本尼迪克教皇前不久出访非洲小国喀麦隆，受到了总统以及夫人的热情款待，期间教皇向该国的天主教大主教们发表讲话，鼓励他们抗击“迷信宗教”，不过教皇也陷入了“大嘴”事件。我们来一起听一听到底，他说了什么，引起了那么大的争议...

 

答案稍后发布，继续加油！！

 

Pope Benedict spent his first full day in Cameroon, 1._________ his church to defend the traditional African family and work to 2._________ the poor from the impact of3.___________. The pope spent time with the country's president and his wife, he also spoke to Cameroon's 31 4.__________, telling them why the Catholic Church in Africa is the fastest growing in the world and faces competition from what he called 5.___________ forms of religion. He 6._________ against letting African rights 7._____________ the celebration of mass. Meantime, the church continues to defend pope's 8.__________________as a weapon in the fight against AIDS. Earlier this week, the 9.________ said 10.___________ condoms actually increases the problem. Now some international groups say the comments are 11.__________ and they worry they could 12.__________ efforts to stop the spread of disease. 

 

Keys:

1. urging 敦促

 

2. spare 相当于 help, 腾出时间/精力帮助...

 

3. globalization 全球化, 或者global integration

 

4. bishops (天主教的)主教

 

5. superstitious 迷信的

 

6. cautioned 警告，告诫

 

7. obstruct 妨碍，阻止

 

8. rejection of condoms 拒绝使用避孕套

 

9. pontiff 教皇

 

10. distributing 分发 

 

11. irresponsible  不负责任的

 

12. endanger 危害, 相当于  put... at risk;      jeopardize

 

关于本尼迪克教皇：

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XVI

 

宗教常识：

 

Roman Catholic Church 罗马天主教会

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Church

 

Pope 教皇

 

Vatican 梵蒂冈，罗马教廷所在地

 

各种教派：

Christianity 基督教
  

Christendom 基督教界
  

Catholicism 天主教
  

Protestantism 新教,耶稣教
  

Reformation 宗教改革
  

Lutheranism 路德宗,信义宗
  

Calvinism 加尔文宗,长老宗
  

Anabaptism 再洗礼派
  

Methodism 卫斯理宗,卫理公会
  

Puritanism 清教主义
  

Quakerism 贵格会
  

Judaism 犹太教
  

 Islamism 伊斯兰教
  

Brahmanism, Brahminism 婆罗门教
  

Buddhism 佛教
  

Daoism 道教
  

 paganism 异端
  

fetishism 拜物教

 

 

 

刚刚听到AP的报道，虽然奥巴马当选了总统，改写了美国的历史，当时这个国家的人权状况还存在许多根深蒂固的问题。

  比如今天的精听的内容，是07年在美国社会引起轩然大波的Jena Six Case， 在路易斯安那州louisiana的Jena镇上发生了一起恶性斗殴事件，6位黑人学生殴打白人同学。事后，受害人Justin Barker将这六位同学，家人，已经校方一并告上法庭。最后法庭裁决主犯Mychael Bell, 判刑18个月。由此开始引起美国社会的关注，很多人都认为司法体系中有违human rights的一面。之后随着矛盾的激化，黑人与白人学生之间的暴力事件进一步恶化。而最近Jena Six准备提起上诉。

  为了方便大家的精听，特别制作了空格版，让大家练习Compound Dictation, 回头发布答案

    There's a new development in the 1.______case commonly called "the Jena Six" which 2._____the nation's attention two years ago and 3.______ a huge civil rights 4.______in this tiny louisiana town. 5._______ for three members of Jena Six have 6.________that plea negotiations are taking place, but they'll not 7.______detailes, saying they did not want to 8.________ the negotiations. The case began when Mychael Bell and five other black students were charged for the 9._________and 10.___________Justin Barker, a fellow student. The charges were so 11._____ that they produced wave of outrage against the 12._________and charges of 13.________.  In December, Bell pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor battery charge. He was 14.__________18 months in jail. The charges against the 15._______ five defendants have been reduced to second-degree aggravated battery. The attorney for this defendant, Calvin Jones says attorneys still have to 16._________a few things but he says "we're probably 70% there." 

Keys:

1. civil rights 公民权利，民权

 2. captured 类似的用法如grab, attract, draw attention

3. produced

4. demonstration 示威游行

5. Authorities

6. confirmed  

7. disclose v.=reveal, unveil 揭开，揭露

8. undermine v. 暗中破坏

9. attempted murder 蓄意谋杀

10.  an alledged attack on (连读的非常厉害 alledged attack容易听成detect )

11. severe

12. prosecutor  检察官

13. racism 种族主义

14. setenced to 被判...

15. remaining 

16.hammer out (discuss vehemently in order to reach a solution) 苦心制定出..., 仔细推敲出...

 

本音频，虽然只有1分钟，但是由于是法律背景，因此涉及了不少法律单词，在这里先分享一些：

基础认知：

1. defendant 被告

2. accuser, prosecutor 原告（在刑事案件criminal cases）

    complainant,a plaintiff, a demandant原告（在民事案件civil cases）

3. court 法庭  courtroom

4. judge 法官 

5.  attorney (美)律师= lawyer

6. plead guilty 认罪

7. plead 抗辩，辩护

8. appeal 对...上诉

关于罪行：

1.misdemeanor （律）轻罪

2. felony 重罪(murder, rape, arson...)

3.Aggravated Battery，这个绝对与电池无关，在法律术语中表示“恶性斗殴”Aggravated battery is a more serious form. of battery, and is often a felony, while simple battery is often a misdemeanor. The definition of aggravated battery varies by state, but the acts most often include:

Use of a deadly weapon;
Battery in which serious bodily injury occurs or there is an intent to cause serious bodily harm;
Battery involving a hate crime; and
Battery against a police officer or a vulnerable person, such as a child or an elderly person.

关于Jena Six，可以藏考维基百科：

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jena_Six

 

 

   刚刚结束在宝山的讲座，全场接近200为同学，和大家分享，很激动。回家继续跟进，把路上刚听完的今天的精听上传分享。今天的精听材料用了视频，相信这是大家所喜欢的类型，让我们换一种联系方式。 本片选自AP美联社（Associated Press）旗下的Money Minute节目，内容为1分钟的Business News, 有大量的数字和公司名称，还有很多表示数字变动趋势的词汇。很有训练价值，推荐给大家。

    我把自己的听抄版本贴出，做成了空格版，请大家当线上练习，慢慢磨吧。继续精听！

  该练习的目的为应对Compound Dictation复合式听写.难度超过考试！ 因此现在开始就必须加强单词的听写(Dictation)，短时记忆(STM)和知识储备(Knowledge-building)。

  AP-Money Minute:

  IBM is in talks to buy Sun Microsystem in a 1.________. Both companies make computer systems for 2__________. , and the move
could help IBM 3__________. in finance and telecommunication's markets. IBM has bought (a) dozens of companies. But the 6.5-billion-dollar deal would be its biggest.

  AIG is putting its Manhattan 4_________.  and the nearby office building 5__________. The move comes at a difficult time for the 6__________. The New York 7_______.market is 8_______.  as prices of office buildings have 9________. in the wake of tight credit and 10__________.  in the financial industry.

  Mortgage giant Fennie Mae's planning to pay retention bonuses of as much as 11_______.each to several 12_________ . Sibling company Freddie Mac is planning similar 13_________ . Both companies were 14.__________ by federal regulators last fall. Fannie has 15________  in government aid while Freddie has asked for additional 16_________ on top of the 17_____it received last year.

AP的官网为：www.ap.org

请大家把填写好的答案贴出！For Share

Keys:

1.6.5-billion-dollar deal （价值6千5百万的一笔交易）

2.corporate customers   公司客户（IBM主要做的是Server, 以公司客户为主，中国的Lenovo做的是个人PC业务）

3.expand its reach （拓展触角，业务范围）

4.headquarters （总部）

5. up for sale （标价出售）

6. insurance conglomerate （保险集团，大型联合集团）

7.  real estate （房地产）

8. reeling （股价，房价 下跌）

9. plunged （下跌）

10.downsizing （=laying off 裁员）

11. 611,000 dollars

12. top executives （高层）

13. awards （奖金, bonuses）

14. seized (捕获，这里指“掌控”)

15. requested 15.2 billion dollars

16. 31 billion dollars

17. 13.8 billion dollar

   实在抱歉，各位昂立的学员和朋友，这两天一直在巡回讲座，因此很少有时间来回复或者更新博客，虽然如此，还是在今天中午抽空更新，发布最近的单词，新闻摘要，和精听，以供大家学习，分项。

  继续加油！

090307 四级班 单词默写：

http://blog.onlycollege.com.cn/index.php?uid-683-action-viewspace-itemid-3409                                                          

T's News Digest阅读周周练:

http://blog.onlycollege.com.cn/?uid-683-action-viewspace-itemid-3410             

090313 精听-中美贸易摩擦：

http://blog.onlycollege.com.cn/?uid-683-action-viewspace-itemid-3411

090316 News Digest ：

http://blog.onlycollege.com.cn/?uid-683-action-viewspace-itemid-3452

第二届昂立少年口译庆功会

——我学我赢 译路同行

盛大颁奖典礼，中英脱口秀随时切换，Are you ready?

--贺2010新年到，送2010元现金大红包

--抢个性化新年礼物，名师亲笔签名+寄语

......>>更多惊喜！

时间：2009年12月20日（周日）14：30（限350个名额）

详细信息，请点击：http://www.onlycollege.com.cn/Thematic/0912snky/#1

 

 

参加上海地区外语口译证书考试的考生， 2010年春季考试采取网上报名，网上上传照片，网上付款，网上自主选择考点、额满为止的报名方法。现将有关事项通知如下：

一、2010年春季考试科目和考试日期：

      3月14日      上午：英语高级口译笔试。
                       下午：英语中级口译笔试。
       4月4日       英语口译基础能力（笔试+口试）

二、网上报名时间：2009年12月14日12：00起至12月24日20：00止（具体时间段详见网上报名时注册内容）。

三、上海地区设置的考点和地址：

考点名称	考点地址
上海外国语大学	虹口区大连西路550号
上海财经大学	杨浦区国定路777号
东华大学	长宁区延安西路1882号
华东师范大学	普陀区中山北路3663号
上海电视大学	杨浦区国顺路288号
上海对外贸易学院	松江区文翔路1900号（松江大学城）
华东理工大学	徐汇区梅陇路130号
上海师范大学	徐汇区桂林路81号
上海应用技术学院	徐汇区桂林路201号
上海工程技术大学	长宁区仙霞路350号

      
四、网上报名前考生必须做的准备工作：
    1、考生个人信息。
    2、了解所公布考点的地理位置和交通信息。
    3、 备有二寸近期（3个月内）深色背景数码证件照。数码证件照规格：390像素×567像素或413像素×626像素；容量：50--200KB；文件类型：jpg。
    4、备有“银联”标志的并开通网上支付功能的下列银行卡之一：

序号	银行名称	受理卡种（银联卡）	客服 热线
1	中国建设银行	龙卡（包括借记卡和信用卡），全国开户	95533
2	民生银行	民生卡（借记卡和信用卡），全国开户	95568
3	上海浦东发展银行	东方借记卡、东方准贷记卡、浦发信用卡、公司卡、活期一本通存折，全国开户	95528
4	中信银行	理财宝卡(借记卡)、中信信用卡，全国开户	95558
5	光大银行(全国)	借记卡、信用卡、活期一本通，全国开户
6	中国工商银行	牡丹卡（包括借记卡和信用卡），全国开户	95588
7	交通银行	太平洋卡（包括借记卡、准贷记卡和信用卡），全国开户
8	招商银行	一卡通卡（借记卡）、招行信用卡，全国开户	95555
9	中国银行(全国)	长城电子借记卡、长城人民币信用卡、中银系列信用卡，全国范围	95566
10	广东发展银行(全国)	广发卡（包括借记卡和信用卡），全国开户

       银行卡内存有足够支付下列所选择考试科目报名考务费的资金：
      

考 试 项 目	报名考务费
英语高级口译笔试	216 元
英语中级口译笔试	186元
英语口译基础能力（笔试+口试）	206元

五、网上报名考生须知事项：
    1、在本网站报名的考生均在上海地区参加考试。
    2、报名时网上上传的数码证件照，为准考证和所获相应证书共用。
    3、了解考试的具体日期，避免与其他考试或重要工作有冲突。报名须慎重，一旦网上报名成功，不再办理退费手续。
    4、注意网上公布的“报名流程和方法”，严格按提示的步骤操作。
    5、报名时可根据网上公布的考点进行选择，座位有限额，额满为止。
    6、 报名成功后，请注意领取准考证的时间和地点，凭考生报名时的证件和报名 “序号”，在规定的时间到选择的考点领取准考证。

上海市高校浦东继续教育中心
上海外语口译证书考试委员会办公室

相关链接：http://222.66.8.218/news/data/20091127540814/20091127540814_17.htm

"Macy's Day Parade"

The parade logo

   The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is an annual parade presented by Macy's. The tradition started in 1924, tying it for the second-oldest Thanksgiving parade in the United States, tied with America's Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit, and four years younger than the 6abc IKEA Thanksgiving Day Parade in Philadelphia. The three-hour event is held in New York City starting at 9:00 a.m. EST on Thanksgiving Day.

1934's Parade, joined by Mickey the first time ever

09Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

11月26日，参加感恩节游行的队伍从美国纽约时报广场经过。当日，2009梅西感恩节花车与气球大游行在纽约曼哈顿举行。梅西感恩节大游行始于1924年，是全美最盛大的感恩节庆典，每年都会吸引数百万人沿途观看。

 

 

 

 

 

 

这张表情比较夸张~~^0^

 

 

 

一、考生办理上海外语口译证书，从 2009年下半年起全部实行网上申请、网上付款、网上选择领证地点的办证方法。办证网址：www.shwyky.net。

二、办理证书范围：凡参加上海外语口译证书考试，成绩合格者 （笔试或口试合格者）均可在网上申请、网上付款办理相应的上海外语口译证书。

三、网上办证时间：
1、英语基础口译合格证书，网上办证时间为2009年11月24日9:00—26日9:00。
2、英语高级口译证书（笔试和口试全部合格）、英语中级口译证书（笔试和口试全部合格）、日语中级口译证书（笔试和口试全部合格）、日语高级口译证书、英语高级口译笔试合格证书、英语中级笔试合格证书、日语中级笔试合格证书，网上办证时间为2010年1月5日9:00—8日9:00。

四、本次办证收费标准如下：
1、英语基础口译合格证书：每证20元。
2、英语高级口译证书（笔试和口试全部合格）、英语中级口译证书（笔试和口试全部合格）、日语中级口译证书（笔试和口试全部合格）、日语高级口译证书、英语高级笔试合格证书、英语中级笔试合格证书、日语中级笔试合格证书：每证30元。

五、办理证书需备有“银联”标志的并开通网上支付功能的下列银行卡之一：

序号	银行名称	受理卡种（银联卡）	客服 热线
1	中国建设银行	龙卡（包括借记卡和信用卡），全国开户	95533
2	民生银行	民生卡（借记卡和信用卡），全国开户	95568
3	上海浦东发展银行	东方借记卡、东方准贷记卡、浦发信用卡、公司卡、活期一本通存折，全国开户	95528
4	中信银行	理财宝卡(借记卡)、中信信用卡，全国开户	95558
5	光大银行(全国)	借记卡、信用卡、活期一本通，全国开户
6	中国工商银行	牡丹卡（包括借记卡和信用卡），全国开户	95588
7	交通银行	太平洋卡（包括借记卡、准贷记卡和信用卡），全国开户
8	招商银行	一卡通卡（借记卡）、招行信用卡，全国开户	95555
9	中国银行(全国)	长城电子借记卡、长城人民币信用卡、中银系列信用卡，全国范围	95566
10	广东发展银行(全国)	广发卡（包括借记卡和信用卡），全国开户

卡内备有足够支付上述所选择办证类型的金额。

六、在本网站（www.shwyky.net）未上传过数码证件照（按考试科目分类）的考生，必须上传二寸近期（3个月内）深色背景的数码证件照。证件照规格：390像素 × 567像素或413像素 × 626像素；照片文件类型：jpg；容量：50—200KB。网上上传的数码证件照，为办理相应证书所用。

七、按考试科目已在本网站上传过数码证件照的考生，无需再次上传照片。

八、 网上办证成功后，请在网上认真核对相关信息，并在领证前打印“领证书通知”。凭准考证、办理准考证时提供的同一身份证件和“领证书通知”，在规定的时间到自主选择的发证点领取证书，选择在上海以外的代理发证点领取证书者，须现场交付代办费每证10元。

九、办证须慎重，一旦网上办证成功，不再办理退费手续。

                     上海市高校浦东继续教育中心
上海外语口译证书考试委员会办公室

 

 

 

段落关键词：

 

段落1

社会主义市场经济   social market economy (system)

改革                          reform

改善                          improve; improvement

社会福利体制          social welfare system

社会保障体制          social security system

社会服务                   social/community service

 

段落2

政府职能                     governmental function

转型                              transformation

转移                             transfer

社会团体                    social groups

民间组织                   non-governmental organization, NGO

 

段落3

宏观管理                    Macro-management

更多的参与                 involve oneself more in…

社区服务                    community service

 

段落4

课题                           an issue

密切合作                   close cooperation/collaboration

分工协作                   division of responsibilities

推进…事业的发展   further the development of…

 

 

音频原文：

 

我们社会主义市场经济体制的建立和发展，要求我们改革和完善社会福利保障体制，从而对社会服务提出了更高的要求。

 

随着政府职能的转变，原来由政府包揽的许多社会服务工作，有相当一部分将逐步转移到社会团体和民间组织。

 

一方面，政府的宏观管理责任将会变得更加重大。另一方面，社会团体和民间组织有必要参与更多的社区服务工作。

 

这样就提出一个课题：政府和社会团体如何密切合作，如何分工协作，更好地推进社区服务事业。

 

官方标答：

 

The establishment and development of china’s socialist market economy requires the reform. and improvement in our social welfare and security system, which in turn places higher expectations on the work of community service.

 

With the transformation of governmental functions, much of the work involving social services that was initially undertaken by the government will have to be transferred gradually to social groups and non-governmental organizations.

 

On the one hand, the government will shoulder great responsibilities in its macro-management; and on the other hand, social groups and non-governmental organizations will need to involve themselves more in community service.

 

Consequently, there has emerged an issue which concerns the way of a close collaboration and the division of responsibilities between the government and social groups, in order to further the development of community service.

 

 

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0906-六级passage(3)-听力文本 Passage 3 This is Ray McCarthy with the news. Reports are coming in of a major train crash in Japan. A passenger train carrying hundreds of workers home from the center of Tokyo is reported to have hit an oncoming goods train. Both were traveling at high speed. Figures are not yet available but it is believed that the death toll could be as high as 300, with hundreds more injured. Emergency and rescue services rushed to the scene. But our reporter says it will take days to clear the track and to establish the numbers of the dead and injured. There was a similar accident on the same stretch of track four years ago. There was another bomb scare in a large London store last night during late night shopping. Following a telephone call to the police from an anonymous caller, hundreds of shoppers were shepherded out of the store while roads in the area were sealed off. Police dogs spent hours searching the store for a bag which the caller claimed contained 50 pounds of explosives. Nothing was found and the store was given the all-clear by opening time this morning. A police spokesman said that this was the third bomb scare within a week and that we should all be on our guard. And finally, the motoring organizations have issued a warning to drivers following the recent falls of snow in many parts of the country. Although the falls may be slight, they say extra care is needed. Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. Q32: What accident happened recently in Japan? Q33: What do the reports say about the recent accident in Japan? Q34: Why did people have to leave the London store last night? Q35: What did motoring organizations advise drivers to do?

Passage 2   Dr. Allen Hersh designs smells for businesses. He says that it doesn’t take a whole lot of smell to affect you. Store owners can lure you to the candy aisle, even if you don’t realize your are smelling candy. This idea scares a lot of people. Groups that protect the rights of shoppers are upset. They say the stores are using a kind of brainwashing which they call “smell-washing”. “It’s pretty dishonest,” says Mark Silbergeld. He runs an organization that checks out products for consumers. The scientists hired to design the scents disagree. “There’s soft background music. There’s special lighting. There’re all sorts of bells being used,” says Dr. Hersh, “why not smells?” “One reason why not,” says Silbergeld, “is that some people are allergic to certain scents pumped into products or stores.” But there is a whole other side to this debate, “do the smells really work?” So far, there is little proof one way or the other. But Dr. Hersh has run some interesting experiments. In one of Hersh’s experiments, 31 volunteers were led into a shoe store that smells slightly like flowers. Later, another group shopped in the same store, but with no flower odor. Dr. Hersh found that 84% of the shoppers were more likely to buy the shoes in the flower-scented room, but Hersh found out something even stranger. “Whether the volunteers like the flower scent or not didn’t matter,” Hersh says, “Some reported that they hated the smell, but they still were more likely to buy the shoes in the scented room.” Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you’ve just heard. Q29. Why are some people against the use of smells to attract customers? Q30. What is Dr. Hersh’s attitude to the use of smells for business? Q31. What did Hersh’s experiment show?

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Getting behind the wheel of a car can be an exciting new step in a teen’s life. But along with that excitement comes a new responsibility---understanding the need for common sense and maturity to avoid accidents. In an effort to spread awareness to teens across the nation, the Allstate Foundation sponsored a Keep-The-Drive Summit at Sunset Station on January 23rd. Students from Kennedy and Alamo Heights High schools participated in the summit which was held here for the first time. The goal of the year-long effort is to educate teens on the rules of safe driving and the severe consequences that can result if those rules are not followed, and then have them communicate that information to their peers. The students watched videos that told them about the numbers of teenage driving injuries and deaths. They listen to the videos as students from other cities share their stories of how their reckless driving affected not only their lives but also those of their passengers. “We are trying to create awareness in high schools across the countries,” said Westerman, an Allstate representative, “we focus on changing how teens think behind the wheel.” According to the presentation, more teens die in automobile crashes in the United States each year than from drugs, violence, smoking and suicide. An average of 16 teens die every day in motor vehicle crashes and nearly forty percent of those are caused by speeding. Texas is the state with the most teen driving deaths according to the presentation. Students agreed that the statistics were amazing and made them think twice about how they drive.

Questions 26 to 28 are based on the question you have just heard.

Q26. For what purpose did the Allstate Foundation sponsor the Keep-The-Drive Summit?
Q27. What causes the greatest number of deaths among American teens according to the presentation?
Q28. What can we conclude about the Keep-The-Drive Summit?

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W: Hi, Professor Smith. I hear you’ve written a book titled Visions. M: Yes. It explains how science will revolutionize the 21st century. W: Could I ask you some questions concerning the book? M: Sure. W: Are you optimistic about the future? M: Generally, yeah. If we go back to the year of 1900, most Americans didn’t live beyond the age of 50. Since then, we’ve had improvements in health care and technology. There is no reason why these won’t continue far into the 21st century. W: Are we ready for the changes that will come? M: Changes are already happening. The future is here now. We have DNA, microchips, the internet. Some people’s reaction is to say, we are too old; we don’t understand new technology. My reaction is to say, we must educate people to use new technology now. W: Is world population going to be a big problem? M: Yes, and no. I think that world population will stop increasing as we all get richer. If you are a part of the middle class, you don’t want or need 12 children. W: Will there be a world government? M: Very probably. We will have to manage the world and its resources on a global level because countries alone are too small. W: Will we have control of everything? M:I think we’ll learn to control the weather, volcanoes and earthquakes. Illness won’t exist. We’ll grow new livers, kidneys, hearts, and lungs like spare parts for a car. People will live to about 130 or 150. For 2000 years, we have tried to understand our environment. Now we’ll begin to control it.   Q22-25 are based on the conversation you just heard. 22. What does Professor Smith say about most Americans around the year of 1900? 23. What does Professor Smith advice we do? 24. When will the world population stop growing according to Professor Smith? 25. What does Professor Smith think human beings will be able to do?

906 6级翻译参考答案
By 苏州昂立 翁晓燕 Helen

82：说服他不买车
83：保持幽默感有助于
84他不得不坦白自己的罪行
85 一定有人在说他们的坏话
86 很难抵制冰激淋的诱惑）

82： to convince him not to buy the car
83： keeping a sense of humor is good for
84   he has to confess his crime
85   there must be someone speaking ill of them
86： it’s difficult to resist the allurement of an ice-cream

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Names

 Asked about which symbol can represent one’s identity, the first answer occurring to most people, I believe, should be their names. Bingo! Every single person owns a particular name, which uniquely refers to this individual. Name is such an essential part of personal life that it is deliberately considered by parents or grandparents even before his/her birth. Moreover, the name will be with person for a whole life, widely used under any situation, such as filling in registration forms, or a topic of conversations, to name just a few.
 However, some people hold different views regarding the necessity of names. They argue that name is no more than an arbitrary symbol. Also, they believe that the good wishes the names express to the person are merely imagination. In this sense, they don’t think names are of any great importance.
 As far as I am concerned, owning a name is good for the orderly organization of our society. Also, names indicate the long history and culture and express our good wishes for our life and future.

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Long conversation 1

W: You’re the editor of Public Eye. What kind of topics does your program cover?

M: Well, they are essentially domestic stories. We don’t cover international stories. We don’t cover party politics or economics. We do issues of general social concern to a British audience. They can be anything from the future of the health service to the way the environment is going downhill.

W: How do you choose the topic? Do you choose one because it’s what the public wants to know about or because it’s what you feel the public ought to know about?

M: I think it’s a mixture of both. Sometimes you have a strong feeling that something is important and you want to see it examined and you want to contribute to a public debate. Sometimes people come to you with things they are worried about and they can be quite small things. They can be a story about corruption in local government, something they cannot quite understand, why it doesn’t seem to be working out properly, like they are not having their litter collected properly or their dustbins emptied.

W: How do you know that you’ve got a really successful program? One that is just right for the time?

M: I think you get a sense about it after working in it in a number of years. You know which stories are going to get the attention. They are going to be published just the point when the public are concerned about that.

Q19-21
19. What kind of topics does Public Eye cover?
20. How does Public Eye choose its topics?
21. What factor plays an important role in running a successful program?