16. in view of the seriousness of this problem, effective measures should be taken before things get worse.
考慮到問題的嚴重性，在事態進一步惡化之前，必須採取有效的措施。
18. it is indisputable that there are millions of people who still have a miserable life and have to face the dangers of starvation and exposure.
無可爭辯，現在有成千上萬的人仍過著挨餓受凍的痛苦生活。
19. although this view is wildly held, this is little evidence that education can be obtained at any age and at any place.
儘管這一觀點被廣泛接受，很少有證據表明教育能夠在任何地點、任何年齡進行。
20. no one can deny the fact that a person's education is the most important aspect of his life.
沒有人能否認：教育是人生最重要的一方面。
21. people equate success in life with the ability of operating computer.
人們把會使用計算機與人生成功相提並論。
22. in the last decades, advances in medical technology have made it possible for people to live longer than in the past.
在過去的幾十年，先進的醫療技術已經使得人們比過去活的時間更長成為可能。
23. in fact, we have to admit the fact that the quality of life is as important as life itself.
事實上，我們必須承認生命的質量和生命本身一樣重要。
24. we should spare no effort to beautify our environment.
我們應該不遺餘力地美化我們的環境。
25. people believe that computer skills will enhance their job opportunities or promotion opportunities.
人們相信擁有計算機技術可以獲得更多工作或提升的機會。
26. the information i've collected over last few years leads me to believe that this knowledge may be less useful than most people think.
從這幾年我蒐集的信息來看，這些知識並沒有人們想像的那么有用。
27. now, it is generally accepted that no college or university can educate its students by the time they graduation.
現在，人們普遍認為沒有一所大學能夠在畢業時候教給學生所有的知識。
28. this is a matter of life and death--a matter no country can afford to ignore.
這是一個關係到生死的問題，任何國家都不能忽視。
29. for my part, i agree with the latter opinion for the following reasons:
我同意後者，有如下理由：
30. before giving my opinion, i think it is important to look at the arguments on both sides.
在給出我的觀點之前，我想看看雙方的觀點是重要的。
31. this view is now being questioned by more and more people.
這一觀點正受到越來越多人的質疑。
34. in view of such serious situation, environmental tools of transportation like bicycle are more important than any time before.