1。atpresent/currently/lately/recently/nowadays/theseyears/inthepastseveraldecades/overthelastseveralyears

　　2。attheturnofthecentury

　　3。ThankstoChina’sreformandopening－uppolicy，…haswitnessedgreateconomicandsocialprogressinthepasttwodecades。

　　4。Withthe（rapid，marked，amazing，eye－catching，remarkable，fantastic）development/progress/growth/advance/improvementofeconomy/society/industry/livingstandard，greatchangeshavetakenplacein…

　　5。Atthemercyoftheever－acceleratedupdatingofscienceandtechnology，therearerapidchangesinallaspectsofoureverydaylives。

　　6。Withthearrival/adventoftheinventionof…/theinformationage/the21stcentury/theeconomyage，

　　7。Wearenowenteringabrandnewera。The21stcenturyisatimeofadvancedscientificandtechnologicalknowledge。

　　8。Thehumanracehasenteredacompletelynewstageinitshistory。Wehavejustcrossedthethresholdofthe21stcenturyandthecurtainofthenewmillenniumisslowlyrising。

　　9。Weareblessedwithnewopportunitiesandfacedwithnewchallenges。

　　10。Withtheincreasinglyrapideconomicglobalizationandurbanization，moreproblemsarebroughttoourattention。

　　11。As…develops，

　　12。Alongwiththedevelopmentof…，moreandmore…

　　13。Inthepastfewyears，therehasbeenasharpgrowth/boom/declinein…

　　14。Withthesteadygrowthinthecountry’seconomyaswellasthepeople’slivingstandard，

　　15。Whiletherhythm/pace/tempoofpeople’slivingisspeedingup，alotofchangeshavetakenplacein…

　　16。WiththefantasticspurbothinindustryandineconomyinChina，thenumberof…isontherise。

　　17。Aslivingtempo/pacequickens，…

　　18。Itiscommonlybelievedthattherisein…istheinevitableresultofeconomicdevelopment。

　　19。Inrecentyears，Chinahasexperiencedanalarmingincreasein…

　　20。Theissueofwhetherweshould…hasbeenwidelydebatedinourcommunityrecently。Itisanimportantissuebecauseitconcernsfundamentalmoralandeconomicquestionsaboutthewaywe…Avarietyofdifferentargumentshavebeenputforwardaboutthisissue。Thisessaywillconsiderargumentsfor…andpointtosomeoftheproblemswiththeseviews。Itwillthenputforwardreasonsforthe…

　　21。Nowadaysmoreandmorepeoplebegintorealize/beawareof/noticetheimportance/significance/seriousnessoftheproblemofeducation/

　　;pollution/umemployment。

　　22。Weoftenfindourselvescaught/involvedinadilemmawhetherweshouldreachforthebear’spaworfortheshark’sfin…

　　23。Thereisagrowingworldwideawarenessoftheneedfor…

　　24。Recentlytheissue/problemof…hasbeeninthelimelight/broughtintofocus/broughttopublicattention/concern。

　　25。Arecentreportreleasedbythegovernmenthascausednationwiderepercussions。

　　26。Recentlythephenomenonhasarousedwideconcern。

　　27。Oneofthe（universal/pressing/burning/urgent）problems/issueswearefacedwith（confrontingus）isthat…

　　28。Recentlytheproblem/issue/conflicthasbecomethefocus/concernofthepublic。

　　29。Thereisa（public/general/heated/impassioned）debate/discussion/controversytoday/nowadaysasto/over/on/concerningtheissue/problemof…Thosewhocriticize/oppose/objectto…contend/arguethat…Theybelievethat…Butpeoplewhoadvocate/favor/arefor…，ontheotherhand，maintain/assertthat…

　　30。Apublicdebatehasarisenastothephenomenonof…

　　31。Recently，thereisavehementdiscussionontheissueof…Thosewhocriticize…arguethat…Theyclaimthat…Butpeoplewhofirmlyadvocate…，ontheotherhand，arguethat…

　　32。Thereisalong－runningdebateastowhether…

　　33。Itisundeniablethat…hasbecomethebiggestconcernofthepresent－dayworld。

　　34。Nowitiscommonly/generally/widelybelieved/held/accepted/recognizedthat…Theyclaim/argue/holdthat…ButIwonder/doubtwhetherit…

　　35。Accordingtoa（n）survey/investigation/analysis/statistics/reportreleased/conducted/madeby…，thereisagrowing/increasing/decliningnumberof…who/which…

　　36。Onceinanewspaper/magazine，Ihitupon（cameacross）a/thereportthat…

　　37。WhichisabetterchoiceA，orB？Differentpeoplehavedifferentanswersduetotheirrespectivepointofview。However，IsidewiththeopinionthatAisfarbetterthanB，forseveralreasonsaddressedbelow。

　　38。Thiscasehasarousedechoesthroughoutthecountry，withmoreandmorepeoplefollowingitslead，butideasaboutitvarywidely。

　　39。Thediscussionaboutwhetherornot…isaverycontroversialone。Therearepeopleonbothsidesoftheargumentwhohaveverystrongfeelings。

　　40。Thosewhocriticize/oppose/objectto/areagainst…contend/argue/holdthat…Butpeoplewhoadvocate/favor/arefor…，ontheotherhand，maintain/assert/claimthat…

　　41。Someargue/holdthat…，butotherssetforthatotallydifferentargumentabout

　　bsp;theissueof…

　　42。Ofcourse，therearealargeramountofargumentswhichmaybeadvancedindefenseof…

　　43。Somepeoplesaythat…，otherpeoplesuggestthat…ButIcanhardlysharethispointofviewforseveralreasons。

　　44。Somepeopleplacemorestressintheformerwhileothersattachheavierweighttothelatter。Ifaskedtomakeachoicebetweenthetwo，Iwouldnothesitatetochoosethelatterovertheformerforseveralsoundreasons。

　　45。Somepeopleadvocatethat…Theyclaimthat…Myopinionisidenticalwiththeirs。

　　46。Personally，Isidewiththeformer/latteropinion。

　　47。Iamoftheopinionthatpriorityshouldbegivento…

　　48。Personally，Istandonthesideof…

　　49。AsfarasIamconcerned，Iaminfavoroftheopinionthat…

　　50。Formypart，Icompletelyagreewiththeformer/latter。

　　51。Tobefrank/Totellthetruth，Ishouldsecondtheformer/latterattitude/positioninpreferencetothelatter/former。

　　52。Peoplefromdifferentbackgrounds，however，putdifferentinterpretationsonthesamething。

　　53。Viewsontheissueinquestionvaryfrompersontoperson/varywidely。

　　54。Peoplerarelyreachanabsoluteconsensusonacontroversialissue。

　　55。People’sviews，however，aredivergentonthematterinquestion。

　　56。Theothersideofthecoinhasvoicedstrongoppositionsayingthat…

　　57。Somepeopleareoftheopinionthat…

　　58。Somepeopleholdthebelief/viewthat…

　　59。Manypeoplehavetheideathat…However，manyothersdisagreethat…Bothsidesofthequestionofwhether…arewellsupportedbysoundreasons。

　　60。Tosomepeople’smind/Fromsomepeople’spointofview，thereareseveraladvantagesin/of…Thefirstadvantageisthat…

　　61。Ifullyagreewiththestatementthat…Thereasonsarechieflyasfollows：

　　62。Astome，Iaminfavorofthefirst/secondview。Therearemanyreasonsformyinclination，butthefollowingonesaremostimportant。

　　63。Beforegivingmyopinion，Ithinkitisessentialtolookattheargumentonbothsides