It must be noted,however,that in spite of rapid advancement of productive forces and science and technology worldwide,development has all along remained uneven and,what is more,the North-South gap has kept widening instead of narrowing.

• 但也必须看到，在生产力和科学技术迅速发展的同时，世界发展不平衡的现象始终存在，尤其是南北差距不仅没有缩小，反而不断扩大。