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21世纪大学英语课文被忽视的艺术1
First Listening
1. As you listen to Part One of the tape, try to figure out what the words blrk and blurking mean.
Second Listening
2. Now listen to Part Two, and work out what porfing is.
21世纪大学英语课文被忽视的艺术2
Carolyn Kane
It is generally agreed that the American education system is in deep trouble. Everyone is aware of the horrible facts: school systems are running out of money, teachers can"t spell, students can"t read, high school graduates can"t even find China on the map.
Most of us know, or think we know, who is to blame: liberal courts, spineless school boards, ridiculous government regulations. It"s easy to select a bad guy.
But possibly the problem lies not so much in our institutions as in our attitudes. It is sad that although most of us claim that we believe in education, we place no value on intellectual activity.
We Americans are a charitable and humane people: We have institutions devoted to every good cause from rescuing homeless cats to preventing World War III. But what have we done to promote the art of thinking? Certainly we make no room for thought in our daily lives. Suppose a man were to say to his friends, "I"m not going to PTA tonight (or the baseball game, or whatever) because I need some time to myself, some time to think"? Such a man would be shunned by his neighbors; his family would be ashamed of him. What if a teenager were to say, "I"m not going to the dance tonight because I need some time to think"? His parents would immediately start looking in the Yellow Pages for a psychiatrist.
Several years ago a college administrator told me that if he wanted to do any serious thinking, he had to get up at 5:30 in the morning — I suppose because that was the only time when no one would interrupt him. More recently I heard a professor remark that when his friends catch him in the act of reading a book, they say, "My, it must be nice to have so much free time." And even though I am an English teacher — a person who should know better — I find myself feeling vaguely guilty whenever I sneak off to the library to read. It is a common belief that if a man is thinking or reading, he is doing nothing. Through our words and our actions, we express this attitude every day of our lives. Then we wonder why our children refuse to take their studies seriously and why they say to their teachers, "Why do I need to learn this stuff? It won"t do me any good; I"ll never need it."
It"s easy to understand the reasons for this prejudice against thinking. One problem is that to most of us, thinking looks suspiciously like doing nothing. A human being in deep thought is an uninspiring sight. He leans back in his chair, props up his feet, puffs on his pipe and stares into space. He gives every appearance of wasting time. Besides, he"s leaving all the hard work for us! We wish he would get up and do something useful — clean the house, maybe, or mow the lawn. Our resentment is natural.
But thinking is far different from laziness. Thinking is one of the most productive activities a human being can undertake. Every beautiful and useful thing we have created exists because somebody took the time and effort to think of it.
And thinking does require time and effort. It"s a common misconception that if a person is "gifted" or "bright" or "talented," wonderful ideas will flash spontaneously into his mind. Unfortunately, the intellect doesn"t work this way. Even Einstein had to study and think for months before he could formulate his theory of relativity. Those of us who are less intelligent find it a struggle to conceive even a moderately good idea, let alone a brilliant one.
Another reason why we distrust thinking is that it seems unnatural. Human beings are a social species, but thinking is an activity that people do best when they"re alone. Consequently, we worry about people who like to think. It disturbs us to meet a person who deliberately chooses to sit alone and think instead of going to a party or a soccer match. We suspect that such a person needs counseling. In addition, such people can sometimes appear unfriendly — and that makes us dee* uneasy.
Our concern is misplaced. Intelligence is just as much a part of human nature as friendliness. It would certainly be unnatural for someone to totally isolate themselves. But it would be equally unnatural for a person to allow his mind to die of neglect.
If Americans ever became convinced of the importance of thought, we would probably find ways to solve the problems of our schools, problems that now seem impossible to overcome. But how can we revive interest in the art of thinking? The best place to start would be in the home. Family members should practice saying such things as," I"ll wash the dishes tonight because I know you want to catch up on your thinking."
This may sound crazy. But if we are to survive as a free people, we will have to take some such course of action as soon as possible, because regardless of what some advertisers have led us to believe, this country does not run on oil. It runs on ideas.
21世纪大学英语课文被忽视的艺术3
spineless
a. 1. lacking courage and determination 没有骨气的
2. 无脊椎的
*spine
n. 脊柱;脊椎
ridiculous
a. deserving to be laughed at; absurd 可笑的;荒谬的，荒唐的
regulation
n. a rule or restriction 规章;规则
regulate
v. l. 调节，调校，调整
2. 控制，管理
regulator
n. 调节器，校准器
guy
n. (infml., esp. AmE) a man; fellow (主美)男人;人
chartable
a. 1. generous in giving money, food, etc. to other people 慷慨施舍的，慈善的
2. kind in one"s attitude to others 仁慈的，慈爱的
humane
a. having or showing sympathy, kindness and understanding 富于同情心的;仁慈的
promote
vt. help the progress of; encourage or support 促进;提倡
shun
vt. keep away from; avoid 避开，回避;避免
*psychiatrist
n. 精神科医生，精神病专家
*psychiatric
a. 精神病的
*psychic
a. 1. 精神的，心灵的
2. 超自然的
administrator
n. a person responsible for managing public or business affairs 行政官员;管理人
administration
n. 1. the control or direction of affairs, as of a country or business 行政;管理;经营
2. the supervision group of a company or institution; the national government 行政机关;*
vaguely
ad. not precisely, not distinctly, more or less 含糊地;模糊地;多少
vague
a. 1. not clearly described, expressed, felt or understood 含糊的;不清楚的
2. not clear in shape or form 模糊的
*sneak
vi. go somewhere quietly and/or secretly 潜行，溜
stuff
n. 1. (无用的)东西
2. material of which sth. is made 原料;材料
suspiciously
ad. 猜疑地;可疑地
*suspicious
a. 1. (of) not trusting 猜疑的，疑心的
2. causing sb. to think that there is sth. wrong 容易引起怀疑的;可疑的
prop
vt. (up) support 架起，支起
appearance
n. 1. the outward form sb. or sth. has 外表，外观
2. 出现，露面
mow
vt. 刈(草坪等处)的草
lawn
n. an area of short, regularly cut grass in the garden of a house or in a public park 草坪
resentment
n. a feeling of anger because one feels that he is treated badly or unfairly and cannot do anything about it 忿恨，怨愤
misconception
n. an idea which is wrong or untrue 错误想法，误解
flash
vi. 1. move or pass very quickly 闪现;突现
2. give or produce a bright light 闪光;闪烁
spontaneously
ad. 自动地;自发地
*spontaneous
a. done out of natural feelings or causes without planning or arrangement 自发的;不由自主的
*Intellect
n. 1. the ability to understand or deal with ideas and information 智力，才智
2. a person of high intelligence and reasoning power 有才智的人
*formulate
vt. 1. express (a thought, idea, etc.) clearly and exactly using particular words 确切地阐述(或表达)，阐发
2. develop (a plan, policy, etc.) 制订(计划、政策等)
relativity
n. 相对性;相对论
moderately
ad. not extremely; to some extent 适度地;一般地
moderate
a. 1. of middle degree, power, or rate; neither large or small, high or low, fast or slow, etc. 中等的;普通的.;一般的
2. (done or kept) within sensible limits 适度的，不过分的;有节制的
3. (of political opinions or policies) not extreme and concerned with slow or small changes in the system 不激进的，稳健的
v. (cause to) become less extreme and violent or more acceptable (使)和缓;减弱
species
n. [单复同] 物种
deliberately
ad. intentionally, on purpose 有意地，故意地
soccer
n. (AmE) football (美)英式足球
counsel
v. give (usually professional) advice to sb. who has a problem 提出建议(或劝告)
isolate
vt. (often pass.) 1. cause to be alone or separated from others [常被动]使孤立;使脱离
2. keep apart from other people so that a disease will not spread 使隔离
regardless
a. (of) without worrying (about), despite 不顾;不论
Phrases and Expressions
be in trouble
having difficulties or problems 处于困境中，有麻烦
run out (of sth.)
have no more (of sth.); use all (of sth.) 用完;耗尽
lie in
exist in; be found in 在于
believe in
have faith or trust in; consider to be true, valuable, important, etc. 信任;信赖;相信…的真实性
make (no) room for
find (no) space or time for (不)给…让出地方或时间
sneak off to
go somewhere secretly 偷偷溜往
prop up
support from falling 支撑;支持
puff on
draw smoke through (a pipe, cigarette, etc.) (一口一口地)抽(烟斗、香烟等)
give every appearance of
show (a certain result) from what can be seen or known 显示出…的迹象
let alone
not to mention, not to speak of 更别提，更不用说
become /be convinced of sth.
become/feel certain that sth. is true 确信某事是真实的
catch up on
spend time doing (sth.) which has been left undone or neglected 弥补(耽搁下来的工作、睡眠等)，赶完
regardless of
without acknowledging; despite, in spite of 不顾;不论
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21世纪大学英语课文被忽视的艺术60篇（扩展1）
——21世纪大学英语读写教程第二册课文Unwritten Rules60篇
21世纪大学英语读写教程第二册课文Unwritten Rules1
First Listening
1. As you listen to the tape the first time, mark each word or phrase J or T, to indicate whether Jill (the woman) or Tim (the man) says them. (Some words might be spoken by both people!)
animal anywhere asleep car cold decent ignore law light no one police safety sleepy social contract who knows
Then briefly summarize each person"s attitude toward the social contract.
Second Listening
2. Whose point of view is closer to your own? Are there situations when it"s okay to break the rules? Are there rules it"s never okay to break, even when you"re alone?
21世纪大学英语读写教程第二册课文Unwritten Rules2
Bob Greene
The restaurant was almost full. A steady hum of conversation hung over the room; people spoke with each other and worked on their meals.
Suddenly, from a table near the center of the room, came a screaming voice: "Damn it, Sylvia...."
The man was shouting at the top of his voice. His face was red, and he yelled at the woman sitting opposite him for about fifteen seconds. In the crowded restaurant, it seemed like an hour. All other conversations in the room stopped, and everyone looked at the man. He must have realized this, because just as suddenly as he had started, he lowered his voice and finished whatever it was he had to say in a tone the rest of us could not hear.
It was startling precisely because it almost never happens; there are no laws against such explosions, and with the pressures of our modern world you would almost expect to run into such things on a regular basis. But you don"t; as a matter of fact, when I thought it over I realized that it was the first time in my life I had witnessed such a demonstration. During all the meals I"ve had in restaurants, I had never seen a person start screaming at the top of his lungs.
When you"re eating among other people, you don"t raise your voice; it"s just one example of the unwritten rules we live by. When you consider it, you recognize that those rules probably govern our lives on a more absolute basis than the ones you could find if you looked in the law books. The customs that govern us are what make a civilization. There would be chaos without them, and yet it"s not at all clear why — even in our disintegrating society — we obey them.
How many times have you stopped at a red light late at night? You can see in all directions; there"s no one else around — no headlights, no police cruiser idling behind you. You"re tired and in a hurry. But you wait for the light to change. Is it for safety"s sake? No; you can see that there would be no accident if you drove on. Is it to avoid getting arrested? No; you are alone; there"s no one to catch you. Still, you sit and wait.
At major athletic events, it is not uncommon to find 90,000 or 100,000 people sitting in the stands. On the playing field are two dozen athletes —maybe fewer. There aren"t enough security guards on hand to keep all the spectators from getting out of their seats and walking onto the field. But it never happens. Regardless of the emotion of the contest, the spectators stay in their places, and the athletes are safe in their part of the arena. The invisible barrier always holds.
In restaurants and coffee shops, people pay their bills. It"s a simple enough concept. Yet it would be remarkably easy to wander away from a meal without paying at the end. Especially in these difficult economic times, wouldn"t you expect this to become a common form of cheating? Why doesn"t it happen more often? It"s just another unwritten rule of human conduct that people automatically make good on their debts. They would no sooner walk out on a bill than start screaming.
I know a man who, when he parks his car at a parking meter, always puts change in the meter even if there"s time left on it. He regards it as the right thing to do. He says he isn"t doing it just to extend the time remaining—even if there"s sufficient time on the meter to cover whatever task he has to perform at the location, he pays his own way. He believes that you"re supposed to purchase your own time; the fellow before you purchased only his.
There are so many rules like these—rules that we all obey—that we think about them only when that rare person violates them. In the restaurant, after the man had yelled "Damn it, Sylvia" there was a tentative atmosphere among the other diners for half an hour after it happened. They weren"t sure what disturbed them about what they had witnessed; they knew, though, that it had violated something very basic about the way we"re supposed to behave. And it bothered them—which in itself is a hopeful sign that, more often than not, all is well.
21世纪大学英语读写教程第二册课文Unwritten Rules3
hum
n. a low steady continuous sound 连续低沉的声音
screaming
a. 尖声的，发出尖叫声的
scream
v. say (sth.) loudly and usually on a high note, esp. because of anger, fear, pain, etc. (因恐惧、痛苦等而)尖声喊叫，惊呼
*
v. 1. declare to be very wrong or bad 指责，贬斥
2. (esp. of God) send (sb.) to punishment without end after death (尤指上帝)罚(某人)入地狱受罪
3. curse at 诅咒;咒骂
int. 该死，他妈的，讨厌(表示愤怒、厌烦、轻蔑、失望等)
yell
vi. (at) speak or say sth. in a very loud voice 叫喊，叫嚷
precisely
ad. 1. exactly; just 恰好;正好
2. in an exact manner; carefully 精确地;细致地
precision
n. exactness 精确，准确
a. made or done with exactness 精密的，确切的
explosion
n. 1. a sudden bursting out of strong emotion (感情等的)爆发，迸发
2. (a loud noise caused by) a sudden, violent burst of energy 爆炸(声)，炸裂(声)
3. a large and rapid increase 大规模的扩大;激增
explode
vi. 1. blow up or burst 爆炸;爆破
2. (in, with) show sudden violent emotion 爆发，迸发
vt. 1. cause (a bomb, etc.) to blow up or burst 使爆炸;使突发
2. (often pass.) destroy (a belief) [常被动] 破除，戳穿
explosive
a. that can explode 会爆炸的
basis
n. 基础;根据;基本原则，准则
basically
ad. with regard to what is most important and basic; in reality 基本上;实际上;主要地
witness
vt. see (sth.) happen 目击
n. a person who sees an event take place and is therefore able to describe it to others 目击者，见证人
demonstration
n. 1. the expression of a feeling (情绪的)显示，表露
2. a public show of strong feeling or opinion, often with marching, big signs **
absolute
a. 1. not depending on or measured by comparison with other things 绝对的
2. complete: total 完全的;十足的
3. certain; definite; leaving no doubt 确实的;不容置疑的
custom
n. 1. (an) established socially accepted practice 习俗，风俗
2. the habitual practice of a person (个人)习惯
customary
a. established by custom; usual or habitual 习俗的;习惯的
*disintegrate
v. 1. fall apart 瓦解;解体
2. (cause to) break into small parts or pieces (使)碎裂;(使)粉碎
headlight
n. 车前灯
cruiser
n. (AmE) a police car (美)警察巡逻车
sake
n. 目的;理由;缘故;利益
arrest
vt. take and keep (sb.) prisoner with the authority of the law 依法逮捕，拘捕
athletic
a. of or concerning athletes or athletics 运动员的;运动的
security
n. safety; sth. that provides or assures safety 安全;保卫措施，安全措施
*spectator
n. a person who is watching an event or game (比赛等的.)观看者，观众
emotion
n. 1. any of the strong feelings of the human spirit 情感;激情;感情
2. strength of feelings; excited state of the feelings 激动
contest
n. an event in which people compete against each other; a competition 竞赛;比赛
arena
n. a level area for sports, public entertainment, etc. (供竞技、表演等用的)场地
remarkably
ad. unusually; noticeably 非凡地，异常地;值得注意地，引人注目地
parking meter
a device next to a parking space into which one has to put money for parking for a certain time 汽车停放计时器，汽车停放收费计
extend
vt. make (sth.) longer or larger 使延长，使延期;扩展，扩大
extension
n. 1. the act of extending or being extended 延伸;扩展
2. a part which is added to make sth. longer, wider, or larger 增加的部分
location
n. a place or position 地点;位置
*violate
vt. break or be contrary to (a rule, principle, treaty, etc.) 违反，违背;违犯
*tentative
a. 犹豫的，迟疑不决的
diner
n. a person eating dinner 就餐者
behave
v. 1. act; bear oneself 行为;举止
2. (of things) act in a particular way (事物)作出反应;起作用
3. (of machines, etc.) work or function (机器等)运转
hopeful
a. 1. (of things) causing hope; likely to be favourable or successful; promising (事物)有希望的，给人希望的;有前途的
2. having hope 抱有希望的;充满希望的
Phrases and Expressions
hang over
remain, esp. as sth. unpleasant or threatening 笼罩;威胁
* it
(俚)该死
raise/lower one"s voice
speak more loudly/quietly 提高/压低嗓门
at the top of one"s voice/lungs
as loudly as possible 用尽量大的声音，放声(大叫)
on a regular /absolute basis
regularly /absolutely 定期地;绝对地
on a... basis
in a...way …地;在…基础上
as a matter of fact
actually, in fact 实际上
live by
live according to (sth. such as a principle) 遵循(…的原则)
for sth."s / sb."s sake / for the sake of sth. / sb.
for the purpose of sth. / for the benefit of sb. 为了，为了…的利益
on hand
available; present (not absent) 现有，在手头;在场
make good (on one"s debt[s])
pay what one owes 偿付，支付(债务)
no sooner... than
1. 同…一样不
2. 一…就…
walk out on sth. / sb.
1. stop doing sth. one has agreed to do or that one is responsible for 不管，不顾;不履行;不支付
2. leave suddenly, esp. in a time of trouble; desert 抛弃，离开
in itself
considering only the thing specified; in its true nature 本身;实质上
more often than not
quite frequently 往往，多半
all is well
the situation is very satisfactory 一切顺利
21世纪大学英语课文被忽视的艺术60篇（扩展2）
——21世纪大学英语读写基础教程The Future课文解读60篇
21世纪大学英语读写基础教程The Future课文解读1
What will our future be like? What might happen in the year 2144? How far can your imagination take you into the future? Let"s see what a newspaper in New Zealand tells us.
The Future
Will the future be one of robots and spaceships, or meditation and organic food? Today and next Wednesday The Post steps into the future, and asks the experts what they think the world of tomorrow will be like.
Imagine you are holding the December 11, 2144 edition of The Evening Post. It won"t be made of paper, but a thin screen that can be folded up and put in your pocket or bag. You"ll use the same screen tomorrow, when the day"s news will be beamed to its tiny modem via satellite.
The modem will chatter away all day, updating stories from around the world as they happen, complete with moving pictures and sound. A retina scanner will follow your eye, scrolling each page as you get near the bottom. The paper"s com*r will record which stories interest you most and design a custom menu every time you switch it on.
Let"s see what"s happening today. Again, the big local story is the disappearing apartment blocks at Happy Valley. Built over an old landfill, this expensive new development is slowly sinking into the ground. Engineers suspect plastic milk bottles dumped with their caps screwed on in the late-20th century are bursting under the weight of the buildings. "People back then," says Wellington"s Mayor in a live interview, "were pretty stupid."
Overseas a power failure at a cryo-prison in Alabama during the holiday weekend saw 50,000 inmates thawed prematurely, and in Bangladesh monsoon floods have wiped out hundreds of villages. Some things don"t change.
In reality, we can"t predict what the pages of this newspaper will contain 144 years from now because we can"t predict the future. But in two weeks we will arrive in the new millennium, a date long held up as the future, but which will soon represent a new beginning.
Thirty years ago it was expected that by 2000 commuters would fly to work on highways in the sky, that robots with pinnies would do the vacuuming, that humans would have colonised our near planets and the moon.
Our cars are still stuck firmly on the ground, although even the most basic family runabout has a powerful electronic brain which tells it how much fuel to use and figures out in milliseconds how to save the occupants in a crash.
We still do the vacuuming ourselves, although our ovens tell us when food is ready. We can download whole libraries through our home com*rs and view snaps of friends on the other side of the world seconds after they are taken.
We have yet to live anywhere other than Earth, although missions into space have allowed us to develop new medicines, information chips and superconductors to make life better down here.
Who would have believed we"d be altering the genetic make-up of animals so they can grow replacement organs for us? Who"d have believed the drink machine in the foyer dials for supplies when it senses it"s getting low?
At the dawn of the new millennium the future seems to be coming at us at a frightening pace, with the world seeming to change almost weekly.
What then, will it be like in 100 years? 500? 1000? Will it be a technological future with space hotels, rocket cars, genetically engineered people and automated homes? Or will it be an organic future with a new emphasis on spirituality and nature?
Will humankind still be blighted by war? Will we be able to cure cancer? Will we still get married? What sort of world will our children inherit?
Over the past few months The Post has been asking experts in their fields to take an educated, but fanciful, guess. None claims to be able to tell the future, but by tracking current trends they can give us an idea of what to expect in the world of tomorrow.
You won"t be around to read the December 11, 2144 edition of The Evening Post, but this is the next best thing.
Welcome to the future.
21世纪大学英语读写基础教程The Future课文解读2
robot
n. an automatic machine that can perform the actions of a person 机器人
spaceship
n. a vehicle used for travelling in space 航天器;宇宙飞船
organic
a. 1. not using artificial chemicals in the production of plants and animals for food 施有机肥料的
2. of, found in, or formed by living things 生物体的;有机体的
expert
n. a person with special knowledge, skill or training in a particular field 专家;能手
edition
n. one printing of a book, newspaper, etc. (书、报等的)版次
fold
vt. bend (sth.) so that one part is over another 折叠
beam
vt. transmit (a signal) in a particular direction 定向发射(无线电信号等)
modem
n. (计算机)调制解调器
via
prep.through 通过
* update
vt. make (sth.) more modern or up-to-date 更新
retina
n. 视网膜
scanner
n. 扫描器
scroll
vt. (on a com*r display) move a cursor smoothly, causing new data to replace old on the monitor (象展开卷轴般)将文字显示于屏幕
design
vt. plan or arrange so as to make sure that sth. fulfils your purpose 设计
custom
a. made specially for individual customers 定制的;定做的
switch
vt. turn (an electrical device) on or off 用开关把(电器)开启(或关掉)
disappear
vi. cease to be seen 消失;不见
apartment
n. a set of rooms on one floor of a building 公寓;单元房
valley
n. a stretch of land between hills or mountains 谷，山谷
landfill
n. an area built up from deposits of solid garbage 用垃圾填筑而成的地面
suspect
vt. believe without certain proof; guess 推测，猜想;认为
dump
vt. throw away (garbage, rubbish, etc.) in a heap or a place set apart for the purpose 倾倒(垃圾等)
screw
v. fasten (sth.) by turning or twisting 拧紧
mayor
n. the chief executive of a city or a town *
overseas
ad. across the sea; abroad 到海外;在国外
cryo-prison
n. 冰冻监狱
inmate
n. any of a number of people living together in an institution, esp. a prison (尤指监狱中的)被收容者
thaw
vi. change from a frozen to a liquid state 融化;化冻
* prematurely
ad. before the proper or usual time; too early 比(正常)时间提早地;过早地
monsoon
n. 季风
contain
vt. have or hold within itself 包含，容纳
millennium
n. a period of 1000 years 一千年
highway
n. a main public road 公路;交通要道
pinny
n. 围裙
vacuum
vi. clean with a vacuum cleaner 用吸尘器打扫
colonise
vt. make into a colony 在…开拓殖民地
firmly
ad. in a firm way 牢固地;稳固地;坚定地
runabout
n. 敞蓬小轿车
electronic
a. 电子的
millisecond
n. 毫秒
occupant
n. a person who occupies a car, house, etc. 占用者，居住者
crash
n. an accident in which a vehicle hits sth., usu causing damage, and often injury or death (车辆等)碰撞;撞毁
oven
n. 烤箱
download
vt. transfer (a program, data, etc.) from a larger com*r system to a smaller com*r 下载(计算机程序、资料等)
snap
n. short for snapshot (口)快照，简照
chip
n. 集成电路片;微(型)电路
superconductor
n. 超导体
alter
v. become or make different; change (使)改变;变更
* genetic
a. 基因的.
makeup
n. combination of things, people, etc. that form sth.; composition of sth. (事物、人等的)组合;构成
replacement
n. 1. the act of replacing 代替;替换
2. a person or thing that takes the place of another 接替者;替换物
organ
n. a part of an animal body or plant serving a particular purpose 器官
foyer
n. an entrance hall or large open space in a theatre, hotel, etc., where people can meet or talk (剧场、旅馆等的)门厅，休息厅
pace
n. rate of progress or development (进步或发展的)速度;节奏
weekly
ad. once a week or every week 每星期;每周一次
technological
a. 技术的
rocket
n. 火箭;火箭发动机
genetically
ad. 因基因决定地
engineer
vt. 设计;建造
automate
vt. cause (sth.) to work automatically 使自动化
emphasis
n. stress 强调
spirituality
n. 精神性;灵性
humankind
n. 人类
blight
vt. spoil or ruin 损害
cancer
n. 癌症
inherit
vt. receive (property, a title, etc.) as a result of the death of the previous owner or be born with (a physical or mental quality) that a parent, grandparent or other relative has 继承
fanciful
a. showing imagination rather than reason and experience 幻想的;想像的
track
vt. follow the course or movements of 跟踪;追踪
current
a. of the present time; happening now 现时的，当前的
trend
n. the way or direction things tend to go 趋势;动向
Phrases and Expressions
step into
enter 走进，进入
fold up
make smaller in size by folding 折叠
chatter away
clatter continuously from vibration (机器)不停地咯咯作响
switch on
turn on 打开(电灯、收音机等)
screw on
旋，拧;旋牢
wipe out
destroy completely 彻底摧毁;消灭
hold sb./sth. up
show sb./sth. as an example 举某人(某事物)作为范例
other than
except 除…之外
come at
move towards in a threatening manner 冲向
21世纪大学英语课文被忽视的艺术60篇（扩展3）
——21世纪大学英语课文被忽视的艺术 (菁选3篇)
21世纪大学英语课文被忽视的艺术1
First Listening
1. As you listen to Part One of the tape, try to figure out what the words blrk and blurking mean.
Second Listening
2. Now listen to Part Two, and work out what porfing is.
21世纪大学英语课文被忽视的艺术2
Carolyn Kane
It is generally agreed that the American education system is in deep trouble. Everyone is aware of the horrible facts: school systems are running out of money, teachers can"t spell, students can"t read, high school graduates can"t even find China on the map.
Most of us know, or think we know, who is to blame: liberal courts, spineless school boards, ridiculous government regulations. It"s easy to select a bad guy.
But possibly the problem lies not so much in our institutions as in our attitudes. It is sad that although most of us claim that we believe in education, we place no value on intellectual activity.
We Americans are a charitable and humane people: We have institutions devoted to every good cause from rescuing homeless cats to preventing World War III. But what have we done to promote the art of thinking? Certainly we make no room for thought in our daily lives. Suppose a man were to say to his friends, "I"m not going to PTA tonight (or the baseball game, or whatever) because I need some time to myself, some time to think"? Such a man would be shunned by his neighbors; his family would be ashamed of him. What if a teenager were to say, "I"m not going to the dance tonight because I need some time to think"? His parents would immediately start looking in the Yellow Pages for a psychiatrist.
Several years ago a college administrator told me that if he wanted to do any serious thinking, he had to get up at 5:30 in the morning — I suppose because that was the only time when no one would interrupt him. More recently I heard a professor remark that when his friends catch him in the act of reading a book, they say, "My, it must be nice to have so much free time." And even though I am an English teacher — a person who should know better — I find myself feeling vaguely guilty whenever I sneak off to the library to read. It is a common belief that if a man is thinking or reading, he is doing nothing. Through our words and our actions, we express this attitude every day of our lives. Then we wonder why our children refuse to take their studies seriously and why they say to their teachers, "Why do I need to learn this stuff? It won"t do me any good; I"ll never need it."
It"s easy to understand the reasons for this prejudice against thinking. One problem is that to most of us, thinking looks suspiciously like doing nothing. A human being in deep thought is an uninspiring sight. He leans back in his chair, props up his feet, puffs on his pipe and stares into space. He gives every appearance of wasting time. Besides, he"s leaving all the hard work for us! We wish he would get up and do something useful — clean the house, maybe, or mow the lawn. Our resentment is natural.
But thinking is far different from laziness. Thinking is one of the most productive activities a human being can undertake. Every beautiful and useful thing we have created exists because somebody took the time and effort to think of it.
And thinking does require time and effort. It"s a common misconception that if a person is "gifted" or "bright" or "talented," wonderful ideas will flash spontaneously into his mind. Unfortunately, the intellect doesn"t work this way. Even Einstein had to study and think for months before he could formulate his theory of relativity. Those of us who are less intelligent find it a struggle to conceive even a moderately good idea, let alone a brilliant one.
Another reason why we distrust thinking is that it seems unnatural. Human beings are a social species, but thinking is an activity that people do best when they"re alone. Consequently, we worry about people who like to think. It disturbs us to meet a person who deliberately chooses to sit alone and think instead of going to a party or a soccer match. We suspect that such a person needs counseling. In addition, such people can sometimes appear unfriendly — and that makes us dee* uneasy.
Our concern is misplaced. Intelligence is just as much a part of human nature as friendliness. It would certainly be unnatural for someone to totally isolate themselves. But it would be equally unnatural for a person to allow his mind to die of neglect.
If Americans ever became convinced of the importance of thought, we would probably find ways to solve the problems of our schools, problems that now seem impossible to overcome. But how can we revive interest in the art of thinking? The best place to start would be in the home. Family members should practice saying such things as," I"ll wash the dishes tonight because I know you want to catch up on your thinking."
This may sound crazy. But if we are to survive as a free people, we will have to take some such course of action as soon as possible, because regardless of what some advertisers have led us to believe, this country does not run on oil. It runs on ideas.
21世纪大学英语课文被忽视的艺术3
spineless
a. 1. lacking courage and determination 没有骨气的
2. 无脊椎的
*spine
n. 脊柱;脊椎
ridiculous
a. deserving to be laughed at; absurd 可笑的;荒谬的，荒唐的
regulation
n. a rule or restriction 规章;规则
regulate
v. l. 调节，调校，调整
2. 控制，管理
regulator
n. 调节器，校准器
guy
n. (infml., esp. AmE) a man; fellow (主美)男人;人
chartable
a. 1. generous in giving money, food, etc. to other people 慷慨施舍的，慈善的
2. kind in one"s attitude to others 仁慈的，慈爱的
humane
a. having or showing sympathy, kindness and understanding 富于同情心的;仁慈的
promote
vt. help the progress of; encourage or support 促进;提倡
shun
vt. keep away from; avoid 避开，回避;避免
*psychiatrist
n. 精神科医生，精神病专家
*psychiatric
a. 精神病的
*psychic
a. 1. 精神的，心灵的
2. 超自然的
administrator
n. a person responsible for managing public or business affairs 行政官员;管理人
administration
n. 1. the control or direction of affairs, as of a country or business 行政;管理;经营
2. the supervision group of a company or institution; the national government 行政机关;*
vaguely
ad. not precisely, not distinctly, more or less 含糊地;模糊地;多少
vague
a. 1. not clearly described, expressed, felt or understood 含糊的;不清楚的
2. not clear in shape or form 模糊的
*sneak
vi. go somewhere quietly and/or secretly 潜行，溜
stuff
n. 1. (无用的)东西
2. material of which sth. is made 原料;材料
suspiciously
ad. 猜疑地;可疑地
*suspicious
a. 1. (of) not trusting 猜疑的，疑心的
2. causing sb. to think that there is sth. wrong 容易引起怀疑的;可疑的
prop
vt. (up) support 架起，支起
appearance
n. 1. the outward form sb. or sth. has 外表，外观
2. 出现，露面
mow
vt. 刈(草坪等处)的草
lawn
n. an area of short, regularly cut grass in the garden of a house or in a public park 草坪
resentment
n. a feeling of anger because one feels that he is treated badly or unfairly and cannot do anything about it 忿恨，怨愤
misconception
n. an idea which is wrong or untrue 错误想法，误解
flash
vi. 1. move or pass very quickly 闪现;突现
2. give or produce a bright light 闪光;闪烁
spontaneously
ad. 自动地;自发地
*spontaneous
a. done out of natural feelings or causes without planning or arrangement 自发的;不由自主的
*Intellect
n. 1. the ability to understand or deal with ideas and information 智力，才智
2. a person of high intelligence and reasoning power 有才智的人
*formulate
vt. 1. express (a thought, idea, etc.) clearly and exactly using particular words 确切地阐述(或表达)，阐发
2. develop (a plan, policy, etc.) 制订(计划、政策等)
relativity
n. 相对性;相对论
moderately
ad. not extremely; to some extent 适度地;一般地
moderate
a. 1. of middle degree, power, or rate; neither large or small, high or low, fast or slow, etc. 中等的;普通的.;一般的
2. (done or kept) within sensible limits 适度的，不过分的;有节制的
3. (of political opinions or policies) not extreme and concerned with slow or small changes in the system 不激进的，稳健的
v. (cause to) become less extreme and violent or more acceptable (使)和缓;减弱
species
n. [单复同] 物种
deliberately
ad. intentionally, on purpose 有意地，故意地
soccer
n. (AmE) football (美)英式足球
counsel
v. give (usually professional) advice to sb. who has a problem 提出建议(或劝告)
isolate
vt. (often pass.) 1. cause to be alone or separated from others [常被动]使孤立;使脱离
2. keep apart from other people so that a disease will not spread 使隔离
regardless
a. (of) without worrying (about), despite 不顾;不论
Phrases and Expressions
be in trouble
having difficulties or problems 处于困境中，有麻烦
run out (of sth.)
have no more (of sth.); use all (of sth.) 用完;耗尽
lie in
exist in; be found in 在于
believe in
have faith or trust in; consider to be true, valuable, important, etc. 信任;信赖;相信…的真实性
make (no) room for
find (no) space or time for (不)给…让出地方或时间
sneak off to
go somewhere secretly 偷偷溜往
prop up
support from falling 支撑;支持
puff on
draw smoke through (a pipe, cigarette, etc.) (一口一口地)抽(烟斗、香烟等)
give every appearance of
show (a certain result) from what can be seen or known 显示出…的迹象
let alone
not to mention, not to speak of 更别提，更不用说
become /be convinced of sth.
become/feel certain that sth. is true 确信某事是真实的
catch up on
spend time doing (sth.) which has been left undone or neglected 弥补(耽搁下来的工作、睡眠等)，赶完
regardless of
without acknowledging; despite, in spite of 不顾;不论
21世纪大学英语课文被忽视的艺术60篇（扩展4）
——21世纪常用版房屋租赁合同60篇
21世纪常用版房屋租赁合同1
甲方（出租方）：__________________________
乙方（承租方）：__________________________
承租方家庭成员姓名：__________________________
为明确公共租赁住房租赁双方的权利和义务，保护双方合法权益，根据国家法律法规及有关政策规定，甲乙双方在*等、自愿的基础上，就有关事宜达成如下合同，双方共同遵守：
第一条公租房基本情况
_____________*方米，配租方式：_____________。
该房屋仅限乙方居住或与其家庭成员共同居住，不能给予亲戚朋友单独居住，违者按双倍押金或租金收取，卫生院有权收回公共租赁住房。
第二条租赁期限
该房屋租赁期限为________年，租期自________年_____月_____日至________年_____月_____日。
第三条租金标准
未交住房押金者按建筑面积计算缴交租金，租金标准为人民币2元/*方米/月，按月收取。
第四条租金缴纳
未交住房押金者在租赁期内，不足半个月退租的，租金按半个月收取；满半个月不足一个月退租的，租金按一个月收取。
第五条履约保证金
缴交住房押金者，公共租赁住房合同到期或乙方中途退出租赁，甲方应全额退回乙方押金。
第六条房屋维修
1、乙方应当爱护并合理使用房屋及其附属设施设备，不得擅自改变居住用途，不得转租、转借，不得擅自装修，不得擅自拆改和扩建。因乙方使用不甲方同意将的公共租赁住房租赁给乙方使用，建筑面积当或人为损坏房屋及其附属设施设备的，应原样修复或赔偿实际损失。
2、因乙方使用不当造成房屋及其附属设施设备损坏以及造成甲方或第三人财产损失和人身损害的，乙方承担维修责任或赔偿责任。
3、甲方以保障乙方的正常使用为原则，定期对房屋实施检查维修养护，乙方应对房屋维修养护工作给予支持和配合。如因乙方原因导致房屋及附属设施不能及时维修而发生安全事故的，乙方承担全部责任。
第七条合同解除与终止
（一）甲方有以下行为之一的，乙方有权解除合同：
1、甲方不能按照本合同约定期限交付房屋，交付逾期30日以上的。
2、甲方提供的房屋不符合安全条件的，或在房屋使用期间未尽约定的修缮义务，经房屋安全鉴定机构书面确认严重影响居住的。
（二）乙方有下列行为之一的，甲方有权解除合同，收回租赁房。给甲方造成损失的，乙方应赔偿造成的损失。
1、采取虚报、隐瞒、伪造等手段骗取公共租赁住房的；
2、因就业、房产情况发生变化，不再符合公共租赁住房申请条件逾期不退出的；
3、将房屋转让、转租、出借、从事其他经营活动，或者用于违法活动的；
4、擅自改变房屋结构的；
5、累计3个月以上拖欠租金等相关费用的；
6、无正当理由，连续3个月以上未居住的。
7、违反房屋使用规定且情节严重的其它行为。
第八条房屋腾退
（一）乙方应自合同解除或终止后5日内腾空该房屋，并结清租金、水、电、有线（数字）电视、垃圾清运等费用。
（二）乙方在租赁合同期满或终止后，不符合租住条件但暂时无法退房的，可以给予1个月过渡期。过渡期内按公租房租金标准的1.5倍计收租金。
（三）乙方不再符合租住条件，拒不腾退住屋的，按公租房租金标准2倍计收租金。甲方有权提起诉讼，申请人民法院强制执行。
第九条其他约定事项
1、租赁期间，为维护公共租赁住房的清洁，建议住户厨房安装抽油烟机。闭路电视安装由甲方统一安装，费用为甲乙双方各出一半，如乙方不出安装费用，不能享用闭路电视资源。
2、租赁期间，因不可抗力导致合同无法履行的，本合同自动终止，甲乙双方互不承担责任。
3、因城市建设需要征收公共租赁住房的，按国家和省市有关法规执行。
4、租赁期间，乙方自愿退出公共租赁住房时，可提前向甲方申请终止本合同，双方据实进行相关费用的结算。
5、乙方在公共租赁房租赁期间死亡的，与其生前共同居住的人应在一个月内腾退该房屋，并通知甲方验房，经验房合格后终止或解除租赁合同。
第十条合同争议的解决办法
本合同在履行过程中发生的争议，由甲乙双方协商解决；协商不成的，可向有关行政管理部门申诉，也可依法向人民法院提起诉讼。
第十一条其他
1、本合同期限届满前一个月内，乙方需按规定重新申请公共租赁住房并提交相关资料，经审核符合条件的，可按有关规定办理续租手续，否则到期日本合同终止。
2、甲、乙双方按本合同约定享有权利和承担义务，如遇国家或地方*法规政策调整，本合同与之有抵触的部分，以调整后的法规政策为准。
3、本合同一式两份，甲乙双方各执一份。本合同自甲、乙双方签名盖章后生效。
甲方（公章）：_________
法定代表人（签字）：_________
_________年____月____日
乙方（公章）：_________
法定代表人（签字）：_________
_________年____月____日
21世纪常用版房屋租赁合同2
出租人：______________以下简称甲方
承租人：______________以下简称乙方
根据中华人民共和国有关房屋租赁的法律及规定，为明确出租方与承租方的权利和义务，经双方协商一致，特签定本合同如下：
一、租赁范围及用途
甲方同意将其所有的位于____________________的房屋及其设施(包括家私和器具)，在良好及可租赁的状态下租给乙方为____________________使用，出租房的面积总计约__________*方米。
二、租赁期
1、租赁期为________年，自__________年__________月__________日起至__________年__________月__________日止。
2、租赁期满，甲方有权收回全部出租房屋及其设施，乙方应如期交还，乙方如要求续租，须在本合同期满_______个月前向甲方提出书面申请，再由双方另议续租事宜。
三、租金
1、双方谈定的租金为每月__________元。
2、乙方支付甲方每月的租金，应在每月的__________号以前：
(1)汇至甲方指定的银行帐号；
(2)以现金方式支付甲方。
四、保证金
1、为确保出租房屋及其设施之安全并完好及租赁期内相关费用之如期结算，乙方同意于签订合同后，____日内支付给甲方的租赁押金计____作为乙方确保合同履行之保证金。
2、除本合同另有规定之外，乙方应于租赁期满之日与甲方点清室内设施并付清所有应付费用后，甲方当天将保证金全额无息退还乙方。
五、室内设施及费用承担
1、租赁期房屋有关物业费由____________承担；
2、电话费按实际费用由乙方承担；
3、房屋的水、电、天然气消耗按每月查表实数由乙方交付；
4、排污费、收视费、车位费按有关规定由乙方支付。
六、出租人的责任
1、甲方须按时将出租房屋及其设施以良好状态交乙方使用；
2、租赁期内甲方不得收回出租房屋(除非本合同另有规定)；
3、在乙方遵守本合同的条款及交付租金的前提下，乙方有权于租赁期内拒绝甲方或其他人骚扰而安静享用出租房屋。
4、房屋基本设施和结构(不包括家私和器具)损坏时，甲方有修缮的责任并承担有关的费用，并对其作定期修缮。
5、甲方谨在此声明及保证甲方为出租房屋的合法拥有人并有合法地位出租此房屋于乙方。
七、承租人的责任
1、乙方应按合同的规定，按时支付租金，保证金及其他各项应付费用。
2、乙方须经甲方事先同意，方可在承租用房内进行装修及添置设备，租赁期满必须恢复原状(正常损耗除外)，并承担其费用，经甲方验收认可后归还甲方。
3、乙方应按本合同的规定合法使用租赁房屋，不得擅自改变使用性质，不应存放中华人民共和国法律下所禁止的危险物品，如因此发生损害，乙方应承担全部责任。
八、违约处理
1、自签约之日起，甲乙双方均不得借故解除合同，但因乙方因特殊情况要求退租必须提前三十天通知甲方并支付一个月房租，做为补偿，甲方应退还乙方未满期约租金及押金；如甲方确需收回房屋自用，必须提前三十天通知乙方并向乙方支付一个月的租金做为补偿金。
2、乙方过期交付租金除及时如数补齐外，还应向甲方支付所欠租金总额的__________%为滞纳金。
3、租赁期满同日，乙方应将房屋内家具、物品搬迁清楚，不得借故存留，如逾期不搬视为乙方抛弃其所有权，甲方可自由处理。
4、乙方有下列行为之一的，甲方有权终止本合同，收回出租房屋，并且保险金不予退还：
a、未得甲方同意将承租的.房屋擅自拆改结构或改变用途；
b、无故拖欠租金超过三十天；
c、转租第三者。
九、适用法律
本合同的成立，其有效性、解释、签署和解决与其有关的一切纠纷均应受*法律的管辖并依据*法律。
十、免责条件
房屋如因不可抗拒的原因，导致甲乙双方造成损失，双方互不承担责任。
十一、其他
1、本合同自签订之日起即时生效，甲乙双方不得反悔，补充规定与本合同具同等法律效力。
2、补充规定________________________________
十二、室内物品清单
1、电器：__________________________
2、家具：__________________________
本合同于______年_____月_____日在_______签订，甲方仅在此确认，在本合同签订之日起，从乙方收到上文所指的保证金共______元。
甲方(盖章)：_____________
乙方(签章)：_____________
________年_____月_____日
21世纪常用版房屋租赁合同3
出租人（甲方）______________
承租人（乙方）______________
根据国家、省、市有关法律、法规及有关规定，甲乙双方本着*等、自愿的原则，经协商一致订立本合同，并共同遵守。
第二条 甲方同意将坐落在__________区__________路街（巷、里）_______号楼_______房号的房地产（房地产权证号码____________________）出租给乙方作____________________用途使用，建筑（或使用）面积_______*方米，分摊共用建筑面积_______*方米。
第三条 甲乙双方协定的租赁期限、租金情况如下：注：期限超过20年的，超过部分无效。
租金按_______（月、季、年）结算，由乙方在每_______（月、季、年）的第_______日前按_________________付款方式缴付租金给甲方。
第四条 乙方向甲方交纳（_______币）__________元保证金（可以收取不超过三个月月租金数额），甲方应在租赁期满或解除合同之日将保证金__________（退回乙方、抵偿租金）
第五条 双方的主要职责：
1、甲乙双方应当履行《民法通则》、中华人民共和国合同法》、《__________省城镇房屋租赁条例》、《__________市房屋租赁管理规定》等有关法律法规的规定和义务。
2、甲乙双方应当协助、配合有关部门做好房屋租赁、房屋安全、消防安全、治安、计划生育及生产销售假冒伪劣商品的查处工作。
第六条 甲方的权利和义务：
1.依照合同约定将房屋及设备交付乙方使用。未按约定提供房屋的，每逾期一日，须按月租金额的__________%向乙方支付违约金。
2.甲方应负的修缮责任：
3.租赁期间转让该房屋时，须提前_______个月（不少于3个月）书面通知乙方；抵押该房屋须提前_______日书面通知乙方。
4.发现乙方擅自改变房屋结构、用途致使租赁物受到损失的，或者乙方拖欠租金6个月以上的，甲方可解除合同，收回房屋，并要求赔偿损失。
第七条 乙方的权利和义务：
1、依时交纳租金。逾期交付租金的，每逾期一日，乙方须按当月租金额的_______%向甲方支付违约金。
2、乙方应负的修缮责任：
3、租赁期届满，应将原承租房屋交回甲方；如需继续承租房屋，应提前_______日与甲方协商，双方另行签订合同。
第八条 其他约定
1、__________________________________________
2、__________________________________________
第九条 甲乙任何一方未能履行本合同条款或者违反有关法律、法规，经催告后在合理期限内仍未履行的，造成的损失由责任方承担。
第十条 在租赁期内，如遇不可抗力，致使合同无法履行时，甲乙双方应按有关法律规定及时协商处理。
第十一条 本合同一式_____份，甲乙双方各持一份，送一份给街（镇）出租屋管理服务中心备案。
第十二条 本合同在履行过程中发生的争议，双方当事人协商不成的，向广州仲裁委员会申请仲裁。
第十三条 本合同自双方签字之日起生效。
甲方（签章）：_________________乙方（签章）：____________________
证件号码：___________________证件号码：_____________________
联系电话：___________________联系电话：_____________________
__________年_______月_______日___________年_______月_______日
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出租方（以下简称甲方）__________________
承租方（以下简称乙方）__________________
根据《中华人民共和国合同法》及相关法律法规的规定，甲、乙双方在*等、自愿的基础上，就甲方将房屋出租给乙方使用，乙方承租甲方房屋事宜，为明确双方权利义务，经协商一致，订立本合同。
第一条 房屋信息
1、甲方保证所出租的房屋符合国家对租赁房屋的有关规定。
2、甲方出租给乙方的房屋位于__________________，出租房屋面积共______*方米（建筑面积/使用面积/套内面积），该房屋现有装修及设施、设备情况详见合同附件。
3、甲方应提供房产证（或具有出租权的有效证明）身份证明（营业执照）等文件，乙方应提供身份证明文件。双方验证后可复印对方文件备存。所有复印件仅供本次租赁使用。
第二条 租赁期限、用途
1、该房屋租赁期共______个月。自______年______月______日起至______年______月______日止。
2、乙方向甲方承诺，租赁该房屋仅作为______使用。
3、租赁期满，甲方有权收回出租房屋，乙方应如期交还。
4、乙方如要求续租，则必须在租赁期满个月之前书面通知甲方，经甲方同意后，重新签订租赁合同。
第三条 租金及支付方式
1、该房屋每月租金为______元（大写______），租金总额为______元（大写______）。
2、房屋租金支付方式如下：
甲方收款后应提供给乙方有效的收款凭证。
第四条 租赁期间相关费用及税金
1、甲方应承担的费用：租赁期间，房屋和土地的产权税由甲方依法交纳。如果发生*有关部门征收本合同中未列出项目但与该房屋有关的费用，应由甲方负担。
2、乙方应按时交纳自行负担的费用。甲方不得擅自增加本合同未明确由乙方交纳的费用。
第五条 房屋修缮与使用
1、在租赁期内，甲方应保证出租房屋的使用安全。该房屋及所属设施的维修责任除双方在本合同及补充条款中约定外，均由甲方负责（乙方使用不当除外）甲方提出进行维修须提前______日书面通知乙方，乙方应积极协助配合。乙方向甲方提出维修请求后，甲方应及时提供维修服务。对乙方的装修装饰部分甲方不负有修缮的义务。
2、乙方应合理使用其所承租的房屋及其附属设施。如因使用不当造成房屋及设施损坏的，乙方应立即负责修复或经济赔偿。
乙方如改变房屋的内部结构、装修或设置对房屋结构有影响的设备，设计规模、范围、工艺、用料等方案均须事先征得甲方的书面同意后方可施工。租赁期满后或因乙方责任导致退租的，除双方另有约定外，甲方有权选择以下权利中的一种：
（1）依附于房屋的装修归甲方所有。
（2）要求乙方恢复原状。
（3）向乙方收取恢复工程实际发生的费用。
第六条 房屋的转让与转租
1、租赁期间，甲方有权依照法定程序转让该出租的房屋，转让后，本合同对新的房屋所有人和乙方继续有效。
2、未经甲方同意，乙方不得转租、转借承租房屋。
3、甲方出售房屋，须在______个月前书面通知乙方，在同等条件下，乙方有优先购买权。
第七条 合同的变更、解除与终止
1、双方可以协商变更或终止本合同。
2、甲方有以下行为之一的，乙方有权解除合同：
（1）不能提供房屋或所提供房屋不符合约定条件，严重影响居住。
（2）甲方未尽房屋修缮义务，严重影响居住的。
3、房屋租赁期间，乙方有下列行为之一的，甲方有权解除合同，收回出租房屋：
（1）未经甲方书面同意，转租、转借承租房屋。
（2）未经甲方书面同意，拆改变动房屋结构。
（3）损坏承租房屋，在甲方提出的合理期限内仍未修复的。
（4）未经甲方书面同意，改变本合同约定的房屋租赁用途。
（5）利用承租房屋存放危险物品或进行违法活动。
（6）逾期未交纳按约定应当由乙方交纳的各项费用，已经给甲方造成严重损害的。
（7）拖欠房租累计______个月以上。
4、租赁期满前，乙方要继续租赁的，应当在租赁期满个月前书面通知甲方。如甲方在租期届满后仍要对外出租的，在同等条件下，乙方享有优先承租权。
5、租赁期满合同自然终止。
6、因不可抗力因素导致合同无法履行的，合同终止。
第八条 房屋交付及收回的验收
1、甲方应保证租赁房屋本身及附属设施、设备处于能够正常使用状态。
2、验收时双方共同参与，如对装修、器物等硬件设施、设备有异议应当场提出。当场难以检测判断的，应于______日内向对方主张。
3、乙方应于房屋租赁期满后，将承租房屋及附属设施、设备交还甲方。
4、乙方交还甲方房屋应当保持房屋及设施、设备的完好状态，不得留存物品或影响房屋的正常使用。对未经同意留存的物品，甲方有权处置。
第九条 甲方违约责任处理规定
1、甲方因不能提供本合同约定的房屋而解除合同的，应支付乙方本合同租金总额______%的违约金。甲方除应按约定支付违约金外，还应对超出违约金以外的损失进行赔偿。
2、如乙方要求甲方继续履行合同的，甲方每逾期交房一日，则每日应向乙方支付日租金______倍的滞纳金。甲方还应承担因逾期交付给乙方造成的损失。
3、由于甲方怠于履行维修义务或情况紧急，乙方组织维修的，甲方应支付乙方费用或折抵租金，但乙方应提供有效凭证。
4、甲方违反本合同约定，提前收回房屋的，应按照合同总租金的______%向乙方支付违约金，若支付的违约金不足弥补乙方损失的，甲方还应该承担赔偿责任。
5、甲方因房屋权属瑕疵或非法出租房屋而导致本合同无效时，甲方应赔偿乙方损失。
第十条 乙方违约责任
1、租赁期间，乙方有下列行为之一的，甲方有权终止合同，收回该房屋，乙方应按照合同总租金的______%向甲方支付违约金。若支付的违约金不足弥补甲方损失的，乙方还应负责赔偿直至达到弥补全部损失为止。
（1）未经甲方书面同意，将房屋转租、转借给他人使用的；
（2）未经甲方书面同意，拆改变动房屋结构或损坏房屋；
（3）改变本合同规定的租赁用途或利用该房屋进行违法活动的；
（4）拖欠房租累计______个月以上的。
2、在租赁期内，乙方逾期交纳本合同约定应由乙方负担的费用的，每逾期一天，则应按上述费用总额的______%支付甲方滞纳金。
3、在租赁期内，乙方未经甲方同意，中途擅自退租的，乙方应该按合同总租金______%的额度向甲方支付违约金。若支付的违约金不足弥补甲方损失的，乙方还应承担赔偿责任。
4、乙方如逾期支付租金，每逾期一日，则乙方须按日租金的倍支付滞纳金。
5、租赁期满，乙方应如期交还该房屋。乙方逾期归还，则每逾期一日应向甲方支付原日租金倍的滞纳金。乙方还应承担因逾期归还给甲方造成的损失。
第十一条 免责条件
1、因不可抗力原因致使本合同不能继续履行或造成的损失，甲、乙双方互不承担责任。
2、因国家政策需要拆除或改造已租赁的房屋，使甲、乙双方造成损失的，互不承担责任。
3、因上述原因而终止合同的，租金按照实际使用时间计算，不足整月的按天数计算，多退少补。
4、不可抗力系指“不能预见、不能避免并不能克服的客观情况”。
第十二条 争议解决
本合同项下发生的争议，由双方当事人协商或申请调解；协商或调解解决不成的，按下列第______种方式解决（以下两种方式只能选择一种）
1、提请______仲裁委员会仲裁。
2、依法向有管辖权的人民法院提起诉讼。
第十三条 其他约定事项
1、本合同未尽事宜，经甲、乙双方协商一致，可订立补充条款。补充条款及附件均为本合同组成部分，与本合同具有同等法律效力。
2、本合同自双方签（章）后生效。
3、本合同及附件一式______份，由甲、乙双方各执______份。具有同等法律效力。
甲方：__________________
乙方：__________________
______年______月______日
21世纪大学英语课文被忽视的艺术60篇（扩展5）
——21世纪大学英语读写教程第5单元课文详解第四册60篇
21世纪大学英语读写教程第5单元课文详解第四册1
Malcolm X
Many who today hear me somewhere in person, or on television, or those who read something I"ve said, will think I went to school far beyond the eighth grade. This impression is due entirely to my prison studies.
It had really begun back in the Charlestown Prison, when Bimbi first made me feel envy of his stock of knowledge. Bimbi had always taken charge of any conversation he was in, and I had tried to emulate him. But every book I picked up had few sentences which didn"t contain anywhere from one to nearly all of the words that might as well have been in Chinese. When I just skipped those words, of course, I really ended up with little idea of what the book said. So I had come to the Norfolk Prison Colony still going through only book-reading motions. Pretty soon, I would have quit even these motions, unless I had received the motivation that I did.
I saw that the best thing I could do was get hold of a dictionary—to study, to learn some words. I was lucky enough to reason also that I should try to improve my penmanship. It was sad. I couldn"t even write in a straight line. It was both ideas together that moved me to request a dictionary along with some tablets and pencils from the Norfolk Prison Colony school.
I spent two days just thumbing uncertainly through the dictionary"s pages. I"ve never realized so many words existed! I didn"t know which words I needed to learn. Finally, to start some kind of action, I began copying.
In my slow, painstaking, ragged handwriting, I copied into my tablet everything printed on that first page, down to the punctuation marks.
I believe it took me a day. Then, aloud, I read back, to myself, everything I"ve written on the tablet. Over and over, aloud, to myself, I read my own handwriting.
I woke up the next morning, thinking about those words—immensely proud to realize that not only had I written so much at one time, but I"ve written words that I never knew were in the world. Moreover, with a little effort, I also could remember what many of these words meant. I reviewed the words whose meanings I didn"t remember. Funny thing, from the dictionary"s first page right now, that "aardvark" springs to my mind. The dictionary had a picture of it, a long-tailed, long-eared, burrowing African mammal, which lives off termites caught by sticking out its tongue as an anteater does for ants.
I was so fascinated that I went on—I copied the dictionary"s next page. And the same experience came when I studied that. With every succeeding page, I also learned of people and places and events from history. Actually the dictionary is like a miniature encyclopedia. Finally the dictionary"s A section had filled a whole tablet—and I went on into the B"s. That was the way I started copying what eventually became the entire dictionary. I went a lot faster after so much practice helped me to pick up handwriting speed. Between what I wrote in my tablet, and writing letters, during the rest of my time in prison I would guess I wrote a million words.
I suppose it was inevitable that as my word-base broadened, I could for the first time pick up a book and read and now begin to understand what the book was saying. Anyone who has read a great deal can imagine the new world that opened. Let me tell you something; from then until I left that prison, in every free moment I had, if I was not reading in the library, I was reading on my bunk. You couldn"t have got me out of books with a wedge. Between Mr. Muhammad"s teachings, my correspondence, my visitors, and my reading of books, months passed without my even thinking about being imprisoned. In fact, up to then, I never had been so truly free in my life...
As you can imagine, especially in a prison where there was heavy emphasis on rehabilitation, an inmate was smiled upon if he demonstrated an unusually intense interest in books. There was a sizable number of well-read inmates, especially the popular debaters. Some were said by many to be practically walking encyclopedias. They were almost celebrities. No university would ask any student to devour literature as I did when this new world opened to me, of being able to read and understand.
I read more in my room than in the library itself. An inmate who was known to read a lot could check out more than the permitted maximum number of books. I preferred reading in the total isolation of my own room.
When I had progressed to really serious reading, every night at about ten p.m. I would be outraged with the "lights out." It always seemed to catch me right in the middle of something engrossing.
Fortunately, right outside my door was a corridor light that cast a glow into my room. The glow was enough to read by, once my eyes adjusted to it. So when "lights out" came, I would sit on the floor where I could continue reading in that glow.
At one-hour intervals the night guards paced past every room. Each time I heard the approaching footsteps, I jumped into bed and feigned sleep. And as soon as the guard passed, I got back out of bed onto the floor area of that light-glow, where I would read for another fifty-eight minutes—until the guard approached again. That went on until three or four every morning. Three or four hours of sleep a night was enough for me. Often in the years in the streets I had slept less than that.
I have often reflected upon the new vistas that reading opened to me. I knew right there in prison that reading had changed forever the course of my life. As I see it today, the ability to read awoke inside me some long dormant craving to be mentally alive. I certainly wasn"t seeking any degree, the way a college confers a status symbol upon its students. My homemade education gave me, with every additional book that I read, a little bit more sensitivity to the deafness, dumbness, and blindness that was afflicting the black race in America. Not long ago, an English writer telephoned me from London, asking questions. One was, "What"s your alma mater?" I told him, "Books." You will never catch me with a free fifteen minutes in which I"m not studying something I feel might be able to help the black man...
Every time I catch a plane, I have with me a book that I want to read—and that"s a lot of books these days. If I weren"t out here every day battling the white man, I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity—because you can hardly mention anything I"m not curious about. I don"t think anybody ever got more out of going to prison than I did. In fact, prison enabled me to study far more intensively than I would have if my life had gone differently and I had attended some college. I imagine that one of the biggest troubles with colleges is there are too many distractions. Where else but in prison could I have attacked my ignorance by being able to study intensely sometimes as much as fifteen hours a day?
21世纪大学英语读写教程第5单元课文详解第四册2
emulate
vt. imitate, especially from respect 仿效，模仿
penmanship
n. the skill or style of handwriting 书写的技巧(或风格)，书法
tablet
n. 1. a pad of writing paper glued together along one edge 便笺簿，拍纸簿
2. 药片
thumb
vi. (through) turn the pages of (a book, etc.) quickly 迅速翻阅(书等)
painstaking
a. done with, requiring or taking great care or trouble 刻苦的，下苦功的;煞费苦心的
punctuation
n. 标点符号 (=punctuation mark)
burrow
vt. dig (a hole, etc.) 挖(洞等)
mammal
n. 哺乳动物
termite
n. 白蚁
anteater
n. any of several mammals that feed largely or entirely on ants or termites 食蚁动物
miniature
a. very much smaller in size than is usual or normal 微型的，小型的
inevitable
a. incapable of being avoided or evaded 不可避免的`
word-base
n. the vocabulary one commands 词汇量
broaden
v. (cause to) become broad(er) (使)变宽，(使)变阔，扩大
bunk
n. a narrow bed built into a wall like a shelf (倚壁而设的)床铺
wedge
n. 1. 楔子
2.(打高尔夫球用的)楔形铁头球棒
correspondence
n. communication by letters 通信
correspond
vi. 1. (with) 通信
2. (to, with) 相符合;成一致
3. (to) 相当，相类似
imprison
vt. put or keep (sb.) in or as if in prison 监禁，关押;禁锢
rehabilitation
n. restoration to a condition of health or useful and constructive activity 康复;(罪犯的)改造
inmate
n. a person confined (as in a prison or hospital) 囚徒;被收容者;住院者
intense
a. existing in an extreme degree 强烈的，极度的
well-read
a. well informed or dee* versed through reading 博学的，博览群书的
debater
n. 辩论家，好辩论者
devour
vt. enjoy avidly 贪婪地看(或听、读等)
literature
n. 文学，文学作品
maximum
n. the greatest quality or value attainable or attained 最大值，最大限度
a. as high, great, intense, etc. as possible 最高的;最大的;最强的
isolation
n. solitude 隔离;孤立
outrage
vt. make very angry and shocked 激怒;激起…的义愤
n. 1. a feeling of great anger and shock 义愤，愤怒
2. a very cruel, violent, and shocking action or event 暴行;骇人听闻的事件
engrossing
a. taking up sb."s attention completely 使人全神贯注的
corridor
n. a passageway into which compartments or rooms open 走廊，过道
interval
n. a space of time between events; a space between objects, points or states (时间的)间隔;间歇;(空间的)间隔;空隙
footstep
n. 脚步，脚步声
feign
vt. give a false appearance of 假装，佯作
light-glow
n. 灯光
vista
n. 远景;前景
dormant
a. temporarily inactive 暂停活动的;休眠的;潜伏的
confer
vt. give or grant (a degree or title) to sb. 授予(某人)(学位或头衔)
vi. discuss, talk together 讨论，商谈
sensitivity
n. the quality or state of being sensitive 敏感(性)
dumbness
n. lack of power of speech 哑
alma mater
n. a school, college, or university which one has attended or from which one has graduated 母校
intensively
ad. 加强地;集中地;密集地;透彻地
ignorance
n. the state or fact of lacking knowledge 无知，愚昧
21世纪大学英语读写教程第5单元课文详解第四册3
in person
physically present亲身，亲自
take charge of
take control of; become responsible for 控制;掌管
go through the motions (of doing sth.)
pretend to do sth.; do sth. without sincerity or serious intention 装出(做某事的)样子;敷衍
get hold of
take in the hands; manage to find 抓住;得到，找到
along with
together with 与…一起
thumb through
turn over (pages, etc.) quickly with one"s thumb 用拇指迅速地翻阅(书页等)
down to
下至，直到
live off
have as food; depend upon for support 以…为食;靠…生活
stick out (cause to) project, stand out 伸出，突出
pick up
gain (speed) 增加(速度)
up to
up until 直到
smile upon
direct a smile towards; approve of or favor 对…微笑;赞许;惠及
check out
have the removal (of sth.) recorded 登记借出
adjust to
become used to 适应于
reflect upon /on
think dee* about; consider carefully 沉思;仔细考虑
confer on /upon
give (an honor, etc.) to (sb.) formally 把(某种荣誉等)授予(某人)
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21世纪大学英语综合教程第三册课后答案及翻译1
Text A
大学——我一生中的转折点
佚名
作为一名一年级新生初进大学时，我害怕自己在学业上搞不好。我害怕独自一人在外，因为我是第一次远离家人。这里周围都是我不认识的人，而他们也不认识我。我得和他们交朋友，或许还得在我要学的课程上跟他们在分数上进行竞争。他们比我更聪明吗?我跟得上他们吗?他们会接受我吗?
我很快就认识到，我的生活现在就取决于我自己了。如果我要在学业上取得成功，我就必须制定一份学习计划。我必须调整花在学习上的时间和花在社交上的时间。我必须决定什么时候上床睡觉，什么时候吃什么，什么时候喝什么，对什么人表示友好。这些问题我都得自己回答。
开始时，生活有点艰难。我在怎样利用时间上犯了错误。我在交朋友上花的时间太多了。我还在怎样选择大学里的第一批朋友上犯了一些错误。
然而不久，我就控制住了自己的生活。我做到了按时上课，完成并交上了第一批作业，而且以相当好的成绩通过了前几次考试。此外，我还交了一些朋友，跟他们在一起我感到很自在，我能把我担心的事告诉他们。我建立了一种真正属于我自己的常规——一种满足了我的需要的常规。
结果，我开始从一个不同的视角看待我自己了。我开始把自己看作是一个对自己负责也对朋友和家人负责的人。凡事自己做决定并看到这些决定最终证明是明智的决定，这种感觉很好。我猜想这就是人们所说的“成长”的一部分吧。
我未来的生活将会怎样呢?在人生的这一阶段，我真的不能确定我的人生之路最终将会走向何方，我真的不知道在以后的几年中我会做什么。但我知道，我能应对未来，因为我已经成功地跃过了我生命中的这一重要障碍：我已经完成了从一个依赖家人给予感情支持的人向一个对自己负责的人的过渡。
Practice 5
1. smart 2. succeed 3. shortly 4. managed 5. share 6. fear
7. responsible 8. however 9. enter 10. surrounded 11. handle 12. comfortable
Practice 6
1. is up to 2. keep up with 3. under control 4. at first 5. grew up
6. make friends with 7. turned out 8. as a result 9. set up 10. in addition
Practice 7
1. how to play the game 2. where I wanted to go
3. whether they would accept him or not 4. what to do and how to do it
5. whom to love and whom not to 6. when he made that decision
Practice 8
1. I see Li Ming as my best friend. We share the same hobbies and interests.
2. They looked upon their math teacher as their best teacher.
3. We think of this place as our home.
4. They looked on their college life as their happiest years in their life.
Practice 9
1. John is both smart and responsible. He likes to make friends with other people.
2. I have made the decision to compete for the new post. You can compete for it, too.
3. Shortly after the doctor came, he managed to have my father’s illness under control.
4. As freshmen, most of us do not know what college life has in store for us, but we all know that we must do well in our studies.
5. To succeed in college, we must keep up with the other students and set up a routine that meets out needs.
6. Though the assignments last week turned out to be more difficult than I thought, I handed them in on time.
Text B
我希望从大学教育中得到什么
亚历克西斯?沃尔顿
中学毕业后，我计划做几件事。我计划做的最重要的.事就是上大学。除了获得一个学位外，我还计划从大学教育中追求更高深的学识，开始一种职业生涯，并在我的家庭中创造历史。
我希望从大学教育中得到的第一样东西是更高深的知识。学习知识远远不止是获得中学教育，它在今天的社会里是非常必要的。它让我们熟悉我们的环境和环境中的每一个人，它让我们对自己保持自信。如果毫无知识，我们很多人就会迷失方向，我们的世界就会非常混乱。一个人不仅要成为负责、独立的人，还必须学会做像运用数学技能这样的事情。我知道大学教育就会让我获得这些能力。
其次，我希望因为受了大学教育而开始一种职业生涯。作为一名大学生，我计划学习化学工程。在学习这一专业所必需的所有课程并成功地完成它们之后，我希望能开始作为一名化工工程师的职业生涯。
在我的家庭中创造历史是我希望从大学教育中得到的又一样重要的东西。我的父母都没有大学毕业，我的三个兄弟中也没有一个大学毕业生，但他们却都中学毕业了。回顾过去激励着我走得更远。我希望成为第一个获得大学教育的人而在我的家庭中创造历史。
追求更深远的知识，开始职业生涯，在我家中创造历史，这些就是我希望从大学教育中得到的东西。实现这些目标，从而使我不断地获得成功，这是非常重要的。我知道这些事情和更多的事情都是可能实现的。只要我相信这一点，那我就能实现它。
Practice 14
1. skills 2. is gained/acquired 3. is planning 4. ap* 5. acquire
6. complete 7. environment 8. gained 9. graduate 10. achieve/accomplish
Practice 15
1. so that 2. went beyond 3. as a result of 4. are … familiar with
5. made history 6. other than 7. such … as 8. as well as
21世纪大学英语综合教程第三册课后答案及翻译2
他帮助了盲人
眼睛瞎了而又想读书——这就是路易?布莱叶的生活现实。想顺利进行阅读的愿望导致了布莱叶盲字体系的产生。1月4日是布拉耶日。这一节日是向盲人表示敬意。我们还应该记住路易和他在15岁时取得的成就。
路易?布莱叶于1809年1月4日生于法国。他与父母、两个姐姐和一个哥哥住在库普弗雷一幢小小的石头房子里。
3岁的路易去了父亲的作坊。路易的父亲是个鞍具制作商，他用皮革制作各种鞍具。路易学着父亲的样子，试着用小刀割一块皮革。他的手一滑，刀尖就戳进了眼睛。医生们竭尽全力为他医治，但那只受伤的眼睛受到了感染。后来感染传给了他那只好的眼睛。路易变成了盲人。
路易进了一所公立学校，通过听老师讲课进行学习。为了做作业，他的姐姐和一个朋友把作业读给他听。很快路易便成了班里的尖子生。
一天，教会的牧师来到路易家，告诉他的父母, 巴黎有一所盲童学校。路易的父母决定把他送到那所学校去，当时他是9岁。
路易渴望读书。学校里只有14本供盲人阅读的书。这些书又大又重。书中的字母很大而且是凸起的。读一本书要花很长时间。路易心想，肯定有一种更好的阅读方法。
路易12岁时，一位法国军官查尔斯?巴比埃来到了学校。巴比埃研制出一种供军队士兵使用的字母电码。这种电码被用来在夜间向士兵发送信息。它由点和划组成。即使敌人看到信息，电码也能使它们保密。但这种电码对盲人来说太复杂了。路易认为这种电码使用起来太慢，而那些划也太占地方。一页纸只容得下一两句句子。
在以后的三年中，路易一直在做着简化电码的工作。在家中度假的一天，15岁的路易捡起了一把钝锥子。啊哈!他突然想到了一个主意。他只用6个点就做出了字母表。他用不同的凸点代表不同的字母。后来，他又为数字和音乐编制了一个体系。
今天，布莱叶盲字已用于全世界几乎每一种语言。路易?布莱叶在15岁时创造了六圆点布莱叶体系从而改变了盲人的生活。把布莱叶的生日1月4日定为向盲人表示敬意的布莱叶日是非常恰当的。
Practice 5
1. desire 2. secret 3. honor 4. injured 5. reality 6. imitated
7. developed 8. delivering 9. spread 10. infected 11. created 12. nearly
Practice 6
1. came to 2. pick up 3. lead to 4. take care of 5. in honor of
6. make … out of 7. has taken up 8. made up of
Practice 7
1. on December 17, 1903, in America
2. on June 28, 1961, in a third country
3. in New York City on September 11
4. on January 13, 1941, in Paris
1. Following his brother
2. Wanting very much to read himself
3. Knocking at his head
4. Learning to be a person responsible for myself
Practice 8
1. Remember to write to me when you get there.
2. Mary felt much better when she shared her fears with her mother.
3. I was lucky to find a policeman when I got lost in the city.
4. He became blind when his injured eye got infected and when the infection spread to his good eye.
Practice 9
1. You can keep the message secret by transferring it into a code made up of dots and dashes.
2. The knife slipped from her wet hand and injured the little pet at her foot.
3. It is fitting that October 1, the birthday of the People’s Republic of China, is picked up as the National Day.
4. On my vacation in the country, I took pictures of some beautiful buildings, such as this public school and the small church next to it.
5. The desire to create is very important. If we only imitate others, we can hardly develop anything new.
6. The message had spread among the soldiers before it was delivered to the officers.
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21世纪大学英语读写基础教程单元七内容讲解1
"Why do I have to learn math? I"ll never use this again in my whole life." This kind of complaining can often be heard among students. Is it true that nobody needs math? Well, the author is going to tell you the story...
Math, Who Needs It?
Carlie Vanwilligen
"That"ll be $6.52," the cashier said. I handed her a $10 bill. She looked at it, then looked at me. As I waited, she started writing on a pad of paper. After what seemed like several minutes, she handed me the change. "$4.52 is your change," she smiled.
I stared at the change, then at her. "That"s not right," I said. She looked at me, confused. "I gave you a $10, the change would be $3.48." I handed the money back to her.
"I"m sorry," she replied. "Our com*r is down, and I have to do this by hand. I"m not very good at math." She counted out my change, and I left.
As I think back on this exchange, I feel sad, sad because it wasn"t the first time it had happened, sad because I know it won"t be the last. I taught high school math for years, and every year, the conversation was the same: "Why do I have to learn this? This isn"t important. I"ll never use this again in my whole life."
Unfortunately, students don"t see the eventual impact of studying a subject. And when that subject is math, they see the value even less. I no longer teach full-time, but I look back on those conversations and think about how my reactions changed each year. The first year I taught, the question caught me off guard. "Because" was my standard answer. The second year, my response was similar, "If you want to graduate, you learn this stuff." It took me until my third year of teaching to realize that, if I genuinely wanted students to learn, they needed motivation. So, instead of my standard "because" and "if you want to pass" answers, I asked them what they"d like to do when they graduate—or when they "grow up". For each career path, I had "math" that they needed to know in order to be successful. For the construction workers, architects, and engineers, there was the geometry involved in getting a building to stand solidly. For the prospective teacher, it was the statistics involved in seeing if your tests were fair to the students. For the prospective "I want to be a stay-at-home mom", there was the calculating involved in maintaining a household. For the financial wizard wanna-be, there was the understanding of economics that comes with being a successful investor or accountant. For the stubborn, who insisted they didn"t want to be anything, and didn"t need math, a simple role-play involving them being "ripped-off" when they couldn"t make change drove my point home.
Who needs math? We all do! We use it every day. Not only that, but the problem solving we learned during the days of "if one train leaves Springfield at 6:00pm travelling east at 75mph", can now help us with a myriad of "*" crises. Do I have enough gas to get to work and back without filling the tank? Which bills do I pay and when in order to have enough money in the bank? How much grass seed do I need to cover that 10"×10" bare patch in the front yard?
For those still teaching, it is using these examples, and developing activities for students that bring the reality of math into their worlds. For parents, the same holds true. When your child complains that he or she "doesn"t get" math, give your child an example. Take your child to the grocery store. Give your child $10. Tell your child to provide a dinner for the family, complete with the four basic food groups and dessert, for that $10. Show your child the importance of thinking mathematically. It will do your child some good—who knows, you might learn something too!
21世纪大学英语读写基础教程单元七内容讲解2
cashier
n. a person whose job is to receive and pay out money in a shop, hotel, etc. 出纳员
pad
n. 便笺本;拍纸簿
confused
a. unable to think clearly; bewildered 糊涂的，迷惑的
com*r
n. a machine that stores information and works out answers 计算机;电脑
conversation
n. informal talk 交谈;谈话
eventual
a. happening at last as a result 最后的;最终的
full-time
ad. 全日地;作为专职
a. 全日的;专任的
reaction
n. behavior, a feeling or an action that is a direct result of sth. else 反应，回应
similar
a. having a likeness or resemblance 相似的;类似的
genuinely
ad. really 真正地
motivation
n. 动机，动力，诱因
construction
n. the act or process of constructing 建筑
architect
n. a (qualified) person who designs buildings 建筑师
geometry
n. 几何(学)
involve
vt. 1. cause (sb.) to be connected with 牵涉
2. include or use (sth.) as a necessary part, etc. 包含，含有
solidly
ad. firmly 牢固地，坚固地
* prospective
a. possible, likely, expected; probable 预期的;未来的;可能的
statistics
n. 统计学
calculate
vt. determine by mathematics or by reckoning 计算
maintain
vt. 1. support (sb.) financially 赡养
2. continue to have; keep in existence 保持;维持
financial
a. concerning money and finance 财务的
wizard
n. a person with extraordinary abilities; genius 有非凡才能的人;奇才
wanna
v. (口)= want to
economics
n. 经济学
investor
n. a person who invests money 投资者
accountant
n. 会计师;会计员
* stubborn
a. unreasonably unwilling to change 顽固的，执拗的
ripped-off
a. (俚语)(人)遭劫的;受剥削的;被欺诈的
pm
(缩)= afternoon 下午(源于拉丁文 post meridiem)
mph
(缩)= miles per hour 英里/小时
tank
n. a large container, usu. for liquid or gas (通常盛液体或气体的.)大桶;箱;大容器;油箱
solve
vt. find an answer to (a problem, etc.); explain or make clear 解决;阐明;解释
bare
a. without covering; empty 光秃的，无遮的;空的
patch
n. a small piece of land, esp. one used for growing vegetables (尤指种菜用的)小块土地
complain
vt. & vi. speak in an unhappy, annoyed, dissatisfied way 抱怨;发牢骚
grocery
n. 食品杂货店
basic
a. most simple in nature or level 基本的
dessert
n. any sweet dish, (eg. pie, ice-cream) eaten at the end of a meal (饭后的)甜食(如馅饼，冰激凌)
importance
n. the quality or state of being important 重要性
mathematically
ad. 从数学上
Phrases and Expressions
a pad of
一本(便笺本)
by hand
by a person, not a machine 用手
count out
count (sth.) one by one, esp. slowly 逐一数出
think back on
recall and reconsider (sth. in the past) 回想，回忆
catch sb. off guard
surprise sb. by doing sth. that he or she is not expecting and is not ready for 乘某人不备;使某人措手不及
be involved in
be part of, included in, mixed with 参与;卷入;牵涉进
rip off
cheat (sb.), esp. financially (尤指在钱财上)欺骗
drive sth. home
make sth. clearly understood 把…讲得透彻明白，使充分理解
a myriad of
an extremely large number of 无数;极多
do sb. good
benefit sb. 有益于某人
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21世纪大学英语读写教程第一册克隆的课文介绍1
good Science or Baaaad Jdea
Chana Freimans Stiefel
Just before President Clinton heads to the hospital for knee surgery, he asks another Bill Clinton to meet Russian President Boris Yeltsin at an overseas meeting. Meanwhile, a third Bill Clinton is out playing golf, while a fourth is helping daughter Chelsea with a science project.
Sound far-fetched? That day may come. Scientists in Scotland recently announced that, for the first time, they have cloned an exact copy of an adult sheep. The cloned baby lamb, named Dolly, has the exact same genes as the adult sheep from which she was cloned. In other words, the two are identical twins; only Dolly is six years younger. The goal of embryologist lan Wilmut, the lead scientist, is to develop a way to raise identical sheep that produce medications for humans.
A week after Wilmut"s announcement, scientists in Oregon disclosed that they had used a different technique to clone monkeys, close cousins of humans. Faster than you can say "Frankenstein," these accomplishments triggered a worldwide debate: Should scientists be allowed to clone animals? Will humans be next? Is cloning unethical and dangerous—or is it a valuable research tool?
All attempts at cloning were largely unsuccessful until 1984. That"s when a scientist in Denmark separated cells from a sheep"s embryo. An embryo is an early stage of development in which cells are busy dividing and "transforming" into specialized cells like skin, eye, or muscle cells.
Unlike a skin cell, an embryo is on its way to becoming a complete living thing. The Danish scientist combined an embryo cell with an egg cell from another sheep. He implanted the fused cell - then a newly growing embryo - into a grown female sheep. To much surprise, the embryo grew into a baby lamb. Since then, other scientists have used embryos to clone cattle, pigs, goats, rabbits - and, now, even monkeys.
So what makes Wilmut"s sheep unique? Instead of using early-stage embryo cells, Wilmut used cells from the udder of an adult sheep. In theory, that"s like using one of your skin cells to clone a new you!
Wilmut knew that each cell of the body contains a full set of genetic instructions—a blueprint to grow a complete individual. (The only exceptions are egg and sperm cells, each of which contains half the genes to grow a new individual.) Once cells have specialized, on their way to becoming skin or eye or udder cells, most of the genetic instructions to make a full being are turned off. Until now, scientists believed that specialized cells could not be used to form a complete organism.
Wilmut proved them wrong. He found a way to "reprogram" an udder cell and make it grow into a new cloned lamb. An amazing fact: Dolly has no biological father.
Wilmut"s success didn"t come easily. He has been studying reproductive science for more than two decades. Last year, he used embryos to successfully clone two sheep. Then he forged ahead to clone an adult sheep. But, of 277 udder cells he fused with egg cells, only 30 began to develop into embryos. He implanted 29 of those into female sheep. Only one adult gave birth to a lamb.
Other scientists have jumped in to repeat Wilmut"s experiment with other animals, including cows. And that"s what has scientists, animal-rights activists, politicians—even President Clinton — up in arms. How far, they wonder, will cloning go?
Wilmut maintains that cloning animals has tremendous potential for helping people. Cloned sheep, he says, could be used as living drug factories. Scientists could "engineer" sheep that produce drugs in their milk. And by altering the proteins on the surfaces of animal organs to make them more like human organs, scientists believe they may be able to create a plentiful source of organ donors for people.
Why not clone humans as organ donors? Theoretically, Wilmut says, there is no reason his techniques couldn"t someday be used to clone people. Think about the possibilities: a whole team of Michael Jordans, a scientific panel of Albert Einsteins, a movie starring and co-starring Brad Pitt.
On a more serious note, some fertility specialists argue that couples who have difficulty conceiving a baby could make copies of themselves. And parents whose child has a fatal disease like cancer might be able to clone the child, creating a twin who is an exact match for bone-marrow donation.
But even lan Wilmut draws the line at cloning humans. "All of us would find that offensive," he says. Several countries, including Britain, Denmark, Germany, and Australia, have outlawed all scientific work on cloning humans. The U.S. has no such law, but President Clinton has set up a panel of scientists and ethicists to study the issue. In the meantime, Clinton has imposed a ban on using Federal money to clone humans.
Humans are more than the sum of their genes, argues Mark Hanson, an ethicist at an ethics research institute in Briarcliff Manor, New York. Though they look exactly the same, clones are not necessarily carbon copies. The younger twin might grow up with different influences—say, unusual friends or special teachers. A cloned Albert Einstein might flunk physics. A cloned Madonna might sing off-key.
Say you were cloned. Would your twin live a shorter life because he or she started out with teenage genes? Scientists aren"t sure. And how could you prevent someone from taking a sample of your hair and making a clone of you? Again, no solutions.
Some opponents of cloning also object to the use of animals as research tools. "Next, they"ll be cloning minks and foxes to make more fur coats," says Cleveland Amory, president and founder of the Fund for Animals, an animal rights group.
What do you think? Should scientists be allowed to clone animals? How about humans?
21世纪大学英语读写教程第一册克隆的课文介绍2
cloning
n. 克隆，无性繁殖
surgery
n. 手术;外科
overseas
a. existing somewhere across the sea; foreign (在)海外的;外国的
ad. to, at, or in somewhere across the sea 向海外;在海外
meanwhile
ad. during the same period of time 同时
golf
n. 高尔夫球
far-fetched
a. improbable; not naturally connected 不大可能的;牵强的
lamb
n. a young sheep; the meat of a young sheep 羔羊;羔羊肉
gene
n. 基因
identical
a. 1. (with, to) exactly alike 一模一样的a.
2. the same 同一的
3. 同卵的
twin
n. 孪生儿之一;[复数] 双胞胎
a. 孪生的;成双的.
identical twins
[复数] 同卵双生胎;全等双生胎
embryologist
n. 胚胎学家
*medication
n. 1. medicine used to cure illness 药物
2. 药物治疗
*disclose
vt. 1. make known 透露;使公开
2. show by uncovering 使显露
*clone
vt. 克隆，(无性繁殖)复制
accomplishment
n. a remarkable achievement 成就;造诣
*trigger
vt. (off) start (a chain of events) 触发;激起
n. 板机;引爆器
unethical
a. morally wrong 不道德的
attempt
n. an effort made to do sth. 企图，尝试
vt. make an effort at; try 试图做
cell
n. 细胞
embryo
n. 胚胎
transform
vt. change completely in form, appearance or nature 彻底改变;将…转化
specialized, -ised
a. 1. fit for one particular purpose 专门的
2. 专化的;特化的
specialize, -ise
v. 1. 专化，特化
2.(in)专攻;专门研究
muscle
n. 肌肉
implant
vt. (in, into) fix dee* in the body or mind 植入;灌输
fuse
vt. 1. cause to melt in great heat 熔化
2. cause to join by melting 熔合
female
a. 女性的;雌的
n. 女子;雌性动物
rabbit
n. 野兔;兔肉
udder
n. (母牛、母山羊的)乳房;乳腺
contain
vt. hold, have within itself 包含，容纳
*genetica. 遗传的;基因的
blueprint
n. a photographic copy in white or blue paper 蓝图;计划
exception
n. 例外
organism
n. 1. a living being 生物，有机体
2. a whole made of special parts 有机组织
reprogram
vt. l. 改编…的编码指令序列
2. 为…重新编程
reproductive
a. concerned with producing young or copying 生殖的;复制的
*forge
vi. (ahead) move steadily and purposely forward 稳步前进
activist
n. a person who takes or supports vigorous action, esp. for a political cause 激进分子，积极分子
tremendous
a. very great in size, amount or degree 巨大的，极大的
alter
v. (cause to) become different 改变，(使)变样
protein
n. 蛋白质
organ
n. 1. a part of the body with a particular function 器官n.
2. 风琴;管风琴
plentiful
a. existing in large amounts or numbers 充足的，丰富的
donor
n. l.(组织、器官等的)供体，供者
2. a person who gives or presents 赠送人;捐赠者
theoretically
ad. according to theory 理论上
panel
n. 1. a small group of people chosen to do sth. 专门小组
2. 镶板;嵌板
co-star
vt. 使联袂主演
fertility
n. 繁殖力;肥沃
specialist
n. expert 专家
*conceive
vt. 1. become pregnant (with a child) 怀(孕);受(孕)
2. think of, imagine 构想;设想
fatal
a. 1. causing death 致命的
2. very dangerous and unfortunate 毁灭性的;不幸的
marrow
n. 髓，骨髓
bonemarrow
n. 骨髓
donation
n. the act of donating or sth. donated 捐赠;捐赠物
offensive
a. causing offense; unpleasant 冒犯的;使人难受的
outlaw
vt. declare unlawful 宣布…为非法
n. criminal 歹徒;逃犯
ethicist
n. 伦理学家
meantime
n. the time between two events 其间，其时
impose
vt. (on, upon) 1. force the acceptance of 把…强加于
2. establish (an additional payment) officially 征(税)
ban
n. (on) an order to forbid sth. 禁令;禁止
vt. forbid by law 禁止;取缔
federal
a. l. [F-](美国)联邦*的
2. 联盟的;联邦的
*ethics
n. 伦理学;道德学
flunk
vt. fail (an examination or course) 通不过(考试等)
off-key
a. 走调的，不和谐的
opponent
n. a person who acts against sb. or sth. or who takes the opposite side 反对者;对手;敌手
mink
n. 水貂;水貂毛皮
Phrases and Expressions
for the first time
第一次，破天荒
in other words
expressing the same meaning in another way 换句话说
on one"s way to
moving towards 接近，将要
to much surprise
令人大为惊异的是
in theory
理论上
give birth to
produce 产(仔);生(孩子)
jump in
join in with vigor or eagerness (踊跃或热切地)加入
up in arms
angry (about sth.) and protesting strongly 极力反对
draw the line at
refuse to do or accept 拒绝做;拒绝接受
set up
found or establish 设立，建立
in the meantime
in the period of time between two events 在此期间，与此同时
start out
begin 开始
object to
be against 反对
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