Slavery is the burning issue of the day.

奴隶制是当时最紧迫的政治议题。

It's a burning issue this man is trying to solve.

这正是这位男士迫切想要解决的问题。

NOW that the economy is at last growing again, the burning issue in Britain is the cost of living.

既然经济最终恢复了增长，如今国民生活成本问题便成了燃眉之急。

But in fact, of course, the Nile is a river that can be claimed by nine different African countries, and as water resources get scarcer, the question of its ownership today is a burning political issue.

实际上尼罗河水共流经九个非洲国家，而随着水资源的日益匮乏，它的归属问题也成了政治热点。