新概念优美背诵短文50篇unit13 Skyscrapers and Environment

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新概念英语优美背诵短文：摩天大楼与环境Skyscrapers and Environment摩天大楼与环境In the late 1960's, many people in North America turned their attention to environmental problems, and new steel-and-glass skyscrapers were widely criticized. Ecologists pointed outthat a cluster of tall buildings in a city often overburdens public transportation and parking lot capacities.60年代后期，很多北美人把注意力转向了环境问题，那些崭新的玻璃钢摩天大楼受到了广泛的批评。

生态学家指出，城市中密集的高层建筑经常给公共交通与停车场的承载水平造成过重的负担。

Skyscrapers are also lavish consumers, and wasters, ofelectric power. In one recent year, the addition of 17million square feet of skyscraper office space in New YorkCity raised the peak daily demand for electricity by 120, 000 kilowatts -- enough to supply the entire city of Albany, New York, for a day.摩天大楼还是电能的过度消费者与浪费者。

最近的某一年，纽约市摩天写字楼1，700万英尺办公面积的增加使电能的日需求量提升了120，000千瓦。

这些电能足以供纽约的整个奥尔巴尼市使用一天。

新概念优美英文背诵短文50篇

Un it1:The Lan guage of MusicA pain ter hangs his or her fini shed pictures on a wall, and every one can see it. A composer writes a work, but no one can hear it until it is performed. Professional sin gers and players have great resp on sibilities, for the composer is utterly depe ndent on them.A student of music needs as long and as arduous a training to become a performer as a medical stude nt n eeds to become a doctor. Most trai ning is concerned with technique, for musicians have to have the muscular proficiency of an athlete or a ballet dan cer. Sin gers practice breathi ng every day, as their vocal chords would be in adequatewithout controlled muscular support. String players practice moving the fin gers of the left hand up and dow n, while draw ing the bow to and fro with the right arm— two en tirely differe nt moveme nts.Sin gers and in strume nts have to be able to get every n ote perfectly in tune. Pianists are spared this particular anxiety, for the notes are already there, waiting for them, and it is the piano tuner resp s nsibility to tune the instrument for them. But they have their own difficulties; the hammers that hit the string have to be coaxed not to sound like percussi on, and each overlapp ing tone has to sound clear.This problem of gett ing clear texture is one that confronts stude nt con ductors: they have to lear n to know every note of the music and how it should sound, and they have to aim at controlling these sound with fanatical but selfless authority.Tech nique is of no use uni ess it is comb ined with musical kno wledge and un dersta nding. Great artists are those who are so thoroughly at home in the Ian guage of music that they can enjoy perform ing works writte n in any cen tury.Un it2:Schooli ng and Educatio nIt is com mon ly believed in Un ited States that school is where people go to get an education. Nevertheless, it has been said that today children interrupt their education to go to school. Thedistinction between schooling and education implied by this remark is importa nt.Educati on is much more ope n-en ded and all-i nclusive tha n schooli ng. Educati on knows no boun ds. It can take place any where, whether in the shower or in the job, whether in a kitchen or on a tractor. It includes both the formal learning that takes place in schools and the whole uni verse of in formal lear ning. The age nts of educati on can range from a revered grandparent to the people debating politics on the radio, from a child to a distinguished scientist. Whereas schooling has a certain predictability, education quite often produces surprises. A chance conversation with a stranger may lead a pers on to discover howlittle is known of other religi ons. People are en gaged in educatio n from infancy on. Educati on, the n,is a very broad, in clusive term. It is a life long process, a process that starts long before the start of school, and one that should be an integral part of one ' s entire life.Schooli ng, on the other han d, is a specific, formalized process, whose gen eral pattern varies little from one setting to the next. Throughout a country, children arrive at school at approximately the same time, take assigned seats, are taught by an adult, use similar textbooks, do homework, take exams, and so on. The slices of reality that are to be lear ned, whether they are the alphabet or an un dersta nding ofthe work ing of gover nment, have usually bee n limited by the boun daries of the subject being taught. For example, high school students know that there not likely to find out in their classesthe truth aboutpolitical problems in their communities or what the newest filmmakers are experimenting with. There are definite conditions surrounding the formalized process of schooli ng.Unit3:The Defini tion of PricePrices determ ine how resources are to be used. They are also the means by which products and services that are in limited supply are rationed among buyers. The price system of the United States is a complex network composed of the prices of all the products bought and sold in the economy as well as those of a myriad of services, in clud ing labor, professi on al, tran sportati on, and public-utility services. The in terrelati on ships of all these prices make up the “ system ” of prices. The price of aparticular product or service is linked to a broad, complicated system of prices in which everyth ing seems to depe nd more or less upon everythi ng else.If one were to ask a group of randomly selected individuals to define “ price ” , many would reply that price is an amount of money paid by the buyer to the seller of a product or service or, in other words that price is the money values of a product or service as agreed upon in a market transaction. Thisdefinition is, of course, valid as far as it goes. For a complete un dersta nding of a price in any particular tran sacti on, much more tha n the amount of money invo Ived must be known. Both the buyer and the seller should be familiar with not only the money amount, but with the amount and quality of the product or service to be exchanged, the time and place at which the exchange will take place and payment will be made, the form of money to be used, the credit terms and disco unts that apply to the tran sacti on, guara ntees on the product or service, delivery terms, return privileges, and other factors. In other words, both buyer and seller should be fully aware of all the factors that comprise the total“ package ” being exchanged for the asoedmount of money in order that they may evaluate a give n price.Un it4:ElectricityThe modern age is an age of electricity. People are so used to electric lights, radio, televisions, and telephonesthat it is hard to imagine what life would be like without them. When there is a power failure, people grope about in flickering candlelight, cars hesitate in the streets because there are no trafficlights to guide them, and food spoils in sile nt refrigerators.Yet, people began to understand how electricity works only a little more than two centuries ago. Nature has apparently been experimenting in this field for million of years. Scie ntists are discoveri ng more and more that the liv ing world may hold many in teresti ng secrets of electricity that could ben efit huma ni ty.All living cell send out tiny pulses of electricity. As the heart beats, it sends out pulses of record; they form an electrocardiogram, which a doctor can study to determ ine how well the heart is work ing. The brain, too, sends out brain waves of electricity, which can be recorded in an electroe ncephalogram. The electric curre nts gen erated by most livi ng cells are extremely small -ofte n so small that sen sitive in strume nts are n eeded to record them. But in some ani mals, certa in muscle cells have become sospecialized as electrical gen erators that they do not work as muscle cells at all. When large numbers of these cell are linked together, the effects can be ast onishing.The electric eel is an amaz ing storage battery. It can seed a jolt of as much as eight hundred voltsof electricity through the water in which it live. ( An electric house current is only one hundred twenty volts.) As many as four-fifths of all the cells in the electric eel ' s body are specialized for generating electricity, and the strength of the shock it can deliver corresponds roughly to length of its body.Uni t5:The Beg inning of DramaThere are many theories about the beg inning of drama in an cie nt Greece. The on most widely accepted today is based on the assumptio n that drama evolved from ritual. The argume nt for this view goes as follows. In the beg inning, huma n beings viewed the n atural forces of the world-eve n the seas onal cha nges-as un predictable, and they sought through various means to con trol these unknown and feared powers. Those measures which appeared to bring the desired results were then retained and repeated until they hardened into fixed rituals. Eventually stories arose which explained or veiled the mysteries of the rites. As time passed some rituals were aba ndon ed, but the stories, later called myths, persisted and provided material for art and drama.Those who believe that drama evolved out of ritual also argue that those rites contained the seed of theater because music, dan ce, masks, and costumes were almost always used, Furthermore, a suitable site had to be provided for performances and when the entire community did not participate, a clear division was usually made between the "acting area" and the "auditorium." In addition, there were performers, and, since considerable importanee was attached to avoiding mistakes in the enactment of rites, religious leaders usually assumedthat task. Wearing masks and costumes, they often impers on ated other people, ani mals, or super natural bein gs, and mimed the desired effect-success in hunt or battle, the coming rain, the revival of the Sun-as an actor might. Eve ntually such dramatic represe ntati ons were separated from religious activities.Ano ther theory traces the theater's origi n from the huma n in terest in storytelli ng. According to this vies tales (about the hunt, war, or other feats) are gradually elaborated, at first through the use of impersonation, action, and dialogue by a n arrator and the n through the assumpti on of each of the roles by a differe nt pers on. A closely related theory traces theater to those dan ces that are primarily rhythmical and gymn astic or that are imitati ons of ani mal moveme nts and soun ds.Un it6:Televisio nTelevision—the most pervasive and persuasive of moder n tech no logies, marked by rapid cha nge and growth-is movi ng into a new era, an era of extraordi nary sophistication and versatility, which promises to reshape our lives and our world. It is an electronic revolution of sorts, made possible by the marriage of television and computer tech no logies.The word "television", derived from its Greek (tele: distant) and Latin (visi sight) roots, canliterally be interpreted as sight from a distanee. Very simply put, it works in this way: through a sophisticated system of electronics, television provides the capability of converting an image (focused on a special photoc on ductive plate with in a camera) in to electro nic impulses, which can be sent through a wire or cable. These impulses, whe n fed in to a receiver (televisi on set), can the n be electro nically recon stituted into that same image.Television is more than just an electronic system, however. It is a means of expressi on, as well as a vehicle for com muni cati on, and as such becomes a powerful tool for reachi ng other huma n bein gs.The field of television can be divided into two categories determined by its means of transmission. First, there is broadcast television, which reaches the masses through broad-based airwave transmission of television signals. Second, there is non broadcast televisi on, which provides for the n eeds of individuals or specific in terest groups through con trolled tran smissi on tech niq ues.Traditionally, television has been a medium of the masses. We are most familiar with broadcast television because it has been with us for about thirty-seven years in a form similar to what exists today. During those years, it has bee n con trolled, for the most part, by the broadcast networks, ABC, NBC, and CBS, who have been the major purveyors of n ews, in formati on, and en terta inment. These gia nts of broadcast ing have actually shaped not only television but our perception of it as well. We have come tolook upon the picture tube as a source of entertainment, placing our role in this dyn amic medium as the passive viewer.Un it7:A ndrew Carn egieAn drew Carnegie, known as the Ki ng of Steel, built the steel in dustry in the United States, and , in the process, became one of the wealthiest men in America. His success resulted in part from his ability to sell the product and in part from his policy of expa nding duri ng periods of econo mic decli ne, whe n most of his competitors were reduc ing their inv estme nts.Carn egie believed that in dividuals should progress through hard work, but he also felt stron gly that the wealthy should use their fortunes for the ben efit of society. He opposed charity, preferri ng in stead to provide educati onal opport un ities that would allow others to help themselves. "He who dies rich, dies disgraced," he ofte n said.Among his more no teworthy con tributi ons to society are those that bear his n ame, including the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh, which has a library, a museum of fine arts, and a museum of n ati onal history. He also foun ded a school of tech no logy that is now part of Carn egie-Mello n Uni versity. Other phila nthrophic gifts are the Carn egie Endowment for International Peace to promote understanding between nations, the Carnegie Institute of Washington to fund scientific research, and Carnegie Hall to provide a cen ter for the arts.Few America ns have bee n left un touched by Andrew Carn egie's gen erosity. His contributions of more than five million dollars established 2,500 libraries in small communities throughout the country and formed the nucleus of the public library system that we all enjoy today.Unit8:American RevolutionThe American Revolution was not a sudden and violent overturning of the political and social framework, such as later occurred in France and Russia, when both were already in depe ndent n ati ons. Sign ifica nt cha nges were ushered in, but they were not breathtak ing. What happe ned was accelerated evolutio n rather tha n outright revolution. During the conflict itself people went on working and praying, marrying and playing. Most of them were not seriously disturbed by the actual fighting, and many of the more isolated com mun ities scarcely knew that a war was on.America's War of In depe ndence heralded the birth of three moder n n atio ns. One was Can ada, which received its first large in flux of En glish-speak ing populati on from the thousands of loyalists who fled there from the United States. Another was Australia, which became a penal colony now that America was no Ion ger available for pris oners and debtors. The third n ewcomer-the Un ited States-based itself squarely on republica n prin ciples.Yet even the political overturn was not so revolutionary as one might suppose. In some states, no tably Conn ecticut and Rhode Isla nd, the war largely ratified a colonial self-rule already existing. British officials, everywhere ousted, were replaced by a home-grow n gover ning class, which promptly sought a local substitute for ki ng and Parliame nt.Un it9:Suburba nizatio nIf by "suburb" is meant an urba n margin that grows more rapidly tha n its already developed in terior, the process of suburba ni zatio n bega n duri ng the emerge nee of the in dustrial city in the see ond quarter of the nin etee nth een tury. Before that period the city was a small highly compact cluster in which people moved about on foot and goods were conveyed by horse and cart. But the early factories built in the 1840's were located along waterways and n ear railheads at the edges of cities, and hous ing was n eeded for the thousa nds of people draw n by the prospect of employme nt. In time, the factories were surro un ded by proliferati ng mill tow ns of apartme nts and row houses that abutted the older, main cities. As a defense against this encroachment and to enl arge their tax bases, the cities appropriated their in dustrial n eighbors. In 1854, for example, the city of Philadelphia annexed most of Philadelphia County. Similar mun icipal man euvers took place in Chicago and in New York. In deed, most great cities of the Un ited States achieved such status only by in corporati ng the com mun ities along their borders.With the accelerati on of in dustrial growth came acute urba n crowdi ng and accompa nying social stress-c on diti ons that bega n to approach disastrous proporti ons when, in 1888, the first commercially successful electric traction line was developed. Within a few years the horse-drawn trolleys were retired and electric streetcar networks crisscrossed and connected every major urban area, fostering a wave of suburba ni zati on that tran sformed the compact in dustrial city into a dispersed metropolis. This first phase of mass-scale suburba ni zati on was rein forced by the simulta neous emerge nee of the urba n Middle Class, whose desires for homeow nership in n eighborhoods far from the aging inner city were satisfied bythe developers of sin gle-family hous ing tracts.Un it10:Types of SpeechStan dard usage in eludes those words and expressi ons un derstood, used, and accepted by a majority of the speakers of a Ianguage in any situation regardless of the level of formality. As such, these words and expressions are well defined and listed in standard dictionaries. Colloquialisms, on the other hand, are familiar words and idioms that are un derstood by almost all speakers of a Ian guage and used in in formal speech or writ ing, but not con sidered appropriate for more formal situatio ns. Almost all idiomatic expressions are colloquial language. Slang, however, refers to words and expressions understood by a large number of speakers but not accepted as good, formal usage by the majority. Colloquial expressi ons and eve n sla ng may be found in standard dictionaries but will be so identified. Both colloquial usage and slang are more com mon in speech tha n in writ ing.Colloquial speech ofte n passes into sta ndard speech. Some sla ng also passes into sta ndard speech, but other sla ng expressi ons enjoy mome ntary popularity followed by obscurity. In some cases, the majority never accepts certain slang phrases but neverthelessretains them in their collective memories. Every generation seems to require its own set of words to describe familiar objects and events. It has been pointed out by a number of linguists that three cultural conditions are necessary for the creation of alarge body of slang expressions. First, the introduction and accepta nee of new objects and situati ons in the society; sec ond, a diverse populati on with a large number of subgroups; third, association among the subgroups and the majority populati on.Finally, it is worth noting that the terms "standard" "colloquial" and "slang" exist only as abstract labels for scholars who study Ian guage. Only a tiny nu mber of the speakers of any Ianguage will be aware that they are using colloquial or slang expressions. Most speakers of English will, during appropriate situations, select and use all three types of expressi ons.Un it12:MuseumsFrom Bost on to Los An geles, from New York City to Chicago to Dallas, museums are either pla nning, build ing, or wrapp ing up wholesale expa nsion programs. These programs already have radically altered facades and floor pla ns or are expected to do so in the not-too-distant future.In New York City alone, six major institutions have spread up and out into the air space and n eighborhoods around them or are prepari ng to do so.The reas ons for this con flue nee of activity are complex, but one factor is a con sideratio n everywhere - space. With collect ions expa nding, with the n eeds and fun cti ons of museums cha nging, empty space has become a very precious commodity.Probably no where in the country is this more true tha n at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, which has needed additional space for decades and which received its last significant face lift ten years ago. Because of the space crunch, the Art Museum has become increasingly cautious in considering acquisitions and donations of art, in some cases pass ing up opport un ities to stre ngthe n its collecti ons.Deaccess ing - or selli ng off - works of art has take n on new importa nee because of the museum's space problems. And increasingly, curators have been forced to juggle gallery space, rotating one masterpiece into public view while another is sent to storage.Despite the clear need for additional gallery and storage space, however," the museum has no plan, no plan to break out of its envelope in the next fifteen years," accord ing to Philadelphia Museum of Art's preside nt.Unit14:A Rare Fossil RecordThe preservation of embryos and juveniles is a rate occurrenee in the fossil record. The tiny, delicate skelet ons are usually scattered by scave ngers or destroyed by weatheri ng before they can be fossilized. Ichthyosaurs had a higher cha nee of being preserved than did terrestrial creatures because, as marine animals, they tended to live in environments less subject to erosion. Still, their fossilization required a suite of factors: a slow rate of decay of soft tissues, little scavenging by other animals, a lack of swift currents and waves to jumble and carry away small bones, and fairly rapid burial. Given these factors, some areas have become a treasury of well-preserved ichthyosaur fossils.The deposits at Holzmade n, Germa ny, prese nt an in terest ing case for an alysis. The ichthyosaur remains are found in black, bituminous marine shales deposited about 190 million years ago. Over the years, thousands of specimens of marine reptiles, fish and in vertebrates have bee n recovered from these rocks. The quality of preservation is outstanding, but what is even more impressive is the number of ichthyosaur fossils containing preserved embryos. Ichthyosaurs with embryos have bee n reported from 6 differe nt levels of the shale in a small area around Holzmade n, suggesti ng that a specific site was used by large nu mbers of ichthyosaurs repeatedly over time. The embryos are quite advaneed in their physical development; their paddles, for example, are already well formed. One specimen is even preserved in the birth can al. I n additi on, the shale contains the rema ins of many n ewbor ns that are betwee n 20 and 30 in ches long.Why are there so many preg nant females and young at Holzmade n whe n they are so rare elsewhere The quality of preservation is almost unmatched and quarry operations have been carried out carefully with an awarenessof the value of the fossils. But these factors do not account for the interesting question of how there came to be such a concen trati on of preg nant ichthyosaurs in a particular place very close to their time of giving birth.Un it15:The Nobel AcademyFor the last 82years, Swede n's Nobel Academy has decided who will receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, thereby determining who will be elevated from the great and the n ear great to the immortal. But today the Academy is coming un der heavy criticism both from the without and from within. Critics contend that the selection of the winners often has less to do with true writing ability than with the peculiar internal politics of the Academy and of Sweden itself. According to Ingmar Bjorksten , the cultural editor for one of the coun try's two major n ewspapers, the prize continues to represe nt "what people call a very Swedish exercise: reflect ing Swedish tastes."The Academy has defended itself against such charges of provincialism in its selection by asserting that its physical distance from the great literary capitals of the world actually serves to protect the Academy from outside in flue nces. This may well be true, but critics resp ond that this very dista nce may also be resp on sible for the Academy's in ability to perceive accurately authe ntic trends in the literary world.Regardlessof concerns over the select ion process, however, it seemsthat the prize will continue to survive both as an indicator of the literature that we most highly praise, and as an elusive goal that writers seek. If for no other reas on, the prize will continue to be desirable for the financial rewardsthat accompany it; not only is the cash prize itself considerable, but it also dramatically increasessales of an author's books.Uni t16:The War betwee n Britai n and FranceIn the late eighteenth century, battles raged in almost every corner of Europe, as well as in the Middle East, south Africa ,the West In dies, and Lat in America. In reality, however, there was only one major war during this time, the war between Britain and France. All other battles were ancillary to this larger conflict, and were often at least partially related to its an tag onist ' goals and strategies. Fradoensootglnl totalof Europe . this goal was obstructed by British independenceand Britain e ffortsthroughout the continent to thwart Napoleon; through treaties. Britain built coalitions (not dissimilar in concept to today ' s NATO) guaranteeing Briasbrpartatipmajor Europea n con flicts. These two an tag oni sts were poorly matched, in sofar as they had very unequal strengths; France was predominant on land, Britain at sea. The French knew that, short of defeating the British navy, their only hope of victory was to close all the ports of Europe to British ships. Accordingly, France set out to overcome Britai n by exte nding its military domin ati on from Moscow t Lisb on, fromJutla nd to Calabria. All of this en tailed treme ndous risk, because France did not have the military resources to control this much territory and still protect itself and maintain order at home.French strategists calculated that a n avy of 150 ships would provide the force n ecessary to defeat the British n avy. Such a force would give France a three-to-two advantageover Britain. This advantage was deemed necessarybecauseof Britain ' s superior sea skills and tech no logy because of Brita in 'superior sea skills and tech no logy, and also because Brita in would be fighti ng a defe nsive war, allow ing it to win with fewer forces. Napoleon never lost substantial impediment to his control of Europe. As his force neared that goal, Napoleon grew increasingly impatient and bega n pla nning an immediate attack.Un it17:Evolution of SleepSleep is very ancient. In the electroencephalographic sense we share it with all the primates and almost all the other mammals and birds: it may exte nd back as far as the reptiles. There is some evidence that the two types of sleep, dreaming and dreamless, depend on the life-style of the animal, and that predators are statistically much more likely to dream than prey, which are in turn much more likely to experie nce dreamless sleep. In dream sleep, the ani mal is powerfully immobilized and remarkably unresponsive to external stimuli. Dreamless sleep is much shallower, and we have all wit nessed cats or dogs cock ing their ears to a sound whe n appare ntly fast asleep. The fact that deep dream sleep is rare among pray today seems clearly to be a product of n atural select ion, and it makes sense that today, whe n sleep is highly evolved, the stupid animals are less frequently immobilized by deep sleep than the smart on es. But why should they sleep deeply at all Why should a state of such deep immobilizatio n ever have evolved Perhaps one useful hi nt about the origi nal fun ctio n of sleep is to be found in the fact that dolph ins and whales and aquatic mammals in genera seem to sleep very little. There is, by and large, no place to hide in the ocean. Could it be that, rather than increasing an animal ' vulnerability, the University of Florida and Ray Meddis of London University have suggested this to be the case. It is conceivable that animals who are too stupid to be quite on their own initiative are, duri ng periods of high risk, immobilized by the implacable arm of sleep. The point seems particularly clear for the young of predatory animals. This is an interesting no ti on and probably at least partly true.。

高考英语素材：经典背诵短文(50篇)

This problem of getting clear texture is one that confronts student conductors：they have to learn to know every note of the music and how it should sound，and they have to aim at controlling these sound with fanatical but selfless authority.
『经典背诵短文』
【1】The Language of Music
【2】Schooling and Education
【3】The Definition of “Price”
【4】Electricity
【5】The Beginning of Drama
【6】Television
【7】Andrew Carnegie
【36】Plate Tectonics and Sea-floor Spreading
【37】Icebergs
【38】Topaz
【39】The Salinity of Ocean Waters
【40】Cohesion—tension Theory
【41】American black bears
【42】Coal—fired power plants
【21】The Origin of Sports
【22】Collectibles
【23】Ford
【24】Piano
【25】Movie Music
【26】International Business and Cross-cultural Communication

新概念优美英文背诵短文篇

A painter hangs his or her finished pictures on a wall, and everyone can seeit. A composer writes a work, but no one can hear it until it is performed.Professional singers and players have great responsibilities, for the composer is utterly dependent on them. A student of music needs as long and as arduous a training to become a performer as a medical student needs to become a doctor. Most training is concerned with technique, for musicians have to have the muscular proficiency of an athlete or a ballet dancer. Singers practice breathing every day, as their vocal chords would be inadequate without controlled muscular support. String players practice moving the fingers of the left hand up and down, while drawing the bow to and fro with the right arm —two entirely different movements.Singers and instruments have to be able to get every note perfectly in tune.Pianists are spared this particular anxiety, for the notes are already there, waiting for them, and it is the piano tuner 's responsibility to tune the instrument for them. But they have their own difficulties; the hammers that hit the string have to be coaxed not to sound like percussion, and each overlapping tone has to sound clear.This problem of getting clear texture is one that confronts student conductors: they have to learn to know every note of the music and how it should sound, and they have to aim at controlling these sound with fanatical but selfless authority.Technique is of no use unless it is combined with musical knowledge and understanding. Great artists are those who are so thoroughly at homein the language of music that they can enjoy performing works written in any century.Unit2:Schooling and EducationIt is commonly believed in United States that school is where people go to get an education. Nevertheless, it has been said that today children interrupt their education to go to school. The distinction between schooling and education impliedby this remark is important.Education is much more open-ended and all-inclusive than schooling. Education knows no bounds. It can take place anywhere, whether in the shower or in the job, whether in a kitchen or on a tractor. It includes both the formal learning that takes place in schools and the whole universe of informal learning. The agents of education can range from a revered grandparent to the people debating politics on the radio, from a child to a distinguished scientist. Whereas schooling has a certain predictability, education quite often produces surprises. A chance conversation with a stranger may lead a person to discover how little is known of other religions. People are engaged in education from infancy on. Education, then, is a very broad, inclusive term. It is a lifelong process, a process that starts long before the start of sc hool, and one that should be an integral part of one 's entire life.Schooling, on the other hand, is a specific, formalized process, whose general pattern varies little from one setting to the next. Throughout a country, children arrive at school at approximately the same time, take assigned seats, are taught by an adult, use similar textbooks, do homework, take exams, and so on. The slices of reality that are to be learned, whether they are the alphabet or an understanding of the working of government, have usually been limited by the boundaries of the subject being taught. For example, high school students know that there not likely to find out in their classes the truth about political problems in their communities or what the newest filmmakers are experimenting with. There are definite conditions surrounding the formalized process of schooling.Prices determine how resources are to be used. They are also the means by which products and services that are in limited supply are rationed amongbuyers. The price system of the United States is a complex network composed of the prices of all the products bought and sold in the economy as well as those of a myriad of services,including labor, professional, transportation, and public-utility services. The interrelationships of all these prices make up the “system” of prices. The priceof any particular product or service is linked to a broad, complicated system of prices in which everything seems to depend more or less upon everything else.If one were to ask a group of randomly selected individuals to define “price ”, many would reply that price is an amount of money paid by the buyer to the seller of a product or service or, in other words that price is the moneyvalues of a product or service as agreed upon in a market transaction. This definition is, of course, valid as far as it goes. For a complete understanding of a price in any particular transaction, much morethan the amount of money involved must be known. Both the buyer and the seller should be familiar with not only the money amount, but with the amount and quality of the product or service to be exchanged, the time and place at which the exchange will take place and payment will be made, the form of money to be used, the credit terms and discounts that apply to the transaction, guarantees on the product or service, delivery terms, return privileges, and other factors.In other words, both buyer and seller should be fully aware of all the factors that comprise the total “package” being exchanged for the asked -for amount of moneyin order that they may evaluate a given price.Unit4:ElectricityThe modern age is an age of electricity. People are so used to electric lights, radio, televisions, and telephones that it is hard to imagine what life would be like without them. When there is a power failure, people grope about in flickering candlelight, cars hesitate in the streets because there are no traffic lights to guide them, and food spoils in silent refrigerators.Yet, people began to understand how electricity works only a little more than two centuries ago. Nature has apparently been experimenting in this field for million of years. Scientists are discovering more and more that the living world may hold many interesting secrets of electricity that could benefit humanity.All living cell send out tiny pulses of electricity. As the heart beats, it sends out pulses of record; they form an electrocardiogram, which a doctor can study to determine how well the heart is working. The brain, too, sends out brain waves of electricity, which can be recorded in an electroencephalogram. The electric currents gen erated by most livi ng cells are extremely small — ofte n so small that sen sitive instruments are needed to record them. But in some animals, certain muscle cells have becomeso specialized as electrical generators that they do not work as muscle cells at all. Whenlarge numbers of these cell are linked together, the effects can be astonishing.The electric eel is an amazing storage battery. It can seed a jolt of as much as eight hundred volts of electricity through the water in which it live. ( An electric house current is only one hundred twenty volts.) As many as four-fifths of all the cells in the electric eel 's body are special ized for generating electricity, and the strength of the shock it can deliver corresponds roughly to length of its body.There are many theories about the beginning of drama in ancient Greece. The on most widely accepted today is based on the assumption that drama evolved from ritual. The argument for this view goes as follows. In the beginning, human beings viewed the natural forces of the world-even the seasonal changes-as unpredictable, and they sought through various means to control these unknown and feared powers. Those measures which appeared to bring the desired results were then retained and repeated until they hardened into fixed rituals. Eventually stories arose which explained or veiled the mysteries of the rites. As time passed some rituals were abandoned, but the stories, later called myths, persisted and provided material for art and drama.Those who believe that drama evolved out of ritual also argue that those rites contained the seed of theater because music, dance, masks, and costumes were almost always used, Furthermore, a suitable site had to be provided for performances and when the entire community did not participate, a clear division was usually made between the "acting area" and the "auditorium." In addition, there were performers, and, since considerable importance was attached to avoiding mistakes in the enactment of rites, religious leaders usually assumed that task. Wearing masks and costumes, they often impersonated other people, animals, or supernatural beings, and mimedthe desired effect-success in hunt or battle, the coming rain, the revival of the Sun-as an actor might. Eventually such dramatic representations were separated from religious activities.Another theory traces the theater's origin from the human interest in storytelling. According to this vies tales (about the hunt, war, or other feats) are gradually elaborated, at first through the use of impersonation, action, and dialogue by a narrator and then through the assumption of each of the roles by a different person. A closely related theory traces theater to those dances that are primarily rhythmical and gymnastic or that are imitations of animal movements and sounds.Unit6:TelevisionTelevision -- the most pervasive and persuasive of modern technologies, markedby rapid change and growth-is moving into a new era, an era of extraordinary sophistication and versatility, which promises to reshape our lives and our world. It is an electronic revolution of sorts, madepossible by the marriage of television and computer technologies.The word "television", derived from its Greek (tele: distant) and Latin (visi sight) roots, can literally be interpreted as sight from a distance. Very simply put, it works in this way: through a sophisticated system of electronics, television provides the capability of converting an image (focused on a special photoconductive plate within a camera) into electronic impulses, which can be sent through a wire or cable. These impulses, when fed into a receiver (television set), can then be electronically reconstituted into that same image.Television is more than just an electronic system, however. It is a means of expression, as well as a vehicle for communication, and as such becomes a powerful tool for reaching other human beings.The field of television can be divided into two categories determined by its means of transmission. First, there is broadcast television, which reaches the masses through broad-based airwave transmission of television signals. Second, there is nonbroadcast television, which provides for the needs of individuals or specific interest groups through controlled transmission techniques.Traditionally, television has been a mediumof the masses. Weare most familiar with broadcast television because it has been with us for about thirty-seven years in a form similar to what exists today. During those years, it has been controlled, for the most part, by the broadcast networks, ABC, NBC, and CBS, who have been the major purveyors of news, information, and entertainment. These giants of broadcasting have actually shaped not only television but our perception of it as well. Wehave cometo look upon the picture tube as a source of entertainment, placing our role in this dynamic medium as the passive viewer.Andrew Carnegie, known as the King of Steel, built the steel industry in the United States, and , in the process, became one of the wealthiest men in America. His success resulted in part from his ability to sell the product and in part from his policy of expanding during periods of economic decline, when most of his competitors were reducing their investments.Carnegie believed that individuals should progress through hard work, but he also felt strongly that the wealthy should use their fortunes for the benefit of society. He opposed charity, preferring instead to provide educational opportunities that would allow others to help themselves. "He who dies rich, dies disgraced," he often said.Amonghis more noteworthy contributions to society are those that bear his name, including the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh, which has a library, a museum of fine arts, and a museumof national history. He also founded a school of technology that is now part of Carnegie-Mellon University. Other philanthrophic gifts are the Carnegie Endowmentfor International Peace to promote understanding between nations, the Carnegie Institute of Washington to fund scientific research, and Carnegie Hall to provide a center for the arts.Few Americans have been left untouched by Andrew Carnegie's generosity. His contributions of more than five million dollars established 2,500 libraries in small communities throughout the country and formed the nucleus of the public library system that we all enjoy today.Unit8:American RevolutionThe American Revolution was not a sudden and violent overturning of the political and social framework, such as later occurred in France and Russia, when both were already independent nations. Significant changes were ushered in, but they were not breathtaking. What happened was accelerated evolution rather than outright revolution. During the conflict itself people went on working and praying, marrying and playing. Most of them were not seriously disturbed by the actual fighting, and many of the more isolated communities scarcely knew that a war was on.America's War of Independence heralded the birth of three modern nations. One was Canada, which received its first large influx of English-speaking population from the thousands of loyalists who fled there from the United States. Another was Australia, which became a penal colony now that America was no longer available for prisoners and debtors. The third newcomer-the United States-based itself squarely on republican principles.Yet even the political overturn was not so revolutionary as one might suppose. In some states, notably Connecticut and Rhode Island, the war largely ratified a colonialself-rule already existing. British officials, everywhere ousted, were replaced by a home-grown governing class, which promptly sought a local substitute for king and Parliament.Unit9:SuburbanizationIf by "suburb" is meant an urban margin that grows more rapidly than its already developed interior, the process of suburbanization began during the emergence of the industrial city in the second quarter of the nineteenth century. Before that period thecity was a small highly compact cluster in which people moved about on foot and goods were conveyed by horse and cart. But the early factories built in the 1840's were located along waterways and near railheads at the edges of cities, and housing was needed for the thousands of people drawn by the prospect of employment. In time, the factories were surrounded by proliferating mill towns of apartments and row houses that abutted the older, main cities. As a defense against this encroachment and to enlarge their tax bases, the cities appropriated their industrial neighbors. In 1854, for example, the city of Philadelphia annexed most of Philadelphia County. Similar municipal maneuvers took place in Chicago and in New York. Indeed, most great cities of the United States achieved such status only by incorporating the communities along their borders.With the acceleration of industrial growth came acute urban crowding and accompanying social stress-conditions that began to approach disastrous proportions when, in 1888, the first commercially successful electric traction line was developed. Within a few years the horse-drawn trolleys were retired and electric streetcar networks crisscrossed and connected every major urban area, fostering a wave of suburbanization that transformed the compact industrial city into a dispersed metropolis. This first phase of mass-scale suburbanization was reinforced by the simultaneous emergence of the urban Middle Class, whose desires for homeownership in neighborhoods far from the aging inner city were satisfied by the developers of single-family housing tracts.Unit10:Types of SpeechStandard usage includes those words and expressions understood, used, and accepted by a majority of the speakers of a language in any situation regardless of the level of formality. As such, these words and expressions are well defined and listed in standard dictionaries. Colloquialisms, on the other hand, are familiar words and idioms that are understood by almost all speakers of a language and used in informal speech or writing, but not considered appropriate for more formal situations. Almost all idiomatic expressions are colloquial language. Slang, however, refers to words and expressions understood by a large number of speakers but not accepted as good, formal usage by the majority. Colloquial expressions and even slang may be found in standard dictionaries but will be so identified. Both colloquial usage and slang are more common in speech than in writing.Colloquial speech often passes into standard speech. Someslang also passes into standard speech, but other slang expressions enjoy momentary popularity followed by obscurity. In some cases, the majority never accepts certain slang phrases but nevertheless retains them in their collective memories. Every generation seems to require its own set of words to describe familiar objects and events. It has been pointed out by a number of linguists that three cultural conditions are necessary for the creation of a large body of slang expressions. First, the introduction and acceptance of new objects and situations in the society; second, a diverse population with a large number of subgroups; third, association among the subgroups and the majority population.Finally, it is worth noting that the terms "standard" "colloquial" and "slang" exist only as abstract labels for scholars who study language. Only a tiny number of the speakers of any language will be aware that they are using colloquial or slang expressions. Most speakers of English will, during appropriate situations, select and use all three types of expressions.From Boston to Los Angeles, from New York City to Chicago to Dallas, museums are either planning, building, or wrapping up wholesale expansion programs. These programs already have radically altered facades and floor plans or are expected to do so in the not-too-distant future.In New York City alone, six major institutions have spread up and out into the air space and neighborhoods around them or are preparing to do so.The reasons for this confluence of activity are complex, but one factor is a consideration everywhere - space. With collections expanding, with the needs and functions of museums changing, empty space has become a very precious commodity.Probably nowhere in the country is this more true than at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, which has needed additional space for decades and which received its last significant face lift ten years ago. Because of the space crunch, the Art Museum has become increasingly cautious in considering acquisitions and donations of art, in some cases passing up opportunities to strengthen its collections.Deaccessing - or selling off - works of art has taken on new importance because of the museum'sspace problems. And increasingly, curators have been forced to juggle gallery space, rotating one masterpiece into public view while another is sent to storage.Despite the clear need for additional gallery and storage space, however," the museumhas no plan, no plan to break out of its envelope in the next fifteen years," according to Philadelphia Museum of Art's president.Unit14:A Rare Fossil RecordThe preservation of embryos and juveniles is a rate occurrence in the fossil record. The tiny, delicate skeletons are usually scattered by scavengers or destroyed by weathering before they can be fossilized. Ichthyosaurs had a higher chance of being preserved than did terrestrial creatures because, as marine animals, they tended to livein environments less subject to erosion. Still, their fossilization required a suite of factors: a slow rate of decay of soft tissues, little scavenging by other animals, a lack of swift currents and waves to jumble and carry away small bones, and fairly rapid burial. Given these factors, someareas have become a treasury of well-preserved ichthyosaur fossils.The deposits at Holzmaden, Germany, present an interesting case for analysis.The ichthyosaur remains are found in black, bituminous marine shales deposited about 190 million years ago. Over the years, thousands of specimens of marine reptiles, fish and invertebrates have been recovered from these rocks. The quality of preservation is outstanding, but what is even more impressive is the number of ichthyosaur fossils containing preserved embryos. Ichthyosaurs with embryos have been reported from 6different levels of the shale in a small area around Holzmaden, suggesting that a specific site was used by large numbers of ichthyosaurs repeatedly over time. The embryos are quite advanced in their physical development; their paddles, for example, are already well formed. One specimen is even preserved in the birth canal. In addition, the shale contains the remains of many newborns that are between 20 and 30 inches long.Why are there so many pregnant females and young at Holzmaden when they are so rare elsewhere The quality of preservation is almost unmatched and quarry operations have been carried out carefully with an awareness of the value of the fossils. But these factors do not account for the interesting question of how there came to be such a concentration of pregnant ichthyosaurs in a particular place very close to their time of giving birth.For the last 82years, Sweden's Nobel Academy has decided who will receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, thereby determining who will be elevated from the great and the near great to the immortal. But today the Academy is coming under heavy criticism both from the without and from within. Critics contend that the selection of the winners often has less to do with true writing ability than with the peculiar internal politics of the Academyand of Swedenitself. According to Ingmar Bjorksten the cultural editor for one of the country's two major newspapers, the prize continues to represent "what people call a very Swedish exercise: reflecting Swedish tastes."The Academy has defended itself against such charges of provincialism in its selection by asserting that its physical distance from the great literary capitalsof the world actually serves to protect the Academy from outside influences. This maywell be true, but critics respond that this very distance mayalso be responsible for the Academy's inability to perceive accurately authentic trends in the literary world.Regardless of concerns over the selection process, however, it seems that the prizewill continue to survive both as an indicator of the literature that we most highly praise, and as an elusive goal that writers seek. If for no other reason, the prize will continue to be desirable for the financial rewards that accompany it; not only is the cash prize itself considerable, but it also dramatically increases sales of an author's books.Unit16:The War between Britain and FranceIn the late eighteenth century, battles raged in almost every corner of Europe, as well as in the Middle East, south Africa ,the West Indies, and Latin America.In reality, however, there was only one major war during this time, the war between Britain and France. All other battles were ancillary to this larger conflict, and were often at least partially related to its antagonist ' goals and strategies.France sought total domination of Europe . this goal was obstructed by British independence and Britain 's efforts th roughout the continent to thwart Napoleon; through treaties.Britain built coalitions (not dissimilar in concept to today 's NATO)guaranteeing British participation in all major European conflicts. These two antagonists were poorly matched, insofar as they had very unequal strengths; France was predominant on land, Britain at sea. The French knew that, short of defeating the British navy, their only hope of victory was to close all the ports of Europe to British ships. Accordingly, France set out to overcome Britain by extending its military domination from Moscow t Lisbon, from Jutland to Calabria. All of this entailed tremendous risk, because France did not have the military resources to control this much territory and still protect itself and maintain order at home.French strategists calculated that a navy of 150 ships would provide the force necessary to defeat the British navy. Such a force would give France a three-to-two advantage over Britain. This advantage was deemed necessary because of Britain 's superior sea skills and technology because of Britain 's superior sea skills and technology, and also because Britain would be fighting a defensive war, allowing it to win with fewer forces. Napoleon never lost substantial impediment to his control of Europe. As his force neared that goal, Napoleon grew increasingly impatient and began planning an immediate attack.Sleep is very ancient. In the electroencephalographic sense we share it with all the primates and almost all the other mammals and birds: it may extend back as far as the reptiles. There is some evidence that the two types of sleep, dreaming and dreamless, depend on the life-style of the animal, and that predators are statistically muchmore likely to dream than prey, which are in turn muchmore likely to experience dreamless sleep. In dream sleep, the animal is powerfully immobilized and remarkably unresponsive to external stimuli. Dreamless sleep is muchshallower, and we have all witnessed cats or dogs cocking their ears to a sound when apparently fast asleep. The fact that deep dream sleep is rare among pray today seems clearly to be a product of natural selection, and it makes sense that today, when sleep is highly evolved, the stupid animals are less frequently immobilized by deep sleep than the smart ones. But why should they sleep deeply at all Why should a state of such deep immobilization ever have evolved Perhaps one useful hint about the original function of sleep is to be found in the fact that dolphins and whales and aquatic mammals in genera seem to sleep very little. There is, by and large, no place to hide in the ocean. Could it be that, rather than increasing an animal 's vulnerability, the University of Florida and Ray Meddis of London University have suggested this to be the case. It is conceivable that animals who are too stupid to be quite on their own initiative are, during periods of high risk, immobilized by the implacable arm of sleep. The point seems particularly clear for the young of predatory animals. This is an interesting notion and probably at least partly true.Unit18:Modern American UniversitiesBefore the 1850 ' s, the United States had a number of small colleges, most of them dating from colonial days. They were small, church connected institutions whose primary concern was to shape the moral character of their students.Throughout Europe, institutions of higher learning had developed, bearing the ancient name of university. In German university was concerned primarily with creating and spreading knowledge, not morals. Between mid-century and the end of the 1800 's, more than nine thousand young Americans, dissatisfied with their training at home, went to Germanyfor advanced study. Someof them return to become presidents of venerable colleges Harvard, Yale, Columbia---and transform theminto modern universities. The new presidents broke all ties with the churches and broughtin a new kind of faculty. Professors were hired for their knowledge of a subject, not because they were of the proper faith and had a strong arm for disciplining students. The new principle was that a university was to create knowledge as well as pass it on, and this called for a faculty composed of teacher-scholars. Drilling and learning by rote were replaced by the German method of lecturing, in which the professor 's ownresearch was presented in class. Graduate training leading to the Ph.D., an ancient Germandegree signifying the highest level of advanced scholarly attainment, was introduced. With the establishment of the seminar system, graduate student learned to question, analyze, and conduct their own research.At the same time, the new university greatly expanded in size and course offerings, breaking completely out of the old, constricted curriculum of mathematics, classics, rhetoric, and music. The president of Harvard pioneered the elective system, by which students were able to choose their own course of study. The notion of major fields of study emerged. The new goal was to make the university relevant to the real pursuits of the world. Paying close heed to the practical needs of society, the new universities trained men and women to work at its tasks, with engineering students being the most characteristic of the new regime. Students were also trained as economists, architects, agriculturalists, social welfare workers, and teachers.18 现代美国大学19 世纪 50 年代以前美国有一些小的学院，大多数成立于殖民时期。

新概念英语必背的三十篇

新概念三Lesson 14 A noble gangster 贵族歹徒 (2)Lesson 17The longest suspension bridge in the world 世界上最长的吊桥 (2)Lesson 21Daniel Mendoza 丹尼尔.门多萨 (2)Lesson 24 A skeleton in the cupboard“家丑” (3)Lesson 27Nothing to sell and nothing to buy 没有东西可卖也没有东西可买 (4)Lesson 33 A day to remember难忘的一天 (4)Lesson 34 A happy discovery幸运的发现 (5)Lesson 38The first calender 最早的日历 (5)Lesson 40Who's who真假难辨 (6)Lesson 41Illusions of Pastoral Peace宁静田园生活的遐想 (7)Lesson 42Modern cavemen 现代洞穴人 (7)Lesson 43Fully insured全保险 (8)Lesson 44Speed and comfort又快捷又舒适 (9)Lesson 45The power of the press新闻报道的威力 (10)Lesson 47Too high a price? 代价太高？ (11)Lesson 50New Year resolutions新年的决心 (11)Lesson 53In the public interest为了公众的利益 (12)Lesson 54Instinct or cleverness? 是本能还是机智 (13)lesson 59Collecting收藏 (14)Lesson 60Too early and too late太早和太晚 (15)新概念四Lesson 1Finding fossil man 发现化石人 (16)Lesson 2Spare that spider不要伤害蜘蛛 (16)Lesson 3 Matterhorn man马特霍恩山区人 (16)Lesson 6 The sporting spirit体育的精神 (17)Lesson 15Secrecy in industry工业中的秘密 (17)Lesson 16The modern city 现代城市 (18)Lesson 22Knowledge and progress 知识和进步 (18)Lesson 32 Galileo reborn 伽利略的复生 (19)Lesson 33 Education 教育 (19)Lesson 34 Adolescence 青春期 (20)Lesson 36 The cost of government 政府的开支 (21)Lesson 37 The process of ageing 衰老过程 (21)Lesson 39What every writer wants 作家之所需 (22)Lesson 44 Patterns of culture 文化的模式 (23)Lesson 46 Hobbies业余爱好 (24)Lesson 47The great escape大逃亡 (25)经典教材精选的美文 (26)新概念三Lesson 14 A noble gangster 贵族歹徒pay large sums of money than have their life work destroyed by gangsters.Six hundred years ago, Sir Johan Hawkwood arrived in Italy with a band of soldiers and settled near Florence.city-states were a t w a r w i t h each other, Hawkwood used to hire his soldiers to princes who were willing to pay the high price he demanded. I n t i m e s o f peace, when business was bad, Hawkwood and his men would march into a city-state and, after b u r n i n g d o w n a few farms, would o f f e r t o go away if protection money was paid to them. Hawkwood m a d e l a r g e s u m s o f m o n e y in this way. I n s p i t e o f t h i s, the Italians regarded him as a sort of hero. When he died a t t h e a g e o f eighty, the Florentines gave him a state funeral and had a pictured painted which was dedicated t o t h e m e m o r y o f 'the most valiant soldier and most notable leader, Signor Giovanni Haukodue.' 曾经有一个时期,芝加哥的店主和商行的老板们不得不拿出大笔的钱给歹徒以换取"保护"。

新概念英语必背短文50篇：Apleasantdream美好的梦

新概念短⽂: A pleasant dream 美好的梦 Listen to the tape then answer this question. What would Julie like to do, if she had the money? 听录⾳，然后回答问题。

如果朱莉有那笔钱，她想做什么呢? JULIE: Are you doing the football pools, Brain? BRIAN: Yes, I've nearly finished, Julie. Julie. I'm sure we'll win something this week. JULIE: You always say that, but we never win anything! What will you do if you win a lot of money? BRIAN: If I win a lot of money I'll buy you a mink coat. JULIE: I don't want a mink coat! I want to see the world. BRIAN: All right. If we win a lot of money We'll travel round the world and we'll stay at the best hotels. Then we'll return home and buy a big house in the country. We'll have a beautiful garden and … JULIE: But if we spend all that money we'll be poor again. What'll we do then? BRIAN: If we spend all the money we'll try and win the football pools again. JULIE: It's a pleasant dream but everything depends on 'if'! 新概念翻译: 朱莉：布赖恩，你正在下⾜球赛的赌注吗? 布赖恩：是的。

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新概念英语必背优秀文章精读第13 篇Thepowerof the press请根据中文翻译，看一下下面两个句子能否顺利地填写出来。

原文：In democratic countries any efforts to restrict the freedom of the Press are rightly condemned. ______ 1 Stories about people often attract far more public attention than political events. Though we may enjoy reading about the lives of others, it is extremely doubtful whether we would equally enjoy reading about ourselves. Acting on the contention that facts are sacred, reporters can cause untold suffering to individuals by publishing details about their private lives. Newspapers exert such tremendous influence that they can not only bring about major changes to the lives of ordinary people but can even overthrow a government.The story of a poor family that acquired fame and fortune overnight, dramatically illustrates the power of the press. The family lived in Aberdeen, a small town of 23, 000 inhabitants in South Dakota._____________ 2 _____________ They were expecting their sixth child and were faced with even more pressing economic problems. If they had only had one more child, the fact would have passed unnoticed. They would have continued to struggle against economic odds and would have lived in obscurity. But they suddenly became the parents of quintuplets, four girls and a boy, an event which radically changed their lives. The day after the birth of the five children, an aeroplane arrived in Aberdeen bringing sixty reporters and photographers.The rise to fame was swift. Television cameras and newspaperscarried the news to everyone in the country. Newspapers and magazines offered the family huge sums for the exclusive rights to publish stories and photographs. Gifts poured in not only from unknown people, but from baby food and soap manufacturers who wished to advertise their products. The old farmhouse the family lived in was to be replaced by a new ＄500, 000 home. Reporters kept pressing for interviews so lawyers had to be employed to act as spokesmen for the family at press conferences. While the five babies were still quietly sleeping in oxygen tents in a hospital nursery, their parents were paying the price for fame. It would never again be possible for them to lead normal lives. They had become the victims of commercialization, for their names had acquired a market value. Instead of being five new family members, these children had immediately become a commodity.翻译：在民主国家里，任何限制新闻自由的企图都理所当然地受到谴责不过，这种自由很容易被滥用。

新概念精选必背优秀文章36篇(清晰完整版)

新概念三Lesson 60Too early and too late太早和太晚community is it possible to disregard it.I n o r d i n a r y l i v i n g, there can be some tolerance of unpunctuality. The intellectual, who is working on some abstruse problem, has everything coordinated and organized for t h e m a t t e r i n h a n d. He is therefore forgiven, if late for a dinner party. But people are often r e p r o a c h e d f o r unpunctuality when their only fault is c u t t i n g t h i n g s f i n e. It is h a r d f o r energetic, quick-minded people to w a s t e t i m e, so they are often tempted to finish a job before s e t t i n g o u t to k e e p a n a p p o i n t m e n t. If no accidents occur on the way, like punctured tyres, diversions of traffic, sudden descent of fog, they will be o n t i m e. They are often more industrious, useful citizenswho arrives half an hour too soon is the greatest nuisance. Some friends of my family had this irritatingwanted them.If you are catching a train, it is always b e t t e r t o b e comfortably early than even a fraction of a minute too late. Although being early may mean wasting a little time, this will be l e s s t h a n if you miss the train and have to wait an hour or more for the next one; and you avoid the frustration of arriving at the very moment when the train is drawingi n g o o d t i m e f o r a train and still to see it g o o f f without you. Such an experience befell a certain young girl the first time she was travelling alone.She entered the station twenty minutes before the train was due, since her parents had i m p r e s s e d u p o n her that it would be unforgivable to miss it and cause the friends with whom she was going to stay to make two journeys to meet her. She gave her luggage to a porter and showed him her ticket. T o h e r h o r r o r he said that she was two hours too soon. She felt in her handbag for the piece of paper on which her father had written down all the details of the journey and gave it to the porter. He agreed that a train did come into the station a t t h e t i m e on the paper and that it did stop, but o n l y t o take on mail, not passengers.father could not have made such a mistake. The porter w e n t t o f e t c h one and arrived back with the station master, who produced it with a flourish and p o i n t e d o u t a microscopic‗o‘ beside the time of the arrival o f the train at his station; this little ‗o‘ indicated that the train only s t o p p e d f o r mail. J u s t a s that moment the train c a m e i n t o themaster was adamant: rules could not be broken. And she had to watch that train disappear towards her destination准时是文明社会中进行一切社交活动时必须养成的习惯。

新概念英语必背的50篇短文

新概念英语必背的50篇短文1. Greetings and Introductions: 这些短文通常包括问候语和自我介绍，如“Hello, how are you? I'm Peter. Nice to meet you.”这些短文可以帮助学习者熟悉日常交流中常用的问候和介绍方式。

2. Daily Activities: 这些短文描述了日常生活中的活动，如“Every morning, I get up at 7 o'clock. Then I have breakfast and go to work.”通过学习这些短文，学习者可以掌握描述日常活动的常用词汇和句型。

3. Shopping and Dining: 这些短文涉及购物和用餐的场景，如“How much is this shirt? Can I have a table for two, please?”学习者可以通过这些短文学会在商店和餐厅进行简单的交流。

4. Travel and Transportation: 这些短文描述了旅行和交通方面的内容，如“I'm going to London by plane next week. How long does it take to get to the airport by taxi?”学习者可以通过这些短文学习如何询问交通信息和进行旅行安排。

5. Work and Study: 这些短文涉及工作和学习的话题，如“My job is very busy, but I enjoy it. I have to study for my exams next month.”学习者可以通过这些短文学习如何描述工作和学习的情况。

以上是我对新概念英语必背的50篇短文的一些主题和内容的简要介绍。

通过学习这些短文，学习者可以提高英语阅读能力，扩大词汇量，同时也更好地了解英语国家的文化和生活习惯。

新概念英语范文背诵

新概念英语范文背诵In the quaint town of Babblebrook, there was an English teacher named Mr. Witty, renowned for his unconventional teaching methods. His classroom was a spectacle of laughter and learning, where the walls were adorned with posters of Shakespeare and the floor was a mosaic of scattered chalk dust.One day, Mr. Witty decided to introduce a new concept to his students – the art of reciting English essays with a twist. He believed that the best way to master the language was not just to read, but to perform it with flair."Good morning, class," he began, his voice echoing through the halls of learning. "Today, we're going to delve into the world of 'New Concept English Recitation.' But not just any recitation, we're going to make it a spectacle!"The students, a mix of skeptics and enthusiasts, exchanged curious glances. Mr. Witty continued, "Each of you will choose an essay from the 'New Concept English' series and transform it into a theatrical performance. You'll be the characters, the setting, and the plot – all in the name of language mastery."The first volunteer was Sally, a girl with a penchant for drama. She chose an essay titled "The Lost Keys," a tale about a man's frantic search for his missing keys. Sallyturned it into a one-woman show, complete with a danceroutine and a song about the perils of misplacing one's belongings.Next up was Tim, the class clown, who picked "The Visit to the Zoo." His rendition was a comedic masterpiece, with Tim impersonating various animals and narrating the essay in a series of hilarious voices that had the class in stitches.As the day progressed, each student brought their unique touch to the essays, turning them into mini-dramas, musicals, and even a mock game show. Mr. Witty watched with pride, his eyes twinkling with the joy of seeing his students embrace the language with such creativity.By the end of the day, the students had not only memorized the essays but had also gained a deep appreciation for the power of performance in language learning. And as they left the classroom, each carrying a newfound confidence in their English skills, Mr. Witty couldn't help but chuckle to himself, knowing that the true lesson had been learned –that learning can be as fun as it is effective.And so, in the town of Babblebrook, the art of English recitation was never the same again, thanks to the whimsical genius of Mr. Witty and the enthusiastic spirit of his students.。

新概念英语第三册11-20作文

新概念英语第三册11-20作文英文回答：11. Learning a New Language.Learning a new language can be a challenging yet rewarding endeavor. It opens up new worlds of communication, expands our perspectives, and enhances our cognitive abilities. However, the journey to language fluencyrequires dedication, persistence, and effective strategies.12. Importance of Motivation.Motivation is the driving force that propels us forward in language learning. It can stem from personal goals, such as career aspirations or a desire to connect with adifferent culture, or from external factors, such as the need to communicate in a foreign environment. A strong motivation sustains us through the inevitable challengesand setbacks we encounter along the way.13. Immersion and Practice.Immersion in the target language is essential for language acquisition. Surrounding ourselves with the language through activities such as listening to music, watching movies, and reading books exposes us to authentic language patterns and helps us develop a natural understanding of the language's nuances. Regular practice through speaking, writing, and listening exercises consolidates our knowledge and improves our fluency.14. Strategies for Effective Learning.Various learning strategies can enhance our progress in language learning. Spaced repetition, which involves reviewing material at increasing intervals, strengthens memory and promotes long-term retention. Active recall, the act of retrieving information from memory without external prompts, tests our understanding and improves our ability to recall information.15. Cultural Awareness.Learning a language is not merely acquiring a new set of words and grammar rules but also immersing ourselves in the culture associated with that language. Understanding the cultural context of a language helps us decode its nuances, interpret its idioms, and communicate effectively with native speakers.16. Technology and Language Learning.Advances in technology have revolutionized the way we learn languages. Language learning apps, online dictionaries, and speech recognition software provide convenient and accessible resources that facilitate practice and enhance comprehension. However, while technology can be a valuable tool, it should not replace human interaction and immersion in the target language.17. Overcoming Plateaus.Language learning often involves periods of stagnationwhere our progress seems to slow down. These plateaus are a natural part of the learning process. To overcome them, we can adjust our learning strategies, try new activities, or seek feedback from a native speaker or language teacher.18. The Joy of Language Learning.While language learning can be challenging, it should also be an enjoyable and fulfilling experience. Discovering new languages opens our minds to new ways of thinking and allows us to connect with people from diverse cultures. The joy we derive from the learning process sustains our motivation and makes the journey worthwhile.19. The Importance of Perseverance.Language fluency is not achieved overnight. It requires consistent effort and perseverance. The key is to establish a regular study routine, set realistic goals, and never give up. With time and dedication, we can overcome the challenges and achieve our language learning objectives.20. Conclusion.Learning a new language is an enriching and transformative experience that broadens our horizons and enhances our understanding of the world. It requires motivation, immersion, practice, and perseverance. By embracing effective learning strategies and immersing ourselves in the target language and culture, we can embark on a lifelong journey of linguistic discovery and personal growth.中文回答：11. 学习一门新语言。

新概念英语短文背诵unit13,Skyscrapers,and,Environment

新概念英语短文背诵unit13,Skyscrapers,and,Environment13 Skyscrapers2 and EnvironmentIn the late 1960“s, many people in North America turned their attention to environmental problems, and new steel-and-glass skyscrapers were widely criticized. Ecologists pointed3 out that a cluster of tall buildings in a city often overburdens public transportation and parking lot capacities.Skyscrapers are also lavish4 consumers, and wasters, of electric power. In one recent year, the addition of 17 million square feet of skyscraper1 office space in New York City raised the peak daily demand for electricity by 120, 000 kilowatts5 -- enough to supply the entire city of Albany, New York, for a day.Glass-walled skyscrapers can be especially wasteful6. The heat loss (or gain) through a wall of half-inch plate glass is more than ten times that through a typical masonry7 wall filled with insulation8 board. To lessen9 the strain on heating and air-conditioning equipment, builders of skyscrapers have begun to use double-glazed panels of glass, and reflective glasses coatedwith silver or gold mirror films that reduce glare as well as heat gain. However, mirror-walled skyscrapers raise the temperature of the surrounding air and affect neighboring buildings.Skyscrapers put a severe strain on a city"s sanitation10 facilities, too. If fully11 occupied, the two World Trade Center towers in New York City would alone generate 2.25 million gallons of raw sewage each year -- as much as a city the size of Stanford, Connecticut, which has a population of more than 109, 000.摩天大楼与环境60年代后期，许多北美人把注意力转向了环境问题，那些崭新的玻璃钢摩天大楼受到了广泛的批评。

每天一篇新概念英语短文day13

每天一篇新概念英语短文day13每天一篇新概念英语：Day 13 The Greenwood Boys新概念英语2课文内容：The Greenwood Boys are a group of popular singers. At present, they are visiting all parts of the country. Theywill be arriving here tomorrow. They will be coming by train and most of the young people in the town will be meeting them at the station. Tomorrow evening they will be singing at the Workers' Club. The Greenwood Boys will be staying for five days. During this time, they will give five performances. As usual, the police will have a difficult time. They will be trying to keep order. It is always the same on these occasions.本文语法：将来实行时语法归纳：将来实行时的形式：will / shall be doing将来实行时与一般将来时的主要区别：1)一般将来时表达将来的意图或打算。

Tom will go to see his girlfriend tomorrow morning.汤姆明天早上将去看他的女朋友。

将来实行时一般不表意愿，常表示已安排好之事：Mr. Brown will be arriving in Shanghai tonight.布朗先生将于今晚到达上海。

新概念英语必背50篇：林中散步

新概念短⽂: A walk through the woods 林中散步 Listen to the tape then answer this question. What was so funny about the words on the sign? 听录⾳，然后回答问题。

牌⼦上的字有什么可笑的地⽅? I live in a very old town which is surrounded by beautiful woods. It is a famous beauty spot. On Sundays, hundreds of people come from the city to see our town and to walk through the woods. Visitors have been asked to keep the woods clean and tidy. Litter baskets have been placed under the trees, but people still throw their rubbish everywhere. Last Wednesday, I went for a walk in the woods. What I saw made me very sad. I counted seven old cars and three old refrigerators. The little baskets were empty and the ground was covered with pieces of paper, cigarette ends, old tyres, empty bottles and rusty tins. Among the rubbish, I found a sign which said, 'Anyone who leaves litter in these woods will be prosecuted!' 新概念短⽂翻译: 我住在⼀个由美丽的树林环绕的古⽼的⼩镇上。

新概念第三册课文翻译及学习笔记Lesson13_15

新概念第三册课文翻译及学习笔记Lesson13~15新概念第三册课文翻译及学习笔记Lesson13【课文】After her husband had gone to work. Mrs. Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too excited to do any housework that morning, for in the evening she would be going to a fancy-dress part with her husband. She intended to dress up as a ghost and as she had made her costume the night before, she was impatient to try it on. Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was very effective. After putting it on, Mrs. Richards went downstairs. She wanted to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.Just as Mrs. Richards was entering the dinning room, there was a knock on the front door. She knew that it must be the baker. She had told him to come straight in if ever she failed to open the door and to leave the bread on the kitchen table. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly hid in the small storeroom under the stairs. She heard the front door open and heavy footsteps in the hall. Suddenly the door of the storeroom was opened and a man entered. Mrs. Richards realized that it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the metre. She tried to explain the situation, saying 'It's only me', but it was too late. The man let out cry and jumped back several paces. When Mrs. Richards walked towards him, he fled, slamming the door behind him.【课文翻译】理查兹夫人等丈夫上班走后，把孩子送去上学，然后来到楼上自己的卧室。

新概念英语必背短文50篇：Ticketsplease请把车票拿出来

Tickets, please. 请把车票拿出来 GEORGE: Two return tickets to London, please. What time will the next train leave? ATTENDANT: At nineteen minutes past eight. GEORGE: Which platform? ATTENDANT: Platform Two. Over the bridge. KEN: What time will the next train leave? GEORGE: At eight nineteen. KEN: We've got plenty of time. GEORGE: It's only three minutes to eight. KEN: Let's go and have a drink. There's a bar next door to the station. GEORGE: We had better go back to the station now, Ken. PORTER: Tickets, please. GEORGE: We want to catch the eight nineteen to London. PORTER: You've just missed it! GEORGE: What! It's only eight fifteen. PORTER: I'm sorry, sir. That clock's ten minutes slow. GEORGE: When's the next train? PORTER: In five hours' time! 新概念翻译: 乔治：买两张到伦敦的往返票。

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新概念优美背诵短文50篇unit13 Skyscrapers and
Environment
>13 Skyscrapers2 and Environment
In the late 1960's, many people in North America turned their attention to environmental problems, and new steel-and-glass skyscrapers were widely criticized. Ecologists pointed3 out that a cluster of tall buildings in a city often overburdens public transportation and parking lot capacities.
Skyscrapers are also lavish4 consumers, and wasters, of electric power. In one recent year, the addition of 17
million square feet of skyscraper1 office space in New York City raised the peak daily demand for electricity by 120, 000 kilowatts5 -- enough to supply the entire city of Albany, New York, for a day.
Glass-walled skyscrapers can be especially wasteful6. The heat loss (or gain) through a wall of half-inch plate glass
is more than ten times that through a typical masonry7 wall filled with insulation8 board. To lessen9 the strain on heating and air-conditioning equipment, builders of skyscrapers have begun to use double-glazed panels of glass, and reflective glasses coated with silver or gold mirror
films that reduce glare as well as heat gain. However,
mirror-walled skyscrapers raise the temperature of the surrounding air and affect neighboring buildings.
Skyscrapers put a severe strain on a city's sanitation10 facilities, too. If fully11 occupied, the two World Trade Center towers in New York City would alone generate 2.25
million gallons of raw sewage each year -- as much as a city the size of Stanford, Connecticut, which has a population of more than 109, 000.
摩天大楼与环境
60年代后期，很多北美人把注意力转向了环境问题，那些崭新的
玻璃钢摩天大楼受到了广泛的批评。

生态学家指出，城市中密集的高
层建筑经常给公共交通与停车场的承载水平造成过重的负担。

摩天大
楼还是电能的过度消费者与浪费者。

最近的某一年，纽约市摩天写字
楼1，700万英尺办公面积的增加使电能的日需求量提升了120，000
千瓦。

这些电能足以供纽约的整个奥尔巴尼市使用一天。

玻璃表面的
摩天大楼特别地浪费。

通过半英寸的平板玻璃墙壁损失(或增加)的热
量是典型的加入绝缘板的石墙所允许的热量损失(或增加)的十倍以上。

为了减轻取暖设备或空调设备的压力，摩天大楼的建造者们已经开始
使用双面上釉的玻璃镶板和涂上了金色或银色反光薄膜的反光玻璃，
来减少强光照射和热量的增加；但是，镜面的摩天大楼会提升周围空
气的温度并会对附近的建筑物产生影响。

摩天大楼也对城市的卫生设
施造成了沉重的压力。

单单纽约市的二个世界贸易中心大楼如果完全
被占满的话，每年就会产生2，250，000加仑的污水。

这相当于康涅
狄格州的斯坦福市这样大的城市一年所产生的污水量，而康州的斯坦
福市拥有109，000人口。