[摘要]
第二课——对立观点

　　例文

　　十大闪光点之三——“一些人认为”——Some

　　无数的numerous/myriad (a myriad of)

　　大量的A great / large / huge / (in)considerable / significant / noticeable number / amount / quant...

第二课——对立观点

　　例文

　　十大闪光点之三——“一些人认为”——Some

　　无数的numerous/myriad (a myriad of)

　　大量的A great / large / huge / (in)considerable / significant / noticeable number / amount / quantity / portion of

　　对半的almost / nearly / some / close to / approximately half of

　　大多的the (vast / overwhelming) majority of

　　一些/另一些（抽象意义）：some – others, majority – minority

　　十大闪光点之三——“一些人认为”——people

　　公众the public

　　各行各业people from all walks of life / the circle/community/walk of education

　　学生examinees / testees / students

　　特殊人群readers / drivers

　　支持/反对者followers – objectors, dissenters – consenters

　　参与者participants / candidates / interviewees

　　十大闪光点之三——“一些人认为”——think

　　认为assume / argue / hold (the opinion) / claim / suggest / declare / say / assert / state / believe / insist/ maintain / doubt / suspect that

　　支持give / express / show / demonstrate one’s support for

　　赞成/反对vote / ballot for/against

　　cast one’s vote / ballot for / against

　　side with / stand on the side of

　　接受take the advise / follow the suggestion / accept the opinion / idea that

　　意见是one’s viewpoint is that / be with the view that

　　十大闪光点之一——提问法

　　A. 直接提问法

　　B. 间接提问法

　　C. 连续提问法

　　十大闪光点之二——总结法

　　1. 玫瑰All roses have thorns.

　　2. 花园No garden is without weeds.

　　3. 金币Every coin has 2 sides.

　　4. 利剑Every sword has 2 edges.

　　5. 利弊Every advantage has its disadvantages.

　　6. 众口It’s hard to please all.

　　7. 仁智So many people, so many minds.

　　8. 伟人Great minds think alike.

　　9. 毒肉One man’s meat is another man’s poison.

　　10. 过及Throw the baby out with the bath water.

　　第一段：

　　1. 背景法Along with the advent of…

　　2. As Chinese society develops, greater importance is attached to…

　　3. Gone is the days / years / age / period / era / times in which / when people regard / take / consider / think of / take sth. as a new / strange / radical blessing / curse / phenomenon / concept / notion / creation / invention

　　4. 提问法Is it a blessing or a curse?

　　5. 总结法Admittedly, there are merits to both sides of the argument.

　　6. All roses have thorns.

　　7. No garden is without weeds.

　　8. Answers shall find it hard to please all, as the old say goes.

　　9. As the proverb goes: “Every coin has its two sides”, ___ is no exception.

　　10. As to whether it is a blessing or a curse, however, people take different attitudes.

　　11. At present, some people think ____, while others claim ____. Both sides have their merits and drawbacks.