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Section (C) GenerationsMy mother called last week to tell me that my grandmother is dying. She has refused an operationthat would delay, but not prevent, her death from cancer. She can't eat, she has been bleeding, and herskin is a deep yellow color.
Section (C)Life in Low-Grade Terror The phone rang, and I grabbed it as fast as I could. Thank you for calling the Psychic Network (通灵热线), I said as I started my presentation. I read tarot cards(塔罗特纸牌). I'm mixing the cards now;tell
Section (A)Graceful HandsI have never seen Mrs. Clark before, but I know from her medical chart and the report I receivedfrom the preceding shift that tonight she will die. The only light in her room is coming from a piece of medical equipment, which
Section (C) Easy Ride in a Taxi Taxi travel can be safe anywhere in the world as long as visitors understand the rules, says travelexpert Stacey Ravel Abarbanel. In some cities, it is common for people to approach you and offer youa ride. Often they
Unit 2 Text A Listening First Listening Before listening to the tape, have a quick look at the following words. conversation 谈话 comment on 评论 bowling 保龄球 lane 球道 connect 联系 conve
Unit 2 Text A In the following text, the writer tells us how we can manage to face each day happily. She suggests that we should have a correct attitude towards ourselves, others and the world. By fol
Privacy in the Information Age Imagine a small plastic card that holds all manner of information about you on a tiny memory chip (芯片): your date of birth, Social Security Number, credit and medical histories. And suppose the same card lets you dr
The Information Superhighway Are you too tired to go to the video store but you want to see the movie Beauty and the Beast at home? Want to listen to your favorite guitar player's latest jazz cassette? Need some new reading material, like a magazine
Charlie Chaplin He was born in a poor area of south London. He wore his mother's old red stockings cut down for ankle socks. His mother was temporarily declared mad. Dickens might have created Charlie Chaplin's childhood. But only Charle Chaplin coul
A Blind Man Helped Me See the Beautiful World It was late afternoon when the chairman of our Bangkok- based company gave me an assignment: I would leave the next day to accompany an important Chinese businessman to tourist sites in northern Thailand.
Bribery and Business Ethics (Bribery and Business Ethics) Students taking business courses are sometimes a little surprised to find that classes on business ethics have been included in their schedule. They often do not realize that bribery in variou
Section C What Is in Larry's Mind? The day my son Larry started kindergarten(幼儿园) he gave up trousers with bibs(围嘴)and began wearing blue jeans with a belt. I watched him go off the
Section C Teenage Talk At school, Sandy often went to the library with her best friend, Autumn, who came to America from Japan. They were in the same grade, even though Autumn was a year older. They h
Section C Teaching Children at Home Record numbers of children are being taken out of school and taught by their parents at home. Up to 100 children a month are leaving the classroom because parents a
Unit 9 Text A In the U.SA., Christmas has long been characterized by piles of presents and lavish parties. Not long ago, a group of people urged the public to give up extravagant Christmas celebration
Section (C) Reduce, Reuse, Recycle We recently participated in an environmental fair at the Mall (购物中心) of America in Bloomington,Minnesota, the largest indoor shopping center in America. After speaking with thousands of parents,children and
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
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
Section C How Well Do You Handle Daily Stress? How well do you cope? Choose the answer closest to how you react in the situation described. If the situation is unfamiliar, choose the answer closest to
Section C A Bank Robbery It was about midday. I'd left work early in the morning to cash (兑现)a cheque. I walked along to the bank and found there were only about ten or eleven customers in the