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，相比之下，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? 　　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 . 　　幾個月前，我的一個朋友死于一場與酒后駕車有關的悲慘車禍。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。 　　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，我在報紙上讀到一篇關于虐待兒童現(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 . 　　家長應不應該閑了棍子、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。 　　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。 　　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 earths 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。

　　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，相比之下，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? 　　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 . 　　幾個月前，我的一個朋友死于一場與酒后駕車有關的悲慘車禍。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。 　　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，我在報紙上讀到一篇關于虐待兒童現(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 . 　　家長應不應該閑了棍子、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。 　　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。 　　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 earths 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。