2008年英语四级复习资料（十九）

纠纷的责任完全在管理者的肩上。很可能正好相反。

160. There are those who claim that competition brings out the best in people . Others contend it simply forces one person to prove he/she is better than another . Advocates vociferously support one position or the other . I suggest the former proposition bears greater relevance than the latter .
有些人认为竞争促使人们发挥出最优秀的东西。另一些人认为它只是强迫一个人证明他/她比别人更优秀。提倡者叫嚣着支持其中的一个立场。我认为前一个立场比后一个立场更恰当。

161. Claiming something is true misses the point , while presenting verifiable fact proves its correctness .
声称某样东西是正确的没有什么意义，而提出可以证实的事实能证明它的正确性。

162. Suggesting that one thing ... is better than another thing ... bears no more significance than insinuating that black is better than white .
暗示一件东西比另一件东西更好比旁敲侧击地说黑比白好并没有更大的意义。

163. Ignoring cause and effect is exactly the same thing as failing to look both ways when crossing a busy intersection .
忽略因果就相当于横穿繁忙的十字路口时没有朝两边看。

164. One who advocates the rights of homosexuals should not be surprised by the belligerent stance of opposition forces .
主张同性恋者的权利的人对反对力量的好战姿态不应感到奇怪。

165. The greatest problem with political and religious zealots is their total inability to consider the views of others .
政治和宗教狂热者的最大问题在于他们完全不能考虑别人的观点。

166. The basic stumbling block to global peace rests with the self-serving ambitions of many nations .
全世界和平的基本障碍物在于许多国家谋私利的野心。

167. The overemphasis on one particular aspect of a problem often obscures the relevance of other issues .
过分强调问题的一个方面经常掩盖了其他方面的相关性。

168. Any presumption that smoking is in anyway beneficial is totally preposterous .
任何对抽烟不管怎样是有益的假设都是完全荒谬的。

169. The fallacies of many arguments are quite obvious .
许多论证的推论错误是相当明显的。

170. Arbitrarily dismissing the direct link between increasing sexual promiscuity and the rapid spread of sexually transmitted diseases would be foolhardy . An even more foolish mistake would center on denying the need for extensive sex education programs worldwide .
武断地无视性乱行为的增多和性传播疾病的迅速蔓延之间的直接联系是鲁莽的。一个更愚蠢的错误是否认在世界范围内开展广泛的性教育项目的必要性。

171. There is absolutely no reason for us to believe that a brighter future for the world is an impossibility .
我们丝毫没有理由相信，世界不可能会有一个更光明的未来。

172. Meteorologists offer computer models leaving little doubt that this years El Nino phenomenon has disappeared .
气象学家提供计算机模型，充分证明今年的厄尔尼诺现象已经消失了。

173. Facts prove the unjustifiability of claims that China will be unable to feed itself by the year 2020 .
事实证明：断言中国到2020年将不可能养活自己是不合道理的。

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