1.The ridiculous amount of money some countries spend on military hardware is absurd when considering the number of people starving in many developing countries.
考慮到一些發展中國家挨餓的人的數量,一些國家把大量資金花費在重型軍事裝備上顯得很荒謬。
2.Traditional beliefs do not in themselves explain the lingering prevalence of outdated concepts in China.
傳統信仰本身不能解釋過時觀念為何仍然在中國普遍存在。
3.While the long-term problem of global warming is indeed serious, its significance diminishes somewhat when considering immediate problems such as rapid environmental deterioration and the rampant misuse and abuse of nonrenewable resources.
4.Owning a car might be preferable to owning a bicycle, but the problems associated with owning the former far outweigh those of the latter. For one thing, automobiles are exponentially more expensive and require greater maintenance. For another, bicycles don't pollute.
5.The advantages of family planning more than compensate for the disadvantages.
計劃生育的好處不僅僅彌補了它的害處。
6.We can, and quite often do, blame our contemporaries for personal failures, but the fact of the matter is that the root causes for most problems go much deeper.
我們可以,而且經常因個人的失敗抱怨我們的同時代人,但是,事實是許多問題的根本原因要深刻得多。
7.Both limitations and problems will quite likely be encountered during the ongoing transition to the market economy. For one thing, urgent measures are required to resolve problems involving state-owned enterprises. Another thorny issue involves controlling inflation in the face of emerging market forces.
8.Will the Three Gorges Project prove to be a monumental achievement or nothing more than a giant fiasco? Opposition voices point to drawbacks such as the massive cost of the project, the need to relocate millions of local residents and destruction of the unique natural environment. Supporters, on the other hand, contend that the advantages-i.e. improved flood control, increased power generation capacity and desirable impact on economic development in related areas -will far outweigh the disadvantages. Time will tell and history will judge the wisdom of the project.