11. One of the pressing problema facing our nation ( China ) today is overcoming disparities in urban and rural income levels .
我們國家（中國）如今面臨的緊迫問題之一是克服城鄉(xiāng)收入水平之間的差距。
12. One of the most serious problems many people talk about centers on the lack of adequate housing space .
許多人談論的一個最嚴重的問題集中在缺乏足夠的居住空間。
13. Perhaps the most dangerous phenomenon gripping the nation today is official corruption , which is pervasive in all levels of government .
也許當今困擾國家的最危險的現(xiàn)象是遍布各級政府的官員腐敗。
14. Inflation is yet another new and bitter truth we must learn to face .
通貨膨脹又是一個我們必須學會面對的痛苦的新情況。
15. The rapid expansion of urban areas has in many cases encroached on valuable cultivatable land , and led to a general recognition that development must not be carried at the cost of agriculture . The government has attached greater importance to the problem and an increasing number of redundant projects are being terminated .
城區(qū)的迅速擴大在很多情況下侵占了寶貴的可耕地，使人們普遍認識到發(fā)展不能以犧牲農(nóng)業(yè)為代價。政府更加重視這個問題，越來越多的不必要的工程被終止。