StocksSoaronNewsBanksMayBeTurningCorner
ByMichaelBowman
Washington
10March2009
Stockpricesroseonmanyoftheworld'smarketsTuesdayafterareportthattroubledCitigroupposteditsbestfinancialperformanceinmorethanayearinthefirsttwomonthsof2009.
AninternalmemofromCitigroupchiefVikramPanditsaidthefirmhadanoperatingprofitofmorethan$8billionsofarthisyear.
Globalfinancialmarketstookab...[
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Lesson23Birdflight
Notwosortsofbirdspractisequitethesamesortofflight;thevarietiesareinfinite,
buttwoclassesmayberoughlyseen.Anyshipthatcrossesthepacificis
accompaniedformanydaysbythesmalleralbatross,whichmaykeepcompany
withthevesselforanhourwithoutvisibleormorethanoccasionalmovementof
wing.Thecurrentsofairthatthewallsoftheshipdirectupwards,aswellasin
thelineofitscourse...[
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Lesson22
Knowledgeandprogress
知识和进步
Whydoestheideaofprogressloomsolargeinthemodernworld?Surelyprogressofaparticularkindisactuallytakingplacearoundusandisbecomingmoreandmoremanifest.Althoughmankindhasundergonenogeneralimprovementinintelligenceormorality,ithasmadeextraordinaryprogressintheaccumulationofknowledge.Knowledgebegantoincreaseassoonasthethoughtsofoneindividualcouldbec...[
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1.http://dictionary.reference.com/
这个字典我用了8年多了。起初觉得很困难，毕竟是英语解释，解释里还有生词呢。但是坚持使用，收获颇丰。
2.http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/
这是我觉得最方便的字典。日常生活中常见小字、短语、单个词义，要什么有什么。几乎每天我的browser里都会有个tab开着这个网站，以备查词儿：
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Lesson21(nce4)
WilliamS.Hartand
theearly'Western'film
WilliamS.hartwas,perhaps,thegreatestofallWesternstars,frounlikeGaryCooperandJohnWayneheappearedinnothingbutWesterns.From1914to1924hewassupremeandunchallenged.ItwasHartwhocreatedthebasicformulaoftheWesternfilm,anddevisedtheprotagonistheplayedineveryfilmhemade,thegood-hadman,theaccidental-nobleoutlaw,orthehonest-but-framedcowboy,...[
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Michael和李华刚在外面吃完晚饭。李华会学到两个常用语：shoot和shot。
L:嗨，这顿饭吃得真不错。Michael,快付帐，我们走吧。这次该你付了吧？
M:Yeahyeah,Iknow.I'lljustchargeittomycreditcard....ohshoot!Iforgotmywallet!
L:你忘了带钱包？没有信用卡你就要shoot.Shoot不是开枪吗？
M:Isaid"Ohshoot!".Ifyousay"shoot"loudlyandsuddenly,it'sawaytoexpressalarmordisappointment.Ify...[
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Lesson20
Snakepoison
蛇毒
Howitcameaboutthatsnakesmanufacturedpoisonisamystery.Overtheperiodstheirsaliva,amild,digestivejuicelikeourown,wasconvertedintoapoisonthatdefiesanalysiseventoday.Itwasnotforceduponthembythesurvivalcompetition;theycouldhavecaughtandlivedonpreywithoutusingpoison,justasthethousandsofnon-poisonoussnakesstilldo.Poisontoasnakeismerelyaluxury;itenablesittogetitsf...[
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"ThemostimportantthingintheOlympicGamesisnotwinningbuttakingpart;theessentialthinginlifeisnotconqueringbutfightingwell."
--Pierredecoubertin
中译:
在奥林匹克运动会中最重要的意义是参与，而不是取胜,正如人生的真
谛,重要的并非征服他人,而是检视自我的努力及奋斗有方.
--Pierredecoubertin
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IsaacNewtonQuotes:
"IfIhaveseenfurther,itisbystandingontheshouldersofgiants."
--IsaacNewton
中译:
“如果说我看得比别人远一些，那是因为我站在巨人的肩膀上”
~艾萨克牛顿
(英国科学家)
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Relax.Don’ttakeyourselftooseriously.Happinessislargelyachoice.Feelgratitudeforallofthegoodinyourlife.
Smile.Onceyouhaveenoughtopayforlife’sbasicsthinktoyourself:“I’vewon.”Happinessiscontagious:findsomeonewhoishappyandstandclosetothem.
Play.Create.Happinessisattainable.Slowdownandenjoythescenery.Bespontaneous.Happinessisperchedonyourwindowsill,inviteitin.
Successisnotthekeytoh...[
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