我们国家(中国)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。

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

　　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。

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

　　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。

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

　　通货膨胀又是一个我们必须学会面对的痛苦的新情况。

　　15. 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 .

　　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。

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

　　世界上越来越多的人认识到加强环境保护的必要性。

　　17. 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 .

　　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。

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

　　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。

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

　　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。

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

　　历史上,人口过剩的问题从来没有比现在更加突出。