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猫猫熊

有梦就会飞的，同加油哦

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有梦就会飞的，同加油哦

-- by 会员 猫猫熊 (2012/9/25 20:44:18)

加油加油~

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今天还剩tpo10听力解析和sss  单词要巩固

今明两天的新概念文章
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Lesson 44 Speed and comfort

People travelling long distances frequently have to decide whether they would prefer to go by land, sea, or air. Hardly anyone can positively enjoy sitting in a train for more than a few hours. Train compartmentssoon get cramped and stuffy. It is almost impossible to take your mind off the journey. Reading is only a partial solution, for the monotonous rhythm of the wheels clicking on the rails soon lulls you to sleep. During the day, sleep comes in snatches. At night, when you really wish to go to sleep, you rarely manage to do so. If you are lucky enough to get a sleeper, you spend half the night staring at the small blue light in the ceiling, or fumbling to find you ticket for inspection. Inevitably you arrive at your destination almost exhausted. Long car journeys are even less pleasant, for it is quite impossible even to read. On motorways you can, at least, travel fairly safely at high speeds, but more often than not, the greater part of the journey is spent on roads with few service stations and too much traffic. By comparison, ferry trips or cruises offer a great variety of civilized comforts. You can stretch your legs on the spacious decks, play games, meet interesting people and enjoy good food -- always assuming, of course, that the sea is calm. If it is not, and you are likely to get seasick, no form of transport could be worse.Even if you travel in ideal weather, sea journeys take a long time. Relatively few people are prepared to sacrifice holiday time for the pleasure of travlling by sea.
Aeroplaneshave the reputation of being dangerous and even hardened travellers are intimidated by them. They also have the disadvantage of being an expensive form of transport. But nothing can match them for speed and comfort. Travelling at a height of 30,000 feet, far above the clouds, and at over 500 miles an hour is an exhilarating experience. You do not have to devise ways of taking your mind off the journey, for an aeroplane gets you to your destination rapidly. For a few hours, you settle back in a deep armchair to enjoy the flight. The real escapist can watch a film and sipchampagne on some services. But even when such refinements are not available, there is plenty to keep you occupied. An aeroplane offers you an unusual and breathtaking view of the world. You soar effortlessly over high mountains and deep valleys. You really see the shape of the land. If the landscape is hidden from view, you can enjoy the extraordinary sight of unbroken cloud plains that stretch out for miles before you, while the sun shines brilliantly in a clear sky. The journey is so smooth that there is nothing to prevent you from reading or sleeping. However you decide to spend your time, one thing is certain: you will arrive at your destination fresh and uncrumpled. You will not have to spend the next few days recovering from a long and arduous journey.



Take your mind off your journey   {take ones mind off不再想；从}



【词汇】

positively adv. 绝对地，完全地
compartment n. 列车客车厢内的分隔间（或单间）
cramped adj. 窄小的
stuffy adj. 憋气的，闷气的
monotonous adj. 枯燥的，乏味的，单调的
rhythm n. 有节奏的运动
click v. 发出咔哒声
lull v. 催人欲睡
snatch n. 短时，片段
sleeper n. 卧铺
fumble v. 乱摸，摸索
inspection n. 检查
inevitably adv. 必然地，不可避免地
destination n. 目的地
exhaust v. 使精疲力尽
motorway n. 快车道
ferry n. 渡船
cruise n. 巡游船
civilized adj. 文明的
spacious adj. 宽敞的
seasick adj. 晕船的
intimidate v. 恐吓，恫吓
disadvantage n. 短处，缺点
exhilarating adj. 使人高兴的，令人兴奋的
scapist n. 逍遥者
sip v. 呷，啜
champagne n. 香槟酒
refinement n. 精心的安排
breathtaking adj. 激动人心的；不寻常的
soar v. 高飞，翱翔
effortlessly adv. 不费力地
landscape n. 景色
fresh adj. 精神饱满的
uncrumpled adj. 没有跨下来

Whaton

我也才来美2个月，10月份一战，加油啊

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我也才来美2个月，10月份一战，加油啊

-- by 会员 Whaton (2012/9/26 11:16:04)

握爪~你在什么州啊

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没有学习的空间 很纠结啊 哪里有容身之处啊

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方便随时随地巩固~

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If you don’t subscribe to the Dutch journal Entomologia Experimentalis at Applicata, you might have missed the news about fleas: the best way to get rid of a house full of cat fleas is to reach for the vacuum cleaner. The old upright is not only lethal to adult bugs, but it completely wipes out their young. Scientists from Ohio State University had set out to determine what additional measures might be needed to kill a bunch ofHoovered-up fleas: burning, freezing, poisoning, maybe even a good old fashioned boot stomping. But it turns out that getting sucked into a vacuum bag does the whole job.

The researchers were so surprised by the results, they repeated the study several times. In each experiment, they sprinkled a kitchen carpet with 100 cat fleas, either adults or juveniles. And they found that the vacuum snuffed out pretty much all of them. What makes vacuuming so deadly is hard to say. The researchers admit that they did not conduct a postmortem on any of the deceased. But they think it was the physical trauma of being sucked through the brushes that gave fleas a one-way ticket to the chitin-yard. Now, if only scientists could come up with a safe way to vacuum the cat.


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The scientific community needs to be involved in promoting science education, including evolution. So says the January issue of the FASEB Journal. FASEB is the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. Sixteen other organizations also signed on to the recommendation, including the National Academy of Sciences and the American Institute of Physics. The article notes that the introduction of nonscience, such as creationism and intelligent design, undermines fundamentals of science education—such as using the scientific method, understanding how to reach scientific consensus and telling scientific explanations for natural phenomena apart from nonscientific ones.

The article included a survey of a thousand likely US voters. Those able to answer simple questions about plate tectonics, proper antibiotic use and prehistory were far more likely to support evolution education. Said journal editor Gerald Weissman, “The bottom line is that the world is round, humans evolved from an extinct species, and Elvis is dead. This survey is a wake-up call for anyone who supports teaching information based on evidence rather than speculation or hope; people want to hear the truth, and they want to hear it from scientists.

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