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No.13 Should the seniors retire at 65 years old? Some arefor it, but others are against it. Discuss both of them and give your opinion. 老人是否应在65岁退休?
话题解析
赞成的老年人退休的理由
1) 充分发挥老年人的人力资源优势(fully take advantage of the abundant interpersonal resources)
2) 降低企业雇佣中高龄劳工的工本(reduce the high cost of employ middle-aged and senior workers)
3) 减轻越来越大的基本养老保险基金的支付压力(relieve thestress of covering the increasing amount of pensions)
反对老年人退休的理由
1) 会导致老人延后获得退休金给付甚至无法获得退休金给付 (delaythe payment of retirement pensions)
2) 不利于青年人才的成长 (is unfavorable for thegrowth of young employees )
3) 延长退休年龄并不能从根本上解决国家养老金和人口老龄化的问题 (cannotsolve the aging problem and pensions allocation from the root cause)
4) 波及高素质人才培养和高校的发展战略 (cause negativeinfluence on the cultivation of high-quality talents )
5) 许多人希望早点退休后好好享受生活，颐养天年 (many seniorworkers want to retire as early as possible to enjoy the retired life)
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退休生活retired life
人力资源 interpersonal resources
高素质人才highly-qualified staff
养老金pensions
No.14 Some people say that professional workers such as doctors, nurses and teachers makegreater contribution. So they should be paid more than those sport andentertainment persons. To what extent do you agree or disagree? 一些人认为专业人士比如医生护士和老师对社会贡献大，收入应该比体育娱乐明星多，是否同意?
话题解析
不合理
运动员和明星具有高额的收入(sports professionals, film stars, pop musicians are paid huge salaries)，相比之下，教师、护士及研究人员收入平平(teachers, nurses,laboratory researchers are never listed among the best-paid professionals)，甚至是科学家(research scientists)和政治家(leading politicians)都无法企及，因此很多人觉得他们赚钱容易(earn their fortunes so quickly)。他们与默默无私奉献的其它职业之间的收入的差异是不合理的(The gaps between their earnings and those of people who work less selfishly for the good ofsociety cannot be justified)。很多位社会做贡献的职业也应该(be muchbetter appreciated and better paid)。
合理
高收入反映的是体育的一种公众流行程度(public popularity)。拥有真正天赋的职业运动员数量极少(thenumber of professionals with real talent is very few)，薪酬体现了对于为成功而必须拥有的技能和贡献的认可(the money is a recognition of the skills and dedication)。相对短暂的职业生涯里(in their relatively short career)，职业巅峰期短暂(don’thold their top positions long)，很快就会被人取代(be replaced)。竞争无处不在(Competition is constant)来自媒体的压力很大(Thepressure from the media is intense)，几乎无隐私可言(there islittle privacy out of the spotlight)。
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公众流行程度public popularity
竞争无处不在Competition is constant
对技能和贡献的认可a recognition of the skills and dedication
收入差异the gap between their income
几乎无隐私可言there is little privacy out of the spotlight
No.15
Somepeople think that the range of technology available to individuals isincreasing the gap between rich countries and poor countries，while others hold theopposite opinion. What is your opinion?一些人认为科技导致贫富国差异越来越大，另外一些人持否定态度，你的观点是什么?
话题解析
导致贫富差距
不是钱而是科技缺乏导致贫困 it is not money but technology that drives prosperity. 更甚，科技的缺乏使贫困无法摆脱。 poverty is driven and sustained by a lack of technology.
科技可以是掠夺资源的工具
technologycan be used as a tool of oppression. 一个国家的科技进步(technological advancement) 使之对贫困国家的自然资源进行掠夺(has allowed it to exploit natural resources)。富国的人才资本积累(the accumulation of intellectual capital) 使差距拉大(broaden this gap)， 因为他们控制了先进的技术 because ithas enabled them to control technology
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人才资本积累the accumulation of intellectual capital
掠夺自然资源exploit natural resources
科技可以是掠夺资源的工具 technology can be used as a tool of oppression
科技进步technological advancement
差距拉大broaden the gap
No.16 Millions of dollars are spent on space research every year. Some peopleargue that the money should be spent on improving living standards on earth. Doyou agree or disagree. 政府是否应该投资外太空
话题解析
支持太空探索的观点：
地球上的资源是有限的，迟早会被消耗完(finite andexhaustible )，因此需要开拓太空上的能源(open energy and materialresources of space for human benefit );促进经济增长(supporteconomic growth )，使商业更加繁荣(an increase in businessactivity );
人口增长导致地球承载压力加大(cause the usablespace to shrink )，因此太空探索有利于为人类找到一个新的居住地(find asanctuary);
有利于环境考察(environmental monitoring )，有利于收集人类生存环境(living environment )的数据，比如天气预报(weatherforecasting)、环境保护和可持续发展(sustainable development )等相关数据;
提高一些产业的科学竞争力(technologicalcompetitiveness )，特别在国际商业领域(in international business )，创造人力资源和高级别的专业技术(human capital and high-level expertise);可以增加年轻人对自然科学的兴趣(arouse the interest of young people in natural sciences )。
反对太空探索的观点：
需要长期的努力和大量资金(long-term andstrenuous commitments and a large sum of funding )，大部分国家支付不起(unaffordable to most countries )，这些资金应该用于解决一些更实际的问题，比如饥荒(famine ),疾病(霍乱cholera ['kɒlərə]，)等;
很多项目收效甚微(make little progress)，甚至被证明是徒劳无益的(taxing 费力的，繁重的and unrewarding )。
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导致地球承载压力加大(causethe usable space to shrink
饥荒(famine ),疾病(霍乱cholera ['kɒlərə]，)
人力资源和高级别的专业技术(humancapital and high-level expertise)
长期的努力和大量资金(long-termand strenuous commitments and a large sum of funding
