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【正确答案】我们当前面临的最大挑战是提高城市生活质量,因为令人遗憾的是,城市并不总能提供其所允诺 的经济保障、安全或者舒适。
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The biggest challenge facing us now is to improve the quality of life in cities, because sadly, cities don't always offer the economic security, the safety, or the comfort they promise.
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【正确答案】随着离婚率上升,少年犯罪问题也变得日益严重。在单亲家庭中,家长和孩子相处的时间越来越 少。即便教师和警察时常提供帮助,但也无法取代孩子的监护人的角色。
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With divorce rates rising, delinquency is also becoming more of a problem than before. In single parent families, parents spend less time with children. Teachers and police often help, but cannot replace the role of a child guardian.
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【正确答案】全国最大的食品经销商沃尔玛近期宣布,计划在5年内向粮食银行和饥饿救援组织捐赠20亿美 元。这是沃尔玛迄今为止最大慈善举措之一。
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Wal-Mart, the nation's largest grocer, announced plans recently to donate $ 2 billion over five years to food banks and hunger relief organizations. This has been one of the largest charitable efforts that Wal-Mart has undertaken.
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【正确答案】我个人认为,太过保守会阻碍服装工业实现目标。他们希望创造新的时尚与色彩以销售更多的 衣服,所以我很难完全认同这种趋势。
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I personally think that too much conservatism defeats the object of the clothes industry. They want to create new fashions and colors to sell clothes, so I can't really say that I go along wholeheartedly with this trend.
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【正确答案】根据一项最新的报告,今年拉丁美洲的经济增长有望达到4%,/远远超过国际货币基金组织对 欧盟27个国家所预计的1%的增长值。
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According to a recent report, economic growth in Latin America this year is expected to reach 4%, far above the 1% that the International Monetary Fund forecasts for the 27- nation EU.