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考研英语阅读理解典型范文含译文翻译版Ireadsomewherethatwespendafullthirdofourliveswaiting.Butwherearewedoingallofthiswaiting,andwhatdoesitmeantoansocietylikeours?Toanswerthesequestionscorrectly,let/stakealookatthreetypesof"waits".TheverypurestformofwaitingistheWatched-PotWait.Itiswithoutdoubtthemosttiringofall.Takefillingupthekitchensinkasanexample.Thereisnothingyoucandowhilethisisgoingonbutkeepbotheyesfixedonthesinkuntilit'sfull.Duringthesewaits,thebraingetsawayfromthebodyandwandersaboutuntilthewaterrunsovertheedgeofthecounterandontoyoursocks.Thiskindofwaitmakesthewaiterhelplessandmindless.AcousintotheWatched-PotWaitistheForcedWait.Thisonerequiressomerules.ProperlypreparingpackagednoodlesouprequiresaForcedWait.Directionsareclearindetails."Bringthreecupsofwatertoboilzaddmix,simmer（炖）threeminutes,removefromheat,letstandfiveminutes/'Ihavemydoubtsthatanyonehasactuallyfollowedtheprocessesstrictly.Afterall,ForcedWaitingrequirespatience.PerhapsthemostpowerfultypeofwaitingistheLucky-BreakWait.Thistypeofwaitisunusualinthatitisforthemostpartvoluntary.UnliketheForcedWait,whichisalsovoluntary,waitingforyourluckybreakdoesnotnecessarilymeanthatitwillhappen.Turningone'slifeintoawaitinggamerequiresbeliefandhope,andisquiteusefulfortheoptimists（乐观主义）amongus.Onthesurfaceitseemsassillyasfollowingthedirectionsonsoupmixes,buttheLucky-BreakWaitwellservesthosewhoarewillingtodoit.Aslongasonedoesn#tcometodependonit,wishingforafewgoodthingstohappenneverhurtsanybody.Wecertainlydospendagooddealofourtimewaiting.Thenexttimeyou'restandingatthesinkwaitingforittofillwhilecookingnoodlesoupthatyouzIIhavetoeatuntilalargebagofcashfallsoutofthesky；don'tbehopeless.You'reprobablyjustasbusyasthenextguy.我曾在哪里读到过，我们一生中有三分之一的时间都在等待。但我们在哪里等待，这对我们这样的群体意味着什么?为了正确地回答这些问题，让我们来看看三种类型的〃等待〃。最纯粹的等待方式是"守望水的等待〃。毫无疑问，这是最令人厌倦的。以填满厨房水槽为例。在这期间你什么也做不了，只能把两只眼睛盯着水槽，直到它满了。在这些等待过程中，大脑离开身体，四处游荡，直到水溢出柜台边缘，流到你的袜子上。这样的等待让服务员很无助，也很盲目。跟〃守望水的等待〃的不相上下的是〃强迫等待〃。这需要一些规则。正确准备包装面汤需要强制等待。细节很明确。取三杯水烧开，加入混合料，小火煮三分钟，熄火，静置五分钟。我怀疑是否有人真的严格遵循了流程。毕竟，〃强制等待〃需要耐心。也许最强大的等待类型是〃期待幸运〃的等待。这种等待是不寻常的,因为它在很大程度上是自愿的。不像强制等待，这也是自愿的〃期待幸运〃的等待不一定意味着它会发生。把人生变成一场等待的游戏需要信念和希望，这对我们当中的乐观主义者来说是非常有用的。从表面上看，这似乎和按照配方做汤一样愚蠢，但是〃期待幸运〃的等待很适合那些愿意这样做的人。只要一个人不依赖它，希望一些好事发生不会伤害任何人。我们确实花了很多时间等待。下次当你站在水槽边等着水满的时候，当你正在做一份马上要吃的面汤的时候，一大袋现金将从天而降，不要绝望。你可能和下一个人一样忙。Theconnectionbetweenpeopleandplantshaslongbeenthesubjectofscientificresearch.Recentstudieshavefoundpositiveeffects.AstudyinYoungstown,Ohio,discoveredthatgreenerareasofthecityexperiencedlesscrime（犯罪）.Inanother,workerswereshowntobe15%morewhentheirworkplaceswerebeautifiedwithhouseplants.TheengineersattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology（MIT）havetakenitastepfurtherchangingtheactualcomposition（成分）ofplantsinordertogetthemtoperformdifferently,evenunusualusefulthingsthattheydo.Theseincludeplantsthathavesensors（传感器）printedontotheirleavestoshowwhenthey'reshortofwaterandaplantthatcandiscoverharmfulchemicalsingroundwater.“We'rethinkingabouthowwecanengineerplantstoreplacesomeofthethingsthatweuseeveryday,"explainedMichaelStrano,aprofessorofchemicalengineeringatMIT.Oneofhislatestprojectshasbeentomakeplantsglow（发光）inexperimentsusingsomecommonvegetables.Stranozsteamfoundthattheycouldcreateaweaklightforthree-and-a-halfhours.Thelight,aboutone-thousandthoftheamountneededtoreadby,isjustastart.Thetechnology,Stranosaid,couldonedaybeusedtolighttheroomsoreventoturntreesintoself-poweredstreetlamps.Inthefuture,theteamhopestodevelopthetechnologyandinventsomethingthatcanbesprayedontoplantleavesinaone-offtreatmentthatwouldlasttheplant1slifetime.Theengineersarealsotryingtodevelopanonandoff“switch”wheretheglowwoulddisappeargraduallywhendaylightappeared.Lightingaccountsforabout7%ofthetotalelectricityusedupintheUS.Sincelightingisoftenfarremovedfromthepowersource—suchasthedistancefromapowerplanttostreetlampsonahighwayfaraway一alotofenergyislostduringsending.人与植物之间的联系一直是科学研究的主题。最近的研究发现了积极的影响。在俄亥俄州扬斯敦的一项研究发现，城市的绿色区域经历更少的犯罪。在另一项研究中，当员工的工作场所用室内植物美化时，他们的效率增加了15%。麻省理工学院(MIT)的工程师们正在进一步改变植物的实际成分，以让它们有不同的功能，甚至能做一些很不寻常的事情。包括将传感器印到植物的叶子上，用来显示当他们什么时候会缺少水份，另外一种植物还可以发现地下水中的有害化学物质。麻省理工学院(MIT)化学工程教授迈克尔•斯特拉诺(MichaelStrano)解释说：〃我们正在考虑如何让植物取代我们日常使用的一些东西。〃他的最新项目之一是在实验中用一些常见的蔬菜使植物发光。斯特拉诺的团队发现，他们可以制造出持续三个半小时的弱光。这个光大约是阅读所需光线的千分之一,这只是一个开始。斯特拉诺说,这项技术有一天可以用来照亮房间，甚至可以把树木变成自动供电的路灯。未来，该团队希望开发这项技术，并发明一种可以一次性喷洒到植物叶片上的东西，这种东西可以持续植物的生命周期。工程师们还试图开发一种开关，当日光出现时，光线会逐渐消失。照明用电约占美国总用电的7%e由于照明通常远离电源——比如从发电厂到高速公路上的路灯的距离——在发送过程中会损失很多能量。Theconnectionbetweenpeopleandplantshaslongbeenthesubjectofscientificresearch.Recentstudieshavefoundpositiveeffects.AstudyinYoungstown,Ohio,discoveredthatgreenerareasofthecityexperiencedlesscrime(犯罪).Inanother,workerswereshowntobe15%morewhentheirworkplaceswerebeautifiedwithhouseplants.TheengineersattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology（MIT）havetakenitastepfurtherchangingtheactualcomposition（成分）ofplantsinordertogetthemtoperformdifferently,evenunusualusefulthingsthattheydo.Theseincludeplantsthathavesensors（传感器）printedontotheirleavestoshowwhenthey'reshortofwaterandaplantthatcandiscoverharmfulchemicalsingroundwater.〃We'rethinkingabouthowwecanengineerplantstoreplacesomeofthethingsthatweuseeveryday,''explainedMichaelStrano,aprofessorofchemicalengineeringatMIT.Oneofhislatestprojectshasbeentomakeplantsglow（发光）inexperimentsusingsomecommonvegetables.Strano'steamfoundthattheycouldcreateaweaklightforthree-and-a-halfhours.Thelight,aboutone-thousandthoftheamountneededtoreadby,isjustastart.Thetechnology,Stranosaid,couldonedaybeusedtolighttheroomsoreventoturntreesintoself-poweredstreetlamps.Inthefuture,theteamhopestodevelopthetechnologyandinventsomethingthatcanbesprayedontoplantleavesinaone-offtreatmentthatwouldlasttheplant1slifetime.Theengineersarealsotryingtodevelopanonandoff"switch”wheretheglowwoulddisappeargraduallywhendaylightappeared.Lightingaccountsforabout7%ofthetotalelectricityusedupin