1. Despite the modesty of the benefit, the Chamber of Commerce and other business groups fought it bitterly, describing it as "government-run personnel management" and a "dangerous precedent". (2010.06 阅读 Text2)

【翻译】虽然的确有益处，但商会和其他商业团体都强烈反对，将其形容为“政府运行、自我管理的”、一个“危险的先例”。

【词汇】1. modesty n. 谦虚，中肯，端庄

例：Modesty helps one make progress.

谦虚使人进步。

2. chamber n. 会客室，议事厅

例：The lawyer is in the chamber.

律师现在在会议厅里。

3. precedent n. 先例

例：There is no precedent for this case.

这起案件没有先例。

Ⅱ. Society expects—and needs—parents to provide their children with continuity of care, meaning the intensive, intimate care that human beings need to develop their intellectual, emotional and moral capabilities. (2010. 06 阅读 Text2)

【翻译】社会期待、同时也要求父母为他们的孩子提供持续的照顾，也就是人类智力、情感、道德能力发展所需要的彻底的、亲密的关爱。

【词汇】1. continuity n. 连续性，继续

例：There is no continuity between the two passages.

这两个段落之间没有连贯性。

2. intensive a. 密集的，彻底的，强烈的

例：The result was based on an intensive research.

这个结论是建立在一项彻底的调查上的。

3. intimate a. 亲密的，私人的

例：We are intimate friends.

我们是亲密的朋友。

4. intellectual a. 智力的，聪明的，需要智力的

例：Chess is a highly intellectual game. 象棋是一项需要高智慧的比赛项目。

Ⅲ. What parents do, in other words, is of deep concern to the state, for the obvious reason that caring for children is not only morally urgent but essential for the future of society. (2010.06 阅读 Text2)

【翻译】换句话说，家长的所作所为对于国家深切关注的，显而易见地，是因为照顾孩子不仅仅是道德上所必须的，同时也是社会未来的基础。

【词汇】1. obvious a. 明显的

例：It is obvious that he loves her.

很明显，他爱她。

2. urgent a. 紧急的，急迫的，坚持要求的

例：There is an urgent need for medicine in the earthquake-stricken areas.

地震灾区急需药物。

3. essential a. 必须的，重要的

例：Water is essential for human beings.

水是人类的必需品。

【语法】1. “be of +抽象名词(词组)”表示主语的某种形状或特征，相当于 "be+形容词"

例：be of value=be valuable;be of interest=be interesting;be of importance= be important