221. They compete with men in many fields and contribute significantly to society.她們?cè)谠S多領(lǐng)域與男子一起開(kāi)展工作，為社會(huì)做出了重要貢獻(xiàn)。

　　222. They are no longer tied to the household chores and the job of bringing up their children.她們的工作不再僅限于家務(wù)瑣事和養(yǎng)兒育女。

　　223. Although women’s status has changed considerately, their complete liberation if far from being realized.盡管婦女的地位有了很大程度的提高，但她們的徹底解放依然任重道遠(yuǎn)。

　　224. Their work is often undervalued and underpaid.她們的工作通常不被重視，薪酬較低。

　　225. The elimination of such injustice requires the concern and efforts of the whole society.要消除這種不平等還需要全社會(huì)的關(guān)注與努力。

　　226. face the danger of extinction (生物等)面臨滅絕的危險(xiǎn)

　　227. (be) confronted with 面臨(危險(xiǎn)，困難等)，面對(duì)

　　228. They are an indispensable part of ecosystem and natural beauty.它們(野生動(dòng)物)是生態(tài)系統(tǒng)和自然美中不可缺少的一部分。

　　229. wild life reserve 野生動(dòng)物保護(hù)區(qū)

　　230. Only if we human beings take some drastic measures can wild animals be preserved.只有采取果斷措施，野生動(dòng)物才能得以保護(hù)。

　　231. narrow the gap between…縮小……之間的差距(分歧)

　　232. In this way, both parental hopes and personal ideals will come true.這樣，父母的期望與個(gè)人的理想都能實(shí)現(xiàn)。

　　233. The expansion of deserts must be stopped if we are to survive on this planet.如果我們想在這個(gè)星球上生活下去，沙漠?dāng)U張的勢(shì)頭必須得到遏止。

　　234. a green belt of trees綠化帶

　　235. We hope that man can make great efforts to develop better ways to bring the spreading deserts under control.我們希望人類(lèi)能竭盡全力來(lái)控制沙漠的蔓延。

　　236. It is not difficult to explain the reason for their surprising amount of interest in famous people’s lives.記者對(duì)名人生活如此熱衷，其原因不難解釋。

　　237. satisfy one’s curiosity 滿(mǎn)足某人的好奇心

　　238. lead a normal life 過(guò)正常人的生活

　　239. Famous people are also citizens. They have the right to keep their own privacy like ordinary people---- the basic right which should be respected, protected and guaranteed by our laws in whatever circumstances. 名人也是人。 他們有權(quán)像普通人一樣擁有自己的隱私，這種權(quán)利在任何情況下都應(yīng)該得到尊重，保護(hù)和保證。

　　240. relieve us of the fatigue from work使我們從工作的疲憊中解脫出來(lái)。

　　241. balance one’s budget(收入)預(yù)算平衡 242. on one’s own獨(dú)自，靠自己

　　243. adapt to college life適應(yīng)大學(xué)生活

　　244. Only in this way can we lead a meaningful and fruitful college life.只有這樣，我們的大學(xué)生活才更有意義，更有收獲。

　　245. peer group同齡人群體 246. stay up late熬夜

　　247. self-image自身形象

　　248. cultivate our other interests培養(yǎng)各方面的興趣

　　249. development in an all-around way全面發(fā)展

　　250. a rewarding job有價(jià)值的工作，滿(mǎn)意的工作

　　251. put one’s ability into full play讓某人的能力得以充分施展。

　　252. job prospect就業(yè)前景

　　253. gear their courses to the needs of industries and business使他們的課程適應(yīng)工商業(yè)活動(dòng)的需要

　　254. source of knowledge and wisdom 知識(shí)和智慧的源泉

　　255. place too much emphasis on grades過(guò)于看重分?jǐn)?shù)

　　256. rigid grading system僵化的評(píng)分制度

　　257. Chinese primary and middle school students have been groaning under huge amount of homework, frequent exams and ambitious expectations of their parents.長(zhǎng)期以來(lái)，中國(guó)中小學(xué)生不堪重負(fù)，這種壓力源自大量的作業(yè)，頻繁的考試和父母過(guò)高的要求。

　　258. physical and psychological health身心健康

　　259. moderately reduce students’ study load適度減輕學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)負(fù)擔(dān)

　　260. We should explore various evaluation systems so as to arouse students’ practical ability and interest in study instead of just giving them grades.我們應(yīng)努力探索各種評(píng)價(jià)手段，以提高學(xué)生的實(shí)際能力和學(xué)習(xí)興趣，一味以分取人的做法不可取。