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1. Now about 5000 languages exist in the world, and as communication improves, they were create lots’ of words and status. The idea of a computer help people to work, translation by machine enable to…it. Scientist… languages will be translated by computers by the end of… Already, millions of words a year are translated with the help of computers. Translations are pressed and limited to the science and technical and efficient …. Literary works are far to do with computers. Machine translation is growing used ……. And future look very exciting. The first development in machine translation came in the late 1950s and early 1960s.But the progress for it developed in 1966, where there report some important US science institutes to reject machine translation as practicable. In spite of the major funding cut them followed, some scientists kept on with their searches. More languages are still translated by translators. But some such as English, French, German and Italian are regularly translated from one to the other by computer. In the past few years, Chinese and Japanese have become available, Each year around 500,000 pages of text all over the world are translated by computers, enough to keep about 500 translators working full-time with original methods.

现在世界上有大概5000中语言，随着交流的进步，他们创造了许多的词语和情形。让电脑帮助人们工作的这一概念，靠着机器翻译得以实现。科学家们说到（某个时间点末）机器将能翻译…语言。目前，靠着电脑们的帮忙每年数以万计的词语被翻译成不同语言。翻译也受科技和（某东西的）效率的限制。电脑暂时还没法完成文学作品。机器翻译正在大行其道，而且未来形势大好。机器翻译的第一次发展是在1950年代末和1960年代初。但是真正的进步是在1966，据说当时许多美国研究所拒绝使用机器翻译因为觉得这不可行。尽管失去了一些大笔资金的支持，一些科学家继续他们的研究。更多的语言则是依然由人工翻译。不过例如英语，法语，德语意大利语一般来说是由机器翻译的。在过去的几年，中文和日文也能够由机器翻译了。每年全世界的电脑大概要大概50万页的文章，这些量如果让翻译人员用原始的方式翻译，全天候工作大概也需要500个人。

2. There have been many great inventions. Things change the way we live. The first great invention was one of those still very important today----the wheel. This made it easier to carry heavy things and to travel long distances. For hundreds of years after that there were few inventions that had as much effect as the wheel. Then in the early 1800’s the world started to change. There was little unknown land left in the world. People did not have to explore much any more. They began to work instead to make life better. In the second half of the 19th century many great inventions were made. Among them were the camera, the electric light and the radio. These all became a big part of our life today. The first part of the 20th century saw more great inventions. The helicopter in 1909, movies with sound in 1926, the computer in 1928, and jet planes in 1930.This was also a time when a new material was first made. Nylon came out in 1935. It changed the kind of clothes people wear. The middle part of the 20th century brought new ways to help people get over diseases. They worked very well. They made people healthier and let them live longer lives. By the 1960's most people could expect to live to be at least 60.

有许多伟大的发明改变了我们生活的方式。第一件伟大的发明至今仍十分重要，那就是轮子。它让我们更轻松地搬运重物，也能让我们跑得更远。自从发明轮子之后几百年间很少有什么发明像它一样影响重大。然后在1800初，世界开始改变了。世界上几乎没有未知的陆地了。人们不用再去探索发现新大陆，取而代之，他们开始着手让自己的生活更美好。在19世纪

后半段又出现了许多伟大的发明。其中包括相机，电灯和收音机。他们都成为了我们当今生活的重要部分。20世纪前叶也见证了许多伟大的发明。1909发明的直升机，1926年的有声电影，1928的电脑，还有1930的喷气式飞机。也是在那个时候，发明了一种新的材料。1935出现了尼龙。它改变了人们穿的衣服种类。20世界中叶出现了让人们战胜疾病的新方法，疗效很好。他们让人们更健康而且活得更久。到1960大部分人起码能活到60岁。

3.Should a person own a car? This is an important question. In a large urban area, there are some good reasons for owning a car. First, a car allows a person to move around freely. With a car, there is no need to check a bus schedule, or wait for a train. Second, a car is a comfortable way to travel, especially in the wintertime. In bad weather, the driver stays warm and dry, while the poor bus or train rider might have to stand in the rain. Finally, a driver is usually safe in a car at night, the bus rider might need to walk down on a dark street to get to a stop, or wait on a dark corner. There are on the other hand many good reasons against owning a car. First, it can be very expensive. The price of fuel continue to rise each year. In addition,it is expensive to maintain and to repair a car. as then for repair can cost 50 dollars. In an urban area, it might also be expensive to park the car. Second, owning a car can cause worry and stress. It is exhausting to drive in heavy traffic, if you leave your car on the street, it might get stolen. That is something else to worry about.

一个人是否该有辆车？这是个重要的问题。在大城市里，有一些好理由支持人们买车。首先，一辆车能让人更自如地跑来跑去。有了车，不用再去查公车时刻表，或者等火车。其次，有了车出行也更加舒适，尤其是在冬天。在坏天气的晚上，驾驶员通常是安全的。乘公车的人可能要在暗搓搓的街道上走，一直走到公车站，或者在一个黑不拉几的角落里等。不过另一方面当然也有一些有力的理由来反对你买车。首先，车很贵。每年燃油价都在上涨，而且保养车和修车也费钱。一修基本就要50刀。在城里，停车尤其贵。其次，有车还会让你焦虑有压力。在高峰时期开车实在是让人精疲力竭，如果你把车停在街上，还可能被偷。……这是另外要担心的事。

4.[news]A fire…in a Paris building housing African immigrants killed at least 17 people, of half are children. French official said that 30 others were injured in the blaze broke out short after the midnight in the of the…building. …more than 2 hours and 200 fire fighters to extinguish the blaze. Cause is unknown. French media are reporting the victims form African countries such as Senegal and Mali.

一场发生在巴黎一幢非裔移民住宅的大火导致至少17人丧生，其中半数是孩子。法国官方称说，这所住宅中还有另外30人受伤。这场火灾是在半夜后发生的，超过200个消防员赶到之后花了2个小时来控制火势。火灾的起因还不明。法国媒体报道，遇难者来自非洲国家，诸如塞内加尔和马里。

5.According to the best historical records and archeological findings, it is judge that it took about 800,000 to 1,000,000 years for the earth population to reach the 250,000,000 in total which is existed at the end of 1st century After Christ. For some time after that, illnesses, lack of food, and wars, hit the population growth down to less than 1% a year. To then more than 15 centuries past before the population reached 500,000,000. But in the next 250 years, after 1850, the population

of the world shot up to the 1,000,000,000 mark. And today, it has reached 5,000,000,000.It is said by the UN officials that in the next 10 years, the population of the world will reach 6,000,000,000 by the year of 2000.

根据历史记录和考古发现，地球人口达到公元1世纪时的2.5亿大概花了80万到100万年。之后的一些时候，疾病，食物匮乏，战争，让人口增长率跌到了每年不到1%。然后花了大概15个世纪让世界人口达到5亿。不过在接着250年里，1850年后，世界人口激增到了10亿。今天，它已经达到了50亿。联合国官员称在接着10年内，到2000年底世界人口将会达到60亿。

6.London taxi drivers know the capital like the back of their hands. No matter how small or how indistinct the street is, the driver will be able to get you there without any trouble. The reason London taxi drivers are so efficient is that they have all gone through a very tough training period to get special taxi driving license. During this period which can take from 2 to 4 years, the would-be taxi driver has to learn the most direct route to every single road and to every important building in London. To achieve this, most learners go around the city on small motorbikes practicing how to move to and from different points of the city.Learner taxi drivers are tested several times during the training period by government officers. Their exams are terrible experiences. The officers ask you "How do you get from Birmingham Palace to the Tower of London?" and you have to take them there in the direct line. When you get to the tower, they won't say "well done". They will quickly move on to the next question. After 5 or 6 questions, they will just say "See you in two months' time." and then you know the exam is over. Learner drivers are not allowed to work and earn money as drivers. Therefore, many of them keep their previous jobs until they have obtained the license. The training can cost quite a lot, because learners have to pay for their own expenses on the tests and the medical exam.

伦敦的出租车司机对他们的首都了如指掌。无论是犄角旮旯的小破街还是有名的街道，他都能顺利带你到那。伦敦出租车司机那么高效的原因是因为他们必须经过非常严格的训练过程来拿到一张特殊的驾驶执照。这段训练时间可能要2到4年，准出租车司机们需要背下从每条街到每个伦敦重要地点的最短路线。为了达到这点，大部分学员坐着摩托跑遍城市来学习如果从城市的不同地方去另外的地方。出租车司机学员在学习期间需要接受政府官员的数次考察。他们的考试真是可怕的经历。官员问你“从白金汉宫到伦敦塔怎么走？”然后你就要用最短的距离把他载过去。当你到了伦敦塔，他不会说“干得好。”而是立马问下一个问题。大概5,6个问题后，他们就说“两个月后见。”于是你就知道这狗日的测试结束了。出租车司机在学员期是不允许作为司机赚钱的，因此，许多人还保留着他们前一份工作直到他们取得这特殊的驾照。这训练还是挺费钱的，因为学员不仅要自负考试费，还要付体检费。

7 Dr. Vivian Fuchs of Great Britain and his eleven comrades wished to be the first to cross the last continent overland. Their only chance of accomplishing this desire safely was to cross over the continent during the 100 days of summer at the South Pole. They loaded snow-cats and weasels with supplies and started. Could men and machines withstand the strain of traveling more than 2,000 miles on top of ice a mile or more thick? Their schedule called for them to travel the first 250 miles in about 25 days, but it took them 37 days. To avoid dangerous crevasses and cliffs of ice, they were forced to travel 425 miles to advance 250 miles. At this rate, they could not cross

the continent before winter would come upon them. They were advised by radio to turn back, but they pushed on. Ninety-nine days after starting, they heard a clashing of tin pans, a pounding of oil dr ums, and men’s voices singing “God Save the Queen.” Thus, twelve bearded heroes were being welcomed to the opposite side of the continent from which they started.

英国的Vivian博士和他的11个伙伴希望成为第一个穿越最后一个横跨的大陆的人。他们唯一的机会就是在100天内平安跨过夏天的南极。他们带着雪猫（什么玩意儿……）和水陆两用车还有补给品出发了。人和机器能够承受得了在1000米甚至更厚的冰上行进2000英里么？他们的行程需要他们在25天内完成前250英里，但是这250英里他们花了37天。如果以这个速度，他们没法在冬天来临前跨过大陆。通过电波有人建议他们调头回来，但是他们坚持前进。出发后99天，他们听到了烤饼盘和油桶敲击和人唱着天佑女王的声音。于是12个胡子拉碴的英雄受到了出发地另一端大陆的热烈欢迎。

8 [news] A small aircraft just crushed into the 20th floor of a high-rise apartment building in the New York city, killing at least 2 people. Then burst to flames on the impact to fire reaches several floors of the building. White house said all the indications were that the crash was an accident. Investigations…gathering evidence. Of authority exempted the incident was linked with terrorism. BBC’s..(可以忽略了。)

一架小型飞机撞向纽约市一幢高层建筑的20楼后坠毁，导致至少两人死亡。飞机撞向大楼的冲击使得几层楼都燃起大火。白宫称，这次的飞机坠毁是一场意外。现场调查的人员…搜集各种证据，不过官方排除了恐怖袭击的可能。BBC的Gitto Harry在事故发生后第一时间赶往现场为您发回的报道。

9．Some people cannot attend a school or a university to continue their education. For them there are radio or TV courses and correspondence courses. These courses are different from regular university courses because the instructor and the student never meet each other. Everything is done by mail. The schools mail the books and the assignments to the students. Then the students complete the assignments and mail them back to the instructor. The instructor then checks the assignments for mistakes and at the end of the course, mails a grade to the student. Correspondence schools are very popular. They offer courses in more than a thousand subjects, from Chinese to biology. Today more than a million Americans are taking some kind of a correspondence course. Many different kinds of people have graduated from correspondence schools: singers like Donny and Marie Osmond, and even "Peanuts" cartoonist Charles Schulz. Some correspondence schools have courses to give training for people wanting to get jobs in industry. The Cleveland Institute of Electronics has courses to help workers get jobs in companies like Eastman Kodak or Procter and Gamble. Some universities have general interest courses or introductory courses. Other universities offer a complete program. The University of Iowa, for example, offers a Bachelor of Liberal Studies. The courses are general because there is no specific major. To register, students only have to fill out a registration form and mail it in with a check for school fees.

有些人没法去学校继续他们的学习。对于他们有收音机课程，电视课程还有函授课程。这些课程和一般大学课程不一样，因为导师和学生永远不会见面。所有事情都是通过信件来完成

的。学校把书本和作业寄给学生，然后学生完成作业再给导师寄回去。当课程结束的时候导师批改作业，然后把分数寄给学生。函授学校很受欢迎。他们提供1000多种课程，从中文到生物。今天100多万的美国人在上函授课程。许多人都是从函授学校毕业的：歌手Donny, Marie Osomnd，甚至画《花生》的漫画家Charles Schulz也是。有些函授课程帮助那些想在制造业得到工作的人提供培训。Cleveland研究所的电子专业帮助人们在Eastman Kodak ，Procter and Gamble之类的公司找到工作。有些大学还有通识类课程或者导论类课程。有些大学提供完整的教学。比如说爱荷华大学，提供文学学士学位。课程属于通识类因为它没有特定的主攻方向。如果要注册，学生只要填写注册表然后附上学费支票一起寄给学校就行了。

10.The key question for any only child is this: why were you an only child? It’s a key question for at least two reasons. If your parents had wanted several children but could have you only , they are most likely to pour into you all the energy and attention that had been intended for several children . I call this the 'special jewel' phenomenon. Only children who are special jewels often arrive when their parents are older——usually in their thirties. These special jewels can become very spoiled and self centered. On the other hand, you may be an only child because your parents planned for only one and stuck to their plan. Your parents may give you a very strict and well structured education to make you a 'little adult'. Many only children grow up feeling unhappy because they always had to be such 'little adults'.

对任何一个独生子女的关键问题都是：为什么我是独生子女？这个问题起码有两个理由。如果你的父母曾经想要好几个孩子但是却只生了你一个，那他们很有可能把原本该分给好几个孩子的所有的精力和关爱全部倾注到你一个人身上。我把这个叫做“掌上明珠”（……=__,=）现象。独生子女常常是父母的老来得子——一般都是三十几岁的时候。这些明珠们会被宠坏而且很自我中心。另一方便，你是独生子女可能是因为你父母就想要一个孩子而且严格执行了他们的计划。你的父母也许会对你十分严格而且给你结构严谨的教育，让你成为一个“小大人”。许多独生子女都会对必须成为这样的“小大人”而感到很不高兴。

11.[news]Thousands of victims that Hurricane Katrina are still being evacuated from New Orland. More than 10,000 people already have been taken by bus to an emergency shelter at a sports stadium at Texas, more than 550 km from New Orland. Rescuers in New Orland are working to evacuate thousands of additional refugees, in the near of city former convention center, a large building without power, water or toilet facilities, overflowing with crowds calling for food, water and other assistance.

数千名卡特里娜飓风的受灾群众依然在从新奥尔良撤离，已有10000人以上乘坐巴士来到了位于距新奥尔良550公里的德克萨斯州一座由体育馆改成的紧急避难所。新奥尔良的救灾人员正帮助撤离另外数千饥民撤，他们在一座停水停电，没有卫生设施的前集会大楼中，那里都是需要食物、水和其他帮助的人们。

12.After retiring from 30 years of teaching, Ethel Pepper could easily have decided to sit back and relax and enjo y a peaceful retirement. But that kind of life is not for Ethel Pepper. ‘I just wanted to do something different. If you are going to participate in life, do it. Don’t just sit down and look out of the window.’ She says. At 68, she decided to become one of the pioneer participation in a program at the University of California. The program offers campus housing in classes to people

over sixty. She enrolled in a class called Human Relationships and Diverse Society. ‘ I taught my minority students in my English and drama classes in high school for 20 years. But in this course, I found out a lot about other cultures I didn’t know then. One of the more important lessons that I’m learning is to perceive, not to judge.’ Older adults can add to the educational resou rces of the university by bringing with them a lot of valuable experience. Their presence on campus helps break some long believes about aging. Young students may have fears of growing older. But that kind of fear can be reduced as they see that older people can be active, healthy, and continue to contribute to society. The younger students can begin to see aging as a natural part of living.

教学了30年后退休，Ethel Pepper 本可坐下放松然后安享他退休后的晚年。但是这种生活不适合Ethel Pepper。“我只想做些不一样的事。如果你打算在生活中将想法付诸实践，那就去做。不要只是坐下然后看着窗外发呆。”她说。在68岁时，她决定成为加利福尼亚大学一个项目的先驱实践者。这个项目为超过60岁的人根据不同分班提供校园住处。她报了人际关系及多元化社会班。“我在高中教我的学生英语和戏剧，已经20多年了。不过这个课程，我发现了一些我曾经不知道的文化。我学到的更重要的是，要学会感受，而不是去评价。”年长的成年人能够为校园的教育资源带来许多有价值的经验。他们在校园的出现打破了对于衰老的长久认知。年轻学生或许会惧怕变老。但是当他们看到这些年长者能够活力、健康、继续为社会做贡献时，这种恐惧会被减轻。年轻学生将能把变老看做生命的一个自然部分。

13.Did you know that there’s a kind of bird that can sew? This called the tailor bird uses its mouth as a needle. It sews leaves together in the shape of a cup. Then it adds a layer of straw to the inside of the cup and lays its eggs there. Each bird species builds its own special kind of nest. The most common materials used for nests are grasses, branches and feathers. A bird must weave these materials into a nest. Just imagine building a house without cement or nails to hold together. Another bird is called the weaver bird. The weaver bird builds a nest that looks like a basket. The nest shaped like a pear with a hole in the middle. The hole is the door of the nest. A third bird is called the oven bird. The oven bird makes a nest that is very solid. The nest is made of mud. The oven bird forms the mud into the shape of an oven and then let it dry in the sun. The sun bakes the mud making it very hard. Not all birds make their homes in branches. Some birds build their nests on the ground, while others bury their eggs under the ground. And some birds do not build nests at all. So when you look for nests and eggs in branches of the trees and bushes, remember that some nests may be right under your feet.

【感谢光头吴昊同学的初稿翻译】你知道世上有一种会缝纫的鸟么？这种把嘴作为针的鸟叫作裁缝鸟。它把树叶缝纫成一个杯子的形状，然后在杯子上铺一层麦秆，在上面下蛋。每种鸟都有自己不同的鸟巢。最常见的筑巢材料是草，树枝还有羽毛。鸟儿必须将这些材料编织成它们的巢。试想下不用水泥和钉子来盖起一座房子。另一种鸟叫作编织鸟，它们把巢筑成篮子的形状，鸟巢形状像一个中间有洞的梨，而这个洞就是巢的门。第三种鸟叫作烤炉鸟。它们的巢穴很坚固，用泥土做成。壁炉鸟先把泥土做成烤炉的形状然后把它在阳光中晒干。经过阳光的暴晒它会变得坚硬。并非所有的鸟都在树枝间筑巢，有些索性将巢筑在地上，另一些讲鸟蛋埋在土壤中。一些鸟甚至不筑巢。所以当你在树枝间寻找鸟巢和鸟蛋的时候请记得，也许一些鸟巢就在你的脚下。

14.The problem of obesity is spreading into many different aspects of Americans’ lives. Now

researchers have confirmed that some children are so fat they can’t fit into car sa fety seats designed for kids.

肥胖正困扰着美国人生活的各个方面。研究人员已经确认一些小孩太肥了以至于为儿童设计的安全椅他们已经坐不进了。（你确定这不是冷笑话么……）

15.[news]Two more Indian states have banned the sale of soft drinks produced by the US giant Coco-cola and Pepsi cola after a test by the environmental group show high pesticide level. Bring the total number of states for six for there is a partial for ban of soft drinks.

在环境组织检测出软饮料中的高杀虫剂含量之后，又有两个印度的行政区域禁止了来自美国的饮料业巨头可口可乐和百事可乐的软饮料销售。由此，部分或全面禁止软饮料销售的地区增至6个。

16.—Do you know my sister Cathy is getting married next year?

-- No, I don’t know. How wonderful! Tell me all about it.

-- Well, Cathy has known him for about a year. He’s called William. He’s a teacher at London University.

-- Oh? What does he teach?

-- English. He teaches foreign students who come to study at London University. He helps them improve their English, so them can study more easily.

-- Oh! That must be interesting. How old is he?

-- He’s 28.

-- And where’s he from?

-- He was born in Whales. But he has lived in London for several years.

-- What’s he like?

-- He’s tall. He’s blue eyes and brown hair, quite handsome really. He’s a nice and friendly man. I like him very much.

-- I expect your sister’s happy.

-- Yes, she is. I think they will be very happy together, she’s a teacher too of course. So they’ll have a lot of interests in common.

--你知道我姐姐Cathy明年要结婚了吗？

--不，我不知道。太棒了！跟我详细讲讲。

--Cathy认识他一年了。他叫William。他是个老师，在伦敦大学教书。

--哦？他教什么？

--英语。他教伦敦大学的外国学生。他帮助他们提高英语水平，这样他们就能更轻松地面对学习。

--哇！那一定很有趣。他几岁？

--28岁。

--他哪人？

--他在威尔士出生。不过他在伦敦住了好多年。

--他是个怎样的人？

--他个子很高，蓝眼睛棕头发，挺帅的。他人很好也很和善。我挺喜欢他的。

--我希望你姐姐幸福。

--是的，她现在很幸福。我觉得他们在一起应该会很开心，我姐姐当然也是个老师，所以他们会有很多共同爱好。

17.A good student, I think, should be diligent in the studies. The more he studies, the more he will improve his knowledge. A man cannot do anything well unless he knows how to do it well. A well-educated man, so far as I know, depends upon his diligent studies. A famous English painter once said, “Genius is nothing but labor and diligence.” To take care of one’s own body is another important thing for a good student. Anyone, who has not a strong body, can do nothing for his country, even if he has higher knowledge and excellent ability. The student is the master of the county in the future. He should pay much attention to his body and take some physical exercise in or der to become a strong man. Lastly, to cultivate one’s own virtue is also very important, virtue is the essence of all the noble and good characters. It will greatly help one to live in happiness and comfort. If we students pay much attention to our virtue and do every thing according to our conscience, the greatest respect and the strongest trust will be shown to us by others. In history, it is easy to see that every noble and great person, who was much esteemed by others, had noble character.

我认为一个优秀的学生应该勤于学习。他学得越多，他的知识就增加的越多。一个人只有当他知道怎样去学才能知道怎样去做事情。据我所知，一个受过高等教育的人，靠的是他的勤奋学习。一位著名的英国画家曾经说过，“成为天才靠的不是别的，而是劳作和勤奋。”照顾好自己的身体对学生来讲也是另外一件重要的事情。任何人，就算他有再高的学历和再突出的能力，如果没有强壮的身体，也不能为他的国家做出贡献。学生是祖国未来的主人。他必须对身体加以注意，并且参加一些体育活动来成为一位强壮的人。最后，培养自己的美德也是非常重要的，美德是所有高尚人格的精华。它会极大地帮助一个人活在快乐和安适中。若我们学生注重我们的美德并且按照自己的良知行事，别人就会给予我们最大的尊重和信任。在历史中，随处可见那些被人尊重且敬仰的伟人，有着良好的美德和品质。

18.[news]The number of people infected with HIV, the virus can lead to AIDS, is still rising. And…14,000,000 world wide the first time. UN said there have been 5,000,000 new infections this year. And warn that AIDS will out striping global and national efforts to…it. South Sahara in Africa turns the worst region. They…that more than 8,000,000 are infected that the UN infecting rate is rising sharply. Moreover, Pakistan, in particular, …series of contaminates.

感染了HIV病毒，也就是导致艾滋病的病毒的人数，依然在上升并且首次超过了14,000,000人，联合国称，今年又有了新增的5,000,000病毒感染者并且警告艾滋病的传染正在超越全球的控制能力。非洲的撒哈拉沙漠以南地区依然是传染情况最严重地区。…超过8,000,000人感染。联合国称感染率还在迅速提高。并且，特别像巴基斯坦，正在严重传染的趋势中。

19.How men first learnt to invent words is unknown. In other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really known is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions, and things, so that they could communicate with each other. And that later they agreed upon certain signs called letters, which could be combined to represent those sounds, and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken or

written in letters we call words. The power of words then, lies in their associations. That is, the things they bring up to our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience. And the longer we live, the more we are reminded of the glad and sad events of our past by certain words. And the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us increases. Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary style. Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music, and which by their position and association can move men to tears. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will make our speech silly and vulgar.

人类最初是如何发明文字的，现在已经无从知晓。也就是说，语言的起源一直就是个谜。我们只知道，与动物不同的是，人类不知何故开始发出某些声响，来表达他们的想法，感觉，行动或是事物，以便他们可以相互交流。接着，他们又创造了称之为字母的符号来代表这些发音，使发音能被书写记录下来。这些能够被读或者写的字母，我们称为文字。而文字的力量恰恰存于他们的组合之中，即它们给我们的意识所带来的东西。文字随着我们经历的增长而越加富有意义。随着岁数的增长，能让我们想起的过去的喜怒哀乐的某些文字也就累积得越多。读得越多，学习得越多，对我们有意义的文字也就越多。那些伟大的作家之所以伟大，不仅是因为拥有伟大的思想，更是因为他们能用充满力量的文字来敲击我们的心灵，这便是文风。总而言之，一个优秀的诗人就是文字的大师。他能将文字编排组合得如同歌曲一般感动人心。所以我们无论交谈还是写作都应斟字酌句，否则便会显得愚蠢而庸俗。

20.[news]The biggest ever international conference on malaria has begun in the West African state of Cameroon, discuss the latest scientific findings in this disease which killed more than one and a half million people world-wide each year. 75% of those victims are African children. Of the 2000 delegates meeting in the capital Yaounde, 80% are from Africa. Disease cause the cost of more than 12,000,000,000 dollars in lost GDP each year. Latest research suggest that 41% of the world population live in the areas where the malaria transmitted.

有史以来最大的讨论疟疾的国际会议在西非国家喀麦隆召开。会议讨论最新科研成果如何运用于治疗这种每年导致至少1,500,000人死亡的疾病。其中75%的受害者是儿童。在首都雅温得召开的这次会议中2000名代表的80%来自非洲。这种疾病使得非洲每年损失12,000,000,000元的国民生产总值。最新的研究表明全球41%的人口居住在疟疾传播的地区。