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　　33. I recently read a newspaper article on the rampant spread of child abuse . The deplorable problem of the widespread abuse of innocent children has aroused public concern nationwide .

　　近，我在报纸上读到一篇关于虐待儿童现象变得猖獗的文章。普遍虐待无辜儿童的问题令人深感遗憾，它已经引起了全国公众的关注。

　　34. Should parents spare the rod and spoil the child ？ Opinions concerning strict parental discipline vary widely . Some view strict discipline as nothing more than a form of abuse ,while others argue it is an essential factor for instilling appropriate social behavior .

　　家长应不应该闲了棍子、惯了孩子？针对严厉的家教的看法大相径庭。有的人就是把严厉的管教看成一种虐待，而另外的人认为这是逐渐灌输得体的社会行为的要素。

　　35. What do you think of the increasing openness accompanying the ongoing sexual revolution ？ Do you ever fantasize ？ Answers to these questions should be based on a determination between appropriate and inappropriate behavior .

　　你如何看待对现在的性革命越来越开放的态度？你曾经想像过吗？回答这些问题之前应先界定得体和不得体的行为。

　　36. Why do some governments persist in spending billions of dollars on space exploration when starvation and poverty continue to grip many countries throughout the world ？ This particular question is being raised by an ever increasing number of people .

　　既然世界上许多国家仍被饥饿和贫困所困扰，为什么有的政府还坚持花费数十亿美元用于太空探索？现在越来越多的人提出这个问题。

　　37. Judging from the reams of evidence presented ,we can safely conclude that the Three Gorges Project will change the lives of an untold number of people forever .

　　根据现有的大量证据，我们可以有把握地得出这样的结论：三峡工程将永远改变无数人的生活。

　　38. The ample evidence presented enables us to reasonably conclude that the scourge of AIDS will be brought under control in the foreseeable future .

　　提出的充分证据使我们能够合理地得出这样的结论：艾滋病的祸害在可预见的将来就能得到控制。

　　39. We must seek immediate solutions for problems leading to the rapid depletion of the earth's ozone layer . If allowed to proceed unchecked ,the problem will undoubtedly exacerbate global warming and threaten life as we know it today .

　　我们必须寻求立即解决引起地球臭氧层快速损耗的问题的办法。如果任其自由发展，这一问题无疑会加剧全球升温，并且正如今天我们所知道的那样危及生命。

　　40. Quite obviously,immediate action is needed to extricate 80 million Chinese people from the grips of poverty in order to remove the danger of social unrest and ensure continuing stability .

　　很明显，需要立即采取行动使八千万中国人摆脱贫困，从而消除社会动荡的危险，确保持续的稳定。

　　41. China needs to reexamine the results of political and social modernization in order to ascertain the benefits and indeed the detrimental aspects from a new perspective . Otherwise ,various perceived accomplishments might in fact prove to be far from beneficial .

　　中国需要重新检查政治和社会现代化带来的结果以便从新的角度明确它们的好处，甚至是有害的方面。否则，许多我们以为取得的成就实际上可能完全不会带来好处。

　　42. It is essential to heed warnings of potentially catastrophic consequences associated with the Year 2000 computer bug and ,in turn ,to attach top priority to finding effective solutions to ensure a smooth transition into the new century .

　　我们必须注意有关计算机千年虫可能带来的灾难性结果的警告，并且相应地优先考虑寻找有效的解决办法以确保顺利过渡到新世纪。

　　43. It is high time we put an end to the deplorable practice of infanticide.

　　我们早该杜绝杀婴这种应遭谴责的做法。