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)人類比較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。