6. It is commonly thought that our society had been dramatically changed by modern science and technology, and human had made extraordinary progress in knowledge and technology over the recent decades.

人們普遍認(rèn)為我們的現(xiàn)代科技使我們的社會發(fā)生了巨大的變化，近幾十年人類在科技方面取得了驚人的進步。

7. Now people in growing numbers are beginning to believe that learning new skills and knowledge contributes directly to enhancing their job opportunities or promotion opportunities.

現(xiàn)在越來越多的人開始相信學(xué)習(xí)新的技術(shù)和知識能直接幫助他們獲得工作就會或提升的機會。

8. An investigation shows that many older people express a strong desire to continue studying in university or college.

一項調(diào)查顯示許多老人都有到大學(xué)繼續(xù)學(xué)習(xí)的愿望。

9. For the majority of people, reading or learning a new skill has become the focus of their lives and the source of their happiness and contentment after retiring.

對大多數(shù)人來講，退休以后，閱讀或?qū)W習(xí)一項新技術(shù)已成為他們生活的中心和快樂的來源。

10. For people who want to adopt a healthy and meaningful life style, it is important to find time to learn certain new knowledge. Just as an old saying goes: it is never too late to learn.

對于那些想過上健康而有意義的生活的人們來說，找時間學(xué)習(xí)一些新知識是很重要的，正如那句老話：活到老，學(xué)到老。