Day 9——Social problems 社会问题（重点句型）

1. Capital punishment is surely a cruel but necessary punishment.

死刑的确是一种残酷但是又很必要的刑罚。

2. Most retired workers are no longer secure with a company’s pension and it’s really hard for them to deal with the continuous rise in the cost of living.

大多数的退休工人不因有了公司的退休金就生活安逸，他们难以应对生活费用持续上涨的问题。

3. Women still do not get the recognition they deserve for their efforts.

妇女们仍然没有因为她们的努力而得到应有的认可。

4. The scientists were trying to say that limiting possession of the atomic bomb to a few countries was impossible.

科学家试图说明只有少数几个国家拥有原子弹是不可能的。

5. It is no longer a secret that even in some elementary schools, children have easy access to drugs.

即使在小学孩子们都能很容易接触到毒品，这已经不再是个秘密了。

6. Whether prisoners should be used for human experiments is not only a legal question but also a moral problem.

犯人是否应该被用于做人体实验，这不仅是个法律问题也是个道德问题。

7. Cheating on tests repeatedly is risky and self-defeating.           

考试中经常作弊是危险的也是不利于自身的。

8. More and more universities are creating loan plans to aid students from low-income families.

越来越多的大学都提供贷款计划来帮助来自低收入家庭的学生。

9. Oriental religions seem to be attracting thousands of westerners.

东方的宗教似乎吸引了成千上万的西方人。

10. There is an urgent national need for more green land.

国家急需更多的绿地。