英语写作佳句积累：每周10句话（1.25-1.29）

1. Claiming a lack of opportunities is nothing more than a superficial excuse for justifying failure. The fundamental reason for failure is most often the lack of drive on the part of the individual involved.

声称缺少机会不过是敷衍失败的借口。通常，失败最根本的原因是相关的个人本身缺乏动力。

2. We can, and quite often do, blame our contemporaries for personal failures, but the fact of the matter is that the root causes for most problems go much deeper.

我们可以，而且经常因个人的失败抱怨我们的同时代人，但是，事实是许多问题的根本原因要深刻得多。

3. The rapidly emerging sexual revolution has been accompanied by many disturbing trends. Perhaps the most serious consequences center on the rapid spread of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), rising prostitution and the rise in AIDS cases.

伴随着迅速出现的性革命有很多令人烦恼的趋势。最严重的后果可能是性传染病的迅速蔓延、卖淫现象及艾滋病患者的增多。

4. The deep impact of opening to the outside world is readily discernible in a number of areas: the adoption of many Western habits, both good and bad; changing social and moral values; the trend towards individualism; and the introduction of state-of-the-art concepts and technology. The key to adopting Western way centers on accepting the good and rejecting the bad.

对外开放的深刻影响在许多方面都能看到：模仿西方的习惯，包括好的和坏的;改变社会和道德价值观;个人主义的趋势;引进已发展的概念和技术。采取西方方式的关键在于取其精华，去其糟粕。

5. The arrival of the so-called Information Age will undoubtedly have a profound influence on our lives. The task at hand center on using the technology for beneficial purposes , while at the same time preventing intrusions of privacy and use of the electronic highway for deceitful purposes .

所谓信息时代的来临无疑将深刻地影响我们的生活。手头的任务主要是利用技术达到有意的目的，同时，防止侵犯隐私或者出于欺骗的目的利用电子高速路。

6. No one can doubt that the reform and opening policies introduced in 1979 have had a profound impact on the lives of Chinese citizens. Changes resulting therefore have not only impacted the economic system, but the social system as well.

没有人能怀疑1979年推出的改革开放政策对中国公民的生活产生了深刻的影响。由此造成的变化不仅影响了经济体制，而且影响了社会体制。

7. Effluent discharges of industrial wastewater and raw sewage into rivers , lakes and inshore coastal areas have not only adversely affected marine life and aquatic resources , but have also jeopardized one of the major necessities for sustaining life-Potable Water .

工业废水和原污水排放入河流、湖泊和近海岸区域不仅给海洋生物和水生资源带来了负面影响，而且也破坏了维持生命的主要必需品之一--饮用水。

8. It will have a direct bearing on the matter under discussion.

这将和正在讨论的问题有直接关系。

9. Rapid economic growth may lead to an overextension of resources and lead to an eventual catastrophic meltdown.

经济迅速增长可能导致过度使用资源，并引起最终巨大的灾难。

10. The immediate results of economic growth have created the illusion of unending prosperity. The best approach at this particular time is to perhaps err on the side of caution.

经济增长的直接结果是造成了关于无止境繁荣的幻想。现在这个特定时刻最好的办法也许是慎之又慎。