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1、Care for Our Mother Earth关注地球母亲?意识?杂志的麦肯立博士就环境问题对几位专家进行采访。麦肯立博士:您认为目前环境面临的最大威胁是什么?阿曼·莫特万:现在环境面临的最大威胁来自我们人类对环境的态度。我们对环境的看法决定着我们周围世界的环境。大多数人认为万物是彼此孤立的。但事实上,每一个个体都是一个息息相关、相互联系的整体的组成局部。比方,一颗树看上去或许是孤立的,但它却对其周围环境中的一切-日光、雨水、风、鸟、矿物质、其它植物和树木、你、我等-施加影响,同时又处于环境的的影响之下。一棵树会影响从它周围吹过的风;风同时又会影响这颗树的生长。了解这棵树与其环境

2、的关系,你就可以预见它的未来。大多数人对万物之间的相关性视而不见。正因为如此,我们就不了解我们的所作所为会造成的后果。现在我们每个人都应该睁开双眼,看清这个世界的真实面貌-一个因果相循的完整集合体。塞姆基博士:我们认为最严重的两个环境问题是森林砍伐和全球变暖。由于大量砍伐,现在地球上的树木仅有一万年前的一半。毁掉树木也就破坏了生态环境,因为树木可以维持表层土壤,保证干旱气候地带的降雨量,净化地下水,并将二氧化碳转化为氧气。树木把水从地下带到地面,并让水蒸发到大气中,随后这些蒸发气体又再化为雨水返回地面。这对天然的干旱地区是至关重要的。毁林地区的下风区域会因缺乏降雨来源而变为荒漠。全球变暖的原因

3、是燃烧石油等矿物燃料引起的,因为这会释放出温室气体进入大气。二氧化碳和其它温室气体会聚积热量,最终造成全球气候变暖。 麦肯立博士:纳可森博士,谢谢您专程从澳大利亚远道赶来参加我们的访谈。请您告诉?意识?杂志的读者怎样做才有助于解决环保问题。利昂·纳可森:保护环境最简单的方法就是不要去摧残它。要尽最大努力去善待它,尽可能少索取,多回报。麦肯立博士:对于环境的现状及未来,您最关心的是什么呢?利昂·纳可森:空气和水污染是我们关注的首要问题。我们正在污染我们呼吸的空气和饮用的水,这真是让人难以理解。空气和水这两种物质并非取之不竭,我们必须认识到,一旦到了无可挽回的地步,我们的子孙就

4、将一无所有。麦肯立博士:德塞博士,很荣幸有这个难得的时机采访您。能否请您与我们的读者交流一下您的高见,告诉我们环境危时机朝什么方向开展呢?阿姆力特·德塞:我们不是与环境问题无关的。我们本身就是问题的起因。我们过着双重标准的生活。一方面,我们贪婪地要求工业提供更多便利、舒适和财富。我们沉溺于消费,造成工业浪费。另一方面,我们却无视了这种需求和地球母体的承受的能力;生活已是十分优裕,我们却依然贪得无厌地索取,滥用我们自身和地球的资源。地球母亲用她健康的环境抚育着我们。就人类而言,母亲生病,孩子就会遭殃;我们既造成了地球的病态,还得自吞恶果。麦肯立博士:在本次访谈结束之际,我要谢谢各位嘉宾

5、的参与。聆听了我们作为一个个体成员应该怎样做才有益于周围的环境,我感到收益匪浅。希望这次访谈会鼓励?意识?杂志的读者去采取行动,制定自己的战略方针。多数人都习惯袖手旁观,还说"让专家们去处理这些问题吧!"。这种态度等于是在消灭这个星球。本次访谈的目的正是想说明个人采取行动有多么重要。谢谢各位出谋划策指点迷津。练习:1. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary. isolateconsumerconvenience elementisolatepriority

6、 release specificstrategytrap1. The company will spend $6 million on sales_ as well as the development of new products.2. We all agreed on our basic aims, but when we got down to _ items it became more complicated.3. Nowadays, _ not only demand the high quality of the products but also their after-s

7、ale services.4. He was caught in the act of shoplifting but was _ after he left his ID to the supermarket.5. The soldiers pretended to run away and the enemy, in pursuing them, were finally _ .6. As a _ of being in hospital, Shelly decided to become a nurse.7. The village _ from the outside for thre

8、e days because of the flood.8. After the Second World War, millions of people were left homeless; so the government decided to give _ to housing.9. In many shops, shopping bags are provided for the customers' _ .10. With a tearful love story and two famous stars, the movie has all the _ for a su

9、ccess.参考答案: pped,6.consequence, 7.was isolated, 8.priority, 9.convenience, 10. elements 翻译:1. How did the war, which brought terrible disasters to mankind, impact on such a poet?2. Mothers are sometimes blind to the faults of their beloved children, which will cause the children to make the same mis

10、take again.3. As a new immigrant in this completely strange country, she always felt isolated.4. Acting before thinking often results in failure, so we should think before we leap.5. The time for talking is past; we must take a positive action to protect our environment.Frog Story蛙的故事最近发生了几桩怪事儿。我在北威

11、斯康星州的树林中有一座小木屋。是我亲手搭建的,前面还有一间花房。住在里面相当惬意。实际上我是在户外做音频制作和环境方面的工作-作为干这一行的工具,我还装备了一间带电脑的工作室。还有一只树蛙也在我的工作室中住了下来。去年十一月,我第一次惊讶地发现他只是这样称呼罢了,事实上我并不知道该称“他还是“她坐在电脑的音箱上。我把他放到花房里去,认为他呆在那儿会更舒服一些。可他又跑回来呆在原地。很快我就习惯了有他做伴,清晨我上网查收邮件和阅读新闻的时候,他也在一旁关注这个世界。可上周,我突然对这个爬上爬下的 “小绿人或小灰人产生了好奇心。于是有一天,我正在工作室里干活,电脑嗡嗡作响。当树蛙从我面前爬过时,我

12、不得不停止工作。他停下了并转过身来,坐在那儿看着我。好吧,我也干脆停下来望着他。五个月了,他一直这样陪着我。我突然有一股强烈的欲望想了解他:为什么他要呆在这儿而不乐意呆在花房里?我认为对树蛙来说,花房显然要舒适得多。“你为什么呆在这儿?我情不自禁地问他。我目不转睛地盯着他,他也直视着我。然后我听到一种叮咚声。这种声音似乎一下子就进入了我的大脑中枢,因为它和电脑里发出来的声音十分接近。在那个声音里我听到树蛙对我“说:“因为我想让你明白。哟,太不可思议了。“明白什么?我脑海中突然跳出了这个问题。然后经过短暂的体验这种交流之后,我觉得我已经理解了树蛙待在这儿的原因。我开始理解树蛙只是想听到其他同类的

13、叫声并与之交流。或许他误以为计算机发出的声音就是其他树蛙在呼唤他。真是有趣。我继续工作。我正在写一个关于全球气候变化的故事。有个朋友刚好发过来一份 ,说地球的温度正以每十年1.9度的速度上升。我知道,照这种速度下去,每年春天我都爱去提取树浆的这片枫林,到我孩子的那一代就将不复存在。我的故土美丽的威斯康星州也会在下一代变成一片草原。此刻,树蛙从我脚背跳过去站在电脑前的地板上。然后他伸出手来从后面拢起左耳凝神倾听,接着他又站在电脑前伸出右手拢起另一支耳朵。他这样转动着脑袋,聆听那个声音,非常专心致志。他的皮肤起了微妙的变化,呈现出一种亮丽的绿色,然后他就用尽全力跳到电脑上。我猛然想起去年在收音机里

14、听到的一那么关于青蛙的消息,说是全世界的青蛙正在死亡。消息说因为青蛙的皮肤就像是一个内里朝外的肺,所以正在受到污染和全球气候变化的影响。据说已经发现有些青蛙的皮肤已变得像纸一样干瘪。还说青蛙是一个"物种指示器",由于对环境敏感,这个物种会先遭灭顶之灾。这时我明白了。青蛙向我们传递了一个信息。一些头脑清醒的人士也曾向我们传递过同样的信息,那就是"我们别无选择。"我们已经进入了关键时刻,为了人类的子孙后代,也为青蛙,我们必须对这个星球负起主人的责任。因为我们休戚相关。我还明白了我们之间没有界限,明白了时间的紧迫。为了我们的亲人,我们必须马上行动起来。于是我明

15、白了这只青蛙此行的目的,也知道自己在这儿该做些什么。练习:1. Choose the best answer to each question with the information from the passage. 1. What is the author's purpose in writing the story? A) He wants to tell the story of an extraordinary frog. B) He wants to tell readers the characteristics of frogs. C) He wants to sh

16、ow that frogs and humans can live together. D) He wants to encourage readers to fight against pollution.2. Finally the author realized that the frog preferred staying in the studio rather than in the greenhouse because _. A) he wanted to remind the author that it's time to take actions against p

17、ollution B) he enjoyed being there surveying the world through a computer with the author C) he loved the tone of the computer which sounded like other frogs D) he was afraid the pollution outside might affect his skin3. Frogs are called an "indicator species" because _. A) their lungs are

18、 turned inside out B) their skin is dried up like paper C) their skin is sensitive to environmental pollution and global climate change D) frogs can warn people of environmental pollution by killing themselves4. What does "sober folks"(line 7 from the bottom) refer to? A) People who are aw

19、are of the environmental problem. B) Adults not addicted to alcohol. C) People who lead a simple life. D) Adults on the planet.5. By saying "there are no boundaries" (line 3 from the bottom), the author indicates that _. A) human beings have no more choices but act now B) human beings and

20、frogs are connected in the ecosystem C) frogs can communicate with human beings in a certain way D) the fight against pollution is endless参考答案:2. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary. overtakefocusspeciescup (v.)tonedirectlyclimateaudiodecadeboundary1. He fo

21、und it difficult to adapt to the tropical _ here since he grew up in the northern part of China.2. The stockbrokers _ by the sharp drop in the stock market last Tuesday.3. Biologists have estimated that there are around one million animal and plant _ living in the rainforests.4. In the United States

22、 the cost of living has been steadily rising for the past few _ .5. The quickly growing company has ambitious plans to expand beyond national _ .6. That computer store is having a sale of _ software; let's go and have a look.7. To be safe, you'd better put on your dark glasses to avoid the s

23、un shining _ in your eyes.8. When the kitchen is finished I'm gong to _ my attention on the garden.9. In a serious _ , the doctor warned him to keep off sugar.10. She _ her hands around the mug of hot coffee to warm them.参考答案:1.climate, 2.were overtaken, 3.species, 4.decades, 5.boundaries,6.audi

24、o, 7. directly, 8.focus, 9.tone, 10. cupped翻译:1. Young people sometimes complain of not being able to communicate with their parents.2.   Mary has been longing to take up residence in a Chinese village in Yunnan for a few years. Now her dream has come true.3.  Domestic animals are used to

25、depending on humans, so it is difficult for them to survive in the wild.4.  He was suddenly overtaken by a fear that he would be laid off by the company 5. I figure hell be back soon since he promised to have dinner with me.Einstein's Compass爱因斯坦的指南针小爱因斯坦是个安静的孩子。爱因斯坦夫妇赫尔曼和波琳认为他“或许太安静了。爱因斯坦到

26、三岁时才开始说话。父母差点就误认为他是反响迟钝,但有一个明显的事实消除了他们的疑虑,因为他真的开口说话时,说出的话便异乎寻常。两岁时,母亲波琳许诺给他一个惊喜。小爱因斯坦非常快乐,以为妈妈会带给他一件有趣的新玩具。但当妈妈把刚出生的妹妹玛嘉抱到他面前时,小爱因斯坦只是以疑虑的眼光盯着她,最后说道,“车轮在哪儿?爱因斯坦五岁的时候有一次卧病在床,父亲赫尔曼送给他一个新玩意。正是这个小玩意启动了他的智力。那是小爱因斯坦第一次见到指南针。他躺在床上摇晃摆弄着这个稀奇的东西,认为自己能将指针糊弄到指向另一个方向。但是无论他怎样摆弄,指针却总是会回到原来指北的位置。“真奇妙,他想。引导指南针的无形力量使

27、爱因斯坦认识到,我们肉眼看到的只是世界的一局部,事物背后还有“某种东西,某种深藏着的东西。爱因斯坦就这样踏上了他穷其一生的探索之路。“我没有特殊的天份,他常常说,“我只是有强烈的好奇心。爱因斯坦不仅仅只是有好奇心。 他的耐心和毅力使他做起事情来能比大多数人都更能持久。其他孩子用纸牌搭楼房,搭到四层高时房子就会摇摇晃晃地坍塌下来。而玛嘉却惊奇地看着她哥哥爱因斯坦能有条不紊地搭起14层纸牌高楼。后来爱因斯坦说道,“这不是因为我有多聪明,而是因为我能坚持得更久。阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦的思维开展得益于他有时机与成人进行智力交流。他的叔叔是工程师,经常到爱因斯坦家里来,于是爱因斯坦就有时机参与他们

28、的讨论。爱因斯坦的思想还受到一位医科学生的启迪。此人每星期都来爱因斯坦家一次,与爱因斯坦一家共进晚餐,一起谈天说地。爱因斯坦12岁的时候发现了一系列他认为是“神圣的观念。那是一本有关欧几里德平面几何的小册子。原来人可以证明那些不易明显看出的角度和线段的定理。这个想法给年青学生爱因斯坦留下了“难以磨灭的印象。他把数学当作满足自己好奇心并用以证明他后来发现宇宙运行规律的手段。他坚信美丽寓于简朴。或许这个悟性才是激发他天分的真正动因。阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦在表象复杂的大自然中寻求简朴的美,并发现别人看不到的真理。爱因斯坦用数学公式表达的思想也许只有少数才思敏捷的科学家才能理解,但他却能简洁地说

29、明自己思想之精随,使人人都能够理解。比方说,他的相对论推翻了数百年来一直被认为是完整地描述了自然界一切规律的牛顿定律,给科学界带来了一场彻底的变革。但是当有人敦促他举例说明,以便让群众能理解相对论时,他说:“把手放在烫人的炉上时,一分钟就像是一个小时。坐在漂亮姑娘的身边,一个小时就像是一分钟。这就是相对论。阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦的创新思维在年仅26岁时就到达了顶峰。1905年他写了三篇重要的论文,分别是关于光的本质证明原子存在、相对论以及著名的原子能等式:E=mc2。在随后的20年里,正是由于想知道是什么力量控制了指南针的指向所激发的这份好奇心以及坚持追求简单答案的毅力,引导他将空间与时

30、间联系起来思考问题,由此发现了一种崭新的物质状态。他追寻的最终目标是什么呢?“我想知道上帝是怎样创造世界的我想知道他的思路;其余的就都是细枝末节了。练习:1. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary. convince apparentcuriositydetail stirfundamentalpatiencerespondultimate spark1. The theories of relativity have made _ changes in our views

31、of the universe.2. That is our _ proposal, and no other changes will be considered.3. The forest fire was found to be _ by a cigarette end.4. The speaker had _ noticed that his topic wasn't popular with the audience, so he quickly ended his speech.5. I've no _ with people who are always comp

32、laining of their misfortune.6. I have never imagined that I would be the object of such _ .7. The doctors tried to _ her that she didn't need to be in depression about her health.8. The police asked him to describe the accident in every _ .9. The quality guarantee and good after-sale services wi

33、ll certainly meet with positive _ from the consumers.10. Harry Potter _ the imagination of children throughout the world.参考答案:1.fundamental, 2.ultimate, 3.sparked, 4.apparently, 5.patience, 6.curiosity, 7.convince, 8.detail, 9.responses, 10. (has) stirred翻译:1. Reporters pressed the spokesman for an

34、explanation of the military attack.2. His election campaign failed to convince the voters that he was the right person for the Senator.3. While I admit that there are problems, I don't agree that they cannot be solved.4. His first speech on TV made a deep impression on his audience.5. All things

35、 are interrelated and interact with each other The Wake-up Call from Stockholm来自斯德哥尔摩的唤醒 10月12日凌晨5:40,加利福尼亚理工学院的阿莫德·扎威尔教授接到了一个来自瑞典的 ,告诉他“你这辈子只有这二十分钟的清静时间了。全世界很快就会知道扎威尔获得了1999年度的诺贝尔化学奖,接着,扎威尔就会收到世界各地的来信。几天之内,他的电子邮件将激增至两千封;美国和埃及的媒体将纷纷打来 ,急迫要求对他进行采访;朋友和同事也会不断打来恭贺 ,他的三条 线都将响个不停。但是现在,这位53岁的男子首先要与家人共

36、享这条喜讯。扎威尔亲吻了妻子德玛和两个小儿子纳比尔和哈尼。当他把这个消息告知远在家乡埃及的母亲时,她禁不住喜极而泣。扎威尔说,他的两个女儿玛哈和阿曼妮“从 里一听到这个消息,就快乐得快疯了。我甚至连话都没法讲下去了。“纳比尔的反响让我有些失望,他补充道。“我告诉他我获得了诺贝尔奖。他却只说了一声不错。当扎威尔问他是否会把这个消息告诉他学校里的小伙伴们时,这个六岁的小家伙答道“不会。那些家伙只会说那又怎样?不过纳比尔倒还确实问过“我们要去见国王吗?瑞典皇家学院因扎威尔在观察和研究原子层面所发生的化学反响方面所作的开创性工作而授予他诺贝尔化学奖。他向世人证明,“利用快速的激光技术有可能观察到化学反

37、响发生时分子中的原子是怎样运动的。扎威尔将物理领域内最有威力的仪器引进化学实验室,从而引发了一场革命,超微千万亿分之一化学从此诞生。瑞典发布人说,这是“一场发生在化学及其相关学科领域的革命,因为这种研究方法使我们能够了解并预测重要的化学反响,能从自然界最根底的层面探测自然。扎威尔是加利福尼亚理工学院教师及校友中第27位获得诺贝尔奖的人,同时也是最近十年里第三位获此殊荣的学院教师。在经过了一周的冲动和忙乱之后,扎威尔说:“根据我的经验,无论你在什么时候跨越学科或引进新的观点和仪器,你都会得到意想不到的发现,因为你开启了新的窗户。扎威尔走向国际科学领域前沿的道路快捷而别具特色,正如他所观察的原子跳

38、出的分子舞步一样优美。童年时,扎威尔在埃及国内进行了很多化学实验,并由此获得了丰富的经验,这些经验使他在就读亚历山大大学时成绩在班上名列前茅。他在亚历山大大学接受的正统理科教育本可使他在数、理、化、地质等任一领域中获得一个极有开展前途的终身任教职位。不过他最终还是决定去宾夕法尼亚大学攻读博士学位,“去见识一下化学的分子世界。扎威尔以前也曾听说过加利福尼亚理工学院,但当时这位年轻的埃及人认为,“学院的名字听上去没有"大学"响亮。事实证明,在扎威尔从正统理科研究转向他后来在加州伯克利大学的博士后科研的过程中,宾夕法尼亚大学起到了“理想的的过渡作用。 扎威尔留在贝克利大学做博士后

39、研究有两个原因:一是想搞科研而非仅仅得到博士学位;另一个“私下的原因是我想买一辆美国大轿车带回埃及去。他一到贝克利大学就“立即发表了三篇论文,当时有人就建议他与美国不多的几所顶尖大学联系深造。“我决定去加利福尼亚理工学院的最重要的原因是,我的申请一提出,就受到了全院教职员工、领导和系里的热烈欢送。同时他认为,在一个以结构研究见长的系里,自己能在专攻动力学方面取得成功。并且,加利福尼亚的地中海气候也令人惬意。那是发生在1976年的事情。扎威尔的事业可谓一帆风顺。他在加利福尼亚理工学院工作一年半后就获得了终身教席,1982年被聘为正教授,1990年获鲍林首席教授荣誉。如今他又将诺贝尔奖揽入囊中,下

40、一步他该干些什么呢?“首先,我还不会退休,扎威尔说。“而且我也不会去好莱坞作影星。扎威尔期望今后几年里能再有突破性的成果。他将继续活泼在科研领域,积极发表论文,视其论文如己出迄今为止他已经发表了363篇论文。在获得诺贝尔奖后不到一个星期内,扎威尔就打 给编辑追问两篇论文的进展情况,这让编辑大为惊讶,问道:“是你在给我打 吗?不可能吧!我想你一定出去喝酒赴宴了。他将继续尽力去揭示尚待研发的领域的奥秘。练习:1. Choose the best answer to each question with the information from the passage.1. Nabeel's

41、 reaction disappointed his father; the possible explanation of it might be _.A) he had little idea of the importance of the Nobel PrizeB) he took it for granted that his father should be the winnerC) he was more interested in the king than the PrizeD) he was afraid his friends would look down upon h

42、im2. Zewail has pioneered in the field of femto-chemistry, which can be regarded as a revolution in _.A) chemistry and physicsB) chemical reaction and atomic structureC) laser technology and molecule researchD) chemistry and other sciences related3. Zewail attended several universities; they are, in

43、 order of time, _.A) the Alexandria University, the University of Pennsylvania, CaltechB) the Alexandria University, the University of Pennsylvania and UC BerkeleyC) the University of Pennsylvania, Caltech and UC BerkeleyD) the University of Pennsylvania, UC Berkeley and Caltech4. Zewail chose Calte

44、ch over the other top American universities mainly because _.A) there were already 26 Nobel Prize winners among the faculty membersB) he appreciated the hearty welcome presented by the people thereC) he found it a better place to specialize in dynamicsD) the Mediterranean climate of California was a

45、greeable5. The editor thought it incredible to hear Zewail on the phone within the week of his receiving the Nobel Prize, because he thought _.A) Zewail would go and visit to HollywoodB) Zewail might be busy handling calls and e-mailsC) Zewail should be occupied with dinner partiesD) Zewail would ha

46、ve no time to do any papers参考答案:2.Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary. breakthroughelegantproberetiretransitionhandful classicalswiftfacultyreaction1. The names such as Bach and Beethoven would come to mind when _ music is played.2. The medical lab is repor

47、ted to have made an exciting _ in cancer research.3. The old mansion was furnished with great _ .4. He accepted an invitation to join the _ as a full professor.5. Usually this disease is not curable, but in a _ of cases the patients have survived.6. She tried to _ into my mind and discover what I wa

48、s thinking.7. When the thief saw the police entering the hall, he made a _ escape.8. Parents should give sound advice to their children during their _ from childhood to manhood.9. My _ to his proposal were not quite what he had expected.10. The normal _ age in this country is 60 for men and 55 for w

49、omen.参考答案:1.classical, 2.breakthrough, 3.elegance, 4.faculty, 5.handful, 6.probe, 7. swift, 8.transition, 9.reactions, 10. retirement翻译:1. The lecturer at the conference turned out to be the daughter of an old friend of mine.2. It is 5 years since his retirement, but he has remained active in academ

50、ic circles.3. If you do have financial difficulties, you can apply for a student loan.4. The scientist had worked hard at the new material for 10 years before he made his own way in the end. 5. The chief airplane manufacturers in the world are pushing the envelope to make faster and longer range air

51、planes to compete for bigger share of the market.Bathtub Battleships from Ivorydale艾弗里代尔开来的浴缸战舰美国的妈妈们一直深信,如果要把那些小淘气鬼的嘴巴洗干净的话,没有什么能赛过象牙香皂宝洁公司的一个注册商标。这是因为这个牌子的香皂以其平安、柔和而纯粹的品质而闻名遐迩,就像林肯纪念堂的大理石一样坚实无瑕。它的口感相当不错呢。而且,如果不慎将香皂落入澡盆,里面盛满了孩子们洗过澡的浑水,你也不用担忧找不到-它会自动浮上水面。象牙香皂是一种美国文化现象。它就像华盛顿纪念碑一样得到广泛认可,并且远比国会受人尊崇。当西

52、奥多·罗斯福还在北达科他州当驯马牛仔的时候,象牙香皂就已经拥有目前这种崇高的地位了。1879年,为抗衡进口香皂,象牙香皂被作为廉价白皂投放市场。为进行大规模销售,宝洁公司发起了最早一次全国规模的广告宣传活动,说象牙香皂"纯得可以飘浮起来",并且使这种观念深入人心。其结果是:至少有许多代的美国人都用象牙香皂洗浴净身。使用象牙香皂来洗手、洗脸以及给小孩子洗屁股的人不计其数。就连宝洁公司也弄不清楚到底卖出了多少块象牙香皂,但它却准确记载了象牙香皂赚来了多少亿美元。每年,象牙香皂,象牙雪花膏,佳洁士牙膏,佛吉斯咖啡以及其他数百种宝洁公司旗下的产品的销售额超过了三百亿美元。

53、1837年,两个外国移民-威廉·普罗克特和詹姆士·盖博尔-各投资3596.47美元在俄亥俄州的辛辛那提市成立了宝洁公司并开展至今。在创立后的几十年里,宝洁公司规模较小,主要生产蜡烛和香皂。直到二十多年后即美国内战即将爆发之前,公司的销售额才突破100万美元。随着漂浮香皂的推出,以及意识到一系列精心筹划的广告活动可以让一种简单的优质产品成为一种时尚,宝洁公司才有了巨大的开展。这种漂浮香皂的商标源于圣经中的"出自象牙宫殿"一语。这种新产品和它的营销手段极其成功,以至几乎所有的美国人都在使用它。这样,宝洁公司很快就在一个名叫艾弗里代尔的地方修建了一座新的大型工

54、厂。宝洁公司将广告在营销象牙香皂的过程中所起到的巨大作用铭记在心。比方说,宝洁公司成为第一批通过播送向全国消费者推销的商家之一。1933年,宝洁公司为推销奥塞度肥皂粉,赞助了一部播送连续剧?玛·泊婷斯?。从此,这类白天播出的连续剧就被称为"肥皂剧"。多年以来,宝洁公司推出了几十种新产品系列,如绿宝洗发水、邓肯汉司蛋糕现料以及不断推陈出新的汰渍洗衣粉。然而,直至今日,象牙香皂仍是宝洁公司的拳头产品。象牙香皂一直理所当然地成为最受消费者欢送的产品。手握一块象牙香皂,也就把握住了一段美国历史。如果你愿意,你甚至可以用象牙香皂来洗脸或洗手,这样你就可以相信它的"

55、纯度高达99.44%",而且它还可以浮在水面。象牙香皂在水中漂浮的这种品质对孩子们尤具吸引力。一代接一代的小男孩们总爱用牙签、小旗或玩具模型船的旧零件总会找到几个把象牙香皂改装成浴缸里的战舰。说到这里,我要给男孩子们提个醒:妈妈可不喜欢你这样做呵。练习:I. Choose the best answer to each question based on the information you obtain from the passage. 1. We may infer from the passage that _.A) Proctor & Gamble was not

56、 impressively successful in its first 20 years. B) the sales of Ivory Soap reach as high as more than thirty billion dollars per year C) the factory of Proctor & Gamble is located in Ivorydale, hence the name of the soap D) Proctor & Gamble was founded by two immigrants shortly before the Ci

57、vil War2. The most important reason for the great success of Ivory Soap lies in _.A) its brand name which was lifted from the BibleB) its successful nationwide advertising campaignD) its mass production and low cost3. By saying that "Ivory Soap is an American Institution", the author indicates that _.A) Ivory Soap is a brand name of Pro

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