1. When asked about the ongoing uproar involving U.S. President Bill Clinton , most people say the affair involves a purely private matter . But many other people regard his actions as deplorable . I personally think the president committed impeachable offences
当被问及对现在有关美国总统比尔·克林顿的沸沸扬扬的议论有什么看法时,大多数人认为这种暧昧关系纯属私事.但是,还有很多人认为他的行为应当受到谴责.我个人认为总统犯了这些过错,应该被指控.
2. When it comes to the increasing use of motor vehicles in Beijing , some people think that use should be limited . Others argue that the opposite is true . There is probably some truth to both arguments,but emission controls must be instituted regardless of the number of vehicles.
涉及北京机动车使用量增加这一问题,有的人认为应该限制使用.另一些人持相反意见.也许双方的观点都有一定道理,但是,无论车辆多少,必须对废气排放实行控制.
3. There is a general debate nowadays about the problem of itinerant workers . Those who object to the rising migrant population argue that increasing numbers lead to rising crime rates and harm social stability . They believe that strict limits should be placed on migrants entering China ' s cities . But people who favor the influx of the cheap labor force , on the other hand , maintain that migrants are needed to support the massive urban infrastructure construction program .
目前,针对流动工人的问题展开了普遍的争论.反对流动工人增加的人认为这会导致犯罪率升高,从而危害社会稳定.他们主张应该严格限制进入中国城市的流动工人.但是,另一方面,支持廉价劳动力流入的人主张,为了支持大规模的城市基础设施建设规划,流动人口是必需的.
4. It is widely acknowledged that extensive deforestation contributed to heavy summer flooding . Experts argue that China must introduce a massive afforestation program . But I doubt whether afforestation alone will solve the problem .
人们普遍认为过度砍伐造成了夏季特大洪水.专家认为中国必须推行大规模的植树造林计划.但我对仅仅植树造林就能解决问题表示怀疑.
5. Most people are of the opinion that wealth provides solutions to all problems . But in spite of the material benefits wealth provides , I believe one should abandon the pursuit of materialism and instead concentrate on the pursuit of happiness .
大多数人认为财富为所有问题提供解决的办法.但是,我认为,尽管财富提供物质上的利益,一个人应该放弃物质至上的追求,而是集中精力追求幸福.
6. Many people believe that capital punishment deters crime . But although criminologists have conducted exhaustive research regarding the subject , little evidence exists to support the claim .
很多人相信极刑能阻止犯罪.但是,虽然刑事学家就这一课题做了详尽的研究,几乎没有证据能支持这种说法.
7. An increasing number of people are joining the " Information Age " via the Internet . In reaction to the phenomenon , some say the Internet has removed barrters and provided people with immediate access to the world . But do they raelize that rapidly advancing information technology can also lead to intrusions of privacy ?
越来越多的人通过互联网进入了“信息时代”.针对这一现象,一些人认为互联网消除了障碍,为人们提供了与世界即时链接的途径.但是,他们有没有意识到迅速发展的信息技术也能导致侵犯隐私?
8. The use of guanxi is a widespread method for conducting business , but is it a wise one ? The method is now being challenged by more and more people .
利用关系是做生意的普遍做法,但这种做法明智吗?现在,越来越多的人对这种方法提出了质疑.
9. These days we often hear about the widening gap between the rich and poor . Some argue the developed world has totally ignored the problem . But has it ? Close examination fails to bear out the argument .
最近,我们经常听到贫富差距扩大了的说法.一些人认为发达世界完全忽略了这个问题.事实是这样吗?细致的调查无法证实这一观点.
10. We ' re often told that the world is tethering on the brink of destruction . But is this really the case ?
我们经常被告知世界处于毁灭的边缘.但事实真是这样吗?
11. One of the pressing problema facing our nation ( China ) today is overcoming disparities in urban and rural income levels .
我们国家（中国）如今面临的紧迫问题之一是克服城乡收入水平之间的差距.
12. One of the most serious problems many people talk about centers on the lack of adequate housing space .
许多人谈论的一个最严重的问题集中在缺乏足够的居住空间.
13. Perhaps the most dangerous phenomenon gripping the nation today is official corruption , which is pervasive in all levels of government .
也许当今困扰国家的最危险的现象是遍布各级政府的官员腐败.
14. Inflation is yet another new and bitter truth we must learn to face .
通货膨胀又是一个我们必须学会面对的痛苦的新情况.
15. The rapid expansion of urban areas has in many cases encroached on valuable cultivatable land, and led to a general recognition that development must not be carried at the cost of agriculture . The government has attached greater importance to the problem and an increasing number of redundant projects are being terminated .
城区的迅速扩大在很多情况下侵占了宝贵的可耕地,使人们普遍认识到发展不能以牺牲农业为代价.政府更加重视这个问题,越来越多的不必要的工程被终止.
