Lesson37Theprocessofageing衰老过程
Firstlistenandthenanswerthefollowingquestion.
听录音,然后回答以下问题。Whatisoneofthemostunpleasantdiscoverieswemakeaboutourselvesaswegetolder?Attheageoftwelveyears,thehumanbodyisatitsmostvigorous.Ithasyettoreachitsfullsizeandstrength,anditsownerhisorherfullintelligence;butatthisagethelikelihoodofdeathisleast.Earlier,wewereinfantsandy...[
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ObamaFaces100DaysTest
奥巴马白宫百日:善于与民众沟通
PresidentBarackObamaisgoingthroughariteofpoliticalpassagethisweek-heismarkinghisfirst100daysinoffice.Thesignificanceofthe100daysmarkergoesbacktothepresidencyofFranklinRoosevelt,whoassumedpowerattheheightoftheGreatDepressionin1933,andhisfirstprioritywasreassuringthepublicthatbetterdayswereahead. 这个星期是奥巴马总统上任100...[
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QuestionsAndAnswersAboutTheSwineFlu摘要:以下是有关在美国和墨西哥爆发的猪流感的一些基本知识。HereareafewbasicsabouttheswinefluoutbreakintheU.S.andMexico.Whatisswineflu?It'sfluthatoccursinpigs.Inrarecases,humanscontractswineflufromclosecontactwithpigs.Thestraincirculatingnowiscauseforconcernbecauseitcanpassdirectlyfrompersontoperson.Likeroutinehumanflu,casesofswineflucanrangefrommildtosevere.I...[
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词汇
swineflu猪流感
英英解释:
名词swineflu:
anacuteandhighlycontagiousrespiratorydiseaseofswinecausedbytheorthomyxovirusthoughttobethesamevirusthatcausedthe1918influenzapandemic
同义词:swineinfluenza
Source:dict.cn
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U.S.declaresswineflupublichealthemergency
20caseshavebeencon...[
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ForrestGump03
LittleJenny:Well,areyougoingtositdownoraren’tyou?What’swrongwithyourlegs?Gump:Nothingatall,thankyou.MylegsarejustfineandDandy*.Forrest:Ijustsatnexttoheronthatbusandhadaconversationallthewaytoschool.Gump:Thedoctorsaysmyback’scrookedlikeaquestionmark.Thesearegoingtomakemeasstraightasanarrow.Forrest:Nextto*mama,nooneevertalkedtomeoraskedmequestions.LittleJenny:Arey...[
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ForrestGump02
Mrs.Gump:Whatdoesnormalmean,anyway?Hemightbeabitontheslowside.Butmyboy,Forrest,isgoingtogetthesameopportunitiesaseveryoneelse.He’snotgoingtosomespecialschooltolearnhowtoretread*tires.We’retalkingaboutfivelittlepointshere.Theremustbesomethingcanbedone.
Mr.Hillcock:We’reaprogressiveschoolsystem.Wedon’twanttoseeanybodyleftbehind.Istherea...Mr.Gump,Mrs.Gump?Mrs...[
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ClassicalmovieForrestGump
PARTONE,CHILDHOODANDSCHOOLDAYSForrest:Hello.Myname’sForrest.ForrestGump.Doyouwantachocolate?Icouldeataboutamillionandahalfofthese.Mymamaalwayssaid“Lifewaslikeaboxofchocolates.Youneverknowwhatyou’regoingtoget.”Thosemustbecomfortableshoes.Ibet*youcouldwalkalldayinshoeslikethatandnotfeelathing.IwishIhadshoeslikethat.Woman:Myfeethurt.Forrest:Mamaalwayssaid“...[
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Lesson36Thecostofgovernment政府的开支
Firstlistenandthenanswerthefollowingquestion.
听录音,然后回答以下问题。Whatisthemostimportantfactor,bothingovernmentorbusiness,forkeepingrunningcostslow?Ifanationisessentiallydisunited,itislefttothegovernmenttoholdittogether.Thisincreasestheexpenseofgovernment,andreducescorrespondinglytheamountofeconomicresourcesthatcouldbeusedfordevelo...[
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Lesson35Spaceodyssey太空探索
Firstlistenandthenanswerthefollowingquestion.
听录音,然后回答以下问题。
WhenwillitbepossibleforustothinkseriouslyaboutcolonisingMars?TheMoonislikelytobecometheindustrialhuboftheSolarSystem,supplyingtherocketfuelsfroitsships,easilyobtainablefromthelunarrocksinthefromofliquidoxygen.Thereasonliesinitsgravity.BecausetheMoonhasonlyaneightiethofth...[
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Lesson34Adolescence青春期Firstlistenandthenanswerthefollowingquestion.
听录音,然后回答以下问题。Whatdoadolescentsrespectinparents?Parentsareoftenupsetwhentheirchildrenpraisethehomesoftheirfriendsandregarditasaslurontheirowncooking,orcleaning,orfurniture,andoftenarefoolishenoughtolettheadolescentsseethattheyareannoyed.Theymayevenaccusethemofdisloyalty,ormakesomespitefulremarkaboutthe...[
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