輕松學(xué)英語之圖文英語

輕松學(xué)日語之圖文英語

Contents

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July1~3MEDIUM

Travel

MackinacIsland

唯「馬」獨尊的島嶼

Aplacewherehorsepowertakesonanewmeaning

DiscoverthehistoryandhorsesofthissmallislandinMichigan

一探密西根州小島的歷史及馬匹

byRuthDevlin

Imagineavacationwhereyoucansitquietly

onabigporchandlookoutoverbluewater.

Imaginenoloudenginesorcarhorns

interruptingthatquiet.Instead,

theclip-clopofhorses'hoovesfillsyourears.

You'llfindthatonMackinacIsland,Mich.Located

inLakeHuronoffthecoastofnorthernMichigan,

the3.8-square-mileislandisaccessibleonlyby

boatorplane.Itslocationmadeitattractivefirstto

NativeAmericansandthentoEuropeans.

Missionariesandfurtradersarrivedinthe17thcentury.Intime,

BritishandthenAmericansoldierswerealsopostedhere.Inthe

19thcentury,commercialfishermenused

theislandasabase.AftertheAmericanCivil

War(1861-1865),peoplewantedto

escapethecities,andthrongsof

touristsfoundbeautyandrelaxationon

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Mackinac.TheislandbecameAmerica'ssecondnationalparkin

1875.Butin1895,thenationtransferredittoMichigan,and

MackinacbecameMichigan'sfirststatepark.

In1898,whentheautomobileagethreatenedtocometotheisland,

thecitycouncilbannedthe"horselesscarriage."Thatpolicyallows

theislandtokeepits19th-centuryatmosphere.

porch(n)門廊，走廊

hoof(n)(?；蝰R等的)蹄

accessible(adj)易接近的，可到達(dá)的

post(v)派駐，駐扎

throng(n)一大群

transfer(v)過戶，轉(zhuǎn)讓，轉(zhuǎn)移

MoreInformation

QuiteafewpeoplestayonMackinacIslandduringthewinter.

Whenthelakewaterfreezes,peopletraveltothemainlandbyway

ofsnowmobile.AfterChristmas,islandersdrillatrailofholesinthe

iceandplantChristmastreesinthem.Thatway,ifablizzardcomes,

peoplecanstillfindtheirwaybacktotheislandbyfollowingthe

trees.

InLibrary

K:Hi,Ashley.

A:Hi,Ken.

K:Hey,Ashley.Haveyoueverwantedtobeinacommercial?

A:Yes,Ithinkitwouldbefun.Haveyou?

K:IalwayswantedtobeonTV,soyes.

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A:Haveyoueverwantedtobeacommercialfisherman?

K:No,Ashley.Whatkindofcommercialwouldthatbe?Idon'teven

likefishing.

A:That'snotwhatI'mtalkingabout,Ken.

K:So,thenwhatareyoutalkingabout?

A:I'mtalkingaboutsomethingthatmakesaprofit,acommercial

business,forinstance.

K:So,thereisadifferenceinmeaning.

A:Right.Lindatoldmesomeinterestinginformationaboutthe

differentmeaningsforcommercial.Let'slistenandfindoutmore.

K:OK.

L:Anythingrelatedtothebuyingandsellingofgoodsiscommercial,

andthatisanadjective.Therearecommercialbusinessesand

organizationsthatproducegoodstoselltoothercustomers.When

someoneistalkingaboutthecommercialsuccessofaproduct,

theyaretalkingabouttheprofit.Thisisslightlydifferentthanthe

commercialsyouwatchonTV,whichadvertizeaproductinorderto

makeaprofit.Andinthisusage,commercialisusedasanoun.

K:Oh,sooneisanadjective,theotherisanoun.

A:That'sthedifference.

K:Soifcommercialbusinessesaimtomakeaprofit,howwould

youdescribethebusinessthatdoesn'taimtomakeaprofit?

A:Well,therearedifferentwaystodescribeit.Butacompanythat

takesdonationsandgivesthemtothoseinneedisacharityor

non-profitorganization.

K:Don'tcharitiesalsogiveawaydonateditemslikeclothing?

A:Yes,theydo.

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K:Well,Iwishthelibrarywasacharity.

A:Butthenitwouldn'tbealibraryanymore,becauseeveryone

wouldtakethebooks.

K:That'strue.IguessIbetterreturnthesebooksthen.

A:Thanks.

commercial我們知道是廣告，尤其是電視廣告，那是當(dāng)名詞用。但

是今天的課文提到commercialfisherman,commercial在這里是形

容詞。這個詞來自于commerce商業(yè)、貿(mào)易，所以commercial

fisherman就是商業(yè)漁民，commercialbusinesses就是一般的公司

行號。若是一家公司享有commercialsuccess商業(yè)上的成果，那就

表示它有proM（盈余），那也許很多的機構(gòu)是非盈利的，那就叫做

non-profitorganization非營利組織）或是charity（慈善機構(gòu)）。

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accessible（adj）可以進(jìn)入的，可使用的

Theclasswebsiteisonlyaccessibleforthelistedstudents.

只有列在名單上的學(xué)員可以進(jìn)入班級的網(wǎng)頁。

Thevillageiseasilyaccessiblebycarorboat.

這個村莊坐車或坐船都可以輕松到達(dá)。

post（V）軍隊駐扎，部署，安排

Thetroopshavebeenpostedinthevalleyfordays.

部隊已經(jīng)在這個山谷駐扎了好幾天。

Thechiefposted2policeofficersattheeyewitness'home.

隊長在目擊者的家中部署了兩名警官。

post（n）崗哨

Thesoldierremainedathispostbyorder.

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這位士兵接受命令要留在崗哨上。

transfer(v)轉(zhuǎn)讓，調(diào)動，改變

Afterworking5yearsinsales,Lisawastransferredto

management.

在業(yè)務(wù)單位服務(wù)5年以后，Lisa被轉(zhuǎn)任到管理部門。

Horses,horses,horses

Morethan500horsesprovide

transportationontheisland.They

arrivebyferryeveryAprilandreturn

totheMichiganmainlandevery

Novemberforthewinter.Theisland's

impressivedrafthorsesweigh2,000

poundseachandcanpull(orhold

back)threetimestheirbodyweight.

Thatabilityisnecessarytotravelthe

steeproadsontheisland.Eachhorseworksjustfourandahalf

hoursadayhaulinggoodsorpeople.

GrandHotel

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Manyhotelsofferlodgingontheisland,buttheluxuryaddressis

theGrandHotel,whichopenedin1887.Itwasbuiltinjust93days

by600menwhohadagreatincentive.Legendhasitthatthe

ownersofferedthemamilliondollarbonusiftheyfinishedin90

daysorless.Notwoofthehotel's385guestroomsarealike,and

its660-foot-longporchistheworld's

longest.Everysummer,about

130,000peoplestayatthehoteland

eattheirmealsthere.Morethan100

peopleonthekitchenstaffprepare

andservearound4,000mealsper

day.

ferry(n)輪渡，渡船

drafthorse馱馬

haul(v)拖，拉

lodging(n)寄宿，住房

incentive(n)動機，激勵

legend(n)傳說;傳奇

bonus(n)獎金，紅包

InLibrary

K:Excuseme,Ashley.I'dliketocheckoutthesebooks.

A:Okay,Ken.Ouch,oh,ouch,myleg.

K:What'swrong,Ashley?

A:Woo,sorryKen.IjusthadaCharliehorse?

K:Ididn'tknowyouhadhorsesAshley.

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A:No,Ken.Idon'thavearealhorse.IhaveaCharliehorse,a

cramp.Haveyoueverhadapainfulcrampinyourlegoryourfoot?

K:Yes,Ihave.SometimesI'llgetoneaftersittingforalongtime.

A:Well,that'saCharliehorse.It'snothingserious.IfIjuststretch

mylegs,thenitwillgoaway.Alright,hereareyourbooks.

K:Thanks.Well,hopeyoufeelbetter,talktoyoulater.

A:Thanks.Holdyourhorses,Ken.

K:Excuseme.Holdmyhorses?

A:That'sanotherwaytotellsomeonetostoporslowdown.Iknow

you'reinahurry,butIhaveanotherEnglishidiomIwanttoshare

withyou.Soholdyourhorses.

K:Okay.I'lllistenbutIhavetogosoonbecauseImissedmy

breakfastthismorningandnowI'mstarving.

A:So,whatyou'resayingisyoucouldeatahorse?

K:Well,IamhungrybutIdon'tthinkIcanthemeatofahorse.

A:No,Ken.That'sanotherhorseidiom.Whenyou'rereallyhungry,

youcansayIcouldeatahorse.Ofcourse,youwouldn'treallyeata

horse,butthat'showhungryyoufeel.

K:Isee.Well,thenIcouldeatahorse.

A:ThenIbetterletyougo.

K:ThanksAshley.Ouch!

A:AreyouOkay?

K:Yeah,it'sjustaCharliehorseinmyfoot.

A:Oh,holdyourhorses.Youshouldstretchbeforeyougo.

K:Yeah,Iwill.Thanks.

既然這一課講到馬，我們不妨來學(xué)一些跟馬相關(guān)的短語。如果你的肚

子很餓，你可以說Icouldeatahorse,我餓到可以吃一匹馬。若是

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某人急著要做一件事，你可以跟他說，Holdyourhorses,勒住你的

馬，這個用法是來自西部牛仔，當(dāng)時要叫對方停下來的時候就會要他

holdyourhorses,把你的馬穩(wěn)住，所以后來就變成了稍安勿躁，等

一等，不要沖得這么快的意思，注意要用復(fù)數(shù)，holdyourhorses0

另外，還有Charliehorse,這個美國人流行的俚語表示腿部抽筋，

Charliehorse的意思其實就是跟cramp,c-r-a-m-p一樣，但是一定是

指腿部肌肉的抽筋。

GrammarontheGo

Legendhasitthattheownersofferedthemamilliondollarbonusif

theyfinishedin90daysorless.

Legendhasitthat...accordingtothelegend

Accordingtolegend,theownersofferedthemamilliondollarbonus

iftheyfinishedin90daysorless.

Rumorhasitthatafamousdirectorwillbemakinganothermovie

soon.

Wordhasitthatthecompanywillbeopeningabranchofficein

Europe,(word=rumor)

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haul(v)拖，拉,拖曳;搬運

Theworkersusedheavymachinerytohaulthecarfromthelake.

工人們用重型的機械把這部車從湖里拉出來。

Wetrytohaultheheavystonesawayfromtheroad.

我們試著要把這些很重的石頭從路中挪走。

Atruckhauledtheboxesawayfromthedock.

一部卡車從碼頭把這些箱子運走。

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incentive(n)獎勵，(鼓勵某人做某事的)誘因

Thecompanyoffersahighbonusasanincentiveforemployeesto

workharder.

公司提供高額的紅利作為員工努力工作的獎勵。

There'slittleincentiveforpeopletosavemoneywhentheinterest

rateissolow.

利率如此的低，讓人們沒有想要儲蓄的誘因。

legend(n)傳說，傳奇故事

ThemovieisbasedonaChineselegend.

這部電影是基于一個中國的傳奇故事。

Legendhasit+that傳說是如此說的

LegendhasitthatZorrowasagoodguywhorobbedtherichto

helpthepoor.

傳說是這么說的，佐羅是一個劫富濟(jì)貧的好人。

ThosewhowantextraprivacycanstayintheMascoCottage

locatedattheeastendofthehotel.Thecottagecosts$3,150per

night,andthatratecoversallmealsincludingafive-coursedinner.

Guestscanalsohaveapersonal

chefpreparemealsinthecottage.

Whattoseeanddo

Theisland'shistoryandrich

naturalbeautyprovidemany

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sightseeingopportunities.MostpeoplevisitFortMackinacwithits

14restoredoriginalbuildings.Visitorscanseeinformativedisplays

andmeet"soldiers"and"Victorianladies."Inaddition,theycan

watchuniformed1880ssoldiersfireacannonovertheharbor.

Peoplecanexploretheislandontwo

feet,fourfeet(horseback)ortwo

wheels.Bikerscancyclearoundthe

islandonLakeShoreBoulevard.It

doesn'ttakelong-theislandisonly

eightmilesaround,buttheviewsof

hills,treesandwaterarespectacular.

Visitorscanalsoenjoyastrolldowntheisland'sMainStreet.

Theretheycanbrowseintheshopsandsampletheisland's

famousfudge.

Gettingawayfromitalliseasierthan

youthink.Justimagineyourselfon

MackinacIsland.

privacy(n)隱私

cannon(n)大炮

explore(v)探索

stroll(v)閑逛，漫步

fudge⑻fudge軟糖（一種柔軟、甜膩的糖，由糖、牛奶、奶油和

香料制成）

getawayfromitall用出走的辦法來擺脫煩惱［工作，責(zé)任］，拋開一切

InLibrary

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A:HiKen.

K:HeyAshley.

A:Whatareyoudoing?

K:I'mpracticing.

A:You'repracticinghowtousesilverwareinthelibrary?

K:Iknowit'salittlestrange,butI'mgoingtoafancydinnertonight

andIwanttomakesureIeatproperly.

A:Oh.Soyou'repracticingyouretiquette.

K:Idon'tknow.AmI?Whatisetiquette?

A:Etiquettereferstorulesyoufollowincertainsituations,like

dinner,forinstance.Thewayyouuseyoursilverwareandhowyou

behaveduringthemealareallpartofetiquette.

K:Soyou'retalkingabouttablemanners,right?

A:Right.Tablemannersarepartofetiquettewhichcoversawider

rangeofthingssuchashowoneshouldbehaveontheInternet.

K:Oh,yeah.Isn'tthereatermforthat?

A:Yes,Netiquette.

K:Ah,Isee.Well,Ashley,maybeyoucangivemesometips.What

arethedifferentpartsofafive-course-meal?

A:Afive-course-mealinvolvessoup,anappetizer,salad,amain

courseanddessert.

K:Whatwasafterthesoup?

A:Thatwouldbetheappetizer.Appetizersarelightercoursesyou

eatbeforethemaincourse,likechips,bread,orcheese,and

crackers.Aftertheappetizer,comesthesalad.

K:Andafterthesaladisthemaincourse.

A:That'sright.Thisisthemostfillingpartofthemeal.Andthefinal

courseisdessert.

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K:IhopeI'llbeabletofinishallofthosecourses.Ashley,that

remainsme,don'twealsocallclasses,courses?

A:Yes,wedo.Therearehistorycourses,mathcoursesandmany

otherclassesorcourses.Thereareevenetiquettecourses.

K:Heymaybethelibraryshouldthinkabouthavingsomeetiquette

courses.I'llbethefirstonetosignup.

A:That'sagoodidea.

今天的課文提至|Jafive-course-dinner,一個五道菜的晚餐，因此，

course除了可以表示學(xué)校的一門課，也可以是一道菜。西餐的每一

道菜跟中餐的不一樣，它是一道一道按照順序上的，第一道是soup

（湯），再來是appetizer（開胃菜），再來是salad（沙拉），再來才

是themaincourse（主菜），最后一個course是dessert（甜點）。

在正式的用餐場合也要注意tablemanners（餐桌禮儀），其實table

manners是etiquette（禮節(jié)）的一部分，那現(xiàn)在還有所謂的netiquette,

也就是在Internet（網(wǎng)絡(luò)）上的禮儀。

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privacy（n）隱私

Joshandhiswifeneedsomeprivacytodiscussanimportantissue.

Josh和太太需要一些隱私來討論一個重要的事情。

Billyalwayscomplainsabouthavingnoprivacysinceheandhis

brothershareabedroom.

Billy因為和弟弟共用一個房間，老是抱怨他沒有任何的隱私。

explore（v）探索，游覽

TheexpeditionsetouttoexploreancientEgyptianculture.

這支遠(yuǎn)征隊啟程去探索古埃及文明。

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Seanandhisfriendsexploredthecity'slocalshopsandmuseums.

Sean和朋友游覽了這個城市當(dāng)?shù)氐纳痰昙安┪镳^。

getawayfromitall遠(yuǎn)離塵囂

GeorgeandhiswifedecidedtogotoHawaiiforvacationtoget

awayfromitall.

George和太太決定要到夏威夷去度假來遠(yuǎn)離塵囂。

Sometimesyouneedtogetawayfromitallinordertoreleaseyour

stress.

有的時候你得要遠(yuǎn)離塵囂一下來疏解你的壓力。

July5,6?HIGH

HistoricalPeople

LouisPasteur

「細(xì)菌之父」巴斯德

ThisFrenchscientistchangedtheworld

ThisFrenchscientistsolvedmanyoftheimportantproblemsofhis

time

這位法國科學(xué)家解決了很多當(dāng)時的重大難題

byLisaHollChang

"Letmetellyouthesecretthathasledmeto

mygoal.Mystrengthliessolely\r\my

tenacity,"LouisPasteur(1822-1895)once

said.Indeed,Pasteurwasahard-working

scientist.Heharnessedthepowerofscienceto

solveproblemsthatafflictedtheindustriesand

peopleofhistime.

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Borninaworking-classfamily,Pasteur

appliedhimselftomeetinghisfather's

expectationsthathebeeducatedand

eventuallyteach.Pasteurquickly

movedthroughtheFrencheducation

system,earninghisdoctoratein1847.Asaprofessor,hemoved

fromschooltoschool,teachingphysicsandchemistry,andmethis

wife,MarieLaurent.In1857hefinallysettledattheEcolenormale

superieure,afamousteacher'scollegeinParis,wherehe

assumedthepositionofDirectorofScientificStudies.

Pasteurization

AsDirectorofScientificStudies,Pasteur

continuedtheresearchonfermentation

thathehadstartedearlier.Hediscovered

thatfermentation,thebiologicalprocess

thatcausesproductssuchasmilktoturn

sour,iscarriedoutbyverytiny

organisms.Hisresearchledtotheprocessofpasteurization,

whichusesheattokillharmfulgermsinavarietyoffoodproducts.

solely(adv)只是

tenacity(n)堅韌

afflict(v)使痛苦，折磨

doctorate(n)博士頭銜

assume(v)擔(dān)任…的職務(wù)

Pasteurization(n)加熱殺菌法，巴斯德殺菌法

fermentation(n)發(fā)酵

organism(n)生物體，有機體

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GrammarontheGo

Pasteurappliedhimselftomeetinghisfather'sexpectationsthathe

beeducatedandeventuallyteach.

applytoaskforsomething

applyhimselftodosomethingwithextraspecialcareor

attention

Jillisahardworker;shehasalwaysappliedherselftoevery

assignment.

Weknewwedidn'thavemuchtimeleft,soweappliedourselvesto

theresearch.

Thatpersonjustisn'tapplyinghimselfatwork.

InLibrary

A:Whataterribleending!Iheardsomanygoodthingsaboutthis

book.Butitdidn'tliveuptomyexpectations.Oh,well.

K:Whatbookareyoutalkingabout,Ashley?

A:TheReceiverbyMichaelSpock.It'snotworthyourtime.

K:Yousaid"Itdidn'tliveuptoyourexpectations."Whatdidyou

meanbythat?

A:ImeantthatIhopeitwouldagoodbook.Butactually,itwasthe

opposite.

K:So,expectationsarethosefeelingswehaveaboutsomething.

A:Theycanaffectyourfeelings.Buttheyaremorethebeliefsand

perceptionswehaveaboutsomething.Forexample,ifyouare

excitedtoseeanewmovie,maybeyouhaveexpectationsthatitis

agoodmovie.

K:Right.ButsometimesmyfriendsrecommendmoviestomeandI

endupdislikingthem.

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A:Thenthemoviedoesn'tliveuptoyourexpectations.Youhad

highexpectationsbecauseyourfriendravedaboutit.

K:Yes,andspeakingofhighexpectations,someparentsaresaid

tohavehighexpectationsoftheirchildren.

A:That'sright.Theyexpecttheirchildrentogetgoodgradesand

encouragetheirkidstobethebest.

K:Canpeoplehavelowexpectations?

A:Yes,ifyouhavelowexpectationsofsomething,youbelieveit

won'tbeverygood.Infact,itmightbeverybad.So,youdon'tget

yourhopesup.

K:So,ifyoulendmethatbookyou'rereading,Iwouldhavelow

expectationsbecauseyousaiditwasn'tverygood.

A:Yes,butIdon'tknow,maybeitwouldexceedyourexpectations

bybeingverygood.

K:DoesthatmeanitwouldbebetterthanIexpected.

A:Yes,itwouldexceedyourexpectations.

K:Hmm.Maybewehavedifferenttastesinbooks.

A:I'llletyoureaditforyourself,youcanborrowit.

K:OK.I'llletyouknowwhatIthink.

今天的課文提至|JPasteurappliedhimselftomeetinghisfather's

expectations,expectation是期望，尤其是指對于好事的期望，所以

Pasteur滿足了父親的期望。另外一個講法是liveuptoone's

expectations就是達(dá)到某人的期望，符合他的理想。有時候我們會因

為有先入為主的觀念，對一些東西會有highexpectations或者low

expectations,但如果一件事exceedyourexpectations（超越你對他

的期望），那當(dāng)然是最好的結(jié)果。注意expectations這個用法要用復(fù)

數(shù)。

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tenacity(n)堅持到底，頑強，不屈不撓，韌性

Hiscourageandtenacitymadehimanextraordinarygeneral.

他的勇氣以及不屈不撓的精神讓他成為一位非凡的將軍。

Theteamwonthegameusingteamworkandtenacity.

這支隊伍運用了團(tuán)隊合作以及堅持到底的精神贏得了比賽。

afflict(v)折磨,使痛苦(with)

Povertyandconstantracialconflictsafflictedthiscountryformany

years.

貧窮以及持續(xù)的種族沖突讓這個國家多年來深受其害。

Rachelhasbeenafflictedwithsevereallergiesandnomedicine

seemsabletohelpher.

Rachel一直受到嚴(yán)重的過敏癥的折磨，似乎沒有什么藥能幫助她。

assume(v)就任，擔(dān)任…職務(wù)

Nathanwillassumemoreresponsibilityoncehebecomesthe

manager.

Nathan一旦成為經(jīng)理就會承擔(dān)更多的責(zé)任。

assumeoffice就職

ThepresidentwillassumeofficenextSaturday.

總統(tǒng)會在下周六就職。

Scientificandpersonalchallenges

Asateacher,Pasteuremphasizedthat

scienceshouldhavepracticalapplications.

Hetookonindustry-relatedcasessuchasa

diseaseaffectingthesilkindustry.Beginning

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in1965,Pasteurspentthreeyearsinvestigatingthebacteriathat

weretheculpritsanddevelopingwaystopreventtheirspread.

In1866Pasteurlosttwodaughterstotyphoidfever.Twoyears

laterhebecamepartiallyparalyzedasa

resultofgriefandstress.Butdespitethese

difficulties,Pasteurpressedontoeven

greateraccomplishments.

Fightingdisease

Inthelate1870's,Pasteurbeganresearchintheemerging

scientificfieldofimmunization.Hedevelopedvaccinesfor

diseasesthataffectedsheepandchickens.Thenhetookonthe

deadlydiseaserabies.ForfiveyearsPasteurworkedonisolating

andweakeningtherabiesvirus.OnJuly6,1885,a9-year-oldboy

sufferingfrom14bitesbyarabiddogwasbroughttohim.Pasteur

treatedtheboywiththevaccineshehaddevelopedandsavedthe

boy'slife.

FollowingPasteur'ssuccesswithrabies,thePasteurInstitutewas

foundedtosupportPasteur'sscientificwork.Pasteurhimself

headedtheinstituteuntilhisdeathin1896.Today,thePasteur

Institutecontinuestosavelivesthroughscience.

culprit(n)犯人，罪犯

typhoidfever(n)傷寒癥

paralyze(v)使癱瘓，使麻痹

emerging(adj)新興的

immunization(n)免疫

vaccine(n)疫苗

rabies(n)狂犬病

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Whileresearchingfermentation,Pasteurprovedthatthetheoryof

spontaneousgeneration-thatlivingmaterial,likegerms,simply

appearedoutofnowherewasactuallyincorrect.Throughhis

experiments,Pasteurprovedthatgermswerecarriedthroughthe

air.

InEngland,Dr.JosephListerreadapaperPasteurhadpublished

andthenconductedhisownexperimentsthatledtothepracticeof

sterilizingmedicalequipmentinthehospital.

InLibrary

K:Uh,excuseme,Ashley.Ihaveaquestionforyou.

A:Whatisit,Ken?

K:Well,ifItakeonadisease,doesthatmeanIcontractthe

disease?

A:No,totakeonadiseasemeanstofightit.

K:So,ifsomeonetookonthedeadlydiseaserabies,theydidn't

developthedisease?

A:No,theystudiedthediseaseandtrytofindwaystocureit.

K:Isee.Doesthisphrase"takeon"haveothermeanings?

A:Thereareseveraldifferentmeanings.Let'stalktoourfriend

Doristolearnmore.

K:Okay.

D:Hi,friends.Totakeoncanalsomeantostartsomethingnew.For

instance,youcantakeonanewlook.Ifyouchangeyourhairstyle,

itchangesyourappearance.Also,youcantakeonanewlookin

yourapartmentbybuyingnewfurniture.

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A:Ken,ifyourbossgivesyoumorethingstodo,thenyouare

takingonmoreresponsibilities.

K:Whatabout"takeoff"?Isthattheoppositeof"takeon"?

A:Notexactly.Forinstance,youcantakeoffyourjacket,butyou

don'ttakeonyourjacket.

K:Right,youputonyourjacket.

A:Right,butifsomethingsuddenlybecomesverypopularor

successful,thenittakesoff.Forinstance,Facebookreallytookoff

inpopularity.

K:Twittertookoffaswell.

A:Yes,itdid.AndnowIhavetotakeoff.

K:Umm,whatdoyoumean?

A:Ihavetogotoameeting.

K:Oh,Okay.I'llletyoutakeoff.

今天的課文說Pasteurtookonthedeadlydiseaserabies,takeon

在這里表示向它挑戰(zhàn)，也就是說Pasteur決定要對抗致命的狂犬病。

takeon也可以表示承擔(dān)，你可以在你的工作崗位takeonmore

responsibilities,承擔(dān)更多的責(zé)任。takeon也可以是接受，你可以take

onthenewlook,接受展現(xiàn)出一個新的造型。takeon的相反并不是

takeoff,takeoff是脫去，takeoffyourjacket。takeoff也可以表示

飛機起飛，因此也延伸出開始流行、很熱門的意思。當(dāng)俚語用時，take

off也可以表示離開、上路。

LanguageTips

culprit(n)罪犯;元兇，罪魁禍?zhǔn)?/p>

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Policearesearchingfortheculpritswhorobbedthedowntown

bank.

警方正在搜索這些搶劫市中心銀行的罪犯。

Whenteenagersstopinteractingwiththepeoplearoundthem,

onlinegamesareoftenthemainculprit.

當(dāng)青少年不再與周遭的人互動時一，網(wǎng)絡(luò)游戲常常是這個問題的元兇。

emerging(adj)新興的，崛起中的

TheemergingmarketofSouthAmericaattractedmanyinvestors.

南美洲的新興市場吸引了許多投資客。

Theemergingyoungmusicianhascapturedtheattentionofcritics.

這位崛起中的年輕音樂家吸引了樂評家的注意。

vaccine(n)疫苗

Pharmaceuticalcompaniesspentmillionsofdollarsdevelopinga

vaccinetocurethehighlycontagiousdisease.

制藥公司花了數(shù)百萬美金開發(fā)能夠治愈這個具有高度傳染性疾病的

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TipsForLiving

BuildingSelf-Confidence

建立自信的五大心法

Youcanbecomeamoreconfidentperson

Youcanbecomeamoreconfidentperson

你可以成卷更有自信的人

byPamelaOsment自

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Howdoyouenteraroomfullofstrangers?Doyouwalkrightinfull

ofconfidence?Ordoyoutrytoslipinwithoutbeingnoticed?The

wayyougointonewsituationsshowsyourlevelof

self-confidence.

Inlife,weadmirethosewhodotheirtasksconfidently.Weprefer

peoplewhoappeartoknowwhatthey'redoing.Butwheredoes

thatconfidencebegin?

Theparents'role

Developingself-confidencestartsveryearly.

It'stheparents'roletogetkidsontheright

tracktowardbecomingconfidentpeople.To

helpthatprocess,parentsshouldalways

offermorepraisethancriticism.Thatcan

bedonebyfocusingonthechild'sstrengths.Parentsshould

encouragetheirchildrentotrynewthingsandtakerisks.When

childrenmakemistakes,theirparentsshouldstillletthemknowthat

theyareloved.Childrenwhoseparentsdothesethingswilllikely

developintoconfidentadults.Butself-confidencestilldoesn'tcome

easily.Sowhat'sthesolution?

self-confidence(n)自信

slipin溜進(jìn)去

situation(n)情形，形勢

admire(v)敬佩，欣賞

(be)ontherighttrack走上正軌

criticism(n)批評

risk⑻風(fēng)險

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Herearethreesimplestepsforbuildingself-confidence:

First,setgoals:makegoalsrealisticandattainable-tomaximize

feelingsofsuccess.Next,imagineyourself-orvisualize-

performingyourtasksandactivitiesperfectly,tomaximizethe

potentialofsuccess.Finally,useverbalencouragementand

positiveself-talk.Byverballyencouragingyourself(e.g.with

phrasessuchas,'Tmdoingreallywelltoday!")you'llreinforce

feelingsofself-confidence.

InLibrary

K:Ah,Iquit.Thisbookisimpossible.Itdoesn'tmakeanysense.

A:Ken,iseverythingOK?Youseemlittlefrustrated.

K:Well,myEnglishisnevergoingtobegoodenough.

A:WhoaKendon'tbesohardonyourself.Where'syour

self-confidence?

K:Ican'tbeconfidentinsomethingifI'mnotverygoodatit.

A:That'snottrue.Firstofall,Englishisaverydifficultlanguage.

Everyonemakesmistakes.Secondofall,apersonmightbereally

talentedatsomething.Butwithoutconfidence,theywon'tbeableto

doit.Theymaybetooself-critical.

K:Youmeantheycriticizethemselvestoomuch?ButAshley,I'm

notgoingtogetbetterifIdon'trecognizemyfaults.

A:But