1、t present, currently, lately, recently, nowadays, these years, in the past several decades, over the last several years at the turn of the century thanks to china's reform and opening-up policy,.has witnessed great economic and social progress in the past two decades. with the (rapid, marked, am

2、azing, eye-catching, remarkable, fantastic)development/progress/growth/advance/improvement of economy/society/industry/living standard, great changes have taken place in. at the mercy of the ever-accelerated updating of science and technology, there are rapid changes in all aspects of our everyday l

3、ife. with the arrival/advent of the invention of./the information age/the 21st century/the economy age we are now entering a brand new era. the 21st century is a time of advanced scientific and technological knowledge. The human race has entered a completely new stage in its history. We have just cr

4、ossed the threshold of the 21st century and the curtain of the new millennium is slowly rising.人類已進入了歷史上的一個全新階段.我們剛剛跨入21世紀的門檻,新千年的帷幕正在徐徐升起. We are blessed with new opportunities and faced with new challenges.我們被賦予新的機會,并且面臨著新的挑戰. With the increasingly more rapidly economic globalization and urbanizat

5、ion, more problems are brought to our attention.隨著日益迅速的經濟全球化和城市化,更多的問題受到我們的關注. as.develops隨著.的發展 along with the development of ., more and more.隨著.的發展,越來越多. In the past few years, there has been a sharp growth boom/decline in.在過去幾年內,.有顯著增長/激增/明顯滑坡. 14,with the steady growth in the country's econ

6、omy as well as the people' living standard,隨著國家經濟和人民生活水平的穩步增長, as living tempo/pace quickens,隨著生活節奏的不斷加快, While the rhythm/pace /tempo of people's living is speeding up,a lot of changes have taken place in.人民生活節奏加快的同時,.也發生了很多變化. with the fantastic spur both in industry and its economy in Chi

7、na,the number of. is on the fire.隨著中國工業經濟的迅猛發展,.的數目不斷上升. It is commonly believed that the rise in . is the inevitable result of economic development.人們普遍認為,.的增長是經濟發展的必然結果. In recent years, China has experienced an alarming increase in.最近幾年來,中國.有了驚人的增長. Nowadays more and more people begin to realize/

8、be aware of/notice the importance of the problem of education/pollution/unemployment.現在越來越多的人開始認識到教育,污染,失業問題的重要性. We often find ourselves caught/involved in a dilemma whether we should reach for the bear's paw or for the shark's fin.我們常常發現自己陷入一個進退維谷的境地:是取魚翅還是熊掌. There is a growing worldwide

9、awareness of the need for.世界性的對.需要的認識正在不斷深入. Recently the issue/problem of. has been in the limelight/brought into fcus/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/關注. Recently the phenomenon has aroused wide concern.最近這個現象引起了廣泛關注. One of the (universal/pressing/burning/urgent

10、) 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. Recently the problem/issue/conflict has become the focus/concern of the public.最近這個問題/沖突成了公眾關注的焦點/中心. There is a (public/general/heated/impassioned) debate/discussion/controversy today/nowadays as to/over/on/conc

11、erning the issue/problem of.Those who criticize/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/現象展開了激烈/廣泛的/熱烈的討論/爭論.批評/反對的人們辯稱.,他們認為.然而,支持者卻認為. 28.A public debate has arisen as to the phenomenon of .關于.的現

12、象引發了一場公眾討論. 29.There is a long-running debate as to whether.關于是否.有一場持久論戰. 30.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注的問題. 31.Now it is commonly/generally/widely believed/held/accepted/recognized that. They claim/argue/hold that.,but I wonde

13、r/doubt whether.現在人們普遍認為.人們認為.但是我懷疑它是否. 32.According to a(n) survey/investigation/analysis/statistics/report released/conducted/made by.,there is a growing/increasing/declining number of.who/which.根據.發表的/所做的一份調查/分析/統計數據/報告,.的數目呈上升/下降的趨勢. 33.Once in a newspaper/magazine, I hit upon(came across) the r

14、eport that.有一次,在一份報紙/一本雜志上,我看到過一篇報道. 34.This case has aroused echoes throughout the country,with more and more people following its lead, but ideas about it vary widely.這個時間在全國產生了反響,隨著越來越多的人步其后塵,對它的看法卻有很大的不同. 35.The discussion about whether or not. is a very controversial one. There are people on both sides of the argument who have strong feelings.關于是否.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. 36.Those who criticize/oppose/object to/are against . contend/argue/hold that.but people who advocate/favor/are for.,on the other hand, maintain/assert/claim that.批評/反對.的人爭論/認為.,但是支