1. There has been undesirable trend in recent years towards the worship of money . A recent survey showed that X percent of respondents ranked getting rich as their top priority , compared to X percent only a few years ago . Why do people fail to realize that wealth does not necessarily bring happiness ?
近年來出現了對社會有害的拜金主義傾向。最近的一項調查表明，X%的調查物件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。為什麼人們沒能意識到財富不一定帶來幸福呢?
2. Some months ago , a friend of mine was killed in a tragic automobile accident involving a drunk driver . The incident was far from rare , and was in fact typical of thousands of cases involving people dricing under the influence of alcohol .
幾個月前，我的一個朋友死於一場與酒後駕車有關的悲慘車禍。這件事情一點兒也不罕見，事實上是數以千計的.案件的典型，這些案件與在酒精作用下開車的人有關。
3. I recently read a newspaper article on the rampant spread of child abuse . The deplorable problem of the widespread abuse of innocent children has aroused public concern nationwide .
最近，我在報紙上讀到一篇關於虐待兒童現象變得猖獗的文章。普遍虐待無辜兒童的問題令人深感遺憾，它已經引起了全國公眾的關注。
