一．教育 (education)
学校教育 schooling
家庭教育upbringing (parenting)
远程教育tele-education
素质教育quality-oriented education
小（中、大）学教育primary(secondary, tertiary) education
男女同校 co-education(segregated education)
获取知识acquire knowledge
传授知识 impart( inculcate) knowledge
灌输高尚的道德观instill high moral values
教学方法teaching method
学习成绩academic performance
受过良好教育well-educated
学科 discipline
专业知识expertise
死记硬背learn things by rote
创造力creativity
塑造性格shape(mould) one’s character
学生的反馈students’ feedback(input)
评价老师的教学evaluate teachers’ performance
理论知识theoretical knowledge
二．现代科技和大众媒体(modern science and mass media)
信息时代information age(era)
不断进步的技术 advancing technology
跟上科学的发展keep ahead of scientific advances
获取最新的信息 acquire the latest messages
做些厌倦和复杂的工作do some tiring(drudgery)and complicated work
大众媒体 mass media
信息量大的informative
缺乏感情交流 be lack of emotional exchanges
新闻报道coverage
了解国内外发生的一切learn what is happening at home and abroad
收视率 audience ratings
有教育意义的instructive
接触不良信息have access to (be exposed to )some negative information
有误导性的misleading(misrepresented, distorted)
虚假广告false (cheating) advertising
掩盖真相mask (cover up, gloss up, whitewash)the truth
名人celebrities
丑闻scandal
侵犯隐私violate(invade, infringe on, intrude on)one’s privacy
道德准则code of ethics(conduct)
三、全球化及影响(globalisation and its effect)
经济全球化economic globalisation
文化同一性cultural uniformity
文化多元化cultural diversity
文化冲击 cultural shock
主流文化 dominant culture
促进文化的融合promote cultural integration
融入新的文化 merge into new culture
融入国际贸易participate in the world trade
相互认同mutual acceptance
双赢局面win-win situation
接受不同的文化和价值观embrace different cultures and values
开拓全球市场explore the global market
扩大出口expand export
吸引外资attract foreign capital
面对面交流face-to-face communication
友好和好客be friendly and hospitable
变得西方化become westernised
加大贫富差距widen the gap between the rich and the poor
对国内企业构成威胁pose threats to domestic enterprises
激怒当地人irritate local people
四、文化与习俗` (culture and customs)
跨文化交流cross-cultural communication
传统文化traditional culture
文化同化cultural assimilation
文化遗产cultural heritage
文化习俗的象征 symbol of cultural customs
接受外来文化embrace exotic culture
缩短文化差距bridge cultural gaps
民族特性national identity
民族自豪感 a sense of national pride
归属感 a sense of belonging
相互交流文化exchange mutual culture
吸取精华，去其糟粕 absorb the essence and discard the dross
旅游观光的风景区 tourist attraction
风土人情local customs and practices
促进当地经济的发展boost the growth of local economy
和平共处coexist in harmony
消除偏见和敌意dispel(remove) prejudice and hostility
展示光辉灿烂的文化和悠久的历史display the brilliant culture and long history
本土语言indigenous language
不知不觉地消失fade unconsciously
五．政府话题 (government)
有关当局authorities concerned
政府投资 investment of the government
减少预算cut budget
增加税收increase revenues
消减开支curtail expenditure on
经济援助financial assistance
符合公众利益be in keeping(line) with general interest
社会福利social welfare
武器arms(weapons, armaments)
基础设施 infrastructure
空间探索space exploration
提高国际地位upgrade the international status
人道主义援助humanitarian aid
摆脱贫困get rid of (shake off)poverty
医疗保健health care system
健康的生活方式 healthy lifestyle
公共交通public transport
丰富人们的精神生活enrich people’s spiritual life
高尚的精神追求lofty spiritual pursuit
视觉享受visual enjoyment
六、犯罪话题(crime)
犯罪分子 criminal
犯罪commit a crime
滋生犯罪breed crimes
青少年犯罪率上升 a rising juvenile delinquency rate
有罪be guilty of
社会安全和稳定 social security and stability
暴力和色情violence and pornography
抵挡不住诱惑 fail to resist the lure
误入歧途 go astray (lead somebody astray)
惩罚give punishment
关进监狱put into prison
宠爱孩子spoil the child
家长的溺爱parental permissiveness (excessive care)
单亲家庭single-parent family
家庭暴力 domestic violence
缺乏家庭关爱the lack of parental love
监护人 guardian (supervisor, custodian)
监管不严slack supervision
分辨是非distinguish right from wrong
净化社会环境purify the social environment
七、动物话题(animal)
栖息地habitat
保持生态平衡 maintain the ecological balance
保护濒危的动物物种preserve endangered animal species
营养物 nutrient(nourishment)
均衡饮食a balanced diet
拿动物做实验perform experiments on animals (subject animals to experimentation)
活体解剖vivisection
逃脱不了被残杀的厄运cannot escape the adversity of being killed
剥夺动物的生存权利deprive the survival(existent) rights of animals
染上传染病 contract (catch)some infectious disease
电脑模拟computer simulation
破坏自然环境（平衡）destroy(disrupt) natural environment (balance)
濒临灭绝 border on extinction，be in imminent danger of extinction(dying out), be on the verge of extinction
满足人们的胃口satisfy people’s appetite
素食主义者vegetarian， antivivisectionist
陪伴某人 keep somebody company
忠实和温顺的伴侣 loyal and obedient companion
消除孤独dispel (reduce)one’s loneliness
孩子的替代surrogate(substitute)for children
预防接种inoculation
八、环境保护 (environmental protection)
环境污染environmental pollution
污染严重 highly polluted
有毒的烟雾poisonous smoke
废气（液）waste gas(liquid)
二氧化碳carbon dioxide
倒垃圾dump rubbish
乱扔垃圾litter rubbish everywhere
浪费自然资源squander natural resource
不卫生的做法 unsanitary practice
无污染的燃料pollution-free fuel
回收垃圾recycle rubbish
垃圾的处理disposal of rubbish
自然进化过程a natural evolutionary process
适者生存survival of the fittest
毁林 deforestation
不可弥补的损失irreparable damage
生态灾祸ecological disaster
自然选择natural selection
水资源缺乏water shortage, the scarcity of water resource in need of water water waste ( resources, pollution)
节约用水save (economise)water
九、平等(inequality)
1．男女平等gender equality (equality between the sexes)
男女生来就平等men and woman are born equal
男女搭配，干活不累when men and woman work together, neither of them will feel tired
性别（公开）歧视sexual (overt)discrimination
离婚率divorce rate
经济独立 be financially independent
享受平等的权利enjoy(share) equal rights
女性擅长护理，艺术和语言show more talents than men in nursing, arts and language There is no need for them to get super well-groomed
追求事业pursue a career
具有同样资格be equally qualified
与男性享有同样的权利 share the same right as men
特权 privilege
自尊self-respect(esteem)
为妇女保留高水平工作比例reserve a percentage of high-level jobs for females
2．工资平等
高工资high salary differential between salaries
拥有财富的量owe the amount of monetary wealth
对做出很大贡献make great contributions to
付出更多的努力exert more efforts than
创造财富create wealth
评价社会地位value social status
十、社会生活(social life)
人才流动personnel flow
雄心壮志的be ambitious(aspirant)
展示才能display one’s talent
学会竞争与合作learn to compete and cooperate
人际交往技能interpersonal skills
具有挑战性的工作a challenging job
收入颇丰a fat salary
丰富一个人的社会经历 enrich one’s social experience
展示一个人的才能display one’s talent
提高某人能力improve one’s capabilities
下岗lay off
城市扩张urban sprawl
涌进大城市flood into large cities
监控摄像头surveillance camera
缓解交通压力ease the traffic pressure
人口激增population explosion
第三产业tertiary industry
更好的医疗服务better medical services
保持身体健康keep physical fitness
积极参加体育锻炼 be physically active(take an active part in physical exercises)
