1.I’m not disposed to argue.
我不屑于争辩。
Nobody felt inclined to argue with Smith.
没人屑于和smith争论。
2.What Parents Owe Their Children and What Society Owes Parents, she argues that parents are burdened in many ways in their lives
父母对子女的亏欠，社会对父母的亏欠，她认为父母在生活的许多方面都是负担
owe：亏欠
owe to ：归功于
3.decent：得体的
ridiculous：荒谬的
4.So corporate welfare increases as we reduce welfare for the poor
因此，当我们减少穷人福利的时候，企业福利就会增加。
5.The employees were less likely to leave their jobs, resulting in reduced turnover
员工离职的可能性很小，以至流动性减少。
6.The findings of this sociologist are very interesting because they illustrate once again the relationship that exists between what we do in the present and the results we obtain in the future.
这位社会学家的发现非常有趣，因为他们再次说明了存在于我们现在做的事情和我们将来获得的结果之间的关系。
7.One prevalent quality we have found in teens’ statements about themselves, their friends and their families is a strikingly positive emotional tone
我们发现，在青少年对自己、朋友和家人的描述中，有一种普遍的品质是非常积极的情绪基调
prevalent:普遍的、流行的（popular）
striking:非常的
8.Energy to power machinery, both on the farm and in the storage and processing facilities, adds to the energy total, which currently represents about 3
在农场和储存和处理设施中，为机械提供动力的能源增加了总能源，目前约为3
9.emanate:产生
10.But it was the ones that mentioned the actions of neighbours that drove down power use.（强调句）
但是，正是这些报告提到了邻居们的行为导致了电力的减少