Science and the World’s Problem

　　In saying that the world is at a crossroad s cr eated by science and technology I know I am not the fir st . But mankind cannot afford to hesitate in indecision . T her e is only one choice for us . We must begin to move along the road to a better future for all the peoples of the wor ld and we must do this now .

　　By the end of the 20th century , the population of the world might have been doubled . In at tempting to ensur e food , clothing and a dignified standa rd of life for this enormous host of people we must use every weapon that science and technology can give u s . T her e ar e obvious difficulties for the less developed a reas in doing this — for example, lack of capital , dif ferences in social structur e and inadequate k nowledge .

　　Our st ra tegy to overcome these difficulties must be total . We have to look at wor ld problems as a whole, that is , try to better our under st anding of the complex inte ractions between the multitude of development activities . We already k now the great gifts that science and technology can bestow on all nations . If we ar e made wiser by a con stant appr eciation of the complexities of what we ar e at tempting , the faste r we shall move towa rd s a solution of the really imperative problems that confront us everywhere .

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　　結構分析：

　　· 科技的發展使世界處于十字路口

　　· 解決人口爆炸問題必須依賴科技

　　· 科技的進一步發展尚有許多困難

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　　內容分析：

　　本文是一篇議論性的說明文, 全文論述了科技的發展帶來了世界性的問題, 而人口爆炸則是最主要的。人口巨增使世界面臨解決“ 生存問題”的難題, 因此又必須求助于科技的進一步發展, 但尚有很多困難。本文的難度相當于六級和考研水平。

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　　萬能句型：

　　cros sroads n . 十字路口

　　cannot afford to hesitate in indecision 再 經不起猶豫不決了

　　ensur e v . 保證, 確保

　　dignified st anda rd of life 有尊嚴的生活標準

　　enormous host of people = big population

　　capital n . 資本

　　social str uctur e 社會結構

　　inadequat e a . 不足的

　　st rategy n . 策略

　　better v . 改善

　　complex inter action s 復雜的相互影響

　　multitude n . 大量, 眾多

　　bestow on = give

　　a constant appr eciation of the complexities of wha t we ar e

　　a ttempting 經常意識到我們所做的一切事情的復雜性

　　impe rative a . 迫切的, 緊迫的

　　confront v . 面臨