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Level 6 Unit 1 1/4 Listening

Harry bitchem works for a high-tech German company, based in Munich.

Last month he was in an automobile accident.

He was on his way to attend an important meeting in New York City.

哈里·比特汉姆在慕尼黑的一家德国高科技公司工作。上个月他出了车祸。他正在去纽约参加一个重要会议的路上。

He had just arrived on a flight from London and was taking a taxi into the city.

The purpose of his trip was to attend a meeting.

The weather was terrible and the road was icy.

他刚从伦敦乘飞机到达，正在打车进城。他这次旅行的目的是参加一个会议。天气很糟糕，道路结冰。

He was in a hurry so he asked the taxi driver to get him into the city as soon as possible.

The taxi driver agreed and sped up. But just as they left the airport, the car went out of control. It

spun around and skidded into the path of an oncoming truck.

Fortunately, the truck wasn’t going too fast, so nobody was killed.

But the taxi was severely damaged and both passangers were injured.

他很着急，所以他请出租车司机尽快把他送到城里。出租车司机同意了，加快了速度。但就在他们离开机场时，车失控了。它旋转着滑进一辆迎面而来的卡车的路径。幸运的是，卡车开得不太快，所以没有人死亡。但是出租车严重损坏，两个乘客都受伤了。

The accident wouldn’t have happened had the weather been better.

Had the weather been better the accident wouldn’t have happened

If the weather hadn’t been bad, the accident probably wouldn’t have happened.

The taxi driver survived with only a few injuries because he was wearing a seatbelt.

如果天气好一点，事故就不会发生了。如果天气好一点，事故就不会发生了。如果天气不坏，事故可能不会发生。出租车司机因系安全带而仅受了一点伤，幸免于难。

The taxi’s airbag had also deployed, absorbing much of the impact.

However, Harry, who is in the back seat, hadn’t put on his seatbelt. As a

result, he was severely injured and had to be rush to a hospital.

Had he put on his seatbelt, he might not have been injured so badly.

Now a month later Harry still can’t remember much of what happened.

When he first woke up in the hospital it was several hours after the accident and he was sure where he was.

The bad news was that he couldn’t move his legs.

This was because his back had been broken in the accident.

The doctors later told him that he might never regain the use of his legs.

Some of the nerves in his spain and legs had been damaged but everything else was OK.

He couldn’t move his legs because his back had been broken in the accident.

出租车的安全气囊也展开了，吸收了大部分冲击力。然而，坐在后座的哈利没有系上安全带。结果，他受了重伤，不得不赶往医院。如果他系上安全带，他可能不会伤得那么重。一个月后，哈利仍然记不起发生了什么事。当他第一次在医院醒来时，已经是事故发生后的几个小时了，他很确定自己在哪里。坏消息是他的腿动不了。这是因为他的背在事故中折断了。医生后来告诉他，他可能再也不能恢复双腿的功能了。他的西班牙和腿上的一些神经已经受损，但其他一切都没问题。他不能移动他的腿，因为他的背在事故中折断了。

Now Harry is trying to figure out what to do.

If he works hard and exercises every day there is still a chance that his legs will recover on their own.

There are also some new treatments that might help his nerves regenerate.

Still he should be prepared for the long recovery and the possibility that he might never walk again.

Without the use of his legs he wouldn’t be able to continue working in the same way.

It wouldn’t be possible to travel so he would have to find another way to attend meetings.

Either that or he would have to look for another way to make a living.

现在哈利正在想办法。如果他每天努力工作，锻炼身体，他的腿还是有机会自己恢复。还有一些新的治疗方法可以帮助他的神经再生。不过，他应该为长期的康复做好准备，也要为他可能再也不会走路做好准备。如果不使用双腿，他就无法继续以同样的方式工作。旅行是不可能的，所以他必须找到另一种方式来参加会议。否则他就得另谋高就了。

If he regains the use of his legs, he’ll be able to continue working in the same way.

Harry has good disability insurance so money won’t be a problem for a while.

But sooner or later he wants to be able to earn a living again.

Of course he isn’t planning to give up on his legs.

If he works hard he might still be able to regain their use and learn to walk again.

Some of his nerves had been damaged but there is a chance that they will heal.

如果他重新使用他的腿，他将能够继续以同样的方式工作。哈里有很好的残疾保险，所以钱暂时不会成为问题。但他迟早都想重新谋生。当然，他不打算放弃。如果他努力工作，他可能仍然能够重新使用它们，并重新学会走路。他的一些神经已经受损，但有可能会痊愈。

The new drugs being developed might make it possible for the nerves to grow back.

Still he has to face the possibility that nothing will work.

If he wants to regain the use of his legs he’ll have to work hard.

However happens Harry is determined to think positively.

Even if he can’t walk he can still attend meetings all over the world.

With new technology he would be anywhere and there is much of that he could still do.

Luckily he still has the use of his arms and hands and his brain is still functioning.

With the right attitude he can find a way forward.

There is no reason for despair or feeling sorry for oneself.

That kind of thinking won’t solve anything.

He just hope that his company or another company will give him the chance to prove himself.

He can still be a valuable asset for them, come with me.

He has a positive attitude toward life and is determined to prove himself.

正在开发的新药可能使神经恢复正常。不过，他还是要面对这样一种可能性：没有什么能奏效。如果他想恢复双腿的功能，他就得努力工作。然而，哈利决心积极思考。即使他不能走路，他仍然可以参加世界各地的会议。有了新技术，他可以在任何地方，而且还有很多事情他可以做。幸运的是，他的手臂和手仍在使用，他的大脑仍在工作。以正确的态度，他能找到前进的道路。没有理由绝望或为自己感到难过。这种想法解决不了任何问题。他只是希望他的公司或其他公司能给他机会证明自己。他仍然是他们的宝贵财富，跟我来。他对生活持积极态度，决心证明自己。

Dialogue

W: Hey, what do you think? Do you like it?

M: No, it’s too short. You can’t wear that to the office. If you do, nobody will be able to concentrate.

W: What about this one?

M: That’s the right length, but I hate the color. I hate pink.

W: OK, I’ll see if they have it another color, but it isn’t cheap.

M: It’s OK if you don’t buy anything else for a while.

W: Sure, this will last for a while.

M: Well, I’m glad you like your dress. It looks great on you.

W: You should get some new clothes too. You never buy anything for yourself.

M: I have an expensive girlfriend now, so I can’t afford it. And besides I don’t the time to go shopping.

W: What are you doing? Are you staring at that woman?

M: What? No, of course not.

W: Yes, you were. You were staring at her. How do you think it makes me feel?

M: I was just looking in that direction.

W: No, you were staring at her for several seconds.

M: I’m sorry but I couldn’t help it.

W：嘿，你觉得怎么样？你喜欢吗？

M：不，太短了。你不能穿它去办公室。如果你这样做，没有人能够集中精力。

W：这个怎么样？

M：长度合适，但我讨厌颜色。我讨厌粉红色。

W：好的，我去看看他们有没有别的颜色，但不便宜。

M：暂时不买别的就可以了。

W：当然，这会持续一段时间。

M：嗯，我很高兴你喜欢你的衣服。你穿上很好看。

W：你也应该买些新衣服。你从不为自己买任何东西。

M：我现在有一个很贵的女朋友，所以我买不起。而且我也没有时间去购物。

W：你在做什么？你在盯着那个女人看吗？

M：什么？不，当然不是。

W：是的，你是。你盯着她看。你觉得这让我感觉如何？

M：我只是朝那个方向看。

W：不，你盯着她看了几秒钟。

M：很抱歉，我忍不住。

W: I’ve told you many time to stop that. And if you are going to stare, you shouldn’t do it like that, so obvious and rude.

M: OK. What’s the best way to stare?

W: don’t stare for 4 or 5 seconds. Just take a quick looks, 2 seconds long. Then it isn’t so obvious.

M: Sorry, My eyes just went there. I’m program like that.

W: That’s no excuse.

W: And don’t ever tell me you don’t like pink again. She is wearing pink. Why is it that pink is so bad on me when you can’t help staring at someone who is wearing pink?

M: I didn’t notice that she is wearing pink.

W: Ah, so the clothes don’t matter. She is more attractive than I am. Why don’t you go sit with her?

M: Hey, come on, let’s not get into a fight.

W: I thought you were getting better. But you never change. You just had to runling the evening.

M: Hey, come on, I’m sorry.

W: No, don’t say anything, I don’t want to hear it.

In this exchange, we see a lovers’ quarrel.

He can’t afford to buy new clothes for himself because he spends a lot on his girlfriend.

W：我已经告诉过你很多次了。如果你要盯着看，你不应该那样做，那么明显和粗鲁。

M:好的。最好的凝视方式是什么？

W：不要盯着看4到5秒钟。快速看一下，2秒长。那就不那么明显了。

M：对不起，我的眼睛刚到那里。我就是这样的程序。

W：那不是借口。

W：别再告诉我你不喜欢粉红色了。她穿着粉红色的衣服。当你忍不住盯着一个穿粉红色衣服的人看的时候，为什么粉红色对我这么不好？

M：我没注意到她穿着粉红色的衣服。

W：啊，所以衣服不重要。她比我更有魅力。你为什么不去和她坐在一起？

M：嘿，来吧，我们别打架了。

W：我以为你已经好起来了。但你永远不会改变。你只需要在晚上跑步。

M：嘿，来吧，对不起。

W：不，什么都别说，我不想听。

在这次交换中，我们看到一对情侣吵架。

他买不起新衣服，因为他在女朋友身上花了很多钱。

Reading

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Once upon a time there was a mischievous young boy who was given the task of tending a herd of sheep on a hillside near a village. The boy grew tired and board while watching the sheep, so he found ways to amuse himself, such as climbing trees or chasing sheep. One day he came up with what he thought was a brilliant idea. He climbed to the top of a tree and shouted toward the village: “Wolf! Wolf! Help me please!”

从前有一个淘气的小男孩，他在一个村子附近的山坡上负责照料一群羊。这个男孩在看羊的时候累了，上船了，所以他找到了娱乐自己的方法，比如爬树或追羊。有一天，他想出了一个他认为很聪明的主意。他爬到一棵树顶上，朝村子喊道："狼！保鲁夫！请帮帮我！"

When the villagers heard his cries for help, they rushed up the hill to rescue him and chase the wolf away. Of course, when they got there, there was no wolf to be seen, and the boy, who was still in the tree, was laughing. The sheep were grazing peacefully. Annoyed, the villagers returned to the village and back to their normal activities.

当村民们听到他求救的呼喊声时，他们冲上山去救他，把狼赶走了。当然，当他们到了那里，没有狼可以看见，男孩，仍然在树上，笑。羊在安静地吃草。村民们很恼火，回到村里，恢复了正常的活动。

A few days later, the boy grew bored again and played the same trick on the villagers. This time the villagers were furious at the boy. That night he was punished by his mother for his bad behavior.

几天后男孩又无聊起来，对村民们耍了同样的伎俩。这一次村民们对这个男孩很生气。那天晚上他因行为不端受到了母亲的惩罚。

For a while after that, life went on as normal and the boy behaved. He didn’t want to be punished again. Then, one afternoon while he was tending the sheep, he noticed that she sheep were bleating and nervous. He didn’t

know what was causing their strange behavior, so he climbed a tree to see if he could determine what was going on. What he saw from the tree was a frightening sight, a big, hairy wolf chasing after the sheep. Terrified, he screamed for help: “Wolf, Wolf! There’s a wolf chasing the sheep!”

在那之后的一段时间里，生活照常进行，男孩表现得很好。他不想再受到惩罚。然后，有一天下午，当他在照料羊的时候，他注意到羊在咩咩叫，而且很紧张。他不知道是什么导致了他们奇怪的行为，所以他爬上一棵树，看他是否能确定到底发生了什么。他从树上看到的是一个可怕的景象，一只大而多毛的狼在追羊。他吓坏了，尖叫着求救：“狼，狼！有只狼在追羊！“

This time, when the villagers heard his cries for help, they were convinced that it was another one of his pranks. Nobody believed that there was really a wolf, so they ignored his frantic calls for help. The wolf, having nothing to fear, feasted on several of the sheep and then slipped back into the forest.

这一次，当村民们听到他呼救的声音时，他们确信这是他的另一个恶作剧。没有人相信真的有一只狼，所以他们忽略了他疯狂的求救信号。狼没有什么可害怕的，吃了几只羊，然后又溜回森林里去了。

The villagers were annoyed when the boy fooled them the first time.

He learned that lying to others can have serious consequences.

当男孩第一次愚弄他们时，村民们很生气。他知道对别人撒谎会有严重的后果。

Survival in the Outback

What would you do if you ever found yourself lost in the wild? To find out, you can join a weekend survival course in Australia’s Outback Desert. This vast area is famous for its harsh desert climate. To survive, your first task will be to find water, a rare commodity in the desert. Animals such as ants and seed-eating birds are strong indicators of water. You can also cut and suck moisture from the roots and leaves of plants. Trees like the desert oak have roots near the surface. But be careful. The branches of gum trees are a rich source of water, but the leaves are poisonous, so don’t eat them. The best place to build a shelter is in an area with a least around of sunlight, like between sand dunes or in a trench. To make a trench, dig a hole big enough to lie down in and use the extra sand to create a barrier or wall on each side. This can help to shield you from the glare and scorching heat of the sun.

如果你发现自己迷失在野外，你会怎么做？要知道这一点，你可以参加澳大利亚内陆沙漠的周末生存课程。这个广袤的地区以其恶劣的沙漠气候而闻名。为了生存，你的首要任务是找到水，这是沙漠中的稀有商品。蚂蚁和食种子鸟类等动物是水的强指标。你也可以从植物的根和叶上切下并吸取水分。像沙漠橡树这样的树在表面附近有根。但要小心。树胶树的树枝是丰富的水源，但叶子有毒，所以不要吃它们。建造庇护所的最佳地点是阳光最少的地区，比如沙丘之间或沟渠中。要挖沟，挖一个足够大的洞，躺在里面，然后用多余的沙子在每边筑起一道屏障或墙。这有助于保护你免受太阳的强光和灼热。Nights can be cold, so knowing how to make a fire is essential. One way to build a fire is to use the hand drill method. This is one of the oldest and simplest ways to start a fire. It involves rolling a stick between your hands while pressing it onto a notched piece of wood with dry tinder below. The idea is to use friction to create enough heat to ignite the tinder. This can be a lot of work,As for food, you’ll have to be open-minded. Some forms of life can be ugly to look at but can provide you with enough protein to survive. They may even taste good, like scrambled eggs!

夜晚可能很冷，所以知道如何生火是很重要的。制造火灾的一种方法是使用手钻方法。这是最古老和最简单的起火方式之一。它包括在你的双手之间滚动一根棍子，同时用下面的干火药把它压到一块有缺口的木头上。这个想法是利用摩擦产生足够的热量来点燃火种。这可能是很多工作，至于食物，你必须思想开放。有些形式的生命看起来很难看，但却能提供足够的蛋白质供你生存。它们甚至尝起来像炒鸡蛋！

If you are lost in the desert, your first task will be to find water.

如果你在沙漠中迷路了，你的首要任务就是找水。

2/4 Listening

Now that you studying English at a high level, you need to be able to talk about the language itself.

One of the biggest areas of confusion for students is the difference between the past tense and the present perfect.

The past tense is indicated by use of past tense smarker, represented here by V sub d.

Here are some examples of regular verbs and their past tense forms.

So, as you can see, for regular verbs, the past tense form is indicated by addition of an “ed” at the end of the verb. However, some of the most common verbs in English are irregular, so it’s important to learn them.

Here are some examples.

Altogether, there are over 200 regular verbs in normal use.

既然你的英语学习水平很高，你就需要能够谈论语言本身。学生最大的困惑之一是过去式和现在完成式的区别。

过去时态用过去时态符号表示，这里用v sub d表示。下面是一些规则动词及其过去时态形式的例子。

所以，你可以看到，对于规则动词，过去式的形式是在动词的结尾加上一个“ed”来表示的。

然而，英语中一些最常见的动词是不规则的，所以学习它们很重要。下面是一些例子。

普通动词共有200多个。

Many people think that the past tense form only indicates past time.

However, that is only one of the possible meanings.

The past tense form is also used to express something that is unlikely or imaginary, from the speaker’s point of view. Here is an example: “He wishes he had a car.”

The fact is that he doesn’t have a car, so the use of “had” indicates that it isn’t real, it’s imaginary.

If he had a car, he could drive us to school.

Again, he doesn’t have a car, so he can’t drive us to school.

This condition expresses something that isn’t a fact.

许多人认为过去式只表示过去时间。然而，这只是可能的含义之一。从说话人的角度来看，过去式也用来表达一些不太可能或虚构的东西。举个例子：“他希望自己有辆车。”事实上，他没有车，所以“had”的使用表明它不是真实的，而是虚构的。如果他有车，他可以开车送我们去学校。再说一次，他没有车，所以他不能开车送我们上学。这个条件表达了一些不是事实的东西。这是一个反事实的条件，这意味着它违背了我们知道或相信的地方。

It’s a counter-factual condition, which means it goes against where we know or believe.

Look at these two sentences.

If she waits another week, she can save money…

If she waited for another week, she could save money because there’s going to be a sale.

这是一个反事实的条件，这意味着它违背了我们知道或相信的地方。看看这两个句子。

如果她再等一个星期，她就可以省钱了…如果她再等一个星期，她就可以省钱了，因为会有一场拍卖会。

Both sentences are correct, but there’s difference in meaning.

In the top sentence the condition that she waits is more likely from the speaker’s point of view.

In the bottom sentence the speaker thinks it’s less likely that she is going to wait.

If that flight left a few minutes later, we could take the next shuttle bus. If that flight leaves on time, we are going to miss it, so let’s run.

If that flight leaves on time, the next shuttle bus may not get us to the airport on time.

If that flight left an hour later, we wouldn’t have to get to the airport so early tomorrow morning.

He wishes he had a car, but he doesn’t have enough money to buy one.

There was a big sale last week, so we all went shopping.

I wish we didn’t have to run, but if we don’t hurry, we’ll miss the next bus.

There’s going to be a sale next week, so I hope she doesn’t go shopping tomorrow.

这两个句子都是正确的，但意思不同。在前一句中，从演讲者的角度来看，她等待的条件更有可能。在最后一句话中，演讲者认为她不太可能等待。如果那班飞机几分钟后起飞，我们可以乘下一班班车。如果那趟航班准时起飞，我们会错过的，那我们就走吧。如果那趟航班准时起飞，下一趟班车可能不能准时到达机场。

如果那班飞机晚一个小时起飞，我们明天一早就不用去机场了。他希望有辆车，但他没有足够的钱买一辆。

上周有个大减价，所以我们都去购物了。我希望我们不用跑，但是如果我们不快点，我们会错过下一班公共汽车的。下周有一场拍卖会，所以我希望她明天不去购物。

When we talk about experience or results, we use past perfect form.

This form uses “have” followed by the participle.

For regular verbs, these participle are identical to the past tense form.

For irregular verbs, these participle are often different.

When we use the perfect form, the primary focus on the subject of the sentence, not the verb.

It emphasizes condition, experience or result, rather than actions or events.

In these two examples we see the contrast.

She has already left hotel.

She left the hotel a few minutes ago.

The top sentence gives the condition or state of the subject, and the bottom sentence expresses an event.

The top sentence describes the condition of the subject of the sentence “she” rather than the event.

The fact that she has left the hotel is now part of her experience or state of being.

The bottom sentence expresses the action or event, she left, which is something she did.

In general, the past tense form expresses events or acts, and the perfect form expresses experience or conditions. When we use the perfect form of the verb, we focus on the state of the subject, and not an action or event.

He enjoyed his studies and graduated a few months ago. Now that he had graduated, he’s ready to get a job.

当我们谈论经验或结果时，我们使用过去的完美形式。此窗体使用“have”后跟分词。对于规则动词，这些分词与过去时态形式相同。对于不规则动词，这些分词通常是不同的。当我们使用完美形式时，主要关注的是句子的主语，而不是动词。它强调条件、经验或结果，而不是行动或事件。在这两个例子中，我们看到了对比。她已经离开旅馆了。她几分钟前离开了旅馆。最上面的句子给出了主题的条件或状态，最下面的句子表示一个事件。最上面的句子描述的是“她”这个句子的主语的情况，而不是事件。她离开酒店的事实现在是她经历或生活状态的一部分。最后一句话表达了她离开的行动或事件，这是她所做的。一般来说，过去式表示事件或行为，完美式表示经验或条件。当我们使用动词的完美形式时，我们关注的是主语的状态，而不是动作或事件。他喜欢学习，几个月前毕业了。既然他已经毕业了，他就准备找份工作了。

Note that the past form expresses the events that are persific points or periods of time, such as the last year or past five years.

He worked at several companies. (in the past)

He finished the project last week. (in the past, last week)

These events are distance from the speaker’s point of view.

The perfect form expresses something from the speaker’s point of view, not distance in time.

He has worked at several companies. (his experience now) He has finished the project. (his experience now) These two sentences are incorrect and confusing because they give two different points of view.

He has worked at the company until last week. (incorrect)

He has finished the project last week. (incorrect and confusing)

请注意，过去的形式表示的事件是多个时间点或时段，例如去年或过去五年。

他在几家公司工作。（过去）

他上周完成了这个项目。（过去，上周）

这些事件与演讲者的观点相距甚远。

完美的形式表达了说话人的观点，而不是时间上的距离。

他在几家公司工作过。（他现在的经验）他已经完成了这个项目。（他现在的经验）

这两个句子是错误的和混乱的，因为它们给出了两种不同的观点。

他一直在公司工作到上周。（不正确）

他上周完成了这个项目。（错误和混乱）

Here are some sentences that use the perfect form.

He has finished practicing.

He has been practicing.

She may have eaten.

Her computer may have been stolen.

Some are simple, such as the first one, and some are complex, like the last one.

The last one is complex because it combines many verb forms, including the passive.

He must have taken her computer with him.

He have practiced hard, so he should do well in the competition.

He took his computer with him because he wants to work at home.

He may have taken his computer with him, but I’m not sure if he did or not.

He may have been travelling when he got sick.

It might have been broken by the accident.

He may have been arrested by the police.

The fire might have been started by someone.

He may have been injur

以下是一些使用完美形式的句子。他练习完了。他一直在练习。她可能已经吃了。她的电脑可能被偷了。

有些是简单的，如第一个，有些是复杂的，如最后一个。最后一个是复杂的，因为它结合了许多动词形式，包括被动形式。他一定带着她的电脑。他练得很努力，所以他应该在比赛中表现得很好。他带着电脑，因为他想在家工作。他可能随身带着电脑，但我不确定他是否带了。他生病时可能正在旅行。它可能是被事故弄坏的。他可能被警察逮捕了。火灾可能是由某人引起的。他可能是印第安人

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Winter in Antarctica: Staying Sane at the Bottom of the World

On Antarctica, the world’s coldest continent, the average high temperature is -49 degrees Celsius. In the summer, the sun never sets, and in the winter, it never rises. Keeping sane there is its own special challenge.

在世界上最冷的大陆南极洲，平均高温为49摄氏度。夏天太阳从不落，冬天太阳从不升起。保持清醒有其特殊的挑战。The McMurdo Station is a research base perched on the edge of the Ross Ice Shelf, the world’s largest body of floating ice. The station is administered by the United States and is the largest community in Antarctica. Capable

of supporting more than 1200 residents, the population of the station drops to 150 brave (perhaps foolish) people when winter begins in March. Their task is to maintain the station during the months of total night. The biologists, astronomers, geologists, and climate scientists who were there before, have gone, as any research is impossible in the brutal winter.

麦克默多站是一个位于罗斯冰架边缘的研究基地，罗斯冰架是世界上最大的浮冰体。空间站由美国管理，是南极洲最大的社区。该站的人口能够支撑1200多名居民，到了三月份冬天开始时，该站的人口减少到了150名勇敢的（也许是愚蠢的）人。他们的任务是在整夜的几个月里维护车站。以前在那里的生物学家、天文学家、地质学家和气候科学家都已经离开了，因为在严酷的冬天任何研究都是不可能的。

Every day the remaining staff of maintenance personnel perform their routine tasks and make repairs when needed. Sometimes they peer through the darkness toward their friends from New Zealand, at Scott Base, about two miles away. Though most of the time they’re just voices on the radio, it’s so nice to have neighbors not too far away. Together, they share a power grid and one coast of a dark forbidding continent.

每天，维护人员的剩余工作人员执行他们的日常任务，并在需要时进行维修。有时他们透过黑暗向两英里外斯科特基地的新西兰朋友们窥视。虽然大多数时候他们只是收音机里的声音，但有邻居在不远处是很好的。他们共同拥有一个电网和一个黑暗而险恶的大陆海岸。

Though the days are dark and freezing cold in the depths of winter, the moon will rest above the horizon for weeks at a time. Its pale light illuminates the cold, craggy landscape as if acknowledging a companion and reaffirming the bonds of life. So even for those who live in the darkest part of the Earth, there’s light.

虽然在冬季的深处，白天很黑，而且很冷，但月亮会在地平线上一次停留几个星期。它的淡光照亮了寒冷、崎岖的风景，仿佛承认了一个同伴，并重申了生命的纽带。所以即使对于那些生活在地球最黑暗的地方的人来说，也有光明。

It’s about the importance of connection.

Something is routine if it’s normal and respected.

A power grid is needed to supply electricity.

The writer shares what it feels like to live and work in Antarctica.

Most of the researchers leave because it’s impossible to do research during the winter.

To acknowledge something means to recognize or admit its existence.

这是关于联系的重要性。如果事情是正常的和受人尊重的，那么事情就是例行公事。需要一个电网来供电。作者分享了在南极洲生活和工作的感受。大多数研究人员离开是因为冬天不可能做研究。承认某事物意味着承认或承认它的存在。

Chernobyl: Lessons from Nature

On April 26, 1986, Unit 4 of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor in northern Ukraine, then a part of the Soviet Union, was shut down for an unauthorized safety test. When the nuclear fuel rods hit the cooling water, the fission reaction accelerated out of control due to a sudden power surge. This caused the reactor to overheat and build up pressure until its structure failed and it blew up, releasing large amounts of radiation. It took officials a whole day to comprehend the scale of the disaster and to order an evacuation of the surrounding area. Some 50,000 people had to leave, not knowing that they would never return. In the following months, massive efforts were made to decontaminate the area while increased radiation levels were detected across much of Europe. Fallout from the disaster continues to this day, decades later, and long-term effects such as cancers are still being investigated. Estimates of the number of deaths that will eventually result from the accident vary enormously.

1986年4月26日，当时是苏联一部分的乌克兰北部切尔诺贝利核反应堆4号机组因未经授权的安全试验而关闭。当核燃料棒撞击冷却水时，由于突然的功率激增，裂变反应加速失控。这导致反应堆过热并产生压力，直到其结构失效并爆炸，释放出大量辐射。官员们花了一整天的时间来了解灾难的规模，并下令疏散周边地区。大约50000人不得不离开，不知道他们永

远不会回来。在接下来的几个月里，在欧洲大部分地区检测到辐射水平上升的同时，为净化该地区做了大量的努力。灾难的余波一直持续到几十年后的今天，癌症等长期影响仍在调查之中。对事故最终导致的死亡人数的估计差异很大。

The forest area near the reactor site is one of the most radioactive places on Earth. Named the Red Forest because its trees turned a reddish-brown color as they died, the forest is trying to make a recovery. Animals such as elk and eagles have been seen in the area. And birch trees grow where the radioactive trees of the forest were bulldozed and buried by the Soviet government.

反应堆附近的森林地区是地球上放射性最强的地方之一。这片红色森林之所以被命名为“红色森林”，是因为它的树木在死亡时变成了红棕色，这片森林正在努力恢复。在该地区曾见到过麋鹿和老鹰等动物。而桦树则生长在被苏联政府铲平和掩埋的放射性森林中。

Some people have returned as well, mostly former residents who returned illegally after the evacuation. The old company town of Pripyat, once home to 50,000 plant workers is still deserted, but is slowly being reclaimed by the forest. It seems that nature can recover and even thrive where humans cannot. Let’s hope that humans can learn from this experience. Chernobyl, and more recently Fukushima in Japan, have lessons to teach us.

一些人也回来了，大多数是在疏散后非法返回的前居民。普里皮亚特这个曾经是50000名工厂工人的家园的公司老城，现在仍然空无一人，但正在慢慢被森林开垦。似乎大自然可以在人类无法恢复的地方恢复甚至繁荣。让我们希望人类能从中吸取教训。切尔诺贝利，以及最近日本的福岛核电站，都给我们上过课。

The purpose of this article is to educate.

It’s clearly that officials were completely unprepared for this accident.

We should never underestimate the danger of nuclear technologies.

The reactor exploded because too much pressure built up inside.

本文的目的是教育。很明显，官员们对这次事故完全没有准备。我们决不能低估核技术的危险。反应堆爆炸是因为内部压力太大。

3/4 Listening

Jack is a psychiatrist, which means he treats people who have mental problems.

He has been treating patients for many years and has used a variety of treatments.

Sometimes he just listens and talks to patients and sometimes he uses medications.

These medications affect the brain in many different ways.

As a psychiatrist he treats people who have mental problems.

A psychiatrist is a doctor who treats people who have mental problems.

He has been a psychiatrist for many years.

杰克是一名精神病学家，这意味着他治疗有精神问题的人。他治疗病人已经很多年了，并使用了多种治疗方法。有时他只是听病人说话，有时他还服用药物。这些药物以许多不同的方式影响大脑。作为一名精神病学家，他治疗有精神问题的人。精神病学家是治疗有精神问题的人的医生。他做精神病医生多年了。

Over the years Jack found that some patients improved with the treatment while the others didn’t improve at all. In some cases a patient’s responds to a treatment was the opposite of what was expected.

Several years ago he had a young patient who showed him why these treatment didn’t work.

The patient’s name was Bob.

He was 20 years old when he first came to see Jack for help.

The reason he came was because he had attempted suicide.

He wouldn’t have come to see Jack if he hadn’t tried to kill himself.

这些年来，杰克发现一些病人在治疗中有所改善，而其他病人则完全没有改善。在某些情况下，患者对治疗的反应与预期相反。

几年前，他有一个年轻的病人向他展示了为什么这些治疗不起作用。病人的名字叫鲍勃。他20岁时第一次来看杰克寻求帮助。他来的原因是他企图自杀。如果杰克没有自杀，他就不会来看他了。

Bob was extremely smart and was a student at one of the best universities in the world.

However, he was often extremely depressed.

Because of his depression he took drugs and drank a lot of alcohol.

It was an overdose of drugs and alcohol that nearly killed him.

His roommate called 911 when he discovered Bob unconscious in their dormitory room.

If his roommate hadn’t called 911 Bob would probably have died.

He took drugs and drank a lot because of his depression.

鲍勃非常聪明，是世界上最好的大学之一的学生。然而，他常常极度沮丧。因为他的抑郁症，他吃了药，喝了很多酒。是过量的毒品和酒精差点害死他。他的室友发现鲍勃在宿舍里不省人事，就打了911。如果他的室友没有打911，鲍勃可能会死。他因抑郁症而吸毒酗酒。

Once Bob recovered and was discharged from the hospital he took time off from school to get help.

That was when he came to the clinic where Jack practices his medicine.

At first Jack attempted to treat Bob with a tie depression medications.

He also used conversation and recommendations to help him rethink his life and memories.

After a few months Bob began to improve but only moderately.

Through he cooperated with the treatment he continued to think negatively.

He also continued to go through periods of depression.

As a result he wasn’t able to return to school.

He wasn’t able to return to school because his treatment wasn’t working.

Had the treatment been successful, he probably would have returned to school.

He was also going through periods of depression.

鲍勃康复后出院后，他从学校请假去寻求帮助。那是杰克到诊所行医的时候。起初，杰克试图用领带抑郁症药物治疗鲍勃。他还利用谈话和建议帮助他重新思考自己的生活和记忆。几个月后，鲍勃开始好转，但只是略有好转。通过与治疗合作，他继续消极思考。他还继续经历着抑郁时期。结果他不能回学校了。他不能回学校，因为他的治疗不起作用。如果治疗成功，他很可能会回到学校。他也经历过抑郁症。

Because the treatment wasn’t working Jack tried something new.

He decided to use brain scans to look inside Bob’s brain.

Brain scans are a way to look inside the brain to see how it was functioning.

What the scans showed about Bob was crucial.

They showed that his brain was damaged in a way that nobody had anticipated.

There were significant damage to the front part of his brain.

An injury in this part of brain can contribute to depression and negative feeling.

It can also contribute to feelings of anger and rage.

The fact that his brain was injured and unbalanced explained why the treatment hadn’t work.

因为治疗不起作用，杰克尝试了一些新的方法。他决定用脑部扫描检查鲍勃的大脑。大脑扫描是一种检查大脑内部以了解其功能的方法。扫描显示鲍勃的情况至关重要。他们发现他的大脑受到了无人预料的损伤。他的大脑前部受到严重损伤。大脑这一部分的损伤会导致抑郁和负性感觉。它也会引起愤怒和愤怒。他的大脑受伤并且不平衡的事实解释了为什么治疗不起作用。

The brain scans showed why the medications and other treatments hadn’t worked.

They had failed because they didn’t address the brain injury.

After discuss the injury with Bob and his parents, they concluded that the cause of the injury was from playing soccer.

In fact Jack knew of quite a few soccer players who had suffered head injuries from playing that sport.

Heading a hard soccer ball many times can damage the brain.

If he hadn’t played soccer, his brain wouldn’t have been injured.

脑部扫描显示了为什么药物和其他治疗无效。他们失败了，因为他们没有解决脑损伤的问题。在与鲍勃和他的

父母讨论了伤势后，他们得出结论，造成伤势的原因是踢足球。事实上，杰克知道有相当多的足球运动员因参

加那项运动而头部受伤。多次带球会损伤大脑。如果他不踢足球，他的大脑就不会受伤。

With this new information, Jack used a new medicine to treat the injury.

Gradually Bob improved and after a few months was close to full

recovery.

He no longer had any signs of depression and was finally able to return to school.

Alternately Bob graduated from his university with honers and entered a famous law’s school.

有了这个新的信息，杰克用了一种新的药物来治疗这个损伤。鲍勃逐渐好转，几个月后几乎完全康复。

他不再有任何抑郁的迹象，最终能够回到学校。或者鲍勃以荣誉毕业于大学，进入了一所著名的法学院。

From this experience Jack realized that the brain imaging had allowed him to save Bob’s life.

If he hadn’t been for the scans Bob would have ended up killing himself.

Detecting and treating the injury to the front of his brain was the key step in his treatment.

Jack now believed that brain scans can be an important tool for psychiatrists.

An injured brain must be healed before other treatments such as vitamins, drugs and counseling, can work.

从这次经历中，杰克意识到大脑成像让他得以挽救鲍勃的生命。如果不是他做了扫描，鲍勃最终会自杀的。检测和治疗他大脑前部的损伤是他治疗的关键步骤。杰克现在相信大脑扫描对精神病医生来说是一个重要的工具。在维生素、药物和咨询等其他治疗方法起作用之前，受伤的大脑必须先得到治疗。

Dialogue

W: We’ve got big problems on our hands. We are getting a lot of complaints.

M: About the proposed new policy?

W: Yes, people think it’s an invasion of privacy.

M: Don’t they agree that regular exercise and staying in shape is good for everyone?

W: Sure, they agree. But they don’t think we have the right to use an app to track how much they exercise.

M: Using the app is the only way to make sure our employees get enough exercises.

W: This new policy will reduce our health cause and improve productivity, which helps everyone!

M: That’s not how they see it. This kind of regulation makes people feel like robots. They have no freedom anymore. Requiring everyone to wear a smart device like this on the wrist means they have no privacy.

W: Well, if you put it that way, I can see the problem.

M: However, I don’t see any other way to change people’s habits. This is just a friendly reminder.

W: It’s more than a reminder. It makes things public and puts press on people to meet the requirements. It will force people to work out even when they don’t want to. There won’t be any choices.

M: No, it doesn’t have to be that way. We can still be flexible.

W: That’s not the point. People hate the idea that the company knows everything they do. It’s bad enough that they have to communicate with each other at night and on weekends.

M: What if we make the use of the app an option?

W: If you do that, it still puts press on people to use it. I think it’s best that we get rid of this idea. I’m all for standards, but what about freedom and creativity? If we go ahead with this policy, I think we will lose some of our best people.

W: There are other ways to deal with health issues.

M: Such as? What’s your suggestion?

W: Give extra holidays to people who take fewer sick days.

M: No, that wouldn’t work. It will put press on people to come to work sick and get everyone else sick too. If someone is sick, I’d rather that they stay at home.

W: Then there’s a radical idea. Why not let your department managers handle it? They are the ones who decide on promotions and bonus. Setting everything in stone in a form of policies can be very dangerous.

M: OK, I’ll consider it. For now, I’ll give up the idea of using this app. Please let people know that we are listening to them. We do care about our employees.

W: I will. I’m sure people will appreciate it. It shows that you have faith in them.

M: Thanks, I appreciate your advice.

W：我们手头有大问题。我们收到很多投诉。

M：关于新政策的建议？

W：是的，人们认为这是侵犯隐私。

M：他们不同意经常锻炼和保持身材对每个人都有好处吗？

W：当然，他们同意。但他们认为我们没有权利使用应用程序来跟踪他们的运动量。

M：使用这个应用程序是确保我们的员工得到足够锻炼的唯一方法。

W：这项新政策将减少我们的健康事业，提高生产力，这对每个人都有帮助！

M：他们不是这样看的。这种规则让人感觉像机器人。他们再也没有自由了。要求每个人在手腕上戴上这样的智能设备意味着他们没有隐私。

W：好吧，如果你这么说，我就能看到问题了。

M：但是，我看不出任何其他改变人们习惯的方法。这只是一个友好的提醒。

W：这不仅仅是一个提醒。它将事情公之于众，并向人们施压以满足要求。这将迫使人们即使在不想锻炼的时候也要锻炼。不会有任何选择。

M：不，不一定是那样的。我们仍然可以灵活行动。

W：这不是重点。人们讨厌公司知道他们所做的一切的想法。他们不得不在晚上和周末互相交流，这已经够糟糕的了。

M：如果我们把应用作为一种选择呢？

W：如果你这样做，它仍然会迫使人们使用它。我认为我们最好把这个想法去掉。我完全赞成标准，但是自由和创造力呢？如果我们继续执行这项政策，我想我们会失去一些最好的人。

W：还有其他处理健康问题的方法。

M：比如？你有什么建议？

W：给那些病假少的人多放些假。

M：不，那不行。这将迫使人们病倒上班，让其他人也病倒。如果有人病了，我宁愿他们呆在家里。

W：那就有一个激进的想法。为什么不让你的部门经理来处理呢？他们是决定晋升和奖金的人。以政策的形式将所有事情一笔勾销是非常危险的。

M：好的，我会考虑的。现在，我将放弃使用这个应用程序的想法。请让人们知道我们在听他们讲话。我们确实关心我们的员工。

W:我会的。我相信人们会感激的。这表明你对他们有信心。

M：谢谢，谢谢你的建议。

They think it gives the company too much control over their lives.

They don’t want the company to know so much about their lives.

Even if it were an option, it would still put press on people to use

it.

He would rather have sick people stay at home than come to

work.

People would be able to see how well they are doing in comparison with

others. The policy is still being considered and hasn’t been put into effect yet.

Creative people often value their freedom more than other and won’t like the new policy.

他们认为这给了公司太多的生活控制权。他们不想让公司对他们的生活了解那么多。即使它是一种选择，它仍然会迫使人们使用它。

他宁愿让病人呆在家里也不愿来工作。与其他人相比，人们能够看到自己的表现。该政策仍在考虑中，尚未实施。有创造力的人往往比其他人更看重自由，不喜欢新政策。

Reading Preventing Injuries

Exercise and a certain amount of strenuous physical activity are important for maintaining good health. However, before engaging in them, it’s important to know how to prevent injuries from occurring, especially for athletes and elderly people. Injuries can be minimized by doing a proper warm up. This consists of increasing your heart rate and the blood flow to all parts of your body. A good way to do this is through a series of static stretches followed by a series of dynamic stretches, which are done while moving. Using the proper equipment is essential, especially in contact sports. To protect the head, for example, well-designed helmets can greatly reduce the incidence of concussions. Concussions are caused when the soft, jello-like brain slams into the hard human skull. Research shows that repeated concussions can have serious consequences.

运动和一定量的剧烈体育活动对保持身体健康很重要。然而，在从事这些活动之前，了解如何预防受伤是很重要的，尤其是对于运动员和老年人。适当的热身可以减少受伤。这包括提高你的心率和血液流向身体各个部位。一个很好的方法是通过一系列静态拉伸，然后是一系列动态拉伸，这些拉伸是在移动时完成的。使用适当的设备是必要的，尤其是在接触运动中。例如，为了保护头部，精心设计的头盔可以大大降低脑震荡的发生率。脑震荡是由软的、像果冻一样的大脑猛击人类坚硬的头盖骨引起的。研究表明，反复的脑震荡会产生严重的后果。

Compression sportswear is another way to reduce the risk of injury, especially muscle injuries. More and more athletes are using them because their use can also speed up muscle recovery when an injury occurs. Another contributing factor in sports injuries is fatigue. Doctors believe that fatigue is an important warning sign that the body has reached its limit. When fatigued it is more difficult for the body to protect itself. Therefore it’s a good idea to stop an activity at the first sign of fatigue. Rest periods, even for professional athletes, can prevent serious injuries from occurring.

紧身运动服是另一种减少受伤风险的方法，尤其是肌肉损伤。越来越多的运动员正在使用它们，因为它们的使用也可以在受伤时加速肌肉恢复。运动损伤的另一个原因是疲劳。医生认为疲劳是身体达到极限的一个重要警告信号。疲劳时，身体更难自我保护。因此，最好在疲劳的第一个征兆时停止活动。休息时间，即使是职业运动员，也可以防止发生严重伤害。Understanding injuries and the body’s reaction to them can help people cope with problems that accompany physical exercises. The support and understanding of coaches, teammates and family can be a critical factor in

prevention and recovery. Once and injury occurs, it’s too late to prevent it, and recovery can take a long time. For the elderly, a simple fall can be fatal.

了解伤害和身体对它们的反应可以帮助人们处理伴随着体育锻炼的问题。教练、队友和家人的支持和理解是预防和恢复的关键因素。一旦发生伤害，就为时已晚，无法预防，恢复可能需要很长时间。对于老年人来说，一次简单的摔倒是致命的。

A fatal accident or injury is one that causes death.

致命事故或伤害是导致死亡的事故或伤害。

It’s important to know how to prevent injuries from occurring.

知道如何防止受伤是很重要的。

Blood Pressure and Stroke

A large international study has found that ten risk factors account for 90 percent of all the risk of stroke. Of that list, five risk factors usually related to lifestyle are responsible for a full 80 percent of stroke risk. According to the researchers these risk factors – high blood pressure, smoking, abdominal obesity, diet and physical activity – are modifiable and can be controlled.

一项大型国际研究发现，10个危险因素占中风风险的90%。在这一列表中，通常与生活方式有关的五个危险因素占中风风险的80%。根据研究人员的说法，这些危险因素——高血压、吸烟、腹部肥胖、饮食和体育活动——是可以改变的，并且是可以控制的。

The findings come from a study of 3,000 people who had had strokes and an equal number of healthy individuals with no history of stroke. The study also includes a brain scan of all participating stroke survivors, according to the researchers. Across the board, high blood pressure was the most important factor, accounting for one-third of all stroke risk. Blood pressure, it was noted, plays a major role in both forms of stroke ischemic, the most common form (caused by blockage of a brain blood vessel), and hemorrhagic or bleeding stroke, in which a blood vessel in the brain bursts.

这项发现来自于一项对3000名中风患者和同等数量的无中风病史健康人的研究。研究人员称，这项研究还包括对所有中风幸存者的脑部扫描。总体而言，高血压是最重要的因素，占所有中风风险的三分之一。据指出，血压在两种类型的中风缺血性（最常见的形式（由脑血管阻塞引起）和出血性或出血性中风（脑血管破裂）中起着主要作用。

Blood pressure is easily measured, and there are lots of treatments. Lifestyle modifications to control it include increasing physical activity and reducing salt intake. The other lifestyle risk factors are modifiable as well. High intake of fish and fruits, for example, is associated with a lower risk of stroke.

血压很容易测量，有很多治疗方法。生活方式的改变控制它包括增加体力活动和减少盐的摄入。其他的生活方式风险因素也可以改变。例如，鱼和水果的高摄入量与较低的中风风险有关。

Many of the same risk factors have been reported in other studies, but this is the first stoke risk study to include both low- and middle-income participants in developing countries. The study confirms that high blood pressure is the leading cause of stroke in both developing can developed countries. This highlights the need for health authorities in those countries to develop strategies to reduce high blood pressure, salt intake and other risk factors.

其他研究也报告了许多相同的风险因素，但这是首次将发展中国家的低收入和中等收入参与者纳入斯托克风险研究。这项研究证实，在两个发展中国家，高血压是导致中风的主要原因。这突显了这些国家卫生当局需要制定降低高血压、盐摄入量和其他危险因素的战略。

According to this article, lifestyle factors are responsible for most strokes.

The other lifestyle risk factors are modifiable as well.

Blood pressure is easily measured, and there are lots of treatments.

The most common form of stroke is caused by blockage of a blood vessel.

High blood pressure accounts for a one-third of all stroke risk.

The study confirms that high blood pressure is the leading cause of stroke.

根据这篇文章，生活方式因素是导致大多数中风的原因。其他的生活方式风险因素也可以改变。血压很容易测量，有很多治疗方法。最常见的中风是由血管阻塞引起的。高血压占所有中风风险的三分之一。这项研究证实了高血压是中风的主要原因。

4/4 Listening

John and Linda are worry about their future.

They both have good jobs, but they are concerned about economy.

Of the two of them, Linda is the most worried.

She wants the security of owning her own home.

Her husband disagrees.

As a result they often fight about money.

They live in a nice apartment but the rent goes up every year.

So now they are trying to decide whether or not to buy a house.

Linda wants to buy a house but John is against the idea.

He thinks the prices are too high, and he doesn’t want to be trapped.

If they owned a house or flat, it would be more difficult to move somewhere else if things changed.

For example what would happen if he lost his job?

If he lost his job, they might want to move to another city or country.

If they owned a home or flat, it would be more difficult to move.

If they decided to move, they would probably have to sale.

If prices had risen they would be OK.

In fact they might even make a profit.

However if price were down when they had to sell, they would lose money.

约翰和琳达担心他们的未来。他们都有很好的工作，但他们关心经济。在他们当中，琳达最担心。她想要拥有自己家的安全保障。她丈夫不同意。结果他们经常为钱而斗争。他们住在一个漂亮的公寓里，但租金每年都在上涨。所以现在他们正试图决定是否买房子。琳达想买房子，但约翰反对这个主意。他认为价格太高，不想被困住。如果他们拥有一所房子或一套公寓，如果情况发生变化，搬到别的地方会更困难。例如，如果他失业了会发生什么？如果他失业了，他们可能想搬到另一个城市或国家。如果他们拥有一套房子或公寓，就更难搬家了。如果他们决定搬家，他们可能不得不卖掉。如果价格上涨，那就没问题了。

事实上，他们甚至可以盈利。然而，如果他们不得不卖出时价格下跌，他们就会赔钱.

Owning a home could make it more difficult to move to another location.

Last week John got some bad news.

His company is downsizing and moving its head office to another city.

It’s moving because it can no longer afford to do business where they are now.

Expenses are too high, especially salaries, so it’s more difficult to compete with other companies.

In fact, several other companies would be moving out too.

Office base is expensive in the area, along with the cost of living for employees.

As a result, it’s becoming more difficult to hire good employees.

Nobody wants to live there unless their salary can support a good standard of living.

With all of these changes, John thinks there’s a good chance that he would be transferred to the new head office. This could happen fairly soon.

If so, it would be foolish to buy a house at this time.

Linda still disagrees about buying a house but she’s willing to wait a year to see what happens.

She hopes that they won’t have to move but they may have to unless John is willing to change companies.

She would prefer not to move because she doesn’t want to lose her job.

Now they have to consider what they’ll do if he’s transferred.

John has to decide whether or not he should begin to look for a new company.

If he could find another job in the area, it would put less stress on his wife.

If they stay and can wait for a while maybe housing prices would begin to come down.

If prices don’t come down, then he and his wife will continue to disagree about buying a house.

Sooner or later they are going to have to make a decision and stop fighting about it.

It’s downsizing and relocating its head office to a less expensive area.

If he’s transferred, he’ll have to decide whether or not to stay with the company.

She is willing to postpone the decision until they know where John is going to work.

She hopes that they won’t have to move, but they may have to unless John is willing to change companies.

拥有一个家可能会使搬到另一个地方更加困难。上周约翰收到了一些坏消息。他的公司正在裁员，并将总部迁往另一个城市。它正在移动，因为它再也负担不起在他们现在的地方做生意了。费用太高，特别是工资，所以很难与其他公司竞争。

事实上，其他几家公司也会搬出去。这一地区的办公基础很昂贵，同时还有员工的生活成本。因此，雇佣优秀员工变得越来越困难。没有人愿意住在那里，除非他们的工资能维持良好的生活水平。有了这些变化，约翰认为他很有可能被调到新的总部。

这可能很快就会发生。如果是这样的话，在这个时候买房子是愚蠢的。琳达仍然不同意买房子，但她愿意等一年看看会发生什么。她希望他们不必搬家，但如果约翰不愿意改变公司，他们可能不得不搬家。她不愿搬家，因为她不想丢掉工作。现在他们必须考虑如果他被调职他们会怎么做。约翰必须决定他是否应该开始寻找一家新公司。如果他能在这一地区找到另一份工作，这会减轻他妻子的压力。如果他们留下来等一段时间，也许房价会开始下跌。如果房价不降，那么他和妻子在买房子的问题上会继续存在分歧。他们迟早会做出决定，停止为之争吵。它正在缩减规模，并将总部迁往一个较便宜的地区。如果他被调动，他将不得不决定是否留在公司。她愿意把决定推迟到他们知道约翰要去哪里工作为止。她希望他们不必搬家，但除非约翰愿意改变公司，否则他们可能不得不搬家。

Dialogue

M1: Are you having any luck finding a new girlfriend?

M2: No, I’m not. I haven’t found anyone I like. So far they are all after my money and fancy life style. What is happen to real love?

M1: I don’t know. The same thought has occurred to me lately. I’m afraid I become a bit of a cynic.

M2: I was just reading about some new robots called AIs. They have artificial intelligent, or AI.

M1: Yes, AIs. I heard about it. And they’ve been in some movie too.

M2: Evidentely, these new AIs can be very attractive companions. What do you think about that?

M1: You must be kidding. Relating to a smart robot? It sounds sick to me.

M2: I don’t know, maybe not. I wonder what would be like to have an AI girl-friend? Maybe you could program to be like your dream woman.

M1: A dream woman, hah. Well, it’s an interesting idea, but hard to imagine in reality. I guess it could be fun for a while, but then it would get boring, don’t you think?

M2: For sure, no real emotion. Everything would be mechanical and artificial, even the language. There wouldn’t be a soul inside, just an empty machine.

M1: Well, not necessarily. That would depend on how intelligent it is. There are some who say that AIs are going to be more intelligent than we are.

M2: Emm, I’ve heard that too. In fact, they may even be a threat to us, right?

M1: Anyway, if it were possible, would you want a woman you could control?

M2: A woman I could control? No, I can’t imagine it. Most of the women I’ve been with have tried to control me. M1: Well, that’s one of the differences between men and women. We see things differently.

M2: We never measure up to their standards, hah.

M1: However, if there’s real love, the bonds between two people can be very deep. It may not happen very often, but I’ve seen it.

M2: Yes, that’s what I’m looking for. I hope it’s not just a dream.

M1: If that’s what you want, you are probably not going to find her in a bar.

M2: Maybe I’ll just let people know I’m looking for someone nice.

M1: Be sure they don’t tell her you’re rich. Maybe I can help you find someone.

M2: You have my promision. And just for fun, I’ll start checking out some of those smart robots. It sounds crazy, but I’m curious.

M1: With all the lonely people out there, it may turn out to be a huge business.

He was reading about some new AIs that are designed to be attractive companions.

M1：你找到新女朋友有什么运气吗？

M2：不，我没有。我没有找到我喜欢的人。到目前为止，他们都在追求我的钱和花哨的生活方式。是什么

发生在真爱身上？

M1：我不知道。我最近也有同样的想法。恐怕我变得有点愤世嫉俗了。

M2：我刚读到一些新的机器人，叫做人工智能。他们有人工智能，或人工智能。

M1：是的，AIs。我听说了。他们也在看电影。

M2：很明显，这些新的人工智能可以成为非常有吸引力的伙伴。你觉得怎么样？

M1：开玩笑吧。关于智能机器人？我听上去不舒服。

M2: 我不知道，也许不知道。我想知道有一个爱的女孩朋友会是什么样的？也许你可以计划成为你梦想中的女人。

M1：梦中情人，哈哈。嗯，这是一个有趣的想法，但在现实中很难想象。我想这可能会有一段时间很有趣，但那会变得很无聊，你不觉得吗？

当然，没有真正的情感。一切都将是机械的、人工的，甚至是语言。里面没有灵魂，只有一台空机器。

M1：嗯，不一定。这将取决于它有多聪明。有人说人工智能将比我们更聪明。

M2：嗯，我也听说过。事实上，他们甚至可能对我们构成威胁，对吧？

M1：不管怎样，如果可能的话，你会想要一个你可以控制的女人吗？

M2: 一个我可以控制的女人？不，我无法想象。和我在一起的大多数女人都试图控制我。

M1：嗯，这是男女之间的区别之一。我们的看法不同。

M2: 我们从来没有达到他们的标准，哈。

M1：但是，如果有真爱的话，两个人之间的联系可能很深。可能不会经常发生，但我见过。

M2：是的，这就是我要找的。我希望这不仅仅是一个梦。

M1：如果这是你想要的，你可能不会在酒吧里找到她。

M2：也许我会让人们知道我在找一个好人。

M1：一定不要告诉她你很有钱。也许我能帮你找个人。

你有我的决定。为了好玩，我会去看看那些智能机器人。听起来很疯狂，但我很好奇。

M1：外面有那么多孤独的人，这可能会成为一项巨大的事业。

他正在读一些新的人工智能，旨在成为有吸引力的伙伴。

Reading Mysteries of Mona Lisa

Without a doubt, one of the world’s most recognizable pieces of art is the Mona Lisa. Painted in the 16th Century by Leonardo da Vinci, it continues to attract crowds of people who are captivated by the mysterious woman in the portrait. Her enigmatic smile and penetrating gaze reach out through the ages as if she were alive today.

毫无疑问，世界上最著名的艺术品之一就是蒙娜丽莎。这幅由列奥纳多·达·芬奇于16世纪绘制的画作继续吸引着大批被肖像中神秘女人迷住的人们。她那神秘的微笑和敏锐的目光穿过各个年龄段，仿佛她今天还活着。

Critics and art lovers still argue about her identity. One theory is that the way she posed suggests that she was with child. Another theory argues that her hairless face – no brows or lashes – indicates that she was a prostitute. It seems that in 16th Century Italy women working in the world’s oldest profession has hairless faces in order to make themselves more sexually arousing. There is, however, evidence that at one time the woman in the portrait had thick eyebrows. Perhaps they were inadvertently erased when the painting was cleaned. Nobody knows for sure.

批评家和艺术爱好者仍在争论她的身份。一种理论是她摆姿势的方式表明她带着孩子。另一种理论认为，她的无毛脸——没有眉毛和睫毛——表明她是个妓女。在16世纪，在世界上最古老的职业中工作的意大利女性，为了使自己更性感，似乎都长着一张无毛的脸。然而，有证据表明，这幅肖像中的女人曾经有浓浓的眉毛。也许是在清洗这幅画时不经意把它们擦掉了。没有人确切知道。

The painting itself has an interesting history. With the death of Leonardo, it went to his friend King Francois I, and then to Louis XV and the Palace of Versailles. It wasn’t until 300 years after its completion that it was recognized as a masterpiece. For a time, Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte hung it in his bedroom. Eventually, it found a permanent home when it was added to the collection of the Louvre in Paris. In 1911 it was stolen by a museum employee and two accomplices. This theft made the painting famous all over the world. During World War II it was taken away and hidden from the Nazis, as were many important works of art.

这幅画本身有一段有趣的历史。随着莱昂纳多的去世，它被交给了他的朋友弗朗索瓦一世国王，然后又交给了路易十五和凡尔赛宫。直到它建成300年后才被公认为杰作。有一段时间，拿破仑·波拿巴皇帝把它挂在卧室里。最终，当它被添加到巴黎卢浮宫收藏中时，它找到了一个永久的家。1911年，它被一名博物馆职员和两名同伙偷走了。这件盗窃案使这幅画闻名于世。在第二次世界大战期间，它被从纳粹手中夺走并隐藏起来，许多重要的艺术作品也是如此。

Today the painting resides at Louvre, captivating a whole new generation. Whoever she was, the mysteries surrounding the Mona Lisa continue to engage our imaginations.

今天，这幅画在卢浮宫展出，吸引了整整一代人。不管她是谁，蒙娜丽莎周围的神秘事物仍在吸引着我们的想象力。

This article was written in a style to keep the mystery alive.

这篇文章的写作风格是为了保持神秘感。

A Story of Friendship and Love

This is the story of a donkey named Jellybean and a goat named Mr. G. For ten years they lived together on a farm owned by a woman who loved animals but could barely care for herself. She had dozens of animals, but the living conditions for all of them were deplorable. Finally, an animal rescue organization came and took the animals away, relocating them to animal sanctuaries.

这是一个故事，一头名叫杰利宾的驴和一只名叫G先生的山羊在一个农场里生活了十年，这个农场是一个女人的，她热爱动物，但几乎不能照顾自己。她有几十只动物，但所有动物的生活条件都很糟糕。最后，一个动物救援组织来了，把这些动物带走，转移到动物保护区。

Throughout their years at the farm, Jellybean and Mr. G had been inseparable. Wherever the donkey was, the goat was never far away. For the same reason, they had bonded, and nobody suspected how strong the bond had become. When Jellybean was taken to local animal rescue center, Mr. G was moved to a center far away. When he arrived, he refused to eat. Not only did he refused to eat, but he refused to get up or move around. He spent his days lying in a corner of the barn, barely lifting his head. The staff at the center tried feeding him treats, including apples and sweets, but nothing worked.

在农场里的这些年里，杰利宾和G先生形影不离。无论驴子在哪里，山羊总是在不远处。出于同样的原因，他们建立了联系，没有人怀疑这种联系有多强。当杰利宾被带到当地的动物救援中心时，G先生被转移到一个很远的中心。当他到达时，他拒绝吃饭。他不仅拒绝吃饭，而且拒绝起床或四处走动。他整天躺在谷仓的一角，几乎没有抬起头来。中心的工作人员试着给他喂东西，包括苹果和糖果，但没用。

As the days went by, he continued to weaken. The staff had to move him physically to ensure he didn’t spend too long lying down. Worried that he was ill, they gave him a series of health examinations, but none showed anything wrong. Finally, they realized that he was depressed and mourning the loss of his best friend.

随着时间的推移，他继续变弱。工作人员必须让他动一下身体，以确保他不会躺得太久。他们担心他病了，给他做了一系列健康检查，但没有发现任何问题。最后，他们意识到他很沮丧，为失去最好的朋友而哀悼。

With his condition getting worse, drastic measures were required. A volunteer at the center offered to make the 14-hour-round-trip journey to fetch Jellybean so the two could be reunited.

随着他的病情恶化，需要采取严厉措施。该中心的一名志愿者主动提出要进行为期14个小时的往返旅行，去拿果冻，这样他们就可以团聚了。

Once Jellybean arrived and the goat sensed his presence, he rose to his feet, breathed in deeply and rushed to his friend’s side. Shortly after that, he began to eat, moving the entire staff to tears. Such a beautiful reunion was inspiring – an amazing testimonial to the depth of nonhuman emotions.

杰利宾一到，山羊就感觉到了他的存在，于是他站起来，深深地吸了一口气，冲到朋友身边。不久之后，他开始吃饭，整个员工都哭了。如此美丽的团聚令人鼓舞——这是对非人类情感深度的一个令人惊叹的证明。

Since the video of the reunion was posted on the Internet, it has been viewed by millions. And from now on, the two friends will remain together.

自从团聚的视频在互联网上发布以来，已经有数百万人观看了。从现在起，这两个朋友将继续在一起。

The animals were taken away because their living conditions were deplorable.

这些动物被带走是因为它们的生活条件恶劣。

This story teaches us that humans have much in common with animals.

这个故事告诉我们人类与动物有很多共同之处。

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L6U n i t1-1L i s t e n i n g事故和身体恢复 Harry Beecham works for a hi-tech German company based in the Munich. Last month, he was in an automobile accident. He was on his way to attend an important meeting in New York City. He had just arrived on a flight from London and was taking a taxi into the city. The weather was terrible and the road was icy. He was in a hurry so he asked the taxi driver to get him into the city as soon as possible. The taxi driver agreed and sped up but just as they left the airport, the car was out of control. It spun around and skidded into(滑入) the path of an oncoming truck. Fortunately, the truck was going too fast, so nobody was killed. But the taxi was severely damaged and both passengers were injured. The taxi driver survived with only a few injured because he was wearing a seatbelt. The car accident wouldn’t have been happened had the weather been better. Had he put on his seatbelt, he might not have been injured so badly. Had the weather been better, the accident wouldn’t have been happened. The taxi airbag had also been deployed(使展开), absorbing much of the impact. However, Harry, who was in the back seat, having put on his seatbelt. As a result, he was severely injured, and had to be rushed to the hospital. Now, a month later, Harry still can’t remember much of what happened. When he first woke up in the hospital, it was several hours after the accident and he wasn’t sure where he was. The bad news was that he couldn’t move his legs. This was because his back had been broken in the accident. The doctor later told him that he might never regain the use of his legs. Some of his nerves in his spine(脊柱) and legs had been damaged but everything else was OK. Now, Harry is trying to figure out what to do. If he works hard and exercises every day, there will still a chance that he legs will recover on their own. There are also some new treatments that might help his nerve regenerate. Still, he should be prepared for the long recovery and possibility that he might never walk again. Without the use of his legs, he wouldn’t be able to continue working in the same way. it wouldn’t be possible to travel, so he would have to find another way to attend the meeting. Either that or he would have to look for another way to make a living. Harry has a good disability insurance, so mon ey won’t be problem for a while. But sooner or later, he wants to be able to earns a living again. Of course he isn’t planning to give up on his legs. If he works hard, he might still be able to regain the use and learn to walk again. Some of his nerves had been damaged but there was a chance that they were healed. The new drugs being developed might make it possible for the nerves to grow back. Still, he has to face the possibility that nothing will work. Whatever happens, Harry is determined to think posi tively. Even he can’t walk, he can still attend the meeting all over the world. With technology, he could be anywhere and there is much that he can still do. Luckily, he still has to use his arms and hands and his brain is still functioning. With the right attitude, he can find a way forward. There is no reason to despair in or feeling sorry for oneself. That kind of think won’t solve anything. He just hopes that his company or another will get him a chance to prove himself. He could still be a valuable asset for them, come or make. Spun around使…旋转( spin的过去式和过去分词) L6 Unit 1-1 Dialogue 衣着和礼仪 Hey, what do you think? do you like it? No, it’s too short. We can’t wear that to the office. If you do, nobody will be able to concentrate.

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Unit 3-1 Listening There are many forms of lives on earth, including human beings. Life exists in a variety of conditions. Some forms of live live in the watery environment, like the oceans. Other forms of lives can be found in very dry areas like desserts. However, for any form of live to exist, conditions must be right. When the conditions aren’t right, that form of lives can extinct. To become extinct means to die out completely. Conditions must be right for life to exist. Millions of years ago, there were forms of lives that no longer exist. When condition changed, this form of life died out. One extinction event happened about 250 million years ago. This is the largest extinction event of all time. Many forms of lives become extinct. 96% of all lives in the oceans died out. Most insects also became extinct. This event happened over a period of several million years. The causes of this extinction event are still unknown. Possible causes include largest volcanic eruptions and global warming. Some scientists believe that there were several causes. They believe that a series of events caused the extinctions. Scientists are working for better understand what really happened. In modern times, we human beings face changing conditions. For humans to live, we need clean air and clean water. Pollution is now a growing problem around the world. Pollution poisons the air and water that we depend on. Polluted air makes people sick and afraid to get outside. Polluted water poisons our food supply. As a result, we never know which foods are safe to eat. Human beings can be not live in a poisoned environment. Therefore, pollution is a major threat to our existence. Humans need temperature to be in a comfortable range. To be in a comfortable range means to be neither too hot nor too cold. With global warming, global temperatures are rising. As global temperatures rise, the polar icecaps will melt. As the polar icecaps melt, ocean levels will rise. Areas of some countries will soon be under water. People would be forced to relocated from flooded areas. In nature, even small changes can sometimes have large effects. It’s difficult to predict what’s going to happen. The entire ecosystem that we depend on is changing. Some of these changings are irreversible. Irreversible changes cannot be undone. Let’s hope the humans are smart enough to understand how the world is changing. With more understanding, we make better choices about what to do. We c an face the challenge of the pollutions and global warming. We need to do this before it’s too late. This planet of earth is our only home and we need to protect it. Unit 3-1 vocabulary Lizard 蜥蜴 Mammals are covered by hair or fur, have a backbone and warm-blooded. All mammals produce milk for the young. Reptiles are covered by s, includes snakes, lizards and turtles. Reptiles have a backbone and are cold-blooded, which means they often rely on the external resources of heat. Birds are covered by feather and are warm blooded. Most of the birds can fly and many types of bird migrate great distances. Most insects such ants and bees have a small 3 parts body with 3 pairs of legs. Some insects, such as mosquitoes, spread diseases that cause the deaths of many humans.

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Level 3 unit 1 part1 Listening Kathy usually gets up at 6:30, but th is morning, she didn’t hear her alarm. As a result, she overslept. She didn’t get up until 7:00, 30 minutes later than usual. As a result, she didn’t have time to c ook breakfast for her children. -Why did she oversleep? –She didn’t hear her alarm. -Why didn’t she cook breakfast? –She didn’t have time. Today Kathy and her kids left home early. They usually leave home at 7:30, but today they left at 7:15. They left early because they had to buy breakfast on their way to school. -Why did they leave home early? –They had to buy breakfast on their way to school. -What did they have to buy on their way to school? –their breakfast. It usually takes 45 minutes to drive her kids to school, but today it took longer. It took them longer because they stopped for breakfast along the way. It took 15 minutes for them to have breakfast. They ate at a little coffee shop along the side of the road. -How long does it usually take to drive her kids to school? –It usually takes 45 minutes. -How long did it take them to have breakfast? –It took 15 minutes. After eating breakfast, they got back into their car. On most days the traffic isn’t too bad in the morning.

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懂你英语Level4 Unit 3 Part1 it 3-1 listening时间花费 Look at these 2 pie graphs. They show how these 2 people spend their days, not including weekends. The one on the top shows how Emma divides up her days. She is a designer who works for a company. As Emma’s graph shows, the biggest portion部分 of her day is spent working. She works an average of 8 hours a day, which is one third of her day. She gets an average of 6 hours to sleep which is 25% of her day. That’s less sleep than Marti n gets. According to his graph, he gets an average of 7 hours to sleep which is about 29% of his day. On the other hand, Martine who is engineer, works more hours than Emma does. Martine average 9 hours a day at work co mpare to Emma’s 8. That’s 37.5% compare to 33%. Other factors shown in the graph included time for meals and commuting to work. Other activities include getting dress and doing household chores such as doing laundry and paying bills. As you can see, for Martin, commuting is taking a large amount of his time. If he could reduce his commute time, he will have more time for other things. And it isn’t just the time. When the traffic is really heavy his commute is stressful. It will be great if he can work from home one or two days a week. He life will be more enjoyable. And we look at Emma’s graph, we see she probably needs more sleep. Perhaps, she should spend a bit less time socializing with her friends. On the other hand, socializing with her friend is something she really values. As for putting on makeup, she isn’t willing to change that. For her, exercising, socializing and staying beautiful help her deal with the stressful work. In conclusion, Emma and Martin both wish there were more hours in a day. This next graph shows how various factors compare important to 1350 jobs applicants. Applicants were between 20 to 25 years ago. They were asked to list which factors were most important for a good job. As the graph shows, money was the most important factor for 25% of the applicants. However, other factors are also important. The second most important factor was the work environment. In other words, for many, money is everything. People want to like where they work. In fact, if we combine working environment and co-workers, the total is 35%. This is well above the 25% for salary and benefits. Taking together, they are more important than salary and benefits. Career path is also important especially for younger applicants. They want to see that their job helps to build a successful career. For older workers, this may not be as important.

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Level 6 Unit 1 1/4 Listening Harry bitchem works for a high-tech German company, based in Munich. Last month he was in an automobile accident. He was on his way to attend an important meeting in New York City. 哈里·比特汉姆在慕尼黑的一家德国高科技公司工作。上个月他出了车祸。他正在去纽约参加一个重要会议的路上。 He had just arrived on a flight from London and was taking a taxi into the city. The purpose of his trip was to attend a meeting. The weather was terrible and the road was icy. 他刚从伦敦乘飞机到达，正在打车进城。他这次旅行的目的是参加一个会议。天气很糟糕，道路结冰。 He was in a hurry so he asked the taxi driver to get him into the city as soon as possible. The taxi driver agreed and sped up. But just as they left the airport, the car went out of control. It spun around and skidded into the path of an oncoming truck. Fortunately, the truck wasn’t going too fast, so nobody was killed. But the taxi was severely damaged and both passangers were injured. 他很着急，所以他请出租车司机尽快把他送到城里。出租车司机同意了，加快了速度。但就在他们离开机场时，车失控了。它旋转着滑进一辆迎面而来的卡车的路径。幸运的是，卡车开得不太快，所以没有人死亡。但是出租车严重损坏，两个乘客都受伤了。 The accident wouldn’t have happened had the weather been better. Had the weather been better the accident wouldn’t have happened If the weather hadn’t been bad, the accident probably wouldn’t have happened. The taxi driver survived with only a few injuries because he was wearing a seatbelt. 如果天气好一点，事故就不会发生了。如果天气好一点，事故就不会发生了。如果天气不坏，事故可能不会发生。出租车司机因系安全带而仅受了一点伤，幸免于难。 The taxi’s airbag had also deployed, absorbing much of the impact. However, Harry, who is in the back seat, hadn’t put on his seatbelt. As a result, he was severely injured and had to be rush to a hospital. Had he put on his seatbelt, he might not have been injured so badly. Now a month later Harry still can’t remember much of what happened. When he first woke up in the hospital it was several hours after the accident and he was sure where he was. The bad news was that he couldn’t move his legs. This was because his back had been broken in the accident. The doctors later told him that he might never regain the use of his legs. Some of the nerves in his spain and legs had been damaged but everything else was OK. He couldn’t move his legs because his back had been broken in the accident. 出租车的安全气囊也展开了，吸收了大部分冲击力。然而，坐在后座的哈利没有系上安全带。结果，他受了重伤，不得不赶往医院。如果他系上安全带，他可能不会伤得那么重。一个月后，哈利仍然记不起发生了什么事。当他第一次在医院醒来时，已经是事故发生后的几个小时了，他很确定自己在哪里。坏消息是他的腿动不了。这是因为他的背在事故中折断了。医生后来告诉他，他可能再也不能恢复双腿的功能了。他的西班牙和腿上的一些神经已经受损，但其他一切都没问题。他不能移动他的腿，因为他的背在事故中折断了。 Now Harry is trying to figure out what to do.

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懂你英语Level4 Unit 3 Part1 it 3-1 listening时间花费 Look at these 2 pie graphs. They show how these 2 people spend their days, not including weekends. The one on the top shows how Emma divides up her days. She is a designer who works for a company. As Emma’s graph shows, the biggest portion部分of her day is spent working. She works an average of 8 hours a day, which is one third of her day. She gets an average of 6 hours to sleep which is 25% of her day. That’s less sleep than Martin gets. According to his graph, he gets an average of 7 hours to sleep which is about 29% of his day. On the other hand, Martine who is engineer, works more hours than Emma does. Martine average 9 hours a day at work co mpare to Emma’s 8. That’s 37.5% compare to 33%. Other factors shown in the graph included time for meals and commuting to work. Other activities include getting dress and doing household chores such as doing laundry and paying bills. As you can see, for Martin, commuting is taking a large amount of his time. If he could reduce his commute time, he will have more time for other things. And it isn’t just the time. When the traffic is really heavy his commute is stressful. It will be great if he can work from home one or two days a week. He life will be more enjoyable. And we look at Emma’s graph, we see she probably needs more sleep. Perhaps, she should spend a bit less time socializing with her friends. On the other hand, socializing with her friend is something she really values. As for putting on makeup, she isn’t willing to change that. For her, exercising, socializing and staying beautiful help her deal with the stressful work. In conclusion, Emma and Martin both wish there were more hours in a day. This next graph shows how various factors compare important to 1350 jobs applicants. Applicants were between 20 to 25 years ago. They were asked to list which factors were most important for a good job. As the graph shows, money was the most important factor for 25% of the applicants. However, other factors are also important. The second most important factor was the work environment. In other words, for many, money is everything. People want to like where they work. In fact, if we combine working environment and co-workers, the total is 35%. This is well above the 25% for salary and benefits. Taking together, they are more important than salary and benefits. Career path is also important especially for younger applicants. They want to see that their job helps to build a successful career. For older workers, this may not be as important. Older workers often put the higher value on the balance between life and work. What do you think. it 3-1 vocabulary领土、军事、政治、政权状态 The government of a country is a control system. Governments make laws and provide services to their citizens. The land over which a government has controlled, is its territory /'t?r?t?ri/领土. A country’s territory has boundaries/'ba?ndri/ or borders.

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L e v e l3u n i t1p a r t1 Listening Kathy usually gets up at 6:30, but th is morning, she didn’t hear heralarm. As a result, she overslept. She didn’t get up until 7:00, 30 minutes later than usual. As a result, she didn’t have time to cook breakfast for her children. -Why did she oversleep? –She didn’t hear her alarm. -Why didn’t she cook breakfast? –She didn’t have time. Today Kathy and her kids left home early. They usually leave home at 7:30, but today they left at 7:15. They left early because they had to buy breakfast on their way to school. -Why did they leave home early? –They had to buy breakfast on their way to school. -What did they have to buy on their way to school? –their breakfast. It usually takes 45 minutes to drive her kids to school, but today it took longer. It took them longer because they stopped for breakfast along the way. It took 15 minutes for them to have breakfast. They ate at a little coffee shop along the side of the road. -How long does it usually take to drive her kids to school? –It usually takes 45 minutes. -How long did it take them to have breakfast?

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Unit 3-3 Listening Harry is on the business trip. Yesterday he was supposed to fly from San Francisco to Shanghai. 哈利正在出差。昨天他应该从旧金山飞到上海 However, things didn't turn out the way they are supposed to. In fact, nothing went the way it was supposed to. 然而，事情并没有按照他们应该的方式发展。事实上，没有事情会像预期的那样发展。 Everything went wrong and he didn't get on his flight. As a result, he stayed in San Francisco. 一切都出问题了，他没有上飞机。结果，他留在了旧金山。 The following is summary what happen. 以下是总结所发生的事情。 Yesterday he got up at usual and had breakfast. 昨天他像往常一样起床吃早饭。 Everything seemed to be fine and he was looking forward to the trip. 一切似乎都很好，他很期待这次旅行 He was just about to check out of his hotel when he felt the pain. 他正要退房，突然感到疼痛。 It was a pain on his lower back. It was a dorm pain at first, not too bad. 他腰部疼痛。一开始是宿舍疼，不算太糟。 So he didn't worry about it and he checked out the hotel. 所以他不用担心，他结账离开了酒店。 Then he got on a shuttle bus to the airport. 然后他上了去机场的穿梭巴士。 About half way to the airport, the pain in his back started to get worse. 大约去机场的半路上，他的背痛开始加重。 It was a growing pain and he was beginning to worry. 疼痛越来越大，他开始担心起来 Soon it was difficult for him to sit in his seat. 很快他就很难坐下去了。