16. In view of the seriousness of this problem, effective measures should be taken before things get worse.

　　考慮到問題的嚴(yán)重性，在事態(tài)進(jìn)一步惡化之前，必須采取有效的措施。

　　17. The majority of students believe that part-time job will provide them with more opportunities to develop their interpersonal skills, which may put them in a favorable position in the future job markets.

　　大部分學(xué)生相信業(yè)余工作會(huì)使他們有更多機(jī)會(huì)發(fā)展人際交往能力，而這對(duì)他們未來找工作是非常有好處的。

　　18. It is indisputable that there are millions of people who still have a miserable life and have to face the dangers of starvation and exposure.

　　無可爭(zhēng)辯，現(xiàn)在有成千上萬的人仍過著挨餓受凍的痛苦生活。

　　19. Although this view is wildly held, this is little evidence that education can be obtained at any age and at any place.

　　盡管這一觀點(diǎn)被廣泛接受，很少有證據(jù)表明教育能夠在任何地點(diǎn)、任何年齡進(jìn)行。

　　20. No one can deny the fact that a person's education is the most important aspect of his life.

　　沒有人能否認(rèn)：教育是人生最重要的一方面。

　　21. People equate success in life with the ability of operating computer.

　　人們把會(huì)使用計(jì)算機(jī)與人生成功相提并論。

　　22. In the last decades, advances in medical technology have made it possible for people to live longer than in the past.

　　在過去的幾十年，先進(jìn)的醫(yī)療技術(shù)已經(jīng)使得人們比過去活的時(shí)間更長(zhǎng)成為可能。

　　23. In fact, we have to admit the fact that the quality of life is as important as life itself.

　　事實(shí)上，我們必須承認(rèn)生命的質(zhì)量和生命本身一樣重要。

　　24. We should spare no effort to beautify our environment.

　　我們應(yīng)該不遺余力地美化我們的環(huán)境。

　　25. People believe that computer skills will enhance their job opportunities or promotion opportunities.

　　人們相信擁有計(jì)算機(jī)技術(shù)可以獲得更多工作或提升的機(jī)會(huì)。

　　26. The information I've collected over last few years leads me to believe that this knowledge may be less useful than most people think.

　　從這幾年我搜集的信息來看，這些知識(shí)并沒有人們想象的那么有用。

　　27. Now, it is generally accepted that no college or university can educate its students by the time they graduation.

　　現(xiàn)在，人們普遍認(rèn)為沒有一所大學(xué)能夠在畢業(yè)時(shí)候教給學(xué)生所有的知識(shí)。

　　28. This is a matter of life and death--a matter no country can afford to ignore.

　　這是一個(gè)關(guān)系到生死的問題，任何國(guó)家都不能忽視。

　　29. For my part, I agree with the latter opinion for the following reasons:

　　我同意后者，有如下理由：

　　30. Before giving my opinion, I think it is important to look at the arguments on both sides.

　　在給出我的觀點(diǎn)之前，我想看看雙方的觀點(diǎn)是重要的。

　　31. This view is now being questioned by more and more people.

　　這一觀點(diǎn)正受到越來越多人的質(zhì)疑。

　　32. Although many people claim that, along with the rapidly economic development, the number of people who use bicycle are decreasing and bicycle is bound to die out. The information I've collected over the recent years leads me to believe that bicycle will continue to play extremely important roles in modern society.

　　盡管許多人認(rèn)為隨著經(jīng)濟(jì)的高速發(fā)展，用自行車的人數(shù)會(huì)減少，自行車可能會(huì)消亡， 然而，這幾年我收集的一些信息讓我相信自行車仍然會(huì)繼續(xù)在現(xiàn)代社會(huì)發(fā)揮極其重要的作用。