Unit 33 The Founder of Rolls-Royce (II) About the same time, Charles Rolls was also in business for himself, like Royce, very successfully. But achieving this had been rather less of a struggle for Rolls than it was for his future partner. Rolls was
Unit 24 Is Beauty an Advantage? Is beauty an advantage? Does it make the beautiful individual powerful? Does it result in substantially better pay and opportunities in the workplace? Ten years ago, feminist author Woolf wrote about the beauty myth. W
Unit 18 Accident Reports A pedestrian hit me and went under my car. I turned the wheel to what I thought was enough and found myself in a different direction going the opposite way. No one was to blame for the accident, but it never would have happen
Unit 19 A Few Reasons to Hate April Fool's Day April Fool's Day is an odd holiday, and not to everyone's liking. In fact, many people dislike it. When I was growing up I was mostly indifferent to it. Celebrations such as Christmas, Easter, and Thanks
Unit 20 Features of American Campus Life (I) -- Busyness American students are typically very busy. Undergraduate students often have part-time jobs in addition to their studies. Some even have two or three part-time jobs to earn money to support the
Unit 21 Features of American Campus Life (II) -- Limited Role of Gifts Americans give gifts mainly to relatives and close friends. Sometimes they give gifts to people with whom they have casual but friendly relationship, such as hosts or hostesses. G
Unit 22 The Voices of Time Time talks. It speaks more plainly than words. Time communicates in many ways. Consider the different parts of the day, for example. The time of the day when something is done can give a special meaning to the event. Manage
Unit 23 My Greatest Olympic Prize It was the summer of 1936. The Olympic Games were being held in Berlin. Because Hitler insisted childishly that his performers were members of a master race, nationalistic feelings were at all-time high. I had traine
Unit 25 The Art of Smart Guessing Several days ago, interviewing job candidates, I grew tired of asking What experience do you have? I decided on a quiz to find out how resourceful a thinker the new hire might be. Here it is: You are on a yacht saili
Unit 26 Friends Bring Happiness We sit around the rough wooden table in the summer cabin for a class reunion. About 15 men and women who have one thing in common: we all went to elementary school together. A classmate sums it up. What's most importan
Unit 27 Evaluation by Students It used to be that if what students had to say about their professors was unprintable, it remained that way. No longer. Formal evaluations of teachers by students, something that would have been viewed as the height of
Unit 28 Why You Need a Personal Budget Credit can be a friend or a foe. It can be an asset or a liability. If you abuse the privilege, it can ruin future plans. If you find your debts have piled up and you feel out of control, develop a plan to help
Unit 29 Superbabies Aren't Happy Babies They are drilling their infants in math and reading skills, using flashcards, books and videotapes. They are enrolling their 3-year-old in tennis lessons and entering their 4-yrar-olds in beauty contest and ath
Unit 30 Meet the Ten Richest People in the World in 2000 (I) 10. Michael Dell Age: 34. Nationality: American. Marital Status: Married. Children: 4. Worth: $16.5 Billion. Just barely squeezing in at number ten is the youngest of all of our billionaire
Unit 17 Tips on Getting More Efficiency out of Women Employees This is an actual excerpt from the July 1943 issue of Mass Transportation. It was written for male supervisors of women in the work force during WW II. There's no longer any question whet
Unit 16 The Midnight Visitor (II) It's not my balcony, explained James angrily. It belongs to the next apartment. He glanced explanatorily at Fowler. You see, he said, this room used to be part of a large unit, and the next room -- through that door
Unit 101 Easter Day Traditions Easter Day is commonly observed on the first Sunday after the full moon that occurs between March 22 and April 25. It is a religious holiday that commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ three days after his death
Unit 100 The Wal-Mart You Don't Know Wal-Mart is not just the world's largest retailer. It's world's largest company -- bigger than ExxonMobil, General Motors, and General Electric. The scale is hard to absorb. Wal-Mart sells in three months what num
Unit 98 Drawbacks of Public Schooling John Taylor Gatto had just been named New York State Teacher of the Year nine years ago when he made a shocking announcement. After teaching 26 years in New York City public schools, he was quitting saying he cou
Unit 97 Buy Nothing Day The singer Elton John took legal action against his managers, accusing them of not looking after his money properly. During the court case, the lawyers asked for a detailed breakdown of the money he spent over the past year. I
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- 《英语流行话题阅读:语境识词4500》76 "Superman" Star Christopher Reeve
- 《英语流行话题阅读:语境识词4500》77 A Phenomenal Memory
- 《英语流行话题阅读:语境识词4500》78 The American Civil War
- 《英语流行话题阅读:语境识词4500》79 Rebel Wild Rose
- 《英语流行话题阅读:语境识词4500》81 Terri Is Not a Vegetable
- 《英语流行话题阅读:语境识词4500》82 Euthanasia: For and Against
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- 《英语流行话题阅读:语境识词4500》84 Liposuction's Limits
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