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(新GRE)Issue题库英汉对照(根据指导语不同进行了分类)
对于这份题库,时间紧或不喜读英文的朋友可以快速过一篇中文以期了解GRE的issue部分所主要考察的领域和话题,做到心中有数,并在日常的学习和思考中留心相关的信息,作
为有效的备考资料。
This page contains the Issue topics for theAnalytical Writing section of the GRE® revised General Test. When you take thetest, you will be presented with one
Issue topic from this pool.
EachIssue topic consists of an issue statement or statements followed by specifictask instructions that tell you how to respond to the issue. The wording
ofsome topics in the test might vary slightly from what is presented here. Also,because there may be multiple versions of some topics with similar or
identicalwording but with different task instructions, it isvery important to read your test topic and its specific task directionscarefully and respond to
the wording as it appears in the actual test.
指导语1
Write a response in which you discuss theextent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoningfor the position you take. In
developing and supporting your position, youshould consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true andexplain how these considerations
shape your position.
指导语:文章中讨论你是在多大程度上同意或者不同意题目的论点,并解释你选取这一立场的原因。在发展及支持你的论点时,你应该考虑那些使得论点成立或者不成立的方面,
并解释你的这些考虑是如何使其形成你所持有的观点的。54题。
1. As people rely more and more on technology to solve problems, theability of humans to think for themselves will surely deteriorate.随着人们越来越依
靠于技术来解决问题,人类自己独立思考的能力会确定无疑地退化。
2. To understand the mostimportant characteristics of a society, one must study its major cities.要想理解一个社会最为重要的特点,就必须研究这个社会的各
主要城市。
3. In any field of endeavor, it is impossible to make a significantcontribution without first being strongly influenced by past achievementswithin that
field.在任何努力领域,如果没有受到那个领域过去的成就的强烈影响就不可能做出重大的贡献。继承与创新
4. People's behavior is largely determined by forces not of their ownmaking.人们的行为在很大程度上是取决于外力而非其自己所做出的选择。
5. Formal education tends to restrain our minds and spirits rather than setthem free.正规教育倾向于限制我们的想法和精神而不是使他们得到解放。
6. The well-being of a society is enhanced when many of its people questionauthority.当一个社会的大多数人们都质疑权威时,这个社会的福利安康就得到了提升
。
7. Laws should be flexible enough to take account of various circumstances,times, and places.法律应该是足够灵活的,可以考虑各种不同的情形和时空。灵活的
法律?
8. The best way to teach is to praise positive actions and ignore negativeones.教育/训练的最佳方式就是鼓励积极的行为,忽视消极的行为。
9. The luxuries and conveniences of contemporary life prevent people fromdeveloping into truly strong and independent individuals.当代生活的奢侈与便利
阻碍了个体真正的坚强与独立。
10. In any field of inquiry, the beginner is more likely than the expert tomake important contributions.在任何探索未知的领域,初学者比专家更有可能做出重要
的贡献。
11. The surest indicator of a great nation is represented not by theachievements of its rulers, artists, or scientists, but by the general welfareof its
people.一个伟大国家的最为适切的指标并非是它的统治者、艺术家或者科学家所取得的成就,而是它的国民整体上的福利。
12. As we acquire more knowledge, things do not become more comprehensible,but more complex and mysterious.随着我们掌握的知识日益增多,事情并非变得更易理解
,而是变得更加复杂和神秘。
13. In any situation, progress requires discussion among people who havecontrasting points of view.在任何情形下,想要取得进步,要求持有互相冲突观点的人们进
行充分讨论。
14. It is primarily through our identification with social groups that wedefine ourselves.我们主要是通过对于社会群体的认同,才得以定义我们自己。
15. The greatness of individuals can be decided only by those who live afterthem, not by their contemporaries.一个人是否伟大只能由生活于其后的人们而非其同
时代者来做出评价。
16. Students should always questionwhat they are taught instead of accepting it passively.学生应该始终质疑自己所学到的知识而不是被动的接受它们。
17. The increasingly rapid pace of life today causes more problems than itsolves.当今日益增快的生活节奏引发的问题超过了它所解决的问题。
18. Competition for high grades seriously limits the quality of learning atall levels of education.为获得高分而竞争严重的限制了所有水平教育的学习质量。
19. If a goal is worthy, then any means taken to attain it are justifiable.如果一个目标是值得的,那么任何用以实现这一目标的途径/手段都是合理的。
20. In order for any work of art—for example, a film,a novel, a poem, or a song—to have merit, it must be understandable to most people.对任何一门艺术(
如电影、小说、诗歌、歌曲)而言,要想具有优点,它就必须为大多数人所理解。
21. Many important discoveries or creations are accidental: it is usuallywhile seeking the answer to one question that we come across the answer toanother.
许多重要的发现或创造是随机的:通常是在寻求某一问题的答案的同时我们找到了另外一个问题的答案。
22. The main benefit of the study of history is to dispel the illusion thatpeople living now are significantly different from people who lived in earlier
times.学习历史的主要好处是可以打消那种认为当下的人们与生活在以往时代的人们迥然不同的这种错觉。
23. Learning is primarily a matter of personal discipline; students cannotbe motivated by school or college alone.学习主要是个体的自觉自律的事儿,学生们无
法仅仅被学校或者大学学院本身所激励。
24. Leaders are created by the demands that are placed on them.领导者是由其所处位置的要求所创造的。
25. There is little justification for society to make extraordinary efforts—especiallyat a great cost in money and jobs—to save endangered animal or
plant species.对整个社会而言,没有什么道义上的理由来付出巨大的努力——尤其是以众多金钱和劳力为代价——来拯救那些濒危的动物或植物。
26. The human mind will always be superior to machines because machines areonly tools of human minds.人的大脑总是优于机器,因为机器只是人脑的工具。
27. People who are the most deeply committed to an idea or policy are alsothe most critical of it.那些深深投入到一个想法或一项政策中的人往往也对其最具评判
性。
28. Young people should be encouraged to pursue long-term, realistic goalsrather than seek immediate fame and recognition.年轻人应该被鼓励追求长远的,可实
现的目标而不是寻求即时的声名和认可。
29. Knowing about the past cannot help people to make important decisionstoday.通晓过去无法帮助人们在当代做出重要的决策。
30. In this age of intensive media coverage, it is no longer possible for asociety to regard any living man or woman as a hero.在这个媒体覆盖面日益深广的时
代,一个社会不再有可能将其尚在人世的男人或女人视作英雄人物。
31. We can usually learn much more from people whose views we share thanfrom people whose views contradict our own.与那些与我们观点相悖的人们相比,我们通常
从那些和我们持有共同观点的人身上学到的东西更多。
32. The most effective way to understand contemporary culture is to analyzethe trends of its youth.理解当代文化最为有效的方式是分析这一文化下年轻人的趋势。
33. People's attitudes are determined more by their immediate situation orsurroundings than by society as a whole.人们的态度取决于他们当下的情形或环境而不
是社会这个整体。
34. The primary goal of technological advancement should be to increasepeople's efficiency so that they have more leisure time.技术进步最为主要的目标是增加
人们的效率从而使其得享更多的闲暇时光。
35. Unfortunately, in contemporary society, creating an appealing image hasbecome more important than the reality or truth behind that image.不幸的是,在当
代社会,创造一个有吸引力的形象已经变得比这一形象背后的现实或真相更为重要的事了。
36. Although innovations such as video, computers, and the Internet seem tooffer schools improved methods for instructing students, these technologies
alltoo often distract from real learning.尽管视频录像、电脑以及网络等创新似乎为学校提供了用以指导学生的方法,这些技术全部都过于使学生从真正的学习中分心了。
37. The best ideas arise from a passionate interest in commonplace things.最好的想法源于对于常见事物产生富有激情的兴趣。
38. In most professions and academic fields, imagination is more importantthan knowledge.在大多数专业或者学术领域,想象力比知识更为重要。
39. To be an effective leader, a public official must maintain the highestethical and moral standards.想要成为一个有效的领导者,一个公共的官员必须要持有最
高的伦理和道德标准。
40. Critical judgment of work in any given field has little value unless itcomes from someone who is an expert in that field.在任何既定领域,对于工作的关键
决断都没有什么价值,除非这一决断是来自于这一领域的专家。
41. Requiring university students to take a variety of courses outside theirmajor fields of study is the best way to ensure that students become
trulyeducated.要求大学生在本身的专业学习领域之外学习广泛的课程是确保学生获得真正教育的最为有效的途径。
42. Any leader who is quickly and easily influenced by shifts in popularopinion will accomplish little.那些迅速、轻易就受到群众/大众观点的变动所影响的领导
者注定会一事无成。
43. Government officials should rely on their own judgment rather thanunquestioningly carry out the will of the people whom they serve.政府官员应该依赖自身
的决断而不是毫不质疑的执行其所服务的人民的意志。
44. A nation should require all of its students to study the same nationalcurriculum until they enter college.一个国家应该要求它的全体学生学习相同的全国性
课程直到这些学生升入大学。
45. It is primarily in cities that a nation's cultural traditions aregenerated and preserved.主要是在城市中,一个国家的文化传统得以产生和保存。
46. We can learn much more from people whose views we share than from peoplewhose views contradict our own.与那些和我们观点冲突的人相比,我们可以从那些和我
们持有相同观点的人身上学到更多。
47. When old buildings stand on ground that modern planners feel could bebetter used for modern purposes, modern development should be given precedenceover
the preservation of historic buildings.当旧的建筑物所在的场地被当代的计划者认为可以更好的用于当代的目的时,当代的发展应该优先于对历史建筑的保存。
48. All college and university students would benefit from spending at leastone semester studying in a foreign country.所有的大学生都会从在一个海外国家学习
至少一个学期的经历中获益。
49. Educational institutions have a responsibility to dissuade students frompursuing fields of study in which they are unlikely to succeed.教育机构有责任劝
阻学生在那些其不可能获得成功的领域中苦苦追求。
50. It is more harmful to compromise one's own beliefs than to adhere tothem.与坚持自己的信念相比,对信念予以妥协更加的有害。
51. No field of study can advance significantly unless it incorporatesknowledge and experience from outside that field.没有一个学习领域能够取得显著的进步除
非能够从这个领域之外整合知识和经验。
52. True success can be measured primarily in terms of the goals one setsfor oneself.真正的成功只能从个体自己所设立的目标的角度来予以衡量。
53. The best test of an argument is the argument's ability to convincesomeone with an opposing viewpoint.检验一个argument的最好办法是看其对于持有相反观点的
人们的信服力。
54. The effectiveness of a country's leaders isbest measured by examining the well-being of that country's citizens.检测一个国家的领导者的有效性的最好指标
就是检视这个国家民众的幸福安康程度(well-being)。
指导语2
Write a response in which you discuss theextent to which you agree or disagree with the claim. In developing andsupporting your position, be sure to address
the most compelling reasons and/orexamples that could be used to challenge your position.
讨论你在多大程度上同意或者不同意题目中的观点,在发展和支持你的立场时,确保使用那些最具说服力的原因和/或例证来挑战你所持有的立场。24题
1. Educational institutions have a responsibility to dissuade students frompursuing fields of study in which they are unlikely to succeed. 教育机构有责
任劝阻学生追求那些他们不可能在其中取得成功的领域。
2. Scandals are useful because they focus our attention on problems in waysthat no speaker or reformer ever could.丑闻是有用的,因为它可以以一种任何发
言者或改革家可以做到的方式使我们将注意力集中在问题上。
3. Universities should require every student to take a variety of coursesoutside the student's field of study.大学应该要求每名学生都在自己所学的领域之
外学习多种不同的课程。
4. Educational institutions should actively encourage their students tochoose fields of study that will prepare them for lucrative careers.教育机构应该
主动的鼓励他的学生选择那些可以为其带来丰厚收入的职业的学习领域。
5. The best way to teach—whether as an educator, employer, or parent—is to praisepositive actions and ignore negative ones.最好的训导方式——无论是作
为教育者,雇主或者父母——就是赞赏积极的行动而忽视消极的行为。
6. Teachers' salaries should be based on their students' academicperformance.教师的工资应该基于他所负责的学生的学业成绩表现。
7. College students should base their choice of a field of study on theavailability of jobs in that field.大学生应该将学习领域的选择基于在那个领域获得
工作的可得性。
8. Every individual in a society has a responsibility to obey just laws andto disobey and resist unjust laws.社会中的每个个体的责任是遵守公正的法律以及
违抗和抵制不公正的法律。
9. It is no longer possible for a society to regard any living man or womanas a hero.一个社会已经不可能将其尚在人世的男人或女人视作英雄。
10. The effectiveness of a country's leaders is best measured by examiningthe well-being of that country's citizens.衡量一个国家领导者的有效性的最佳方式就
是检视这个国家国民的幸福程度。
11. All parents should be required to volunteer time to their children'sschools.所有的父母都应该被要求自愿提供时间给他们孩子所在的学校。
12. A nation should require all of its students to study the same nationalcurriculum until they enter college.一个国家应该要求它所有的学生学习相同的全国课
程直到学生进入大学。
13. Colleges and universities should require their students to spend atleast one semester studying in a foreign country.学院或大学应该要求学生在一个海外国
家渡过至少一个学期。
14. People's behavior is largely determined by forces not of their ownmaking.人们的行为在很大程度上取决于外在的强力而非自己所做的决定。
15. To be an effective leader, a public official must maintain the highestethical and moral standards.成为一个有效的领导者,公共官员应该维持最高的伦理和道
德标准。
16. Critical judgment of work in any given field has little value unless itcomes from someone who is an expert in that field.在任何既定的领域,对作品的评断
都没有什么价值,除非这一评断来自于该领域的专家。
17. In any profession—business, politics, education, government—those inpower should step down after five years.在任何领域——商业、政治、教育、政府管理
——那些当权者应在五年之后走到台下。
18. The best way to understand the character of a society is to examine thecharacter of the men and women that the society chooses as its heroes or itsrole
models.理解一个社会的特点的最好方式就是检视这个社会选作英雄或者角色模范的男人或女人的特点。
19. The best way for a society to prepare its young people for leadership ingovernment, industry, or other fields is by instilling in them a sense
ofcooperation, not competition.一个社会装备其年轻人在政府、工业或者其他领域的领导力的最佳方式就是向他们灌输合作感,而非竞争精神。
20. In most professions and academic fields, imagination is more importantthan knowledge.在大多数职业和学业领域,想象力比知识更为重要。
21. The surest indicator of a great nation is not the achievements of itsrulers, artists, or scientists, but the general well-being of all its people.一个
伟大国家最为适切的指标不是他的统治者、艺术家或者科学家所取得的成就,而是它的全体国民的整体幸福安康的程度。
22. Educational institutions should actively encourage their students tochoose fields of study in which jobs are plentiful.教育机构应该主动的鼓励他们的学生
选择那些工作机会丰富的领域进行学习。
23. The general welfare of a nation's people is a better indication of thatnation's greatness than are the achievements of its rulers, artists,
orscientists. 一个伟大国家最为适切的指标不是他的统治者、艺术家或者科学家所取得的成就,而是它的全体国民的整体幸福安康程度。
24. Nations should pass laws to preserve anyremaining wilderness areas in their natural state.国家应该通过法律来保存任何尚存的荒野地区使其保持自然状态。
指导语3
Write a response in which you discuss theextent to which you agree or disagree with the recommendation and explain yourreasoning for the position you take.
In developing and supporting yourposition, describe specific circumstances in which adopting the recommendationwould or would not be advantageous and explain
how these examples shape yourposition.
讨论你在多大程度上同意或者不同意题中的建议并解释你持有这一立场的理由。在发展和支持你的立场时,请描述一些具体的情形,此时采纳该建议会具有优势/劣势,并解释这些
例子(你所列举的情形)是如何塑造了你当前持有的立场的。24题
1. A nation should require all of its students to study the same nationalcurriculum until they enter college.一个国家应该要求其所有学生学习相同的全国课
程直至学生们升入大学。
2. Governments should focus on solving the immediate problems of todayrather than on trying to solve the anticipated problems of the future.政府应该重
点解决今日的紧急问题而非未来的预期问题。
3. Governments should place few, if any, restrictions on scientificresearch and development.政府应该对于科学研究和发展施以最低限度的限制。
4. Governments should offer college and university education free of chargeto all students.政府应该提供给所有学生免费的学院和大学教育。
5. Governments should not fund anyscientific research whose consequences are unclear.政府不该资助任何其后果不明朗的研究。
6. Society should identify those children who have special talents andprovide training for them at an early age to develop their talents.政府应该挑选/
识别出那些具有特殊天分的儿童,并为其提供早期的训练以发展孩子们的才能。
7. College students should be encouraged to pursue subjects that interestthem rather than the courses that seem most likely to lead to jobs.大学生应该
被鼓励追求他们感兴趣的学科,而不是那些更容易找到工作的课程。
8. Universities should require every student to take a variety of coursesoutside the student's field of study.大学应该要求学生们在所学领域之外修读广泛
的课程。
9. Educators should find out what students want included in the curriculumand then offer it to them.教育者应该探寻学生们在课程中想要什么然后提供给他们
。
10. Educators should teach facts only after their students have studied theideas, trends, and concepts that help explain those facts.只有在学生们已经学习了
有助其掌握特定事实的相关想法、趋势以及概念之后,教育者才应该教授这些事实。
11. Government officials should rely on their own judgment rather thanunquestioningly carry out the will of the people they serve.政府官员应该依赖自身的决
断而不是毫不质疑的执行其所服务的选民的意志。
12. Young people should be encouraged to pursue long-term, realistic goalsrather than seek immediate fame and recognition.年轻人应该被鼓励追求长远的、现实
的目标而不是寻求即时的声名和认可。
13. The best way to teach is to praise positive actions and ignore negativeones.传授的最佳方式是赞赏积极的行为而忽略那些消极的行为。
14. In order to become well-rounded individuals, all college students shouldbe required to take courses in which they read poetry, novels, mythology,
andother types of imaginative literature.为了成为全面发展的个体,所有的大学生都应该被要求参加一些课程,在其中,他们可以阅读诗歌、小说、神话以及其他类型的富有
想象力的文学。
15. Scientists and other researchers should focus their research on areasthat are likely to benefit the greatest number of people.科学家和其他研究者应该将
其研究选定在最有可能使大多数人受益的领域。
16. Politicians should pursue common ground and reasonable consensus ratherthan elusive ideals.政治家应该寻求共同的立场和合理的一致意见,而不是那些晦涩难描
的理想。
17. People should undertake risky action only after they have carefullyconsidered its consequences.人们只有在充分的考虑危险行动的后果之后才应该从事这些行为
。
18. Nations should suspend government funding for the arts when significantnumbers of their citizens are hungry or unemployed.当一个国家的众多国民还处于饥
饿和失业中时,这个国家应该停止政府对于艺术的资助。
19. All parents should be required to volunteer time to their children'sschools.所有的父母都应该被要求为子女所在的学校贡献一些时间。
20. Colleges and universities should require their students to spend atleast one semester studying in a foreign country.学院和大学应该要求其学生在一个海外
国家至少学习一个学期。
21. Teachers' salaries should be based on the academic performance of theirstudents.教师的薪水应该基于他们教授的学生的学业表现。
22. Educators should take students' interests into account when planning thecontent of the courses they teach.在设计所教授课程的内容时,教育者应该将学生的
兴趣也考虑在内。
23. Educators should base their assessment of students' learning not onstudents' grasp of facts but on the ability to explain the ideas, trends,
andconcepts that those facts illustrate.教育者对于学生学习的评估不该基于学生掌握了多少事实,而应该是学生解释这些事实所阐释的想法、趋势以及概念的能力。
24. College students should base their choiceof a field of study on the availability of jobs in that field.大学生对于学习领域的选择应该基于那个领域当中工
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