社会经济类

穷人：The poor/impoverished

贫穷：impoverishment/poverty/pauperism

有需要的人：the needed

残疾人：the disable

弱势群体：the weak

病者：the sick

富人：the rich/affluent

经济的快速发展：the rapid development of economy

人民生活水平的显著提高/稳步：the remarkable improvement/steady growth of people's living standard

生存情况：livelihood

工资 ：salary

收入： income

养老金：pension

补贴：allowance

保险：insurance

退休：retirement

职业：occupation

体面的工作：decent jobs

高薪的工作：well-paid jobs

穷人越穷富人越富：the poor poorer,the rich richer

财富分化：wealth disparity/gap

社会经济地位：socio-economic status/position

歧视：discrimination

偏见：prejudice

社会分层：social hierarchy/stratification

不平等：inequality

不公正：injustice

不公平：unfairness

政府要公平分配社会财富（通过增加给穷人和弱者的福利，例如退休金和补贴等）：goverment should distribute the social wealth fairly by improving the welfare (e.g. retirement pension and allowance) to the poor and the weak.

科技环境类

先进的科学技术：advanced science and technology

面临新的机遇和挑战：be faced with new opportunities and challenges

科技的飞速更新：the ever-accelerated updating of science and technology

方便快捷：convenient and efficient

可靠的信息源：a reliable source of information

因特网：the Internet 

宝贵的自然资源：valuable natural resources

社会进步的体现：asymbol of society progress

教育文化类

打下坚实的基础：lay asolid foundation for..

综合素质：comprehensive quality

责任感/成就感：sense of responsibility/sense of achievement

竞争与合作精神：sense of competition and cooperation

开阔眼界：widenone's horizon/broaden one's vision

学习知识和技能：acquire knowledge and skills