【答案解析】今天在世界上几乎每个角落的几乎任何一个产业，都有企业通过运用这项技术来取得竞争优势，给竞争对手到来巨大的挑战。
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Today in almost every industry in almost every part of the world there are many examples of enterprises applying this technology to seize competitive advantage and create enormous challenges for their competitors.
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【答案解析】使我们最为痛苦的是父母永远不会说“不”，这使得孩子们可以自己决定做什么，什么时候做。而他们需要的是父母的陪伴，这一点却越来越无法得到满足。
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What annoyed me most about parents is their inability to say "No". As a result children are allowed to decide for themselves what they want to do and when to do it. What they need is their parents" time, which seems to be in increasingly short supply.
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【答案解析】中国人口是世界的1/4，政府稳定而日益进取，它的经济实力将会对世界的未来产生深远的影响。
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With one quarter of the world"s population, a stable and increasingly enterprising government, China"s economic strength will profoundly affect the future of the world.
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【答案解析】共同的目标把我们联结在一起，共同的挑战需要我们团结在一起。让我们携手合作，共同为建设一个持久和平、共同繁荣的和谐世界而努力。
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Our common goals have put us all in the same boat, and the common challenges we face require that we get united. Let"s join hands and work together to build a harmonious world with lasting peace and common prosperity.
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【答案解析】1994年洛杉矶的地震造成了60多人死亡，科学家表示，如果地震不是发生在假期中的清晨，死亡人数和损失可能会更大。
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The earthquake that shook Los Angeles in 1994 claimed the death of more than 60 people. According to scientists, the damage and death toll could have been much worse if it wouldn"t occur in the early morning of a holiday.