12. 致力于/ 投身于 be committed / devoted to…

13. 日益激烈的社会竞争 the increasingly keen social competition

14. …有其自身的优缺点 … has its own merits and demerits / pros and cons

15. 对…有害 do harm to / be harmful to / be detrimental to

16. 交流思想/ 情感/ 信息 exchange ideas / emotions / information

17. 跟上…的最新发展 keep pace with / keep abreast with the latest development of…

18. …的健康发展 the healthy development of…

19. 把时间和精力放在…上 focus one's time and energy on…

20. 导致很多问题 give rise to / lead to / spell various problems

21. 可以替代think的词 believe, claim, maintain, argue, insist, hold the opinion / belief / view that

22. 优先考虑/发展… give (top) priority to sth。

23. 与…比较 compared with…/ in comparison with

24. 提供就业机会 offer job opportunities