1. 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(lái)出現(xiàn)了對(duì)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(duì)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(méi)能意識(shí)到財(cái)富不一定帶來(lái)幸福呢?
2. 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(gè)月前，我的一個(gè)朋友死于一場(chǎng)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(jiàn)，事實(shí)上是數(shù)以千計(jì)的案件的典型，這些案件與在酒精作用下開(kāi)車的人有關(guān)。
3. 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(bào)紙上讀到一篇關(guān)于虐待兒童現(xiàn)象變得猖獗的文章。普遍虐待無(wú)辜兒童的問(wèn)題令人深感遺憾，它已經(jīng)引起了全國(guó)公眾的關(guān)注。
4. 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(zhǎng)應(yīng)不應(yīng)該閑了棍子、慣了孩子?針對(duì)嚴(yán)厲的家教的看法大相徑庭。有的人就是把嚴(yán)厲的管教看成一種虐待，而另外的人認(rèn)為這是逐漸灌輸?shù)皿w的社會(huì)行為的要素。
5. 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(duì)現(xiàn)在的性革命越來(lái)越開(kāi)放的態(tài)度?你曾經(jīng)想像過(guò)嗎?回答這些問(wèn)題之前應(yīng)先界定得體和不得體的行為。
6. 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(guó)家仍被饑餓和貧困所困擾，為什么有的政府還堅(jiān)持花費(fèi)數(shù)十億美元用于太空探索?現(xiàn)在越來(lái)越多的人提出這個(gè)問(wèn)題。
