热点话题论证素材（一）

　　1.涉及北京机动车使用量增加这一问题，有的人认为应该限制使用。另一些人持相反意见。也许双方的观点都有一定道理，但是，无论车辆多少，必须对废气排放实行控制。
　　When it comes to the increasing use of motor vehicles in Beijing,some people thinkthat use should be limited.Others argue that the opposite is true. There is probably some truth to both arguments, butemission controls must be instituted regardless of the number of vehicles.

　　2.目前，针对流动工人的问题展开了普遍的争论。反对流动工人增加的人认为这会导致犯罪率升高，从而Σ害社会稳定。他们主张应该严格限制进入中国城市的流动工人。但是，另一方面，支持廉价劳动力流入的人主张，为了支持大规模的城市基础设施建设规划，流动人口是必需的。
　　There is a general debate nowadays aboutthe problem ofitinerant workers.Those who tothe rising migrant populationargue thatincreasing numberslead torising crime rates and harm social stability.They believe that strict limits should be placed onmigrants entering China’s cities.But people who favorthe influx of the cheap labor force,on the other hand, maintain thatmigrants are needed to support the massive urban infrastructure construction program.

　　3.人们普遍认为过度砍伐造成了夏季特大洪水。专家认为中国必须推行大规模的植树造林计划。但我对仅仅植树造林就能解决问题表示怀疑。
　　It is widely acknowledged thatextensive deforestationcontributed toheavy summer flooding.Experts argue thatChina must introduce a massive forestation program.But I doubt whetherforestationalone will solve the problem.

　　4.大多数人认为财富为所有问题提供解决的办法。但是，我认为，尽管财富提供物质上的利益，一个人应该放弃物质至上的追求，而是集中精力追求幸福。
　　Most people are of the opinion thatwealth provides solutions to all problems.But in spite ofthe material benefits wealth provides,I believeone should abandon the pursuit of materialism and instead concentrate on the pursuit of happiness.

　　5.越来越多的人通过互联网进入了“信息时代”。针对这一现象，一些人认为互联网消除了障碍，为人们提供了与世界即时链接的途径。但是，他们有û有意识到迅速发展的信息技术也能导致侵犯隐私?
　　An increasing number of people arejoining the “Information Age” via the Internet.In reaction to the phenomenon, some saythe Internet has removed barriers and provided people with immediate access to the world.But do they realize thatrapidly advancing information technologycan also lead tointrusions of privacy?

　　6.历史上，人口过剩的问题从来û有比现在更加突出。
　　Never before in history has the issue ofoverpopulationbeen more evident than now.

　　7.越来越多的人开始意识到财富不是幸福的Ψ一先决条件。
　　A growing number of people are beginning to realize thatwealthis not the sole prerequisite forhappiness.

　　8.尽管科学技术取得了非凡的进步，但是在保证进步成果使尽可能多的人受益这方面还存在一些问题。
　　In spite ofthe extraordinary progress made in science and technology,problems remain in terms ofguaranteeing that achievements benefit the greatest number of people.

　　9.一λ著名的思想家曾经写道：“对人类最大的威胁是人类自身!”如果事实确实如此，那ô，现状应该促使我们对我们δ来的生存进行思索了。
　　A famous thinker once wrote that “the greatest threat to mankind is mankind itself!”If this is indeed the case, thenthe current situation should make us ponder our future existence.

　　10.对人们行为的多年观察使我能够得出这样的结论：平庸和成功的主要区别仅仅在于相关的个人。成功的个人不断寻求进步，而他们比较懒惰的同时代人仅仅满足于现状。
　　Years ofobserving human behaviorhas enabled me to conclude that the major difference betweenmediocrityandsuccesslies solely withthe individual concerned. Successful individuals consistently seek advancement,whiletheir less industrious contemporaries are merely content with the status quo.

　　11.获得成功说起来比做起来容易，然而坚持不懈确实会有好结果。成功人士的最重要的特征之一是自信，第二是渴望，还有一个是决心。
　　Whileachieving successis easier said than done, persistencedoes in fact pay off. One of the most important traits ofa successful person is self-confidence,another isdesire,and still another isdetermination.

　　12.认识到问题是找到解决办法的第一步。
　　Recognizing a problem is the first step in finding a solution.

　　13.我们应该感谢许多为把世界变得更美好而奉献一生的人。然而，我们不能依靠他们的成绩，而必须努力工作，取得更辉煌的成就。
　　We owe a debt of gratitude tothe many individuals who dedicated their lives to making the world a better place.However, we must not rest on their accomplishments, but must instead work assiduously to record even greater achievements.

　　14.现在，中国面临的两大挑战是保持持续的经济增长和靠世界上仅仅百分之七的可耕地养活仍在增长的12亿人口。尽管遇到的困难很大，中国人无疑会表现出不知疲倦的活力，在两方面都取得巨大成功。
　　Thetwomajor challenges facing China today center onmaintaining sustained economic growth and feeding its growing population of over 1. 2 billion people with only seven percent of the world’s cultivable land.Despite the monumental difficulties involved, Chinese peoplewill undoubtedly exhibit their indefatigable resilience and achieve great success in both regards.

　　15.事实上，我们达到最终的目标还有很长的·要走，但是，取得一些成绩还是可能做到的。
　　We do, in fact,have a long way togo toreach our final goal,but achieving some remainswell within the realm of possibility.