1. One of the pressing problema facing our nation today is overcoming disparities in urban and rural income levels .

　　译文：我们国家如今面临的紧迫问题之一是克服城乡收入水平之间的差距。

　　2. One of the most serious problems many people talk about centers on the lack of adequate housing space .

　　译文：许多人谈论的一个最严重的问题集中在缺乏足够的居住空间。

　　3. Perhaps the most dangerous phenomenon gripping the nation today is official corruption , which is pervasive in all levels of government .

　　译文：也许当今困扰国家的最危险的现象是遍布各级政府的官员腐败。

　　4. Inflation is yet another new and bitter truth we must learn to face .

　　译文：通货膨胀又是一个我们必须学会面对的痛苦的新情况。

　　5. The rapid expansion of urban areas has in many cases encroached on valuable cultivatable land , and led to a general recognition that development must not be carried at the cost of agriculture . The government has attached greater importance to the problem and an increasing number of redundant projects are being terminated .

　　译文：城区的迅速扩大在很多情况下侵占了宝贵的可耕地，使人们普遍认识到发展不能以牺牲农业为代价。政府更加重视这个问题，越来越多的不必要的工程被终止。

　　6. There is a growing worldwide awareness of the need for strengthened environmental protection .

　　译文：世界上越来越多的人认识到加强环境保护的必要性。

　　7. There has been a dramatic increase in the spread of HIV/AIDS in recent years , with a new study projecting that the dreaded disease will affect over 30 million people worldwide by the year 2005 .

　　译文：近年来，艾滋病蔓延的幅度进一步扩大，一项新的研究预测，到2005年，世界上有超过三千万人将感染这一可怕的疾病。

　　8. Working with the disabled cannot help but leave one impressed with their indefatigable desire .

　　译文：与残疾人一起工作使一个人不得不对他们坚持不懈的渴望印象深刻。

　　9. Perhaps no issues are more controversial than euthanasia and abortion , both of which involve taking the life of a human being .

　　译文：也许没有问题比安乐死和人工流产更有争议性，它们都涉及结束一个人的生命。

　　10. Never before in history has the issue of overpopulation been more evident than now .

　　译文：历史上，人口过剩的问题从来没有比现在更加突出。

　　1. One of the pressing problema facing our nation today is overcoming disparities in urban and rural income levels .

　　译文：我们国家如今面临的紧迫问题之一是克服城乡收入水平之间的差距。

　　2. One of the most serious problems many people talk about centers on the lack of adequate housing space .

　　译文：许多人谈论的一个最严重的问题集中在缺乏足够的居住空间。

　　3. Perhaps the most dangerous phenomenon gripping the nation today is official corruption , which is pervasive in all levels of government .

　　译文：也许当今困扰国家的最危险的现象是遍布各级政府的官员腐败。

　　4. Inflation is yet another new and bitter truth we must learn to face .

　　译文：通货膨胀又是一个我们必须学会面对的痛苦的新情况。

　　5. The rapid expansion of urban areas has in many cases encroached on valuable cultivatable land , and led to a general recognition that development must not be carried at the cost of agriculture . The government has attached greater importance to the problem and an increasing number of redundant projects are being terminated .

　　译文：城区的迅速扩大在很多情况下侵占了宝贵的可耕地，使人们普遍认识到发展不能以牺牲农业为代价。政府更加重视这个问题，越来越多的不必要的工程被终止。

　　6. There is a growing worldwide awareness of the need for strengthened environmental protection .

　　译文：世界上越来越多的人认识到加强环境保护的必要性。

　　7. There has been a dramatic increase in the spread of HIV/AIDS in recent years , with a new study projecting that the dreaded disease will affect over 30 million people worldwide by the year 2005 .

　　译文：近年来，艾滋病蔓延的幅度进一步扩大，一项新的研究预测，到2005年，世界上有超过三千万人将感染这一可怕的疾病。

　　8. Working with the disabled cannot help but leave one impressed with their indefatigable desire .

　　译文：与残疾人一起工作使一个人不得不对他们坚持不懈的渴望印象深刻。

　　9. Perhaps no issues are more controversial than euthanasia and abortion , both of which involve taking the life of a human being .

　　译文：也许没有问题比安乐死和人工流产更有争议性，它们都涉及结束一个人的生命。

　　10. Never before in history has the issue of overpopulation been more evident than now .

　　译文：历史上，人口过剩的问题从来没有比现在更加突出。