Unit 8 1. A Brother Like That A friend of mine named Paul received an automobile from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin was walking around the shiny new car, admiring it. Is this yo

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Thomas Henry Huxley May 5,1883 I beg leave to thank you for the extremely kind and appreciative manner in which you have received the toast of Science.It is the more grateful to me to hear that toast proposed in an assembly of this kind,because I hav

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Earthquake Jolts Tokyo from bed An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale shook the Tokyo area before dawn, jolting many residents out of bed and causing minor injuries to at least 19 people. The quake registered at 4:46 am with the epicenter

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Forbes' list has new names; Gates No. 12005年福布斯富豪榜又有新变动,比尔盖茨仍旧稳居榜首 Thanks to a surge in demand for steel, the Internet and Scandinavian sofas, there are some new names among the very richest of the world'

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6.King Maosolos I have lying, over me in Halicarnassus, a gigantic monument such as no other dead person has,adorned in the finest way with statues of horses and men carved most realistically from the best quality marble.King Maussollos in Lucian[2]

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4. Why Hearty Women Outlive Men? The age-old riddle of why many women live longer than men has been solved. It's their pumping power, British researchers have found. On average, women live five years longer than men and women over the age of 60 are n

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The ups and downs of life may seem to have no predictable plan. But scientists know there are very definite patterns that almost all people share. Even if you've passed some of your prime, you still have other prime years to experience in the future.

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Why I had to help my sister in suicide A man who comforted his terminally ill sister while she attempted to commit suicide will not face charges . Graham Lawson faced the possibility of 14 years in jail because he watched his 48-year-old sister Sue .

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8. Mystery as Big Ben falls Silent for an Hour The chimes of Big Ben were silenced for over an hour on Friday night but the cause remains a mystery, an engineer said today. The Palace of Westminster's 147-year-old clock, considered to be one of the m

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7.Australia Records Highest Birth Rate in 9 Years Australia has recorded its highest annual birth rate in nine years, with indications that couples are encouraged by low unemployment and economic stability to have babies. Population figures from the

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2. What price happiness? You dont need millions to be happy. At The Happiness Institute in Australia, a couple of hundred dollars may do the trick(获得成功). Since the institute opened its doors this year, men and women of all ages have been

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pest --n.有害物 petition --n.请愿,情愿书,诉状,陈情书;v.请求,恳求,请愿 petty --adj.小的,不重要的,小规模的,小型的,细微的,小器的,卑鄙的 phase --n.阶段,状态,相,相位;v.定相 phenomenon --n.现象 physiologi

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climax:高潮,最令人兴奋的部分,最令人感兴趣的部分 cling: vi.粘紧, 附着, 紧贴, 坚持 clip:夹子,弹簧夹子,回形针 vt.修剪 clockwise:顺时针方向的 clone:无性繁殖系,克隆 closet n. 壁橱, 小室 a. 秘密的, 空谈的 vt. 把...关入小室 【医】 便桶, 厕所; 箱 clue

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08. Words to Live by: From A to Z Ancient sayings are not altogether stereotyped norms. Those such as being punctual and being economical still work in contemporary society. Budgets and plans are the insurances of a better life. Compromise is one of

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职称英语综合类C级核心词汇(13) continent n. 大陆,陆地; continue v. 继续,连续,延伸(continue doing sth/持续做某事) continuous adj.连续的, 持续的 (continuous constant lasting 连续的); contract n. 合同,契约v.使缩短 (make a contract with/与签定合同);

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职称英语综合类C级核心词汇(9) century n. 世纪,百年(the turn of centuries/世纪之交); certain adj. 肯定的,必然的(be certain of/确信,深信;be certain to do必然做。。;一定做。。);(certain sure肯定的)(certain bound必然的) chain n. 链(条),一

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职称英语综合类C级核心词汇(8) campus n. 美校园(campus activities/校内活动; on(the) campus/在校内); can v. 装进罐中;把食品装罐 n. 罐头,铁罐 v. 能,可以( can not but/[后接动词原形]不得不; can not...too [over]...越越好 (e.g. You can not be too [over

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职称英语综合类C级核心词汇(1) addict: v. 使沉溺于(addict oneself to( = be addicted to) 沉溺于,热中于) in addition/加上, 又, 另外;in addition to/加上, 除...外; additional adj.附加的, 另外的; 补充的 address n.收信(件)人的住址 v. 对...讲演或发表演说

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