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1、老托Part C精选93 篇1Communityserviceisanimportantcomponentofeducationhereatouruniversity. We encourage all students to volunteer for at least one communityactivitybeforetheygraduate.A new communityprogramcalledOneOnOne helpselementarystudentswhovefallenbehind.Youeducation majorsmightbe especiallyinterest

2、edinitbecauseitofferstheopportunitytodosometeaching thatis,tutoringinmathandEnglish.Youdhavetovolunteer two hours a week for one semester. You can choose to help a childwith math, English, or both. Half-hour lessons are fine, so you could do a halfhour of each subject two days a week. Professor Dodg

3、e will act as amentorto thetutors hellbeavailabletohelpyouwithlessonplansortooffersuggestionsforactivities.HehasofficehourseveryTuesdayandThursdayafternoon. You can sign up for the program with him and begin the tutoringnextweek.Imsureyoullenjoythiscommunityserviceandyoullgainvaluableexperienceatthe

4、sametime.Itlooksgoodonyourresume,too,showingthatyouvehadexperiencewithchildrenand thatyoucareaboutyour community. If youd like to sign up, or if you have any questions, stop by Professor Dodges office this week.【生词摘录】ponent: n. C one of several parts that together make up a wholemachine or system（机器

5、或系统的）零件；成分；组成部分2.tutor : n. C someone who teaches one pupil or asmallgroup,and isdirectly paid by them家庭教师，私人教师 v. to teach someone as a tutor给 ,当家庭教师；指导3.mentor :n. C an experiencedperson who advisesandhelpsa lessexperienced person顾问，指导人，教练12I hopeyouveallfinishedreadingtheassignedchapteroninsuranc

6、esothatyoure prepared for our discussion today. But, before we start, Id like to mentiona few things your text doesnt go into. Its interesting to note that insurance hasexistedinsomeformforaverylongtime.The earliestinsurancepolicieswerewhatwecalledbottomrycontracts. Theyprovidedshippingprotectionfor

7、merchants as far back as 3000 B.C. In general, the contracts were often no morethanverbalagreements.Theygrantedloanstomerchantswiththeunderstandingthatifa particularshipmentofgoodswaslostatsea,theloandidnt have to be repaid.Intereston the loans varied according to how risky itwas to transport the go

8、ods. During periods of heavypiracyat sea, for example,the amount of interest and the cost of the policy went up considerably. So, youcan seehowinsurancehelped encourageinternationaltrade.Eventhemostcautiousmerchantsbecamewillingtoriskshippingtheir goodsoverlongdistances,nottomentioninhazardousweathe

9、rconditionswhentheyhadthiskindofprotectionavailable.Generallyspeaking,thebasicformofaninsurancepolicyhasbeenprettymuchthesamesincetheMiddleAges.Therearefourpoints that weresalientthen and remainparamountin all policies today. Thesewereoutlinedinchaptersixandwillserveasthebasisfortherestof todaysdisc

10、ussion. Can anyone tell me what one of those points might be?【生词摘录】1. insurance : n. U an arrangement with a company in which you pay them money each year and they pay the costs if anything bad happens to you, suchasanillnessoranaccident保险； themoneythatyouinsurance company保险费；the business of providi

11、ng insurancepayregularly 保险业toan2. 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 a formalwrittenagreementbetweentwoor morepeople,which says what each person must do for the other契约；合同4.loan : n. C an amount of money that you borrow from a bank etc（银行等的）贷款5.understanding: n. C usuallysingular

12、aprivate,unofficialagreement（私底下、非正式的）协议，协定6.interest: n. U a charge made for borrowing money（借贷的）利息+on 7.piracy : n. the crime of attacking and stealing from ships at sea海上抢劫，海盗行为8.cautious: adj. careful to avoid danger or risks小心的，谨慎的，慎重的9. hazardous: adj. 危险的10.s alient: adj.formal the salient po

13、ints orfeatures of somethingare themostimportant or most noticeable parts of it【正式】显著的，突出的11.paramount: adj. more important than anything else至高无上的，最重要的3Located at the NASA Research Center in Iowa is a 5,000-gallon vatof water,and inside thetankis an underwatertreadmilldesigned byDava Newman,anaeros

14、paceengineer.For fouryearsNewmanobservedscubadiversastheysimulatedwalking on the Moon and on Mars on her underwater movingbelt. She wanted to discover how the gravity of the Moon and of Mars wouldaffect human movement. To do this, Newman attached weights to the diversandthen loweredthemintothetankan

15、dontothetreadmill.TheseweightswerecarefullyadjustedsothatthediverscouldexperienceunderwaterthegravityoftheMoonand ofMarsastheywalkedonthetreadmill.NewmanconcludedthatwalkingonMarswillprobablybeeasierthanwalkingontheMoon.TheMoonhaslessgravitythanMarsdoes,so atlunargravity,thedivers struggled to keep

16、their balance and walked awkwardly. But atMartiangravity, the divers had greater traction and stability and could easily adjust toa pace of 1.5 miles per hour. As Newman gradually increased the speed of thetreadmill,thediverstooklonger,gracefulstridesuntiltheycomfortablysettled into an even quicker

17、pace. Newman also noted that at Martian gravity,thediversneededlessoxygen.ThedataNewmancollectedwillhelpinthefuturedesignofMartianspacesuits.Comparedtolunarspace suits,Martianspacesuitswillrequiresmallerair tanks;and,toallowforfreermovement,theelbowand knee areas of the space suits will also be alte

18、red.【生词摘录】1.gallon: n.AmEa unit for measuring liquids, equal to 3.785 litres【美】加仑（等于3.785升）2.vat :n. C a verylargecontainerfor storingliquids suchas whiskyordye,when they are being made（酿酒、盛染料用的）大缸，大桶3.tank: n. C a large container for storing liquid or gas（盛放液体或气体的）大容器4.treadmill:n. C a millworkedin

19、 thepastby prisonerstreadingonstepsfixed to a very large wheel（过去用以惩罚犯人的）踏车5.aerospace: adj. involving the designing and building of aircraft and spacevehicles航空和航天（器制造）的n. U the industry that designs and buildsaircraft and space vehicles航空和航天工业，航天工业6.scuba diving: n. U the sport of swimming under w

20、ater while breathingthrough a tube connected to a container of air on your back斯库巴潜泳，水肺潜泳（戴自携式潜水呼吸器潜泳）7.simulate: v. to make or produce something that is not real but has theappearance of being real模仿，模拟8.Martian: adj. of or relating to the planet Mars火星的9.stride: n. C a long step大步，阔步10.elbow: n. C

21、 the joint where your arms bends肘4Welcome to Everglades National Park. TheEvergladesis a watery plain coveredwithsawgrassthatshometonumerousspeciesofplants andwildlife.Atoneand a half millionacres, its too big to see it all today, but this tour will offer youa goodsampling.Ourtourbuswillstopfirstat

22、TaylorSlough.Thisis agoodplacetostartbecauseitshometomanyoftheplantsandanimalstypicallyassociated with the Everglades. Youll see manyexoticbirds and, of course, ourworld famousalligators. Dont worry, theres aboardwalkthat goes across themarsh,soyoucanlookdownattheanimals inthewaterfromasafedistance.

23、The boardwalk is high enough to give you a great view of the saw grassprairie .Fromtherewellheadtosomeothermarshyandevenjunglelike areasthatfeature wonderful tropical plant life. For thoseof you whod like a closer view ofthe saw grass prairie, you might consider renting acanoesometime during yourvis

24、it here. However, dont do this unless you have a very good sense of directionandcannegotiateyourwaythroughtallgrass.Wedhatetohavetocomelooking for you. You have the good fortune of being here in the winter the besttimeof yeartovisit.Duringthespring andsummer,themosquitoeswilljustabout eat you alive!

25、 Right now theyre not so bothersome,but youll still want touse an insectrepellent.【生词摘录】1.Everglades National Park: 大沼泽地国家公园2.saw grass: 克拉莎草；加州砖子苗3.acre: n. C a unit for measuring area, equal to 4,047 square metres英亩4.sampling:n.items selectedat randomfrom apopulationand used totesthypotheses about

26、 the population取样，抽样，采样5.exotic:adj.approvingseemingunusualand excitingbecauseofbeingconnected with a foreign country【褒义】异国风情的，外国情调的：exotic birds外国的奇异鸟类6.alligator: n. C a large animal with a long mouth and sharp teeth thatlies in the hot wet parts of the US and China短吻鳄7.boardwalk: n. C AmE a raise

27、d path made of wood, usually built nextto the sea【美】（常在海滨）用木板铺成的小道8.prairie: n. C a wideopenarea ofland inNorthAmericawhich iscoveredin grass or wheat（北美洲的）大草原9.canoe: n. C a longlight boatthat ispointedat bothendsandwhichyoumove along using a paddle独木舟，小划子10.n egotiate: v. 成功通过，顺利越过11.m osquito:n.

28、C a smallflying insectthat sucks thebloodofpeopleandanimals蚊子12.r epellent: n. C,U a substance that keeps insects away驱虫剂5Thank you. Its great to see so many of you interested in this series on Survivalin OuterSpace.Pleaseexcusethecameras;werebeingvideotapedforthelocalTV stations.TonightIm goingtota

29、lkaboutthemostbasicaspectofsurvival the space suit. When most of you imagine an astronaut, thats probablythe first thing that comes to mind, right? Well, without space suits, it would notbe possible for us to survive in space. For example, outer space is avacuumtheresno gravityorairpressure;withoutp

30、rotection,abodywouldexplode.Whatsmore,wedcookinthesun or freezeintheshadewithtemperaturesrangingfromatoasty300degreesabovetoacool300degreesbelowzeroFahrenheit.ThespacesuitthatNASAhasdevelopedistrulyamarvel .Thisphotoenlargementhereis a life-sizeimageofanactualspacesuitwornbyastronauts on the last sp

31、aceshuttle mission. This part is thetorso. It s made ofsevenextremelydurablelayers.Thisthickinsulationprotectsagainsttemperatureextremesandradiation.Nextiswhattheycalla bladder ofoxygenthatsaninflatablesac, filledwithoxygen,tosimulateatmosphericpressure.Thisbladderpressesagainstthebodywith thesamefo

32、rce astheEarths atmosphere at sea level. Theinnermostlayers provide liquid cooling andventilation. Despite all the layers, the suit is flexible, allowing free movement sowe can work. Another really sophisticated part of the space suit is thehelmet. Ibrought one along to show you. Can I have a volunt

33、eer come anddemonstrate?【生词摘录】1.videotape: v. to record a television programme, film etc on a videotape把（电视节目、电影等）录在录像（磁）带上2.vacuum: n. C a spacethat is completelyempty of all gas,especiallyone from which all the air has been taken away真空3.shade: n.U slight darkness or shelter from the direct light

34、of the sunmade by something blocking it荫，背阴处4.toasty: adj.AmE informalwarm and comfortable【美，非正式】暖烘烘的，温暖舒适的5.Fahrenheit: n. U a scale of temperature in which water freezes at 32and boils at 212华氏温度6.marvel: n.C something or someone surprisingly useful or skillful, thatyou like and admire very much十分

35、有用（灵巧）的物（人）7.enlargement: n. C aphotographthathas been printedagain in alargersize放大的照片8.life-size: 又作 life-sized ， adj. a picture or model of something or someonethat is life-size is the same size as they are in real life与实物（真人）大小一样的9.shuttle: n. C a spacecraft that can fly into space and return to

36、 Earth,and can be used more than once（可以多次使用的）航天飞机，太空穿梭机10.m ission: n. C animportantjobdone bya memberoftheairforce,armyetc, especially an attack on the enemy任务，使命11.t orso: n. C your body, not including your head, arms, or legs（头和四肢除外的）人体躯干12.durable: adj. staying in good condition for a long time

37、 even if used a lot耐用的13.i nsulation:n. U materialusedtoinsulatesomething,especiallyabuilding（尤指建筑物的）绝缘材料；theact ofinsulatingsomethingor thestate of beinginsulated隔绝14.e xtreme: n. C somethingthatgoesbeyondnormallimits,sothatitseemsvery unusual and unacceptable极端15.b ladder: n. C a bagofskin,leather

38、,or rubber,forexampleinside afootball, that can be filled with air or liquid（可充气或充水的）囊；袋16.i nflatable: adj. an inflatable object has to be filled with air before you canuse it须充气方可使用的，（需）充气的17.s ac : n.technicala part inside a plant or animal that is shaped like a bagand contains liquid or air【术语】（

39、动物或植物的）囊；液囊18.i nnermost: adj.formalfurthest inside【正式】最里面的19.v entilation:n. U 通风 （ ventilate:v. toletfreshair intoa room,buildingetc 使通风）20.h elmet: n. C a stronghardhatwornforprotectionbysoldiers,motorcycleriders, the police etc头盔，钢盔，安全帽21.demonstrate: v.to show orprove somethingclearly 证明，论证，证实；

40、toshowordescribehowsomethingworksor isdone示 范 ， 演 示 ； to marchthroughthe streetswitha largegroupofpeopleinorderto publiclyprotestaboutsomething（为 公开抗议某 事） 游行 ， 示威； toshowthatyouhaveaparticular skill, quality, or ability展示，表露出（某种技能、品质或能力）6Good evening. My name is Pam Jones, and on behalf of the Moder

41、n Dance club,Id like to welcome you to tonights program. The club is pleased topresenttheTV version of The Catherine Wheel, Twyla Tharps rockballet. This video versionof theballethasbeenevenmoresuccessfulwithaudiencesthantheoriginaltheaterproduction.Itincludessomeanimation,slowmotion,and stop-action

42、freezes that really help the audience understand the dance. The title of the piecereferstoSaintCatherine,whodiedona wheelin307A.D.Nowadays,aCatherine wheel is also a kind offirework. It looks something like apinwheel.Anyway,thedanceiscertainlyfulloffireworks!YoullseehowTwylaTharpexplores one familys

43、 attempt to confront the violence in modern life. The centralsymboloftheworkisa pineapple,butexactlywhatitrepresentshasalwayscreatedalotofcontroversy. Asyouwatch,see if you can figureit out.Themusicfor this piece is full oftherhythmicenergyof rockmusic.Itwascomposed by David Byrne. Of the rock band

44、Talking Heads? And the lead dancerin this version was Sara Rudner, who is perfectly suited to Tharpsadventurouschoreography.Followingthevideo,danceteacherMaryParkerwilllead adiscussion about thesymbolismMs. Tharp used. We hope you can stay for that.So, enjoy tonights video and thank you for your sup

45、port.【生词摘录】1.present: v. to give a performance in a theatre, cinema, etc, or broadcast aprogramme on television or radio上演；演出；表演；播出（电视或广播节目）2.ballet: n. C a performancein which a special styleof dancingandmusictell a story without any speaking芭蕾舞剧；芭蕾舞曲3.animation: n. U the process of making animated

46、 films动物片的制作4.wheel: n. C one of the round things under a car, bus, bicycle etc thatturn when it moves（汽车、公共汽车、自行车等的）车轮5.firework: n. C usually plural a small container filled with powder thatburns or explodes to produce coloured lights, noise, and smoke烟火，烟花，焰火6.pinwheel: n. C a toy consisting of a

47、 stick with curved pieces of plasticat the end that turn around when they are blown玩具风车（ windmill,BrE ）7.pineapple: n. C,U a large yellow-brown tropical fruit or its sweet juicyyellow flesh菠萝，凤梨8.controversy: n. C,U a serious argument or disagreement, especiallyaboutsomething such as a plan or decis

48、ion, that continues for a long time争论；辩论；争议9.rhythmic: 又作 rhythmical, adj. having rhythm有节奏的10.a dventurous:adj.又作 adventuresome,AmE 【美】 eagerto goto newplacesanddoexciting or dangerousthings 喜欢冒险的，有冒险精神的；notafraid of taking risks or trying new things敢作敢为的，大胆创新的11.choreography: n. U the art of arranging how dancers should move during8a performance编舞（艺术）；舞蹈设计12. s ymbolism: n. U the use of symbols to represent something象征主义（手法）