Many people in industry and the Services, who have practical experience of noise, regard any investigation of this question as a waste of time; they are not prepared even to admit the possibility that noise affects people.

The service ^{n. (plural noun) the army, navy and/or air force}

• a career in the services ^军旅生涯
• Her son is in the Services.
• Maybe you should join the services.

service ^{department of people employed by the government or a public organization 政府部门}

• the Civil Service ^{政府的行政部门}
• the Diplomatic Service ^外交部门
• the National Health Service ^{国民保健部门}
• This modern faith in medicines is proved by the fact that the annual drug bill of the Health Services is mounting to astronomical figures and shows no signs at present of ceasing to rise.

a waste of ^…的浪费

• Being unemployed is such a waste of your talents. ^{失业真是浪费了你的才能。}
• Many believe that state aid is a waste of taxpayers' money. ^{许多人认为国家资助是浪费纳税人的钱。}
• What a waste of all that good work! ^{那些努力工作白费了，真是可惜！}

be prepared / ready to do sth. ^{乐意去做…}

• Why people are prepared to tolerate a four hour journey each day for the dubious privilege of living in the country is beyond me.
• Relatively few people are prepared to sacrifice up to a third of their holidays for the pleasure of travelling on a ship.
• …and the doctor in charge of the department is only too ready to provide them with these requirements. 

Many people regard any investigation of GM foods as a waste of time; they are not prepared to admit the possibility that GM foods affects people. ^{很多人把调查转基因食品看作是浪费时间，他们甚至不愿意承认转基因食品可能对人有影响。}

On the other hand, those who dislike noise will sometimes use most inadequate evidence to support their pleas for a quieter society.

on the one hand ... on the other (hand) ...  ^{(used to indicate contrasting points of view, opinions, etc 用以引导出相互矛盾的观点、意见等) 一方面...，另一方面...}

• I'd like to eat out, but on the other hand I should be trying to save money. ^{我想出去吃饭，但另一方面我应该省点钱。}
• Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty. The hardened professional smuggler, on the other hand, is never troubled by such feelings, even if he has five hundred gold watches hidden in his suitcase.
• On the other hand, your stomach would turn at the idea of frying potatoes in animal fat — the normally accepted practice in many northern countries.

On the other hand, those who dislike GM foods will sometimes use most inadequate evidence to support their pleas for a diet without them. ^{另一方面，那些不喜欢转基因食品的人有时会使用极其不充分的证据来支持他们对没有这种东西的日常饮食的需求。}

This is a pity, because noise abatement really is a good cause, and it is likely to be discredited if it gets to be associated with bad science.

cause ^{理由(reason [C]&[U]) / 事业 (mission [C])}

• One would expect them to know their parts by heart and never have cause to falter. ^{[U] reason}
• Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or another, but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired.^{[C] reason}
• Her life was devoted to the cause of justice. ^{她一生致力于正义事业。[C] mission}

discredit ^{to cause people to stop respecting someone or believing in an idea or person 怀疑，质疑;使失去信任}

• Evidence of links with drug dealers has discredited the President. ^{与毒贩有关的证据使总统名誉扫地。}
• Some of Freud's theories have now been discredited. ^{弗洛伊德的一些理论现在已经被质疑了。}

get to do sth. ^有机会…

• We got to meet all the stars after the show. ^{演出结束后我们有机会见到了所有明星。}
• She gets to travel all over the place with her job. ^{她的工作让她有机会到处旅行。}

get to like .. ^{渐渐开始…}

• It'll take a while for you to get to know everyone. ^{你要花点时间才能了解每个人。}
• After a while, I got to like him. ^{过了一阵子，我开始喜欢上他了。}
• The more I get to know him, the more I get to like him. ^{我越了解他，就越开始喜欢他。}
• I didn't enjoy the city at first, but I've get to like it now. ^{起初我不喜欢这座城市，但现在我开始喜欢它了。}

The development of GM foods really is a good cause, but it is likely to be discredited if it gets to be associated with bad science. ^{发展转基因食品确实是个好事业，但如果它与拙劣的科学联系在一起，很可能会被质疑。}