Lesson34Adolescence
Parentsareoftenupsetwhentheirchildrenpraisethehomesoftheirfriendsand
regarditasaslurontheirowncooking,orcleaning,orfurniture,andoftenare
foolishenoughtolettheadolescentsseethattheyareannoyed.Theymayeven
accusethemofdisloyalty,ormakesomespitefulremarkaboutthefriends'
parents.Suchalossofdignityanddescentintochildishbehaviouronthepartof
theadultsdeeply...[
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名人隽语(中英)(1)
Nothinginlifeistobefeared,Itisonlytobeunderstood.(MarieCurie)
生活中没有什么可怕的东西,只有需要理解的东西。(居里夫人)
Amanisnotoldaslongasheisseekingsomething.Amanisnotolduntilregretstaketheplaceofdreams.(JBarrymore)
只要一个人还有追求,他就没有老。直到后悔取代了梦想,一个人才算老。(巴里摩尔)
Amancansucceedatalmostanythingforwhichhehasunlimitedenthusiasm....[
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Lesson33Education
Educationisoneofthekeywordsofourtime.Amanwithoutaneducation,
manyofusbelieve,isanunfortunatevictimofadversecircumstancesdeprived
ofoneofthegreatesttwentieth-centuryopportunities.Convincedoftheimportance
ofeducation,modernstates'invest'ininstitutionsoflearningtoget
back'interest'intheformofalargegroupofenlightenedyoungmenandwomen
whoarepotentialleaders...[
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Thanks.
Appreciateit.
Thanksalot.
Thankyou.
Iappreciateit.
Thanksverymuch.
Thankyouverymuch.
Thankyouverymuchindeed.
Iwouldliketothankyou.
That'sverykindofyou.
Iappreciatewhatyoudid.
Iamverygratefultoyouforhelpingmefindajob.
Iownadebtofgratitudetoyouforhelpingmelocateajob.
IamindebtedtoyoufortakingcareofmewhileIwasill.
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Lesson32Galileoreborn
InhisownlifetimeGalileowasthecentreofviolentcontroversy;butthescientific
dusthaslongsincesettled,andtodaywecanseeevenhisfamousclashwith
theInquisitioninsomethinglikeitsproperperspective.But,incontrast,itisonly
inmoderntimesthatGalileohasbecomeaproblemchildforhistoriansof
science.
TheoldviewofGalileowasdelightfullyuncomplicated.Hewas,aboveall,a
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IfIhadmylifetoliveover...Iwouldhavetalkedlessandlistenedmore.
如果我的生命有轮回......我会寡言多闻。
Iwouldhaveinvitedfriendsovertodinnerevenifthecarpetwasstrainedandthesofafaded.
我会邀请朋友们来家里夜宵,即使这样会弄脏了地毯,使沙发的颜色淡去也再所不惜。
Iwouldhavetakenthetimetolistentomygrandfatherrambleabouthisyouth.
我会抽出时间来听祖父漫谈他的青涩年华。
Iwouldneverhav...[
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Lesson31Thesculptorspeaks
Appreciationofsculpturedependsupontheabi8litytorespondtoforminthree
dimensions.Thatisperhapswhysculpturehasbeendescribedasthemost
difficultofallarts;certainlyitismoredifficultthantheartswhichinvolveappreciation
offlatforms,shapeinonlytwodimensions.Manymorepeopleare
'form-blind'thancolour-blind.Thechildlearningtosee,firstdistinguishesonly
two-d...[
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(象牙啄木鸟因为长着一只象牙色的大啄而得名,黑白相间的翅膀上有着醒目的白色斑点,身高约有50厘米,翅膀展开可达80厘米,是世界上体型最大的一种啄木鸟。雄性头上有红色的鸟冠。象牙啄木鸟曾经在1944年被定为“灭绝品种”。但是,2004年2月11日,一位观鸟者在阿肯色州卡什河国家野生动物保护区旅行的时候,无意中看到了已经销声匿迹60年的象牙啄木鸟。象牙啄木[
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Lesson30Exploringthesea-floor
Ourknowledgeoftheoceansahundredyearsagowasconfinedtothetwo-dimensional
shapeofthesea-surfaceandthehazardsofnavigationpresentedbythe
irregularitiesindepthoftheshallowwaterclosetotheland.Theopenseawas
deepandmysterious,andanyonewhogavemorethanapassingthoughttothe
bottomconfinesoftheoceansprobablyassumedthatthesea-bedwasflat.Sir
JamesClarkRos...[
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