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similarlyHaveyoueverknownanyonefamous?Ifso,youmayhavefoundthattheyareremarkabIysimilartotherestofus.Youmayhaveevenheardthemobjecttopeoplesayingthereisanythingdifferentaboutthem."I'mreaIlyjustanormaIguy,“protestsanactorwhohasrecentIyrocketedintothespotIight.Thereis,ofcourse,usuaIIyabriefperiodwhentheyactuaIIystarttobeIievetheyareasgreatastheirworshippingfanssuggest.TheystarttowearfancyclothesandtalkasifeveryoneshouIdhearwhattheyhavetosay.Thisperiod,however,doesnotoftenIastIong.TheyfaIIbacktoreaIityasfastastheyhadoriginallyrisenaboveitall.WhatwiIIitfeeIIiketosoartosuchaltitudeandlookdownIikeaneagIefromuphighoneveryoneeIse?AndwhatwiIIitfeeIIiketohaveflownsohighonIytowakefromyourdreamandreaIizeyou;areonIyhuman?SomeonIyseethecrueltyinlosingsomethingtheyhadgained.TheyoftenmakedesperateattemptstoregainwhattheyIost.Oftentheseeffortsresultinevengreaterpain.SomebecomebankruptfinanciallyandemotionaIly.TheonlyreaIwinnersarethosewhoarehappytobebackonthegroundwiththerestofus.你知不知道一些著名的人?如果是这样,你可能已经发现他们和我们（普通人）没有什么区别。您甚至可能会听到他们反对人们说他们与众不同。“我真的只是一个普通的家伙”，ー个最近飙升到聚光灯下的演员抗议道。当然,通常在ー个短暂的时期,他们开始相信他们是伟大的，因为被他们崇拜的粉丝推崇。他们开始穿花哨的衣服，好像每个人都应该在听他们说话。然而,这样的期间，不会持续太长。他们很快回归到了现实,就在他们把这些（名利）看得太重的时候。那种感觉就好像是一直翱翔在高空的老鹰俯视其他所有的人?那种飞得高的感觉只是为了唤醒你的梦想从而认清你自己?他们从得到又失去中体会到了残酷。他们常常绝望的想得到他们失去的东西。这些努力往往导致更大的痛苦。有些人无论经济和情感上都破产了。只有真正的赢家是那些乐意回到地面与我们（普通人）在一起的人。underIinedinducesdevotedcolIisioneffectconsensussuccessfulobiigationinfIuencechargeinquiredrousingsparkedrisingflashedHaveyoueverheardofJonStewart?heiscurrentIyoneofthemostpopuIarcomicsonteIevision.HispessimisticviewofthepoliticsandgovernmentinducesIaughter,thoughtandevenanger.hehasacleverwitthatoftenrunsintocolIisionwithsomegovernmentpoIicies.HiswhoIeshowisdevotedtomakingfunofthenonsensethatoccursinpolitics.But,thatmakeshisshowsosuccessfulishisabilitytotelIhisjokeswithintelIigence.It'snotjustcomedy,saidonemediaexpert.hiscommentshavealotofinfIuenceoveraverylargeaudienceinAmerican.Hehasalotofpoliticalpower.RecentIyStewartwasaguestonanewsshowaboutpoIitics.ThehostjournaIistsparkedaheateddebatewhenheinquiredaboutStewartresponsibiIitytotheAmericanpubIic.Stewartarguedthatwhilethecontentofthescriptforhisshowmaybepoliticalinnature,hisprimaryobiigationistoentertain.ThehostjournaIist,however,emphasizedthepoliticaIinfIuenceofhisperformance.Theargumentendeduprousingangerfrombothparties.TheincidentunderIinedhowsensitivesomepeopIecanbetowhatothersfindfunny.ItaIsoshowedhowimportantcornedianshavebecometopolitics.你听说过乔恩・斯图尔特（人名）吗?他是目前电视上最流行的喜剧演员之一。他对政治和政府的悲观看法,引起（人们的）欢笑,思考,甚至愤怒。他经常用他的聪明机智抨击政府的ー些政策。他的整个展会致カ于取笑那些没有意义的政策。但是，使他的表演如此成功,是因为他的笑话充满了智慧。ー个媒体专家说，这不只是喜剧。在美国，他的意见对很大一部分观众有很深远的影响。他有很多的政治权カ。最近斯图尔特做客于ー个关于政治的新闻节目。主机记者引发了激烈的争论，在当他询问斯图尔特美国政府的责任的时候。斯图尔特认为，虽然他的节目的内容在本质上是说政治的，但他的首要责任是娱乐（大众）。然而，主机的记者强调，他的表现对政治的影响カ。争吵与他们对两方政党的极端愤怒结束。这件事着重说明了那些给人带来快乐的人相当敏锐,他们展示了将喜剧转化成政治的重要性。negIectedoccurprotectionmisleadprovisionmisunderstandrecoverynoticecompensationnotifyrewardedfantasticpensionridiculousreceiptWhathappensinAmericawhensomeonebecomesdisabIedandcannotdothekindofworktheydidinthepast?Ifsomeonehasbeeninjuredonthejob,theyaresupposedtonotifythemedicaIworker,whowouIdcertifythattherewasaprobIem.Then,theymayreceivecompensationfromthecompany.Ifthecompanyprovidesapension,thepersonmayreceivemoneymonthIytomakeupforIostwages.ThepersonwhohasbeendisabIedmayaIsotakethecompanytocourtifsafetywasnegIectedattheworkpIace.ThisusuaIIyresultsinreceiptofapaymenttosettIethedispute.Inaddition,aIIworkpIacesarerequiredtopaymoneytothegovernmentforaprogramtotakecareofpeopIedisabIedonthejob.OneprovisioninthisprogramrequiresworkpIaceswheremoreinjuriesoccurtopaymoremoney.ForthisreasoncompaniesthatrequireheavyphysicaIIabortakesafetyveryseriousIy.MostpeoplemisunderstanddisabiIityinsurance.TheythinkitisridicuIousthatapersonshouIdgetpaidwithoutworking.Infact,thisbenefitisusuaIIynotenoughtocovertherentandotherbillsofthosewhoreceiveit.MostofthedisabIedstillwanttowork,butrecoveryfromtheinjuryandtrainingforothertypesofempIoymenttakestime.在美国,当有人残疾后不能（再）胜任他们以往的工作将会发生什么?若有人已在工作中受伤,应通知医务工作者证明工伤。然后,他们可能会收到来自该公司的赔偿。若该公司提供退休金，エ伤者可能会收到弥补每月工资损失的（相应）金额。如果那些已经残疾的人在工作环境里的安全（仍）受忽视，他们也可以将公司告上法庭。这通常会导致为了解决争端而收到付款收据。此外，政府部门为了保护残疾人制定了在所有的工作场所都必须赔偿エ伤的条列。在这个方案中的一个条文规定了在那些容易发生伤害的工作场需要赔偿更多金额。出于这个原因,公司需要非常重视重体力劳动的安全。大多数人误解伤残保险。他们认为该保险不可理喻,ー个人没有工作却得到了报酬。事实上，此类赔款往往不足以支付住房费用和其他生活开支。大多数残疾人还是要工作,但是从伤病恢复再训练投入到其他类型的工作岗位需要时间。attendsadvantagehighIightsprivacybuytransformationinvesttransmitsteIecommunicationschargesuperhighwaydisposaIassesspotentiaIaccessMr.LirunsasmaIItradecompanyinSichuanprovinee.HeusedtobeworriedaboutthesaIesofhisgoods,butnowhesimplylogsontheInternetandtransmitstheinformationabouthiscompanytoaImostanywhere.HenowhassomanyresourcesathisdisposaIthanbefore.Hehasevenstartedtoinvestinforeignandmakemoneyalmostanywhere.TheteIecommunicationsrevoIutionhascertainlychangedthewayweIookattheworId.And,mostimportantly,itaIIowspeopletogetequalaccesstotheinformation.PeopIeinIessdeveIopedareasoftheworIdaretakingadvantageofthebenefitsasweII.Onepersonsays,IusedtohaveasmaIIfarm,butnowIamdoinginternationaIbusiness.Thisisjustoneofthemanybenefitsoftheinformationsuperhighway.Thereare,however,somepotentiaIchailengeswewiIIhavetoface.ForexampIe,thereisagreatdeaIofconcernoverprivacyintheinformationage.Mr.LihighIightsthispoint.HopefuIIy,wecansoIvethisprobIeminthenearfuture.李先生在四川省开了一家小型贸易公司。过去他常常担心商品的销售情况,但现在只需轻松地登陆网站并把公司讯息传播到各个地方。比起以前,他现在有更多能够自己自由支配的资源。他甚至开始在国外城市进行投资并且到处赚钱。无线电通讯革命改变了我们了解世界的方式。而且，更重要的是，它为人们提供了获取信息的平等机会。（甚至）落后地区的人们也同样在利用这一便捷方式。ー个人说:“我ー千有座小农场，但现在（却）可以进行国际贸易。”这只是信息高速发展众多好处之一。然而，同时我们将面临ー些潜在的挑战。比如，在信息化时代，令人担心之处多在于个人隐私问题。李先生强调了这一点。但愿我们在不久的将来能解决这ー问题。sharerationaIbeIongscommodityreIaxtherapyrefIectinterpretationspreadinterruptionstretchconnectioncrudeinteractionsolitudeHowdoyouspendyourtimewhenyou'reaIone?DoyouturnupyourmusicasIoudasyoucanandIistentoyourownentertainment?DoyoubuyyourseIfthebiggeststeakyoucouIdfindandsitdowntoagoodmeaI?Ithasbeenmyobservationthattheseactivitiescanbethebesttypeoftherapyforatroubledmind.ItiscruciaIforhumanstofindsomesolitudeinIife.TheymustfindsometimetoIettheuniversegospinningonwithoutother'sinterruption.TheportionofthisworIdthatbeIongstoonepersonisincreasingIybecomingsmaIler.Andwhateverwehavewemustsharewithothers.Therefore,ourabilitytomaintainahealthybaIancebetweensociaIinteractionandpersonaIpursuitsisbeingchaIIenged.InspirationinsolitudeisamajorcommoditynotonIyforpoetsandphilosophersbutforordinarypeopleaswell.AheaIthyadu11needs"aIone-time”-timetorefIectonwhatistruIyimportanttothem.WhenyouareaIone,youcanstretchoutyoursouIuntiIitfillsupthewholeroom,anduseyourfreedom,movingatyourownpace.However,it'simportanttostayrationaI.Don'tforgetthatinordertobeahealthypartofother'Iives,youmustyourseIfbeheaIthy.当你独自一人时你会怎样度过?把音乐尽可能的开到最大自娱自乐?还是买ー份最大的牛排然后坐享美食?据我观察,这些活动能成为烦心事的最佳疗法.对于人类来说,在生命中找到ー份宁静至关重要.人们必须找到ー段时间让自己的生活避免别人的打扰.然而这部分时间所占的比例已经越来越小.我们总是把我们所拥有的与别人分享.因此,我们的维持社交活动与个人追求的平衡能力受到了挑战.孤独中的灵感不仅仅属于诗人和哲学家们,同时也是普通人所能拥有的主要才能.ー个健全的人反思其生命的真正重要的东西需要独处的时间.当你独自一人的时候,可以释放自身灵魂使之充斥整个房间,让步伐随自由而动.但是,保持理智很重要.不要忘了,要想成为他人生命中的健康的一部分,首先须确保自己的健康.sharerationa1belongscommodityre1axtherapyref1ectinterpretationspreadinterruptionstretchconnectioncrudeinteractionso1itudeInthepastseveraIyears,manynewstoriesaboutcorporategreedhavecometosurface.TheiIIegaIpracticesofsomeexecutiveshavenegativeIyimpactedoureconomy.WhatmakesthisworseisthattheseexecutivesseemtohavetheconsentofsomepoIiticaIIeaders.SomeoftheexecutivesevenbribeIawmakers.RecentIyamemberofcongressfromCaliforniawascaughtdemandinggiftsfrominterestgroupinexchangeforsupportingnewIaws.AfewtopIeadersinthegovernmentareunderinvestigationforiIIegaIactivities.Thisdoesn*tevenscratchthesurfaceoftheprobIem.Afewyearsbackacompanymademanypurposefulaccountingerrorstofoolinvestors.ManybeIievethatonereasontheproblembecamesobigwasthatournation'stopleadersshieldedthecompany.Bythetimethetruthwasunveiled,manyinnocentpeopIehadIosttheirentiresavings.Thereseemstobemoreandmorecompaniesthatexploitedthepublic'strustfortheirowninterests.ThiscaIIsforIawsandstrictreguIationstoputtheiIIegaIpracticetoanend.在过去的几年中,许多新企业贪污的事实已经浮出水面。一些高管的违法行为对我们的经济产生了负面影响。让这个更糟糕的是因为这些高管似乎获得了部分政治领导人的许可。一些高管甚至贿赂议员。最近,ー个来自加州的国会成员因向利益集团索贿以换取对新法律的支持被捕。ー些政府高级领导人正因违法活动接受调查，而这甚至还没有触碰到问题的表面。几年前,一家公司做了许多有目的的错账欺骗投资者。许多人认为，问题变得如此严重的其中一个原因就是我们国家的高层领导人在保护这个公司。事实公布后，许多无辜的人倾家荡产。似乎有越来越多的公司为了自己的利益利用公众的信任。这得靠严格的法律法规为非法行为划上休止符。phenomena evoIution priority commenced preferenceadvanced suspicious scatters controversiaI shedsdominant exist attributes survive assetsIhavereadTheHistoryandGeographyofHumanGenesbyLucaCavaIIi-Sforzabutstillhavesomequestions.EventhoughthefindingsseemingIyprovethatracesareessentiaIIyequaIonageneticIeveI,therearedifferencesunexpIained.ItwasDarwinwhofirstadvancedthetheoryofnaturaIselection.HisnotionwasthatcertaincharacteristicsthatheIpthatspeciessurviveareselectedovergenerationsbythatspecies.Thespeciesdoesnotconsciouslymakethechoiceforgeneticpreference.Instead,bysurvivinglongerandbeingmorefruitful,membersofthatspecieswiththepreferredgenesgraduaIlybecomethedominantbreed.Wemay,asaspecies,aIIhavecommencedourexistenceinonelocation,butthiswaslongIongago.FactorssuchascIimateandothersurvivaInecessitieshavecreatedneedsforevoIution.IbeIievethesefactorshavecontributedtoracesevolvingwithdifferentattributes.ThisexpIainsthephenomentsuchasAsiansreceivingbetterscienceandmathscores.11alsoshedsIightonwhytherearesomanyexcellentathletesfromAfrica.IunderstandthatthisisaparticularlycontroversiaIstatement.ThisisespeciallytrueinanagewhenracesaremixingandthepeoplesofthispIanetareattemptingtoIearntoIivetogether.我已拜读过卢卡•卡瓦里一斯福扎的《人类基因的历史和地理》,但仍存疑。尽管这些发现证明了物种在基因层面上基本平等,但仍然有些无法解释的差异。物竞天择理论的首个提出人达尔文的观点是,某些能帮助其生存的特性会代代相传,但物种本身并未明确选择遗传倾向。相反，存活时间更长且（进化）成果更多的成员将在该物种中因拥有优良基因而逐渐占据主导地位。作为ー个物种，我们可以在ー个地方开始繁衍生息，但这（要追溯到）很久之前了。气候及其他生存所需等因素为进化创造条件。我相信这些因素促成了不同属性的种族进化。这就解释了诸如亚洲人在科学和数学的成绩更优异的现象。这也解释了为什么那么多优秀的运动员来自非洲。我明白这个观点颇具争议。特别是在种族混合的时代世界人民正尝试着共同生活。presentmaintaindiscountingprejudpresentmaintaindiscountingprejudiceddiscriminatesremainrepresent confirmsuspect judgmentsunderestimatereveaIsdistinguishesstayundervaIuedTolookatme,youwouIdneverguessIaminmyIatesixties.MostpeopIesuspectthat.Ijustsmileandsay, “AIadyneverreveaIsherage."TherearegoodreasonswhyaIadydoesn,t.Olderwomengetignoredinoursociety.WeareundervaIuedandIefttogrowoldwithoutthecompanyofothers.Iunderstoodfromaveryyoungageoursocietydiscriminatesagainsttheold.Oursocietyisprejudicedagainstwomen.And,oursocietymakesjudgmentsbasedonthecolorofaperson*sskin.IamanoldbIackwoman.Ihavetousemyeveryadvantageinordertomaintainavitalpartofmycommunity.Ihavemanagedtostayfit,tomaintainmyIookswhiIemywisdomincreases.OftenyoungermenunderestimatemyabiIities.However,IshouldteIIyouthatIamveryskilledintheartofpolitics.IwasformanyyearsthemayorofaIargeurbancenterintheSouthernUnitedStates.AfterthatIwaselectedbymydistricttorepresenttheminCongress.Iadviseotherwomenoversixtynottogiveup!01dasweare,wehaveexperienceandknowmoreaboutIife.Let'snotIetourknowIedgeandexperiencegotowaste.仅仅看我的外貌,你不会觉得我快七十了。多数人会怀疑我的年龄,但我总是笑着说,“女士的年龄是秘密”。女士们有很多不透露年龄的理由。上了年纪女性在社会上会被忽视。我们不被重视,没人陪伴地慢慢变老。很年轻时我就明白了,我们的社会歧视老年人。我们的社会对女性有偏见。并且,我们的社会以肤色来定人。我是一个年长的黑人妇女。为了在所在的群体中保持重要地位我用尽了所长。在智慧增长的同时保持身体健康和容颜不变。小伙子们常低估了我的能力。然而，我要告诉你的是，在政治上我十分有经验。多年来作为美国南部一个大市中心的市长。在那之后我被选举为国会代表。我倡议六十岁以上的妇女们不要放弃!年长如我们，我们有经验而且对生活了解更多。不要让我们的知识和经验白白浪费了。Unit9features 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witnessingTheDisneyLegendsprogramwasestabIishedin1987toacknowIedgeandhonorthemanyindividuaIswhoseimagination,talentsanddreamshavecreatedtheDisneymagic.TheawardsaregivenannuaIIyduringaceremonyattheWaltDisneyStudios.TheLegendsarechosenbyaseIectioncommitteechosenbyRoyE.Disney.Sineeitsinception,theprogramhashonoredmanygiftedanimators,songwriters,actorsandbusinessleadersashavingmadeasignificantimpactontheDisneylegacy.In1997,theLegendsprogramwasestabIishedinEuropewithaceremonyheIdattheDisneylandParis,comnemoratingthe5thanniversaryoftheparkandhonoringthosewhoestabIishedmanyoftheDisneyEuropeanbusiness.Duringtheceremony,a14-footbronzeenIargementoftheDisneyLegendsawardwasunveiIedasanenduringreminderoftheircontributions.OnOctober16,1998,thenewDisneyLegendsPIazawasdedicatedattheWaltDisneyStudiostocommemoratethe75thanniversaryoftheWaltDisneyCompany.ThePlazafeaturesasecondeditionofthebronzescuIpturefirstpIacedinDisneyIandParis,withbronzeplaquesrepresentingtheindividualLegendsIiningthecoIumnsofthePIaza.Eachyear,newLegendswiIIjointhisceIebratedgroupsothatwemayaIwaysrememberthegiftsofthosepeoplewhoknowthesecretofmakingdreamscometrue.迪斯尼传奇项目设立于1987年,用来答谢和褒奖那些用想象力、天赋和梦想创造了迪斯尼魔力的人。这个奖项每年在迪斯尼制片厂的典礼上颁发。传奇（奖）是由RoyE.Disney挑选的选拔委员会选出的。从它被设立以来,许多有天赋的动画家、作曲家、演员和公司领导都因为在迪斯尼历史上有意义重大的影响得到过该荣誉。1997年,传奇项目在欧洲设立。同时巴黎迪斯尼乐园举办了一个典礼，用来庆祝公园5周年纪念日,并给那些建立了欧洲迪斯尼商业的人授予荣誉。在典礼上,公布了一尊14英尺的青铜迪斯尼传奇奖放大品,作为对他们贡献的持久铭记。1998年10月16日，沃尔特迪斯尼制片厂奉献了一座新的迪斯尼传奇广场,用来纪念沃尔特迪斯尼公司75周年。广场以首次放置在巴黎迪斯尼乐园的青铜雕塑的第二版为特色，用青铜斑块代表广场柱子上标示的个人传奇。每年都会有新的传奇加入庆祝团体,所以我们会一直铭记那些知道实现梦想秘密的人们带来的礼物。

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