3500詞匯語(yǔ)境記憶

1.FallinLovewithEnglish愛(ài)上英語(yǔ)Hidingbehindtheloosedustycurtain,ateenagerpackeduphisovercoatintothesuitcase.Heplannedtoleavehomeatduskthoughtherewasthunderandlightningoutdoors.Hehadgottodothisbecausehewastiredofhisparents'naggingabouthisEnglishstudyanddidnotwanttogothroughitanylonger.Hecouldn'tgetalongwellwithEnglishanddislikedjoininginEnglishclassesbecausehethoughthisteacherignoredhimonpurpose.Asaresult,hisscoreineachexamneveraddeduptoover60.Hispartnerwasconcernedabouthimverymuch.Sheunderstoodexactlywhathewassufferingfrom,butentirelydisagreedwithhisidea.Inordertocalmhimdownandsettlehisproblem,shetalkedwithhimfacetofaceandswappedaseriesoflearningtipswithhim.TheitemsshesetdownhelpedhimfindthehighwaytostudyingEnglishwell.Theteenagerwasgratefulandgotgreatpowerfromhisfriend'swords.Now,hehasrecoveredfrombeingupsetandhasfalleninlovewithEnglish.有個(gè)少年躲在積滿灰塵的松散窗簾后把大衣裝入手提箱。盡管外面正打雷閃電，他仍計(jì)劃在黃昏時(shí)分離家出走。他不得不這樣做是因?yàn)閰捑肓烁改笇?duì)他英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)的嘮叨，不想再忍受下去了。他的英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)總是無(wú)法取得進(jìn)展，而且不喜歡參加英語(yǔ)課的學(xué)習(xí)，因?yàn)樗詾槔蠋熡幸夂鲆曀?。結(jié)果，他每次考試的分?jǐn)?shù)合計(jì)從未超過(guò)60。他的搭檔很關(guān)心他，也確切地理解他遭受的折磨，但卻完全不同意他的想法。為了使他冷靜下來(lái)好好解決問(wèn)題，她和他面對(duì)面地交談，并交換了一系列的學(xué)習(xí)心得技巧。她寫(xiě)下來(lái)的條款幫助他找到了學(xué)好英語(yǔ)的最佳捷徑。這個(gè)少年非常很感激，并從朋友的話里獲得極大的動(dòng)力?，F(xiàn)在，他已經(jīng)從沮喪中恢復(fù)過(guò)來(lái)，真正愛(ài)上了英語(yǔ)。1---詞義解釋1.dusty2.packedup3.curtain4.suitcase5.teenager6.overcoat7.thunder8.atdusk9.lightning10.outdoors11.hadgottodo12.wastiredof13.gothrough14.getalongwellwith15.ignore16.onpurpose

17.addupto18.partner19.wasconcernedabout20.dislike21.inorderto22.joinin23.settle24.upset25.aseriesof26.tip27.item28.setdown29.highway30.grateful31.power32.recoverfrom33.fallinlovewith34.sufferfrom35.entirely36.disagreewith37.calmhimdown38.swap39.facetoface40.exactly1---自測(cè)鞏固FallinLovewithEnglishHidingbehindthe（松散的）（積滿灰塵的）（窗簾）,a（少年）（裝入）hisovercoatintothe（手提箱）suitcase.Heplannedtoleavehome（黃昏）thoughtherewas（打雷）and（閃電）（外面）.He（不得不）thisbecausehe（厭倦了）hisparents'naggingabouthisEnglishstudyanddidnotwantto（忍受）itanylonger.Hecouldn'__t（取得進(jìn)展）wellwithEnglishanddisliked（參加）Englishclassesbecausehethoughthisteacher（忽視）him（有意地）.Asaresult,hisscoreineachexamnever（合計(jì)）over60.His（搭檔）（關(guān)心）himverymuch.Sheunderstood（確切地）whathewas（遭受）,but（完全不同意）hisidea.（為了）calmhimdownand（解決）hisproblem,shetalkedwithhim（面對(duì)面）andswapped（一系列）learning（技巧）withhim.The（條款）she（寫(xiě)下來(lái)）helpedhimfindthe（最佳捷徑）tostudyingEnglishwell.Theteenagerwas（很感激）andgotgreat（動(dòng)力）fromhisfriend'swords.Now,hehas（恢復(fù)）being（沮喪）andhas（愛(ài)上）English.1語(yǔ)法填空FallinLovewithEnglishHidingbehindtheloosedustycurtain,ateenagerpackeduphisovercoatintothesuitcase.Heplannedtoleavehomeduskthoughtherewasthunderandlightningoutdoors.Hehadgottodothishewastiredofhisparents'naggingabouthisEnglishstudyanddidnotwanttogothroughitanylonger.Hecouldn'tgetalong（good）withEnglishanddisliked（join）inEnglishclassesbecausehethoughthisteacherignoredhimonpurpose.Asaresult,hisscoreineachexamneveraddedupto

over60.Hispartnerwasconcernedabouthimverymuch.Sheunderstoodexactlyhewassufferingfrom,but(entire)disagreedwithhisidea.Inordertocalmhimdownandsettlehisproblem,shetalkedwithhimfacetofaceandswappedseriesoflearning(tip)withhim.Theitemsshesetdown(help)himfindthehighwaytostudyingEnglishwell.words.Theteenagerwasgratefulandgotgreatpowerfromhisfriend'words.Now,hehasrecoveredfrombeingupsetandhas(fall)inlovewithEnglish.2.DifferentCountriesHaveDifferentKindsofEnglishes不同的國(guó)家有不同的英語(yǔ)VoyagesofpeoplefromEnglandplayanimportantpartinspreadingtheEnglishlanguage.Atpresent,Englishisfrequentlyspokenasanofficialorcommonlanguageinmanycountries,suchasAmerica,Singapore,MalaysiaandsomeAfricancountries.AllbasedonBritishEnglish,theEnglishspokeninthesecountriescanbewellunderstoodbynativeEnglishspeakers.Butactually,theseEnglisheshavebeengraduallychanginginaccents,spellings,expressionsandtheusageofvocabulary.Becauseofthisfact,youcanmakeuseofthedifferencestotellwhichcountrytheforeignersofyourblockarefrom.Forexample,訐abossfluentlycommandshisdriver,“Comeupstraighttomyapartmentbyelevatorandtakesomegasformytrucksandcabs”,insteadofrequesting,“Pleasecometomyflatbyliftandtakesomepetrolformylorriesandtaxis”，youcanrecognizehisAmericanidentity,whilethelattersuggeststhatheisBritish.英國(guó)人的航海在英語(yǔ)的傳播中扮演了重要的角色。目前，英語(yǔ)在許多國(guó)家被作為官方語(yǔ)言或通用語(yǔ)言頻繁地使用,例如美國(guó)、新加波、馬來(lái)西亞和一些非洲的國(guó)家。這些國(guó)家的英語(yǔ)都以英式英語(yǔ)為基礎(chǔ)，能很好地為以英語(yǔ)為本族語(yǔ)的人所理解。但是實(shí)際上，這些英語(yǔ)在口音、拼寫(xiě)、表達(dá)和詞匯的使用方面都在逐漸變化。因?yàn)檫@一情況的存在，你就可以利用這些英語(yǔ)之間的區(qū)別說(shuō)出你們街區(qū)的外國(guó)人是哪個(gè)國(guó)家來(lái)的了。例如，如果有個(gè)老板流利地命令他的司機(jī):“Comeupstraighttomyapartmentbyelevatorandtakesomegasformytrucksandcabs（直接搭電梯到我公寓上來(lái)拿卡車(chē)和出租車(chē)的汽油）"，而不是要求說(shuō),“Pleasecometomyflatbyliftandtakesomepetrolformylorriesandtaxis（請(qǐng)直接搭電梯到我公寓上來(lái)拿卡車(chē)和出租車(chē)的汽油）”，你就可以輕易地辨認(rèn)出他的美國(guó)人身份，而后者卻暗示著那是一位英國(guó)人。（請(qǐng)注意：聽(tīng)力錄音里第二段兩個(gè)“電梯”的單詞跟原文不一致，原文是對(duì)的，錄音弄錯(cuò)了，elevator才是美式說(shuō)法而lift是英式說(shuō)法。）2詞義解釋1.eupstraightto10.latter11.identity12.recognize

13.mand17.block19.voyage20.playanimportantpartin22.frequently24.suchas26.Malaysia28.bebasedon30.native32.accent34.expression14.cab16.14.cab16.fluently18.makeuseof21.atpresent23.official25.Singapore27.African29.actually31.gradually33.spelling35.usage37.becauseof2自測(cè)鞏固DifferentCountriesHaveDifferentKindsofEnglishes（航海）ofpeoplefromEngland（扮

演了重要的角色）spreadingtheEnglishlanguage.（目前）,Englishis（頻繁地）spokenasan（官方）orcommonlanguageinmanycountries,（例如）America,（新加波）,（馬來(lái)西亞）andsome（非洲的）countries.All（以?為基礎(chǔ)）BritishEnglish,theEnglishspokeninthesecountriescanbewellunderstoodby（本族）Englishspeakers.But（實(shí)際上）,theseEnglisheshavebeen（逐漸）changingin（口音）,（拼寫(xiě)）,（表達(dá)）andthe（使用）of（詞匯）.（因?yàn)椋﹖hisfact,youcan（利用）thedifferencestotellwhichcountrytheforeignersofyour（街區(qū)）arefrom.Forexample,ifaboss（流利地）（命令）hisdriver,“（直接搭到）my（公寓）by（電梯）andtakesome（汽油）formytrucksand（出租車(chē)）”,insteadof（要求）,“Pleasecometomy（公寓）by（電梯）andtakesome（汽油）formy（卡車(chē)）andtaxis”,youcan（辨認(rèn)）hisAmerican（身份）,whilethe（后者）（暗示）thatheisBritish.2語(yǔ)法填空DifferentCountriesHaveDifferentKindsofEnglishes(voyage)ofpeoplefromEnglandplayanimportantpartinspreadingtheEnglishlanguage.Atpresent,Englishisfrequentlyspokenasanofficialorcommonlanguageinmanycountries,suchasAmerica,Singapore,MalaysiasomeAfricancountries.All(base)onBritishEnglish,theEnglishspokeninthesecountriesbewellunderstoodbynativeEnglishspeakers.Butactually,theseEnglisheshavebeengraduallychangingaccents,spellings,expressionsandtheusageofvocabulary.Becauseofthisfact,youcanmakeuseofthe(different)totellwhichcountrytheforeignersofyourblockarefrom.Forexample,ifaboss(fluent)commandshisdriver,“Comeupstraighttomyapartmentbyelevatorandtakesomegasformytrucksandcabs”,insteadof(request),“Pleasecometomyflatbyliftandtakesomepetrolformylorriesandtaxis”,youcanrecognizehisAmerican(identify),whilethelattersuggeststhathe(be)British.3?AHardTrip一次辛苦的旅行Mysisterwasfondoftraveling.Eversincegraduating,shehadbeendeterminedtoorganizeatriptoanoldtemple.Sincetransportingfarewasexpensive,shedecidedtouseabicycletocycletherenotcaringaboutthedisadvantages.Herstubbornattitudewasalwayshershortcoming.Onceshemadeuphermindtodosomething,noonecouldpersuadehertochangehermind.Finally,wegaveinasusualthoughwepreferredtotakeatrain.Afterwepreparedeverything,includingtheschedule,reliableweatherforecastandtheinsurance,webeganourtrip.Ourjourneywasalongariverflowingfromahighaltitude.Ourpacewasslowbecausetheriverfrequentlyhadmanysharpbendsthroughdeepvalleys,wherethewaterseemedtoboil.JustasIrecordedinmyjournal,itwasreallyahardjourney.Butwealsoenjoyedgreatviews.Onenight,Iputmyheadonmypillow--aparcelofwoolcoats,andlaybeneaththestars.Whentheflameinfrontofourcavewentoutatmidnight,Ifoundtheskysobeautiful!我的妹妹很喜歡旅行。自從畢業(yè)以來(lái)，她就下定決心要組織一次往一座古廟的旅行。因?yàn)榻煌ㄙM(fèi)用昂貴，她決定騎自行車(chē)去，毫不擔(dān)心其中的不利情況。頑固的態(tài)度一直都是她的缺點(diǎn),一旦她下定決心要做的事，就沒(méi)有人能說(shuō)服她改變主意。最后，我們像往常一樣讓步，盡管我們更喜歡乘火車(chē)去。我們準(zhǔn)備好了所有東西，包括時(shí)間表、可靠的天氣預(yù)報(bào)，還有保險(xiǎn)，就開(kāi)始了旅程。我們的旅程沿著一條從高海拔處流下來(lái)的河流前行。但我們的步伐很慢，因?yàn)楫?dāng)流經(jīng)深深的峽谷時(shí)，這條河流急轉(zhuǎn)彎很多，急湍的河水都似乎沸騰起來(lái)。正如我在旅行日志里記錄的那樣，這真是一次艱苦的旅行。但是我們也欣賞到了美麗的景色。一天晚上，我把頭枕在二包羊毛衣服做的枕頭上,躺在星空下，當(dāng)巖洞前的火焰在午夜熄滅時(shí)，我發(fā)現(xiàn)夜空是如此的美麗!AHorribleEarthquake可怕的地震Dirtywaterroseinwellsandcanalsbeforetheearthquake.Butnoonejudgedthatanearthquakewascoming.Suddenly,everythingshook.Itseemedasiftheworldwasatanend.Millionsofbrickhousesandanumberofdamsweredestroyed.Railwaytracksbecameuselessbars.Pipesinminesburstandletoutsmellysteam.Hugecrackstrappedcyclistseverywhere.Thenextday,thiseventwastheheadlineormaintitleofallnewspapers.Withthereportersgivinganoutlineofthedisaster,thewholenationwasshockedbythedamageandthevictim'sextremesufring.Peopleweremovedwhentheyreadthatthesurvivorscomfortedeachotherbysaying“Congratulations!Yousurvived!”.Sotheynotonlyexpressedtheirsympathysincerely,butalsoorganizedtogethertohelpthevictimsrightaway.Theinjuredwererescuedandthedeadwereburied.Thefrightenedsurvivorsweredugoutfromundertheruinsandwereofferedshelter,freshwaterandelectricity.Thankstopeople'shelp,thelosswasminimized.地震前，水井和運(yùn)河里的污水都漲涌起來(lái)。但是卻沒(méi)人判斷出地震即將來(lái)臨。霎那間，一切都在搖晃，似乎整個(gè)世界就要結(jié)束。數(shù)以百萬(wàn)的磚房和許多水壩遭到破壞：鐵路軌道都變成無(wú)用的鐵條：煤礦管道紛紛爆裂，發(fā)出有臭味的蒸汽：到處都有騎車(chē)的人被巨大的裂縫陷住。第二天，所有報(bào)紙都紛紛以大字標(biāo)題或主要標(biāo)題報(bào)道了這一事件。記者們描述了災(zāi)難的大概情況,全國(guó)都被地震的破坯和災(zāi)民們極度的苦難所震驚。當(dāng)人們讀到幸存者以“恭喜啊，你還活著?！眮?lái)互相安慰時(shí)，都被感動(dòng)了。人們不僅衷心地表達(dá)了他們的同情，而且還立刻組織起來(lái)幫助災(zāi)民。傷員被救助了，死者被埋葬了，嚇壞的幸存者被從廢墟中挖出來(lái)了，棲身處、凈水和電力也很快得到提供。多虧了人們的幫助，災(zāi)區(qū)的損失被減到了最小。TheGreatPresident偉大的總統(tǒng)Asthefounderoftherepublic,thepresidenthadmanygoodqualities.Beforecomingtopower,hewasagenerouslawyer.Hewaswillingtoselflesslyhelpeveryonewhoturnedtohim.Heacceptednofeetoofferlegalguidanceandopinionstothosewhowereoutofworkoruneducated.Later,believingallmankindtobeequal,hedevotedhimselftostoppingtheunfairanti-blacklaws.HesetuptheBlackYuthLeagueandwasvotedtobetheleader.However,thoughhekeptpeacefulprincipleswithoutviolenceandterror,hismeanenemiesstillblewuphishouseandattackedhisrelatives,andhehimselfcouldn'tescapebeingsentencedto30yearsinprison.Notfearingoftheprisonguards'cruelty,hekeptactiveandbeggednomercyfromthem.Asamatteroffact,hewasalwayshopefulandneverlostheartduringthestageeventhoughhewasintrouble.Finally,peoplerewardedhimwiththeleader'spositionandagoldblanket.作為共和國(guó)的創(chuàng)始人，這位總統(tǒng)具備許多的優(yōu)秀品質(zhì)。還在掌權(quán)之前，他就是一位慷慨的律師。他愿意無(wú)私地幫助那些向他求助的人。他免費(fèi)為失業(yè)的，或沒(méi)有受過(guò)教育的人提供法律指導(dǎo)和意見(jiàn)。后來(lái)，因?yàn)橄嘈潘腥祟?lèi)都是生來(lái)平等，他全身心投入到廢除不平等的反黑人法律工作中。他建立了黑人青年團(tuán)并被選為領(lǐng)袖。然而，盡管他堅(jiān)持沒(méi)有暴力、沒(méi)有恐怖的和平原則,卑鄙的敵人還是炸毀了他的家、襲擊了他的親屬，他自己也無(wú)法逃脫被判30年徒刑的遭遇。在獄中，他毫不畏懼獄警的殘酷，始終保持積極的態(tài)度，不向他們乞求憐憫。實(shí)際上，他在任何一個(gè)困境時(shí)期都充滿著希望，從未灰心。最后，人們以領(lǐng)袖的職位和一塊金毯子回報(bào)了他的貢獻(xiàn)。ABraveMaid勇敢的女仆AwoodenvasefromtheMingDynastyattheentranceofthereceptionhallamazedeveryone.Theartistsdesigneditinararestyleandselectedvaluablejewelstodecorateit.Peoplethoughthighlyofitsfancycolourofhoneyandthebeautifulpaintingsonit.Thevaseusedtobelongtoaformercastle.Butwhenthecountrywaswar,theenemytroopsexplodedthecastle.Debatesonhowthevasesurvivedwentonandon.Inordertoremovepeople'dsoubt,ateamofnolessthan20peoplecarriedoutaninformalinvestigation.Theevidencestheyfoundshowedthatamaidtookthevaseapartandaskedasailortosinkitinalocalwell.Shenevergaveawaythesecretevenunderthecrueltrialoftheenemieswhowereinsearchoftreasures.Itisworthgivingthisbravemaidafortuneinreturn.接待大廳入口處的明朝木制花瓶使每個(gè)人都驚奇不已。藝術(shù)家以一種罕有的風(fēng)格設(shè)計(jì)它，并挑選了貴重的珠寶裝飾它。人們高度贊賞它那蜂蜜般的奇特顏色，還有上面繪制的繪畫(huà)。這個(gè)花瓶曾經(jīng)屬于一座從前的城堡，但在戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)期間，敵人的軍隊(duì)炸毀了城堡，于是關(guān)于這個(gè)花瓶是如何幸存下來(lái)的爭(zhēng)論就一直在持續(xù)著。為了解開(kāi)人們的疑問(wèn)，一個(gè)由不少于20人的調(diào)查隊(duì)開(kāi)展了一次非正式的調(diào)杳。他們找到的證據(jù)表明，有個(gè)女仆把花瓶拆開(kāi)，然后讓一名水手把它沉到當(dāng)?shù)氐囊粋€(gè)水井里。她從來(lái)沒(méi)有泄露這個(gè)秘密，即使是在搜尋財(cái)寶的敵人殘酷的審訊下。這位女仆真是值得給予一大筆錢(qián)作為對(duì)她的回報(bào)。AFairCompetition公平的比賽Swifter,HigherandStrongerstandsforthespiritoftheOlympics.Butfairnessisthebasisofthismotto.Onlywhenyouwinfairlywillyouandyourhomelanddeservethegreatglory.Butnowadays,unliketheancienthonestslavecompetitors,somehopelessathleteswhocan'tbearthepainoftrainingcheatwhentakingpartingames.Medalsseemtohavemagicalpowercausingthemtocheat,andtheprizemoneyhasreplacedthemottoastheironlygoal.So,inthegymnasticseventtobeheldinourcitynextmonth,oneofthehost'sresponsibilitiesistokeepcompetitionsfair.Theyadvertisedonpostersoutsidethestadiumtopromisethateverycompetitoristohavearegularphysicalexaminationinagymnasiumoneafteranother.Noonecanbargainonthis.Thevolunteersinchargewillbeverystrict.Itisfoolishtocheatbecausetheywillnotbeadmittedtocompeteandwillevenbefinedaswell.“更快！更高！更強(qiáng)!”代表著奧運(yùn)精神。但是公平卻是這一格言的基礎(chǔ)。只有當(dāng)你公平地贏得比賽，你和你的祖國(guó)才會(huì)承受這樣的光榮。但如今，不像古代那些誠(chéng)實(shí)的奴隸參賽者，有些沒(méi)有希望的運(yùn)動(dòng)員無(wú)法承受訓(xùn)練的痛苦，于是在參加比賽時(shí)作假。獎(jiǎng)牌似乎有某種魔力使他們作假，獎(jiǎng)金也已經(jīng)代替了奧運(yùn)格言成為了他們唯一的目標(biāo)。因此，在我們市下個(gè)月即將舉行的一場(chǎng)體操賽事中，主辦方的其中一項(xiàng)責(zé)任就是要確保比賽的公平。他們?cè)隗w育場(chǎng)外的海報(bào)上做廣告，承諾說(shuō)每個(gè)參賽者都將在體育館一個(gè)一個(gè)地參加常規(guī)的身體檢杳。對(duì)此沒(méi)有人可以討價(jià)還價(jià)。負(fù)責(zé)此事的志愿者將非常嚴(yán)格。作假是很愚蠢的，因?yàn)樗麄儗⒉槐辉试S去競(jìng)賽，甚至還將被罰款。Computers電腦ThegoalofearlycalculatingmachineswastoThegoalofearlycalculatingmachineswastosimplifydifficultsums.Butwiththehelpofnewtechnology,electronicchipsreplacedtubesandarevolutionofartificialintelligencehasarisen.Fromthenon,theappearanceofcomputerstotallychangedourlives.Theycannotonlydownloadinformationfromthewetwhenconnectedbythenetworkormobilephonesignals,butalsosolvedifferenttypesoflogicalproblems.Withoperatorsastheircoaches,theycanevencontrolrocketstoexplorethemoonandinstructandroidswiththehumanrace'characterstomopfloorsandwatchoveryournaughtyniece.Anyhow,computersaresohelpfulthattheydobringhappiness.However,computersareeasilyattackedbyviruses.Thisrealityhasbecomeahard-to-dealwith-problem.Asaresult,computersaredangerousinaway.So,personally,Iworryabouttheiruniversalapplicationsinsomefields,suchasfinance.早期計(jì)算機(jī)器的目的是簡(jiǎn)化比較難的計(jì)算。但是在新技術(shù)的幫助下,電子芯片代替了電子管，一場(chǎng)人工智能革命由此掀起。從那時(shí)起，電腦的出現(xiàn)完全改變了我們的生活，它們不僅能在網(wǎng)絡(luò)或移動(dòng)電話信號(hào)的連接下從網(wǎng)上下載信息，而且可以解決各種類(lèi)型的邏輯問(wèn)題。在操作員的教練下,它們甚至還可以控制火箭探索月球，指導(dǎo)具有人類(lèi)性格的機(jī)器人擦洗地板和照顧你調(diào)皮的侄女。不管怎么說(shuō)，電腦都是如此的有用，以致的確給人們帶來(lái)了快樂(lè)。然而，電腦很容易受至U病毒的攻擊，這一現(xiàn)實(shí)已經(jīng)成為一個(gè)難以處理的難題，結(jié)果，電腦在某種程度上是很危險(xiǎn)的。因此，就個(gè)人而言，我很擔(dān)心電腦在某些領(lǐng)域，例如金融方面的廣泛應(yīng)用。WildlifeProtection保護(hù)野生動(dòng)植物Dinosaursdiedoutbecauseofanunexpectedincident.Butwildlifetodaydisappearsorisindangerjustbecausehumansdoharmtoit.Forexample,tigersarehuntedforfurtomakecarpetssothattheycanonlyliveinsecurereserves;grasslandisdestroyedwithoutmercysothatduststormscomeintobeingaffectingdistantcities.Lastyear,scientistssawsomemonkeysrubbingthemselveswithacertainkindofinsectstoprotectthemselvesfTomfiercemosquitoesbiting.Accordingtotheresultoftheinspection,theyfoundthattheinsectcontainsapowerfuldrug,solocalfarmerswereemployedtocatchtheinsects.Theendingwasthattheinsectsdisappearedfromthewholezone.Whentoldthatitwasalosstohumans,thefarmersburstintolaughterandresponded,“Ourreallossisourdecreasingincome.”Weshouldappreciatethenaturalbalanceandpaymoreattentiontotheimportanceofwildlifeprotection.Notuntilwesucceedinlettingwildlifeliveinpeace,canwesmileinrelief.恐龍因一次意外事件而滅絕，日是今天的野生動(dòng)植物卻是因?yàn)槿祟?lèi)的傷害而消失或處在危險(xiǎn)中。例如，老虎被獵殺以獲取做地琰的皮毛,以致它們只能?；钤诎踩谋Ｗo(hù)區(qū)里：草地被毫不憐憫地破壞，以致沙塵暴開(kāi)始影響遙遠(yuǎn)的城市。去年，科學(xué)家觀察到猴子在身上擦某種昆蟲(chóng)來(lái)保護(hù)自己不受兇猛的蚊子的叮咬。根據(jù)檢杳的結(jié)果，他們發(fā)現(xiàn)這種昆蟲(chóng)含有一種具有強(qiáng)大效力的藥物，于是，當(dāng)?shù)氐霓r(nóng)民都被雇來(lái)抓蟲(chóng)子。結(jié)果是，這種昆蟲(chóng)從這整個(gè)地區(qū)都消失了。當(dāng)被告知說(shuō)這是整個(gè)人類(lèi)的損失時(shí)，農(nóng)民們都突然大笑著回應(yīng)道:“我們減少的收入才是我們真正的損失呢！”我們應(yīng)該意識(shí)到自然平衡的重要，更加注意野生動(dòng)植物的保護(hù)。直到我們成功讓野生動(dòng)植物安詳平靜地?；?，我們自己才能如釋重負(fù)地笑開(kāi)顏。MyFirstBand我的第一支樂(lè)隊(duì)Iwasverysensitivetomusic.Justdippingintothemusicbooksbriefly,Icouldsingorplaywell.TobehonestIalwaysdreamtofbecomingafamousfolkactor.IwassoconfidentthatIneverdecreasedmydevotion.Iformedmyfirstbandcalled“RollingFrog”.Atthebeginning,wereliedonperformingoninstrumentsinpubsortopassers—bytoearnextramoneyincash.Thenweworefalsebeardstopretendtobethemusicianswhompeoplewerefamiliarwith.Inaddition,weattachedhumorousactstoourperformancesandplayedjokesoneachother.Soon,our“funnyjazz”becamefamousandinvitationstoperformforbroadcaststationsbegantocome.Afterwards,wesortedoutattractivemusicandmadearecordinastudio.Amillionorsocopiesweresoldandwebecamemillionaires.Itwaspainfulthatthebandbrokeupfinally.Butaboveall,Irealizedmydreamtobeamusician.我對(duì)音樂(lè)很敏感，只要簡(jiǎn)要地瀏覽一下樂(lè)譜，我就能演唱或演奏得很好。說(shuō)實(shí)話，我一直都?jí)粝胫艹蔀槌雒拿耖g演員,自信的我從未減少過(guò)熱愛(ài)。我組成的第一支樂(lè)隊(duì)叫做“搖滾蛙”開(kāi)始，我們依靠在酒吧里或向路人表演樂(lè)器來(lái)掙些零花的現(xiàn)金。然后我們帶上假胡子假扮人們熟悉的音樂(lè)家,除此之外，我們?cè)诒硌葜屑由嫌哪膭?dòng)作,互相開(kāi)著玩笑。很快，我們的“滑稽爵士樂(lè)”出了名，至|廣播電臺(tái)表演的邀請(qǐng)開(kāi)始多起來(lái)。隨后,我們把我們吸引人的音樂(lè)做了分類(lèi)，在一間音樂(lè)工作室錄制了1張唱片，大約賣(mài)出了100萬(wàn)張，這使我們都成了百萬(wàn)富翁。樂(lè)隊(duì)最終的解散讓我很心痛，但最重要的是，我實(shí)現(xiàn)了自己當(dāng)音樂(lè)家的夢(mèng)想。AnInterestingFestival有趣的節(jié)日TheAgriculturaFeasttakesplaceaftertheIndependenceDay.Itisnotaworldwidecelebration.OnlyChristiansinMexicolookforwardtoitsarrivaforitsreligiousorigin:Longago,humans'ancestorswerebad.Theyfooledandplayedtricksoneachotherandneverkepttheirword.SoGodturnedupanddrownedalltheircrops.Humansstarveddayandnight,weeping.InordertogainGod'sforgiveness,awomanpoetsetofftoseeGod.SheadmiredGodandkeptapologizing.Godwasmoved.Withhispermission,humansfinallyhadgoodharvestsagain.So,towipesadnessandremindthemselves_ofthebeliefinGod,peoplebeganthefestival.Onthefestival,peoplegatherinopenair,suchasplaygroundsorparkinglots,andenergeticallyhavefunwitheachotherallnightlong,asthoughtheywerenevertired.Whenabeautydressedupinlovelyclothingreadspoemsinmemoryofthepoet,everyoneholdstheirbreath.Then,itisthecustomthattheboneofaroosterheadisgiventoherasanaward.Obviously,thestoryisnottrue,butthefestivalisinteresting.農(nóng)業(yè)盛會(huì)在獨(dú)立日后舉行。它不是一個(gè)世界性的慶典，由干它的宗教起源，只有墨西哥的基督徒才盼著節(jié)日的到來(lái)：很久以前，人類(lèi)的祖先很壞，他們互相欺騙，耍詭計(jì)，從不遵守諾言。干是，上帝出現(xiàn)了，淹死了他們所有的作物。人們?nèi)找拱ゐI,哭泣著。為了獲得上帝的原諒，一位女詩(shī)人出發(fā)去見(jiàn)上帝。她對(duì)上帝的贊美和懷有的歉意感動(dòng)了上帝，有了他的允許，人類(lèi)終于又獲得了圭收。因此，為了抹去憂傷并提醒自己對(duì)上帝的信仰，人們開(kāi)始舉辦這個(gè)節(jié)日。在節(jié)日那天，人們聚集在露天場(chǎng)所，例如操場(chǎng)或停車(chē)場(chǎng)，通宵達(dá)旦地玩得非常開(kāi)心，精力充沛的人們似乎不知疲倦。當(dāng)一位用可愛(ài)的衣服盛裝打扮的美女朗讀詩(shī)歌以紀(jì)念那位詩(shī)人時(shí)，在場(chǎng)的每個(gè)人都屏住了呼吸，然后，按照風(fēng)俗，將獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)給她一只公雞的頭骨。很明顯，這個(gè)故事不是真的，但是節(jié)日卻很有趣。BalancedDiet平衡膳食WangPengearnedhislivingbyrunningabarbecuerestaurant,whichserveddeliciousbacon,friedchickenbreastandmuttonroastedwithpepperandgarlic.Buthisfoodanddiscountattractedfewerandfewercustomers.Finally,hewasindebt.YongHui'sslimmingrestaurantservedfreshpeas,carrots,eggplants,andrawcucumberswithvinegar.Asthehostess,shesaidfibresbenefitedcustomers'digestionthemost.InordernottoletYongHuigetawaywithtellinglies,WangPengspiedonYongHuidespiteherglare.Buthewassurprisedthatshewaslosinghercustomers,too.CuriositydroveWangPengtoconsultanexpert.Theexpertsighedandsaid,“Bothofyourmenushaveweaknessandlimitedstrength.Yourcustomersputonweighttooeasily,whileYongHui'sloseweighttooquickly.So,WangPeng,cutdownthefatofyourfoodandincreasevegetablesandfruits,likenuts,beans,mushrooms,peachesandlemons.Yououghttocombinethetwomenusandprovideabalanceddiet.”Beforelong,WangPengwonhiscustomersback.王鵬經(jīng)營(yíng)一家燒烤餐廳來(lái)謀生，他的餐廳供應(yīng)美味的臘肉、油炸的雞胸，還有用辣椒和大蒜一起烤制的羊肉。但是，他的食物和折扣吸引的顧客越來(lái)越少，最后是他負(fù)債累累。永慧的減肥餐廳供應(yīng)的是新鮮的豌豆、紅蘿卜、茄子和醋腌的生黃瓜。作為老板娘（女主人）她總是說(shuō)食物纖維才最有利于顧客的消化。為了不讓永慧說(shuō)了謊不受懲罰，王鵬不顧她的怒視，前去探查個(gè)究竟。但是讓他驚奇的是，永慧的顧客也在嚴(yán)重地流失。好奇心驅(qū)使王鵬去咨詢(xún)專(zhuān)家。那位專(zhuān)家嘆息著說(shuō):“你們倆的菜單都缺點(diǎn)明顯、優(yōu)點(diǎn)有限。你的顧客很容易就發(fā)胖，而永慧的顧客體重卻減輕得太快。所以嘛，王鵬，你要減少你的食物中的脂肪含量，增加蔬菜和水果，例如堅(jiān)果、豆類(lèi)、蘑菇、桃壬和檸檬之類(lèi)。你應(yīng)該把兩份菜單結(jié)合起來(lái)，給顧客提供平衡的膳食。”丕久，王鵬就贏回了他的顧客。13.SailingHome劃船回家Thisnovelwasaboutanunbelievablebutgenuineadventure.ItsauthorwasablackbusinessmanwhowasbroughtupinAmerica.In1956,hevisitedAfrica,hisbirthplace.Oneday,whenhewaswanderingonthepavementnearthebayenjoyingtheseascenes,helosthismoneyandpassportthathekeptinanenvelope.Sohewenttotheembassytoseekhelp,buttheambassadorwithrudemannersdidn'tpermithisstafftohelpthoughhebowedtohim.Staringathisimpatientface,heunderstoodthatitwasthefaultofhisskincolourthataccountedfortheirrefection.Sohedecidedtotakeachancetosailonasmallboathome.Hemetalargeamountofdifficultybutwasneverstopped.Onthecontrary,difficultypushedhimtogoaheadharder.Threemonthslater,hewasspottedbyashipbyaccident.Hewasinragsindeed.Amaidevenscreamedwhenbringinghimasteakandpineappledessert.Aboard,heearnedhispassagebyworkingasabarberandgothomefinally.Asforthenameofhisnovel,hecouldn'tthinkofabetteronethanthephrase“GoAhead”.這部小說(shuō)寫(xiě)的是一次令人難以置信而又真實(shí)的歷險(xiǎn)。其作者是一位在美國(guó)被撫養(yǎng)長(zhǎng)大的黑人商人。1956年，他回到他的出生地非洲。有一天，當(dāng)他在海灣邊的人行道上漫步欣賞海景時(shí)，他丟失了一個(gè)裝著錢(qián)和護(hù)照的信封，于是向當(dāng)?shù)氐拇笫桂^尋求幫助。但是大使態(tài)度非常粗魯，即使向他鞠躬，也不允許他的職員幫忙。盯著他那不耐煩的臉，他知道是他皮膚顏色的錯(cuò)才導(dǎo)致了他們的拒絕。于是，他決定冒險(xiǎn)駕駛一只小船回家。他遇到了許多困難，但是從未停止，相反，困難推動(dòng)他更努力地前進(jìn)。三個(gè)月后，當(dāng)他被一艘船偶然發(fā)現(xiàn)時(shí)，真的是衣衫襤褸。給他端來(lái)牛排和菠蘿甜品的女仆甚至被嚇得尖叫起來(lái)。在船上他當(dāng)一名理發(fā)師來(lái)掙取船費(fèi)，最后終于回到了家。至于這部小說(shuō)的名字，他再也不能想到一個(gè)比“前進(jìn)”更好的短語(yǔ)了。14?ExploreMKH探測(cè)MKH行星MKII,aplanetbillionsofkilometersaway,istheoriginoflifeinmanyreligions.PhysicistshaveprovedthetheorythatitsgentleclimateandthepullofitsgraVtyaresimilartotheearth's.Andastronomershavefoundthatoxygenatomsandcarbondioxide,whicharefundamentaltolife,existinitsatmospherethroughsatellites.Cheeredupbythisnews,biologists,intheirturn,begantodosomeresearchtoremovepeople'spuzzles—Nowthattherearesomesuitableconditions,doeslifereallyexistonthisglobe?Dotheymultiplybylayingeggsorgivingbirthtobabies?Lastmonth,aspaceshipwassentthere.It'sapitythatthismissionfailed.Unliketheearth,MKIIisamuchyoungerplanet.Thus,massesofharmfulacidcloudsfloateverywherecausingviolentchainreactionstobreakout.Thesecloudsnotonlyblockedoutthepilots'sightbutalsodamagedtheenginesystem.Luckily,thepilotswatchedoutcarefullyandpreventedthespaceshipfromcrashingintime.mk二號(hào)是一顆幾士?jī)|公里外的行星，它在許多宗教里都是生命起源的地方。物理學(xué)家已經(jīng)證明了它溫和的氣候和重力的牽引都和地球相似的理論:天文學(xué)家也通過(guò)衛(wèi)星，在它的大氣層里發(fā)現(xiàn)了氧原子和二氧化碳的存在，這些都是對(duì)生命來(lái)說(shuō)，都是基本的。受到這一消息的鼓舞，生物學(xué)家們接著開(kāi)始了研究以解開(kāi)人們的迷惑—既然有了適合的條件，生命真的存在于這個(gè)星球嗎？他們是通過(guò)下蛋，還是產(chǎn)仔來(lái)繁殖后代的呢？上個(gè)月，一艘太空飛船被派到了那兒?？上У氖?，這次任務(wù)失敗了。不像地球,MK二號(hào)是一顆年輕得多的行星。因此，大團(tuán)大團(tuán)的有害酸云到處漂浮，引起猛烈的連鎖反應(yīng)的爆發(fā)。這些云團(tuán)不僅阻擋了飛行員的視線，而且還損壞了發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)系統(tǒng)。幸運(yùn)的是，飛行員小心注意，才及時(shí)阻止了飛船的墜毀。15.AJourneyacrossCanada橫穿加拿大的旅行Afteraquizlastautumn,KuangcrossedthecontinenteastwardtoTorontotovisithisschoolmate,thedistancemeasuringapproximately5,000kilometers,HistrainstartedfromVancouver,acitysurroundedbymountains.Afterconfirminghisbaggagewasaboardthetrain,Kuangsettleddowninhisseat.Havingagiftforcommunication,hestartedchattingwithanotherpassengerwithin5minutes.TheirtopicsincludedtheCanadiantraditions,thePrimeMinister,themixtureofraces,andtheterrifyingGreatFall.Afteranicebuffetatnoon,hewaspleasedtofindthatthescenerywasimpressive.Hesawbeautifulharboursinthedistance,wealthyurbanareasandmapleforestthatcoveredthousandsofacres.Heevenmanagedtocatchsightofaneagleflyingupwardoverbushes.KuangreachedTorontowhichliesslightlyneartheborderatamistydawn.Therewasfrostandthebroaddowntownstreetswereveryquiet.Thoughitwasearly,Kuangphonedhisschoolmateinaboothnearbyatonceratherthanwaitingforhimtocome.Theyhadagoodtimetogether.去年秋天的一次考試后，光向東橫穿整個(gè)大陸，來(lái)到多倫多探望他的同學(xué)，這次旅行的距離測(cè)量起來(lái)大約有五千多公里。他的火車(chē)從群山圍繞的溫哥華啟程。在證實(shí)了自己的行李都在火車(chē)上之后，光就在座位上安坐下來(lái)。因?yàn)樵谂c人交流方面有天賦，他在5分鐘內(nèi)就和另一個(gè)乘客聊起天來(lái)。他們的話題包括加拿大的傳統(tǒng)、加拿大的總理、種族的混合，還有讓人心驚膽戰(zhàn)的大瀑布。中午吃了一頓美味的自助餐后，他很高興發(fā)現(xiàn)外面的風(fēng)景非常讓人印象深刻。他看見(jiàn)了遠(yuǎn)處美麗的海港、富裕的市區(qū),還有延綿幾千畝的楓樹(shù)林，他甚至還設(shè)法看見(jiàn)了一只在灌木叢上空翱翔的鷹。光在一個(gè)薄霧籠罩的黎明到達(dá)稍稍接近邊境的多倫多，地上有霜,寬闊的市區(qū)街道很安靜。盡管還很早，光卻丕愿等待，立刻就在附近電話亭給同學(xué)打了個(gè)電話。他們?cè)谝黄鸲冗^(guò)了美好的時(shí)光。16.AWomanDoctor-Lina女醫(yī)生麗娜Borninapigs'nest,Linaledapoorlifeinherchildhood.Shewaslookeddownuponbythechildrenofhergeneration.ButsheintendedtobecomeadoctoraftershecameacrossLinQiaozhibychance,whowasdeliveringmedicalcoursestoanaudiencecrowdingaroundher.Beforemovingoff,Lininspiredhertocarryonherstudy.WithLin'ssupport,Linaenteredaninstituteandstudiedhardsparingnotimeforentertainment.Herbeingoutspokenandmodestwonrespectforher.Herexcellentarguingskillsandobservationabilityputothersintotheshade.Now,Linahasbecomeaspecialistinhumanbeings'emergencysickness.Herkindnessandconsideratebehaviortothepoorwerewellknown.Theorganizationshefoundedcarriedoutcampaignsandwelfareprojectstohelpcutthedeathrateforthepoor.Herjobwashardbutworthwhile.SheoftenreferstotheconnectionbetweenherachievementandLinQiaozhi,andsaysthatherpoorchildhoodisthebondbetweenherandthepoor.麗娜岀牛在豬圈里，童年過(guò)著貧窮的生活，被和她同輩的孩子看不起。但是在她偶然遇見(jiàn)了林巧芝之后卻打定注意想要成為一名醫(yī)生，當(dāng)時(shí)林巧芝正在給擁擠在她身邊的觀眾傳授醫(yī)療課程,在離開(kāi)之前，林巧芝鼓舞她繼續(xù)堅(jiān)持學(xué)習(xí)。在林的支持下，麗娜進(jìn)入了一所堂院。她努力學(xué)習(xí)，毫不浪費(fèi)時(shí)間玩鬧娛樂(lè)。她的坦誠(chéng)和謙虛為她贏得了尊敬，她優(yōu)秀的辯論技巧和觀察能力使其他的人都黯然失色?，F(xiàn)在，麗娜已經(jīng)成為一名人類(lèi)緊急病癥專(zhuān)家。她對(duì)窮人的好心和考慮周到的一舉一動(dòng)都眾所周知，她建立的組織開(kāi)展各種活動(dòng)和福利項(xiàng)目來(lái)為窮人減少死亡率。她的工作艱苦卻很值得。她常常提到她的成就和林巧芝之間的聯(lián)系，還總是說(shuō)她貧窮的童年就是她與窮人之間的紐帶。17ANewFarmingWay新的耕種方式TuanwasafarmerinVietnam.Fordecades,hehadbeenstrugglingtoridhisfamilyofhunger.However,italwaysconfusedhimhowtoexpandtheoutputofhiscrops.Thisdisturbingproblemledtohisregrettingbeingafarmer.Hewouldratherhavechosenanotherjob.Oneday,whenskimmingthroughanewspaper,TuanreadacommentonYuanLongpin.HeunderlinedYuan'nationalityandoccupation,andthenfocusedonhisdiscoveryandthestatisticsofhisresearch.HefoundtheknowledgeYuancirculatedverypractical.Therefore,hemadeasummaryandbegantobuildupanewfarmingmethod.Heplantedsupergrainofrichnutritionandequippedhimselftokeephiscropsrootsfreefrombacteriaandpests.Healsoenrichedmineralsinthesoilwhilereducingchemicalfertilizers.Thoughitcosthimmoretimeandfreedom,hewasfullofhope.Thenextyear,Tuanwassunburntbutsatisfiedwithhisproductionverymuch.ThankstoYuanLongpin,henotonlywonthebattleagainsthunger,buthecouldalsoexporthiscropsabroad.俊是一名越南的農(nóng)民，幾十年來(lái)，他都一直在努力使家人擺脫饑餓。然而，如何擴(kuò)大他的農(nóng)作物產(chǎn)量這一問(wèn)題卻一直在困擾著他。這個(gè)惱人的問(wèn)題導(dǎo)致了他后悔當(dāng)一名農(nóng)民，而寧愿自己當(dāng)初選擇其它的工作。一天，俊在瀏覽報(bào)紙的時(shí)候，讀到一篇關(guān)于袁隆平的評(píng)論。他在袁的國(guó)籍和職業(yè)下面劃了線,然后將焦點(diǎn)集中在他的發(fā)現(xiàn)和研究數(shù)據(jù)上。他發(fā)現(xiàn)袁傳播的知識(shí)非常實(shí)用,因此，他做了摘要，并開(kāi)始建立一種新的耕作方式。他種植營(yíng)養(yǎng)豐富的超級(jí)谷物,添置設(shè)備以使作物的根部免受細(xì)菌害蟲(chóng)的傷害：他還增加土壤所含的礦物質(zhì)，同時(shí)減少化學(xué)肥料的使用。盡管耗費(fèi)了他更多的時(shí)間和自由，他卻充滿著希望。第二年，俊被曬黑了，但是卻對(duì)自己的生產(chǎn)非常滿意。多虧了袁隆平，他不僅贏得了對(duì)抗饑餓的戰(zhàn)斗，而且還將自己的作物出口到國(guó)外呢。

Chaplin-AGreatMasterofHumour幽默大師卓別林Chaplinwasanextraordinaryperformerwhostarredinanddirectedmanyoutstandingcomedies.Fewwereboredwatchinghismoustache,hisgesturesorhisentertainingreactionswhenchasedbydetectives.Beingdrunk,slidingonabananaskinorwhisperinghisownfailurestonobody,hemadeusfeelmorecontentwithourlifewithoutanyverbalexplanation.Hisparticularsenseofhumorhasastonishedeverybodythroughouttheworlduptonow.Inasmallbudgetfilm,heplayedabadly-offandhomelesspersonwearingworn-outshoesandmessyclothes.Ononeoccasion,hewastrappedbyasnowstorminavastmountainousarea.Thoughheovercamemanypickedoutashoeandboiledittoeat.Hecutofftheleatherbottomandcheweditlikeapancake.Accordingtoanactress,hisactingwassoconvincingandamusingthateverybodycouldn'the&urstingintolaughter.difficulties,hewfdifficulties,hewfaosrn'ateenough.Withalltheporridgeeatenup,he卓別林是一名非凡的演員，他主演并導(dǎo)演了多部杰出的喜劇?？匆?jiàn)他可笑的小胡子、滑稽的手勢(shì)動(dòng)作，還有面對(duì)警探的追捕時(shí)有趣的反應(yīng)，很少有人會(huì)覺(jué)得厭煩。喝醉酒啦，踩到香蕉皮滑倒啦，或者自言自語(yǔ)（低語(yǔ)）自己的糗事啦，他無(wú)需任何語(yǔ)言解釋的表演總是使我們對(duì)自己的生活感到更加滿意。他獨(dú)特的幽默感直到現(xiàn)在依然使世界各地的人們都感到驚訝。在一部小預(yù)算的電影里，他穿著磨破的鞋子和臟兮兮的衣服，扮演了一名貧窮又無(wú)家可歸的人。在一幕場(chǎng)景中，他被一場(chǎng)暴風(fēng)雪困在一片名山的區(qū)里。盡管他克服了許多困難，但是他還是運(yùn)氣不好的。粥都吃完了，他只好挑岀一只鞋子煮來(lái)吃。他切下皮革的鞋底，像烙餅一樣地咀嚼起來(lái)。據(jù)一名女演員所說(shuō)，他的表演是如此地令人信服而又逗人發(fā)笑的，以致在場(chǎng)的所有人都忍不住大笑起來(lái)。AMisunderstanding一場(chǎng)誤會(huì)Ingeneral,spokenstatementsarethemajorwayofcommunication,butbodylanguageandfacialexpressionsalsohavesuchkindsoffunction.Forexample,yawningmeansbeingnotinterestedandturningone'sbadbsomeoneorswingingyourfistshowsyouranger.Butwhatthosegesturesreallymeanissubjectiveindifferentcultures.Thus,misunderstandingshappennowandthenintoday'sworldofculturalcrossroads.Once,representingtheAdults'EducationAssociation,IwenttotheairporttomeetanofficialofhighrankfromColumbiaandtakehimtohisdormitoryandthentothecanteen.Aftertheflightarrived,Isawamanlookingaroundcuriously.SoIapproachedtogreethim.Hesuddenlydashedtohugmeandkissedmeonbothcheeks.Asayounggirl,Ifelttrulyembarrassedandputupmyhandstodefendmyself.Hisfalsesmiletoldmethathehadlostface.Later,Ireceivedacassettefromhim,inwhichherecordedhisapology.OnhearingthatColumbiansweremorelikelytokissothers,Isoonfeltatease.通常說(shuō)來(lái),口頭表達(dá)是人們交流的主要方法，但是肢體語(yǔ)言和面部表情也有這種功能。例如,扛哈欠意味著不感興趣,背對(duì)別人或向其揮舞拳頭表達(dá)的是憤怒。但是在不同的文化中那些手勢(shì)表達(dá)的真正意思是很主觀的。由此,誤會(huì)就時(shí)不時(shí)地發(fā)生在今天這個(gè)文化交叉碰撞的世界里。有一回，我代表成人教育協(xié)會(huì)到機(jī)場(chǎng)去接一位從哥倫比亞來(lái)的高級(jí)官員，我得帶他至Q宿舍和食堂。當(dāng)他的航班到達(dá)時(shí)，我看見(jiàn)一名男子好奇地東張西望，于是走上前去和他打招呼。他突然猛沖過(guò)來(lái)?yè)肀?，還親了我的臉頰。還是個(gè)年輕姑娘的我感到直尷尬，不由自主舉起手來(lái)保護(hù)自己。他的假笑告訴我他感到丟了面子。后來(lái)，我收到他送來(lái)的一盒磁帶，里面錄了他的道歉。當(dāng)聽(tīng)到這只是因?yàn)楦鐐惐葋喨烁鼉A向于見(jiàn)面時(shí)互相親吻時(shí)，我很快就感到輕松安心了。AUniqueThemePark獨(dú)一無(wú)二的主題公園Assoonasourshuttlegotclosetothethemeparkbythefreeway,everyonecametolifeandputonclothsneakersinadvanceforanouting.Ourtranslatorpaidfortheadmission,andwestartedenjoyingthevariousattractionsinthesunlight.Accordingtothetravelbrochure,thisuniqueparkisfamousforitswellpreservedminorityculture.Weexperiencedmanydeedsoftheearlysettlers,suchasswingingacrossrivers,huntingcreaturesinthejungle,ortakingpartinswordsfightingtournaments.Thisparkisalsofamousforitswoodensouvenirs.Whicheverweboughtinthecentralshopwasmadeofwood,andwhereverwewentwecouldseeminoritycarpentersworking.Theymadewoodentools,woodencartoonfigures,woodenathleticproductsandsoon.Theyevenbuiltahugewoodenenginewithalengthof20meters,whichwasmodeledafterarealone.Thisthemeparkisreallyafantasyamusementpark.Nowonderithasbecomethebrandoflocaltourism.我們走高速公路的來(lái)往穿梭巴士一接近主題公園，大家都活躍了起來(lái)，并且提前穿上了布鞋，做好這趟外出旅游的準(zhǔn)備。翻譯付了入場(chǎng)費(fèi)后，我們就開(kāi)始在陽(yáng)光下欣賞各種各樣吸引人的東西。根據(jù)旅行手冊(cè)的介紹，這個(gè)獨(dú)一無(wú)二的公園因其得到良好保護(hù)的少數(shù)名族文化而聞名。我們體驗(yàn)了許多早期定居者所做的事，如蕩過(guò)河啦，在叢林中獵殺動(dòng)物啦,或者參加劍術(shù)比賽啦等等。這個(gè)公園還因?yàn)樗哪局萍o(jì)念品而聞名，我們?cè)谥行纳虉?chǎng)購(gòu)買(mǎi)的任何一件物品，都是用木頭制作的，無(wú)論我們走到哪里，都可以看