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們將可持續(xù)性定義為保持企業(yè)盈利,但不以環(huán)境為代價。從商業(yè)的角度看,這合理嗎?事實上,在追求可持續(xù)發(fā)展目標的過程中,我們的收益已經超過了所有的投資和開支??沙掷m(xù)發(fā)展的推進起到了如此重要的作用,幫助我們撐過了史上最深重的經濟衰退。 Answer: We define sustainability as keeping a business profitable, but not at the expense of the environment. Does this make good business sense? Actually, what we get has more than offset all the investments and expenses incurred in pursuit of the goal of sustainable development. The boost of sustainability made such a difference that it helped us survive the deepest recession in the history.(十六)、Answer: from bad to worse Answer: loss of hopeAnswer: fuels like petroleum and coal.Answer: very dryAnswer: a movement away from a place(17) 、Answer: 這一舉措在競爭艱難而殘酷的市場上勝過了所有對手。Answer: 代溝明顯表現在消費上:年輕人什么都會去買,而老年人則喜歡節(jié)儉。Answer: 機器的發(fā)明使世界進入了一個新紀元——工業(yè)時代,金錢主宰了一切。Answer: 每個人的生活都有酸甜苦辣。Answer: 麥肯立博士竭盡全力喚起公眾對嚴峻的環(huán)保問題的關注。Answer: 那條消息讓我毛骨悚然。Answer: 她在演講中用了許多術語,聽眾聽得莫名其妙。Answer: 這些問題盤根錯節(jié),三言兩語說不清楚。Unit 2 Nobel Prize WinnersListen and TalkAnswer: 1. invitations 2. around the world 3. reach 4. institution 5. specially appointed experts 6. vote 7. diploma 8. medal 9. is followed by 10. including Passage AThink About It: 1. What do you think makes a successful scientist? Answer:1. Curiosity, patience, determination, genius, persistence ... 2. What kind of boy was Einstein in his parents’ eyes? Answer:2. They might have thought him slow because he hardly spoke until he was almost three years old. ?。? Einstein once said: “Curiosity has its own reason for existence.” How do you understand this statement? Answer:2. Einstein was right because he himself was passionately curious when he was young. His curiosity was sparked by wanting to know what controlled the pass needle and this led to his later success.(二)、 答案:Clues of the interview: 1. Pauline’s surprise to Einstein with his new baby sister, and Einstein’s response. 2. Einstein’s recall of the pass. 3. Maja’s recall of the card house built by her brother, and Einstein’s interpretation of his patience and determination to keep at things longer.(3) 、答案:1. the passWhy would the pass always find its way back to pointing in the direction of north? What invisible force controlled the pass needle? (Para. 9) 答案:2. a book on Euclidean plane geometry How could people use Euclidean plane geometry to prove theorems of angles and lines that were in no way obvious? (Para. 6) Could I adopt mathematics as a tool to prove the behavior of the universe? (Para. 6) 答案:3. beauty of simplicity How could I find the beauty of simplicity in the apparently plex nature? (Para. 7) How could I make the essence of my ideas understandable to everyone? (Para. 7) 答案:4. his ultimate quest How did God