我們絲毫沒有理由相信,世界不可能會有一個更光明的未來。
2. Meteorologists offer computer models leaving little doubt that this year's El Nino phenomenon has disappeared .
氣象學家提供計算機模型,充分證明今年的厄爾尼諾現(xiàn)象已經(jīng)消失了。
3. Facts prove the unjustifiability of claims that China will be unable to feed itself by the year 2020 .
事實證明:斷言中國到2020年將不可能養(yǎng)活自己是不合道理的。
4. Previous explanations of the rising divorce rate in China are simply untenable . The fact is that many marriages were simply based on convenience and wives are no longer willing to accept the abusive domineering attitudes of husbands .
以前對中國離婚率升高的解釋是完全站不住腳的。事實是許多婚姻僅僅建立在便利的基礎上,而且妻子不再愿意接受丈夫作威作福的態(tài)度。
5. Claim that entering the Chinese market offers foreign companies an immediate road to profits are grossly misstated and have been proven wrong time and again . The key to entering China rests with the phraseology " vast potential market " , and how long one is willing to wait for returns .
6. Parents are not wrong in enforcing good study habits , but they must not do so at the expense of stifling normal child development .
家長把好的學習習慣強加給孩子沒有錯,但是,他們這么做不能以抑制兒童的正常發(fā)展為代價。
7. It is quite reasonable to assume that modern science and technology ( S&T ) will continue to advance . It is no less reasonable to believe that S&T will radically improve the way we live . However , the same reasoning cannot be applied to improving social interaction .
假定現(xiàn)代科學技術(shù)將繼續(xù)進步是很有道理的。相信科技會大幅度地改變我們的生活方式也是同樣有道理的。然而,同樣的邏輯不能用于改善社會上的相互作用。
8. Belief in the wonders of modern medical science is quite understandable . It is also quite possible that our faith in the ability of scientists to find the key for prolonging life are well-founded . Yet , the wisdom of prolonging life remains in question when considering the already massive global population and projected future growth .
相信現(xiàn)代醫(yī)學的奇跡是可以理解的。很有可能我們相信科學家能夠找到延長生命的關(guān)鍵也是有根據(jù)的。但是,考慮到已經(jīng)非常龐大的世界人口和預計的未來的增長,延長生命是否明智仍有疑問。
9. It is one thing to support euthanasia , but quite another to offer any justification for genocide .
支持安樂死是一回事,為種族滅絕提供正當?shù)睦碛墒橇硪换厥隆?/p>
10. Claiming the need for censorship is one thing , but rationally proving its redeeming values represents a quite different issue .
主張審查制度的必要性是一回事,理智地證明它的可取之處是完全不同的另一回事。