11.Oneofthepressingproblemafacingournation(China)todayisovercomingdisparitiesinurbanandruralincomelevels.
我们国家(中国)如今面临的紧迫问题之一是克服城乡收入水平之间的差距。
12.Oneofthemostseriousproblemsmanypeopletalkaboutcentersonthelackofadequatehousingspace.
许多人谈论的一个最严重的问题集中在缺乏足够的居住空间。
13.Perhapsthemostdangerousphenomenongrippingthenationtodayisofficialcorruption,whichispervasiveinalllevelsofgovernment.
也许当今困扰国家的最危险的现象是遍布各级政府的官员****。
14.Inflationisyetanothernewandbittertruthwemustlearntoface.
15.Therapidexpansionofurbanareashasinmanycasesencroachedonvaluablecultivatableland,andledtoageneralrecognitionthatdevelopmentmustnotbecarriedatthecostofagriculture.Thegovernmenthasattachedgreaterimportancetotheproblemandanincreasingnumberofredundantprojectsarebeingterminated.
城区的迅速扩大在很多情况下侵占了宝贵的可耕地,使人们普遍认识到发展不能以牺牲农业为代价。政府更加重视这个问题,越来越多的不必要的工程被终止。
16.Thereisagrowingworldwideawarenessoftheneedforstrengthenedenvironmentalprotection.
17.TherehasbeenadramaticincreaseinthespreadofHIV/AIDSinrecentyears,withanewstudyprojectingthatthedreadeddiseasewillaffectover30millionpeopleworldwidebytheyear2005.
近年来,艾滋病蔓延的幅度进一步扩大,一项新的研究预测,到2005年,世界上有超过三千万人将感染这一可怕的疾病。
18.Workingwiththedisabledcannothelpbutleaveoneimpressedwiththeirindefatigabledesire.
与残疾人一起工作使一个人不得不对他们坚持不懈的渴望印象深刻。
19.Perhapsnoissuesaremorecontroversialthaneuthanasiaandabortion,bothofwhichinvolvetakingthelifeofahumanbeing.
也许没有问题比安乐死和人工流产更有争议性,它们都涉及结束一个人的生命。
20.Neverbeforeinhistoryhastheissueofoverpopulationbeenmoreevidentthannow.