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| 双语新闻－英研发节水洗衣机 洗衣只需一杯水 | |||
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A washing machine using as little as a cup of water for each washing cycle could go on sale to environmentally conscious Britons next year. Xeros, which has been spun out of the University of Leeds to commercialize the technology, said on Monday the new machines would use less than 2 percent of the water and energy of a conventional washing machine. Plastic chips are used to remove dirt and stains from clothes, leaving them dry and reducing energy consumption as there is no need to use a dryer after the washing cycle, Xeros said in a statement. The firm, which recently secured investment of almost 500,000 pounds from IP Group, said the price of the new machines was "not expected to be dramatically different from (conventional) washing machines." Washing machine usage has risen by 23 percent in the past 15 years. The average household uses almost 21 litres of water daily on clothes washing, 13 percent of daily household water consumption, according to Waterwise, a non-government organisation focused on decreasing water wastage. A typical washing machine uses about 35 kilograms of water for every kilogram of clothes, in addition to the power needed to heat the water and dry the clothes. There are more than two million washing machines sold in Britain annually, with a value of about 1 billion pounds, Xeros said. 一款每次洗衣只需用一杯水的洗衣机有望于明年与注重环保的英国民众见面。 负责推广该技术的利兹大学克塞罗斯公司于本周一称，这款新型洗衣机的耗水量及能耗还不到传统洗衣机的2%。 克塞罗斯公司在一份声明中称，这款节水洗衣机主要利用塑料芯片去除衣物上的污渍。由于在洗涤过程中衣物干燥，洗完后不用烘干，因此能够降低能耗。 该公司称，这款洗衣机的价格"与（传统）洗衣机不会有太大差别。" 克塞罗斯公司近日从IP集团获得一笔近50万英镑的投资。 据一直致力于减少水资源浪费的非政府组织"水智慧"统计，在过去15年中，英国洗衣机使用量增加了23%。目前英国普通家庭每日洗衣耗水近21升，占家庭日耗水总量的13%。 传统洗衣机每洗一千克衣物就需耗水约35千克，烧水和烘干衣物也需耗费不少能源。 克塞罗斯公司说，英国每年售出200多万台洗衣机，其市场总价值高达约10亿英镑。 |
| 美文欣赏－7 Steps Toward Love | |||
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Is your life ruled by love or by fear? Love and fear are opposite emotional attitudes that shape our life in very different ways. The psychoanalyst John McMurray describes the difference like this: "The fear-determined have no sun in themselves and go about putting out the sun in other people. The love-determined have life in them, abundant life. They are the people who are really alive, of whom it can be said that they possess eternal life as a well within them perpetually."
Life is a lot more beautiful and vivid if it is determined by love and not by fear. I'm sure you can imagine that someone determined completely by love would be a kind of saint. In contrast, most of us ordinary human beings are determined by both forces, love and fear. However, in my experience, even a tiny shift towards love-and away from fear-can bring a lot more Happiness.
Here are 7 tips that you can move towards love and away from fear. 1. Cultivate gratitude Gratitude makes us feel happier. If you remember to be grateful for the blessings of your life, you start to feel more connected to yourself and others. When you let go of niggles and embrace gratitude instead, love springs up. 2. Reality-test your fear Sometimes fear can be like a cloud that keeps out the sunlight. Then everything feels huge and oppressive. A simple way to deal with fear is to test its reality. Write down three things that you are afraid of. Then look at each point and ask yourself, "Is this fear really grounded in reality?" I know that when I do this, I often find that my fears are unfounded. It's like living in a shadow-land, peering into the future and expecting bad things to happen. 3. Take action Fear is often born out of inaction. For example, if you get a sense that your health is impaired, but you don't check it out with a doctor, you may start to imagine that you are heading for a major health crisis. (I could fill a whole notebook with illnesses I once thought I had - but never actually got!) Once you've been to a doctor and reviewed the problems, the steps towards renewed health may seem much more manageable. Taking action is the best antidote to fear. Once you start to address the issues one by one, fears shrink and may even disappear. 4. Cultivate friendships Good friends are important because they teach us to love. It's often much easier to love a good friend than it is to love and forgive our partner. Friends are lasting companions in life. It's good to talk with them when we feel afraid. They can give us a fresh perspective on what is troubling us. 5. Be generous In the quote above, John McMurray points out that fear-determined people have no sun in themselves and "go about putting out the sun in other people." Fear makes us narrow-minded and we tend to put down others. Here is how I deal with that: when I notice I'm getting negative, I put a small pebble into one of my pockets. Each time I catch myself using a put-down, I quietly shift the pebble into the other pocket and say to myself kindly, "Well, maybe I can say that differently next time." 6. Practise kindness Kindness is 'love-in-action'. It's good to make a habit of it. The trick is to notice what people need. Here is an example: yesterday I was talking to a stall-holder at a farmers' market who fashions wooden spoons. He saw that I was carrying a bag of luscious, fresh corncobs. He said, "Oh, they look nice!" Then he sighed, "Oh well, by the time I've finished selling at my stand they'll have all gone." I offered to get some for him. It was a small action but it made us both feel good. Try and spot one occasion each day when you can be of help. 7. Open your awareness Fear tends to make us focus inwards. A way out of is to do the opposite and open your awareness to include everything around you. For example, if you notice anxious thoughts, open you mind and listen to sounds around you. Maybe you can hear birdsong, or traffic noise, or children playing. This has an instant calming effect and fear wanes. If you follow these 7 tips, you'll move towards more love and less fear in your life. Soon you will notice an upsurge of Happiness and contentment, instead of fear and anxiety. What is your experience of living with love or with fear? Maybe you could share your special way of inviting love into your life and saying "good-bye" to fear? |
| 想笑就笑－一秒钟与一百万 | |||
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A man goes to church and starts talking to God. He says: "God, what is a million dollars to you?" and God says: "A penny", then the man says: "God, what is a million years to you?" and God says: "a second", then the man says: "God, can I have a penny?" and God says "In a second" 一男子进入教堂和上帝对话.他问:"主啊, 一百万美元对你意味着多少?"上帝回答:"一便士."男子又问:"那一百万年呢?"上帝说:"一秒钟."最后男子请求道:"上帝,我能得到一便士吗?"上帝回答:"过一秒钟." |
| 双语故事-The White Snake | |||
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Little Red-Cap Once upon a time there was a dear little girl who was loved by every one who looked at her, but most of all by her grandmother, and there was nothing that she would not have given to the child. Once she gave her a little cap of red velvet, which suited her so well that she would never wear anything else. So she was always called little red-cap. One day her mother said to her, come, little red-cap, here is a piece of cake and a bottle of wine. Take them to your grandmother, she is ill and weak, and they will do her good. Set out before it gets hot, and when you are going, walk nicely and quietly and do not run off the path, or you may fall and break the bottle, and then your grandmother will get nothing. And when you go into her room, don't forget to say, good-morning, and don't peep into every corner before you do it. I will take great care, said little red-cap to her mother, and gave her hand on it. The grandmother lived out in the wood, half a league from the village, and just as little red-cap entered the wood, a wolf met her. Red-cap did not know what a wicked creature he was, and was not at all afraid of him. "Good-day, little red-cap," said he. "Thank you kindly, wolf." "Whither away so early, little red-cap?" "To my grandmother's." "What have you got in your apron?" "Cake and wine. Yesterday was baking-day, so poor sick grandmother is to have something good, to make her stronger." "Where does your grandmother live, little red-cap?" "A good quarter of a league farther on in the wood. Her house stands under the three large oak-trees, the nut-trees are just below. You surely must know it," replied little red-cap. The wolf thought to himself, what a tender young creature. What a nice plump mouthful, she will be better to eat than the old woman. I must act craftily, so as to catch both. So he walked for a short time by the side of little red-cap, and then he said, "see little red-cap, how pretty the flowers are about here. Why do you not look round. I believe, too, that you do not hear how sweetly the little birds are singing. You walk gravely along as if you were going to school, while everything else out here in the wood is merry." Little red-cap raised her eyes, and when she saw the sunbeams dancing here and there through the trees, and pretty flowers growing everywhere, she thought, suppose I take grandmother a fresh nosegay. That would please her too. It is so early in the day that I shall still get there in good time. And so she ran from the path into the wood to look for flowers. And whenever she had picked one, she fancied that she saw a still prettier one farther on, and ran after it, and so got deeper and deeper into the wood. Meanwhile the wolf ran straight to the grandmother's house and knocked at the door. "Who is there?" "Little red-cap," replied the wolf. "She is bringing cake and wine. Open the door." "Lift the latch," called out the grandmother, "I am too weak, and cannot get up." The wolf lifted the latch, the door sprang open, and without saying a word he went straight to the grandmother's bed, and devoured her. Then he put on her clothes, dressed himself in her cap, laid himself in bed and drew the curtains. Little red-cap, however, had been running about picking flowers, and when she had gathered so many that she could carry no more, she remembered her grandmother, and set out on the way to her. She was surprised to find the cottage-door standing open, and when she went into the room, she had such a strange feeling that she said to herself, oh dear, how uneasy I feel to-day, and at other times I like being with grandmother so much. She called out, "good morning," but received no answer. So she went to the bed and drew back the curtains. There lay her grandmother with her cap pulled far over her face, and looking very strange. "Oh, grandmother," she said, "what big ears you have." "The better to hear you with, my child," was the reply. "But, grandmother, what big eyes you have," she said. "The better to see you with," my dear. "But, grandmother, what large hands you have." "The better to hug you with." "Oh, but, grandmother, what a terrible big mouth you have." "The better to eat you with." And scarcely had the wolf said this, than with one bound he was out of bed and swallowed up red-cap. When the wolf had appeased his appetite, he lay down again in the bed, fell asleep and began to snore very loud. The huntsman was just passing the house, and thought to himself, how the old woman is snoring. I must just see if she wants anything. So he went into the room, and when he came to the bed, he saw that the wolf was lying in it. Do I find you here, you old sinner, said he. I have long sought you. Then just as he was going to fire at him, it occurred to him that the wolf might have devoured the grandmother, and that she might still be saved, so he did not fire, but took a pair of scissors, and began to cut open the stomach of the sleeping wolf. When he had made two snips, he saw the little red-cap shining, and then he made two snips more, and the little girl sprang out, crying, ah, how frightened I have been. How dark it was inside the wolf. And after that the aged grandmother came out alive also, but scarcely able to breathe. Red-cap, however, quickly fetched great stones with which they filled the wolf's belly, and when he awoke, he wanted to run away, but the stones were so heavy that he collapsed at once, and fell dead. Then all three were delighted. The huntsman drew off the wolf's skin and went home with it. The grandmother ate the cake and drank the wine which red-cap had brought, and revived, but red-cap thought to herself, as long as I live, I will never by myself leave the path, to run into the wood, when my mother has forbidden me to do so. It is also related that once when red-cap was again taking cakes to the old grandmother, another wolf spoke to her, and tried to entice her from the path. Red-cap, however, was on her guard, and went straight forward on her way, and told her grandmother that she had met the wolf, and that he had said good-morning to her, but with such a wicked look in his eyes, that if they had not been on the public road she was certain he would have eaten her up. Well, said the grandmother, we will shut the door, that he may not come in. Soon afterwards the wolf knocked, and cried, open the door, grandmother, I am little red-cap, and am bringing you some cakes. But they did not speak, or open the door, so the grey-beard stole twice or thrice round the house, and at last jumped on the roof, intending to wait until red-cap went home in the evening, and then to steal after her and devour her in the darkness. But the grandmother saw what was in his thoughts. In front of the house was a great stone trough, so she said to the child, take the pail, red-cap. I made some sausages yesterday, so carry the water in which I boiled them to the trough. Red-cap carried until the great trough was quite full. Then the smell of the sausages reached the wolf, and he sniffed and peeped down, and at last stretched out his neck so far that he could no longer keep his footing and began to slip, and slipped down from the roof straight into the great trough, and was drowned. But red-cap went joyously home, and no one ever did anything to harm her again. 小红帽 从前有个可爱的小姑娘，谁见了都喜欢，但最喜欢她的是她的奶奶，简直是她要什么就给她什么。一次，奶奶送给小姑娘一顶用丝绒做的小红帽，戴在她的头上正好合适。从此，姑娘再也不愿意戴任何别的帽子，于是大家便叫她"小红帽"。 一天，妈妈对小红帽说："来，小红帽，这里有一块蛋糕和一瓶葡萄酒，快给奶奶送去，奶奶生病了，身子很虚弱，吃了这些就会好一些的。趁着现在天还没有热，赶紧动身吧。在路上要好好走，不要跑，也不要离开大路，否则你会摔跤的，那样奶奶就什么也吃不上了。到奶奶家的时候，别忘了说'早上好'，也不要一进屋就东瞧西瞅。" "我会小心的。"小红帽对妈妈说，并且还和妈妈拉手作保证。 奶奶住在村子外面的森林里，离小红帽家有很长一段路。小红帽刚走进森林就碰到了一条狼。小红帽不知道狼是坏家伙，所以一点也不怕它。"你好，小红帽，"狼说。 "谢谢你，狼先生。" "小红帽，这么早要到哪里去呀？""我要到奶奶家去。""你那围裙下面有什么呀？""蛋糕和葡萄酒。昨天我们家烤了一些蛋糕，可怜的奶奶生了病，要吃一些好东西才能恢复过来。" "你奶奶住在哪里呀，小红帽？""进了林子还有一段路呢。她的房子就在三棵大橡树下，低处围着核桃树篱笆。你一定知道的。"小红帽说。 狼在心中盘算着："这小东西细皮嫩肉的，味道肯定比那老太婆要好。我要讲究一下策略，让她俩都逃不出我的手心。"于是它陪着小红帽走了一会儿，然后说："小红帽，你看周围这些花多么美丽啊！干吗不回头看一看呢？还有这些小鸟，它们唱得多么动听啊！你大概根本没有听到吧？林子里的一切多么美好啊，而你却只管往前走，就像是去上学一样。" 小红帽抬起头来，看到阳光在树木间来回跳荡，美丽的鲜花在四周开放，便想："也许我该摘一把鲜花给奶奶，让她高兴高兴。现在天色还早，我不会去迟的。"她于是离开大路，走进林子去采花。她每采下一朵花，总觉得前面还有更美丽的花朵，便又向前走去，结果一直走到了林子深处。 就在此时，狼却直接跑到奶奶家，敲了敲门。 "是谁呀？""是小红帽。"狼回答，"我给你送蛋糕和葡萄酒来了。快开门哪。""你拉一下门栓就行了，"奶奶大声说，"我身上没有力气，起不来。"狼刚拉起门栓，那门就开了。狼二话没说就冲到奶奶的床前，把奶奶吞进了肚子。然后她穿上奶奶的衣服，戴上她的帽子，躺在床上，还拉上了帘子。 可这时小红帽还在跑来跑去地采花。直到采了许多许多，她都拿不了啦，她才想起奶奶，重新上路去奶奶家。看到奶奶家的屋门敞开着，她感到很奇怪。她一走进屋子就有一种异样的感觉，心中便想："天哪！平常我那么喜欢来奶奶家，今天怎么这样害怕？"她大声叫道："早上好！"，可是没有听到回答。她走到床前拉开帘子，只见奶奶躺在床上，帽子拉得低低的，把脸都遮住了，样子非常奇怪。"哎，奶奶，"她说，"你的耳朵怎么这样大呀？""为了更好地听你说话呀，乖乖。""可是奶奶，你的眼睛怎么这样大呀？"小红帽又问。"为了更清楚地看你呀，乖乖。""奶奶，你的手怎么这样大呀？""可以更好地抱着你呀。""奶奶，你的嘴巴怎么大得很吓人呀？""可以一口把你吃掉呀！"狼刚把话说完，就从床上跳起来，把小红帽吞进了肚子，狼满足了食欲之后便重新躺到床上睡觉，而且鼾声震天。 一位猎人碰巧从屋前走过，心想："这老太太鼾打得好响啊！我要进去看看她是不是出什么事了。"猎人进了屋，来到床前时却发现躺在那里的竟是狼。 "你这老坏蛋，我找了你这么久，真没想到在这里找到你！"他说。他正准备向狼开枪，突然又想到，这狼很可能把奶奶吞进了肚子，奶奶也许还活着。猎人就没有开枪，而是操起一把剪刀，动手把呼呼大睡的狼的肚子剪了开来。他刚剪了两下，就看到了红色的小帽子。他又剪了两下，小姑娘便跳了出来，叫道："真把我吓坏了！狼肚子里黑漆漆的。"接着，奶奶也活着出来了，只是有点喘不过气来。小红帽赶紧跑去搬来几块大石头，塞进狼的肚子。狼醒来之后想逃走，可是那些石头太重了，它刚站起来就跌到在地，摔死了。 三个人高兴极了。猎人剥下狼皮，回家去了；奶奶吃了小红帽带来的蛋糕和葡萄酒，精神好多了；而小红帽却在想："要是妈妈不允许，我一辈子也不独自离开大路，跑进森林了。" 人们还说，小红帽后来又有一次把蛋糕送给奶奶，而且在路上又有一只狼跟她搭话，想骗她离开大路。可小红帽这次提高了警惕，头也不回地向前走。她告诉奶奶她碰到了狼，那家伙嘴上虽然对她说"你好"，眼睛里却露着凶光，要不是在大路上，它准把她给吃了。"那么，"奶奶说，"我们把门关紧，不让它进来。"不一会儿，狼真的一面敲着门一面叫道："奶奶，快开门呀。我是小红帽，给你送蛋糕来了。"但是她们既不说话，也不开门。这长着灰毛的家伙围着房子转了两三圈，最后跳上屋顶，打算等小红帽在傍晚回家时偷偷跟在她的后面，趁天黑把她吃掉。可奶奶看穿了这家伙的坏心思。她想起屋子前有一个大石头槽子，便对小姑娘说："小红帽，把桶拿来。我昨天做了一些香肠，提些煮香肠的水去倒进石头槽里。"小红帽提了很多很多水，把那个大石头槽子装得满满的。香肠的气味飘进了狼的鼻孔，它使劲地用鼻子闻呀闻，并且朝下张望着，到最后把脖子伸得太长了，身子开始往下滑。它从屋顶上滑了下来，正好落在大石槽中，淹死了。小红帽高高兴兴地回了家，从此再也没有谁伤害过她。 New Words and Expressions 生词和词组 1. velvet n. 丝绒，天鹅绒 2. plump vt. 丰满的；鼓起的 3. latch n. 门闩，门锁 4. appease v. 使平静 5. snip v. 剪断 6. entice v. 诱惑 7. sausage n. 香肠，腊肠 |
| 英文歌曲－I'd really love to see you tonight 今晚我真的很想见你 | |||
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I'd really love to see you tonight Hello, yeah, it's been a while Not much, how about you I'm not sure why I called I guess I really just wanted to talk to you And I was thinking maybe later on We could get together for a while It's been such a long time And I really do miss your smile *I'm not talking about moving in And I don't want to change your life But there's a warm wind blowing, the stars around And I'd really love to see you tonight We could go walking through a windy park Or take a drive along the beach Or stay at home and watch TV You see it really doesn't matter much to me I won't ask for promises So you don't have to lie We've both played that game before Say I love you and say goodbye 今晚我真的很想见你 哈?，有一阵子没见面了 最近过得如何？ 我不确定为何打这通电话 我想我真的只是想和你说说话 我想，也许待会儿 我们可以聚一聚 有好长一段时间没见面了 我实在很想念你的笑容 我并不是想搬进去住 也不是想改变你的生活 但暖风吹拂，繁星满天 今晚我真的很想见你 我们可以散步到微风轻拂的公园 也可以开车到海边兜风 或是留在家里看电视 你看，我一点都无所谓 我不要求你的承诺 所以你无须撒谎 我俩从前已玩过这游戏： 说完我爱你，然后分手 |
| 商务英语－成功的商务谈判 | |||
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Are you a hard bargainer? Do you often win when you bargain? Winning and being tough are two traditional approaches to negotiating. These approaches do not work in today's business environment however. Here's why. 你是一个强悍的谈判者吗? 在协商时你总是赢家吗? --- 必胜的决心及强硬的态度也许是传统协商谈判的致胜技巧，然而在今日商场上，这些技巧已不适用了，为什么? 分析如下。 Winning a negotiation means getting what you want and does not include the other person. If the other person gets what they want that's ok, but if they don't get what they want (or need) the winner doesn't care! In addition, being a winner means the other person lost something. After the negotiation then, one person feels like a looser that didn't get what they wanted. This creates resentment and bad feelings. For example, think about a situation where you were cheated. How long ago did this happen? Why have you remembered it for so long? If someone is taken advantage of they usually remember for a long time. Often people will wait to get even and the next negotiation, if there is one, will be more difficult. So why did this work in the past? 在商谈中，赢了对方，表示你得到你想的东西，而对方可不一定得到他想要的。如果对方有受益，那情况还好，如果没有呢? 赢的一方根本不会在乎! 可以说，有赢的一方就会有输的一方。在协商后没有得到合理利益的一方，会觉得自己是失败者，感觉不愉快，而心存怨恨。举例来说，试着回想你曾被欺骗的情况，那是多久以前发生的? 为什么这么久了，你还记得? 通常如果被占了便宜，受害一方将会牢牢记着，等着下次协商机会讨回来。如果真的有机会，也将是非常僵持的协商。尽管如此，为何这方法在过去行的通呢? In the past competition was limited. Companies often made agreements with only a handful of other suppliers and vendors because there simply wasn't any other competing firm. This limited competition allowed some companies to prosper, even though they were not well respected. This is no longer the case though. In today's business environment companies must compete on a global scale. If a company leaves a negotiation as a looser, they will actively seek another company to do business with. Until another trading partner is found, current agreements may be broken or argued about. The "win" negotiating style destroys on-going relationships and future profits. Because of this the old win/lose method has been updated to win/win. 在过去市场上，竞争有限，公司通常只能和少数供货商及客户做生意，因为根本没有其它的竞争者，垄断式的市场，造就了一些公司的蓬勃发展，尽管这些公司的名誉不好，或不被尊重。然而这些旧有的交易模式已不再，现今商场环境是全球化的竞争，如果协商后，客户没有得到合理利益，他一定会主动和其它的同业竞争者接洽做生意。当他找到合理的公司后，原有与你的合作契约将到此结束，或争议原有的交易条件。那种必胜的谈判方式，将破坏与客户的长久关系，及未来的利益。因为旧有的输赢交易方式已发展成为现代造就双赢的协商方式。 This means that a negotiation is approached as a joint problem where both people help each other get what they need. There are no losers, no hard feelings and no resentment. An understanding of win/win negotiation methods, creative problem solving and cross-cultural understanding are essential in modern international business environments. Approached properly, negotiations help companies build relationships over time and lead to greater long-term profits. 双赢的协商技巧，就是把交易当成双方的共同问题，互相帮忙各取所需，也就不会有输家的产生、心存怨恨及不好的感受。了解双赢技巧的应用、有效的问题分析决策及洞悉东西文化的交易模式是现代化商场致胜的重要关键。用正确的观念及方法切入，彼此成功的协商将会为双方建立更长久的互动关系，及得到更远大的成就。 |
| 双语诗歌－垂柳依依The Willow | |||
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The Willow Standing gracefully on its strong base, Swaying along the river bed, Talking to the rushing water, The water in which it is wed. They stand side by side, As the wind rushes by, His branches reaching down to touch his wife, Their love is enough to make you cry. But the water keeps on rushing by, And now wants to move on, Leaving the old willow behind, Wishing that he had died. So the willow weeps, Every night and every day, But the river does not care, And simply moves on its way. Now the willow has grown old, Its branches hanging down, But it weeps no more, For in its place has grown a small town. 伟岸的柳树屹立河旁 潇洒的柳枝随风轻扬 流水聆听垂柳的衷肠 双双步入爱情的殿堂 柳拥抱水，水偎依柳 微风阵阵，爱意绵绵 扯不断的儿女情长 似一江春水无边荡漾 垂柳情深，流水义薄 继续迈着前行的脚步 执意抛弃年老的柳树 诅咒曾经的恋人死去 黑夜白昼 伴着泪流 垂柳肝肠寸断 流水越走越远 垂柳日渐苍老 枝条无力轻摇 他已不再流泪哭泣-- 脚下小城拔地而起 |
| 英文演讲－President Bush Participates in Roundtable on Housing Counseling | |||
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THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all for having us. We're here at the Family Service Agency here in Little Rock to discuss ways to help people either buy a home for the first time or stay in a home. Before I say a few words about how the government can help people stay in their home, I do want to thank Charles and your team of counselors who are here. Thank you for your briefing; I thought it was very thorough and understandable. I do want to thank the Secretary of HUD for joining us, as well as Congressman Boozman. I really appreciate your time. And I want to thank Caroline, first time homebuyer -- or, she went to the first time home-buyers program in Jacksonville, Arkansas -- and Patty, from Conway, Arkansas. One of the problems we have when it comes to buying a home is that there's a lot of fine print and people get worried about it. So these counselors have helped simplify the process. And one of the great challenges now is how to help creditworthy people stay in their homes. Because we got some people who are -- just with some little help, some advice and some counseling will be able to figure out a way to stay in the home. It's in our national interest we do so. That's what Patty bought -- she had a home and was very worried about being able to stay in it; got some good advice from Sue and [is] now in the home. And this has happened all across America, by the way. There's some good programs coming out of Washington, all aimed at saying to the American citizen, if you are worried about staying in your home, contact a counseling service, we'll help you -- "we" being the collective group of people there in this business, after all, this is a HUD-funded counseling program; you receive some money from HUD for your counseling. Congress can help, when they come back, to pass a good piece of housing legislation that modernizes the FHA and reforms these GSEs. And I think we can get us a bill. But it's going to require less politics and more focus on keeping our minds on who we need to help -- and that's the homeowner. And so I do want to thank you very much for having us. This is an issue on people's minds. It's an issue where there is good help to be had. And so if people are looking for help here in Arkansas, it's a good place to turn to -- Family Services. And there are other places around the country where people can get help, where there's experts that are helping refinance their mortgages or work with their mortgage companies to help you stay in their homes. It's in our interest that more people stay in their homes during this period of uncertainty. I'm confident in the long run America is going to be just fine. We're a country that has overcome challenges before -- and we've got some challenges: high gasoline prices, we've got some challenges in the housing industry. We know the way forward in housing -- good legislation and helping people stay in their homes. And the truth of the matter is we know the way forward when it comes to energy. We depending too much on energy from overseas; we ought to be finding more energy here at home. If people want their gasoline prices down, let's find energy here in America. And there's plenty of energy to be had. At any rate, thank you all for your time. I enjoyed it. END 3:52 P.M. CDT |
| 托福考试－托福听力战术：集中精神应对听力 | |||
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自1995年7月，TOEFL听力发生变动，Part A由单句并回答问题改为简短对话，并要求回答问题；Part B的简短对话则变成了长对话，Part C是段章题。 Part A 短幅的战术 1. 在短短的1至2秒内，先读选项，一定要够快； 2. 纵向地扫过重复率高的单词，诸如人名，地名，事件等，这些可能是对话主题的线索，能帮助你集中兵力，以免走题； 3. 横向地抓住选项之间的明显区别； 一旦对话开始，立即停止看题，集中精神听题；问题问完以后，再次快速过滤四个选项，在答题纸上挑出答案；如果无法马上做出应答，首先剔除明显错误的选项，再根据其内在逻辑，归纳演绎，然后用排除法扫雷每题中间的间隔只有12秒，抓住空隙时间，快速扫荡下一题的选项。 Part B，Part C 长篇的战术 此时Backwards Way似乎不太适用了，阅读量相对时间过大，当然仍是可以用它来打个照面，从而对整篇文章有个出发的前提。因篇幅较长，大多数考生是能抓住文章主题而对细节不太清楚，有些考生只能抓住细节而不知主题，确定你是属于哪一种，然后对症下药。 对于属于后者的考生：放录音时，Part B要尽量感知说话人的语气，Part C请全神贯注于对话的主题，留心每一个开始句和结尾句，而不必担心是否每个词都知道或费心思去猜词。 对于属于前者的考生：放录音时，在归纳主题的同时，应注意特别的也就是主要的细节，名称，地点，行为动作，说话人之间的关系，在平常练习是要注意记住说话人的关键性原话，千万不要采用做笔记的办法，那会让你丢失很多时间的，除非你认为你能够手耳并用。 |
