汉语中有许多习惯用语。其中有的是用“人们”、“有人”、“大家”等作主语，有的看来是无主句，有的则是句子中的独立成分，如“应该说”、“必须指出”、“已经证明”等， 在英语中则常用it 作形式主语的句型来表达这些习惯语。
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,0Y5O?pu\ （4） 众所周知…… It is well-known that…
\V,;F!*#G （5） 据说（有人说）…… It is said that…
sZhl.[&zo （6） 据悉…… It is learned that…
p;rG aLo:u （7） 据推测…… It is supposed that…
|.Pl[y （8） 据估计（预计）…… It is estimated (predicated, calculated) that…
mjqVP. （9） 据报导…… It is reported that…
?I`ru:iG （10） 必须指出…… It must be pointed out that…
9 v<Sng （11） 必须（应该）承认…… It must (should ) be admitted that…
!*gTC1bv B （12） 可见（可以看出）…… It will be seen that…
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q: 1_D> （14） 不用说（谁都知道）…… It is understood that …
o[!g,Gmoh （15） 无可否认…… It cannot be denied that…
"HQH]?!k （16） 已经证明…… It has been proved that…
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&,Xs=Lv mq （19） 人们有时会问…… It is sometimes asked that…
1+^L,-k! （20） 人们希望…… It is expected (hoped ) that…
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fodr1M4J Young Students Studying Abroad
RkJ\? For a Chinese student, attending an overseas school can be a great opportunity to learn something. However, today some of these lucky individuals are losing sight of their main priority.
uj-q@IKe An article from Worker’s Daily reveals that to cover one year’s stay in a British private middle school with on-campus housing and other living expenses, the parents who toil back at home have to set nearly 30,000 dollars aside for their children.
F%6`D As a consequence of Mom’s and Dad’s liberal attitude, some Chinese students emerge as weekend-movie-goers, fancy-car-owners, and frequent travelers, all at the expense of their parents. The price tags of their clothes also raise westerners’ eyebrows.
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GGs3r;(t Beijing’s Transportation System
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Railway transport will form the backbone of Beijing’s traffic system, and buses, including trolley buses will be the mainstay.
BV&} (9z Eight new subway lines will be built in the urban area, including one linking the city center with Capital Airport.
1px:(8]{ There will be more than 650 bus lines, and the civilian parking spaces in urban areas will reach 1 and a half million.
OX ?9 3AlG The city expects the public transportation system to carry up to 60% of daily commuters, and the average time for commuter trips within the 5th ring road will not exceed 50 minutes.
5CkM0G` The city will also upgrade the taxies. By the year 2008, over 70% of all taxis in operation will be medium and high-priced vehicles, using clean energy fuel, and all of the taxies will meet environmental standards.
NDRk%_Eu( 'Z7oPq 6 College Enrollment Expansion
d& @K GJ China’s higher education system is organized by the government and its admissions process has been centrally operated. During the past decade, attitudes to higher education have changed, with people placing greater emphasis on attending college or university.
`\&qk) ZP Many people believe that higher education is indispensable for fast-tracking their career development and securing a competitive salary. And as demand for higher education increases, the number of private-run colleges in the country has snowballed. Now a growing number of adult education institutes have also begun to offer further education to high school graduates.
P,O9On College enrollment expansion started in 1999. Before the expansion, only a small proportion of people between the ages of 18 and 22 could attend college. In 1998, fewer than 10 percent of students in this age category were accepted into further education.
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7;n'4LIa9 To provide satisfactory study and living conditions for enlarged numbers of students, colleges have reformed their general service departments.
L vc*L6 As government-run colleges expand, many private schools have also grown into large-scale higher learning institutions. There are now almost 1000 public universities in the country, and an even greater number of privately-run institutions. Many of them, including the Beijing Haidian University and the Xi’an Translation College in northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, have more than 10,000 students each. In some cases, students even choose private universities over public ones. This was considered impossible in the past.
CD^_>sya Apart from colleges and universities, which specialize in both scientific research and the training of highly skilled professionals, vocational education has also witnessed rapid development over the past few years. There are now nearly 400 vocational schools in China, training over 700,000 students for a variety of skilled jobs.
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College enrollment rates in big cities like Beijing and Shanghai are among the highest in the country. But as enrollment has grown dramatically throughout the country over the past few years, other places are starting to catch up.
H#G~b""mY Their next step, according to some of the country’s most prestigious universities, such as Beijing University, is to improve their academic quality. This will allow Chinese universities to compete with the best in the world.
|J`YFv 5RTAM Private Cars in Beijing
/wCee G,< Privately owned cars in large cities like Beijing are not only a headache for traffic congestion but also a vehicle for showing off, according to an article in China Youth News.
_qmB PUx The article says a major factor in traffic congestion is that many people drive their cars to work.
'&3Sl?E In Japan’s capital Tokyo, which has similar population as Beijing, the majority of people travel to work by subway and tram, which ensures a punctual arrival at the office. But during the weekend, these people drive their cars out of the city to have a good time in the suburbs.
e 9q/[xMi The article says that snobbery worsens the traffic situation in Beijing. It calls for people to take public transport to work and take some measures to control the use of private cars in order to improve the traffic in Beijing.
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