1. There is absolutely no reason for us to believe that a brighter future for the world is an impossibility.
我們絲毫沒有理由相信，世界不可能會有一個更光明的未來。
2. Meteorologists offer computer models leaving little doubt that this year's El Nino phenomenon has disappeared.
氣象學家提供計算機模型，充分證明今年的厄爾尼諾現象已經消失了。
3. Facts prove the unjustifiability of claims that China will be unable to feed itself by the year 2020.
事實證明：斷言中國到2020年將不可能養活自己是不合道理的。
4. Previous explanations of the rising divorce rate in China are simply untenable. The fact is that many marriages were simply based on convenience and wives are no longer willing to accept the abusive domineering attitudes of husbands.
以前對中國離婚率升高的解釋是完全站不住腳的。事實是許多婚姻僅僅建立在便利的基礎上，而且妻子不再願意接受丈夫作威作福的態度。
5. Claim that entering the Chinese market offers foreign companies an immediate road to profits are grossly misstated and have been proven wrong time and again. The key to entering China rests with the phraseology "vast potential market", and how long one is willing to wait for returns.
6. Parents are not wrong in enforcing good study habits, but they must not do so at the expense of stifling normal child development.
家長把好的'學習習慣強加給孩子沒有錯，但是，他們這麼做不能以抑制兒童的正常發展為代價。
7. It is quite reasonable to assume that modern science and technology (S&T) will continue to advance. It is no less reasonable to believe that S&T will radically improve the way we live. However, the same reasoning cannot be applied to improving social interaction.
假定現代科學技術將繼續進步是很有道理的。相信科技會大幅度地改變我們的生活方式也是同樣有道理的。然而，同樣的邏輯不能用於改善社會上的相互作用。
8. Belief in the wonders of modern medical science is quite understandable. It is also quite possible that our faith in the ability of scienntists to find the key for prolonging life are well-founded. Yet, the wisdom of prolonging life remains in question when considering the already massive global population and projected future growth.
相信現代醫學的奇蹟是可以理解的。很有可能我們相信科學家能夠找到延長生命的關鍵也是有根據的。但是，考慮到已經非常龐大的世界人口和預計的未來的增長，延長生命是否明智仍有疑問。
9. It is one thing to support euthanasia, but quite another to offer any justification for genocide.
支援安樂死是一回事，為種族滅絕提供正當的理由是另一回事。
10. Claiming the need for censorship is one thing, but rationally proving its redeeming values represents a quite different issue.
