1. Compared with 1997， it fell from 15 to 10 percent.
2. With the (rapid) development of science and technology ( market
3. Currently， there is a widespread concern over drug abuse (high unemployment rate/wildlife
4. These days we often tell that...， but is this really the case?
6. Recently， extensive studies (statistics/surveys/investigations/...) show (reveal/indicate/demonstrate/prove/...) that 107 Chinese cities and 1231 small towns suffer water shortages.
7. There is an increase of 20% in total this year.
8. As the market economy (the legal system/the living standard/the higher education system/the highway network/the infrastructure/...) improves in China， free competition will increasingly replace all sorts of monopolies.
10. From my point of view, it is more reasonable to support the first opinion rather than the second 在我看来，支持第一种观点比支持第二种观点更有道理。
11. In my opinion， this point of view doesn’t hold water.
13. The table shows a three times increase over that of last year.
15. Now an increasing number of people come to realize that time is money ( knowledge is power/science and technology energize economic growth/...)
16. It would be reasonable to take the view that...， but it would be foolish to claim that...
17. The total number was lowered by 10%.
18. In recent years， many Chinese families have owned cars (computers/mobile phones/video cameras/houses/... ).
20. 在我认识的人当中，也许没有一个人比…更值得我尊敬。
21. It has increased by three times as compared with that of 1998
22. My final and perhaps my best reason for not doing something is … 我不做某事最终的，或许最好的理由是…
23. There is a wide spread concern that many large state-owned companies are in deficit (quite a few Chinese cities face the problem of water
24. With the (rapid) growth of our economy ( heavy industries/transportation system/market economy/population/private enterprises/housing industry/... )， an increasing number of problems， such as (water
26. Perhaps I will question why...
27. There is a certain amount of truth in this， but we still have a problem with regard to...
30. For the same reason, it matters to me that … 同样原因，我很在乎…
31. Others may find this to be true， but I believe that...
32. With the (rapidly) growing popularity of Internet surfing ( computers
33. In the past two decades ( In the past five years)， millions of private enterprises( private schools/supermarkets/fast food restaurants/... ) have mushroomed all over China.
34. There are three major values of owning a car (a computer/an apartment/a mobile phone/a beeper/...). To begin with .... Next .... Last .... There are， on the other hand， more reasons against it. First (ly)... Second
36. There is in fact no reason for us to believe that...
37. It would be expected to increase 5 times.
38. Recently the issue of... has been brought to public attention. (Currently there is a widespread concern that... /Now people in growing number are coming to realize that... )
39. For these reason, I recommend that … 出于这些原因，我推荐/建议… (recommend做建议讲时，接从句要用虚拟，即谓语用(should)+动词原形)
40. As the public awareness of the market economy (population
41. Nowadays， a heated debate (discussion) about the accession to WTO (private cars/stocks/brain-drain/Chinas football/... ) is under way in China.
42. I disbelieve, and therefore strongly resent, the claim that … 我不相信，因此强烈反对，这一主张，即…
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