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ost of which is selfdetermination。 獨(dú)立帶來很多好處,首先也是最重要的是自決 。 (8) 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 , pared 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? (9) 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。 大多數(shù)人認(rèn)為財(cái)富為所有問題提供解決的辦法。但是,我認(rèn)為,盡管財(cái)富提供物質(zhì)上的利益,一個(gè)人應(yīng)該放棄物質(zhì)至上的追求,而是集中精力追求幸福。 7. 社會(huì)宏觀 (1) China needs to reexamine the results of economic and social modernization in order to ascertain the benefits and indeed(表示加強(qiáng)含義 ) the detrimental aspects from a new perspective. Otherwise, various perceived acplishments might in fact prove to be far from beneficial 。 中國需要重新檢查經(jīng)濟(jì)和社會(huì)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(shí)際上可能完全不會(huì)帶來好處。 (2) We must avoid overindulgence and conspicuous consumption . We must instead continue to recognize the benefits of thrift in order to protect our newfound prosperity。 我 們必須避免過分放縱和鋪張浪費(fèi)。相反,我們應(yīng)該繼續(xù)發(fā)揚(yáng)節(jié)儉的優(yōu)點(diǎn)以守護(hù)我們新獲得的繁榮。 (3) Many of the explanations offered thus far are at least to a certain extent valid, but none fully address the problem and the issue must be examined in a wider context。 目前提供的許多解釋至少在一定程度上是正確的,但是,沒有一個(gè)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 (微博 )慮。 (4) There is little doubt that immediate action is required to eliminate the detrimental aspects of drunk driving once and forever。 毫無疑問,必須立即采取行動(dòng)徹底消除酒后駕車的危害 。 (5) 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 drunk driving 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)的酒后駕車案例的典型之一。 (6) It is high time we put an end to the deplorable practice of food contamination 。 我們早該杜絕食品污染這種應(yīng)遭譴責(zé)的做法。 (7) The most striking conclusion that can be reached when weighing the advantages and disadvantages of the market economy is quite frankly prosperity。 很坦率地說,在權(quán)衡市場經(jīng)濟(jì)的利弊時(shí)能得出的最顯著的結(jié)論是繁榮。 (8) 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 。