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1、UsingtheLibraryYoulookforabookinoneoftwoways:/eitheryoullknowtheauthorandtitleofthebook,orelseyoullwantabookonaparticularsubject./Letsstartwithwhattodoifyouknowtheauthorsnameandthetitleofthebook./ThefirstthingistolookuptheauthorsnameintheAuthorCatalogue./Ifyoucanfindacardforthebook,/youshouldthenwri

2、tedownthreethings:/theauthor,thetitleandtheclassnumber./Nowfindtheclassnumberonthelibraryshelves./Therearenoticesonthebookcasescalledshelfguides./Ifyoufindthebookontheshelf,/andyouwanttoborrowit,takeittotheIssueDesk./Ifyoucantfindthebook,/itmeansthatsomeoneelsehasborrowedit,/soyoushouldaskthelibrari

3、antoreserveitforyou.OldAgeManypeoplemistakenlybelievethatoldageisatimeofincreasedillnessandloneliness./Infact,peopledonotsuddenlychange/whentheyreachtheageof60or65./Furthermore,althoughmoreparentsandtheirmarriedchildrenliveinseparatehouseholdsthaneverbefore,/thisisusuallybychoice./Itisnotbecausechil

4、drennowtendtoneglecttheirparentswhentheybecomeold./Itisalsowrongtobelieve/thatoldageseriouslyaffectsapersonsmentalabilities./Thereisclearproof/thatpeoplewhowereeagertolearn/andwhowelcomednewexperiencesintheirmiddleage,/continuetodosoinoldage./Itistruethatolderpeopletendtotakelongertolearnsomethingne

5、wthanyourpeople./Nevertheless,iftheyaregivensufficienttime,/theylearnaswellasyoungpeopledo.BellInancienttimesallovertheworld,/itwasbelievedthatevilspiritscouldputupwith/justaboutanythingexcepttheclangingofthebell./Overtime,thebellitself,evenwhennotringing,/cametoberegardedasapowerfulluckysymbol./Bec

6、auseitissuspendedinahangingposition,/ittakesontherepresentationofalllifesuspendedbetweenheavenandearth./Itsvault-likeshapehasbecomeasymbolofheaven./BellsareusedinChristianchurchesaswellasHindu/andBuddhisttemplesasameansofkeepingevilsaway./Thebelltolledatfuneralsisnowexplainedasasignaltotheliving/tha

7、tasoulispassingtotheotherside/andshouldbeaccompaniedbyprayers./Butoriginallythetollingwasintendedtoprevent/evilforcesfrominterferingwiththesoulsheavenwardjourney.TravelBooksTherearethreekindsoftravelbooks./Thefirstarethosethatgiveapersonal,subjectiveaccountoftravels/whichtheauthorhasactuallymadehims

8、elf./Ifthesebooksareinformative/andhaveagoodindex,/theycanbeveryusefultoyou/whenyouareplanningyourtravels./Thesecondcanbeclassifiedasselectiveguidebooks/whosepurposeistogiveapurelyobjectivedescriptionofthingstobedoneandseen./Thethirdarethosebookswhicharecalled“aguide”tosomeplaceorother./Theywillgive

9、ananalysisoraninterpretation./Theycanbeasinspiringandentertainingasthefirstkind,/buttheirprimaryfunctionistoassistthereader/whowishestoplanhistour/inthemostpracticalway.ChangingRateofEmploymentWestGermanyhadoneofthelowestratesofunemploymentbackin1980./Itstoodatjustthreepercent./Butthenoverthenextthr

10、eeyearsitrosequitesharplyandsteadily./In1982itwasnearlysicpercent,/andin1983itwasthesameasFrance./1984sawaslightincrease,and1985aslightfall./The1985figurewaseightpercent,/inbetweenFranceandtheUnitedStates./TheUnitedStateshashadupsanddowns,/orrather,itstheonlycountrytoshowasignificantdropinthenumbero

11、funemployed./Thisisduetohighinterestrates,/whichhaventhelpedtherestoftheworld./In1980theratewasaboutthesameasFranceandGreatBritain,/slightlyhigherthanFrance,actually,ataboutsevenpercent./Thisrosetopercentin1981,andthenpeakedthefollowingyearatoverninepercent.GraduateStudentGraduatestudentsspecializei

12、naparticularfieldofstudy./Theystudytobecomeexpertsinthisfield/andtolearnnewadvancesintheirfieldswhiletheyearnanM.A.or./SometimeswhentheygetanM.A.inonefieldtheybeginstudyinganotherfield./Theyhopethatwhentheyearntheirgraduatedegrees/theywillsucceedinfindingimportantjobs./Theyhopetogetjobsthatareintere

13、stingandhighpaying./Thelifeofagraduatestudentisoftendifficult./Theyareusuallytoobusystudyingtomakeagoodliving./Oftentheyhavetopayhightuitionfeesfortheireducation./Somegiveupstudyingbeforetheygettheirdegrees./Butmostkeeponworkingattheirstudiesuntiltheygraduate./Intodaysworld,mostgraduatestudentsdontr

14、egretspendingtimewiththeirstudies./Theyarefindingthatnewdevelopmentsareoccurringinallfields./Formanygraduate,studyhasbecomeanecessity.RainyBritainBritainisfamousaroundtheworldforitsrainyweather,/butmanypartsofthecountrythisJune/areexperiencingmuchmorerainthantheyhaveeverseenbefore./Torrentialdownpou

15、rshavecausedriverstobursttheirbanks,/roadshavebeenclosedandmanypeoplehavebeenevacuated/fromtheirhomesbecauseofthefloods./TheworsthitareaseemstobethenorthofEngland./Therehaveevenbeenfatalitiesaspeoplegotstuckintherain/orwerewashedawaybythefloodwaters./FloodwarningshavebeenissuedinmanypartsoftheUK/and

16、itissaidthatoveramonthsworthofrainhasfalleninjustthelastcoupleofdays./TherainhasalsocausedchaosatsomeofBritainsfamousJuneevents./TheGlastonburyfestivalisafour-day-longoutdoormusicfestival/andwhileitistraditionallyquiterainyandmuddythere,/thisyearwasparticularlybad.SunbedIntheUK,acountryknownforitsba

17、dweatherandlackofsunshine,/thereappearstobeaneverincreasingnumberofverytannedyoungpeople./Sojusthowaretheyachievingtheirgoldentans?/Someareoptingforthesun-freeoption/andaregettingtheirtanfromabottle./However,itappearsthatothersareturningtotanningsalons,/ofwhichtherearethousandsintheUK./WhileinChinay

18、oungpeopleoftenprefertoremainfair,/intheUKthereseemstobeagrowingdesirefortannedskin./SowhydotheBritishprefertobebronzed?/Often,theyaretryingtoemulatetheirfavoritecelebrities,footballers,orfootballerswives./ResearchfromtheBritishSunbedAssociationsuggeststhat/manypeoplebelieveatanmakesthemfeelandlookh

19、ealthier./ThisisabeliefthatismostdefinitelynotsharedbyCancerResearchUK./Theyfirmlystatethatbeingtannedisnotasignofhealth.BallGamesBallgameshavebecomeanintegralpartofmodernsociety./Theygiveusentertainmentprovidingusameanstosafelyfreeourselvesfromstress./Therearemanydifferentballgamesthatcandothisforu

20、s./Somepeopleenjoyfootball,whileotherslikebasketball./ThesetwoballgamesarethemostpopularinChina./Othergamessuchasbaseballaregrowinginappeal,yethavenotbecomepopular./Thedevelopmentofthesegamesisinteresting./Basketballisoneofthefewsportswithaknowndateofbirth./Football,orsoccer,originallydevelopedfromt

21、raitsfoundinbothChinaandEurope./Ithasgrowntobecometheworldsmostpopularsport./InEurope,footballclubshavebeenestablished,/whichinturnhasbeencopiedintherestoftheworld./Thesefootballclubstrainplayers/whomaylatergoplayfortheirnationsintheWorldCup./Thisisthemostwatchedballgamechampionshipontheplanet.Famou

22、sUniversityManycountrieshaveexcellentuniversities./Thereare,however,fewworldfamousones./Theseuniversitieshaveachievedtheirfame/throughacombinationofboththeirage/andthehighlevelsofqualityintheirinstruction./Throughouttheirhistories,/eachonehasbeenatestinggroundfortheleadershipofthenation./IntheUnited

23、States,HarvardandYaleattractthousandsofforeignstudents/whowouldusewhattheylearnfortheadvancementoftheirownnations./Inthisway,theseschoolshavedevelopedaninterestingmethodofinternationalcommunication./Graduatesaroundtheworldareabletoconnectwitheachother/byhavinggraduatedfromoneofthefinestuniversitiesi

24、ntheworld./Leadersineveryfield,whethergovernmentofficialsorground-breakingscientists,/whograduatedformthesameschoolhaveadirectlinktoeachother/andunderstandeachothermuchbetterInternetRelationshipInternetrelationshipsareonesthataremadethroughonlinecommunication/withaprospectivefriendordate./Nowadays,m

25、anypeopleareturningtowardsmakingssuchrelationships/astheythinkthesearemorereliablethanonesthatarecreatedbymeetinginperson./Peoplehavetheirownindividualviewsregardingsuchrelationships./Internetrelationshipscanbemade/forthepurposeofgettingadateorjustfriendship./Thereisadebategoingonintheonlinecommunit

26、yabouttheseonlinerelationships./Somesaythatthesekindofbondingisnotatallreliable,/asanyonecanposeasapersonwhoisnot,inreality./Ontheotherhand,ifyouusetheInternetinthebestpossiblemanner,/thisbondingcangowellfurthergenuinely./Thissimplymeansthat,alongwithemailsandchats,/ifyouusereal-timeaudioandvideocon

27、versations,/youcanbeassuredthatthepersononlineisnotfakinghisidentity.GivingandSharingThespiritofgivingandsharingisatitspeakduringtheChristmasseason./Peoplearesogeneroustodoleoutgifts,/moneyandotherthingstopeopletheycareabout,/andattimestocharity,too./Thisinnatefeelinginusisalwaysthere./Itsnotonlyfor

28、specialseasonsliketheholidays/thatweshouldbeabletogive/andsharewhateverwehaveinabundance./Itmostlikelytobetheinstinctivefeelinginus/thatweshouldbewillingtoshareandgivesomethingallyearround/especiallytothosewhoareinneed.Theholidayfeelingisallaroundus./ThemallsarealldecoratedwithprettyandshinyChristma

29、sdecorsallaround./ThereshappyChristmasmusicbeingheardallovertheplace./Alotofpeopleareshoppingbecausetherearelotsofsalesanddiscountsoffered.MakeaGoodSpeechEveryonerecognizestheimportanceofspeakingEnglishwell./InschooloneofthechiefthingstolearnandtopracticemaybethereadingandwritingofEnglish,/butinever

30、ydaylifeweconveyourthoughtstootherpeople/byspeakingfarmoreoftenthanbywriting./Whatwesayandhowwesayitdeterminetheopinionthatotherpeopleformaboutus./Apersonwhospeaksclearlyandpleasantlyobviouslyhasaverygreatadvantage./Apersonwhocannotordoesnotspeakacceptablyisunderagreathandicap/hemayhaveafinecharacte

31、r,/hemayhavemanygoodqualities,/buthemaystillbeheldback./Perhapsthechiefthingaboutspeakingisnottobeafraidofit./Thereisnorealneedtobenervous/andyoushouldtrytoavoidshowingnervousness./Butthebestwayofovercomingyourperfectlynaturalfeelingsofshynessistogoaheadandspeak/andsoaccustomyourselftothesituationof

32、beingonyourfeetwithagroupofpeoplelisteningtoyou./TableMannersWehaveallgonetoadinnerandusedourneighbor'sfor,glassorbreadplate./Howembarrassingitis!/Sohere'sashortcutsothatyoucanknowexactlywhatisyours:/yourplateisinthecenter./Knivesandspoonsareonyourright,andforksandyournapkinontheleft./Liquid

33、sgotoyourright,andsolidsgoonyourleft./Youknowwhereyourstuffis./Butnowit'stimetoknowhowtouseeverythingproperly./Takeyournapkinandplaceitonyourlaprightawaywhenyousitdown./Itshouldneverbeonthetable./Justputitonyourlap,notintoyourshirt./Theforkfurthesttotheoutsideistheoneyoushouldusefortheappetizer.

34、/Whenthenextpartofthemealcomes,/usethenextoutermostfork,andsoon./Samedealgoesforthespoonsandknives./WritingforAdviceMostAmericansdon'tliketogetadvicefrommembersoftheirfamily./Whentheyneedadvice,theydon'tusuallyaskpeopletheyknow./Instead,manyAmericanswriteletterstonewspapersandmagazines/which

35、giveadviceonmanydifferentsubjects,/includingfamilyproblems,theuseoflanguages,health,cooking,childcare,clothesandhowtobuyahouseoracar./Mostnewspapersregularlyprintlettersfromreaderswithproblems./Alongwiththelettersthereareanswerswrittenbypeople/whoaresupposedtoknowhowtosolvesuchproblems./Someofthesew

36、ritersaredoctors;/othersarelawyersoreducators./Buttwoofthemostfamouswritersofadvicearewomen/withoutspecialtrainingforthiskindofwork./Oneofthemanswerslettersaddressedto“DearMary"./Theotherisaddressedas“DearAnnSmith”/Experienceistheirpreparationforgivingadvice./詞匯2.figure4.independent5.unusual6.i

37、nteract7.formal9.abstract10.solve11.mystery12.exist15.model16.gradually17refine18.concepts19.preserve20.adult22.appreciate23.addition?25.household26.psychologist?27.impression28.chat29.infant30.license31.convenient32.repeat34.rate?36.obligation37.receive38.challenge?39.assess40.submit41.wisdom?42.emotional43e-mail44.identify?45.coordinate46.collaborate47.daily48.suitable50.vocabulary51.circumstance53.secret?54.