That part of the city has long been ______ for its street violence.
A good employer gives hints to his or her employees without interfering with their creativity.
The documents were not ready; ______ we couldn’t sing them.
The new-model computer ______ all the old ones in both capacity and calculating speed.
我们必须以极大的热情坚持不懈地工作,去跨越科学进步与我们道德进步之间的鸿沟。人类最大的问题之一是我们蒙受精神上的贫困,它与我们科学技术方面的富有形成鲜明的对照。我们在物质上越富有,在道德和精神上就越贫困。每个人都生活在两个世界之中,内心世界和外部世界。内心世界是用艺术、文学、道德和宗教表达的精神目标的世界。外部世界是我们赖以生存的装置、技术、机械和手段的综合。我们今天的问题是我们允许内心世界丧失于外部世界之中。我们允许赖以生存的手段超越生活的目标。这是现代人类面临的严重困境及萦绕心头的重要问题。
Sarah put in a special ______ for an extra day’s holiday so that she could attend her friend’s wedding.