Ⅰ. Since December, when the report came out, the mayor, neighborhood activists and various parent-teacher associations have engaged in a fierce battle over its validity: over the guilt of the steel-casting factory on the western edge of town, over union jobs versus childrens health and over what, if anything, ought to be done.

　　【翻譯】從12月的資訊報道出來之后，市長、街區活躍分子、各種各樣的家長老師聯合會都參與到了一場激烈的爭論其合法性的戰爭中：爭論小鎮西邊的鋼鑄件廠的罪責，爭論到底是工會工作重要還是孩子的健康重要，爭論到底我們能做什么、該做些什么。

　　【詞匯】1. activist n. 積極分子，活動分子

　　例：He is an activist in the union jobs.

　　他是工會工作中的積極分子。

　　2. be engaged in從事，致力于

　　例：Im engaged in writing a letter.

　　我忙著寫信。

　　3. validity n. 合法性，正確性，有效性

　　例：I have some questions about the validity of his statement.

　　我對他的陳述的合法性有些疑問。

　　4. versus prep. 對抗，與相對，可簡寫為：VS

　　例：The most exciting game was Brazil versus Spain.

　　最激動人心的比賽是巴西隊對西班牙隊。

　　【語法】三個連續的over形成排比句，與battle相連，組成a fierce battle over關于的戰爭。

　　Ⅱ. A 2004 report in the journal Pediatrics explained that nervous parents have more to fear from fire, car accidents and drowning than from toxic chemical exposure.

　　【翻譯】2004年《兒科雜志》的一篇報道解釋說：比起暴露在有毒化學物質中，家長更害怕火災，交通事故和溺水。

　　【詞匯】1. pediatrics n. 兒科學

　　例：He received a Masters degree of pediatrics.

　　他獲得了兒科學碩士學位。

　　2. toxic a. 有毒的

　　例：The flower is toxic.

　　這種花有毒。

　　3. exposure n. 暴露，揭發，公開

　　例：Exposure of the skin to the strong sunlight may lead to skin cancer.

　　皮膚受陽光暴曬可能會導致皮膚癌。

　　Ⅲ. Crippling health care bills, long emergency room waits and the inability to find a primary care physician just scratch the surface of the problems that patients face daily.

　　【翻譯】巨額的醫療費用，急癥室外漫長的等待，以及初級護理醫生的匱乏，這些只是病人每天面對的種種問題的冰山一角。

　　【詞匯】1. crippling a. 有嚴重后果的，此指費用高昂的

　　例：He was burdened with crippling debts.

　　他負債累累。

　　2. inability n. 無能，無力

　　例：He feels upset about the inability to speak English.

　　他對于自己不會說英語感到很苦惱。

　　3. physician n. 內科醫生;而surgeon 指外科醫生

　　4. scratch n. 抓痕，亂寫，起跑線

　　例：Theres a scratch on the side of my car.

　　我汽車的側面有一道劃痕。

　　Ⅰ. Since December, when the report came out, the mayor, neighborhood activists and various parent-teacher associations have engaged in a fierce battle over its validity: over the guilt of the steel-casting factory on the western edge of town, over union jobs versus childrens health and over what, if anything, ought to be done.

　　【翻譯】從12月的資訊報道出來之后，市長、街區活躍分子、各種各樣的家長老師聯合會都參與到了一場激烈的爭論其合法性的戰爭中：爭論小鎮西邊的鋼鑄件廠的罪責，爭論到底是工會工作重要還是孩子的健康重要，爭論到底我們能做什么、該做些什么。

　　【詞匯】1. activist n. 積極分子，活動分子

　　例：He is an activist in the union jobs.

　　他是工會工作中的積極分子。

　　2. be engaged in從事，致力于

　　例：Im engaged in writing a letter.

　　我忙著寫信。

　　3. validity n. 合法性，正確性，有效性

　　例：I have some questions about the validity of his statement.

　　我對他的陳述的合法性有些疑問。

　　4. versus prep. 對抗，與相對，可簡寫為：VS

　　例：The most exciting game was Brazil versus Spain.

　　最激動人心的比賽是巴西隊對西班牙隊。

　　【語法】三個連續的over形成排比句，與battle相連，組成a fierce battle over關于的戰爭。

　　Ⅱ. A 2004 report in the journal Pediatrics explained that nervous parents have more to fear from fire, car accidents and drowning than from toxic chemical exposure.

　　【翻譯】2004年《兒科雜志》的一篇報道解釋說：比起暴露在有毒化學物質中，家長更害怕火災，交通事故和溺水。

　　【詞匯】1. pediatrics n. 兒科學

　　例：He received a Masters degree of pediatrics.

　　他獲得了兒科學碩士學位。

　　2. toxic a. 有毒的

　　例：The flower is toxic.

　　這種花有毒。

　　3. exposure n. 暴露，揭發，公開

　　例：Exposure of the skin to the strong sunlight may lead to skin cancer.

　　皮膚受陽光暴曬可能會導致皮膚癌。

　　Ⅲ. Crippling health care bills, long emergency room waits and the inability to find a primary care physician just scratch the surface of the problems that patients face daily.

　　【翻譯】巨額的醫療費用，急癥室外漫長的等待，以及初級護理醫生的匱乏，這些只是病人每天面對的種種問題的冰山一角。

　　【詞匯】1. crippling a. 有嚴重后果的，此指費用高昂的

　　例：He was burdened with crippling debts.

　　他負債累累。

　　2. inability n. 無能，無力

　　例：He feels upset about the inability to speak English.

　　他對于自己不會說英語感到很苦惱。

　　3. physician n. 內科醫生;而surgeon 指外科醫生

　　4. scratch n. 抓痕，亂寫，起跑線

　　例：Theres a scratch on the side of my car.

　　我汽車的側面有一道劃痕。