Chris

[格言]Constant dropping wears away a stone. 滴水穿石
 

[格言]In doing, we learn. 經一事，長一智。
 

112、自從電腦和因特網在九十年代早期成為主流之後，它在交流中的重要性和中心位置就變得牢不可破。

Since computers and the Internet became the mainstream in the early 1990s, its importance and centrality in communication has become unassailable / unalterable.

109、保護本土文化之於人類就如同物種保護之於生命那樣重要。

The conservation of indigenous cultures maybe as important to humankind as the conservation of species is to life.

106、動物被廣泛用於實驗中，因為它們的行為和人類的行為極其相似。

Animals are widely used in experiments because their behavior resembles considerably closely that of humans.

experiment

103、很多人將殘忍對待動物看作是一個主要的道德問題。

Many people regard cruelty to animals as a major moral issue.

regard

[俚語]Level with someone /跟…老實說
 

[俚語]Kick something around /思考某事
 

[俚語]Smoker's hack/經 常吸煙者的毛病
 

100、廣告讓人們去買自己負擔不起的產品，而這樣做僅僅是為了炫耀。

Advertising makes people buy unaffordable products just to show off.

buy

97、資金不足不能作為不努力解決環境問題的一個藉口。

Lack of funding cannot be taken as an excuse for making no efforts to address environmental problems.

fund

94、外語知識經常被認為是高等教育的一個重要標誌。

Knowledge of foreign language often has been considered an important indicator of higher education.

foreign

91、通過收取賦稅和路費，政府可以使私人和公共交通之間達到平衡。

By taxes and tolls, the government can ensure a balance between private and public transport.

ensure

88、很多人現在傾向於花時間在電腦前而不是在家人身上。

Many people now prefer to spend time in front of the computer rather than with their family.

prefer

85、人類的長壽有助於人類社會的進步。

Human longevity will contribute to the forward progression of mankind.

contribute

82、一個國家的健康醫療系統不完善反映這個國家的一些大問題-貧富之間、城鄉之間的差距不斷加大，政府部門的透明度和效率不高。

A country’s dysfunctional healthcare system reflects its biggest problems-the ever-increasing divide between the rich and the poor, the city and the countryside, the low transparency and inefficiency of government departments.

dysfunctional

79、農場主可以考慮用害蟲的天敵代替致命的化學品來對付農作物害蟲。

To deal with crop pests, farmers can consider replacing deadly chemicals with natural enemies.

deal

76、水對於長期經濟發展、人的健康和環境維持是至關重要的。

Water is critical for long-term economic development, human health and environmental sustainability.

critical

73、老師的使命之一是幫助學生開拓新的視角並為實現社會和學術目標而努力。

One mission of teachers is to help students to develop new perspectives and to strive for achievable social and academic goals.

mission

70、大部分的醫藥發展，包括移植技術、癌症治療、對心髒病的了解和控制，或多或少都基於動物實驗。

Most of medical progresses, including improved organ transplant techniques, cancer therapy, better understanding and control of heart diseases, are in some measure, due to animal experiments.

transplant

66、現代廣告業是都市工業文明的核心部分，反映了當代生活最好和最壞的方面。

Modern advertising is an integral segment of urban industrial civilization, mirroring contemporary life in its best and worst aspects.

integral

63、工業空氣污染，尤其是那些發展中國家的工業空氣污染，不僅對周圍的環境非常有害，而且對本國的居住者也有害。

Industrial air pollution especially that of the developing nations, is extremely harmful not only to the surrounding environment, but also to the inhabitants of that country as well.

59、根據給出的理由，我深信嚴厲的刑獄對於那些潛在的罪犯是有效的震懾工具。

I am convinced, for the reasons I have given that tougher prison sentences may act / serve as a deterrent to other would-be offenders.

convinced