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WhenaskedabouttheongoinguproarinvolvingU.S.PresidentBillClinton,mostpeoplesaytheaffairinvolvesapurelyprivatematter.Butmanyotherpeopleregardhisactionsasdeplorable.Ipersonallythinkthepresidentcommittedimpeachableoffences.當被問及對現(xiàn)在有關美國總統(tǒng)比爾?克林頓的沸沸揚揚的議論有什么看法時，大多數(shù)人認為這種曖昧關系純屬私事。但是，還有很多人認為他的行為應當受到譴責。我個人認為總統(tǒng)犯了這些過錯，應該被指控。WhenitcomestotheincreasinguseofmotorvehiclesinBeijing,somepeoplethinkthatuseshouldbelimited.Othersarguethattheoppositeistrue.Thereisprobablysometruthtobotharguments,butemissioncontrolsmustbeinstitutedregardlessofthenumberofvehicles.涉及北京機動車使用量增加這一問題，有的人認為應該限制使用。另一些人持相反意見。也許雙方的觀點都有一定道理，但是，無論車輛多少，必須對廢氣排放實行控制。Thereisageneraldebatenowadaysabouttheproblemofitinerantworkers.Thosewhoobjecttotherisingmigrantpopulationarguethatincreasingnumbersleadtorisingcrimeratesandharmsocialstability.TheybelievethatstrictlimitsshouldbeplacedonmigrantsenteringChina'scities.Butpeoplewhofavortheinfluxofthecheaplaborforce,ontheotherhand,maintainthatmigrantsareneededtosupportthemassiveurbaninfrastructureconstructionprogram.目前，針對流動工人的問題展開了普遍的爭論。反對流動工人增加的人認為這會導致犯罪率升高，從而危害社會穩(wěn)定。他們主張應該嚴格限制進入中國城市的流動工人。但是，另一方面，支持廉價勞動力流入的人主張，為了支持大規(guī)模的城市基礎設施建設規(guī)劃，流動人口是必需的。Itiswidelyacknowledgedthatextensivedeforestationcontributedtoheavysummerflooding.ExpertsarguethatChinamustintroduceamassiveafforestationprogram.ButIdoubtwhetherafforestationalonewillsolvetheproblem.人們普遍認為過度砍伐造成了夏季特大洪水。專家認為中國必須推行大規(guī)模的植樹造林計劃。但我對僅僅植樹造林就能解決問題表示懷疑。Mostpeopleareoftheopinionthatwealthprovidessolutionstoallproblems.Butinspiteofthematerialbenefitswealthprovides,Ibelieveoneshouldabandonthepursuitofmaterialismandinsteadconcentrateonthepursuitofhappiness.大多數(shù)人認為財富為所有問題提供解決的辦法。但是，我認為，盡管財富提供物質上的利益，一個人應該放棄物質至上的追求，而是集中精力追求幸福。Anincreasingnumberofpeoplearejoiningthe"InformationAge"viatheInternet.Inreactiontothephenomenon,somesaytheInternethasremovedbarrtersandprovidedpeoplewithimmediateaccesstotheworld.Butdotheyraelizethatrapidlyadvancinginformationtechnologycanalsoleadtointrusionsofprivacy?越來越多的人通過互聯(lián)網(wǎng)進入了“信息時代”。針對這一現(xiàn)象，一些人認為互聯(lián)網(wǎng)消除了障礙，為人們提供了與世界即時鏈接的途徑。但是，他們有沒有意識到迅速發(fā)展的信息技術也能導致侵犯隱私？Theuseofguanxiisawidespreadmethodforconductingbusiness,butisitawiseone?Themethodisnowbeingchallengedbymoreandmorepeople.利用關系是做生意的普遍做法，但這種做法明智嗎？現(xiàn)在，越來越多的人對這種方法提出了質疑。We'reoftentoldthattheworldistetheringonthebrinkofdestruction.Butisthisreallythecase?我們經(jīng)常被告知世界處于毀滅的邊緣。但事實真是這樣嗎？Oneofthepressingproblemafacingournation(China)todayisovercomingdisparitiesinurbanandruralincomelevels.我們國家(中國)如今面臨的緊迫問題之一是克服城鄉(xiāng)收入水平之間的差距。Oneofthemostseriousproblemsmanypeopletalkaboutcentersonthelackofadequatehousingspace.許多人談論的一個最嚴重的問題集中在缺乏足夠的居住空間。Perhapsthemostdangerousphenomenongrippingthenationtodayisofficialcorruption,whichispervasiveinalllevelsofgovernment.也許當今困擾國家的最危險的現(xiàn)象是遍布各級政府的官員腐敗。Inflationisyetanothernewandbittertruthwemustlearntoface.通貨膨脹又是一個我們必須學會面對的痛苦的新情況。Thereisagrowingworldwideawarenessoftheneedforstrengthenedenvironmentalprotection.世界上越來越多的人認識到加強環(huán)境保護的必要性。TherehasbeenadramaticincreaseinthespreadofHIV/AIDSinrecentyears,withanewstudyprojectingthatthedreadeddiseasewillaffectover30millionpeopleworldwidebytheyear2005.近年來，艾滋病蔓延的幅度進一步擴大，一項新的研究預測，到2005年，世界上有超過三千萬人將感染這一可怕的疾病。Workingwiththedisabledcannothelpbutleaveoneimpressedwiththeirindefatigabledesire.與殘疾人一起工作使一個人不得不對他們堅持不懈的渴望印象深刻。Perhapsnoissuesaremorecontroversialthaneuthanasiaandabortion,bothofwhichinvolvetakingthelifeofahumanbeing.也許沒有問題比安樂死和人工流產(chǎn)更有爭議性，它們都涉及結束一個人的生命。Neverbeforeinhistoryhastheissueofoverpopulationbeenmoreevidentthannow.歷史上，人口過剩的問題從來沒有比現(xiàn)在更加突出。Perhapsitistimetoreexaminetheideathatcollegedegreesareaguaranteeofintelligence.也許現(xiàn)在是應該重新考慮大學為是智力的保證這種想法的時候了。Agrowingnumberofpeoplearebeginningtorealizethatwealthisnotthesoleprerequisiteforhappiness.越來越多的人開始意識到財富不是幸福的惟一先決條件。Inspiteoftheextraordinaryprogressmadeinscienceandtechnology,problemsremainintermsofguaranteeingthatachievementsbenefitthegreatestnumberofpeople.盡管科學技術取得了非凡的進步，但是在保證進步成果使盡可能多的人受益這方面還存在一些問題。Afamousthinkeroncewrotethat"thegreatestthreattomankindismankinditself!"Ifthisisindeedthecase,thenthecurrentsituationshouldmakeusponderourfutuerexistence.一位著名的思想家曾經(jīng)寫道：“對人類最大的威脅是人類自身！”如果事實確實如此，那么，現(xiàn)狀應該促使我們對我們未來的生存進行思索了。U.S.PresidentHarryTrumanonceremarked:"Thebuckstopshere!"Hisviewhasbeenconfirmedbynumerousworldleaderswhohaveassumedfullresponsibilityfortheiractions.美國總統(tǒng)杜魯門曾經(jīng)說過：“責任止于此！”（意為勿再把責任往別處推，這是杜魯門辦公室桌上的座右銘）他的觀點得到了很多對自己的行動承擔完全責任的世界領袖的肯定。Largefamilieswereonceseenasablessing.Today,however,thingsarechangingandanincreasingnumberofChineseparentsrealizethatfewerisbetter.大家庭曾經(jīng)被看做是一種福氣。然而，今天，情況改變了，越來越多的中國家長意識到家庭成員越少越好。Peopleusedtoplacetotalrelianceonthegovernment.Theso-called"ironricebowl"prevailedinthepast,butthingsarequitedifferenttoday.過去，人們習慣完全依靠政府。以前盛行所謂的“鐵飯碗”，但今天的情況有很大的不同。Yearsofobservinghumanbehaviorhasenabledmetoconcludethatthemajordifferencebetweenmediocrityandsuccessliessolelywiththeindividualconcerned.Successfulindividualsconsistentlyseekadvancement,whiletheirlessindustriouscontemporariesaremerelycontentwiththestatusquo.對人們行為的多年觀察使我能夠得出這樣的結論：平庸和成功的主要區(qū)別僅僅在于相關的個人。成功的個人不斷尋求進步，而他們比較懶惰的同時代人僅僅滿足于現(xiàn)狀。Traditionalwayofthinkinghavechangeddramatically.Thependulumhasswungandpeopleareexhibitinggreateropen-mindednessandaburningdesiretodeteminetheirowndestiny.傳統(tǒng)的思維方式有了顯著的變化。輿論發(fā)生了劇變，人們表現(xiàn)出更開放的思想以及決定他們自己命運的強烈愿望Therehasbeenundesirabletrendinrecentyearstowardstheworshipofmoney.ArecentsurveyshowedthatXpercentofrespondentsrankedgettingrichastheirtoppriority,comparedtoXpercentonlyafewyearsago.Whydopeoplefailtorealizethatwealthdoesnotnecessarilybringhappiness?近年來出現(xiàn)了對社會有害的拜金主義傾向。最近的一項調查表明，X%的調查對象把致富作為他們的首選，相比之下，就在幾年前，只有X%的人這樣想。為什么人們沒能意識到財富不一定帶來幸福呢？Irecentlyreadanewspaperarticleontherampantspreadofchildabuse.Thedeplorableproblemofthewidespreadabuseofinnocentchildrenhasarousedpublicconcernnationwide.最近，我在報紙上讀到一篇關于虐待兒童現(xiàn)象變得猖獗的文章。普遍虐待無辜兒童的問題令人深感遺憾，它已經(jīng)引起了全國公眾的關注。Shouldparentssparetherodandspoilthechild?Opinionsconcerningstrictparentaldisciplinevarywidely.Someviewstrictdisciplineasnothingmorethanaformofabuse,whileothersargueitisanessentialfactorforinstillingappropriatesocialbehavior.家長應不應該閑了棍子、慣了孩子？針對嚴厲的家教的看法大相徑庭。有的人就是把嚴厲的管教看成一種虐待，而另外的人認為這是逐漸灌輸?shù)皿w的社會行為的要素。Whatdoyouthinkoftheincreasingopennessaccompanyingtheongoingsexualrevolution?Doyoueverfantasize?Answerstothesequestionsshouldbebasedonadeterminationbetweenappropriateandinappropriatebehavior.你如何看待對現(xiàn)在的性革命越來越開放的態(tài)度？你曾經(jīng)想像過嗎？回答這些問題之前應先界定得體和不得體的行為。Whydosomegovernmentspersistinspendingbillionsofdollarsonspaceexplorationwhenstarvationandpovertycontinuetogripmanycountriesthroughouttheworld?Thisparticularquestionisbeingraisedbyaneverincreasingnumberofpeople.既然世界上許多國家仍被饑餓和貧困所困擾，為什么有的政府還堅持花費數(shù)十億美元用于太空探索？現(xiàn)在越來越多的人提出這個問題。Judgingfromthereamsofevidencepresented,wecansafelyconcludethattheThreeGorgesProjectwillchangethelivesofanuntoldnumberofpeopleforever.根據(jù)現(xiàn)有的大量證據(jù)，我們可以有把握地得出這樣的結論：三峽工程將永遠改變無數(shù)人的生活。TheampleevidencepresentedenablesustoreasonablyconcludethatthescourgeofAIDSwillbebroughtundercontrolintheforeseeablefuture.提出的充分證據(jù)使我們能夠合理地得出這樣的結論：艾滋病的禍害在可預見的將來就能得到控制。Wemustseekimmediatesolutionsforproblemsleadingtotherapiddepletionoftheearth'sozonelayer.Ifallowedtoproceedunchecked,theproblemwillundoubtedlyexacerbateglobalwarmingandthreatenlifeasweknowittoday.我們必須尋求立即解決引起地球臭氧層快速損耗的問題的辦法。如果任其自由發(fā)展，這一問題無疑會加劇全球升溫，并且正如今天我們所知道的那樣危及生命。Quiteobviously,immediateactionisneededtoextricate80millionChinesepeoplefromthegripsofpovertyinordertoremovethedangerofsocialunrestandensurecontinuingstability.很明顯，需要立即采取行動使八千萬中國人擺脫貧困，從而消除社會動蕩的危險，確保持續(xù)的穩(wěn)定。Chinaneedstoreexaminetheresultsofpoliticalandsocialmodernizationinordertoascertainthebenefitsandindeedthedetrimentalaspectsfromanewperspective.Otherwise,variousperceivedaccomplishmentsmightinfactprovetobefarfrombeneficial.中國需要重新檢查政治和社會現(xiàn)代化帶來的結果以便從新的角度明確它們的好處，甚至是有害的方面。否則，許多我們以為取得的成就實際上可能完全不會帶來好處。Itishightimeweputanendtothedeplorablepracticeofinfanticide.我們早該杜絕殺嬰這種應遭譴責的做法。Thereislittledoubtthatimmediateactionisrequiredtoeliminatethescourgeofcorruptiononceandforever.毫無疑問，必須立即采取行動徹底消除腐敗的禍害。Inshort,wemustworkdiligentlytomaketheworldabetterplaceforcominggenerations.Wemustnotpersistinpursuitsharmfultotheenvironment.簡而言之，我們必須勤奮工作，為了下一代把世界變成更美好的地方。我們不應該堅持對環(huán)境有害的追求。Wemustavoidoverindulgenceandconspicuousconsumption.Wemustinsteadcontinuetorecognizethebenefitsofthriftinordertoprotectournewfoundprosperity.我們必須避免過分放縱和鋪張浪費。相反，我們應該繼續(xù)發(fā)揚節(jié)儉的優(yōu)點以守護我們新獲得的繁榮。Whileachievingsuccessiseasiersaidthandone,persistencedoesinfactpayoff.Oneofthemostimportanttraitsofasuccessfulpersonisself-confidence,anotherisdesire,andstillanotherisdetermination.獲得成功說起來比做起來容易，然而堅持不懈確實會有好結果。成功人士的最重要的特征之一是自信，第二是渴望，還有一個是決心。Recognizingaproblemisthefirststepinfindingasolution.認識到問題是找到解決辦法的第一步。Immediatesolutionsforsolvingproblemssurroundingpovertyremainelusive.However,publicrecognitionofthenecessitytoprovideabetterqualityoflifeformillionsofpeoplewillrepresentthefirststepinfindingeffectivesolutions.立即解決貧困問題的辦法仍然是難以捉摸的。然而，公眾認識到為數(shù)百萬人提供更高質量的生活的必要性是找到有效的解決辦法的第一步。Whatdosethefutureholdifmankindpersistsinwastingnaturalresources?Whilenooneknowsforsure,scientistsdoexhibitadegreeofcertaintywhenpredictingthatfuturegenerationswillfaceadramaticallydiffrerntworld.如果人類繼續(xù)浪費自然資源，未來將會有什么貯藏？沒有人知道明確的答案，但是，科學家在預測后代將面對一個迥然不同的世界時確實有一定的把握。Reversingundesirablesocialtrendswillbefarfromaneasytaskandwillrequireadramaticchangeinattitudes.Akeenawarenessofrightfromwrongisessentialfordeterminingappropriatesocialbehavior.扭轉不好的社會趨勢遠非一件易事，看法需要有巨大的變化。對正誤的深刻認識是判定得體的社會行為所必需的。Weoweadebtofgratitudetothemanyindividualswhodedicatedtheirlivestomakingtheworldabetterplace.However,wemustnotrestontheiraccomplishments,butmustinsteadworkassiduouslytorecordevengreaterachievements.我們應該感謝許多為把世界變得更美好而奉獻一生的人。然而，我們不能依靠他們的成績，而必須努力工作，取得更輝煌的成就。ThetwomajorchallengesfacingChinatodaycenteronmaintainingsustainedeconomicgrowthandfeedingitsgrowingpopulationofover1.2billionpeoplewithonlysevenpercentoftheworld'scultivableland.Despitethemonumentaldifficultiesinvolved,Chinesepeoplewillundoubtedlyexhibittheirindefatigableresilienceandachievegreatsuccessinbothregards.現(xiàn)在，中國面臨的兩大挑戰(zhàn)是保持持續(xù)的經(jīng)濟增長和靠世界上僅僅百分之七的可耕地養(yǎng)活仍在增長的12億人口。盡管遇到的困難很大，中國人無疑會表現(xiàn)出不知疲倦的活力，在兩方面都取得巨大成功。Wedo,infact,havealongwaytogotoreachourfinalgoal,butachievingsomeremainswellwithintherealmofpossibility.事實上，我們達到最終的目標還有很長的路要走，但是，取得一些成績還是可能做到的。Thetimeisrightforustotakefulladvantageofampleexistingopportunities.這正是我們充分利用大量現(xiàn)有機會的時候。Whileitremainstobeseenwhetherornotenvironmentaldeteriorationcanbecontrolled,thecurrentprospectsarefarfromencouraging.Peoplearoundtheworldmustactimmediatelytopreventthesituationfromdeterioratingevenfurther.環(huán)境惡化是否能得到控制這個問題仍然沒有答案，但目前的前景一點兒也不樂觀。全世界的人必須立即行動，防止情況進一步惡化。Themethodologysuggestedmaynotguaranteeultimatesuccess,buttheeventualpay-offcouldwellbeworththeeffort.Achievingevenpartialsuccesswillbenefitmankindandcontributetocreatingabetterworld.提出的方法不一定保證最終的成功，但最后的結果非常值得付出努力。即使只獲得部分成功也會使人類受益，有利于創(chuàng)造一個更美好的世界。Admittedly,ensuringsustainabledevelopmentwillrequireacertainlevelofsacrificeandarduouseffortsonthepartofallpeople.Nonetheless,theaccruedreturnswillbothstrengthenthenationandensureabetterlifeforallChinesecitizens.誠然，確保持續(xù)的發(fā)展需要人們做出一定程度的犧牲和辛勤努力。但是，積累的成果不僅能使國家更強大，而且能保證中國公民過上更美好的生活。TherapidemergenceofhomesforseniorcitizensrepresentsasharpdivergencefromthetraditionalChinesepracticeofmaintainingthenuclearfamilyatallcosts.老人療養(yǎng)院的迅速出現(xiàn)體現(xiàn)了與中國傳統(tǒng)的不惜一切代價維持核心家庭的做法的顯著分歧。Participatingininteractiveexperiencesbeneficialtoallissomethingthatnooneshouldmiss.Thevaluablelessonslearnedtherefromshouldnotbearbitrarilydismissed,butshouldinsteadbetreasured.參加對所有人都有益的互動式體驗是任何一個人都不應該錯過的。從中獲得的寶貴經(jīng)驗不應該任意拋棄，而應該倍加珍惜。Abortionadvocatesmaybecorrectintheirassertionthatthepracticeisanecessarytoolofpopulationcontrol,buttheyseemtoneglectthepreciousnessofhumanlifeinitsearlieststages.人工流產(chǎn)的提倡者認為它是控制人口的一種必要手段。他們也許是對的，但他們可能忽略了人的生命在最初階段的寶貴。Somepeopleassertthatnothingisimpossible.Suchpeopleshouldgetagriponrealityandunderstandit'simpossibletocreateanotherUniverse.Inmoredown-to-earthterms,it'simpossibletoknowwithanycertaintywhetheryouwillliveordietomorrow.一些人斷言沒有什么事是不可能的。這些人應該把握現(xiàn)實，知道再造一個宇宙是不可能的。更現(xiàn)實的說法是不可能明確知道明天你會活著還是會死。Greedandatotallackofsocialconsciousnesshavebeencitedasmajorreasonsforthedramaticrisecorruption.人們認為貪婪和社會意識的徹底缺乏是造成腐敗急劇增加的主要原因。ThereareseveralreasonsforthemarkedincreaseinChina'scrimerate—thedramaticinfluxofitinerantworkersinurbanareas;decliningsocialvalues;andwideningdisparitiesbetweenthehavesandhave-nots.中國的犯罪率顯著升高有很多原因——城區(qū)大量流動工人的涌入；社會價值的貶低以及貧富之間日益擴大的差距。WhyareanincreasingnumberofelderlyChineseparentslivingapartfromtheirchildren?Onereasonistheincreasingupwardmobilityoftheyoungergeneration.Anotherisexpandingsocialopportunitiesfortheelderly.Perhapsthemainreason,however,centersondramaticchangesintraditionalconcepts.為什么越來越多的中國老人不和他們的孩子住在一起？原因之一是年輕一代的上進心增強了。另一個原因是社會上老人的機會增加了。然而，主要的原因可能是傳統(tǒng)觀念發(fā)生了巨大變化。Whathassparkedtheincreasinginterestinexercise?Foronething,peoplehavegainedagreaterawarenessoftheneedforphysicalfitness.Foranother,theconstantlyimprovingstandardoflivingenablesChinesepeopletopatronizetheincreasingnumberofrecreationalvenues.Themainthingperhapscentersonthehealthcareandpsychologicalbenefitsexerciseprovides.什么引發(fā)了人們對鍛煉越來越濃的興趣？一方面，人們更加清楚地意識到保持身體健康的必要性。另一方面，不斷提高的生活水平使中國人能夠支付增加的娛樂支出。最主要的可能在于鍛煉帶來的保健和心理上的好處。Identifyingthereasonsforanemergingphenomenonwhichinvolvesseveralcomplicatedfactorsisfarfromaneasytask.Forexample,somescientistsattributeenvironmentaldeteriorationtoaseriesofnaturalfactors,whileothersplacetheblamesolelyoninappropriatehumanbehavior.要找到涉及許多復雜因素的新現(xiàn)象的原因遠非一件易事。例如，一些科學家把環(huán)境的惡化歸結為一些自然因素，而另一些人把責任都推在人類不適當?shù)男袨樯?。Onedoesn'thavetolookfartorealizethedirectcorrelationbetweensmokingandcancer.人們不用花費很大力氣就能發(fā)現(xiàn)抽煙和癌癥之間的直接聯(lián)系。Theexplanationforthephenomenonoftherisingteenagesuiciderateinvolvesmanycomplicatedfactors.Someattributetherisetoanoveremphasisonearlysuccess,otherspointtomountingpeerpressure,andstillotherstoconfusionoverchangingsocialvalues.對上升的少年自殺率的解釋涉及很多復雜的因素。有的人把上升的原因歸結為過分強調少年時期的成功，有的人指出是因為不斷增長的同伴之間的壓力，還有人認為是對不斷變化的社會價值的迷茫造成的。Thereasonsforantisocialbehaviorarebothcomplicatedandvaried.Isuggestthephenomenonresultsfrominappropriaterolemodelsandthelackofwell-definednormsofbehavior.However,themainreasonisquitelikelythecontinuingdegenerationofsocialvalues.反社會行為的原因既復雜又多樣。我認為這種現(xiàn)象是不恰當?shù)慕巧湫秃腿鄙傩袨橐?guī)范的很好的定義造成的。然而，主要原因很可能是不斷貶低的社會價值。Thecausesofracialhatredarenotreadilydefinable.Sociologists,however,attributethemtothemisguidedconceptofasuperiorraceandaninnatemistrustofpeopleofcolor.Perhapsthemaincauseisquitesimplyignorance.種族仇恨的起因沒有現(xiàn)成的答案。然而，社會學家把原因歸結為被誤導的更高貴的種族的觀念以及天生的對有色人種的不信任。主要原因可能僅僅是因為無知。Theincidencerateofcancermainlystemsfromseveralfactors,includinginappropriatediets,poorhealthcarepracticesandthelackofearlydetection.Continuingmedicaladvancesandrisingawarenessdo,however,offerpromisinghopeforthefuture.癌癥的發(fā)病率主要由以下諸多因素引起，包括不適當?shù)娘嬍场⒉缓玫谋＝×晳T以及沒有及早發(fā)現(xiàn)。然而，醫(yī)學的不斷進步和對此不斷增強的關注給未來帶來了很大的希望。Increasedurbanpollutionlevelsandthemountingdeathtollfrommotorvehiclesaccidentscanmainlybeattributedtotheglutofautomobilesappearingoncityroadsinrecentyears.Detrimentalfactorswillquitelikelyoutweighthebenefitsofrisingautomobileusage.城市人口的增長和車禍中死亡率的增加主要是由于近年內充斥城市道路的汽車。汽車使用量的增加帶來的有害因素很有可能超過它的好處。TherisingdivorcerateinChinacan,atleastinpart,beattributedtospousalincompatibility,disparitiesineducationlevels,changingsocialattitudesandtheincreasingupwardmobilityoftheyoungergeneration.中國上升的離婚率可以，至少部分可以歸結為婚姻的不和諧，受教育水平的差異，變化的社會看法以及年輕一代不斷增強的上進心。State-ownedenterprisesarenotonlyfailingbecauseofinefficientmanagement,butalsobecauseoftheirinabilitytoawitchoperationalmodesfromtheformerplannedeconomytothenewmarketeconomy.國有企業(yè)失敗不僅由于低效的管理，也因為他們不能實現(xiàn)從以前的計劃經(jīng)濟到新的市場經(jīng)濟的運作模式的轉換。Althoughwedonotknowthelong-termconsequencesofseparationordeprivation,wedoknowthattheycanproduceacuteimmediatedistress.雖然我們不知道分離和喪失親人的長期后果，但我們知道它們能立即引起劇烈的悲痛。Onecanraedilytracethedisappearanceofdinosaurstoamajorcataclysmicevent.人們很容易把恐龍消失的原因歸結為重大的災難性事件。Theraesonsforpovertyaremany,butforthemostpartcenteronilliteracy,thelackofopportunitiesandinsomecasespurelaziness.貧困的原因很多，但主要是因為缺少教育、缺少機會，有的情況下純粹是由于懶惰。Childdevelopmentdependsonanumberoffactors,bothphysicalandpsychological.Correctparentalnurturingfrominfancythroughadolescencedeterminesboththephysicalandmentalprofileofamatureindividual.兒童的發(fā)展取決于很多因素，包括生理的和心理的。從嬰兒期到青春期的正確的家長教育決定一個成熟的個人的體質及智力的狀況。Factorssuchasself-condidenceandambition,combinedwithdeterminationandwillpower,contributetoeventualsuccessorfailure.自信、雄心，加上決心和毅力等因素是造成最終的成功或失敗的原因。VariousfactorswillweighheavilyonChina'seventualentryintotheWorldTradeOrganization(WTO).Onecentersonthetotalabandonmentofprotectionism,andtheotherontheadoptionofgenerallyacceptedinternationalaccountingnorms.許多因素對中國最終加入世界貿(mào)易組織(WTO)有很大的影響。因素之一是徹底放棄保護主義，另一個因素是采用普遍接受的國際會計規(guī)范。Oneofthemostcommonfailuresofpeopletodayistoavoidtellingthetruth.Peoplemustrealizethatavoidanceandlyinghaveneverinthepastand,infact,neverwillrightawrong.如今人類最常見的一個不足是不說真話。人們必須意識到不說真話、說謊話在過去沒有，事實上，將來也永遠不會變錯誤為正確。Centralplanninghas,atleastinpart,beenblamedforthecurrentdemiseofstate-ownedenterprises.Perhaps,however,thegreatestblameshouldbeplacedonfactorssuchasgrosslyinefficientmanagement;therampantpracticeof"guanxi",cronyismandnepotism;excessivelylargeworkforces;abusesofsocialbenefits;andwithoutadoubtcorruption.人們認為中央計劃至少是現(xiàn)在國有企業(yè)失敗的部分原因。然而，最主要的原因可能是極低效的管理、關系的普遍運用、任用親信和裙帶關系、大量過剩的勞動力、社會救濟金的濫用，當然還包括腐敗。Arecentsurveyrevealedlargedisparitiesintheincomelevelsofmaleandfemaleworkersholdingthesameposition.Thedeterminingfactorshouldbequalifications,ratherthangender,whendeterminingboththesalaryandpositionofanindividual.最近的一項調查表明在同樣職位上的男性與女性工人的收入水平存在差異。在決定工人工資和職位的時候，決定因素應該是資格，而不是性別。Socialfinesse,willingnesstorelocateandlanguagecapacityarealsodeterminantfactorainassessingjobqualifications.社交手腕、愿意調動以及語言能力也是評估工作資格的決定性因素。ThetumultuousCulturalRevolutionwaschieflyresponsibleforthesearingdesireforchangeinChina.混亂的文化大革命是引起對中國發(fā)生變化的極度渴望的主要原因。TraditionalbeliefsdonotinthemselvesexplainthelingeringprevalenceofoutdatedconceptsinChina.傳統(tǒng)信仰本身不能解釋過時觀念為何仍然在中國普遍存在。SomelaytheblameforfallingexportssquarelyonfinancialturmoilsweepingmanyAsiancountries.Thefactofthematteris,however,thatproportionateblameshouldbeassignedtothelackadaisicalapproachtodevelopingnewmarkets,failuretoimproveproductqualityandgovernmentinactionintherealmofsupport.有的人干脆認為造成出口下降的原因是橫掃亞洲許多國家的金融危機。然而，事實是一部分原因應歸結為開拓新市場的不得力的方法、改進產(chǎn)品質量的失敗以及政府沒有表示支持的行動。Weoftenignoretherealproblemandinsteadsearchforaneedleinahaystack.Solvingproblemsofanykindrequiresonetoadoptadirectapproachwhichaddressesallrelevantissues.我們經(jīng)常忽略實際問題，而是大海撈針。解決任何類型的問題都需要一個人采取直接的辦法處理所有相關事情。Claimingalackofopportunitiesisnothingmorethanasuperficialexcuseforjustifyingfailure.Thefundamentalreasonforfailureismostoftenthelackofdriveonthepartoftheindividualinvolved.聲稱缺少機會不過是敷衍失敗的借口。通常，失敗最根本的原因是相關的個人本身缺乏動力。Wecan,andquiteoftendo,blameourcontemporariesforpersonalfailures,butthefactofthematteristhattherootcausesformostproblemsgomuchdeeper.我們可以，而且經(jīng)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。Therapidlyemergingsexualrevolutionhasbeenaccompaniedbymanydisturbingtrends.Perhapsthemostseriousconsequencescenterontherapidspreadofsexuallytransmitteddiseases(STDs),risingprostitutionandtheriseinAIDScases.伴隨著迅速出現(xiàn)的性革命有很多令人煩惱的趨勢。最嚴重的后果可能是性傳染病的迅速蔓延、賣淫現(xiàn)象及艾滋病患者的增多。Thedeepimpactofopeningtotheoutsideworldisreadilydiscernibleinanumberofareas:theadoptionofmanyWesternhabits,bothgoodandbad;changingsocialandmoralvalues;thetrendtowardsindividualism;andtheintroductionofstate-of-the-artconceptsandtechnology.ThekeytoadoptingWesternwaycentersonacceptingthegoodandrejectingthebad.對外開放的深刻影響在許多方面都能看到：模仿西方的習慣，包括好的和壞的；改變社會和道德價值觀；個人主義的趨勢；引進已發(fā)展的概念和技術。采取西方方式的關鍵在于取其精華，去其糟粕。Thearrivaloftheso-called"InformationAge"willundoubtedlyhaveaprofoundinfluenceonourlives.Thetaskathandcenteronusingthetechnologyforbeneficialpurposes,whileatthesametimepreventingintrusionsofprivacyanduseoftheelectronichighwayfordeceitfulpurposes.所謂“信息時代”的來臨無疑將深刻地影響我們的生活。手頭的任務主要是利用技術達到有意的目的，同時，防止侵犯隱私或者出于欺騙的目的利用電子高速路。Noonecandoubtthatthereformandopeningpoliciesintroducedin1979havehadaprofoundimpactonthelivesofChinesecitizens.Changesresultingtherefromhavenotonlyimpactedtheeconomicsystem,butthesocialsystemaswell.沒有人能懷疑1979年推出的改革開放政策對中國公民的生活產(chǎn)生了深刻的影響。由此造成的變化不僅影響了經(jīng)濟體制，而且影響了社會體制。Itwillhaveadirectbearingonthematterunderdiscussion.這將和正在討論的問題有直接關系。Rapideconomicgrowthmayleadtoanoverextensionofresourcesandleadtoaneventualcatastrophicmeltdown.經(jīng)濟迅速增長可能導致過度使用資源，并引起最終巨大的災難。Theimmediateresultsofeconomicgrowthhavecreatedtheillusionofunendingprosperity.Thebestapproachatthisparticulartimeistoperhapserronthesideofcaution.經(jīng)濟增長的直接結果是造成了關于無止境繁榮的幻想?，F(xiàn)在這個特定時刻最好的辦法也許是慎之又慎。Thebenefitsoftechnologyareundeniable.Nonetheless,thefactthattechnologyoftennegatestheneedforhumanbeingsintheworkplacedeservescarefulconsiderationandretrainingprogramsforaffectedindividualsmustbeintroduced.技術的好處不容否認。然而，技術經(jīng)常否認工作場所需要人類，這一點值得仔細考慮，而且，為受到影響的個人推出再培訓項目是必需的Thelackoffaithingovernmentisthedirectresultoftheprevailingdistrustofpoliticians.對政府缺乏信心是普遍存在的對政府官員的不信任直接造成的。Theadvantagesofharmoniousrelationsfaroutweighthedisadvantagesofconfrontation.和諧關系的好處遠遠大于沖突的壞處。Thecontrastbetweenrightandwrongishighlightedbythebenefitsaccruingfromtheformer.由于正確而得到的好處更加強調了正誤的對比。Themoststrikingconclusionthatcanbereachedwhenweighingtheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofthemarketeconomyisquitefranklyprosperity.很坦率地說，在權衡市場經(jīng)濟的利弊時能得出的最顯著的結論是繁榮。Theridiculousamountofmoneysomecountriesspendonmilitaryhardwareisabsurdwhenconsideringthenumberofpeoplestarvinginmanydevelopingcountries.考慮到一些發(fā)展中國家挨餓的人的數(shù)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。Whilethelong-termproblemofglobalwarmingisindeedserious,itssignificancediminishessomewhatwhenconsideringimmediateproblemssuchasrapidenvironmentaldeteriorationandtherampantmisuseandabuseofnonrenewableresources.雖然全球變暖這一長期的問題確實很嚴重，但考慮到諸如環(huán)境的迅速惡化和不可更新資源的普遍濫用等當前的問題，它的重要性就有所降低了。Owningacarmightbepreferabletoowningabicycle,buttheproblemsassociatedwithowningtheformerfaroutweighthoseofthelatter.Foronething,automobilesareexponentiallymoreexpensiveandrequiregreatermaintenance.Foranother,bicyclesdon'tpollute.與擁有一輛自行車相比，人們更愿意擁有一輛汽車，但擁有后者涉及的問題遠遠超過前者。原因之一，汽車昂貴很多，需要更多的維護。原因之二，自行車不會引起污染。Claimsofgenderequalityarelacedwithcontradictions.Theprincipalfallacycentersontheworkplaceandconceptofequalpayforequalwork.Another,butnolessimportant,aspectrevolvesaroundtheentryofwomenintotopmanagementpositions.性別平等的呼聲中有少量自相矛盾的內容。最大的謬誤在于工作場所和同工同酬的概念。另一個同樣重要的方面與女性進入最高管理職位緊密相關。Nothingapproachestheloveofamotherforherchild.沒有東西可以和母愛相比。Fewscientificandtechnologicalachievementsequalthesuccessoflandingmenonthemoon.幾乎沒有科技成就能與人類成功登陸月球同日而語。Aquestionbeggingananswercentersonwhetherviolenceismoredirectlyrelatedtotheinnatecharacteristicofhumanbeing,orwhetheritissimplyamanifestationoftheillsofsociety.Determiningtheanswerwillbefarfromaneasyproposition,butisnonethelessonethatdeservescarefulanddeliberateconsideration.需要回答的一個問題是：暴力與人類的天性聯(lián)系更直接還是僅僅是社會惡習的體現(xiàn)？做出回答遠非易事，而是值得仔細而審慎地考慮的事情。Fromthestandpointofsuccess,agoodworkethicisnolessimportantthananeducation.Successdoes,infact,dependonthetotalintegrationofbothaspects.從成功的角度來說，良好的職業(yè)道德與教育同等重要。事實上，成功的確建立在兩方面完全融合的基礎上。Thegrowingtrendforwivestoworkoutsidethehomeevenwhentheirhusbandsarepresentandemployedisinpartasharingofthefinancialburdenwiththehusband,andinpartareflectionoftheneedthesewomenfeeltohaveameasurablesenseofpersonalworth.越來越多的妻子到外面工作，甚至和她們的丈夫再一起工作，一方面是為了和丈夫共同承擔經(jīng)濟重擔，一方面反映了女性感到需要有可衡量的個人價值。Justashonorisaprerequisiteforrespectability,soisunblemishedcharacterabarometerofintegrity.正如聲譽是可敬的前提條件，無暇疵的品格是正直的晴雨表。Beautyisintheeyeofthebeholderandthesameistrueforboththeappreciationofartandmusic.美在觀察者的眼中，美術和音樂的欣賞也是如此。Thedirectcorrelationbetweenself-esteemandsuccessalsoappliestoone'sabilitytoachieve.自尊和成功的直接聯(lián)系也適用于一個人取得成就的能力。Improvingtheplightofteachersisindeedapriorityitem.However,improvingtheoveralleducationsystemislikewisenolessimportant.改善教師的困難處境的確是優(yōu)先處理的一件事情。但是，改進整個教育系統(tǒng)同等重要。ChinaandUnitedStatessharemanythingsincommon.Firstly,botharemajor