Consumptionhas become a central pillarof life in industrial lands and is even embeddedin social values. Opinion surveys in the worlds two largest economiesJapan and the United Satesshow consumerist definitions of success becoming ever more prevalent.

　　Consumption n.消費(fèi), 消費(fèi)量

　　pillar n. 柱子, 棟梁, 重要的支持者

　　embedded adj.植入的, 深入的, 內(nèi)含的

　　survey n.測量, 調(diào)查, 俯瞰, 概觀, 縱覽, 視察

　　prevalent adj.普遍的, 流行的

　　請翻譯下列4個(gè)句子

　　1. Consumption of cotton increased even after it rose in price.

　　2. The working class is the main pillar of Communist Party.

　　3. A famous consumer group released a survey of companies across Taiwan.

　　4. Smog is more prevalent in urban centers.

　　答案：

　　1. 棉花的價(jià)格雖然提高了,但消耗依然增加。

　　2. 工人階級是共產(chǎn)黨的中流砥柱。

　　3. 一知名消費(fèi)者團(tuán)體公布了一份關(guān)于臺灣各地的公司的調(diào)查。

　　4. 煙霧在市中心更為普遍。