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31. There has been undesirable trend in recent years towards the worship of money . A recent survey showed that X percent of respondents ranked getting rich as their top priority ， compared to X percent only a few years ago . Why do people fail to realize that wealth does not necessarily bring happiness ？
近年来出现了对社会有害的拜金主义倾向。最近的一项调查表明，X的调查对象把致富作为他们的首选，相比之下，就在几年前，只有X的人这样想。为什么人们没能意识到财富不一定带来幸福呢？
32. Some months ago ， a friend of mine was killed in a tragic automobile accident involving a drunk driver . The incident was far from rare ， and was in fact typical of thousands of cases involving people dricing under the influence of alcohol .
几个月前，我的一个朋友死于一场与酒后驾车有关的悲惨车祸。这件事情一点儿也不罕见，事实上是数以千计的案件的典型，这些案件与在酒精作用下开车的人有关。