26、Large families were once seen as a blessing.Today，however，things are changing and an increasing number of Chinese parents realize that fewer is better.

大家庭曾經(jīng)被看做是一種福氣。然而，今天，情況改變了，越來越多的中國家長意識(shí)到家庭成員越少越好。

27、People used to place total reliance on the government.The so-called“iron rice bowl”prevailed in the past，but things are quite different today.

過去，人們習(xí)慣完全依靠政府。以前盛行所謂的“鐵飯碗”，但今天的情況有很大的不同。

28、Several years ago，Chinese streets were filled with people wearing identical drab clothing.Today，however，things are quite different and the streets are awash with people wearing fashionable bright colored outfits.Why has the change taken place?

許多年前，中國大街上的人都穿一樣的灰褐色衣服。然而，今天的情況大不一樣了，街上滿是一個(gè)個(gè)身穿色彩艷麗的時(shí)髦衣服的人。出現(xiàn)這種變化的原因是什么呢?

29、Years of observing human behavior has enabled me to conclude that the major difference between mediocrity and success lies solely with the individual concerned.Successful individuals consistently seek advancement，while their less industrious contemporaries are merely content with the status quo.

對(duì)人們行為的多年觀察使我能夠得出這樣的結(jié)論：平庸和成功的主要區(qū)別僅僅在于相關(guān)的個(gè)人。成功的個(gè)人不斷尋求進(jìn)步，而他們比較懶惰的同時(shí)代人僅僅滿足于現(xiàn)狀。

30、Perhaps it is time to reexamine the idea that college degrees are a guarantee of intelligence.

也許現(xiàn)在是應(yīng)該重新考慮大學(xué)為是智力的保證這種想法的時(shí)候了。