1. 涉及北京机动车使用量增加这一问题，有的人认为应该限制使用。另一些人持相反意见。

　　也许双方的观点都有一定道理，但是，无论车辆多少，必须对废气排放实行控制。

　　When it comes to the increasing use of motor vehicles in Beijing, some people think that use should be limited. Others argue that the opposite is true. There is probably some truth to both arguments, but emission controls must be instituted regardless of the number of vehicles.

　　2. 目前，针对流动工人的问题展开了普遍的争论。反对流动工人增加的人认为这会导致犯罪率升高，从而危害社会稳定。他们主张应该严格限制进入中国城市的流动工人。但是，另一方面，支持廉价劳动力流入的人主张，为了支持大规模的城市基础设施建设规划，流动人口是必需的。

　　There is a general debate nowadays about the problem of itinerant workers. Those who object to the rising migrant population argue that increasing numbers lead to rising crime rates and harm social stability. They believe that strict limits should be placed on migrants entering China’s cities. But people who favor the influx of the cheap labor force, on the other hand, maintain that migrants are needed to support the massive urban infrastructure construction program.

　　3. 人们普遍认为过度砍伐造成了夏季特大洪水。专家认为中国必须推行大规模的植树造林计划。但我对仅仅植树造林就能解决问题表示怀疑。

　　It is widely acknowledged that extensive deforestation contributed to heavy summer flooding. Experts argue that China must introduce a massive forestation program. But I doubt whether forestation alone will solve the problem.

　　4. 大多数人认为财富为所有问题提供解决的办法。但是，我认为，尽管财富提供物质上的利益，一个人应该放弃物质至上的追求，而是集中精力追求幸福。

　　Most people are of the opinion that wealth provides solutions to all problems. But in spite of the material benefits wealth provides, I believe one should abandon the pursuit of materialism and instead concentrate on the pursuit of happiness.

　　5. 越来越多的人通过互联网进入了“信息时代”。针对这一现象，一些人认为互联网消除了障碍，为人们提供了与世界即时链接的途径。但是，他们有没有意识到迅速发展的信息技术也能导致侵犯隐私?

　　An increasing number of people are joining the “Information Age” via the Internet. In reaction to the phenomenon, some say the Internet has removed barriers and provided people with immediate access to the world. But do they realize that rapidly advancing information technology can also lead to intrusions of privacy?

　　6. 最近，我们经常听到贫富差距扩大了的说法。一些人认为发达世界完全忽略了这个问题。事实是这样吗?细致的调查无法证实这一观点。

　　These days we often hear about the widening gap between the rich and poor. Some argue the developed world has totally ignored the problem. But has it? Close examination fails to bear out the argument.

　　7. 我们经常被告知世界处于毁灭的边缘。但事实真是这样吗?

　　We’re often told that the world is tethering on the brink of destruction. But is this really the case?

　　8. 许多人谈论的一个最严重的问题集中在缺乏足够的居住空间。

　　One of the most serious problems many people talk about centers on the lack of adequate housing space.

　　9. 也许当今困扰国家的最危险的现象是遍布各级政府的官员****。

　　Perhaps the most dangerous phenomenon gripping the nation today is official corruption, which is pervasive in all levels of government.

　　10. 世界上越来越多的人认识到加强环境保护的必要性。

　　There is a growing worldwide awareness of the need for strengthened environmental protection.