(一)

1.at present/currently/lately/recently/nowadays/these years/in the past several decades/over the last several years

目前，當前，最近，近來，現(xiàn)今，這些年來，在過去幾十年里，過去幾年來。

2. at the turn of the century。

在世紀初，在世紀末，世紀之交。

3.Thanks to China’s reform and opening—up policy，......has witnessed great ecnomic and social progress in the past two decades.

多虧了中國的改革開放政策，……在過去二十年里見證了巨大的社會經(jīng)濟進步。

4.With the(rapid，marked，amazing，eye-catching，remarkable，fantastic) development/progress/growth/advance/improvement of economy/society/industry/living standard, great changes have taken place in...

隨著經(jīng)濟(社會，工業(yè)，生活水平)快速的(顯著的，驚人的，令人矚目的)發(fā)展(進步，增長，提高)，……發(fā)生了巨大變化。

5.At the mercy of the ever—accelerated updating of science and technology，there are rapid changes in all aspects of our everyday lives.

受益于迅猛發(fā)展的現(xiàn)代科學(xué)技術(shù)，我們?nèi)粘Ｉ畹姆椒矫婷娑及l(fā)生了巨大的變化。

6.With the arrival/advent of the invention of.../the information age/the 21st cetyry/ the economy age.

隨著……的發(fā)明(信息時代，21世紀，經(jīng)濟時代)的到來。

7.We are now entering a brand new era.The 21st century is a time of advanced scientific and technological knowledge.

我們正在進入一個嶄新的時代，21世紀是先進科技知識的時代。

8.The human race has entered a completely new stage in its history.We have just crossed the threshold of the 21st century and the curtainof the new milleniunl is slowly rising.

人類已進入了歷史的一個全新階段。我們剛剛跨人2l世紀的門檻，新千年的帷幕正在徐徐升起。

9.We are blessed with new opportunities and faced with new challenges.

我們被賦予新的機會和面臨著新的挑戰(zhàn)。

10.With the increasingly rapid economic globalization and urbanization,more problems are brought to our attention.

隨著日益迅速的經(jīng)濟全球化和城市化，更多的問題受到我們的關(guān)注。

(二)

1.As...develops.

隨著……的發(fā)展。

2.Along with the development of...，more and more...

隨著……的發(fā)展，越來越多……

3.In the past few years，there has been a sharp growth/boom/decline in...

在過去幾年里，……有顯著增長(激增，明顯滑坡)。

4.With the steady growth in the country’s economy as well as the people’s living standard.

隨著國家經(jīng)濟和人民生活水平的穩(wěn)步增長。

5.While the rhythm/pace/tempo of people’s living is speedillg up，a lot of changes have taken place in...

人民生活節(jié)奏加快的同時，……也發(fā)生了很多變化。

6.With the fantastic spur both in industry and in economy in China，the number of...is on the rise.

隨著中國工業(yè)經(jīng)濟的迅猛發(fā)展，……的數(shù)目不斷上升。

7.As living tempo/pace quickens....

隨著生活節(jié)奏的不斷加快，……

8.It is commonly believed that the rise in...is the inevitable result of economic develop-ment.

人們普遍認為……的增長是經(jīng)濟發(fā)展的必然結(jié)果。

9.In recent years，China has experienced an alarming increase in...

最近幾年來，中國……有了驚人的增長。

10.The issue of whether we should...has been widely debated in our community recently.It is an important issue because it concerns fundamental moral and economic questions about the way we....A variety of different arguments have been put forward about this issue.This essay will consider arguments for...and point to some of the problems with these views.It will then put forward reasons for the...

最近，就我們是否……的問題在我們社區(qū)展開了廣泛的討論。這是個重要的問題，因為它關(guān)系到我們……基本的道德和經(jīng)濟問題。對這個問題，人們提出了許多不同的看法(觀點)。本文將討論支持……的觀點，然后指出其中的一些問題。

(三)

1.Nowadays more and more people begin to realize/be aware of/notice the importance/significance/seriousness of the problem of education/pollution/unemployment.

現(xiàn)在越來越多的人開始認識到(注意到)教育(污染，失業(yè))問題的重要性(嚴重性)。

2.We often find ourselves caught/involved in a dilemma whether we should reach for the bear’s paw or for the shark’s fin...

我們常常發(fā)現(xiàn)自己陷入一個進退維谷的境地：是取魚翅還是熊掌……

3.There is a growing worldwide awareness of the need for..

全世界對……需要的認識正在不斷深入。

4.Recently the issue/problem of...has been in the limelight/brought into focus/brought to public attention/concern.

最近……的問題引起了人們的注意(成了焦點問題，引起了公眾的注意，關(guān)注)。

5.A recellt report released by the government has caused nationwide repercussions.

政府最近發(fā)布的一份報告在全國引起反響。

6.Recently the phenomenon has aroused wide concern……

最近這個現(xiàn)象引起了廣泛的關(guān)注。

7.One of the(universal/pressing/burning/urgent)problems/issues we are faced with(confronting us)is that...

我們面臨的其中一個全球性的(緊迫的，迫在眉睫的)問題是……

8.Recently the problem/issue/conflict has become the focus/concern of the public.

最近這個問題(沖突)成了公眾關(guān)注的焦點(中心)。

9.There is a(public/general/heated/impassioned)debate/discussion/controversy today/nowadays as to/over/on/concerning the issue/problem of....Those who criticise/oppose/object to...contend/argue that....They believe that····But people who advocate/favor/are for...，on the other hand，maintain/assert that···

當前，人們就某事(現(xiàn)象)展開了激烈的(廣泛的，熱烈的)討論(爭論)。批評(反對)的人辯稱……，他們認為……。然而，支持者卻認為……

10.A public debate has arisen as to the phenomenon of..

關(guān)于……的現(xiàn)象引發(fā)了一場公眾爭論。

(四)

1.Recently，there is a vehement discussion on the issue of....Those who criticise....argue that....They claim that....But people who firmly advocate…，on the other hand, argue that...

最近，關(guān)于……的問題有一場熱烈的討論。批評……的人爭辯道……，然而，堅決支持……的人則認為……

2.There is a long—running debate as to whether...

關(guān)于是否……有一場持久爭論戰(zhàn)。

3.It is undeniable that...has become the biggest concern of the present—day world.

不可否認的是……已成了當今世界最令人關(guān)注的問題。

4.Now it is commonly/generally/widely believed/held/accepted/recognized that....TheY claim/argue/hold that....But 1 wonder/doubt whether it···

現(xiàn)在人們普遍認為……，他們認為……，但是我懷疑它是否……

5.According to a(n)survey/investigation/analysis/statistics/report released/con—ducted/made by...，there is a growing/increasing/declining number of...who/which...

根據(jù)……發(fā)表的(所做的)一份調(diào)查(分析，統(tǒng)計數(shù)據(jù)，報告)，……的數(shù)目呈上升(下降)的趨勢。

6.Once in a newspaper/magazine，I hit upon(came across)a/the report that...

有一次在一份報紙(雜志)上，我看到過一篇報道……

7.Which is a better choice A，or B? Different people have different answers due to their re—spective point of view.However，I side with the opinion that A is far better than B，for several reasons addressed below.

哪個是更好的選擇：A還是B?不同的人由于觀點不同，答案自然也不同。我個人傾向于A優(yōu)于B的觀點，理由如下。

8.This case has aroused echoes throughout the country，with more and more people follow—ing its lead，but ideas about it vary widely.

這個事件在全國產(chǎn)生了反響，越來越多的人開始關(guān)注它，但有關(guān)的看法卻有很大的不同。

9.The discussion about whether or not...is a very controversial one.There are people on both sides of the argument who have very strong feelings.

關(guān)于是否……的討論是個很有爭議性的問題，爭論的雙方情緒都非常激動。

10.Those who criticize/oppose/object to/are against...contend/argue/hold that一..But people who advocate/favor/are for...，on the other hand，maintain/assert/claim that...