【答案解析】我们习惯于听到英国的经济被描述成“工业化”甚至是“后工业化”，但是我们必须记住，农业依然占据我们国民生产总值的20%左右。 [解析]
We are used to hearing the UK"s economy described as being "industrial" or even "post-industrial", but we must remember the fact that agriculture still account for around 20% of our Gross National Product.

【答案解析】据统计，澳大利亚的降水中有大约87%会蒸发掉，而欧洲只有60%，北美是48%。 [解析]
It is estimated that approximately 87% of Australia"s rainfall is lost through evaporation, compared with just over 60% in Europe and 48% in North America.

【答案解析】我们的研究主要依赖于与个人谈话而不是使用书面的问卷。应答者有男有女，而女性略微占多数。 [解析]
For our research we depended mainly on talking to individuals rather than using written questionnaires. Our respondents were both men and women, with the latter slightly in the majority.

【答案解析】人们往往把头痛归因于噪音，对于大多数人来说，过多的噪音导致了头痛的症状。高声的噪音令人不快，人们也通常会远离噪音。 [解析]
People associate noise with headaches, and for most of us excessive noise creates the conditions for a headache. Very loud noise is unpleasant, and people usually remove themselves from it.

【答案解析】年轻男性，尤其是工薪阶层的男性，有些不好的生活习惯，如过度饮酒，相比其他人群抽烟更多。因而他们英年早逝的可能性较大。 [解析]
Young men, particularly working class men, are at considerable risk of premature death because of their lifestyle: drinking too much alcohol, smoking more heavily than any other group.