The flower growers intended to sell their flowers at a satisfying price, but due to the sluggish market, they had to sell them at a substantial loss.

　　9根據(jù)最新的(官方的/可靠的)調(diào)查/統(tǒng)計/數(shù)據(jù),••••••

　　According to a latest (official / reliable) survey /census / poll / statistics / figures / data ...,

　　根據(jù)統(tǒng)計局公布的數(shù)據(jù)，與30年前相比，單親家庭幾乎翻了一倍。

　　According to the statistics released by Census Bureau, the number of single-parent families almost doubled, compared with that of three decades ago.

　　10由••••••變得只能說是••••••

　　Sb. or Sth. goes from the + n. to do … to what is described (known) as / called …

　　那些貪官污吏起初只是想占點小便宜，而后來則變得只能說是貪得無厭。

　　Those corrupt officials went from the desire to gain petty advantages to what can only be described as greed.

　　11.有一些人認(rèn)為•••••• 還有一些人認(rèn)為•••••• 但事實是••••••

　　(There are) Some people (who) say / think / believe / argue that… (There are) Others (who) say / argue / claim that… But the truth is that…

　　有人說是愛在使世界運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)。另外一些較為實際不太浪漫的人則認(rèn)為不是愛，是金錢。但事實是能源在驅(qū)動著整個世界。

　　Some people say that love makes the world go round. Others of less romantic and more practical mind say that it isn’t love, but money that runs the world. But the truth is that energy powers the world.