Elanso

　　Odd though it sounds, cosmic inflation is a scientifically plausible consequence of some respected ideas in elementary-particle physics, and many astrophysicists have been convinced for the better part of a decade that it is true. （NETEM 1998, 翻译, 第75题）
　　尽管听起来很奇特，宇宙膨胀说是基本粒子物理学当中一些公认理论在科学上看似可信的推论，而许多天体物理学家七八年来一直相信宇宙膨胀说是正确的。

　　It doesn't help that building a big, powerful dam has become a symbol of achievement for nations and people striving to assert themselves. （NETEM 1998, Passage 1, Paragraph 2）
　　尽管修建高大雄伟的大坝已成为国家和民族实现威力的成功标志，结果还是于事无补。

　　Largely because of the extreme difficulty in affixing legal responsibility on those who continue to treat our environment with reckless abandon. （CET-6, 1999.6, Passage 2, paragraph 1）
　　主要是因为追究那些不断任意的破坏环境的人的法律责任十分困难。

　　If you have a flair for saving， managing and investing money， you have money management skills. （2006年新大纲标题题C选项）
　　如果你有节约、投资、管理钱财的天分，那么你拥有理财的能力。