián)系是毫無疑問的。23.Televisionviolencehascontributeddirectlytorisingcrime,asevidencedbystatisticsshowingadramaticriseincopycatcrimes.數(shù)據(jù)顯示模仿的犯罪行為有大幅度的增加，這證明電視暴力是犯罪增加的一部分直接原因。24.Theintroductionofadcanceagronomictechniqueshascontributedgreatlytothe

83developmentofagriculture,asindicatedbystatisticsshowingincreasedoutputineachofthepastfiveyears.

84數(shù)據(jù)顯示在過去的五年中，每一年的產(chǎn)量都仃提高，這表明發(fā)達的農(nóng)業(yè)技術(shù)的引入對農(nóng)業(yè)發(fā)展起到了很大的作用。17.Whileitmayappearthatthegapbetweenrichandpoorpeopleisnarrowingsomewhat,recentlyreleasedevidencesuggeststhattheoppositeistrue.貧富之間的差距看似有?定的縮小，但是最近發(fā)布的證據(jù)表明事實正好相反。18.Whileattainingworldpeaceremainswithintherealmofpossibility,theprevailingtrendrevolvesaroundregionalconflictsandinternalstrifeinmanycountries.獲得世界和平是有可能的，但是普遍的趨勢是存在地區(qū)沖突和許多國家內(nèi)部的斗爭。19.Althoughstatisticsarequiteoftenfarlessreliablethanonemightwish,otherreliableinformationallowsonetocloselyapproximateindustrialoutputfigures.盡管數(shù)據(jù)經(jīng)常比人們希望的不可靠得多，但是，其他可靠的信息使人們能得到接近工業(yè)產(chǎn)量的數(shù)字。20.Althoughrandomsamplingusedformanysurveysfailstocoverlargesegmentsofthepopulation,theprocedurenonethelessoffersinsightintovotingandconsumptionpatterns.雖然許多調(diào)杏所用的隨機取樣不能覆蓋大部分人口，但是這一過程使人們能更深刻地理解選舉和消費的模式。21.Theneedformoregovernmentserviceshasprovedtobethecasetimeandagain.事實多次證明需要更多的政府服務(wù)工作。22.Thefunnythingaboutmarriageisthatthenewnesssoonwearsoff.婚姻的一個可笑之處是新鮮感馬上就沒有了。23.Thereareinstanceswhenonemustabandonthetendencyforself-preventioninordertoassistapersoningravedanger.

85存在這樣的情況：為了幫助處于嚴重危險中的人，一個人必需拋棄自保的傾向。17.Therearesituationsinwhichit'shighlyadvisableforapersontocontrolhis/hertemperandkeephis/hermouthshut.有些情況下，一個人控制住自己的脾氣并保持沉默是明智的。18.GonearethedayswhenChinesepeoplecouldexpectcradletodeathsupportfromthegovernment.中國人可以指望政府提供從出生到死亡的資助的日子已經(jīng)不復(fù)存在了。19.Thedayswhenonecouldsafelywalkcitystreetsatnightaregone.?個人可以在夜里安全地走在城市街道上的日子已經(jīng)過i了。20.China'spopulationalmostdoubledto1.2billionpeopleduringthe1955-1995,accordingtotheNationalCensusBureau.根據(jù)全國人口普查局的數(shù)據(jù)，中國人口在1955年至1995年期間兒乎翻了?番，增加到12億。21.AreportbytheDepartmentofEducationestimatesthatthestudent-teacherratioinChinaisfourtimeshigherthanintheUnitedStates.教育部的一份報告估計中國的學生和老師的比例比美國高四倍。22.OfficialfiguresreleasedbytheMinistryofTransportationshowthatmotorvehiclefatalitieshavemorethantripledsince1995.交通部公布的官方數(shù)據(jù)表明機動車死亡事故從1995年起已經(jīng)翻了兩番多。23.WomenaccountedforlessthantwopercentofthetotalnumberofdeputiestotheNationalPeople'sCongressin1990,comparedwithalmost12percentin1998.1990年，全國人民代表大會的婦女代表所占比例不到總?cè)藬?shù)的2%,1998年大約是12%。

8617.Some140majorstate-ownedcompanieshaveeitherdeclaredbankruptcyorentered

87intomergersduring1998,upawhopping75percentonthetotalnumberforthe10-yearperiodbetween1985-1995.1998年，已經(jīng)有大約140個大的國有公司宣布破產(chǎn)或被兼并，與1985年到1995年這十年間的總數(shù)相比超出75%。17.China's川iteracyratehasdroppedbysome60percentoverthepastfewyears,butnonethelessremainsatoneofthehighestlevelsforanydevelopingnation.在過去的幾年中，中國的文盲率下降了約60%,但仍是發(fā)展中國家中較高的。18.Thesteadythree-yearannualriseintheexportratebetween1995-1997hasbeenfollowedbysteadilyfaillingpricesduring1998andthetrendisexpectedtocontinueindefinitely.1995年到1997年，出口率持續(xù)穩(wěn)定增長之后，1998年，價格穩(wěn)步下跌，預(yù)計這一趨勢會無限期地持續(xù)下去。19.Itisessentialtoexamineeveryangleinordertofullyunderstandthenatureofaperplexingproblem.為了全面理解一個復(fù)雜問題的本質(zhì)，必須從每個角度進行考杳。20.Wemustengageinthoroughdiscussionsinordertogainabettersenceofthemostappropriateandeffectivewaytoproceedwiththeproject.我們必須進行充分的討論，以便更好地理解繼續(xù)實施計劃最合適和有效的途徑。21.Wemustdevelopafoolproofargumentinordertoeffectivelyillustratetheurgencyofimplementstringentenvironmentalprotectionmeasures.為了有力地證明貫徹嚴格的環(huán)境保護措施的緊迫性，我們必須進行簡單明了的論證。22.AcomparativeanalysisofthepositiveandnegativeaspectsoftheThreeGorgesProjectwillperhapsprovideuswithabettersenseoftheeventualimpactofthemassive

88watercontrolprogram.

89三峽工程利弊的對比分析可能會使我們更清楚地認識這一龐大的治水工程的最終影響。17.Incompatibilityprovidesonlyapartialexplanationfortherisingdivorcerate.Perhapsthemostsignificantfactorscenteronabuse,theimmaturityofonespouseortheother,andquitesimplythelackofthingsincommon.不能和諧相處只是不斷升高的離婚率的部分原因。最重要的因素可能是某?方的陋習和不成熟，以及僅僅因為缺乏共同的東西。18.Thesuccessofacompanyisdirectlyrelatedtothecompetencyofitsmanagers.個公司的成功與它的管理人員的能力直接相關(guān)。19.Mentaldisorientationisbutoneofthemanyeffectsofalcoholconsumption.Anotherisanti-socialbehavior,andstillanotherisphysicaldeterioration.將神上的迷惑只是喝酒的眾多后果之另?后果是反社會的行為，還有體質(zhì)下降。20.Apartfromprovidingsheerenjoyment,musicprovidesonewiththeopportunitytoescapethedailypressuresoflifeandenteranaestheticworldofsensualpleasure.音樂除了帶來純粹的享受，還提供機會逃避日常生活的壓力，進入一個感官享受的審美世界。21.InspiteofthecostsinvolvedspaceexplorationisabsolutelynecessarytosolvethepuzzlesoftheUniverse.盡管太空探索代價很高，但它對于揭開宇宙之謎來說是完全需要的。22.Ontheonehand,technologicaladvancesyieldbeneficialresults,whileontheothertheycreateproblemswhichthreatenourveryexistence.一方面，技術(shù)進步產(chǎn)生有益的結(jié)果，但另一方面，也制造了危及我們生存的問題。23.Thereareothersocialfactorsworthseriousconsiderationsinevaluatingthosespecialbehaviors.

90在評價這些特殊行為時，需要考慮其他的一些社會因素。