11. One of the pressing problema facing our nation ( China ) today is overcoming disparities in urban and rural income levels .
我們國家（中國）如今面臨的緊迫問題之一是克服城鄉收入水平之間的差距。

12. One of the most serious problems many people talk about centers on the lack of adequate housing space .
許多人談論的一個最嚴重的問題集中在缺乏足夠的居住空間。

13. Perhaps the most dangerous phenomenon gripping the nation today is official corruption , which is pervasive in all levels of government .
也許當今困擾國家的最危險的現象是遍布各級政府的官員腐敗。

14. Inflation is yet another new and bitter truth we must learn to face .
通貨膨脹又是一個我們必須學會面對的痛苦的新情況。

15. The rapid expansion of urban areas has in many cases encroached on valuable cultivatable land , and led to a general recognition that development must not be carried at the cost of agriculture . The government has attached greater importance to the problem and an increasing number of redundant projects are being terminated .
城區的迅速擴大在很多情況下侵占了寶貴的可耕地，使人們普遍認識到發展不能以犧牲農業為代價。政府更加重視這個問題，越來越多的不必要的工程被終止。

16. There is a growing worldwide awareness of the need for strengthened environmental protection .
世界上越來越多的人認識到加強環境保護的必要性。

17. There has been a dramatic increase in the spread of HIV/AIDS in recent years , with a new study projecting that the dreaded disease will affect over 30 million people worldwide by the year 2005 .
近年來，艾滋病蔓延的幅度進一步擴大，一項新的研究預測，到2005年，世界上有超過三千萬人將感染這一可怕的疾病。

18. Working with the disabled cannot help but leave one impressed with their indefatigable desire .
與殘疾人一起工作使一個人不得不對他們堅持不懈的渴望印象深刻。

19. Perhaps no issues are more controversial than euthanasia and abortion , both of which involve taking the life of a human being .
也許沒有問題比安樂死和人工流產更有爭議性，它們都涉及結束一個人的生命。

20. Never before in history has the issue of overpopulation been more evident than now .
歷史上，人口過剩的問題從來沒有比現在更加突出。