42. 近些年，父母要求他們的孩子接受額外的教育呈增長的勢頭。
There is a growing tendency for parents to ask their children to accept extra educational programs over the recent years.
43. 許多家長相信額外的教育活動有許多優點，通過學習，他們的孩子可以獲得很多實踐技能和有用的知識，當他們長大後，這些對他們就業是大有好處的。
Many parents believe that additional educational activities enjoy obvious advantage. By extra studies, they maintain, their children are able to obtain many kinds of practical skills and useful knowledge, which will put them in a beneficial position in the future job markets when they grow up.
44. 這是真的嗎?這些年我收集的信息讓我相信這些文化、藝術項目並沒有許多政府想像的那麼重要。事實上，基礎設施建設非常重要，應該放在首位。
But is it really the case? The information Ive collected over last few years leads me to believe that artistic and cultural projects may be less useful than many governments think. In fact, basic infrastructure projects are playing extremely important role and should be given priority.
45. 農民進城打工正成為增長的趨勢，這一問題在世界上大部分城市已引起普遍關注。
There is a growing tendency these days for many people who live in rural areas to come into and work in city. This problem has caused wide public concern in most cities all over the world.
46 一項調查顯示許多民工認為在城市打工不僅有較高的收入，而且能學到一些新技術。
An investigation shows that many emigrants think that working at city provide them with not only a higher salary but also the opportunity of learning new skills.
47. 必須指出，農業的發展似乎趕不上農村人口的增加，並且仍有成千上萬的農民過著缺衣挨餓的貧寒生活。
It must be noted that improvement in agriculture seems to not be able to catch up with the increase in population of rural areas and there are millions of peasants who still live a miserable life and have to face the dangers of exposure and starvation.
48. 儘管民工對城市的經濟發展做出了巨大貢獻，然而他們也不可避免的帶來了一些負面影響。
Although rural emigrants contribute greatly to the economic growth of the cities, they may inevitably bring about many negative impacts.
49 許多社會學家指出民工正給人口控制和社會治安帶來壓力。他們正在威脅著本已蕭條的工作市場，他們惡化了交通和公共衛生狀況。
Many sociologists point out that rural emigrants are putting pressure on population control and social order; that they are threatening to take already scarce city jobs; and that they have worsened traffic and public health problems.
50. 總之，我們應理智考慮這一問題，重視農民的生活。任何政府忽視這一點都將付出巨大的代價。
In conclusion, we must take into account this problem rationally and place more emphases on peasants lives. Any government that is blind to this point will pay a heavy price.
There is a growing tendency for parents to ask their children to accept extra educational programs over the recent years.
43. 許多家長相信額外的教育活動有許多優點，通過學習，他們的孩子可以獲得很多實踐技能和有用的知識，當他們長大後，這些對他們就業是大有好處的。
Many parents believe that additional educational activities enjoy obvious advantage. By extra studies, they maintain, their children are able to obtain many kinds of practical skills and useful knowledge, which will put them in a beneficial position in the future job markets when they grow up.
44. 這是真的嗎?這些年我收集的信息讓我相信這些文化、藝術項目並沒有許多政府想像的那麼重要。事實上，基礎設施建設非常重要，應該放在首位。
But is it really the case? The information Ive collected over last few years leads me to believe that artistic and cultural projects may be less useful than many governments think. In fact, basic infrastructure projects are playing extremely important role and should be given priority.
45. 農民進城打工正成為增長的趨勢，這一問題在世界上大部分城市已引起普遍關注。
There is a growing tendency these days for many people who live in rural areas to come into and work in city. This problem has caused wide public concern in most cities all over the world.
46 一項調查顯示許多民工認為在城市打工不僅有較高的收入，而且能學到一些新技術。
An investigation shows that many emigrants think that working at city provide them with not only a higher salary but also the opportunity of learning new skills.
47. 必須指出，農業的發展似乎趕不上農村人口的增加，並且仍有成千上萬的農民過著缺衣挨餓的貧寒生活。
It must be noted that improvement in agriculture seems to not be able to catch up with the increase in population of rural areas and there are millions of peasants who still live a miserable life and have to face the dangers of exposure and starvation.
48. 儘管民工對城市的經濟發展做出了巨大貢獻，然而他們也不可避免的帶來了一些負面影響。
Although rural emigrants contribute greatly to the economic growth of the cities, they may inevitably bring about many negative impacts.
49 許多社會學家指出民工正給人口控制和社會治安帶來壓力。他們正在威脅著本已蕭條的工作市場，他們惡化了交通和公共衛生狀況。
Many sociologists point out that rural emigrants are putting pressure on population control and social order; that they are threatening to take already scarce city jobs; and that they have worsened traffic and public health problems.
50. 總之，我們應理智考慮這一問題，重視農民的生活。任何政府忽視這一點都將付出巨大的代價。
In conclusion, we must take into account this problem rationally and place more emphases on peasants lives. Any government that is blind to this point will pay a heavy price.