1. housing problem住房问题● The government is trying to solve the housing problem.政府正在努力解决住房问题。2. urban expansion城市扩张● Urban expansion leads to the loss of the farmland.城市扩张导致耕地流失。3. population aging 人口老龄化● Population aging brings about many social problems.人口老龄化带来许多社会问题。4. TV talent show电视选秀节目● The TV talent show has been very popular in China.电视选秀节目在中国很受欢迎。5. copycat products山寨产品● Copycat products tend to have quality problems.山寨产品往往有质量问题。6. food safety食品安全● Food safety issues should be given enough attention.食品安全问题应得到足够的重视。7. left-behind children留守儿童● “Left-behind children” has aroused great public concern.留守儿童引起了公众的极大关注。8. ant tribe蚁族● The life condition of the ant tribe is disastrous.蚁族的生活状况极其恶劣。9. plastic surgery整形手术● Nowadays, many ordinary people choose to have plastic surgery.如今，许多普通人选择做整形手术。10. be addicted to the Internet上网成瘾● Teenagers are prone to be addicted to the Internet.青少年容易上网成瘾。11. Internet rumors网络谣言● Internet rumors spread quickly and widely.网络谣言传播速度快、范围广。12. drunk driving酒后驾车● Drunk driving has severe outcomes.酒后驾车后果严重。13. anti-corruption反腐败● Chinese government has launched a series of anti-corruption drives.中国政府发起了一系列的反腐行动。14. civil servant craze/fever公务员热● Civil servant craze/fever will not cool down in a short term.公务员热短期内不会改变。15. traffic jam交通拥堵● The traffic jam is a universal problem.交通拥堵是一个全球性问题。16. the rich second generation富二代● The emergence of the “rich second generation” causes extensive social concern.“富二代”的出现引起了社会的广泛关注。17. academic dishonesty学术造假● Academic dishonesty has a very bad social influence.学术造假有很坏的社会影响。18. polarization of the rich and the poor贫富分化● Polarization of the rich and the poor may give rise to lots of social problems.贫富分化会引发很多社会问题。19. privacy of celebrities名人隐私● Recently, there's a fierce debate on whether the privacy of celebrities can be revealed.最近，关于是否可以曝光名人隐私引发了一场激烈的讨论。20. social network社交网络● The social network has greatly changed the way we live and communicate.社交网络极大地改变了我们生活和交流的方式。
二、人生哲理
1. dedication奉献，全身心投入● Without wholehearted dedication, one cannot succeed.没有全心全意的奉献，人们就不可能成功。2. duty-bound义不容辞的● It is duty-bound for grown-ups to support their parents.成年子女赡养父母是义不容辞的责任。3. thrift节俭● Despite the improvement of the life condition, it is still necessary to advocate thrift.尽管生活水平提高了，但是提倡节俭还是有必要的。4. perseverance不屈不挠，坚持不懈● Success is about dogged determination and perseverance.成功在于坚定的决心和坚持不懈。5. practice filial piety奉行孝道● Practicing filial piety needs patience, perseverance and wisdom. 奉行孝道需要耐心、坚持和智慧。6. personal gains and losses个人得失● They work for the common good wholeheartedly, regardless of personal gains and losses.他们全心全意为公共利益，不计较个人得失。7. strive for excellence精益求精● Striving for excellence leads to perfection.精益求精成就完美。8. keep pace with the times与时俱进● Only through continuous learning can you keep pace with the times.只有不断学习，才能与时俱进。9. make joint efforts齐心协力● On many occasions, we need to make joint efforts to complete one task.许多情况下，我们需要齐心协力完成一项工作。10. self-cultivation自我修养● The purpose of reading is not only to gain knowledge, but also to improve self-cultivation. 读书的目的不只是获得知识，还在于提升自我修养。11. diligent勤奋的● Success will fall upon those who are diligent.成功会垂青那些勤奋的人。12. optimistic乐观的● Optimistic people can always see the silver lining in every cloud.乐观的人总能看到黑暗中的一线希望。13. pessimistic悲观的● Pessimistic emotion does harm to health.悲观的情绪对健康有害。14. release pressure释放压力● In modern society, people should learn to release pressure in proper ways.现代社会，人们应该学会用合适的方法释放压力。15. traditional virtue传统美德● Honesty is the traditional virtue of China.诚实是中华民族的传统美德。16. social skills社交技能● Social skills can benefit career development.社交技能有助于职业发展。17. respect the elderly and care for the young尊老爱幼● Chinese people regard it as a social responsibility to respect the elderly and care for the young.中国人把尊老爱幼看作是一种社会责任。18. lack of confidence缺乏自信● Lack of confidence may stop you from succeeding.缺乏自信会阻碍你成功。19. down-to-earth attitude脚踏实地的态度● One needs to hold a down-to-earth attitude toward work and study.无论工作还是学习，都应该保持一种脚踏实地的态度。20. self-restraint自我约束，自我克制● Successful people tend to have strong self-restraint.成功人士往往有着较强的自制力。
三、文化教育
1. mass media大众媒体● In most parts of the world, the mass media are flourishing.在世界的大部分地方，大众媒体正在繁荣发展。2. cultural heritage文化遗产● The Great Wall, the cradle of Chinese civilization, is one of the world's cultural heritage sites.长城是中华文明的摇篮，是世界文化遗产之一。3. compulsory education义务教育● In education, we placed emphasis on strengthening compulsory education, especially in rural areas.在教育方面，我们重点加强了义务教育，特别是农村义务教育。4. exam-oriented/quality-oriented education应试/素质教育● The exam-oriented education is changing to the quality-oriented education gradually.应试教育正在逐步向素质教育转变。5. cultural integration文化融合● In order to solve this problem, we must strengthen cultural integration.要解决这个问题，我们必须加强文化融合。6. bomb 戏剧、电影等演砸● His latest play bombed on Broadway.他的最新剧作在百老汇演砸了。7. exotic culture异域文化● It might not be easy for students studying overseas to blend into an exotic culture.对于在海外学习的学生来讲，要融入异域文化可能并不容易。8. diploma文凭● The diploma just represents one's educational background.文凭只是反映一个人的教育背景。9. personal specialty个人特长● Would you like to take tennis up as an off-hour hobby or a personal specialty?你想把网球发展为业余爱好或个人特长吗?10. career fair招聘会● Last month, I found my job at a career fair my university sponsored.上个月，我在学校赞助的招聘会上找到了工作。11.job hunting找工作● After three years of unemployment, I started job hunting yesterday.失业三年后，我从昨天开始找工作。12. recruitment招聘● The recruitment process should be open and transparent.招聘过程应该公开透明。13. broaden one's horizons拓宽某人的视野● Taking courses of different subjects can broaden your horizons.学习不同的课程可以拓宽你的视野。14. the only child独生子女● She was the only child of a couple originally from Kansas.她是最初来自堪萨斯州的一对夫妇的独生女。15. follow suit效仿● Each time the company launched a new program, its rivals will follow suit at once.每次这家公司推出一套新的方案，它的竞争对手就立即效仿。16. social practice社会实践● In addition, social practice helps strengthen students' sense of social responsibility.此外，社会实践有助于增强学生的社会责任意识。17. skip classes逃课● Some students skip classes just because they have no interest in certain subjects.有些学生逃课仅仅是因为他们对某些科目不感兴趣。18. tuition (fee) 学费● Tuition is a barrier to students from poor families entering college.学费是贫困学生上大学的一大障碍。19. higher education高等教育● Many excellent but poor students lost the chance of higher education.许多优秀但家境贫穷的学生失去了接受高等教育的机会。20. arts/science文科/理科● Most colleges divide courses into two categories: arts and science.大多数大学把课程分为两类：文科和理科。
四、社会生活
1. blind job-hopping盲目跳槽● Blind job-hopping is not conducive to career development.盲目跳槽不利于职业发展。2. worship of money拜金主义● The worship of money will distort one's personality.拜金主义会扭曲人格。3. professional ethics职业道德● Having good professional ethics is very important for a scholar.具有良好的职业道德对一名学者来说是很重要的。4. social security 社保● We will work to see that everyone has access to social security.全面实施全民参保计划。5. NEET group啃老族● The NEET group is not a peculiar Chinese group.啃老族并非中国特有的群体。6. sex ratio imbalance性别比例失衡● Many think the family planning policy results in sex ratio imbalance in China.很多人认为中国的计划生育政策导致了性别比例失衡。7. cellphone obsession沉迷于手机● Cellphone obsession may cause social phobia.沉迷于手机可能会引起社交恐惧症。8. vulgar culture低俗文化● College students should resist vulgar culture resolutely.大学生应当坚决抵制低俗文化。9. food safety strategy食品安全策略● We will initiate a food safety strategy to ensure that people have peace of mind about what they're putting on their plates.坚持食品安全战略，让人民吃得放心。10. public morals/morality公共道德● The erosion of public morals should be given sufficient attention to.公共道德的败坏应该引起足够重视。11. fake products假冒产品● Fake products severely damage the interests of consumers.假冒产品严重危害消费者利益。12. generation gap代沟● The generation gap creates obstacles to communication.代沟阻碍沟通交流。13. private cars私家车● The increase of private cars will aggravate the traffic jam.私家车的增多会加剧交通拥堵。14. electronic book电子书● Nowadays, reading electronic books is enjoying great popularity.如今，阅读电子书非常流行。15. junk message垃圾短信● The junk message has become a public hazard.垃圾短信已经成为公共危害。16. empty nester空巢老人● In the coming decades, the number of empty nesters will continue to increase.在未来的几十年里，空巢老人的数量将会持续增加。17. installment payment分期付款● Nowadays, installment payment has been widely adopted in China.现如今，分期付款已经在中国广泛使用。18. fast-paced life快节奏的生活● Due to the fast-paced life, modern people are prone to get depressed.由于快节奏的生活，现代人很容易抑郁。19. information era信息时代● The advent of the information era has enhanced our efficiency of work.信息时代的到来提高了我们的工作效率。来源：星火英语四六级