(1)Mostpeopleareundertheillusionthatacollegedegreeguaranteessuccess.Thereisnosuchguaranteewithouthardwork.
许多人错误地认为大学学位能保证成功。不努力工作就没有这样的保证。
(2)Whiletheinclinationtoprocrastinateiscommon,onemustfullyconsiderthedetrimentalimpactofunnecessarydelays.
虽然拖延的倾向是普遍的,但是人们应该充分考虑到不必要的延误造成的有害影响。
(3)Thetendencytotakethingsforgrantedisunderstandable,buttheneedforonetorationallyevaluatethecircumstancesofanysituationisabsolutelyessential.
想当然的倾向是可以理解的,但是,理智地估计任何情形的情况是完全必需的。
(4)Fromwhathasbeendiscussedabove,wemaysafelydrawaconclusionthat,althoughtheparents''''desiretolookafterchildrenbythemselvesisunderstandable,itsdisadvantagesfaroutweightheadvantages.
通过以上讨论,我们可以得出如下结论:尽管家长想亲自照看孩子的愿望是可以理解的,但是这样做的缺点远大于优点。
(5)Fromwhathasbeendiscussedabove,wemaysafelydrawtheconclusionthat,althoughextrastudiesindeedenjoymanyobviousadvantages,itsdisadvantagesshouldn''''tbeignoredandfaroutweighitsadvantages.Itisabsurdtoforcechildrentotakeextrastudiesafterschool.
通过以上讨论,我们可以得出结论:尽管额外学习的确有很多优点,但它的缺点不可忽视,且远大于它的优点。因此,放学后强迫孩子额外学习是不明智的。(结论句式)
(6)Whileachievingsuccessiseasiersaidthandone,persistencedoesinfactpayoff.Oneofthemostimportanttraitsofasuccessfulpersonisself-confidence,anotherisdesire,andstillanotherisdetermination.
获得成功说起来比做起来容易,然而坚持不懈确实会有好结果。成功人士的最重要的特征之一是自信,第二是渴望,还有一个是决心。
(7)Independenceoffersmanyadvantages,thefirstandforemostofwhichisself-determination.
(8)Therehasbeenundesirabletrendinrecentyearstowardstheworshipofmoney.ArecentsurveyshowedthatXpercentofrespondentsrankedgettingrichastheirtoppriority,comparedtoXpercentonlyafewyearsago.Whydopeoplefailtorealizethatwealthdoesnotnecessarilybringhappiness?
近年来出现了对社会有害的拜金主义倾向。最近的一项调查表明,X%的调查对象把致富作为他们的首选,相比之下,就在几年前,只有X%的人这样想。为什么人们没能意识到财富不一定带来幸福呢?
(9)Mostpeopleareoftheopinionthatwealthprovidessolutionstoallproblems.Butinspiteofthematerialbenefitswealthprovides,Ibelieveoneshouldabandonthepursuitofmaterialismandinsteadconcentrateonthepursuitofhappiness.
大多数人认为财富为所有问题提供解决的办法。但是,我认为,尽管财富提供物质上的利益,一个人应该放弃物质至上的追求,而是集中精力追求幸福。