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Diamonds Diamonds are rare, beautiful, and also quite useful. They are the hardest substance found in nature. That means a diamond can cut any other surface. And only another diamond can make a slight cut in a diamond. Diamonds are made from carbon.
Advertising Advertising is only part of the total sales effort ,but it is the part that attracts the most attention. This is natural enough because advertising is designed for just that purpose. In newspapers, in mail, on radio and television, we con
Taxes,Taxes,and More Taxes Americans often say that there are only two things a person can be sure of in life: death and taxes. Americans do not have a corner on the death market, but many people feel that the United States leads the world with t
Language When we want to tell other people what we think, we can do it not only with the help of words, but also in many other ways. An Englishman who could not speak Italian was once traveling in Italy. One day he entered a restaurant and sat down a
The Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is one of the oceans that separate the Old World from the New. For centuries it kept the Americas from being discovered by the people of Europe. It is more than 4,000 miles (6,000 km) wide where Columbus crossed
The Moon We find that the moon is about 239,000 miles (384,551 km) away from the earth, and, to within a few thousand miles, its distance always remains the same. Yet a very little observation shows that the moon is not standing till. Its distance fr
The Magic Pen of J. K. Rowling 《哈利波特》─ J. K. 罗琳的神来之笔 I really wrote it for me, It was what I found funny and what I liked. Those are the words of J K Rowling, author of the enormously popular Harry Potter books. The quote
Tuesdays with Morris 相约星期二 Anyone who has benefited from the advice and experience of an older and wiser person is likely to immediately identify with the author of the American best seller Tuesdays with Morrie. A true story, it recounts th
A.I. 《人工智能》 Any Steven Spielberg film is eagerly anticipated by his millions of fans, and his upcoming movie A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) is no exception. Since many of its details have been kept secret, the movie is surrounded in conje
Golf: There's nothing like it! 高尔夫 没有比它更好的运动了! When most people think of golf, they probably think of Tiger Woods jet-setting to golf courses around the world winning prestigious tournaments and making a lot of money. It s
Where Do Rainbows Come From? 彩虹来自何方 Throughout history, rainbows have been a source of mystery and legend. Rainbows are also important symbols in a number of cultures around the world. In the Old Testament of the Bible, for example, God s
Plucking Sounds From the Past 拨弦弄乐话泰雅 Many of us have passed through Wulai to view its famous waterfall, but have you ever stopped to appreciate the unique sounds coming from the heart of this ancient aboriginal village? The Atayal trib
A remarkable woman reasons with her killer - and tapes it. She used the miniature tape recorder for a graduate-school course she was taking. The device, though, would do much more than capture a lecture. It was a microcassette found in Kathleen Weins
Brazil airport thieves snatch $1.7m 巴西机场170万美元被抢 Sao Paulo has a serious crime problem 圣保罗犯罪问题严重 Armed men have burst into Sao Paulo city airport and stolen three million reals ($1.7m) from an aeroplane. It was an
Boys Discover Two-Headed Turtle 五个男孩发现一双头龟 The newest resident of White River Bait Tackle has twice the appetite of the others its a turtle with two heads. Charles Newby, 7, one of the five boys who found the pint-sized painted tu
France honours de Gaulle 法国对戴高乐将军表示敬意 President Chirac: Not complacent about World War ll 希拉克:不对二战胜利自鸣得意 President Chirac has opened a new museum dedicated to World War II to mark the 60th anniversary
Weather worsens US fires 美国西部大火肆虐 Dry, hot weather will not help the fire-fighting effort 干燥炎热的天气对救火不利 As President Bill Clinton prepares to travel to fire-ravaged western states of America this week, fears are
Dozens die in Balkan heatwave 巴尔干热浪使数十人死亡 Athens may be hit with rotting rubbish as well as heat 腐烂的垃圾可能会与暴热一起席卷雅典 A heatwave scorching the Balkan region this week has killed dozens of people an
Survivors found from missing ferry 发现印尼失踪渡船幸存者 Relatives of the ferry passengers at Manado harbour 遇难渡船乘客的亲属们守候在万鸦老港湾 Ten survivors from an Indonesian ferry which sank with heavy loss of life
Big Rocks 人生的大石头 One day, an expert in time management was speaking to a group of students and, to drive home a point, used an illustration those students will never forget. 一天,时间管理专家为一群学生讲课。他现场做了