【答案解析】垃圾处理的问题永远也不会消失。事实上，垃圾每秒钟都在增加。光日本一个国家，消费者每年就要丢弃2000万台电视机、洗碗机、冰箱和空调。在欧洲，1998年一年制造的电器和电子设备就高达600万吨，且这个数目将以每年3％到5％的速度上升，这就意味着到2010年，总量将翻一番。那么我们该拿这些科技垃圾怎么办呢? [解析]
The problem of waste-disposal is not going to disappear any time. In fact, it is growing by the minute. In Japan alone, consumers throw away some 20 million TVs, washing machines, refrigerators and air conditioners each year. In Europe, 6 million tons of electrical and electronic equipment were produced in 1998 alone and that volume is expected to increase 3% to 5% per year, which means by 2010 it could nearly double. What"s to be done with all this tech-trash?

【答案解析】今天我想谈一下美国的教育改革。我们决不能让一个孩子落后。如果一个社会培养的公民不会读、不会写、也不会基本算术，那这样的社会是不能让我们满意的。如果我们所培养的男女青年不具备进入高等学府深造的素质，不能参与全球经济竞争，甚至不懂得如何真正生活，那么这样的教育体制我们也不会满意。我们的教育改革需要在意识和思想上逐步实现变革。这一点我们是可以做到的! [解析]
I want to talk a little bit today about the revolution in American education. We must leave no child behind. We are not satisfied with a society that graduates citizens who cannot read, write or do basic math. Nor are we satisfied to turn out young men and women unprepared to enter fine institutions of higher learning such as this—unprepared to compete in the global economy—unprepared, really, for life itself. Our revolution in education will take an evolution in awareness and thought. We can do it!