•Education is the current focus of public debate.教育是目前大众谈论的焦点。

•How we proceed from here is a matter for debate.我们还需要讨论下一步该怎样做。

•Over the year we have had several debates about future policy.一年来，我们就未来的政策进行了几次讨论。

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•In Parliament today, MPs debated the Finance Bill.今天在议会上议员们讨论了财政法案。

•They had been debating for several hours without reaching a conclusion.他们已经争论了好几个小时，仍然没有得出一个结论。

•[+ question word] The authorities debated wh ether to build a new car park.政府有关部门就是否要修建一座新停车场进行了讨论。

•[+ question word] We debated wh ether to take the earlier train.我们考虑到底要不要乘早一点的那班列车。

•I'm still debating what colour to paint the walls.我还在考虑要把墙刷成甚么颜色。