【正文】 f insect before. R: But are you sure that it belongs to the group of insects?E: Certainly, after careful identification in the lab, it takes on the mon characteristics of insects. So the conclusion could be drawn that it belongs to a branch of insect species.R: How can that be?E: It’s a great proof of Darwin’s evolution theory, I suppose. However, it needs further confirmation. We hope new evidence will be found to support the theory. R: Thanks for your excellent introduction. E: You’re wele.5. I’d Rather Be…Sample? I would like to be an eagle. Soaring high above the mountains, I take the vast expanse of sky as my territory. Creatures on the ground are small but clear in sight. I love the view and enjoy the feeling when I’m high up in the sky. I can pick anything I like as my food with the sharp claws and beak and nothing could hurt me except human beings. ? I’d rather be a turtle. Although turtles move very slowly and seem to be rather stupid, I regard them as the wisest kind of animal. They have evolved to stand the pressure from the outside and they can get an upper hand in the battle against nature. Unlike lions and tigers, whose strength is powerful but can only last for a short time, turtles maintain their potential till the end of their days so that they can cope with any difficulty at any time. ? I’d like to be a cat. It is said that cats have nine lives and that cats can survive even after falling off high buildings. If I had nine lives, I wouldn’t be afraid of death and could venture a lot. Most importantly, cats are lovely and graceful animal that humans like to keep as pets. I’d love to be such a cat.Part Four Writing and Translation3. Translation Practice1 express one’s feelings convey messages carry heavy loads guide the blind guard / protect people’s possessions catch pests bring pleasure / happiness to people add joy to people’s life make the world more colorful maintain the balance of nature 2 Dogs are perceived to be humans’ best friends. They are loyal to people and can help people do a lot of things. 3 Cats are graceful, lovely and obedient. They are excellent panions of human beings. People like keeping them as pets. 4 Parrots have very beautiful feathers. They are good at imitating human languages. 5 Monkeys are very intelligent. They can be trained to amuse people by performing different tasks. 4. WritingSample 1Dogs are the kind of animal I like best. They are capable of helping human beings plete different tasks. For instance, dogs are trained to pull sleighs, to guide the blind, to guard people’s possessions and so on. Sometimes they are even used in medical service to help treat patients, because of their obedience and great understanding of human beings. Furthermore, dogs can be wonderful panions. They are loyal to their owners. They are quiet listeners when people plain and a source of joy when people are blue. This kind of emotional intimacy between humans and dogs can’t be matched by any other intimacy between humans and animals. No wonder dogs are perceived to be the best friends of human beings, and undoubtedly I consider them my favorite animal. Sample 2It is a sheer coincidence that my favorite animal is the same as Walt Disney’s. We both like the socalled “notorious” mice, but our reasons are different. As Walt Disney’s legend goes, the mouse he met in his garage played such an important role that it helped him survive loneliness and overe his mental depression at the beginning of his artistic career. My reason is much simpler—I was born in 1984, and naturally began to like mice (rats). It is true that the mouse has been a symbol of dirtiness and ugliness, and everybody seems to bear a deeprooted hatred against them. Nevertheless, they are cunning and swift, and some are even lovely. This accounts for why there are people who like to keep mice as their pets. Though rats as a carrier of plague had once brought tremendous disaster to human beings, the interesting thing is that the carriers themselves had not been ruined. This has already opened up new fields of study in biology in the hope of exploring human beings’ true physical nature. Nowadays, hundreds of rats die in laboratories every single day in experiments carried out by scientists. In this sense, the mouse’s contribution to the human race has outweighed their destruction to us, which makes me like them still more. 12