31. There has been undesirable trend in recent years towards the worship of money . A recent survey showed that X percent of respondents ranked getting rich as their top priority , compared to X percent only a few years ago . Why do people fail to realize that wealth does not necessarily bring happiness ?
近年來出現(xiàn)了對(duì)社會(huì)有害的拜金主義傾向。最近的一項(xiàng)調(diào)查表明,X%的調(diào)查對(duì)象把致富作為他們的首選,相比之下,就在幾年前,只有X%的人這樣想。為什么人們沒能意識(shí)到財(cái)富不一定帶來幸福呢?
32. Some months ago , a friend of mine was killed in a tragic automobile accident involving a drunk driver . The incident was far from rare , and was in fact typical of thousands of cases involving people dricing under the influence of alcohol .
幾個(gè)月前,我的一個(gè)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(diǎn)兒也不罕見,事實(shí)上是數(shù)以千計(jì)的案件的典型,這些案件與在酒精作用下開車的人有關(guān)。
33. I recently read a newspaper article on the rampant spread of child abuse . The deplorable problem of the widespread abuse of innocent children has aroused public concern nationwide .
最近,我在報(bào)紙上讀到一篇關(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。
34. Should parents spare the rod and spoil the child ? Opinions concerning strict parental discipline vary widely . Some view strict discipline as nothing more than a form of abuse , while others argue it is an essential factor for instilling appropriate social behavior .
家長應(yīng)不應(yīng)該閑了棍子、慣了孩子?針對(duì)嚴(yán)厲的家教的看法大相徑庭。有的人就是把嚴(yán)厲的管教看成一種虐待,而另外的人認(rèn)為這是逐漸灌輸?shù)皿w的社會(huì)行為的要素。
35. What do you think of the increasing openness accompanying the ongoing sexual revolution ? Do you ever fantasize ? Answers to these questions should be based on a determination between appropriate and inappropriate behavior .
你如何看待對(duì)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。
36. Why do some governments persist in spending billions of dollars on space exploration when starvation and poverty continue to grip many countries throughout the world ? This particular question is being raised by an ever increasing number of people .
既然世界上許多國家仍被饑餓和貧困所困擾,為什么有的政府還堅(jiān)持花費(fèi)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(gè)問題。
37. Judging from the reams of evidence presented , we can safely conclude that the Three Gorges Project will change the lives of an untold number of people forever .
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(yuǎn)改變無數(shù)人的生活。
38. The ample evidence presented enables us to reasonably conclude that the scourge of AIDS will be brought under control in the foreseeable future .
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)見的將來就能得到控制。
39. We must seek immediate solutions for problems leading to the rapid depletion of the earth's ozone layer . If allowed to proceed unchecked , the problem will undoubtedly exacerbate global warming and threaten life as we know it today .
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(huì)加劇全球升溫,并且正如今天我們所知道的那樣危及生命。
40. Quite obviously , immediate action is needed to extricate 80 million Chinese people from the grips of poverty in order to remove the danger of social unrest and ensure continuing stability .
很明顯,需要立即采取行動(dòng)使八千萬中國人擺脫貧困,從而消除社會(huì)動(dòng)蕩的危險(xiǎn),確保持續(xù)的穩(wěn)定。
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