1. Large and small enterprises differ in that the former usually involves conglomerates and the latter private individuals 。
大企業(yè)和小企業(yè)的區(qū)別在于前者通常涉及聯(lián)合大企業(yè),后者涉及私營的個人。
2. Both automobiles and bicycles offer a convenient means of public conveyance , with one of the marked differences between the two centered on pollution caused by the former 。
汽車和自行車都提供公共運輸?shù)谋憷绞?,兩者的顯著區(qū)別之一在于前者引起污染。
3. Alcohol and tobacco are both highly addictive substances . However , unlike tobacco , which is known to cause cancer , studies indicate that alcohol does offer some health benefits when consumed in moderation 。
酒和煙都是很容易上癮的東西。但是,研究顯示,與公認為引起癌癥的煙不同,酒如果適量飲用確實對健康有益。
4. One man's treasure is another man's junk 。
一個人的寶貝對于另一個人來說是垃圾。
5. AIDS is no longer one of the Top 10 American killers , but the same cannot be said for many countries 。
艾滋病不再是美國的十大殺手之一,但許多國家的情況并非如此。
6. Individualism was unheard of a short 30-odd years ago during the tumultuous Cultural Revolution . Things have changed today , however ,with color returning to the streets of Chinese streets , people gaining a greater degree of self-determination and reform yielding monumental changes in traditional practices 。
人們在三十多年前混亂的文化大革命時期沒有聽說過個人主義。然而,今天的情況不同了,中國的街道上又恢復了色彩,人們獲得了更大的自主,改革帶來了傳統(tǒng)方式的巨變。
7. Social inequities of the past are rapidly giving way to expanded social consciousness 。
過去社會的不公平正在被擴大的社會覺悟迅速取代。
8. Many claim that the world's highly developed countries bear sole responsibility for the plight of less-developed nations . I seriously doubt their contentions will bear the brunt of close scrutiny 。
許多人聲稱世界上最發(fā)達的國家應該對欠發(fā)達國家的困境承擔全權責任。我非常懷疑他們的觀點能經(jīng)受住仔細審查的沖擊。
9. Although media reports expound on the volume of scientific and technological achievements , recent surveys indicate that the rapidity of transforming same into productive forces leaves much to be desired 。
雖然媒體詳細報道大量的科技成就,但是,最近的調(diào)查顯示,把它們迅速轉(zhuǎn)化為生產(chǎn)力還需要做出很多努力。
10. The popular belief in the invincibility of man is constantly rebuked by revaluations of man's fallibility 。
認為人類無敵的普遍看法經(jīng)常遭到重新評價人類易犯錯誤的特點的非難。