【正文】 ① 醫(yī)生叫他戒煙。 His doctor told him to lay off cigarettes. ② 他從來不肯閑者。 He never lays off. Language Points *lay off leave sb. alone。 stop touching sth 停止打擾；不要觸碰 ① 請別打擾我，好嗎？ Lay me off, will you? ② 別碰那本書 – 那是我的。 Lay off that book – it’s mine! Language Points 7. be subject to sth. (line 2, para. 20) be affected by sth. or be made to experience sth. 受 … 影響的；有待于 … 的；需要 … 的 ① 這樣一種工作極易招致行賄受賄。 Such a job was particularly subject to bribery. ② 你們的工資要納稅。 Your wages are subject to tax. *be subject to sth. Language Points be liable to sth.。 be prone to sth. 易受 … 的；常遭 … 的；易患 … 的 ① 那些一看見東西就想買的人易受巧妙的廣告的誘惑。 Those who can’t resist buying things are subject to the temptation of clever advertisements. ② 這個地區(qū)常遭旱災(zāi)，水災(zāi)和地震。 The area is subject to drought and floods and earthquakes. *be subject to sth. ③ 他神經(jīng)高度緊張，所以很容易發(fā)心臟病。 He is highly strung and, therefore, subject to heart attacks. Language Points * be subject to sb/sth. be bound by sb/sth； be under the control or authority of sb/sth. 隸屬的；服從的；受制約的 ① 這樣一個民族不再受外國的統(tǒng)治。 Such a people is no longer subject to foreign rule. ② 如同我們這些老百姓一樣，警方人員也應(yīng)遵紀(jì)守法。 The police are –like the rest of us – subject to the law. Language Points 8. by parison in parison。 by contrast: 比較起來；對比之下 (line , para. 20) 我們通過比較來判斷一個人的能力。 We judge one’s ability by parison. 與占主要地位的相似點(diǎn)比較起來，這些差別是次要的。 Such differences are secondary by parison with the overriding similarities. *by parison with pared with 跟 … 比較 Language Points 9. vie for pete for 競爭；搶先；爭優(yōu)勝 (line 5, para. 22) ① 當(dāng)其他藝術(shù)家爭搶主要場地時，他選了一個死角。 While other artists vied for the prime sites, he chose a dead corner. ② 劉翔要和世界的一些頂尖好手競爭一番，爭奪第一名， 就得盡最大努力去跑。 Liuxiang will have to run his best, as he will be vying with some of the best runners in the world for the first place. *vie in pete in 參加 … 比賽；競爭 有多少選手參加這項(xiàng)賽跑？ How many runners are vying in this race? Keys Ⅰ . READING COMPREHENSION A. 1. A 5. C 6. B 7. C 8. C 9. A 10. A B. 1. News reports are characterized by a concise opening paragraph, the news lead. In many cases, the news lead can be a question which es straight to the point. The question may arouse the reader’s interest and guide the readers to find the answer to the question. The authors cite other people’s ideas instead of answering the question themselves. Keys 2. The authors write this report objectively by giving different ideas from different people rather than arguing for themselves or merely showing their own opinions. 3. Probably not. The authors do not express their own opinions directly in the report. They present arguments from both sides. So it’s hard for us to e to the conclusion that they are for or against space exploration. 4. The universe is such a wonder that we cannot help exploring it. Keys Ⅱ .VOCABULARY A. B. subject to ...up to for greeted with out of business drain up off parison minded Ⅲ .CLOZE off part in on Keys 為美國國家航空航天局最大的承包商。但是，正是這一合 并的過程大大地削弱了競爭。評論人士說，這樣一來，那 些有助于產(chǎn)生巨大技術(shù)飛躍的創(chuàng)造性的思想碰撞也就同時 被削弱了。 2. 其不確定性近來更趨明顯。布什第一次宣布這一消息后， 部分公眾對此表示懷疑，而此后他一直在很大程度上對此 事保持沉默，甚至在他的國情咨文中也未涉及。 Ⅳ .TRANSLATION Keys 3. 而且他們的專業(yè)技術(shù)后備力量得不到充實(shí)。優(yōu)秀的工科 學(xué)生現(xiàn)在大多會進(jìn)入像國際互聯(lián)網(wǎng)和生物技術(shù)這樣的領(lǐng)域。 行業(yè)協(xié)會說航天業(yè)對于技術(shù)工作者一度是一個首選的行業(yè)， 現(xiàn)在卻在可能進(jìn)入該行業(yè)的工作人員中樹立了一個負(fù)面的 形象，一項(xiàng)對 500名美國航天工作者的調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn) 8成的人不 愿讓他們的子女步他們的后塵進(jìn)入航天業(yè)。 4. 合并也會造成傷害。根據(jù) 2022年賴斯大學(xué)詹姆士 阿 貝克 爾三世公眾政策研究所的一項(xiàng)研究，把同行冤家都放到一 個大家庭里對于公司管理來說是創(chuàng)造了一個“更加舒適的氣 氛”。但長此以往，創(chuàng)新活力的源泉 ——行業(yè)中的競爭氛圍 ——將會耗盡，并會不可避免地導(dǎo)致停滯的局面。 Keys 5. 約翰 M勞格斯頓說，月球和火星計(jì)劃的巨大挑戰(zhàn)也許 正是給那些項(xiàng)目帶來新鮮活力的契機(jī)?！斑@一前景不僅能 給我們國家航空航天局的振興提供一個突破點(diǎn)，還能為包 括工業(yè)基地和學(xué)術(shù)環(huán)境在內(nèi)的美國民用航天能力的復(fù)興提 供一個工作重心?！? Press here watch a CNN program about Challenger explosion Thank you!