209. Governments have reached a consensus on the need for peace and it follows that actions speak louder than words . 政府一致同意和平的必要性，接下去就是行动胜于语言了。

　　210. The convincing proof that smoking causes cancer has failed to convince hundreds of millions of people to abandon the vile habit .

　　抽烟致癌的有力证据没能说服数百万人改掉这一恶习。

　　211. Traffic laws are of little use if drivers simply ignore them and law enforcement departments fail to adopt effective enforcement programs .

　　如果司机完全无视交通法，法律实施部门不能采取有效的实施程序，交通法就没有一点儿作用。

　　212. Agricultural modernization cannot be achieved unless the government substantially increases funding ; farmers accept advanced agronomic techniques ; and consumers engaged in a concerted effort to reduce unnecessary and exorbitant waste .

　　除非政府大幅度地增加投资;农民接受高级的农业技术;消费者共同努力减少不必要的过度的浪费，农业现代化就不能实现。

　　213. Effective flood control is not only necessary , but is also essential for protecting the lives of millions of Chinese citizens . 有效地控制洪水不仅是必要的，而且对保护数百万中国公民的生命来说是必不可少的。

　　214. Simple expressions of indignation are no substitute for meaningful actions to right a wrong .

　　仅仅表示愤慨不能取代改正错误的有意义的行动。

　　215. Even modest increases in education allocations are better than none .

　　甚至对教育拨款的适度增加都比不增加好。

　　216. The slightest miscalculations in trajectory can spell doom for a successful space mission .

　　对轨道的细小的计算错误可以意味着对成功的太空任务的灭顶之灾。