日期:2007-11-27 43.Becoming Wealthy: It's Up to You(致富取决于你自己) 1.Critics often speak of the rich with none-too-subtle disdain, as if those at the very top of the income ladder are all dishonest people or as if becoming rich is difficult and means others mus... 阅读全文>> 日期:2007-11-27 42.The Versatile Lead Pencil(万能的铅笔) 1. The lead pencil is one of the most used pieces of merchandise in the world. It is the simplest, most convenient and least expensive of all writing instruments. 1、铅笔是这个世界上使用的最多的商品之一。在... 阅读全文>> 日期:2007-11-27 41. How I Lost Four Ounces in Three Weeks(我怎样在三周里减了四盎司体重) 1. I'm not fat, I told my neighbor, but I would like to lose a littleabout ten pounds. 1、我对邻居说:我不算胖,但是我想减点体重大约10磅左右吧。 2. Ten pounds? he said. That's... 阅读全文>> 日期:2007-11-27 40.Petroleum Geology and Other Sciences(石油地质学与其它科学) 1. Petroleum geology is the application of geology (the study of rocks) to the exploration for and production of oil and gas. Geology itself is firmly based on chemistry, physics, and biol... 阅读全文>> 日期:2007-11-27 39. Geography of USA(美国地理概况) 1. The vast expanse of the United States of America stretches from the heavily industrialized, metropolitan Atlantic seaboard across the rich flat farms of the central plains, over the Rocky Mountains to the fertile... 阅读全文>> 日期:2007-11-27 38.Tips on Tipping(给小费的学问) 1. It's every traveler's nightmare. The porter brings your bags to your room and helpfully explains how to access CNN. He shows you how to turn on the lights and adjust the air-conditioner. Then he points to the pho... 阅读全文>> 日期:2007-11-27 37. How to Avoid Foolish Opinions(如何避免愚蠢的见解) 1. To avoid the various foolish opinions to which mankind is prone, no superhuman genius is required. A few simple rules will keep you, not from all error, but from silly error. 1、要避免人们常... 阅读全文>> 日期:2007-11-27 36.Oil(油) 1. The existence of oil wells has been known for a long time. Some of the Indians of North America used to collect and sell the oil from the wells of Pennsylvania. No one, however, seems to have realized the importance of this oil until... 阅读全文>> 日期:2007-11-27 35.You Bet Your Life(以命相赌) 1. Life insurance is not really betting although it can be compared to it. You pay the money just in case. In this day and age, we think of insurance as a natural thing. If we scrape a fender or injure ourselves at wo... 阅读全文>> 日期:2007-11-27 34.Super Athlete of the Sangamon(超级运动员) 1. Two wrestlers stood in a circle of shouting onlookers and sized up each other. One was of medium height, sturdily built and strong as an ox. He was stripped to the waist, revealing a huge chest overla... 阅读全文>> 日期:2007-11-27 33.The Magic of Energy(能的魔力) 1.We talk about energy all the time-Zilch,the energy food, energy crisis, and so on.If asked to define it,however,we'd probably respond with something like Well,it's-uh-well,you know-electricity. 1、我们时时刻刻讨论... 阅读全文>> 日期:2007-11-27 32. The Great Wall of China(中国的长城) 1. Like a snake, it winds across China. From its starting point below sea level, it climbs west for nearly 1500 miles. This is the Great Wall of China. It is one of the engineering wonders of the world. Yet it... 阅读全文>> 日期:2007-11-27 32. The Great Wall of China(中国的长城) 1. Like a snake, it winds across China. From its starting point below sea level, it climbs west for nearly 1500 miles. This is the Great Wall of China. It is one of the engineering wonders of the world. Yet it... 阅读全文>> 日期:2007-11-27 30. Becoming a Child of Nature: Its a Twofold Task ofParents and Children(做大自然的孩子父母与孩子双方的任务) 1. If children discover the beauty of nature while they are young, they will respect nature and try to preserve it when they are older. Pare... 阅读全文>> 日期:2007-11-27 29. Department of Energy Established(建立能源部) 1. Legislation creating the Department of Energy passed the Senate on May 18 and the House on June 3, 1977. Congressional action, including approval of the conference report, was completed by August 3.... 阅读全文>> 日期:2007-11-27 4. The consequences of the Israeli victory in the Yom Kippur War1 quickly spread to North America when the Organizationof Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) placed an embargo crude oil shipped to the United States. By November 1973 oil suppl... 阅读全文>> 日期:2007-11-27 28. The Energy Crisis of 1973 and Nixon's Energy Policies(1973年能源危机与尼克松总统的应对政策) 1. The energy crisis of 1973 underscored the necessity Of developing a coordinated national energy policy and concentrating the government's various en... 阅读全文>> 日期:2007-11-27 27. Money, Real and Counterfeit(真币和伪币) 1. Without looking, tell me whose picture is on a one dollar bill. What about a five dollar bill? If you know these, maybe you know the pictures on a ten, twenty or even a fifty dollar bill. If you're no... 阅读全文>> 日期:2007-11-27 26. Hints to Improve Spoken English(提高英语口语须知) 1. Speaking English fluently and accurately is a goal of many people studying English in China. Fluency can be simply defined as being able to communicate ideas without having to stop and think... 阅读全文>> 日期:2007-11-27 25.Tropical Fish(热带鱼) 1. A small boy lay flat on his stomach in the royal garden of the King of Hawaii. Looking into the water and very excited, young Austin Strong saw shapes of double-tailed goldfish- a recent gift from the Emperor of Japan to... 阅读全文>> |
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