2010年成人高考專升本英文寫作佳句300個(gè)(1)

　　與殘疾人一起工作使一個(gè)人不得不對(duì)他們堅(jiān)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(méi)有問(wèn)題比安樂(lè)死和人工流產(chǎn)更有爭(zhēng)議性，它們都涉及結(jié)束一個(gè)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(guò)剩的問(wèn)題從來(lái)沒(méi)有比現(xiàn)在更加突出。

　　21. Perhaps it is time to reexamine the idea that college degrees are a guarantee of intelligence .

　　也許現(xiàn)在是應(yīng)該重新考慮大學(xué)為是智力的保證這種想法的時(shí)候了。

　　22. A growing number of people are beginning to realize that wealth is not the sole prerequisite for happiness .

　　越來(lái)越多的人開(kāi)始意識(shí)到財(cái)富不是幸福的惟一先決條件。

　　23. In spite of the extraordinary progress made in science and technology ， problems remain in terms of guaranteeing that achievements benefit the greatest number of people .

　　盡管科學(xué)技術(shù)取得了非凡的進(jìn)步，但是在保證進(jìn)步成果使盡可能多的人受益這方面還存在一些問(wèn)題。

　　24. A famous thinker once wrote that “ the greatest threat to mankind is mankind itself ! ” If this is indeed the case ， then the current situation should make us ponder our futuer existence .

　　一位著名的思想家曾經(jīng)寫道：“對(duì)人類最大的威脅是人類自身!”如果事實(shí)確實(shí)如此，那么，現(xiàn)狀應(yīng)該促使我們對(duì)我們未來(lái)的生存進(jìn)行思索了。

　　25. U.S. President Harry Truman once remarked ： “ The buck stops here ! ” His view has been confirmed by numerous world leaders who have assumed full responsibility for their actions .

　　美國(guó)總統(tǒng)杜魯門曾經(jīng)說(shuō)過(guò)：“責(zé)任止于此!”(意為勿再把責(zé)任往別處推，這是杜魯門辦公室桌上的座右銘)他的觀點(diǎn)得到了很多對(duì)自己的行動(dòng)承擔(dān)完全責(zé)任的世界領(lǐng)袖的肯定。

　　26. Large families were once seen as a blessing . Today ， however ， things are changing and an increasing number of Chinese parents realize that fewer is better .

　　大家庭曾經(jīng)被看做是一種福氣。然而，今天，情況改變了，越來(lái)越多的中國(guó)家長(zhǎng)意識(shí)到家庭成員越少越好。

　　27. People used to place total reliance on the government . The so-called “ iron rice bowl ” prevailed in the past ， but things are quite different today .

　　過(guò)去，人們習(xí)慣完全依靠政府。以前盛行所謂的“鐵飯碗”，但今天的情況有很大的不同。

　　28. Several years ago ， Chinese streets were filled with people wearing identical drab clothing . Today ， however ， things are quite different and the streets are awash with people wearing fashionable bright colored outfits . Why has the change taken place ?

　　許多年前，中國(guó)大街上的人都穿一樣的灰褐色衣服。然而，今天的情況大不一樣了，街上滿是一個(gè)個(gè)身穿色彩艷麗的時(shí)髦衣服的人。出現(xiàn)這種變化的原因是什么呢?

　　29. Years of observing human behavior has enabled me to conclude that the major difference between mediocrity and success lies solely with the individual concerned . Successful individuals consistently seek advancement ， while their less industrious contemporaries are merely content with the status quo .

　　對(duì)人們行為的多年觀察使我能夠得出這樣的結(jié)論：平庸和成功的主要區(qū)別僅僅在于相關(guān)的個(gè)人。成功的個(gè)人不斷尋求進(jìn)步，而他們比較懶惰的同時(shí)代人僅僅滿足于現(xiàn)狀。

　　30. Traditional way of thinking have changed dramatically . The pendulum has swung and people are exhibiting greater open-mindedness and a burning desire to detemine their own destiny .

　　傳統(tǒng)的思維方式有了顯著的變化。輿論發(fā)生了劇變，人們表現(xiàn)出更開(kāi)放的思想以及決定他們自己命運(yùn)的強(qiáng)烈愿望。

　　31. There has been undesirable trend in recent years towards the worship of money . A recent survey showed that X percent of respondents ranked getting rich as their top priority ， compared to X percent only a few years ago . Why do people fail to realize that wealth does not necessarily bring happiness ?

　　近年來(lái)出現(xiàn)了對(duì)社會(huì)有害的拜金主義傾向。最近的一項(xiàng)調(diào)查表明，X%的調(diào)查對(duì)象把致富作為他們的首選，相比之下，就在幾年前，只有X%的人這樣想。為什么人們沒(méi)能意識(shí)到財(cái)富不一定帶來(lái)幸福呢?

　　32. Some months ago ， a friend of mine was killed in a tragic automobile accident involving a drunk driver . The incident was far from rare ， and was in fact typical of thousands of cases involving people dricing under the influence of alcohol .

　　幾個(gè)月前，我的一個(gè)朋友死于一場(chǎng)與酒后駕車有關(guān)的悲慘車禍。這件事情一點(diǎn)兒也不罕見(jiàn)，事實(shí)上是數(shù)以千計(jì)的案件的典型，這些案件與在酒精作用下開(kāi)車的人有關(guān)。