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TheAfricanelephant
TheAfricanelephant,thelargestlandanimalremainingonearth,isofgreatimportancetoAfricanecosystem(生态系统)Asabigplant-eater,itlargelyshapestheforest-and-savanna(大草原)surroundingsinwhichitlives,settingthetermsofexistenceformillionsofotheranimalsthatliveinitshabitat(栖息地).
Itistheelephant'sgreatdesireforfoodthatmakesitadisturberoftheenvironmentandanimportantbuilderofitshabitat.Initscontinuoussearchforthe300poundsofplantsitmusthaveeveryday,itkillssmalltreesandunderbushes,andpullsbranchesoffbigtrees.ThisresultsinnumerousopenspacesinbothdeeptropicalforestsandinthewoodlandsthatcoverpartoftheAfricansavannas.
WhatworriesscientistsnowisthattheAfricanelephanthasbecomeanendangeredspecies.Iftheelephantdisappears,scientistssay,manyotheranimalswillalsodisappearfromvastareasofforestandsavanna,greatlychangingandworseningthewholeecosystem.(158words)
2.WhatisaFather
Afatherisapersonwhoisforcedtoendurechildbirthwithoutananesthetic.Hegrowlswhenhefeelsgood,andlaughsveryloudwhenheisscaredhalf-to-death.
Afatherneverfeelsentirelyworthyoftheworshipinachild'seyes.Heisneverquitetheherohisdaughterthinks.Neverquitethemanhissonbelieveshimtobe,andthisworrieshimsometimes.
Afatherisapersonwhogoestowarsometimesandwouldruntheotherwayexceptthatwarispartofhisonlyimportantjobinhislife,whichismakingtheworldbetterforhischildthanithasbeenforhim.
Idon'tknowwherefathergoeswhenhedies,butI'veanideathat,afteragoodrest,whereveritis,hewon'tjustsitonacloudandwaitforthegirlhe'slovedandthechildrenshebore.He'llbebusytheretoo,repairingthestars,oilingthegates,improvingthestreets,smoothingtheway.(173words)
3.Depression
Thedictionarydescribesdepressionasthestateoffeelingverysad,anxiousandhopeless.Thequestionhereiswhyonegetsdepressed.Istheinabilitytodealwiththesituationorthehighstresslevelsthatcomewithsuccessorfailure?
Lifeisfulloftwistsandturns.Somearepleasantandsomearenotsopleasant,andsometimeseventerrible.
Seasonalchangesarethemainreasonfordepressioninnature.Changeisunavoidable.Itmayhappeninnatureorinlife.Butthewaythechangemakesusfeelissubjective.Theydifferfrompersontoperson,alongwiththewayswedealwiththem.
Feelingdepressionisanormalphenomenon,butlettingitovertakeuscompletelyisnotthebestthing.Therearenospecificrulesorconceptsindealingwithit.Apersonshouldadoptwhateverwayheorshefeelsisthebest,butbesureitwillnothurtanotherperson.(159words)
4.Different"Styles"ofDirections
Itravelalot,andIfindoutdifferent“styles”ofdirectionseverytimeIask“HowcanIgettothepostoffice?
”
InJapan,peopleuselandmarksintheirdirectionsinsteadofstreetnames.Forexample,theJapanesewillsaytotravelers,"Gostraightdowntothecorner.Turnleftatthebighotelandgopastafruitmarket.Thepostofficeisacrossfromthebusstop."
InthecountrysideoftheAmericanMidwest,insteadoflandmarks,peoplewilltellyoudirectionsanddistances.Forexample,peoplewillsay,“Gonorthtwomiles.Turneast,andthengoanothermile.”
PeopleinLosAngeles,California,havenoideaofdistanceonthemap;theymeasuredistanceintime,notmiles.“Howfarawayisthepostoffice?
”youask.“Oh,”theyanswer,“it’saboutfiveminutesfromhere.”Yousay,“Yes,buthowmanymilesawayisit?
”Theydon’tknow.(155words)
UsefulWordsandExpressions
landmark n.地标
alandmarkcourtruling 深具意义的法庭裁定
alandmarkdecision 一项重大的决定
style n.风格,格调
comeintostyle 变得时髦,流行起来
crampsb.'sstyle 使某人觉得不自由,妨碍某人
instyle 别具风格地,时髦地
inthestyleof 仿……式
outofstyle 不时髦的,不时新的
That'sthestyle. [口](表示赞同)这正对路;正是如此。
Thestyleistheman. [谚]文如其人。
5.MistakesAreGoodTeachers
Afterthebirthofmysecondchild,Igotajobatarestaurant.Havingworkedwithanexperiencedwaitressforafewdays,Iwasallowedtowaitontablesonmyown.WhenSaturdaynightcame,Iwasluckilygiventhetablesnotfarfromthekitchen.However,Istillfeltalittlehardtocarrytheheavytrays.SoImovedslowly,mindingeverystep.IrememberedhowhappyIwaswhenIsawatraystandingnexttothetables.ItlookeddifferentfromtheoneIwastrainedon,andithadnicehandleswhichmadeiteasiertomovearound.IwaspleasedwitheverythingandbegantobelieveIwasnaturalatthisjob.Then,anoldmancametomeandsaidthatwashiswife'swalker.Istoodfrozenasice,butmyfacewasonfire.Sincethen,Ihavelearnedtobemorecarefulandnottobetoosureofmyself.(164words)
6.TimeHasthePowertoChangeAttitude
Lastweek,myyoungestsonandIvisitedmyfatherathisnewhome.
Myearliestmemoriesofmyfatherareofatall,handsome,successfulmandevotedtohisworkandfamilybutuncomfortablewithhischildren.Asachild,Ilovedhim;asaschoolgirlandyoungadult,Ifearedhimandfeltbitterabouthim.
Onthefirstdayofmyvisit,wedidsomeshopping,ateonthestreettable,andlaughedovermyson'sfunnyfacialexpressions.Gonewasmyfather'scriticalairandstrictrules.WhowasthispersonIknewasmyfatherwhoseemedsofriendlyandinterestingtobearound?
Thenextday,mydadpulledouthischildhoodpicturesandtoldmequiteafewstoriesabouthisownchildhood.Althoughourtimestogetherbecameeasierovertheyears,Ineverfeltclosertohimuntilthatmoment.Aftersomanyyears,I'matlastseeinganothersideofmyfather.
7.DifferencesBetweenTelevisionandRadioAnnouncers
Whentelevisionfirstbegantoexpand,veryfewofthepeoplewhohadbecomefamousasradioannouncerswereabletobeequallyeffectiveontelevision.Someofthedifficultiestheyexperiencedwhentheyweretryingtoadjustthemselvestothenewmediumweretechnical.Whenworkingonradio,forexample,theyhadbecomeusedtoseeingonbehalfofthelistener.Thisartofseeingforothersmeansthattheannouncerhastobeverygoodattalking.
Inthecaseoftelevision,however,theannouncerseeseverythingwiththeviewer.Hisduty,therefore,iscompletelydifferent.Heistheretomakesurethattheviewerdoesnotmissanypointofinterest,tohelphimfocusonparticularthings,andtohelphimunderstandtheimagesonthetelevisionscreen.Unlikehisradiocolleague,hemustknowthevalueofsilenceandhowtouseitatthosemomentswhenthepicturesspeakforthemselves.(157words)
UsefulWordsandExpressions
announcer n.(电视、电台)播音员
televisionannouncer 电视播音员
trainannouncer 列车广播员,列车到发通告器
onbehalfof代表……
Pleaseacceptmyapologyonbehalfofthehotel.请接受我代表酒店向您道歉。
inthecaseof 就……来说;至于
incaseof 万一,假设
Incaseoffire,ringthebell.如遇火警请按警铃。
viewer n.(电视)观众
8.TheTowerofLondon
In1078,KingWilliambegantobuildalargestonebuildingonthenorthbankoftheThamesRiverandnamedittheTowerofLondon.Thetowerwasfinished20yearslater.
Around1240,KingHenryIIImadeithishome.Hepaintedthetowerwhite,andwidenedthegroundstoincludeachurch,agreathallandotherbuildings.
In1381,RichardIIbecameKingofEngland.Agroupoffarmersattackedthetower.Intheend,RichardwasforcedtogiveuphispowertoHenryIV.
QueenElizabethwasheldprisonerinthetowerfortwomonthsbyQueenMary,herhalfsister.ShewassetfreeonMay19,1554,andin1558becametheQueenofEngland.
In1603,partofthetowerbecameamuseum.Alotofroyaljewelswerekeptinthetowerforvisitorstosee.ThetowerhasbeenaplaceofinterestinLondoneversince.(158words)
UsefulWordsandExpressions
threaten v. 恐吓,威胁
threatensomeonewithdeath 用死威胁某人
threatentodosth. 威胁要做某事
Thecloudsthreatenrain. 云预示有雨。
attack v./n. 攻击
beattackedwith(adisease) 患病
openanattack 开始进攻
setsb.free 释放
jewel n. 宝石,珠宝
9.Americanweddingcustoms
Weddingdaysareoftenconsideredthemostimportantdayofmanypeople’slives.Forthisreasonalone,throughoutthepastandintomodernday,numerouscustomsandsuperstitionshavedevelopedaroundtheweddingevent,inhopesofcreating"ThePerfectDay!
"
Averycommoncustomstillhonoredtodayisinreferencetoatime-oldsaying,"Somethingold,somethingnew,somethingborrowed,somethingblue,andasilversixpenceinsideyourshoe".Sooldisthisthattracingitbacktoitsoriginationisnearlyimpossible.The"old"isbelievedtobethefriendsandfamilyattendingthewedding.The"new"isrepresentedbythecouplethemselves,asa"new"union.The"borrowed"issomethingfromthefamiliesthatistobereturned.Something"blue"isinterpretedtorepresentthebride’svirginity.Thesixpencecanbeanyformofmoney,tuckedintothebride'sshoe,thistobringwealthtotheunion,bothinmonetarymeansandlove.
10.Can't
"Can't"istheworstwordthatcanbewrittenorspoken,andcandomoreharmthanlying.Manystrongspiritshavebeenbrokenbyit.Itspringsfromthelipsofthoughtlesspeopleeachmorningandrobsusofthecourageweneedthatday.Itringsinourearslikeatimelysentwarningandlaughswhenwefallbytheway.
"Can't"isthefatherofweakeffort,andtheparentoffearandhalf-heartedwork.Itweakenstheeffortsofclevercraftsmen,andmakespeopleworkless.Itpoisonsthesoulofapersonwithanillusion.Itlaughsatpeople'shopesanddreams.
Whateverthegoalyouareseeking,keeptrying,andanswerbysaying,"Ican!
""Can't"istheenemythatisreadytoruinyourwill.I
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