1、To thealready familiar exampleofthelaw of balance， some other examples may beadded：Beyondacertain point more and better food appears tomean increased needfor medical services. Morevacationsrequiremoreamusements，morehotels，andheavier traffic， andsoforth.

除了这个我们都熟悉的平衡规律的例子，我们还可以举出其它一些例子：食品吃得大多太好超过一定程度似乎会增加对医疗卫生的需要；假期大多会要求有更多的娱乐场所、旅馆，也会使交通更拥挤。

2、It isclear thatmany majorsocietal problems areeither adirectorindirect consequenceoftechnological developments.To the well-known exampleofair and water pollution， afew moremaybeadded：depletionofraw materials andenergy resources，urban congestion，unemployment，militaryarms race， andfrustration with anoverlycomplexsociety. This is not toblame all problems onscience and technology， but simply topoint out theirinterrelationships.

非常清楚，许多重大的社会问题要么是由技术发展直接造成的，要么是间接造成的。除了众所周知的大气和水污染问题的例子，还可以举出一些如原材料和能量资源的枯竭，城市的拥挤，失业、军备竞赛以及社会过分复杂给人带来的精神压力。这不是要指责科技发展所带来的问题，而只是要指出它们互相之间的关系。

1、MaoZedongremains inimportant ways thecenter ofthecountry's moral universe. As acase inpoint，wemay seeafresh nation wide enthusiasm for Mao as Chinamarked thecentenaryofhisbirthlast week. Peoplenotonlygrab upbadges adornedwithhisface， but also the gold-anddiamondwatches commemoratinghis Dec.26birthdayat thelucky-eight figureof8888yuan.

毛泽东在许多重要方面仍然是这个国家的道德世界中心。作为一个例证，我们可以看一下上星期当中国庆祝他诞生一百周年时全国出现的一股新的毛泽东热。人们不仅争抢有他头像的徽章，而且花上 8888元这个有幸运意义的数字去争购为纪念他12月 26日生日制作的宝石金表。

2、As an illustrationof thebenefits tohost the2000Summer Olympics， we may seemorethanabilliondollars thevictoris suretolandin television and advertising revenue，plus theinestimable prestigeof holding the first Olympiad ofthenextmillennium. Nowonder ithas beenafierce competition.

为了说明举办2000年夏季奥运会的好处，我们可以看一下电视转播和广告带来的十几亿收入，以及举办下一个一千年的第一个奥运会所带来的无法估计的荣誉。无怪乎竞争相当激烈。历史上有许多这方面的例子。

1、Historyabounds with the examples ofgreat men who madethenormally wasted hoursuseful andproductive. Thomas A. Edisonworked out many inventions between messages whenhewas workingas atelegraph-operator. HarrietBeecher Straw， amother ofsixchildren，wrote parts of UncleTom's Cabinonsheets ofbutchers'paperwhileshewas cooking the toast.BenjaminFranklininhis storyof his life shows anendless number ofsuchefforts.

伟人们都把看上去可浪费的时间充分利用起来，使之产生效率。爱迪生在做电报报务员的时候。利用发报间隙搞出了许多发明。斯托夫人这个有六个孩子的母亲在烤肉的时候，用包生肉的纸写下了<汤姆叔叔的小屋>中的一些章节。富兰克林在他一生中也有许多这样的例子。

2、Thesociety aboundswith stories ofquick killings.An English teacher inShanghai tellsof afriend whomade millions on the stock market intwo weeks.A lawyer inBeijingtellsof afriend，aformer professor ofMarxist philosophy， whohas made 8 million yuan inreal estate. There is a frenzy of commerce. How toget richbecomes the common topic of daily conversation.