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A：Welcome to today’s English Show。

I’m A。

B：I’m B. Our editor has prepared latest news for us, including the 84th Oscar awards last week and extract from the sex and the city.A: Fabulous, first, let’s have a look at what happened around the world. Part 1：Title1第六次生物大灾难Scientists believe that the steep decline in populations of many animal species, from frogs and fish to tigers, is as fast as any of the last five extinctions in the past 540 million years。

The study, written by scientists from University of California, will be published in the journal Nature。

"If currently threatened species - those officially classed as critically endangered, endangered and vulnerable - actually went extinct, and that rate of extinction continued, the sixth mass extinction could arrive within as little as 3 to 22 centuries," said Professor Anthony Barnosky。

Nevertheless, Prof Barnosky said it was not too late to save these critically endangered mammals and other such species。

That would require dealing with a perfect storm of threats, including habitat fragmentation, invasive species, disease and global warming。

Biologists estimate that within the past 500 years, at least 80 mammal species have gone extinct out of a starting total of 5,570 species。

Title2：手机使用问题Cellphone feels like a part of your body? A global survey has found that most people can't live without their mobiles, never leave home without them and, if given a choice, would rather lose their wallet.Calling mobile phones the "remote control" for life, market research firm Synovate's poll said cell phones are so ubiquitous that by last year more humans owned one than did not.Three-quarters of the more than 8,000 respondents polled online in 11 countries said they take their phone with them everywhere, with Russians and Singaporeans the most attached.More than a third also said they couldn't live without their phone, topped by T aiwanese and again Singaporeans, while one in four would find it harder to replace the mobile than their purse.Some two-thirds of respondents go to bed with their phones nearby and can't switch them off, even though they want to, because they're afraid they'll miss something."Mobiles give us safety, security and instant access to information. They are the number one tool of communication for us, sometimes even surpassing face-to-face communication. They are our connections to our lives," Jenny Chang, Synovate's managing director in T aiwan, said in a statement.Mobiles have also changed the nature of relationships, with thesurvey finding nearly half of all respondents use text messages to flirt, a fifth set up first-dates via text and almost the same number use the same method to end a love affair.Apart from the obvious calling and texting, the top three features people use regularly on their mobile phones globally are the alarm clock, the camera and the games.As for email and Internet access, 17 percent of respondents said they checked their inboxes or surfed the Web off their phones, lead by those in the United States and Britain.One in 10 respondents log onto social networking websites such as Facebook and MySpace regularly via mobile, again led by Britain and the United States.As the mobile becomes more and more an all-in-one device, many other businesses are facing challenging times. The opportunities for mobile manufacturers and networks however are enormous," said Synovate's global head of media, Steve Garton.Not everyone is tech savvy, however: 37 percent of respondents said they don't know how to use all the functions on their phone.Part2A: Let’s take a glimpse of the 84th Oscar last Monday. The Oscar never failed to draw the world’s attentionB: Undoubtedly, the film The Artist managed to attr act everyone’s eyeball s, although it is a mono-color movie.A: The film was set in 1927, Hollywood, about a super star’s career and love when the mono-color films was in popularity. That is to say, The Artist is actually a mono-color movie.B: That’s amazi ng, the director was brave enough to make such a film when people today are addicted to 3D movies, it’s a distinguish ing challenge, and as a result, The Artist gained five awards, including Best Director and Best Actor. We all know it deserves these championships.A: Isn’t it ironic for Chinese directors? Billions of investment s, brilliant scenes, a group of super stars, and what’s the result? Bad reputation, shame and a waste of money.B: It seems that we should learn something from The Artist. Film is a kind of art, which shouldn’t be guided by commercial concept. T ake Iran films for example, they concentrate on life rather than profit, so the Best Foreign Language Film Award went to them.A: What about the Iron Lady?B: Meryl Streep showed her great skills in this film, she played the role of Margaret Thatcher, one of the most powerful leader in the 20th century. A: It is said to be her third Oscar award, after Krammer VS Krammer and Sophia’s Choice, she gained Best Actress Award again.B: Congratulations on Meryl Streep!A: But this film raised some problems in the UK, some English accused it of stressing the illness Mrs. Thatcher suffered instead of telling audience the historic influence she had on the UK. Even Margaret Thatcher herself refused to watch this movie.B: Well, Oscar always has enough surprise and pity for us.A: Let’s turn to Grammy on February 13th, this music festival brought as many stories as Oscar.B: Adele, with her remarkable voice, received six awards, the same as Beyonce’s glory in 2010.A: Unlike other brilliant and sexy stars, Adele is not in good shape, so it is absolutely her voice that earned her awards.B: Actually, Adele’s song will prove herself than any comments. W ouldn’t it be better to introduce the song she performed at Grammy?**************** Someone like you---- Adele ****************Part 3A: Welcome back, Adele’s song has given us much pleasure, now it’s time for American drama.B: 听众朋友们，我们的最后板块跟着美剧学英语又如期而至了，不知这次编辑们能带给我们怎样的惊喜呢？本期我们跳转到上个世纪风行的Sex and the city，也就是欲望与都市，来感受一下纽约大都市的繁华和趣味横生的对话吧。