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Communityserviceisanimportantcomponentofeducationhereatouruniversity.Weencourageallstudentstovolunteerforatleastonecommunityactivitybeforetheygraduate.Anewcommunityprogramcalled"OneOnOne"helpselementarystudentswho'vefallenbehind.Youeducationmajorsmightbeespeciallyinterestedinitbecauseitofferstheopportunitytodosometeaching—thatis,tutoringinmathandEnglish.You'dhavetovolunteertwohoursaweekforonesemester.Youcanchoosetohelpachildwithmath,English,orboth.Half-hourlessonsarefine,soyoucoulddoahalfhourofeachsubjecttwodaysaweek.ProfessorDodgewillactasamentortothetutors—he'llbeavailabletohelpyouwithlessonplansortooffersuggestionsforactivities.HehasofficehourseveryTuesdayandThursdayafternoon.Youcansignupfortheprogramwithhimandbeginthetutoringnextweek.I'msureyou'llenjoythiscommunityserviceandyou'llgainvaluableexperienceatthesametime.Itlooksgoodonyourresume,too,showingthatyou'vehadexperiencewithchildrenandthatyoucareaboutyourcommunity.Ifyou'dliketosignup,orifyouhaveanyquestions,stopbyProfessorDodge'sofficethisweek.
【生词摘录】
1.component:
n.[C]oneofseveralpartsthattogethermakeupawholemachineorsystem(机器或系统的)零件;成分;组成部分
2.tutor:
n.[C]someonewhoteachesonepupilorasmallgroup,andisdirectlypaidbythem家庭教师,私人教师v.toteachsomeoneasatutor给„当家庭教师;指导
3.mentor:
n.[C]anexperiencedpersonwhoadvisesandhelpsalessexperiencedperson顾问,指导人,教练
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Ihopeyou'veallfinishedreadingtheassignedchapteroninsurancesothatyou'repreparedforourdiscussiontoday.But,beforewestart,I'dliketomentionafewthingsyourtextdoesn'tgointo.It'sinterestingtonotethatinsurancehasexistedinsomeformforaverylongtime.Theearliestinsurancepolicieswerewhatwecalledbottomrycontracts.Theyprovidedshippingprotectionformerchantsasfarbackas3000B.C.Ingeneral,thecontractswereoftennomorethanverbalagreements.Theygrantedloanstomerchantswiththeunderstandingthatifaparticularshipmentofgoodswaslostatsea,theloandidn'thavetoberepaid.Interestontheloansvariedaccordingtohowriskyitwastotransportthegoods.Duringperiodsofheavypiracyatsea,forexample,theamountofinterestandthecostofthepolicywentupconsiderably.So,youcanseehowinsurancehelpedencourageinternationaltrade.Eventhemostcautiousmerchantsbecamewillingtoriskshippingtheirgoodsoverlongdistances,nottomentioninhazardousweatherconditionswhentheyhadthiskindofprotectionavailable.Generallyspeaking,thebasicformofaninsurancepolicyhasbeenprettymuchthesamesincetheMiddleAges.Therearefourpointsthatweresalientthenandremainparamountinallpoliciestoday.Thesewereoutlinedinchaptersixandwillserveasthebasisfortherestoftoday'sdiscussion.Cananyonetellmewhatoneofthosepointsmightbe?
【生词摘录】
1.insurance:
n.[U]anarrangementwithacompanyinwhichyoupaythemmoneyeachyearandtheypaythecostsifanythingbadhappenstoyou,suchasanillnessoranaccident保险;themoneythatyoupayregularlytoaninsurancecompany保险费;thebusinessofprovidinginsurance保险业
2.bottomry:
n.船舶抵押契约(如船舶损失,则债务取消),冒险借贷
3.contract:
n.[C]aformalwrittenagreementbetweentwoormorepeople,whichsayswhateachpersonmustdofortheother契约;合同
4.loan:
n.[C]anamountofmoneythatyouborrowfromabanketc(银行等的)贷款
5.understanding:
n.[Cusuallysingular]aprivate,unofficialagreement(私底下、非正式的)协议,协定
6.interest:
n.[U]achargemadeforborrowingmoney(借贷的)利息[+on]
7.piracy:
n.thecrimeofattackingandstealingfromshipsatsea海上抢劫,海盗行为
8.cautious:
adj.carefultoavoiddangerorrisks小心的,谨慎的,慎重的
9.hazardous:
adj.危险的
10.salient:
adj.formalthesalientpointsorfeaturesofsomethingarethemostimportantormostnoticeablepartsofit【正式】显著的,突出的
11.paramount:
adj.moreimportantthananythingelse至高无上的,最重要的
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LocatedattheNASAResearchCenterinIowaisa5,000-gallonvatofwater,andinsidethetankisanunderwatertreadmilldesignedbyDavaNewman,anaerospaceengineer.ForfouryearsNewmanobservedscubadiversastheysimulatedwalkingontheMoonandonMarsonherunderwatermovingbelt.ShewantedtodiscoverhowthegravityoftheMoonandofMarswouldaffecthumanmovement.Todothis,Newmanattachedweightstothediversandthenloweredthemintothetankandontothetreadmill.TheseweightswerecarefullyadjustedsothatthediverscouldexperienceunderwaterthegravityoftheMoonandofMarsastheywalkedonthetreadmill.NewmanconcludedthatwalkingonMarswillprobablybeeasierthanwalkingontheMoon.TheMoonhaslessgravitythanMarsdoes,soatlunargravity,thediversstruggl
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