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reduce

减少 / 减轻

reduce the risk of heart disease and high blood pressure

降低患心脏病和高血压的风险

rely on

依赖

rely heavily on the Internet

严重依赖于网络

respect their personal choices

尊重他们的个人选择

choices about diet and lifestyle

饮食和生活方式的选择

share their life experience with young people

与年轻人分享他们的人生经验

take public transport

乘坐公共交通

take away jobs from local farmers

抢走当地农民的就业机会

value their traditions

重视他们的传统

value their heritage

重视他们的文化传承

work overtime

加班

useful members of society

有用的社会成员

standard of living

生活水平

public transport, libraries and museums

公共交通、图书馆和博物馆

rapid population growth

高速的人口增长

natural resources

自然资源

violent images

暴力画面

active lifestyle

经常运动的生活方式

family bonds

家庭纽带 / 亲情关系

respect and trust

尊重和信任

stress and anxiety

压力和焦虑

gender bias

性别偏见

labour shortages

劳动力短缺

housing shortages

住房短缺

global warming

全球变暖

carbon emissions

碳排放

electric cars

电动汽车

hunger and poverty

饥饿与贫困

financial support

经济支持 / 资助

government revenue

政府收入

residential buildings

居住建筑

commercial buildings

商业建筑

famous landmarks

著名的标志性建筑

language barriers in communication

交流中的语言障碍

cultural diversity

文化多样性

wildlife reserves

野生生物保护区

convenient and comfortable

方便舒适的

open-minded and creative

思想开放而且有创造力的

fun and enjoyable

有趣而且令人愉快的

interesting and creative

有趣而且有创意的

biased and unfair

有偏见而且不公正的

lonely and unhappy

孤独而且不快乐的

aggressive and violent

有攻击性而且很暴力的

selfish and greedy

自私而且贪婪的

help students prepare for the knowledge-based economy

帮助学生们为知识经济做好准备

develop their independent thinking skills

发展他们独立思考的技能

help students develop good learning habits

帮助学生形成良好的学习习惯

gain knowledge and practical experience

获取知识和实践经验

achieve their academic potential

充分发挥出他们的学习潜力

become a contributing member of society

成为一名有贡献的社会成员

become responsible members of society

成为有责任感的社会成员

broaden their knowledge and skills

拓宽他们的知识和技能

develop a wide range of interests

发展广泛的兴趣

help them prepare for a wide variety of careers

帮助他们为多种职业做准备

gain a deeper understanding of their subjects

获得对于所学科目更深入的理解

encourage competition

鼓励竞争

motivate students to work hard

给学生们动力去努力学习

focus on their goals

集中精力在他们的目标上面

encourage cooperation

鼓励合作

achieve their common goal

实现他们的共同目标

rising education costs

上升的教育费用

reach their full potential

发挥他们最大潜力

are professional educators

是专业的教育工作者

have more teaching experience than parents

比家长有更丰富的教学经验

provide well-structured lessons

提供结构严谨的教学

help students achieve their academic potential

帮助学生们充分发挥出他们的学习潜力

help students develop social skills and teamwork skills

帮助学生们发展社会交往技能和团队合作技能

do not have the necessary knowledge or experience to teach their children

没有教孩子所需的知识或经验

teach their children good behaviour

教孩子良好的行为

teach them the difference between right and wrong

教他们分辨是非

help them develop important life skills

帮助他们发展重要的生活技能

life skills

生活技能

communicate with their children

跟他们的孩子交流

share their life experience with their children

和他们的孩子分享他们的人生经验

make lessons more interesting and enjoyable

让授课变得更有趣而且令人愉快

provide a wide variety of information

提供多种多样的信息

help students find information quickly and easily

帮助学生快速而且轻松地找到信息

can be used to improve teaching

可以被用来改进教学

may provide unreliable information

可能提供不可靠的信息

want to be more independent

希望更加独立

want to enjoy more privacy

希望享受更多隐私

have a higher income

有更高的收入

can afford to live alone

可以承担独自生活所需的费用

have more freedom to choose their lifestyles

有更多自由去选择自己的生活方式

increase their independence

增加他们的独立性

more educational opportunities

更多的教育机会

more job opportunities

更多的工作机会

experience other cultures and lifestyles

体验其他文化和生活方式

are professionally trained

受过专业培训

do not treat children well

不能善待儿童

can provide childcare for free

可以免费提供对孩子的照顾

provide childcare

提供对孩子的照顾

care more about the children

更关心孩子