一、正如科學(xué)家所預(yù)言的那樣，全球污染成了人類面臨的最嚴(yán)重的問題之一。

1.人類：mam, human, mankind, humankind, race, the human race

2.面對(duì)：be faced with

3.嚴(yán)重的：serious, severe

As the prediction by scientists, global pollution has become one of the most serious problems humans are faced with.

二、謀求這些職位的競爭很激烈——今年的求職者是去年的五倍。

1.激烈的：fierce, tough

2.……是……的五倍：five times as…as…

Competition for these positions is very fierce–there are five times as many applicants this year as last.

三、正如事實(shí)表明的那樣，教育大綱應(yīng)當(dāng)符合國家的經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展計(jì)劃。

1.表明：show, indicate, demonstrate

2.教育大綱：education program, educational program

3.國家的經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展計(jì)劃：national plan for economic development

As the facts show, educational programs should fit to national plans for economic development.

四、這輛汽車太費(fèi)油，而且價(jià)錢幾乎是我想付的兩倍。

1.幾乎：almost, nearly, about, roughly, approximately

The car burns too much gas, moreover, the price is almost twice as much as I intend to pay.

五、要了解一起重大的國際事件，我們首先要考慮其歷史與政治背景。

1.要做什么：to do something

2.重大的：great, emergent, significant

3.首先：at first, firstly, first of all.

To understand a significant international event, we need to consider the historical and political background of it at first.