英譯漢

　　In recent years，urbanization in China has stepped into an accelerating phase.Amidst magnificent achievements，there have emerged some complicated problems. The crux is that the cities and the countryside are developing at such a rapid rate，on such a large scale，with such enormous capital，in such a vast extent that they have surpassed any historical period China has ever witnessed before. Virtually，building construction has today become a major economic pursuit in China.

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　　在理智上，人們大概愿意接受“兼聽則明，偏信則暗”、“忠言逆耳利于行”等一類古老的真理，或者樂于信服老子說的“美言不信，信言不美”的哲理。但在行為上，人們又時常背離這些古訓，不愿意聽或聽不進“逆耳”之言，”最終犯下嚴重的過失。

　　近年來，中國城市化進人加速階段，取得了極大的成就，同時也出現(xiàn)了種種錯綜復(fù)雜的問題。今天的城鄉(xiāng)建設(shè)速度之快、規(guī)模之大、耗資之巨、涉及面之廣、尺度之大等已遠非生產(chǎn)力低下時期所能及，建筑已成為一種重大的經(jīng)濟活動。(102字)