11. Many people seem to overlook the basic fact: the major function of clothing is to keep us warm and comfortable.

　　許多人似乎忽視了這個基本事實：衣服的基本功能是保持我們舒適和溫暖。

　　12. Furthermore, people who addict to fashion clothes have to spend more time going shopping and pay more attention to the impression they make on others. As a result, it is impossible to devote enough time and energy in their study and job. 　　而且，沉湎于時尚服裝的人們不得不花費更多時間逛商店，更加注意自己給別人的印象。因此，他們不可能有足夠的時間用于學習或工作。

　　12a. No one can doubt the essential fact that the traffic problem over the last years has caused wide public concern all over the world. Experts in increasing numbers are beginning to believe that such situation would produce unfavorable effects on economic growth of local areas.

　　沒有人能否認這一重要事實：最近幾年交通問題在全世界受到了普遍關注。越來越多的專家開始相信這種狀況將對當地的經濟發展產生不利影響。

　　14. There are several reasons for this problem. One of the main reasons is that the number of vehicles is increasing much more rapidly than building of roads. Another primary reason is that there seem to be too many private cars and not enough public buses.

　　關于這個問題，有很多原因。一個主要原因是車輛增加的數量遠快于道路的建設。另一個主要原因是私家車過多而公交車不夠。

　　15. Meanwhile, the numbers of people, who have access to their own cars, have risen sharply in the recent years.

　　同時，擁有私人轎車的人數這幾年卻在快速增加。

　　16. Moreover, many people, including drivers and cyclists, do not obey the traffic rules properly, especially at busy intersections. And this undoubtedly worsens the already grave situation.

　　而且，許多人，包括司機和騎自行車的人，不能很好地遵守交通規則，特別是在繁忙的十字路口，這無疑使本已嚴重的狀況雪上加霜。