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英语俱乐部,不走寻常路,wearethebest!
HeavenlyPalace“China’sdreamhomeinspace
BEIJING-Withalengthof10.4metersandmaximumdiameterof3.35meters,China'sfirstspacelabmoduleishardlythesizeofanypalace
ButitsnameTiangong-1,or"HeavenlyPalace-1,"speaksforadreamhometheChinesehavelongenvisionedinthesky.InChinesefolklore,aheavenlypalaceoftenreferstotheplaceinouterspacewheredeitiesreside.
Themodule,whichwillpavethewayforafuturespacestation,isscheduledtobelaunchedbytheLongMarch-2FT1carrierrocketbetween9:
16p.m.and9:
31p.m.,B
eijingTime,onThursday.
"Thename'HeavenlyPalace'isveryChinese.ItalsoechoesthePreviously-launchedShenzhouspacecraftandChang'emoonorbiter,"saidBaiMingsheng,vicechiefengineerwithspacelabsystemofChinaAerospaceScienceandTechnologyCorporation.
InChinese,Shenzhoumeansmagicvessel,andChang'ewasthemythicalChinesegoddesswho,accordingtolegend,flewtothemoon.
Baicouldn'trememberwhocameupwiththename,but"itwonacclaimfromthewholegroupofscientists."
了解:
maximum['mæksiməm]n最大的deity['di:
iti]n.神灵rudimentary[,ru:
də'mentəri:
]a.基本的,初步的folklore['fəuklɔ:
]n。
民间传说 acclaim[ə'kleim]欢呼
Theunexaminedlifeisnotworthliving.--Socrates混混噩噩的生活不值得过。
--苏格拉底
WorldPopulationBreaks7BillionMark
TheUnitedNationssaystheworld'spopulationhasreachedthe7billionmark.
Anumberof"sevenbillionth"babiesarebeinghonoredaroundtheworld.ThePhilippineswaschosenasthefirstcountrytocelebratethesymbolicbirth-fetingababygirlbornlateSundayinManila.TheU.N.looksatthe7billionmilestonesasasignofpeoplelivinglongerandofimprovedbirthsurvivalrates.
OneoftheauthorsofareportfromtheU.N.PopulationFund,RichardKollodge,saysmanylow-incomecountriesofsub-SaharanAfricaandsomeinAsiahaveseenagrowthinpopulationthatisoutpacingeconomicgrowthrates.Asia'spopulationof4.2billionmakesittheworld'smostpopulousregion.Africa'spopulationisexpectedtotripleto3.6billionpeoplebythestartofthenextcentury.FertilityratesinmanyEuropeannationsandJapanhavedroppedbelowthereplacementrate,causingconcernthatshortagesoflaborandproductivitycouldthreatenthequalityoflife.
Philippines菲律宾fete[feit]n.节日,喜庆日Mainland马尼拉(菲律宾首都)milestone['mailstəun]n.1.里程碑2.划时代的事件triple['tripl]vi.增至三倍fertility[fə:
'tiliti]n.生繁殖力
Donot,foronerepulse,giveupthepurposethatyouresolvedtoeffect.(WilliamShakespeare,Britishdramatist)不要只因一次失败,就放弃你原来决心想达到的目的。
(莎士比亚.W.)
RushForChristmasStartLeavesNBAInDisarray
Thelockoutended,andtheNBA'swoeswerejustbeginning.DwightHowardaskedtobetraded.ChrisPaulwasdealttotheLakers,itseemed,untiltheleaguedecidedhewasn't.SotheLakersmadeanothertrade,whichKobeBryanthated.
"Nobody'shappy,"SpursforwardTimDuncansaid.
Hewasreferringtofeelingsabouttermsofthenewcollectivebargainingagreement,whichinsomewaysaresosimilartotheoldonesthatit'sfairtowonderexactlywhatwasthepointofthefive-monthlockout.
Buthemightaswellhavebeentalkingaboutthesuperstarswhowantnewhomes,thecriticsblisteringCommissionerDavidSternforforcingonetostayput,orteamofficialschargedwithhavingclubsreadytoplaybyChristmasunderbizarrecircumstances.
"It'sjusttoobad,itreallyis.It'snotreflectiverightnowofthegreatproductwehad,youknow?
"formercoachandABC/ESPNanalystJeffVanGundysaid."It'sonethingtohaveasummerandfallofstrifeduetolabornegotiations.It'sanothertobeseenasanorganizationthat'sindisarrayonceyousettlethat."
VanGundyblamesmoney,thenaturalplacetostart.Ownerswillsaveplentybygettingplayerstoagreetoa12percentreductioninsalarycostsinthenewdeal.Butindoingsointimetosalvageasubstantialseason,theyconcededonmanyissuesthatwerenecessarytocreatethecompetitivebalancetheysaidtheycraved.
SoPaulandHowardaretryingtoforcetheirwayfromsmallmarketstobig,justasCarmeloAnthonydidlastyear,andthere'snoguaranteedmechanismtostopthem.
ButatleasteveryonewashomeforHalloween.
词库:
disarray[ˌdɪsəˈreɪ]n.1.混乱,紊乱
woe[wəʊ]n.1.悲伤;痛苦;2.困境;灾难;adj.1.愁眉苦脸的
blistering[ˈblistəriŋ]adj.1.酷热的
bizarre[biˈzɑ:
]adj.1.奇形怪状的,怪诞的
negotiation[nɪˌgəʊʃi:
ˈeɪʃən]n.1.协商,谈判
substantial[səbˈstænʃəl]adj.1.坚固的;结实的2.大量的,可观的3.重大的,重要的4.实质的,基本的
concede[kənˈsi:
d]vt.&vi.1.承认vt.1.出让,容许2.承认(比赛、选举等失败)
crave[kreiv]vt.&vi.1.渴望,热望vt.1.恳求;请求
oneisoffreedomoroflifedeservingunlesshedailyconquersitanew.-Erasmus
TheGoodnessofLife
Thoughthereismuchtobeconcernedabout,thereisfar,farmoreforwhichtobethankful.Thoughlife’sgoodnesscanattimesbeovershadowed,itisneveroutweighed.
Foreverysingleactthatissenselesslydestructive,therearethousandsmoresmall,quietactsoflove,kindnessandcompassion.Foreverypersonwhoseekstohurt,therearemany,manymorewhodevotetheirlivestohelpingandtohealing.
Thereisgoodnesstolifethatcannotbedenied.
Inthemostmagnificentvistasandinthesmallestdetails,lookclosely,forthatgoodnessalwayscomesshiningthrough.
Thereisnolimittothegoodnessoflife.Itgrowsmoreabundantwitheachnewencounter.Themoreyouexperienceandappreciatethegoodnessoflife,themorethereistobelived.
Evenwhenthecoldwindsblowandtheworldseemstobecoveredinfoggyshadows,thegoodnessoflifeliveson.Openyoureyes,openyourheart,andyouwillseethatgoodnessiseverywhere.
Thoughthegoodnessoflifeseemsattimestosuffersetbacks,italwaysendures.Forinthedarkestmomentitbecomesvividlyclearthatlifeisapricelesstreasure.Andsothegoodnessoflifeismadeevenstrongerbytheverythingsthatwouldopposeit.
Timeandtimeagainwhenyoufeareditwasgoneforeveryoufoundthatthegoodnessoflifewasreallyonlyamomentaway.Aroundthenextcorner,insideeverymoment,thegoodnessoflifeistheretosurpriseanddelightyou.
Takeamomenttoletthegoodnessoflifetouchyourspiritandcalmyourthoughts.Then,shareyourgoodfortunewithanother.Forthegoodnessoflifegrowsmoreandmoremagnificenteachtimeitisgivenaway.
Thoughtheproblemsconstantlyscreamforattentionandtheconflictsappeartorageeverstronger,thegoodnessoflifegrowsstrongerstill,quietly,peacefully,withmorepurposeandmeaningthaneverbefore.
concern[kən'sə:
n]about涉及devoteto1.献身于…;致力于2.将…奉献给overshadow:
[əuvə'ʃædəu]遮蔽,使……失色outweigh[aut'wei]比……更重要,超过destructive[di'strʌktiv]破坏性的,毁灭性的scream[skri:
m]尖叫,呐喊
heal[hi:
l]治愈,医治,结束vista['vistə]景色,街景
magnificent[mæg'nifisnt]壮丽的,宏伟的,豪华的abundant[ə'bʌndənt]丰富的,充裕的
appreciate[ə'pri:
ʃieit]赏识,鉴赏,感激shadow['ʃædəu]阴影,影子,遮蔽,使朦胧
endure[in'djuə]耐久,忍耐vivid['vivid]生动的,鲜明的,清晰的
priceless['praislis]无价的,极贵重的oppose[ə'pəuz]反抗,使对抗
Energyandpersistenceconquerallthings.能量和坚持可以征服一切事情。
WriteYourOwnLife
Supposesomeonegaveyouapen—asealed,solid-coloredpen.Youcouldn’tseehowmuchinkithad.
Itmightrundryafterthefirstfewtentativewordsorlastjustlongenoughtocreateamasterpiecethatwouldlastforeverandmakeadifferenceintheschemeofthings.Youdon’tknowbeforeyoubegin.
Undertherulesofthegame,youreallyneverknow.Youhavetotakeachance!
Actually,noruleofthegamestatesyoumustdoanything.Insteadofpickingupandusingthepen,youcouldleaveitonashelforinadrawerwhereitwilldryup,unusedButifyoudodecidetouseit,whatwouldyoudowithit?
Howwouldyouplaythegame?
Wouldyouplanandplanbeforeyoueverwroteaword?
Wouldyourplansbesoextensivethatyouneverevengottothewriting?
Orwouldyoutakethepeninhand,plungerightinandjustdoit,strugglingtokeepupwiththetwistsandturnsofthetorrentsofwordsthattakeyouwheretheytakeyou?
Wouldyouwritecautiouslyandcarefully,asifthepenmightrundrythenextmoment,orwouldyoupretendorbelievethatthepenwillwriteforeverandproceedaccordgly?
Andofwhatwouldyouwrite:
Oflove?
Hate?
Fun?
Misery?
Life?
Death?
NothingEverythingWouldyouwritetopleasejustyourself?
Orothers?
Oryourselfbywritingforothers.Wouldyourstrokesbetremblinglytimidorbrilliantlybold?
Fancywithaflourishorplain?
Wouldyouevenwrite?
Onceyouhavethepen,norulesaysyouhavetowrite.Wouldyousketch?
Scribble?
Doodleordraw?
Wouldyoustayinoronthelines,orseenolinesatall,eveniftheywerethere?
Orarethey?
There’salottothinkabouthere,isn’tthere?
Now,supposesomeonegaveyoualife...
Sealed[si:
ld]密封的tentative['tentətiv]尝试的;暂时性的踌躇的,犹豫的
Masterpiece['mɑ:
stəpi:
s]杰作,名作scheme[ski:
m]计划;方案;组合,配合
extensive[iks'tensiv]广大的;广阔的;庞大的plunge[plʌndʒ]使投入;将...插入;
keepupwith['ki:
pʌpwið]跟上和...保持联系torrents['tɔrənt]奔流;洪流
cautiously['kɔ:
ʃəsli]小心地,谨慎地Misery['mizəri]痛苦;不幸;悲惨;穷困;苦难
brilliantly['briljəntli]灿烂地;出色地flourish['flə:
riʃ]茂盛,繁茂;繁荣,兴旺
stayin['steiin]呆在家里;不外出
Difficultcircumstancesserveasatextbookoflifeforpeople.·困难坎坷是人们的生活教科书。
Thebigrocks
Onedayanexpertintimemanagementwasspeakingtoagroupofbusinessstudentsand,todrivehomeapoint,usedanillustrationthosestudentswillneverforget.Ashestoodinfrontofthegroupofhigh-poweredover-achievershesaid,"Okay,timeforaquiz.”Thenhepulledoutaone-gallon,wide-mouthedMasonjarandsetitonthetableinfrontofhim.Hethenproducedaboutadozenfist-sizedrocksandcarefullyplacedthem,oneatatime,intothejar.Whenthejarwasfilledtothetopandnomorerock
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