1. When asked about the ongoing uproar involving U.S. President BillClinton, most people say the affair involves a purely private matter. But manyother people regard his actions as deplorable. I personally think the presidentcommitted 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 istrue. There is probably some truth to both arguments, but emission controlsmust 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 itinerantworkers. Those who object to the rising migrant population argue thatincreasing numbers lead to rising crime rates and harm social stability. Theybelieve that strict limits should be placed on migrants entering Chinas 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 infrastructureconstruction 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 deforestationcontributed to heavy summer flooding. Experts argue that China must introduce amassive forestations program. But I doubt whether forestations alone will solvethe 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 toall problems. But in spite of the material benefits wealth provides, I believeone should abandon the pursuit of materialism and instead concentrate on thepursuit 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. Butalthough criminologists have conducted exhaustive research regarding thesubject, 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 theInformationAge via the Internet. In reaction to the phenomenon, some say theInternet has removed barters and provided people with immediate access to theworld. But do they realize that rapidly advancing information technology canalso 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 morepeople .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 richand poor. Some argue the developed world has totally ignored the problem. Buthas 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 ofdestruction . 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 problems facing our nation today isovercoming disparities in urban and rural income levels.
我们国家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 centerson 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 todayis 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 toface.
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 encroachedon valuable cultivatable land, and led to a general recognition thatdevelopment must not be carried at the cost of agriculture. The government hasattached greater importance to the problem and an increasing number ofredundant 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。
16. There is a growing worldwide awareness of the need forstrengthened environmental protection.
世界上越来越多的人认识到加强环境保护的必要性。
17. There has been a dramatic increase in the spread of HIV/AIDS inrecent years, with a new study projecting that the dreaded disease will affectover 30 million people worldwide by the year 2005.
近年来，艾滋病蔓延的幅度进一步扩大，一项新的研究预测，到2005年，世界上有超过三千万人将感染这一可怕的疾病。
18. Working with the disabled cannot help but leave one impressedwith their indefatigable desire.
与残疾人一起工作使一个人不得不对他们坚持不懈的渴望印象深刻。
19. Perhaps no issues are more controversial than euthanasia andabortion, both of which involve taking the life of a human being.
也许没有问题比安乐死和人工流产更有争议性，它们都涉及结束一个人的生命。
20. Never before in history has the issue of overpopulation beenmore evident than now.
历史上，人口过剩的问题从来没有比现在更加突出。
21. Perhaps it is time to reexamine the idea that college degreesare a guarantee of intelligence.
也许现在是应该重新考虑大学为是智力的保证这种想法的时候了。
22. A growing number of people are beginning to realize that wealthis not the sole prerequisite for happiness.
越来越多的人开始意识到财富不是幸福的惟一先决条件。
23. In spite of the extraordinary progress made in science andtechnology, problems remain in terms of guaranteeing that achievements benefitthe greatest number of people.
尽管科学技术取得了非凡的进步，但是在保证进步成果使尽可能多的人受益这方面还存在一些问题。
24. A famous thinker once wrote that the greatest threatto mankind is mankind itself! If this is indeed the case, then the current situation should makeus ponder our future existence.
一位著名的思想家曾经写道：对人类最大的威胁是人类自身!如果事实确实如此，那么，现状应该促使我们对我们未来的生存进行思索了。
25. U.S. President Harry Truman once remarked: The buckstops here! His view has been confirmed by numerous world leaders who haveassumed full responsibility for their actions.
美国总统杜鲁门曾经说过：责任止于此!他的观点得到了很多对自己的行动承担完全责任的世界领袖的肯定