2-13 要么生存，要么死亡

To Live or to Die The history of life on earth has been a history of interaction between living things and their surroundings. To a large extent, the physical form and the habits of the earth’s vege

2-14 登革热

Dengue Fever 1 Dengue fever is a mosquito borne 2 infection. The disease is characterized by high fever, headache, bone or joint and muscle pains, and rash. Dengue haemorrhagic 3 fever is a potentiall

2-15 有关医疗的谬论与事实

Medical Myths and Facts You've read them before and these health tips have been passed down over generations, but do they really work? We applied modern science to some of the most often repeated word

2-10 紧随斯汀

Sting: With E v ery Breath He Takes Considered one of the most respected solo artists in music history as well as lead vocalist of one of the most popular bands of all time, The Police, Sting has beco

2-1 大山——语言学习有感

Dashan’s Feeling about Language Learning Zhao Wei: You have been in China for so many years, what’s your feeling about living in China? Do you enjoy it? Dashan: Well, actually, I lived in China fu

4-13 都市杀手

Big City Killer If the cigarettes don't get 1 you the traffic pollution will. Up to a fifth of all lung cancer deaths in cities are caused by tiny particles of pollution, most of them from vehicle exh

4-15 禽流感

The Bird Flu Recently ， the news has been filled with reports of the “bird flu.” Asia is on a region-wide health alert, with governments slaughtering millions of chickens to contain 1 outbreaks

4-14 为什么动物寿命比人的寿命短？

Why Are Animal Lives Shorter Than Human Lives? Some of the most poignant 1 moments I spend as a veterinarian are those spent with my clients assisting the transition of my animal patients from this wo

4-1 奥运官员说奥运

Coordination Officer on Olympic Games E Huiyuan: Holding Olympic Games can promote the development of economy, culture and physical culture of a country. It means greater significance to host cities.

4-2 独生子女家庭

Learn English for the 2008 Olympics —— Single Child Family Foreigner: It was in the early eighties that I first became aware of your one child family as the main policy in family planning. I was t

4-4 尽量设法获取经验

Get Experience Anyway You Can Fred Marzocchi grew up with dreams of drawing for a living.

4-5 冬季晚钟节（最后一天）

Lost-in-the-Dark Bells (Last Day) In the Lincolnshire village of Burgh-le-Marsh there was once a chunk 1 of land called Bell String Acre. It got its name, the local legend tells, because of a near esc

4-6 巴拿马运河

Panama Canal The 51mile Panama Canal made shipping history when it opened a route between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It is located in the narrowest part of the American continent and the lowest

4-7 在英国路上开车

Driving on the Road in England Almost everyone in England over the age of 17 either owns or has access 1 to a car and uses it frequently, especially for short journeys in suburban areas. This leads to

4-8 五花八门的南非烹饪

The Eclectic 1 South African Cuisine 2 As we can see, coming from a multi cultural melting pot, the word

4-9 “简单计划”乐队：唱出我们的心声

Simple Plan: Singing Exactly How We Feel Simple Plan consists of five members: Pierre Bouvier -- Lead vocals, Charles Comeau AKA 1 Chuck--Drums, Jeff Stinco--Lead guitar, David Desrosiers--Bass and ba

4-10 现代奥运回顾：1972年的慕尼黑奥运会

Modern Olympic Games Review ——1972 Olympic Munich The 1972 Munich 1 Games were the largest yet, setting records in all categories, with 195 events and 7,123 athletes from 121 nations. They were su

4-11 婴儿可以人工培育吗？

Can Babies Be Designed? We hear a lot nowadays about designer babies. The idea that parents can choose the genes of their children sounds frightening. The question we have to answer is: how much can w

4-12 克隆创造人类胚胎

Cloning 1 Creates Human Embryos Scientists in South Korea and America report that they have created human embryos through cloning and extracted embryonic 2 stem cells 3 , the universal cells that hold

4-3 护身符和象征：十字形

Charms and Symbols The Cross Although the cross has come to be a symbol of Christianity 1 , it was venerated 2 both as a religious and lucky sign for centuries before the Christian era. It has been fo