轻松学英语之图文英语

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July1〜3MEDIUM

Travel

MackinacIsland

唯「马」独尊的岛屿

Aplacewherehorsepowertakesonanewmeaning

Discoverthehistoryandhorsesofthissmall

islandinMichigan

一探密西根州小岛的历史及马匹

byRuthDevlin

Imagineavacationwhereyoucan

sitquietlyonabigporchandlook

outoverbluewater.Imagineno

loudenginesorcarhornsinterrupting

thatquiet.Instead,theclip-clopof

horses'hoovesfi\\syourears.You'll

findthatonl^ackmacIsland,AAich.

LocatedinLakeHuronoffthecoast

ofnorthernMichigan,the3.8-square-mileisland

isaccessibleonlybyboatorplane.Itslocation

madeitattractivefirsttoNativeAmericansand

thentoEuropeans.

Missionariesandfurtradersarrivedinthe17th

century.Intime,BritishandthenAmerican

soldierswerealsopostedhzrz.

Inthe19thcentury,commercial

fishermenusedtheislandasa

base.AftertheAmerican

CivilWar(1861-1865),people

wantedtoescapethecities,andthrongsof

touristsfoundbeautyandrelaxationonMackinac.

TheislandbecameAmericassecondnationalpark

in1875.Butin1895,thenationtransferred^to

Michigan,andl\haMr\acbecameAAichigan'sfirst

statepark.

In1898,whentheautomobileagethreatenedto

cometotheisland,thecitycouncilbannedthe

''horselesscarriage."Thatpolicyallowstheisland

tokeepits19th-centuryatmosphere.

porch(n)门廊，走廊

hoof(n)(牛或马等的)蹄

accessible(adj)易接近的，可到达的

post(v)派驻，驻扎

throng(n)一大群

transfer(v)过户，转让，转移

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QuiteafewpeoplestayonMackinacIslandduring

thewinter.Whenthelakewaterfreezes,people

traveltothemainlandbywayofsnowmobile.

AfterChristmas,islandersdrillatrailofholesin

theiceandplantChristmastreesinthem.That

way,ifablizzardcomes,peoplecanstillfindtheir

waybacktotheislandbyfollowingthetrees.

InLibrary

：

KHizAshley.

A：Hi,Ken.

K：Hay,Ashley.Haveyoueverwantedtobeina

commercial?

A：Yes,Ithinkitwouldbefun.Haveyou?

K：IalwayswantedtobeonTV,soyes.

A：Haveyoueverwantedtobeacommercial

fisherman?

：

KNozAshley.Whatkindofcommercialwould

thatbe?Idon'tevenlikefishing.

A：That'snotwhatI'mtalkingabout,Ken.

K：So,thenwhatareyoutalkingabout?

A：I'mtalkingaboutsomethingthatmakesa

profit,acommercialbusiness,forinstance.

K：So,thereisadifferenceinmeaning.

A：Right.Lindatoldmesomeinteresting

informationaboutthedifferentmeaningsfor

commercial.Let'slistenandfindoutmore.

K：OK.

L：Anythingrelatedtothebuyingandsellingof

goodsiscommercial,andthatisanadjective.

Therearecommercialbusinessesand

organizationsthatproducegoodstoselltoother

customers.Whensomeoneistalkingaboutthe

commercialsuccessofaproduct,theyaretalking

abouttheprofit.Thisisslightlydifferentthan

thecommercialsyouwatchonTV,which

advertizeaproductinordertomakeaprofit.And

inthisusage,commercialisusedasanoun.

K：Oh,sooneisanadjective,theotherisanoun.

A：That'sthedifference.

K：Soifcommercialbusinessesaimtomakea

profit,howwouldyoudescribethebusinessthat

doesn'taimtomakeaprofit?

A：Well,therearedifferentwaystodescribeit.

Butacompanythattakesdonationsandgives

themtothoseinneedisacharityornon-profit

organization.

K：Don'tcharitiesalsogiveawaydonateditems

likeclothing?

A：Yes,theydo.

K：Well,Iwishthelibrarywasacharity.

A：Butthenitwouldn'tbealibraryanymore,

becauseeveryonewouldtakethebooks.

K：That'strue.IguessIbetterreturnthese

booksthen.

A：Thanks.

commercial我们知道是广告，尤其是电视广告，那是

当名词用。但是今天的课文提到commercial

fisherman,commercial在这里是形容词。这个词来

自于commerce商业、贸易，所以commercial

fisherman就是商业渔民，commercialbusinesses

就是一般的公司行号。若是一家公司享有commercial

success商业上的成果，那就表示它有profit（盈余）,

那也许很多的机构是非盈利的，那就叫做non-profit

organization（非营利组织）或是charity（慈善机构）。

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accessible(adj)可以进入的，可使用的

Theclasswebsiteisonlyaccessibleforthelisted

students.

只有列在名单上的学员可以进入班级的网页。

Thevillageiseasilyaccessiblebycarorboat.

这个村庄坐车或坐船都可以轻松到达。

post(V)军队驻扎，部署，安排

Thetroopshavebeenpostedinthevalleyfor

days.

部队已经在这个山谷驻扎了好几天。

Thechiefposted2policeofficersatthe

eyewitness*home.

队长在目击者的家中部署了两名警官。

post(n)岗哨

Thesoldierremainedathispostbyorder.

这位士兵接受命令要留在岗哨上。

transfer(v)转让，调动，改变

Afterworking5yearsinsales,Lisawas

transferredtomanagement.

在业务单位服务5年以后，Lisa被转任到管理部门。

Horses,horses,horses

Morethan500horsesprovidetransportationon

theisland.TheyarrivebyferryeveryApriland

returntotheMichiganmainlandeveryNovember

forthewinter.Theisland's

impressivedrafthorses

weigh2,000poundseach

andcanpull(orholdback)

threetimestheirbody

weight.Thatabilityisnecessarytotravelthe

steeproadsontheisland.Eachhorseworksjust

fourandahalfhoursadayhaulinggoodsor

people.

GrandHotel

Manyhotelsofferlodgingontheisland,butthe

luxuryaddressistheGrandHotel,whichopened

in1887.Itwasbuiltinjust93daysby600men

whohadagreatincentive.Legendkcsitthatthe

ownersofferedthema

milliondollarbonusifthey

finishedin90daysorless.

Notwoofthehotel's385

guestroomsarealike,and

its660-foot-longporchistheworld'slongest.

Everysummer,about130,000peoplestayatthe

hotelandeattheirmealsthere.Morethan100

peopleonthekitchenstaff

prepareandservearound

4,000mealsperday.

ferry(n)轮渡，渡船

drafthorse驮马

haul(v)拖，拉

lodging(n)寄宿，住房

incentive(n)动机，激励

legend(n)传说;传奇

bonus(n)奖金，红包

InLibrary

K：Excuseme,Ashley.I'dliketocheckoutthese

books.

：

AOkay,Ken.Ouch,oh,ouchzmyleg.

K：What'swrong,Ashley?

A：Woo,sorryKen.IjusthadaCharliehorse?

K：Ididn'tknowyouhadhorsesAshley.

A：No,Ken.Idon'thavearealhorse.Ihavea

Charliehorse,acramp.Haveyoueverhada

painfulcrampinyourlegoryourfoot?

K：Yes,Ihave.SometimesIIIgetoneafter

sittingforalongtime.

A：Well,that'saCharliehorse.It'snothing

serious.IfIjuststretchmylegs,thenitwillgo

away.Alright,hereareyourbooks.

K：Thanks.Well,hopeyoufeelbetter,talktoyou

later.

A：Thanks.Holdyourhorses,Ken.

K：Excuseme.Holdmyhorses?

A：That'sanotherwaytotellsomeonetostopor

slowdown.Iknowyoureinahurry,butIhave

anotherEnglishidiomIwanttosharewithyou.So

holdyourhorses.

K：Okay.I'lllistenbutIhavetogosoonbecauseI

missedmybreakfastthismorningandnowI'm

starving.

A：So,whatyouresayingisyoucouldeatahorse?

K：Well,IamhungrybutIdon'tthinkIcanthe

meatofahorse.

A：No,Ken.That'sanotherhorseidiom.When

yourereallyhungry,youcansayIcouldeata

horse.Ofcourse,youwouldn'treallyeatahorse,

butthat'showhungryyoufeel.

K：Isee.Well,thenIcouldeatahorse.

A：ThenIbetterletyougo.

K：ThanksAshley.Ouch!

A：AreyouOkay?

K：Yeah,it'sjustaCharliehorseinmyfoot.

A：Oh,holdyourhorses.Youshouldstretch

beforeyougo.

K：YeahzIwill.Thanks.

既然这一课讲到马，我们不妨来学一些跟马相关的短

语。如果你的肚子很饿，你可以说工couldeata

horse,我饿到可以吃一匹马。若是某人急着要做一

件事，你可以跟他说，Holdyourhorses,勒住你的

马，这个用法是来自西部牛仔，当时要叫对方停下来

的时候就会要他holdyourhorses,把你的马稳住，

所以后来就变成了稍安勿躁，等一等，不要冲得这么

快的意思，注意要用复数，另外,

holdyourhorses0

还有Charliehorse,这个美国人流行的俚语表示腿部

抽筋，Charliehorse的意思其实就是跟cramp,

c-r-a-m-p一样，但是一定是指腿部肌肉的抽筋。

GrammarontheGo

Legendhasitthattheownersofferedthema

milliondollarbonusiftheyfinishedin90daysor

less.

Legendhasitthat...accordingtothelegend

Accordingtolegend,theownersofferedthema

milliondollarbonusiftheyfinishedin90daysor

less.

Rumorhasitthatafamousdirectorwillbemaking

anothermoviesoon.

Wordhasitthatthecompanywillbeopeninga

branchofficeinEurope,(word=rumor)

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haul(v)拖，拉施曳;搬运

Theworkersusedheavymachinerytohaulthecar

fromthelake.

工人们用重型的机械把这部车从湖里拉出来。

Wetrytohaultheheavystonesawayfromthe

road.

我们试着要把这些很重的石头从路中挪走。

Atruckhauledtheboxesawayfromthedock.

一■部卡车从码头把这些箱子运走。

incentive(n)奖励，(鼓励某人做某事的)诱因

Thecompanyoffersahighbonusasanincentive

foremployeestoworkharder.

公司提供高额的红利作为员工努力工作的奖励。

There'slittleincentiveforpeopletosavemoney

whentheinterestrateissolow.

利率如此的低，让人们没有想要储蓄的诱因。

legend(n)传说，传奇故事

ThemovieisbasedonaChineselegend.

这部电影是基于一个中国的传奇故事。

Legendhasit+that传说是以口止匕说的

LegendhasitthatZorrowasagoodguywho

robbedtherichtohelpthepoor.

传说是这么说的，佐罗是一个劫富济贫的好人。

Thosewhowantextraprivacycanstayinthe

MascoCottagelocatedat

theeastendofthehotel.

Thecottagecosts$3,150pernight,andthatrate

coversallmealsincludingafive-coursedinner.

Guestscanalsohaveapersonalchefprepare

mealsinthecottage.

Whattoseeanddo

Theisland'shistoryand

richnaturalbeauty

providemany

sightseeing

opportunities.Most

peoplevisitFortMackinac

withits14restoredorigina

buildings.Visitorscansee

informativedisplaysand

meet”soldiers"and''Victorianladies."Inaddition,

theycanwatchuniformed1880ssoldiersfirea

cannonovertheharbor.

Peoplecanexploretheisland

ontwofeet,fourfeet

(horseback)ortwowheels.

Bikerscancyclearoundthe

islandonLakeShore

Boulevard.Itdoesn'ttakelong-theislandisonly

eightmilesaround,buttheviewsofhills,trees

andwaterarespectacular.

Visitorscanalsoenjoyastroll6Q\NI\theisland's

MainStreet.Theretheycanbrowseintheshops

andsampletheisland'sfamousfudge.

Gettingawayfromitall\s

easierthanyouthink.Just

imagineyourselfonMackinac

Island.

privacy(n)隐私

cannon(n)大炮

explore(v)探索

stroll(v)闲逛，漫步

fudge(n)fudge软糖(一种柔软、甜腻的糖，由糖、

牛奶、奶油和香料制成)

getawayfromitall用出走的办法来摆脱烦恼［工作,

责任］，抛开一切

InLibrary

AHiKen.

K：HeyAshley.

A：Whatareyoudoing?

K：rmpracticing.

A：you'repracticinghowtousesilverwareinthe

library?

K：Iknowit'salittlestrange,butrmgoingtoa

fancydinnertonightandIwanttomakesureI

eatproperly.

A：Oh.Soyou'repracticingyouretiquette.

K：Idontknow.AmI?Whatisetiquette?

A：Etiquettereferstorulesyoufollowincertain

situations,likedinner,forinstance.Thewayyou

useyoursilverwareandhowyoubehaveduring

themealareallpartofetiquette.

K：Soyou'retalkingabouttablemanners,right?

A：Right.Tablemannersarepartofetiquette

whichcoversawiderrangeofthingssuchashow

oneshouldbehaveontheInternet.

K：Oh,yeah.Isn'tthereatermforthat?

A：Yes,Netiquette.

K：Ah,Isee.Well,Ashley,maybeyoucangiveme

sometips.Whatarethedifferentpartsofa

five-course-meal?

A：Afive-course-mealinvolvessoup,anappetizer,

salad,amaincourseanddessert.

K：Whatwasafterthesoup?

A：Thatwouldbetheappetizer.Appetizersare

lightercoursesyoueatbeforethemaincourse,

likechips,bread,orcheese,andcrackers.After

theappetizer,comesthesalad.

K：Andafterthesaladisthemaincourse.

A：That'sright.Thisisthemostfillingpartofthe

meal.Andthefinalcourseisdessert.

K：IhopeIIIbeabletofinishallofthosecourses.

Ashley,thatremainsme,don'twealsocallclasses,

courses?

A：Yes,wedo.Therearehistorycourses,math

coursesandmanyotherclassesorcourses.There

areevenetiquettecourses.

K：Heymaybethelibraryshouldthinkabout

havingsomeetiquettecourses.HIbethefirst

onetosignup.

A：That'sagoodidea.

今天的课文提到afive-course-dinner,一个五道菜

的晚餐，因此，course除了可以表示学校的一门课，

也可以是一道菜。西餐的每一道菜跟中餐的不一样，

它是一道一道按照顺序上的，第一道是soup（汤），

再来是appetizer（开胃菜），再来是salad（沙拉）,

再来才是themaincourse（主菜）,最后一个course

是dessert（甜点）。在正式的用餐场合也要注意table

manners（餐桌礼仪），其实tablemanners是

etique忖e（礼节）的一部分，那现在还有所谓的

netiquette,也就是在工nternet（网络）上的礼仪。

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privacy（n）隐私

Joshandhiswifeneedsomeprivacytodiscussan

importantissue.

Josh和太太需要一些隐私来讨论一个重要的事情。

Billyalwayscomplainsabouthavingnoprivacy

sinceheandhisbrothershareabedroom.

Billy因为和弟弟共用一个房间，老是抱怨他没有任何

的隐私。

explore（v）探索，游览

Theexpeditionsetouttoexploreancient

Egyptianculture.

这支远征队启程去探索古埃及文明。

Seanandhisfriendsexploredthecity'slocal

shopsandmuseums.

Sean和朋友游览了这个城市当地的商店及博物馆。

getawayfromitall远离尘嚣

GeorgeandhiswifedecidedtogotoHawaiifor

vacationtogetawayfromitall.

George和太太决定要到夏威夷去度假来远离尘嚣。

Sometimesyouneedtogetawayfromitallin

ordertoreleaseyourstress.

有的时候你得要远离尘嚣一下来疏解你的压力。

July5,6HIGH

HistoricalPeople

LouisPasteur

r细菌之父」巴斯德

ThisFrenchscientistchangedtheworld

ThisFrenchscientistsolvedmanyofthe

importantproblemsofhistime

这位法国科学家解决了很多当时的重大难题

byLisaHollChang

''Letmetellyouthesecretthat

hasledmetomygoal.Mystrength

liessolely\x\mytenacity"Louis

Pasteur(1822-1895)oncesaid.

Indeed,Pasteurwasa

hard-workingscientist.Heharnessedthepower

ofsciencetosolveproblemsthatafflicted弋ae

industriesandpeopleofhistime.

Borninaworking-class

family,Pasteurapplied

himselftomeetinghis

fathersexpectationsthat

hebeeducatedandeventuallyteach.Pasteur

quicklymovedthroughtheFrencheducation

system,earninghisdoctoratein1847.Asa

professor,hemovedfromschooltoschool,

teachingphysicsandchemistry,andmethiswife,

MarieLaurent.In1857hefinallysettledatthe

✓

Ecolenormalesuperieure,afamousteachers

collegeinParis,whereheassumedthepositionof

DirectorofScientificStudies.

Pasteurization

AsDirectorofScientific

Studies,Pasteurcontinuedthe

researchonfermentationthat

hehadstartedearlier.He

discoveredthatfermentation,

thebiologicalprocessthatcausesproductssuch

asmilktoturnsour,iscarriedoutbyverytiny

organisms.Hisresearchledtotheprocessof

pasteurization,whichusesheattokillharmful

germsinavarietyoffoodproducts.

solely(adv)只是

tenacity(n)坚韧

afflict(v)使痛苦，折磨

doctorate(n)博士头衔

assume(v)担任…的职务

Pasteurization(n)加热杀菌法，巴斯德杀菌法

fermentation(n)发酵

organism(n)生物体，有机体

GrammarontheGo

Pasteurappliedhimselftomeetinghisfather's

expectationsthathebeeducatedandeventually

teach.

applytoaskforsomething

applyhimselftodosomethingwithextra

specialcareorattention

Jillisahardworker;shehasalwaysapplied

herselftoeveryassignment.

Weknewwedidn'thavemuchtimeleft,sowe

appliedourselvestotheresearch.

Thatpersonjustisn'tapplyinghimselfatwork.

InLibrary

A：Whataterribleending!Iheardsomanygood

thingsaboutthisbook.Butitdidn'tliveuptomy

expectations.Oh,well.

K：Whatbookareyoutalkingabout,Ashley?

A：TheReceiverbyMichaelSpock.It'snotworth

yourtime.

K：YousaidMItdidn'tliveuptoyourexpectations.0

Whatdidyoumeanbythat?

A：ImeantthatIhopeitwouldagoodbook.But

actually,itwastheopposite.

K：So,expectationsarethosefeelingswehave

aboutsomething.

A：Theycanaffectyourfeelings.Buttheyare

morethebeliefsandperceptionswehaveabout

something.Forexample,ifyouareexcitedtosee

anewmovie,maybeyouhaveexpectationsthatit

isagoodmovie.

K：Right.Butsometimesmyfriendsrecommend

moviestomeandIendupdislikingthem.

A：Thenthemoviedoesn'tliveuptoyour

expectations.Youhadhighexpectationsbecause

yourfriendravedaboutit.

K：Yes,andspeakingofhighexpectations,some

parentsaresaidtohavehighexpectationsof

theirchildren.

A：That'sright.Theyexpecttheirchildrentoget

goodgradesandencouragetheirkidstobethe

best.

K：Canpeoplehavelowexpectations?

A：Yes,ifyouhavelowexpectationsofsomething,

youbelieveitwontbeverygood.Infact,itmight

beverybad.So,youdon'tgetyourhopesup.

K：So,ifyoulendmethatbookyourereading,I

wouldhavelowexpectationsbecauseyousaidit

wasn'tverygood.

A：Yes,butIdontknow,maybeitwouldexceed

yourexpectationsbybeingverygood.

K：DoesthatmeanitwouldbebetterthanI

expected.

A：Yes,itwouldexceedyourexpectations.

K：Hmm.Maybewehavedifferenttastesinbooks.

A：I'llletyoureaditforyourself,youcanborrow

it.

K：OK.IllletyouknowwhatIthink.

今天的课文提至UPasteurappliedhimselftomeeting

hisfather'sexpectations,expectation是期望，尤

其是指对于好事的期望，所以Pasteur满足了父亲的

期望。另夕卜——个讲法是liveuptoone'sexpectations

就是达到某人的期望，符合他的理想。有时候我们会

因为有先入为主的观念，对一些东西会有high

expectations或者lowexpectations,但如果一件事

exceedyourexpectations(超越你对他的期望),那

当然是最好的结果。注意expectations这个用法要用

复数。

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tenacity(n)坚持到底，顽强，不屈不挠，韧性

Hiscourageandtenacitymadehiman

extraordinarygeneral.

他的勇气以及不屈不挠的精神让他成为一位非凡的将

军。

Theteamwonthegameusingteamworkand

tenacity.

这支队伍运用了团队合作以及坚持到底的精神赢得了

比赛。

afflict(v)折磨，使痛苦(with)

Povertyandconstantracialconflictsafflicted

thiscountryformanyyears.

贫穷以及持续的种族冲突让这个国家多年来深受其

室

口O

Rachelhasbeenafflictedwithsevereallergies

andnomedicineseemsabletohelpher.

Rachel一直受到严重的过敏症的折磨，似乎没有什么

药能帮助她。

assume(v)就任，担任…职务

Nathanwillassumemoreresponsibilityoncehe

becomesthemanager.

Nathan一旦成为经理就会承担更多的责任。

assumeoffice就职

ThepresidentwillassumeofficenextSaturday.

总统会在下周六就职。

Scientificandpersonal

challenges

Asateacher,Pasteur

emphasizedthatscienceshould

havepracticalapplications.Hetookon

industry-relatedcasessuchasadisease

affectingthesilkindustry.Beginningin1965,

Pasteurspentthreeyearsinvestigatingthe

bacteriathatweretheculpritsanddeveloping

waystopreventtheirspread.

In1866Pasteurlosttwodaughterstotyphoid

fever.Twoyearslaterhe

becamepartiallyparalyzedas

resultofgriefandstress.But

despitethesedifficulties,

Pasteurpressedontoevengreater

accomplishments.

Fightingdisease

Inthelate1870's,Pasteurbeganresearchinthe

emergingscientificfieldofimmunization.He

developedvaccinesfardiseasesthataffected

sheepandchickens.Thenhetookonthedeadly

diseaserabies.ForfiveyearsPasteurworkedon

isolatingandweakeningtherabiesvirus.OnJuly

6,1885,a9-year-oldboysufferingfrom14bites

byarabiddogwasbroughttohim.Pasteur

treatedtheboywiththevaccineshehad

developedandsavedtheboy'slife.

FollowingPasteur'ssuccesswithrabies,the

PasteurInstitutewasfoundedtosupport

Pasteursscientificwork.Pasteurhimselfheaded

theinstituteuntilhisdeathin1896.Today,the

PasteurInstitutecontinuestosavelivesthrough

science.

culprit(n)犯人，罪犯

typhoidfever(n)伤寒症

paralyze(v)使瘫痪，使麻痹

emerging(adj)新兴的

immunization(n)免疫

vaccine(n)疫苗

rabies(n)狂犬病

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Whileresearchingfermentation,Pasteurproved

thatthetheoryofspontaneousgeneration-that

livingmaterial,likegerms,simplyappearedoutof

nowherewasactuallyincorrect.Throughhis

experiments,Pasteurprovedthatgermswere

carriedthroughtheair.

InEngland,Dr.JosephListerreadapaper

Pasteurhadpublishedandthenconductedhisown

experimentsthatledtothepracticeof

sterilizingmedicalequipmentinthehospital.

InLibrary

：

KUh,excusemezAshley.Ihaveaquestionfor

you.

A：Whatisit,Ken?

K：Well,ifItakeonadisease,doesthatmeanI

contractthedisease?

A：No,totakeonadiseasemeanstofightit.

：

K5ozifsomeonetookonthedeadlydisease

rabies,theydidn'tdevelopthedisease?

A：No,theystudiedthediseaseandtrytofind

waystocureit.

K：Isee.Doesthisphrase''takeon"haveother

meanings?

A：Thereareseveraldifferentmeanings.Let's

talktoourfriendDoristolearnmore.

K：Okay.

D：Hi,friends.Totakeoncanalsomeantostart

somethingnew.Forinstance,youcantakeona

newlook.Ifyouchangeyourhairstyle,itchanges

yourappearance.Also,youcantakeonanewlook

inyourapartmentbybuyingnewfurniture.

A：Ken,ifyourbossgivesyoumorethingstodo,

thenyouaretakingonmoreresponsibilities.

K：Whatabout''takeoff"?Isthattheoppositeof

''takeon"?

A：Notexactly.Forinstance,youcantakeoff

yourjacket,butyoudon'ttakeonyourjacket.

K：Right,youputonyourjacket.

A：Right,butifsomethingsuddenlybecomesvery

popularorsuccessful,thenittakesoff.For

instance,Facebookreallytookoffinpopularity.

K：Twittertookoffaswell.

A：Yes,itdid.AndnowIhavetotakeoff.

K：Umm,whatdoyoumean?

A：Ihavetogotoameeting.

K：Oh,Okay.HIletyoutakeoff.

今天的课文说Pasteurtookonthedeadlydisease

rabies,takeon在这里表示向它挑战，也就是说

Pasteur决定要对抗致命的狂犬病。takeon也可以表

示承担,你可以在你的工作岗位takeonmore

responsibilities,承担更多的责任。takeon也可以

是接受，你可以takeonthenewlook,接受展现出

一个新的造型。takeon的相反并不是takeoff,take

off是脱去，takeoffyourjacket。takeoff也可以

表示飞机起飞，因此也延伸出开始流行、很热门的意

思。当俚语用时，takeoff也可以表示离开、上路。

LanguageTips

culprit(n)罪犯;元凶，罪魁祸首

Policearesearchingfortheculpritswhorobbed

thedowntownbank.

警方正在搜索这些抢劫市中心银行的罪犯。

Whenteenagersstopinteractingwiththepeople

aroundthem,onlinegamesareoftenthemain

culprit.

当青少年不再与周遭的人互动时，网络游戏常常是这

个问题的元凶。

emerging(adj)新兴的，崛起中的

TheemergingmarketofSouthAmericaattracted

manyinvestors.

南美洲的新兴市场吸引了许多投资客。

Theemergingyoungmusicianhascapturedthe

attentionofcritics.

这位崛起中的年轻音乐家吸引了乐评家的注意。

vaccine(n)疫苗

Pharmaceuticalcompaniesspentmillionsof

dollarsdevelopingavaccinetocurethehighly

contagiousdisease.

制药公司花了数百万美金开发能够治愈这个具有高度

传染性疾病的疫苗。

July7,8

TipsForLiving

BuildingSelf-Confidence

建立自信的五大心法

Youcanbecomeamoreconfidentperson

Youcanbecomeamoreconfident

person

你可以成卷更有自信的人自

byPamelaOsment信

Howdoyouenteraroomfullof

strangers?boyouwalkrightinfullofconfidence?

Ordoyoutrytoslip/>?withoutbeingnoticed?

Thewayyougointonewsituationsshowsyour

levelofself-confidence.

Inlife,weadmirethosewhodotheirtasks

confidently.Wepreferpeoplewhoappearto

knowwhatthey'redoing.Butwheredoesthat

confidencebegin?

Theparents*role

Developingself-confidence

startsveryearly.It'sthe

parents1roletogetkidsonthe

right/racXrtowardbecoming

confidentpeople.Tohelpthatprocess,parents

shouldalwaysoffermorepraisethancriticism.

Thatcanbedonebyfocusingonthechild's

strengths.Parentsshouldencouragetheir

childrentotrynewthingsandtakerisks.When

childrenmakemistakes,theirparentsshouldstill

letthemknowthattheyareloved.Childrenwhose

parentsdothesethingswilllikelydevelopinto

confidentadults.Butself-confidencestilldoesn't

comeeasily.Sowhat'sthesolution?

self-confidence(n)自信

slipin溜进去

situation(n)情形，形势

admire(v)敬佩，欣赏

(be)ontherighttrack走上正轨

criticism(n)加匕评

risk(n)风险

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Herearethreesimplestepsforbuilding

self-confidence：

First,setgoals：makegoalsrealisticand

attainable-tomaximizefeelingsofsuccess.

Next,imagineyourself-orvisualize-performing

yourtasksandactivitiesperfectly,tomaximize

thepotentialofsuccess.Finally,useverbal

encouragementandpositiveself-talk.Byverbally

encouragingyourself(e.g.withphrasessuchas,

''I'mdoingreallywelltoday!")you'llreinforce

feelingsofself-confidence.

InLibrary

K：Ah,Iquit.Thisbookisimpossible.Itdoesn't

makeanysense.

A：Ken,iseverythingOK?Youseemlittle

frustrated.

K：Well,myEnglishisnevergoingtobegood

enough.

A：WhoaKendon'tbesohardonyourself.

Where'syourself-confidence?

K：Ican'tbeconfidentinsomethingifI'mnot

verygoodatit.

A：That'snottrue.Firstofall,Englishisavery

difficultlanguage.Everyonemakesmistakes.

Secondofall,apersonmightbereallytalentedat

something.Butwithoutconfidence,theywontbe

abletodoit.Theymaybetooself-critical.

K：Youmeantheycriticizethemselvestoomuch?

ButAshley,TmnotgoingtogetbetterifIdont

recognizemyfaults.

A：ButKen,you'vebeensoself-criticalthatyou

wanttogiveuponstudyingEnglish.That'snot

helpingyouimprove.It'sbringingyoudown.These

kindsofnegativethoughtscanloweryour

self-esteem.

K：Self-esteem?What'sthat?

A：Self-esteemdescribeshowyoufeelabout

yourself.Lowself-esteemdescribespeoplewho

thinkthey'reunimportant.Apersonwithlow

self-esteemwillbecomeeasilydepressedbecause

theyfocusontheirfailures.

K：Isee.Whataboutapersonwithhigh

self-esteem?

A：Someonewithhighself-esteemhas

self-respect.Theydontseethemselvesas

perfect.Buttheyfocusontheirpositivetraits.

Ratherthanseeingmistakesasfailures,theylook

atthemasweapons.

K：Sothey'repatientwiththemselves.Theyare

self-patient.

A：No,notself-patient.Youcan'tsaythat.

K：See,Ikeepmakingmistakes.

A：It'soktomakemistakes.Theproblemcomesin

whenwemakethesamemistakesoverandover

andoveragain.

K：(sigh)Well,Idolearnfrommymistakes.Okay,

rmgoingtohavemorepatiencewithmyselfand

HIpickupthisbookagain.

A：Ittakesalotofself-disciplinetostudy

Englishandyou'vecertainlyworkedhardatit,so

keepupthegoodwork.

K：ThanksAshley.

今天这一课教我们如何建立self-confidence自信),

我们不妨来学几个相关的单词。很多没有自信的人往

往是因为太self-cr