【答案解析】我们相信，教育应是对生活的一种准备，而教学应激发孩子的好奇心和创造力。
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We believe that education should be a preparation for life, and that teaching must stimulate the curiosity and creativity of children.
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【答案解析】我们在几个欧洲国家与这样的合资企业有过合作，而且都进行的很顺利。我建议根据我们的会谈一份协议，并且拟定下次会谈的日期。
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We have been involved with joint ventures of this nature in European countries and our experience has always been favorable. I would recommend that we sign an agreement based on our discussions and agree a date for our next meeting.
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【答案解析】工作的理由只有两个：一是维持自己和家人的生活——这是大多数人工作的原因，也是不容置疑的；另一个原因是有与其他人分享一些东西的需要。
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There are two reasons to work: one is to support yourself or your family which is the reason most people work and it is not to be argued with; the other is that you have a need to share something with other people who are alive.
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【答案解析】公共健康方面的一大成果常为人所忽视，即吸烟者比重的大幅下降，现在这一现象使得又症和心脏病引起的死亡率也随之下降。
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One of the greatest public health successes, that is often unheralded, has been the massive decline in smoking rates, which are now translating into reduced deaths from cancer and heart disease.
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【答案解析】这两家公司的合并并非是弱者为强者所兼并，而是信息技术产业两大巨头强强联姻，是双赢战略的典范。
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The merger of these two companies is not a conglomeration of the weaker into the stronger, but a willing marriage of the two giants in the IT industry and fine model of pursuing a win-win strategy.