（1）積極方面
give students/ citizens motivation to
…給學(xué)生/公民動力去……
narrow the gap between the wealthy and the impoverished
減少貧富差距
curbcrimes
控制犯罪
allocate money to
投資于…
promote the development of…
促進(jìn)…的發(fā)展
It is obvious that
…顯而易見，…
play a key role in
起關(guān)鍵作用
enhance the efficiency of…
提高效率
enrich one’s experience …
豐富某人的經(jīng)驗
keep society safe and stable
保持社會穩(wěn)定
have an obligation to do …
有責(zé)任去…
afford people entertainment and pleasure
給人們提供娛樂
create employment opportunities
創(chuàng)造就業(yè)機(jī)會
put something in the first place
= give priority to… 把…當(dāng)成首要任務(wù)
is less time-consuming and more economical
省錢又省時間
broaden one’s horizons
開闊人的眼界
contribute to …
為…作貢獻(xiàn)
fulfill one's potential
發(fā)揮......的潛力
（2）消極方面
live a stressful life
生活壓力大
the competition is stiff
競爭激烈
impair people’s health
破壞人的健康
the population is booming
人口爆炸
restrict the development of
限制……的發(fā)展
lower the efficiency of…
降低……的效率
stem from
某事由…導(dǎo)致
suffer from
遭受
is a threat to…
對…構(gòu)成威脅
have detrimental influence upon
對…產(chǎn)生有害的影響
cope with
解決，處理
take measures to …
采取措施…
There is a definite link between A and B
A和B之間有密切的聯(lián)系
is increasingly severe
越來越嚴(yán)重
is monotonous
單調(diào)的
create psychological problems
產(chǎn)生心理問題
