新视野大学英语 读写教程第四册 unit6-c

The Cunning Smuggler You may suppose that national borders are nothing to get excited about. However, Canada and the United States are very proud of theirs. These two countries share a common border that runs for thousands of kilometers, with not a s

新视野大学英语 读写教程第四册 unit7-a

Research into Population Genetics While not exactly a top selling book, The History and Geography of Human Genes is a remarkable collection of more than 50 years of research in population genetics. It stands as the most extensive survey to date on ho

新视野大学英语 读写教程第四册 unit7-b

Geniuses and Better Parenting It is a popular myth that great geniuses the Einsteins, Picassos and Mozarts of this world spring up out of nowhere as if touched by the finger of God. The model is Karl Friedrich Gauss, supposedly born into a family of

新视野大学英语 读写教程第四册 unit7-c

Genetics and Environmental Factors in Creating Genius Dr. Howard Gardner of Harvard University believes that geniuses are largely made. He has banned television from his home because he fears it might ruin the minds of his family. He makes time every

新视野大学英语 读写教程第四册 unit8-a

Slavery Gave Me Nothing to Lose I remember the very day that I became black. Up to my thirteenth year I lived in the little Negro town of Eatonville, Florida. It is exclusively a black town. The only white people I knew passed through the town going

新视野大学英语 读写教程第四册 unit8-b

Why Are Women Afraid of Wrinkles When I casually mentioned to a colleague that I was looking into skin cream that claimed to beat back the destruction that comes with age, her worries poured out. A month ago, she told me, she had suddenly noticed wri

新视野大学英语 读写教程第四册 unit8-c

What Does It Really Mean to Grow Old In my late fifties, and then my sixties, I heard, I can't believe you're that old. You don't look that old. At first that felt like praise. Then I became a bit uneasy. It reminded me of early pre-feminist days whe

新视野大学英语 读写教程第四册 unit9-b

Not to Expect Profits Soon from Euro Disney The Euro Disney Corporation, acknowledging that its elaborate theme park had not performed as strongly as expected, announced Thursday that it would sustain a net financial loss of unpredictable scale in it

新视野大学英语 读写教程第四册 unit9-c

A Leisure Boom in Japan My knees are shaking, my heart is beating wildly and my head is enclosed in a crash helmet (防撞头盔) that seems much too thin. Balanced at the edge of a narrow white platform, I am about to jump head first into a hot new

新视野大学英语 读写教程第四册 unit10-a

How to Cultivate EQ (How to Cultivate EQ;) What is the most valuable contribution employees make to their companies, knowledge or judgment? I say judgment. Knowledge, no matter how broad, is useless until it is applied. And application takes judgment

新视野大学英语 读写教程第四册 unit10-b

EQ Plays a Role in Personal Success It turns out that a scientist can see the future by watching four-year-olds interact with a piece of candy. The researcher invites the children, one by one, into a plain room and begins the gentle torture. You can

新视野大学英语 读写教程第四册 unit9-a

Does Mickey Mouse have a beard? No. Does this mean that French men seeking work with the Disney organization must shave off their moustaches too? It depends. A labor inspector took the Disney organization to court this week, contending that the compa

新视野大学英语 读写教程第四册 unit10-c

The Major Qualities Making up Emotional Intelligence Psychological experts agree that IQ contributes only about 20 percent of the factors that determine success. A full 80 percent comes from other factors, including what I call emotional intelligence

新视野大学英语 读写教程第四册 词汇6

New Words ▲bribe n. 贿赂(尤指钱) vt. 向行贿，买通 bribery n. 行贿, 受贿 ◆ethics n. 道德准则，伦理标准 Phrases and Expressions on the increase 在增长中 a way of life 生活方式 pay up 付款，还钱 stand by 遵守，履

新视野大学英语 读写教程第四册 词汇2

New Words stocking n. （常用复数）长（筒）袜 ankle n. 踝，踝关节 ▲comic a. 喜剧的，滑稽的 n. 1.连环漫画（册） 2.喜剧演员 ◆tramp n. 流浪者，乞丐 v. 踏着沉重的步子行进，长途跋涉 rag n. 1.破旧的

新视野大学英语 读写教程第四册 词汇3

New Words raw a. 未经加工或处理的，生的，未经烹饪的 ◆wheelchair n. 轮椅 pension n. 养老金，抚恤金 ◆caseworker n. 社会工作者 landlord n. 房东，地主 rent n. 租金，租费 v. 租借，租用，出租，出借 ■

新视野大学英语 读写教程第四册 词汇4

New Words ▲telecommunications n. 电信，远距离通信 dumb a. 哑的，不会说话的 utility n. 1.公用事业，公用事业设施 2.功用，效用，利用 optical a. 1.光学的，光的 2.视力的，视觉的，眼睛的 diameter n. 直径

新视野大学英语 读写教程第四册 词汇5

New Words ▲solitary a. 独自的，孤独的 deer n. 鹿 wolf n. 狼 tame v. 1.制服，控制并利用 2.驯化，驯服 a. （尤指动物）温顺的，驯化的 pond n. 池塘 ▲inspiration n. 灵感，鼓舞人心的人或事物 ■solitude n

新视野大学英语 读写教程第四册 词汇7

New Words ▲superiority n. 优越（性），优等 ▲bias v. 使有偏见, 使倾向一方 Phrases and Expressions to date 至今，直到现在 nothing less than 简直是，同一点也不差 serve as 起作用，当成 be confined to 限制于，

新视野大学英语 读写教程第四册 词汇8

New Words ■prop vt. 支撑 Phrases and Expressions up to 直到 peer at 仔细看，凝视 in passing 顺便 break off （使）中断 in that 因为；在于 give of (one's money / time, etc.) 给，提供，献出 disapprove of 不赞同，不喜欢