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ttheproblemofitinerantworkers.Thosewhoobjecttotherisingmigrantpopulationarguethatincreasingnumbersleadtorisingcrimeratesandharmsocialstability.TheybelievethatstrictlimitsshouldbeplacedonmigrantsenteringChina'scities.Butpeoplewhofavortheinfluxofthecheaplaborforce,ontheotherhand,maintainthatmigrantsareneededtosupportthemassiveurbaninfrastructureconstructionprogram.Itiswidelyacknowledgedthatextensivedeforestationcontributedtoheavysummerflooding.ExpertsarguethatChinamustintroduceamassiveafforestationprogram.ButIdoubtwhetherafforestationalonewillsolvetheproblem.Mostpeopleareoftheopinionthatwealthprovidessolutionstoallproblems.Butinspiteofthematerialbenefitswealthprovides,Ibelieveoneshouldabandonthepursuitofmaterialismandinsteadconcentrateonthepursuitofhappiness.Manypeoplebelievethatcapitalpunishmentdeterscrime.Butalthoughcriminologistshaveconductedexhaustiveresearchregardingthesubject,littleevidenceexiststosupporttheclaim.Anincreasingnumberofpeoplearejoiningthe"InformationAge"viatheInternet.Inreactiontothephenomenon,somesaytheInternetremovedbarrtersandprovidedpeoplewithimmediateaccesstotheworld.Butdotheyraelizethatrapidlyadvancinginformationtechnologycanalsoleadtointrusionsofprivacy?TheuseofguanxiisawidespreadmethodforconductingbusinessbutisitawiseoneThemethodisnowbeingchallengedbymoreandmorepeople利用關(guān)系是做生意的普遍做法，但這種做法明智嗎?現(xiàn)在，越來越多的人對這種方法提出了質(zhì)疑。Thesedaysweoftenhearaboutthewideninggapbetweentherichandpoor.Somearguethedevelopedworldhastotallyignoredtheproblem.Buthasit?Closeexaminationfailstobearouttheargument.最近，我們經(jīng)常聽到貧富差距擴(kuò)大了的說法。一些人認(rèn)為發(fā)達(dá)世界完全忽略了這個(gè)問題。事實(shí)是這樣嗎?We'reoftentoldthattheworldistetheringonthebrinkofdestruction.Butisthisreallythecase我們經(jīng)常被告知世界處于毀滅的邊緣。但事實(shí)真是這樣嗎Oneofthepressingproblemafacingournation(China)todayisovercomingdisparitiesinurbanandruralincomelevelsOneofthemostseriousproblemsmanypeopletalkaboutcentersonthelackofadequatehousingspacePerhapsthemostdangerousphenomenongrippingthenationtodayisofficialcorruption,whichispervasiveinalllevelsofgovernmentInflationisyetanothernewandbittertruthwemustlearntofaceTherapidexpansionofurbanareashasinmanycasesencroachedonvaluablecultivatableland,andledtoageneralrecognitionthatdevelopmentmustnotbecarriedatthecostofagriculture.Thegovernmenthasattachedgreaterimportancetotheproblemandanincreasingnumberofredundantprojectsarebeingterminated.ThereisagrowingworldwideawarenessoftheneedforstrengthenedenvironmentalprotectionTherehasbeenadramaticincreaseinthespreadofHIV/AIDSinrecentyears,withanewstudyprojectingthatthedreadeddiseasewillaffectover30millionpeopleworldwidebytheyear2005.近年來，艾滋病蔓延的幅度進(jìn)一步擴(kuò)大，一項(xiàng)新的研究預(yù)測，到2005WorkingwiththedisabledcannothelpbutleaveoneimpressedwiththeirindefatigabledesirePerhapsnoissuesaremorecontroversialthaneuthanasiaandabortion,bothofwhichinvolvetakingthelifeofahumanbeingNeverbeforeinhistoryhastheissueofoverpopulationbeenmoreevidentthannowPerhapsitistimetoreexaminetheideathatcollegedegreesareaguaranteeofintelligenceAgrowingnumberofpeoplearebeginningtorealizethatwealthisnotthesoleprerequisiteforhappinessInspiteoftheextraordinaryprogressmadeinscienceandtechnology,problemsremainintermsofguaranteeingthatachievementsbenefitthegreatestnumberofpeople.Afamousthinkeroncewrotethat"thegreatestthreattomankindismankinditself!"Ifthisisindeedthecase,thenthecurrentsituationshouldmakeusponderourfutuerexistence.U.S.PresidentHarryTrumanonceremarked:"Thebuckstopshere!"Hisviewhasbeenconfirmedbynumerousworldleaderswhohaveassumedfullresponsibilityfortheiractions.Largefamilieswereonceseenasablessing.Today,however,thingsarechangingandanincreasingnumberofChineseparentsrealizethatfewerisbetter.Peopleusedtoplacetotalrelianceonthegovernment.Theso-called"ironricebowl"prevailedinthepast,butthingsarequitedifferenttodaySeveralyearsago,Chinesestreetswerefilledwithpeoplewearingidenticaldrabclothing.Today,however,thingsarequitedifferentandthestreetsareawashwithpeoplewearingfashionablebrightcoloredoutfits.Whyhasthechangetakenplace??Yearsofobservinghumanbehaviorhasenabledmetoconcludethatthemajordifferencebetweenmediocrityandsuccessliessolelywiththeindividualconcerned.Successfulindividualsconsistentlyseekadvancement,whiletheirlessindustriouscontemporariesaremerelycontentwiththestatusquo.Traditionalwayofthinkinghavechangeddramatically.Thependulumhasswungandpeopleareexhibitinggreateropen-mindednessandaburningdesiretodeteminetheirowndestiny.Therehasbeenundesirabletrendinrecentyearstowardstheworshipofmoney.ArecentsurveyshowedthatXpercentofrespondentsrankedgettingrichastheirtoppriority,comparedtoXpercentonlyafewyearsago.Whydopeoplefailtorealizethatwealthdoesnotnecessarilybringhappiness?Somemonthsago,afriendofminewaskilledinatragicautomobileaccidentinvolvingadrunkdriver.Theincidentwasfarfromrare,andwasinfacttypicalofthousandsofcasesinvolvingpeopledricingundertheinfluenceofalcohol.Irecentlyreadanewspaperarticleontherampantspreadofchildabuse.Thedeplorableproblemofthewidespreadabuseofinnocentchildrenhasarousedpublicconcernnationwide.Shouldparentssparetherodandspoilthechild?Opinionsconcerningstrictparentaldisciplinevarywidely.Someviewstrictdisciplineasnothingmorethanaformofabuse,whileothersargueitisanessentialfactorforinstillingappropriatesocialbehavior.家長應(yīng)不應(yīng)該閑了棍子、慣了孩子?Whatdoyouthinkoftheincreasingopennessaccompanyingtheongoingsexualrevolution?Doyoueverfantasize?Answerstothesequestionsshouldbebasedonadeterminationbetweenappropriateandinappropriatebehavior.Whydosomegovernmentspersistinspendingbillionsofdollarsonspaceexplorationwhenstarvationandpovertycontinuetogripmanycountriesthroughouttheworld?Thisparticularquestionisbeingraisedbyaneverincreasingnumberofpeople.既然世界上許多國家仍被饑餓和貧困所困擾，為什么有的政府還堅(jiān)持花費(fèi)數(shù)十億美元用于太空探索?Judgingfromthereamsofevidencepresented,wecansafelyconcludethattheThreeGorgesProjectwillchangethelivesofanuntoldnumberofpeopleforever.TheampleevidencepresentedenablesustoreasonablyconcludethatthescourgeofAIDSwillbebroughtundercontrolintheforeseeablefutureWemustseekimmediatesolutionsforproblemsleadingtotherapiddepletionoftheearth'sozonelayer.Ifallowedtoproceedunchecked,theproblemwillundoubtedlyexacerbateglobalwarmingandthreatenlifeasweknowittoday.Quiteobviously,immediateactionisneededtoextricate80millionChinesepeoplefromthegripsofpovertyinordertoremovethedangerofsocialunrestandensurecontinuingstability.Chinaneedstoreexaminetheresultsofpoliticalandsocialmodernizationinordertoascertainthebenefitsandindeedthedetrimentalaspectsfromanewperspective.Otherwise,variousperceivedaccomplishmentsmightinfactprovetobefarfrombeneficial.ItisessentialtoheedwarningsofentiallycatastrophicconsequencesassociatedwiththeYear2000computerbugand,inturn,toattachtopprioritytofindingeffectivesolutionstoensureasmoothtransitionintothenewcentury.ItishightimeweputanendtothedeplorablepracticeofThereislittledoubtthatimmediateactionisrequiredtoeliminatethescourgeofcorruptiononceandforeverInshort,wemustworkdiligentlytomaketheworldabetterplaceforcominggenerations.Wemustnotpersistinpursuitsharmfultotheenvironment.Wemustavoidoverindulgenceandconspicuousconsumption.Wemustinsteadcontinuetorecognizethebenefitsofthriftinordertoprotectournewfoundprosperity.Itisabsolutelyessentialtoreversetheirrationalmisuseofnonrenewableresources.Forexample,fuel-efficientmotorvehiclesmustbedevelopedtoreduceoilconsumptionandalternativeenergysourcesmustbefoundtoreplacecoal.Whileachievingsuccessiseasiersaidthandone,persistencedoesinfactpayoff.Oneofthemostimportanttraitsofasuccessfulpersonisself-confidence,anotherisdesire,andstillanotherisdetermination.RecognizingaproblemisthefirststepinfindingasolutionManyoftheexplanationsofferedthusfarareatleasttoacertainextentvalid,butnonefullyaddresstheproblemandtheissuemustbeexaminedinawidercontext.TherearenoimmediatesolutionsforreversingtheAsianfinancialcrisis,butconvincingaffectednationstopracticefiscalrestraintwillbehighlybeneficial.Immediatesolutionsforsolvingproblemssurroundingpovertyremainelusive.However,publicrecognitionofthenecessitytoprovideabetterqualityoflifeformillionsofpeoplewillrepresentthefirststepinfindingeffectivesolutions.Whatdosethefutureholdifmankindpersistsinwastingnaturalresources?Whilenooneknowsforsure,scientistsdoexhibitadegreeofcertaintywhenpredictingthatfuturegenerationswillfaceadramaticallydiffrerntworld.Reversingundesirablesocialtrendswillbefarfromaneasytaskandwillrequireadramaticchangeinattitudes.Akeenawarenessofrightfromwrongisessentialfordeterminingappropriatesocialbehavior.Weoweadebtofgratitudetothemanyindividualswhodedicatedtheirlivestomakingtheworldabetterplace.However,wemustnotrestontheiraccomplishments,butmustinsteadworkassiduouslytorecordevengreaterachievements.ThetwomajorchallengesfacingChinatodaycenteronmaintainingsustainedeconomicgrowthandfeedingitsgrowingpopulationofover1.2billionpeoplewithonlysevenpercentoftheworld'scultivableland.Despitethemonumentaldifficultiesinvolved,Chinesepeoplewillundoubtedlyexhibittheirindefatigableresilienceandachievegreatsuccessinbothregards.現(xiàn)在，中國面臨的兩大挑戰(zhàn)是保持持續(xù)的經(jīng)濟(jì)增長和靠世界上僅僅百分之七的可耕地養(yǎng)活仍在增長的12Wedo,infact,havealongwaytogotoreachourfinalgoal,butachievingsomeremainswellwithintherealmofpossibilityThetimeisrightforustotakefulladvantageofampleexistingopportunitiesWhileitremainstobeseenwhetherornotenvironmentaldeteriorationcanbecontrolled,thecurrentprospectsarefarfromencouraging.Peoplearoundtheworldmustactimmediatelytopreventthesituationfromdeterioratingevenfurther.Themethodologysuggestedmaynotguaranteeultimatesuccess,buttheeventualpay-offcouldwellbeworththeeffort.AchievingevensuccesswillbenefitmankindandcontributetocreatingabetterworldAdmittedly,ensuringsustainabledevelopmentwillrequireacertainlevelofsacrificeandarduouseffortsonthepartofallpeople.Nonetheless,theaccruedreturnswillbothstrengthenthenationandensureabetterlifeforallChinesecitizens.TherapidemergenceofhomesforseniorcitizensrepresentsasharpdivergencefromthetraditionalChinesepracticeofmaintainingthenuclearfamilyatallcosts.Participatingininteractiveexperiencesbeneficialtoallissomethingthatnooneshouldmiss.Thevaluablelessonslearnedtherefromshouldnotbearbitrarilydismissed,butshouldinsteadbetreasured.Abortionadvocatesmaybecorrectintheirassertionthatthepracticeisanecessarytoolofpopulationcontrol,buttheyseemtoneglectthepreciousnessofhumanlifeinitsearlieststages.Somepeopleassertthatnothingisimpossible.Suchpeopleshouldgetagriponrealityandunderstandit'simpossibletocreateanotherUniverse.Inmoredown-to-earthterms,it'simpossibletoknowwithanycertaintywhetheryouwillliveordietomorrow.TwomajorfactorscontributedtodevastatingsummerfloodingalongtheYangtzeRiveranditstributaries.First,erosionresultingfromexcessivedeforestationintheupperreachesoftheriverand,second,heavysiltingwhichraisedtheriverbedinthemainchannel.GreedandatotallackofsocialconsciousnesshavebeencitedasmajorreasonsforthedramaticrisecorruptionThereareseveralreasonsforthemarkedincreaseinChina'scrimerate—thedramaticinfluxofitinerantworkersinurbanareas;decliningsocialvalues;andwideningdisparitiesbetweenthehavesandhave-nots.WhyareanincreasingnumberofelderlyChineseparentslivingapartfromtheirchildren?Onereasonistheincreasingupwardmobilityoftheyoungergeneration.Anotherisexpandingsocialopportunitiesfortheelderly.Perhapsthemainreason,however,centersondramaticchangesintraditionalconcepts.Whathassparkedtheincreasinginterestinexercise?Foronething,peoplehavegainedagreaterawarenessoftheneedforphysicalfitness.Foranother,theconstantlyimprovingstandardoflivingenablesChinesepeopletopatronizetheincreasingnumberofrecreationalvenues.Themainthingperhapscentersonthehealthcareandpsychologicalbenefitsexerciseprovides.Identifyingthereasonsforanemergingphenomenonwhichinvolvesseveralcomplicatedfactorsisfarfromaneasytask.Forexample,somescientistsattributeenvironmentaldeteriorationtoaseriesofnaturalfactor