1.    时光荏苒，沧海桑田。 Time brings many changes.

2.    很多年轻人不再觉得他们与社会休戚相关。Many young people no longer feel they have a stake in society.

3.    我得弄清楚我确实从生活中得到什么。I had to discover what I really wanted out of life.

4.    不可能预知生命将如何发展。It is impossible to foresee how life will work out

5.    奇迹有时候是会发生的，但是你得为之拼命努力。Miracles sometimes occur, but one has to work hard for them.

6.    以他的禀赋，前途不可限量。With a talent like his, the sky’s the limit.

7.    他不断地批评使她逐渐丧失了信心。His constant criticism ate away at her self-confidence.

8.    公众普遍认为，学校的水平都在下降。There was a general public perception that standards in schools are falling.

9.    考试结果不是衡量学校水平的惟一标准。Exam results are not the only yardstick of a school’s performance.

10.                 教育方面需要更加多元化和更大的选择性。 There is a need for greater diversity and choice in education.

11.                 应该引导学生接触新思想。Pupils must be brought into contact with new ideas.

12.                 上大学给她提供了开拓新生活的机会。Going to college gave her the chance to spread her wings.

13.                 社会急需具有最新理念的人才。Our society is crying out for fresh new talent.

14.                 良好的教育是通往成功之路。A good education is the gateway to success.

15.                 .现代人多半为广告所左右。The mass of modern people are swayed by advertising.

16.                 我们生活在一个人人都围绕着时间转的社会。We live in a society where we are ruled by the clock.

17.                 妥协是生活中不可避免的一部分。  Compromise is an inevitable part of life.

18.                 虽说世路艰辛，但我们全都得勉力向前。  Life is hard but we all have to struggle

19.                 没有人会把胜利白白的送给你的。Nobody's going to hand you success on a plate.

20.                 你的辛苦付出必有回报。 None of your hard work will go unrewarded. .

21.                 别总是看事情的阴暗面。Don’t always take on the dark sides of things.

22.         她没有浪费时间自怜，而是振作起来继续干。 She didn’t waste time feeling sorry for herself-she just picked herself up and carried on.

23.         她容光焕发，显然生活地很快乐。She was glowing with health and clearly enjoying life.

24.                 她对待生活的态度是顺其自然。  She takes life as it comes.

25.                 人要有空间才能怡然自得。One needs space to be oneself.

26.         我做工作从不半途而废。 I never walk out on a job half done.

27.         有些人生在福中不知福。Some people don’t know when they’re well off.

28.         他以为整个世界以他为中心。  He thinks that the world revolves around him.

29.         他一直沉浸在父母的呵护中，但现在情况变了。He had always bashed in his parents’ attention, but now things were different.

30.         物价飞涨而收入却远远落后。Prices are rising sharply, while incomes are lagging far behind.

31.         问题的症结是钱，或者说是缺钱。In the end, what it all boils down to is money, or the lack of it.

32.         我们需要更全面地看待问题。We need to take a more global approach to the problem.

33.         诚然，人无完人，但我们总可以做得更好。It’s true that no one is perfect,but we can always do better.

34.         这本书优点远远大于瑕疵。The book’s virtues far outweigh its faults.

35.         可惜优秀的作品真是可遇而不可求。Good writing is unfortunately the exception rather than the rule.

36.         让暴风雨来得更猛烈些吧！Let the storm rage against me.

37.         暴风雨过后出现了灿烂的阳光。The storm gave way to bright sunshine.

38.         雨天过后，大地一片新绿。After the rains, the land was green with new growth.

39.         云开日出。The clouds broke and the sun came out.

40.         天气转晴，令人心旷神怡。The fine weather made a welcome change.

41.         考完四级考试，我终于安心地叹一口气了。After getting through CET4, I breathed a sigh in relief.