19. "If a society is to thrive, it must put its own overall success before the well-being of its individual citizens."

　　如果一个社会要繁荣就必须将社会整体的成败置于单个社会成员的幸福之上。

　　Disagree

　　1. The society is made up of individual citizens; therefore, the development of individual citizens is crucial for the development of the whole society.

　　2. A society that ignores the well being of individual citizens is bound to end up in social turmoil or revolution.

　　少数和多数之成功

　　------------------------------

　　20. "National governments should devote more of their social programs and services to children than to adults."

　　任何一个国家的政府都应该为孩子而不是为成人建设更多的社会项目和服务。

　　1. No one would deny the fact that it is in the young generation that lies the future of our society.

　　2. Therefore, we should attach enough importance to the development of children.

　　3. However, this does not mean that we can ignore the interests of adults, who make up the major work force of our society.

　　孩子和成人之社会建设

　　------------------------------

　　22. "Many people believe that a few individuals or small groups (family, friends, teachers, celebrities, for example) have caused them to think and behave in the way they do. Yet it is always society as a whole that defines us and our attitudes, not a few individuals."

　　很多人认为只是一些个人或者小团体(比如家庭、朋友、老师、名人)促成了他们的思维和行动。其实一直以来不是一些个人而是社会作为一个整体在定义我们和我们的态度。

　　1. Individuals and small groups also change our attitudes and minds to a large extent.

　　2. Everyone influencing us is also influenced the society.

　　3. Internet is playing an ever more significant role in influencing people’s attitude and values.

　　少数和多数之定义人生

　　------------------------------

　　23. "Contemporary technology makes available many small pieces of factual information. As a result, people have become so preoccupied with bits of fragmented information that they pay too little attention to the larger issues and overall perspectives."

　　现代技术使获得大量细节信息成为可能。其结果是人们全神贯注于七零八碎的信息而很少去注意更大的问题和全局。

　　1. Access to great deal of information help people get a wider view of an issue, thus help them prevent being limited in thoughts.

　　2. Technology helps us pay more attention to the larger issues and overall perspectives.

　　3. To prevent preoccupation by fragmented information, people should hold right view on information, not to assimilate all, but to percolate relevant ones from those needing only a glance.

　　少数和多数之细节信息

　　------------------------------

　　29. "Public figures such as actors, politicians, and athletes should expect people to be interested in their private lives. When they seek a public role, they should expect that they will lose at least some of their privacy."

　　像演员、政治家和运动员这样的公众人物应该预料到大众会对他们的私生活感兴趣。当他们希望受人瞩目的时候就应该至少预期到会失去一些隐私(被大众得知一些隐私)。

　　Agree:

　　1. Intense media attention to the lives of public figures raises a presumption in the collective mind of the viewing or reading public that our public figures’ lives are far more interesting than our own.

　　2. The media consist of large corporations whose chief objective is to maximize shareholder profit. In pursuit of that objective, the media are simply giving the public what they demand—a voyeuristic look into the private lives of public figures.

　　3. Nevertheless, the statement should be qualified in that a political figure has reason to expect privacy than other public figures.

　　少数和多数之公众人物的隐私

　　------------------------------

　　33. "Creating an appealing image has become more important in contemporary society than is the reality or truth behind that image."

　　在当代社会，打造一个引人入胜的外表已经变得比外表下的内容更加重要了。

　　I agree that image has become a more central concern, at least where short-term business or political success is at stake. Nevertheless, I think that in the longer term image ultimately yields to substance and fact.

　　1. The important role of image is particularly evident in the business world.

　　2. The growing significance of image is also evident in the political realm, particularly when it comes to presidential politics.

　　3. In the long terms, however, the significance of image wanes considerably.

　　外表和内容

　　------------------------------

　　36. "The greatness of individuals can be decided only by those who live after them, not by their contemporaries."

　　一个人是否伟大是由后人评定的而非他同时代的人。

　　1. We do not require a rear-view mirror to recognize artistic greatness— whether in music, visual arts, or literature. The reason for this is simple: art can be judged at face value.

　　2. In contrast, in the sciences it is difficult to identify greatness without the benefit of historical perspective.

　　3. In the realm of business, in some cases great achievement is recognizable immediately, while in other cases it is not.

　　时间先后

       以上就是本文的全部内容，更多精彩请随时关注新东方长春学校官网。

相关推荐

长春新东方留学直通车