2) Recently the problem of … has been brought to public attention. 最近，……問題已引起公眾的廣泛關(guān)注。
3) Recently, the problem of … has been brought into focus. 最近，……問題已成為關(guān)注的焦點(diǎn)。
4) Man is now facing a big problem—(pollution), which is becoming more and more serious. 人們現(xiàn)在正面臨一個(gè)很大的問題—污染，而且正日益嚴(yán)重。
5) Have you ever thought of…? 你是否曾經(jīng)想過……?
6) There will surely be no agreement among people as to the issue whether… 就 ……問題，人們肯定不會(huì)有一致的看法。
7) (Internet) has been playing an increasingly important role in our day-to-day life. It has brought us a lot of benefits but has created some serious problems as well. (互聯(lián)網(wǎng))已在我們的生活中扮演著越來越重要的角色。它給我們帶來了許多好處，但也產(chǎn)生了一些嚴(yán)重的問題。
8) One of the serious problems facing us at present is… 目前，我們面臨的嚴(yán)重問題之一是 ……
9) There has been a heated argument about whether… 就是否 …… 而言，人們討論熱烈。
10) Perhaps we need to reconsider the traditional ways of doing it. 或許，我們需要重新考慮傳統(tǒng)的做事方法。
11) It is generally agreed that… is in deep trouble. 人們普遍認(rèn)為 ……已陷入麻煩。
12) It is only during the last few years that man has become generally aware of the importance of (sustainable development). 僅僅是在過去的幾年中，人們才普遍意識(shí)到(可持續(xù)發(fā)展)的重要性。
13) Everyone is aware of the horrible fact: … 每個(gè)人都會(huì)注意到這樣一個(gè)可怕的事實(shí)：
14) It’s difficult to imagine now how we did something without… 現(xiàn)在很難設(shè)想我們是如何做某事而沒有 ……
15) Along with… goes with…. Inevitably, the two are deeply intertwined. 伴隨 ……是 ……。不可避免的是，這二者是密切地交織在一起的。
16) Over the past decade, many people have been troubled with the serious problem of… 在過去的幾十年當(dāng)中，許多人都被 ……這一嚴(yán)重的問題所困擾。
17) One of the pressing problems confronting us today is… 今天我們正面臨著許多棘手的問題，其中之一就是 ……
18) One of the hottest topics many people talk about now is… 現(xiàn)在許多人討論的熱門話題之一是 ……
19) Now people become increasingly aware of the necessity of… 現(xiàn)在人們?nèi)找嬉庾R(shí)到 ……的必要性。
20) No issue is more important now than the one that…, which is commonly held by most people. 大多數(shù)人普遍認(rèn)為 ……，而現(xiàn)在沒有什么比這更重要的問題了。
21) In spite of great progress made in the field of…, … remain basically unchanged. 雖然在 ……領(lǐng)域已取得了巨大的進(jìn)步，但 ……仍然基本未變。
22) There will often spring up a heated discussion as to… 就 ……而言，常常會(huì)引發(fā)熱烈的討論。
23) (Independence) has become a hot topic among people, especially among the young, and heated debates are right on their way. (獨(dú)立)在人們中間，尤其是在年輕人中間，是個(gè)熱門話題，熱烈的討論即將來臨。
24) Nowadays, (overpopulation) has become a problem we have to face. 如今，(人口過剩)已成為我們不得不面對的問題了。
