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Why
强壮的伐木工砍倒的树木一天比一天少,究竟是怎么回事呢?
Onceuponatime,averystrongwood-cutteraskedforajobfromatimbermerchant,andhegotit.Hispaywasreallygoodandsoweretheworkingconditions.Forthatreason,thewoodcutterwasdeterminedtodohisbest.
Hisbossgavehimanaxe(斧子)andshowedhimtheareawherehewassupposedtofellthetrees.
Thefirstday,thewoodcutterbroughtfifteentrees.
“Congratulations,”thebosssaid,“carryonwithyourwork!
”
Greatlyencouragedbythewordsofhisboss,thewoodcuttertriedharderthenextday,butheonlycouldbringtentrees.Thethirddayhetriedevenharder,buthewasonlyabletobringseventrees.Dayafterdayhewasbringinglessandlesstrees.
“Imustbelosingmystrength,”thewoodcutterthought.Hewenttothebossandapologized,sayingthathecouldnotunderstandwhatwasgoingon.
“Whenwasthelasttimeyousharpenedyouraxe?
”thebossasked.
“Sharpenit?
Ihadnotimetosharpenmyaxe.Ihavebeenverybusytryingtocuttrees.”
注释:
besupposedtodo应该(besupposedto=should)
Sevenwaystoprotecttheenvironment
爱绿护绿,保护环境;勤俭节约,珍惜资源。
你愿意为环境保护献一份力吗?
Weallwanttoprotectourplanet,butwe'remostlytoobusyortoolazytoputupbigchangethatwouldimproveourlifestyleandsavetheenvironment.Theseare7simplehabitstoimplement(执行)inyoureverydaylifewhichwillmakeadifference.Thereisnothingnewherebutifyoufollowatleastsomeofthesetips,youcanbeproudofyourselfparticipatingintheprotectionoftheenvironment.
1.Usecompactfluorescentlightbulbs:
(使用紧凑型荧光灯泡)
Itistruethatthesebulbsaremoreexpensive,buttheycansaveenergyandinthelongtermyourelectricitybillwouldbereduced.
2.Donate:
Youhavetonsofclothesorthingsyouwanttogetridof.Iftheyarestillusable(可用的),givethemtosomeonewhoneedsthem.Youmayalsochoosetogivethemtoassociations.Theseassociationsmaysellthemandcollectalittlemoney.Notonlywillyouprotecttheenvironment,butyouwillalsocontributetoagoodcause.
3.Turnoffyourdevices(设备):
Whenyoudonotuseahousedevice,turnitoff.Forexample,ifyoudon'twatchTV,turnitoff.Turnoffthelightwhenyouleavearoom(evenifyouintendtoreturn.)It'saneasyhabittotakeupwhichwillhelpyousavealotofmoney.
4.Walkorcycle:
Drivingisoneofthebiggestcausesofpollution.Ifyouwanttouseyourcar,askyourselfthefollowingquestion:
doIreallyneedmycar?
Walkoruseyourbikeifthejourneyisashortone.
5.Detergent(洗涤剂):
Followtherecommendeddoseofdetergenttowashyourclothesordishes.
6.leakyfaucets(漏水水龙头):
Watchleakyfaucets,whichcancauseasignificantincreaseinthethewaterbill.Anaverageof120litres(升)ofwatercanbewastedduetoadrippingfaucet.
7.Rainwater:
Thinkofrecoveringrainwater.Thiswatercanbeusedfordifferentpurposes.
Thislistisfarfrombeingexhaustivebutinadditiontosavingtheenvironment,allthesetipswillhelpyousavemoney.
Question:
Doyouhaveotherwaystoprotecttheenvironment?
Sharewithus.
注释:
makeadifference有(重要)作用;有影响;有关系
participatein参加,参与
inthelongterm从长远来看
reduce减少
getridof摆脱,除去
intendto打算做…,想要…
contributeto是…的部分原因;促成,有助于,起作用
takeup拿起;开始从事;占据(时间,地方)
dose剂量
significant重大的;有效的;有意义的;值得注意的;意味深长的
increase增加,提高
dueto因为,由于
farfrom远离;远非;完全不
inadditionto除…以外,除…之外还
重点句式:
(注意notonly...butalso...的用法;连接两个句子时,notonly置于句首,要用倒装结构):
Notonlywillyouprotecttheenvironment,butyouwillalsocontributetoagoodcause.(试着翻译为汉语)
Drinkingwater——bottledorfromthetap
瓶装饮料卫生、美观、携带方便,但是塑制瓶子却对我们的环境造成了很大的危害。
从现在起,我们是不是应该做些什么,为环保尽一份力呢?
Doesyourfamilybuytheweek’sgroceries(杂货)includingmanybottleddrinksintoyourhome?
Becauseafterhavingsportsorhangingoutunderthesun,it’ssocooltogetacoldonerightoutofthefridge,right?
Butallthoseplasticbottlesusealotofoilandpollutetheenvironment.Americansbuymorebottledwaterthananyothernationintheworldwith29billionwaterbottlesayear.Inordertomakeallthesebottles,17millionbarrels(桶)ofoilwillbeusedup.That’senoughoiltokeepamillioncarsgoingfortwelvemonths.
Mostpeoplechoosetothrowthebottlesawayafterhavingthebottleddrinks.Infact,insteadofgoingoutwiththetrash(垃圾),plasticbottlescanbeturnedintocarpetingorclothing.Rememberthis:
Recyclingoneplasticbottlecansaveenoughenergytopowera60-watt(瓦特)lightbulbforsixhours.
Unfortunately,foreverysixwaterbottlesweuse,onlyoneismaderecycling.Therestaresentasgarbage.Or,evenworse,theyendupastrashonthelandorinrivers,oceans.Plasticbottlestakemanyhundredsofyearstodisintegrate(分解).
Sowhydon’tmorepeopledrinkwaterfromthekitchen?
Somepeopledrinkbottledwaterbecausetheythinkitisbetterforthem,butthat’snottrue.Thechemicalsinthebottlesthemselvesmaygetintothewaterwhichcandoharmtopeople.
Sonexttimewhenyouhavedrinksorwater,pleasetrytouseaglassathomeorcarrywaterinasteelbottle(钢瓶).Andifyouwanttodosomethingmore,trytocollectplasticbottlesandsendthemforrecycling.
Question:
Protecttheenvironmentisveryimportant,doyouthinkso?
注释:
hangout闲逛
useup用光,用完,耗尽
throwaway扔掉,丢弃
insteadof代替;而不是
turned...into...使变成;把......变成
evenworse更糟的是
endupas最终成为
Howtostaywarmandsafeinfreezing
严寒的冬季往往会引发我们身体各方面的不适。
那么,有哪些问题值得我们注意呢?
It’sreallycoldoutsidewhenwintercomes.Thecoldweathercanbringdamagetoourbodies,suchasfrostbite(冻疮)andhypothermia(低体温症).
Frostbiteisthedamagethathappenswhenskinisexposedtoextremecoldweatherfortoolong.Itmainlyhappensonourhands,feet,noseandears.Peoplewithminorcasesoffrostbitethataffect(感染)onlytheskinmaynotsufferanylonglastingdamage.Butifdeepertissue(组织)isaffected,apersonislikelytofeelpaineverytimetheareagetscold.
Hypothermiaisaconditionthatdevelopswhenthebodycannotproduceasmuchheatasitreleases.Signsofhypothermiaincludeuncontrollable(无法控制的)shaking,veryslowbreathinganddifficultyinthinkingclearly.
Toavoidcold-relatedinjuries,hereisasimplewaytostaywarm,dryandsafe.ThatisC.O.L.D.
TheCstandsforcover.Wearahatandascarf(围巾)tokeepheatfromescapingthroughthehead,neckandears.Andwearmittens(连指手套)insteadofgloves.Ingloves,ourfingersareseparated,sothehandsmightnotstayaswarmastheywouldinmittens.
TheOstandsforoverexertion(用力过度).Avoidactivitiesthatwillmakeyousweaty.Wetclothesandcoldweatherareadangerouscombination.
Lisforlayers(层次).Wearingloose,lightweightclothes,onelayeronthetopofanother,isbetterthanwearingasingleheavylayerofclothing.Makesureouterwearismadeofmaterialthatiswater-resistant(抗水的)andtightlyknit(编织).
Disfordry.Inotherwords,stayasdryaspossible.Payattentiontotheplaceswheresnowcanenterclothing.Theseincludethetopsofboots,thenecksofcoatsandthewristareasofmittensorgloves.
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注释:
expose...to...暴露于
belikelyto很有可能
everytimetheareagetscold.everytime每次(后面可以接从句)
release释放
standfor代表
combination结合;组合
inotherwords换句话说
payattentionto注意;重视
Soapoperas
肥皂剧通常是指以家庭问题为题材的广播或电视连续剧,在其诞生至今的半个多世纪中吸引了众多的铁杆粉丝。
那么,这种成熟的艺术形式在新时代中是否也需要做出相应的变化呢?
Theterm“soapopera”cameoutintheUSinthe1930s.Asoapoperaisastoryaboutthelivesandproblemsofagroupofpeoplewhichisbroadcasteverydayorseveraltimesaweekontelevisionortheradio.Itisoftensupportedbythesoapcompanies,whichaccountsfortheorigin(起源)ofitsname.
TheAttractionofSoaps
Manyofuswatchsoapsbecausetheygiveusgreatpleasure.Wecanknowmoreabouttheproblemsofotherpeople’s,whichmaybethesameasours.Thesecharacters(角色)inthesoapoperaareoftenfictional(虚构的).However,wealwaysliketoguesswhatmayhappennextandtherelationshipsbetweenthecharactersasthestorygoes.
Graduallywebecome“experts”onourfavoritesoaps,andnearlyknoweverythingaboutthem.Sometimesweliketowatchotherpeople’slives,andimagineourselvesbecomingoneofthem.Interesting,isn’tit?
Asforbroadcasters(广播公司),soapsaregoodbecausetheyareverycheaptoproduce.Andcompanieswillspendmuchmoneyonadvertisinginsoaps,becausethereisalargeaudience.Soapoperascanoftenrunforyearswithoutcomingtoanend.Sceneryisusedagainandagain,andspecialcostumesarenotrequired.
TheTasteoftheAudience
Soapfansareveryloyal(忠诚),butevenloyalfanswanttoseemorerealitymixedintotheirsoaps.Somefanswroteletterstomagazinestoshowtheiropinionsinacertainstoryline(故事情节).Broadcastersthenmaychangethestorylinebasedupontheseletters.However,theselettersareoftenjustpersonalopinions.Asastorylineischanged,mostoftheaudiencemayfeeldisappointed.
Withsomesoapshavingbeenontheairformorethan30years,someviewerswonderiftheystillhaveanythingtotell.Itisoftenverytruethatstorylinesarerepeatedoverandover,justwithdifferentcharacters.Soapsneedtoremainmodernlikewhat’shappeninginsociety.Thentherewillalwaysbestoriestotell.
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注释:
accountfor对…做出解释;说明……的原因
cometoanend结束
mix...into...把…混〔搀〕入…
base...upon根据;以……基础
ontheair在广播(或电视)中;(被)播送
remain保持;依然;留下
AGood-lookingwomancan’tbeanengineeroraprisonguard
美国一家商业学院最近开展的一项关于职场的研究发现,长得漂亮的女性在应聘需要一点男性气质的工作时会比较吃亏,比如公司经理、机械工程师、建筑监理和监狱看守等。
Goodlookscankillawoman’schancesofhuntingjobsthatareconsidered“male”,accordingtoastudybytheUniversityofColoradoDenve
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