2. Social progress is normally a matter of struggles and conflicts.

　　社會進(jìn)步通常是斗爭和沖突的結(jié)果。

　　3. The advances in communications altered the nature of information processing.

　　通訊技術(shù)的進(jìn)步使信息處理發(fā)生了質(zhì)的改變。

　　4. Saying she's improved comes over as a backhanded compliment.

　　說她進(jìn)步了聽起來倒像是一種諷刺。

　　5. Parents will be able to discuss their child's progress with their teacher.

　　家長將可以和老師交流談?wù)撟优�的進(jìn)步情況。

　　6. We've made extraordinary progress as a society in that regard.

　　在那個(gè)方面，我們的社會已經(jīng)取得了巨大的進(jìn)步。

　　7. His progress at school had been unspectacular compared to his brother.

　　和弟弟相比，他在學(xué)校里的進(jìn)步很不起眼。

　　8. It was a time of political stability and progress.

　　這是一段政治穩(wěn)定和進(jìn)步的'時(shí)期。

　　9. Is his promotion evidence of the minorities' advance, or mere tokenism?

　　他的晉升是證明了少數(shù)族裔的進(jìn)步，還是僅僅為了裝點(diǎn)門面?

　　10. Their progress at work was mirrored by their children's educational advance.

　　子女在學(xué)業(yè)上有所進(jìn)步，他們在工作上也就會有所起色。

　　11. The majority have a built-in Luddite mentality; they are resistant to change.

　　大部分人天生有種反對技術(shù)進(jìn)步的心理。他們抗拒變革。

　　12. This is a clear demonstration of how technology has changed.

　　這清楚地表明了技術(shù)已有了怎樣的進(jìn)步。

　　13. Through science we've got the idea of associating progress with the future.

　　通過科學(xué)我們知道了應(yīng)該把進(jìn)步和未來聯(lián)系起來。

　　14. Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound.--James Allen

　　人們總是渴望改善周遭環(huán)境，但是卻不愿意改善自己，因此總停留在原地，無法進(jìn)步。

　　15. Tech-nology has advanced at a breathless pace.

　　技術(shù)進(jìn)步速度驚人，日新月異。