1. One of the pressing problema facing our nation today is overcoming disparities in urban and rural income levels .

　　譯文：我們國家如今面臨的緊迫問題之一是克服城鄉(xiāng)收入水平之間的差距。

　　2. One of the most serious problems many people talk about centers on the lack of adequate housing space .

　　譯文：許多人談?wù)摰囊粋€最嚴(yán)重的問題集中在缺乏足夠的居住空間。

　　3. Perhaps the most dangerous phenomenon gripping the nation today is official corruption , which is pervasive in all levels of government .

　　譯文：也許當(dāng)今困擾國家的最危險的現(xiàn)象是遍布各級政府的官員腐敗。

　　4. Inflation is yet another new and bitter truth we must learn to face .

　　譯文：通貨膨脹又是一個我們必須學(xué)會面對的痛苦的新情況。

　　5. The rapid expansion of urban areas has in many cases encroached on valuable cultivatable land , and led to a general recognition that development must not be carried at the cost of agriculture . The government has attached greater importance to the problem and an increasing number of redundant projects are being terminated .

　　譯文：城區(qū)的迅速擴大在很多情況下侵占了寶貴的可耕地，使人們普遍認識到發(fā)展不能以犧牲農(nóng)業(yè)為代價。政府更加重視這個問題，越來越多的不必要的工程被終止。

　　6. There is a growing worldwide awareness of the need for strengthened environmental protection .

　　譯文：世界上越來越多的人認識到加強環(huán)境保護的必要性。

　　7. There has been a dramatic increase in the spread of HIV/AIDS in recent years , with a new study projecting that the dreaded disease will affect over 30 million people worldwide by the year 2005 .

　　譯文：近年來，艾滋病蔓延的幅度進一步擴大，一項新的研究預(yù)測，到2005年，世界上有超過三千萬人將感染這一可怕的疾病。

　　8. Working with the disabled cannot help but leave one impressed with their indefatigable desire .

　　譯文：與殘疾人一起工作使一個人不得不對他們堅持不懈的渴望印象深刻。

　　9. Perhaps no issues are more controversial than euthanasia and abortion , both of which involve taking the life of a human being .

　　譯文：也許沒有問題比安樂死和人工流產(chǎn)更有爭議性，它們都涉及結(jié)束一個人的生命。

　　10. Never before in history has the issue of overpopulation been more evident than now .

　　譯文：歷史上，人口過剩的問題從來沒有比現(xiàn)在更加突出。

　　1. One of the pressing problema facing our nation today is overcoming disparities in urban and rural income levels .

　　譯文：我們國家如今面臨的緊迫問題之一是克服城鄉(xiāng)收入水平之間的差距。

　　2. One of the most serious problems many people talk about centers on the lack of adequate housing space .

　　譯文：許多人談?wù)摰囊粋€最嚴(yán)重的問題集中在缺乏足夠的居住空間。

　　3. Perhaps the most dangerous phenomenon gripping the nation today is official corruption , which is pervasive in all levels of government .

　　譯文：也許當(dāng)今困擾國家的最危險的現(xiàn)象是遍布各級政府的官員腐敗。

　　4. Inflation is yet another new and bitter truth we must learn to face .

　　譯文：通貨膨脹又是一個我們必須學(xué)會面對的痛苦的新情況。

　　5. The rapid expansion of urban areas has in many cases encroached on valuable cultivatable land , and led to a general recognition that development must not be carried at the cost of agriculture . The government has attached greater importance to the problem and an increasing number of redundant projects are being terminated .

　　譯文：城區(qū)的迅速擴大在很多情況下侵占了寶貴的可耕地，使人們普遍認識到發(fā)展不能以犧牲農(nóng)業(yè)為代價。政府更加重視這個問題，越來越多的不必要的工程被終止。

　　6. There is a growing worldwide awareness of the need for strengthened environmental protection .

　　譯文：世界上越來越多的人認識到加強環(huán)境保護的必要性。

　　7. There has been a dramatic increase in the spread of HIV/AIDS in recent years , with a new study projecting that the dreaded disease will affect over 30 million people worldwide by the year 2005 .

　　譯文：近年來，艾滋病蔓延的幅度進一步擴大，一項新的研究預(yù)測，到2005年，世界上有超過三千萬人將感染這一可怕的疾病。

　　8. Working with the disabled cannot help but leave one impressed with their indefatigable desire .

　　譯文：與殘疾人一起工作使一個人不得不對他們堅持不懈的渴望印象深刻。

　　9. Perhaps no issues are more controversial than euthanasia and abortion , both of which involve taking the life of a human being .

　　譯文：也許沒有問題比安樂死和人工流產(chǎn)更有爭議性，它們都涉及結(jié)束一個人的生命。

　　10. Never before in history has the issue of overpopulation been more evident than now .

　　譯文：歷史上，人口過剩的問題從來沒有比現(xiàn)在更加突出。