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the world around us. Others believe that science has revealed to us that the world is infinitely more complex than we ever realized.
有些人认为，科学发现让人们更清楚地认识周围的世界。也有人认为，科学展现给人们一个 比我们想象的复杂的多的世界。
110 Critical judgment of work in any given field has little value unless it comes from someone who is an expert in that field.
批判性的判断在任何领域当中都是没什么用处的，除非判断来自于该领域专家。
111 In any profession—business, politics, education, government—those in power should step down after five years.
如商业、政治、教育、政府，在任何领域中的掌权者应该在五年后就让位。
112 Requiring university students to take a variety of courses outside their major fields of study is the best way to ensure that students become truly educated.
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让每个大学生选修自己专业以外的各种学科，是接受真正的教育的最佳途径。
113 Claim: The surest indicator of a great nation is not the achievements of its rulers, artists, or scientists.
Reason: The surest indicator of a great nation is actually the welfare of all its people. 结论：一个国家的伟大不是体现在统治者、艺术家或科学家的成就上。 原因：一个国家的伟大体现在国民的安乐上。
114 Any leader who is quickly and easily influenced by shifts in popular opinion will accomplish little.
若是短期地、轻易地被民众的意见所左右，任何领导必定一事无成。
115 Government officials should rely on their own judgment rather than unquestioningly carry out the will of the people whom they serve.
政府官员应该依靠自己的判断做决定，而不是不假思索地遵从大众的意愿。
116 A nation should require all of its students to study the same national curriculum until they enter college.
在进行大学教育以前，国家应该要求所有的学生学习统一的国家课程。
117 It is primarily in cities that a nation's cultural traditions are generated and preserved. 一个国家的文化传统主要是在城市中得以传承和发展。
118 We can learn much more from people whose views we share than from people whose views
contradict our own.
相比意见不同的人来说，我们从意见相同的人那里学的更多。
119 When old buildings stand on ground that modern planners feel could be better used for
modern purposes, modern development should be given precedence over the preservation of historic buildings.
当现代规划者认为历史建筑物所在地可以用作现代开发时，相比历史建筑的保护，现代开发 应该放在首位。
120 Claim: The surest indicator of a great nation must be the achievements of its rulers, artists, or scientists.
Reason: Great achievements by a nation's rulers, artists, or scientists will ensure a good life for the majority of that nation's people.
结论：一个国家的伟大体现在统治者、艺术家或科学家的成就上。 原因：统治者、艺术家或科学家的成就保证了大部分国民的生活安乐。
121 Some people claim that you can tell whether a nation is great by looking at the achievements of its rulers, artists, or scientists. Others argue that the surest indicator of a great nation is, in fact, the general welfare of all its people.
有些人认为，一个国家的伟大不是体现在统治者、艺术家或科学家的成就上。也有人认为，
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一个国家的伟大体现在国民的安乐 上。
122 The best way to understand the character of a society is to examine the character of the men and women that the society chooses as its heroes or its role models.
了解一个社会特点的最好方法是，考察这个社会标榜的英雄人物和模范榜样的特点。
123 The best way for a society to prepare its young people for leadership in government, industry, or other fields is by instilling in them a sense of cooperation, not competition.
社会培养年轻一代胜任政府、工业等领域的领导职位，最佳途径是灌输合作精神，而不是竞 争精神。
124 All college and university students would benefit from spending at least one semester
studying in a foreign country.
学院或大学应该要求学生在国外至少学习一个学期。
125 Some people claim that a nation's government should preserve its wilderness areas in their natural state. Others argue that these areas should be developed for potential economic gain.
有些人认为，国家应该通过法令保护任何存留的原生态地区保持原状。也有人认为，这些地 区应该用作商业开发。
126 In most professions and academic fields, imagination is more important than knowledge. 在任何职业或学术领域，想象力比知识重要。
127 The surest indicator of a great nation is not the achievements of its rulers, artists, or scientists, but the general well-being of all its people.
一个国家的伟大体现在国民的安乐上，而不是体现在统治者、艺术家或科学家的成就上。
128 Some people argue that successful leaders in government, industry, or other fields must be highly competitive.
Other people claim that in order to be successful, a leader must be willing and able to cooperate with others.
有些人认为，政府、工业或其他领域的成功领导者一定是具有极强的竞争精神的。也有人认 为，为了成功，领导者必须情愿并 且有能力和他人合作。
129 College students should base their choice of a field of study on the availability of jobs in that field.
大学生应该选择那些容易找到工作的研究领域。
130 Some people believe that corporations have a responsibility to promote the well-being of the societies and environments in which they operate. Others believe that the only responsibility of corporations, provided they operate within the law, is to make as much money as possible.
有人认为，公司有责任促进所在社会的福祉和环境。也有人认为，公司唯一的责任就是，在
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不违反法律的前提下多赚钱。
131 Claim: Researchers should not limit their investigations to only those areas in which they
expect to discover something that has an immediate, practical application.
Reason: It is impossible to predict the outcome of a line of research with any certainty. 结论：科研人员不应该仅仅将研究工作限制在容易在短期内有实际应用的领域。 原因：不可能肯定地预测一系列研究带来的结果。
132 Some people believe that our ever-increasing use of technology significantly reduces our
opportunities for human interaction. Other people believe that technology provides us with new and better ways to communicate and connect with one another.
有些人认为，推陈出新的技术应用减少了人们相互交流的机会。也有人认为，技术给人们带 来全新的、更好的交流方式。
133 Claim: Knowing about the past cannot help people to make important decisions today. Reason: The world today is significantly more complex than it was even in the relatively recent past.
结论：了解过去不能帮助人们在现在做重要的决定。
原因：相比刚刚发生的过去，今天的世界已经变得更加复杂。
134 Claim: Knowing about the past cannot help people to make important decisions today.
Reason: We are not able to make connections between current events and past events until we have some distance from both.
结论：了解过去不能帮助人们在现在做重要的决定。
原因：人们尚且不能联系过去和现在的事情，除非两者都以成为历史。
135 Educational institutions should actively encourage their students to choose fields of study that will prepare them for lucrative careers.
教育机构应该积极鼓励学生选择那些为将来高收入工作铺路的研究领域。
136 Educational institutions should actively encourage their students to choose fields of study in which jobs are plentiful.
教育机构应该积极鼓励学生选择那些就业前景好的研究领域。
137 Educational institutions have a responsibility to dissuade students from pursuing fields of
study in which they are unlikely to succeed.
教育机构有责任劝阻学生不要从事不太可能成功的科学研究。
138 Some people believe that competition for high grades motivates students to excel in the
classroom. Others believe that such competition seriously limits the quality of real learning.
有些人认为，追求高分数促进学生在课堂表现优秀。也有人认为，这样的竞争只会限制学习 的质量。
139 Claim: Major policy decisions should always be left to politicians and other government
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experts.
Reason: Politicians and other government experts are more informed and thus have better
judgment and perspective than do members of the general public. 结论：主要的政策问题应该交给政治家和其他政府专家决策。
原因：政治家和其他政府专家比普通百姓见多识广，而且有更好的判断力和洞察力。