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1、Unit 11) *So you want to be a rock and roll star? asked the musician, Bib Dylan. You have decided to seek fames spotlight. And you will not be persuaded otherwise. What is it that lures you? Is it the worshiping fans? Or is it simply to be recognized for being truly fantastic at something? This is a

2、ll quite understandable. I should warn you, though. It is difficult to sustain the publics favor. These people will grow bored so easily. Even if you should succeed, you might not be happy, once you win in your conquest of fame, complaints will follow. For example, people will say that your work fai

3、ls to show a lack of continuity in its appeal. You see, their enthusiasm will soon dissolve. I should also tell you that there will be plenty of people who will want to exploit you during your brief stay at the top. Friends? Sure, as long as you have money youll have friends who will suck everything

4、 you have out of you. And dont forget to watch your agent closely. You might need a good lawyer and an accountant, but they too will want their piece of the pie一making money out of you.2) I see you understand the cruelty of the situation. However, your chase for fame cant be discouraged by my pessim

5、istic outlook. Go ahead then. Dont ket me stop you. But when you fail of fall right back where you started and youre miserable, dont accuse me of not having warned you. Ive done all that I can for you.“所以你要成为个摇滚明星吗? “问这位音乐家,围兜迪伦。你已经决定寻求名利的聚 光灯下。,你就不会被说服这些人。是什么吸引你?这是敬拜的粉丝吗?或者只是被认可为真 正奇妙的东西吗?这都是可以理解的。

6、我应当警告你,虽然。很难保持公众的支持。这些人会 那么容易厌倦了。即使你要成功,你可能不会满意,一旦你赢得在你征服名声,投诉会跟随。例 如,人们会说,你的工作未能显示出缺乏连续性在上诉。你看,他们的热情很快就会溶解。我也 应该告诉你,会有很多人会想利用你在你短暂的停留在顶部。朋友吗?当然,只要你有钱,你就 会有朋友会吸你的一切。别忘了看你的代理密切。您可能需要一个好律师和会计,但他们也 想分pie-making你的钱。我看到你理解了残忍的情况。然而,你的追逐名利不能劝阻我的悲观前景。然后继续。 不要偈人我停止你。但当你失败的秋天回到出发的地方和你的悲惨,不要指责我没有警告过 你。我做了我所能给

7、你的。Unit 21) It is doubtful that there was a more successful comedy team in the 20th century than the Three Stooges. Larry, Moe, and Curly became famous for their many short movies featuring extraordinary comedy. In their movies, they found many ways of showing off funny actions. They attracted large

8、 audience and received a lot of applause. However, their movies also sparked criticism. Some people who didnt like the Three Stooges claimed they were too violent. In a TV interview Moe and Larry were roused to defend themselves. Their coarse brand, they said, shouldnt be taken seriously. It was jus

9、t cartoon violence.2) The stooges got their name and their start in an act called Ted Healy and His Stooges. This act began paving the way for their exceedingly successful career. Originally the team was composed of Larry, Moe and Shemp. However, Shemp left for a career in more serious movies. When

10、Shemp left Curly took his place. Shemps clumsy character returned in 1964 after Curly suffered a stoke.3) Moe was the heart and soul of the team, acting as both their main comic force and their director. He was responsible for scripting many of the jokes. Hed also spend time providing his services a

11、s their business manager. In 1934 the team began a series of comedy shorts that numbered more than 200 when they ceased in 1985, which won them numerous fans. Despite all the criticism, the Three Stooges are undoubtedly the most famous famous comedy team that history ever invented.值得怀疑的是,有一个更成功的喜剧团队

12、在20世纪活宝三人。拉里、莫和卷曲的成名, 他们的许多电影短片以特色鲜明的喜剧。在他们的电影,他们发现许多的方式展示滑稽动作。 他们吸引了大批观众,收到了许多的掌声。然而,他们的电影也引发了批评。有些人不喜欢活 宝三人声称他们是太暴力了。在个电视采访中莫和拉里被唤醒为自己辩护。他们粗糙的品 牌,他们说，不应该被认真对待。这只是“卡通暴力”。走狗的名字的由来及其开始行为称为泰徳希利和他的傀儡。这个法案铺平了道路开始他 们的职业生涯非常成功。最初的团队是由拉里,莫和Shemp然而,Shemp留给职业更严莉的 电影。当Shemp左大代替他的位置。Shemp笨拙的字符后1964年回到了卷曲遭受了斯托克

13、 城。莫伊是的灵魂与核心团队,作为他们的主要漫画实和导演。他负责脚本许多笑话。他 还花时间提供他的服务作为其业务经理。1934年,该小组开始了一系列的喜剧短裤,数量超过 200,当他们在1985年停止,这为他们赢得了众多粉丝。尽管所有的批评,活宝三人无疑是最 著名的著名的喜剧团队，有史以来发明了。Unit 31) The challenges faced by all child protection caseworkers are obvious. What is often not so obvious are the many rewards a caseworker career of

14、fers. People often ask why anybody in their right mind would want to be a child protection caseworker, habitually dealing with the most disadvantaged and troubled families in their community. Caseworkers routinely come across disturbing cases of child abuse and neglect, and clients who are not coope

15、rative. Being a caseworker means being an agent of positive change, especially when the welfare sector is not just a job to you, but a professional vocation.2) Child protection is a difficult and challenging career path to follow, but the rewards fo exist. Many of our caseworkers choose this career

16、path out of a desire to contribute to the community. To be part of a process can ultimately change a familys life, and caseworkers may witness their intervention equip a young person so that his or her future prospects are improved. Of course, this does not occur with every intervention. But when it

17、 happens, it is a(n) rewording experience. And if you are wondering whether this experience makes the job worthwhile, the answer is YES!3) A good indicator of how outside people look at the caseworker career has been the feedback from university students. In 2006 there were 118 students on placement

18、s of caseworker career. Those students who completed their placements in child protection told us about the great opportunity they have had to apply theory to practice: the many chances of learning new skills and trying new skills and trying new tasks; the sound knowledge available through training;

19、 and how valuable becoming familiar with different welfare services was to their future career.所面临的挑战都是明显的儿童保护社会工作者。什么是经常不那么明显的是许多奖励 作的职业生涯提供了。人们经常问为什么心智正常的人会想成为一名儿童保护工作者,习惯 性地处理最弱势群体和陷入困境的家庭在他们的社区。社会工作者经常遇到干扰情况下儿童 虐待和忽视,和客户,那些不合作。作为个社会工作者意味着个代理的积极的改变,尤其是 当福利部门不仅是工作,但个专业的职业。儿童保护是一个困难的和富有挑战性的职业之路,但回报

20、f。存在。我们的许多社会工作 者选择这个职业路径的渴望社会作出贡献。是过程的一部分,最终能够改变个家庭的生活, 和社会工作者可能见证他们的干预装备一个年轻人,他或她的未来前景改善。当然,这并没有 伴随着毎次干预。但它发生了,这是个(n)重新确立的经验。如果你想知道这种经历是否使 工作的价值,答案是肯定的!个良好的指示器外面的人看看工作者事业己经从大学学生的反馈。在2006年有118 名学生的关于股权分置工作者的职业生涯。这些学生完成他们的实习机会的儿童保护告诉我 们伟大的机会,他们不得不把理论运用到实践中去:许多机会学习新技能和尝试新技能和尝试 新任务;健全的知识可以通过培训;价值如何熟悉不同

21、的福利服务是对他们未来的生涯。Unit 41) We are living in the age of a telecommunications revolution. In order to keep from getting left behind, many developing countries are making an intensive effort to strengthen their telecommunications infrastructure. This will help them catch up with the developed countries. I

22、t was, after all, advanced telecommunications that gave some countries an economic advantage over others during the 20th century. There is one place that developing nations are looking to improve upon. That is enabling their citizens and businesses to get access to the Web. They are installing advan

23、ced optical fibers. These fibers, a millimeter in diameter, can bring the information superhighway to their door. The initial investments that countries like Vietnam are making may seem too great because they still lack basic utilities, like electricity and water. However, government officials say t

24、hat these moves are strategic. They are also confident that their countries will reap the benefits. They will benefit from having more reliable and up-to-date telecommunications equipment and gaining more revenues. One Vietnamese leader said, It is understandable that people want to tackle their imm

25、ediate problems first. Still, our entire future is at stake. People dont always understand the breadth of the problem, though. He continued, There are problems with using the antique communications equipment. And if we continue to use such old equipment, the gap between us and the developed world wi

26、ll continue to widen. Sacrifices have to be made now so that our children will have a country with opportunities equal to those they see in the developed world. It will not be far when they can cruise alongside Americans and Western Europeans on the information superhighway.我们生活在个电信革命的时代。为了防止你落后了,许多

27、发展中国家正在集中精力努 力加强他们的电信基础设施。这将帮助他们赶上发达国家。毕竟,这是先进的电信,给些国 家经济优于其他人在20世纪。有个地方,发展中国家寻求改进。这是使他们的公民和企业 来访问Web。他们正在安装先进的光学纤维。这些纤维,毫米的直径,可以把信息高速公路到 他们的门口。最初的投资,越南等国正在似乎太好,因为他们仍然缺乏基本的实用程序,比如电 和水。然而,政府官员说，这些举动是战略。他们还相信他们的国家将获得好处。他们将得 益于更多可靠和最新的电信设备和获得更多的收入。位越南领导人说,“这是可以理解的, 人们想解决问题,首先他们的直接。不过,我们的整个未来岌岌可危。人们不总是理

28、解广度的 问题,虽然。”他继续说道，“有问题使用占董通信设备。如果我们继续使用这些I日设备,我们 之间的鸿沟,而发达国家将继续扩大。现在必须有所牺牲,这样我们的孩子将会拥有一个国家 有机会等于那些他们认为在发达世界。它将不远时,他们可以邮轮上与美国和西欧 superhighway.r 的信息。Unit 52) Have you ever experienced living alone by yourself?3) Sunlight disappears, awakening me to the fact that I am alone. I am a(n) solitary observer

29、 on this isolated pond in the forest. Here I sit alone as the last light of day fades away. A lone wolf in the distance cries out. Then darkness creeps in around me. I return to my small hut to put the kettle on the stove and sit in solitude with a hot cup of tea until I want to sleep. The fire insi

30、de the stove is low, so I use the axe to split some wood and throw them in. It gets the fire going. I had made correspondences to be here for the entire summer. However, after a month I am already omitting in supplies. I didnt expect i would be lazy of this experience so soon. In the cupboards there

31、 is nothing like noodles, and half a pint of wine. I have become so fond of noodles. Still, I have to force myself to absorb them down. Although I bring the teacup to my lips, I consider whether I should return to civilization to gather supplies or simply cast my adventure. My observation is that se

32、lf-reliance is a bit interesting. I long to contribute a steak dinner with my friends, to watch my niece play in the summers heat. Still my ego will not let me return to my family and friends just yer. I had thought to them about how being alone would bring about operation to writing poetry. The fac

33、t is that 1 have written nothing.你经历过自己独自生活吗?阳光消失了,唤醒了我这个事实,我是孤独的。我是个(n)孤独的观察员这个与世隔绝的 池塘在森林里。这里我独自坐着的最后一天的光也消失了。只孤独的狼在远处的喊叫。我 周围的黑暗便在蠕动。我回到我的小棚屋把壶放在炉子上,坐在孤独和一杯热茶,直到我想睡 觉。火在炉子很低,所以我用斧子去分摊些木头,把它们扔进海里。它获得的火苗。我做了 通讯可以在这里整个夏天。然而,一个月后我已经省略在供应。我没想到我会懒惰的这段经 历这么快。在橱柜里没有什么像面条,还有半品脱酒。我已经变得如此喜欢面条。不过,我不 得不强迫自己吸收

34、下来。尽管我把茶杯送到我的嘴唇,我考虑我是否应该回到文明收集物资 或简单地投我的冒险活动。我的观察是,自力更生是有点有趣。我渴望个牛排晚餐贡献与 我的朋友们,看我的侄女在夏天玩的热量。还是我的自尊心不让我回到我的家人和朋友们只 是你们。我认为他们怎样孤独会带来操作来写诗。事实是,我已经写了什么。Unit 6Bribery may lead to murder. A month ago reporters rushed to the scene of a crime. At the spot the detective seemed even hardly aware of their pres

35、ence as he did dis work. He carefully searched for clues over every inch of the house. After a while, he bent over to pick up a small torn piece of fabric. Nothing could escape from his search. The detective suspected that this piece of fabric was tom from the murderers clothing during a struggle.Th

36、e victim had been the finance director of a very large computer hardware manufacturer. His wife, a timid woman, shared everything she knew with the detective, including a hot quarrel her husband had with some of the companys top executives at a banquet. There had been a scandal involving bribery at

37、his company. He was investigating the business of many of the top executives. He had concluded that some people were giving special favors to government officials to get contracts. He often questioned their moral conscience and told them that he would accuse them if they were doing something they sh

38、ouldnt, which caused problems for him. His questioning and accusing often left him at odds with many of the executives. This time it had led to a fatal blow on his head. The detective caught sight of a crucial clue. A brass button in the comer. It was from a jacket of one of the top executives. Late

39、r his executive and the companys president was arrested. Of course this is not the end of the story.贿赂可能导致谋杀。个月前记者冲到过犯罪现场。现场侦探似乎甚至没有意识到它们 的存在为他做了 dis工作。他仔细地寻找线索房子的每一寸土地。过了一会儿,他弯腰捡起 个小块布料撕裂。没有什么能逃脱他的搜索。侦探怀疑这块布料被凶手的服装的搏斗中。受害者是财务总监的个非常大的计算机硬件制造商。他的妻子,一个胆小的女人,她知 道的一切共享与侦探,包括个热的争吵她丈夫的些公司的高管们在参加一个宴会。曾经 有个

40、贿赂丑闻在他的公司。他正在研究业务的许多高管。他总结出些人给予特殊待遇为政 府官员获得合同。他常常质疑他们的道徳良心,并告诉他们,他会指责他们,如果他们做的东 西,他们不应该,导致对他的问题。他的提问,并指责经常把他不和许多高管。这一次,它导致了 个致命的打击在他头上。侦探看见一条重要线索。个黄铜按钮在角落里。它是来自个 夹克的高管之一。后来他的高管和公司总裁被捕了。当然,这并不是故事的结局。Unit 7Many Native Americans closely resemble Asians. This has led most scientists to exceedingly belie

41、ve something about Native Americans. They think that most Native Americans descend from distant group of people. These people migrated from Siberia across the Bering Strait, between 17,000-11,000 years ago. The exact time and roule is still under question. That is, it is still a(n) matter of debate.

42、 The time they traveled and the route they took is still being argued, as is whether it happened at all.Until recently, some anthropologists argued that the migration occurred 12,000 years ago. However, there are a number of difficulties with this theory一in particular, the presence of people in the

43、Americans earlier than one might think. There is growing evidence of human presence in brazil and Chile 11,500 years ago or earlier. There is also evidence of humans living in the Americas some 50,000 years ago. Therefore, other possibilities have been suggested.They may have crossed the land bridge

44、 several thousand years earlier or they may have sailed along the western coast. However, some contest this theory. They think that humans lacked skills for sailing during that era.Some consider the genetic and cultural evidence for an Asian origin overwhelming. It should be noted, however, that som

45、e other people are very upset at this idea. Many present-day Native Americans reject the above theories. They say those who put forward such theories have political motivation. They have their own traditional stories that offer accounts of where they came from. Their own stories claim that their ori

46、gins are different from what scientists say. Those accounts, though, have mostly been ignored by scholars. Therefore, the origin of Americans still remains a mystery to be explored.许多印第安人相似的亚洲人。这使得大多数科学家非常相信一些有关北美印第安人。他 们认为大多数印第安人是从遥远的一群人。这些人便从西伯利亚穿过白令海峡,在17000 - 11000年前。确切的时间和路线仍受到质疑。这是,这仍然是个有争议的问题

47、(n)。他们旅 行的时间和路线他们把仍被认为,是它是否发生过。直到最近,些人类学家认为迁移发生在12000年前。然而,有许多困难这一理论上也特 别的存在,人们在美国人比人们想象的要早。有越来越多的证据表明,人类的存在在巴西和智 利11500年前或更早。还有证据表明,人类生活在美洲大约50000年前。因此,其他的可能性 已经被提出。他们可能跨越大陆桥几千年前或者它们可能沿西部海岸航行。然而,些比赛这个理论。 他们认为,人类缺乏技能的帆船在那个时代。些人认为这种基因和文化的证据亚裔压倒性的。应当指出的是,然而,其他些人对这 个想法感到非常懊恼。许多当今的美国原住民拒绝上述理论。他们说那些提出这样的

48、理论有 政治动机。他们有自己的传统的故事,账户提供来自哪里。她们的故事,声称他们的起源不同 于科学家所称。这些账户,尽管大部分已为人所忽视。因此,美国人的起源仍然是个谜有待 探讨。Unit 8Here is the story about how the American civil rights movement started in the 1950s. Tired as she was, Mrs. Parks walked past the first few-mostly empty一rows of seats marked Whites Only. Black people were

49、 allowed to sit in these seats as long as no white person was standing. Despite the fact that Rosa Parks hated segregation laws, she had never done anything against the law. She had been fighting for civil rights for more than 10 years, but always legally. However, that day she did something that wa

50、s illegal.She found and sat in a(n) vacant seat in the back of the bus. The bus continued along its route. The driver noticed that all the seats in the Whites Only section were already taken. And more white people had just climbed aboard. He ordered the people in Mrs. Parks* row to move to the back,

51、 where there were no open seats and people had to stand. No one moved at first, but when the driver barked at the black passengers a second time, they did what they were told. They all moved to the backexcept Rosa Parks. She remained in the prohibited seat. Consequently, trouble occured. Ms. Parks w

52、as thrown in jail for deiymg the law.This incident inspired the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955-1956. It also sparked the 20th-century civil rights movement. Mrs. Parks quickly became the focus of that day. She has been remembered as a brave fighter in the civil rights movement.这里是故事有关美国民权运动开始于1950年代

53、。她虽然累了,帕克斯女士走过第一 few-mostly emptyrows席位标有“白人专用。黑人被允许坐在这些座位只要没有白人站。 尽管事实上,罗莎帕克斯痛恨种族隔离法,她从未做过任何违反法律的。她一直在争取公民 权利超过10年,但总是合法。然而,那天她做的事,是非法的。她发现,坐在个(n)空的座位在公车的后面。公共汽车继续沿着它的路线。司机注意到 所有的座位在“白人只有” 节已经采取。和更多的白人刚刚爬上了火车。他命令人们在帕 克斯夫人”行移动到后,在那些没有空位,人们不得不忍受。没有人搬到在第一,但是当司机叫 第二次的黑人乘客,他们做了他们被告知。他们都搬到back-except罗莎帕克

54、斯。她仍然在 禁止座位。因此,问题发生。帕克斯被关进监狱的藐视法律。这件事启发了蒙哥马利巴士抵制运动的1955 - 1956它还引发了 20世纪的民权运动。 帕克斯夫人很快成了焦点的那一天。她已被人们当成一个勇敢的战士在民权运动。Unit 9Some people have criticized the Disney management for being culturally insensitive in building a theme park in France. Disney has reacted to the accusation with comments of its ow

55、n. People from Disney have said that the company is very sensitive to the idea that its park shows a(n) lack of cultural concerns. They have tried to make it more European by emphasizing European cultural elements. The legends and fairy tales which come from Europe figure prominently in the park. Th

56、e creative development of the theme park, in fact, has a European base. Disney has also claimed that the park will be special. It will have a uniqueness appropriate to its European setting. All the direction signs in the park will be in two languages. They will be in French as well as in English. So

57、me performers in the park will chat in French, Spanish and English. On the other hand, Disney will remain American. Disney does concede that the park is American. That is, it does have an American cultural focus in essence. Disney sees this through something important. It is the main selling value t

58、o attract people. The 320 million European citizens who live within a two-hour flight want to visit Disney, because it is American. The Europeans coming to the park would be disappointed by a park that is strictly representative of their own countries. The people who visit the park will be very happ

59、y with the American culture they see represented by Disneyland. During their trip, they will experience not only the cultures of Europe, but also that of the US as well. One thing is undeniable though: All other previous theme parks in Europe have been unsuccessful. It is not yet clear how a Disney

60、theme park will do in France.些人批评迪斯尼管理作为文化忽略在构建一个主题公园在法国。迪斯尼已经对此指控 自己的评论。人们从迪斯尼表示,该公司是非常敏感的想法,公园,显示了一个(n)缺乏文化问 题。他们试图使它更欧洲通过强调欧洲文化元素。童话传说来自欧洲在公园里很突出。的创 造性发展的主题公园,事实上,有一个欧洲基地。迪斯尼还声称,公园将特别。它将有一个唯一 性适合其欧洲设置。所有的方向在公园迹象将在两种语言。他们将在法国和英文一样。有些 演员在公园将聊天在法语、西班牙语和英语。另一方面,迪斯尼将保持美国。迪斯尼也承认, 这个公园是美国人。这是,它确实有一个美国文化

61、集中在本质上。迪斯尼认为这通过重要的 事情。这是主要的销售价值来吸引人。3.2亿年欧洲公民居住在个两小时的飞行想参观迪 斯尼,因为它是美国人。在欧洲人来到公园将会失望的公园,它是严格代表自己的国家。在游 览公园的的人会很高兴看到美国文化所代表迪斯尼乐园。在他们的旅行,他们将体验不仅文 化的欧洲,而且我们也样的。有一件事是不可否认的:尽管所有其他以前的主题公园在欧洲 已经失败。目前尚不清楚个迪斯尼主题公园将在法国。Unit 10The concept of Emotional Intelligence (EO or EI) was first defined by Peter Salovey a

62、nd John Mayer, but it became widely popular after Daniel Goleman published his best-seller Emotional Intelligence in 1995. A definition of emotional intelligence is knowing how you and others feel and what to do about i.The control center of our emotions is a small part of our brain called the amygd

63、ala. It scans incoming signals from our sensory organs (eyes, ears, etc.) and act as the emotional alarm center of our body. When it detects a condition that we hate, that we fear, or that could hurt us, it triggers an immediate response from the other parts of our brain that control our actions. Th

64、e amygdala*s extensive web of the rest of the brain, including the rational mind. This accounts for why we sometimes do things without thinking, like closing our eyes just before a flying bug hits our face or losing our control during the course of a quarrel.In fact, the importance of EQ for individ

65、ual succes has emerged as a hot topic over the past decade. Many organizations are beginning to realize the importance of EQ and have started to identify the aspects of EQ that are most essential to success. Once this is done, they are able to use formal assessment tools to pick out stong candidates.It is easy to see how EQ can impact on performance as an individual contributor. Considering the increasing importance of teams in todays working world, it is obvious that any role that requires teamwork relies heavily on interpersonal insight and proficiency. Even the smartest, most experienc