【正文】 truck Taiwan this caused some panic『恐慌；驚慌』but little serious Pomfret reports:[1] ，有五人受輕傷。占姆士?龐夫瑞特報(bào)道：[2] “The earthquake struck at this morning [girls screams], rocking Taipei for 20 seconds, though much of the city was left unscathed『未受傷的；未受損失的』.Only a few buildings were hospital39。只有少數(shù)幾座建筑受損?！盵3] “There were power cuts in some areas and public transport was disrupted『使分裂；使瓦解』, including the Mass Rapid Transit system, which was closed temporarily『暫時(shí)地；臨時(shí)地』for safety checks.”[3]“部分地區(qū)發(fā)生斷電和交通癱瘓，其中包括大型都市捷運(yùn)系統(tǒng)，現(xiàn)已暫停使用以進(jìn)行安全檢查。s northeast last night, a quake measuring originated『發(fā)源；來自；產(chǎn)生』from a similar area, but the 2 quakes are not believed to be minor aftershocks『余震』have been recorded.”[4]“根據(jù)中央氣象局報(bào)告， 級(jí)，震中心位于臺(tái)灣東北海岸外海域。記錄顯示有九次微小余震。s financial market perhaps suffered stock market fell more than per cent, on worries『擔(dān)心』that aftershocks could affect the island39。s last major quake occurred in September 1999, measuring on the Richter ,000 buildings were destroyed and 2,400 people died in that Pomfret, TVB News.”[5]“臺(tái)灣金融市場(chǎng)可能損失最重。臺(tái)灣最近的一次大地震發(fā)生在1999年9月，50,000座建筑被毀，2,400人死亡。TVB新聞。）* Most people protect themselves from injury to their selfesteem.（大多數(shù)人保護(hù)自己使自尊心不受傷害。）unscathed * He walked away from the accident pletely unscathed.（他安然無恙地從事故現(xiàn)場(chǎng)走開了。）crashing * The motorcycle crashed into the fence.（摩托車猛地撞在圍欄上。）disrupt * An accident has disrupted railway services into and out of the city.（一次交通事故使進(jìn)出這座城市的鐵路交通陷于混亂。）* Extra protection was ordered for the president on worries of an assassination attempt.（由于擔(dān)心暗殺企圖，總統(tǒng)安排了額外的警備。今天他收到一張通知，可是里面有一個(gè)詞他不懂，他只知道讓他去參加一個(gè)什么訓(xùn)練班。(Office ambience)C：Excuse me, Mary, 請(qǐng)問通知上這個(gè)詞是什么意思呀？Etiquette。C: 噢，原來是要我去參加禮節(jié)訓(xùn)練班。Qu是發(fā)k的音，而不是發(fā)q的音，etiket。一個(gè)公司的雇員對(duì)客戶是不是很客氣，有禮貌，這對(duì)經(jīng)營有很大關(guān)系。C：以文明的方式對(duì)待別人的一些原則。這沒問題，I39。M：但是，訓(xùn)練班講的是西方禮節(jié)western etiquette，和中國的禮節(jié)還不完全一樣，因?yàn)閮蓢形幕町悺?***** C：嗨，Mary，我的訓(xùn)練班結(jié)束了，你那天說的文化差異一點(diǎn)也沒錯(cuò)。我那天跟會(huì)計(jì)室的那金發(fā)女郎聊天，聊得很愉快。M：Asking someone39。M：你辦公室里的小王今天早上突然問年薪有多少。我想對(duì)有些中國人來說也是不禮貌的。M：既然你訓(xùn)練班已經(jīng)結(jié)束，我來考考你: Tell me what is etiquette? C：我來試試。M：And treating other people with courtesy and respect and making them feel fortable with : Mary，以后我有問題還會(huì)來請(qǐng)教你喲！M：No problem。今天下午他有機(jī)會(huì)見到公司總裁。(Office ambience)陳：Mary，我下午會(huì)見到總裁，這是第一次見面，你說我要注意些什么事呀？M： 第一次的印象，first impression，是很重要。最初的印象只有一次，決沒有第二次機(jī)會(huì)。M：根據(jù)一項(xiàng)研究，人們?cè)诔醮我娒鏁r(shí)對(duì)一個(gè)人的評(píng)價(jià)有55% 是根據(jù)他所看到的。你今天不是會(huì)見到總裁嗎？我們就來看看你有什么地方需要改進(jìn)的吧 ****** M： 首先，hair should be well maintained。有的人既不洗頭，也不梳頭，那是非常不禮貌的。我不是天天剃胡子的。M：我就看出來你今天沒有剃胡子。對(duì)了，我早上看你帶著領(lǐng)帶，怎么沒有啦？你要去見總裁，領(lǐng)帶一定要帶。M：在辦公室里放松一會(huì)兒是可以的，但是要去見某人或出去辦事，ties should be correctly tied。陳：行，行，我一會(huì)兒剃一下胡子，帶上領(lǐng)帶就齊了。哎，你的褲子太長，褲腿都拖在地上了。陳：啊呀，我知道，可我媽沒時(shí)間給我改短嘛。Shoes should be polished and in good condition。還有，千萬把白襪子給換了。陳：啊呀，還不讓穿白襪子，規(guī)矩還真多?？?，再說一遍。face well shaved。shoes should be no white sox, Ann: 陳豪在美國公司已經(jīng)工作了一段時(shí)間。老板找談話會(huì)有什么事呢？ 陳豪心里有點(diǎn)不安，所以急著去請(qǐng)教美籍華人Mary。M：What39。M：Punctuality? 陳：Yes, ？喲，不好了，時(shí)間到了，我得去了。opening the door): , it has been brought to my attention that you are frequently late for want you to know that punctuality is important in American business and in our pany : Sorry, , I am not sure I exactly do you mean by punc...punctuality? : Punctuality simply means being on a meeting is scheduled for one o39。ll be on time for meetings from now : Good.(Sound of pushing chairs and walking)M: 嗨，陳豪，剛才我要告訴你 punctuality就是準(zhǔn)時(shí)，你匆忙走了，大概沒有聽見。他不懂，可我又沒法和老板爭(zhēng)。你不到，會(huì)沒法開。s no way to have the meeting without you，所以你浪費(fèi)了大家的時(shí)間。C: 我不是有意沒禮貌，有的時(shí)候是沒法控制的。M：That39。t answer it。你開完會(huì)可以打回電。我總不能不見吧？M：實(shí)在沒有辦法的時(shí)候，inform others that you are delayed。陳：行，知道了。M：Punctuality simply means being on time。Being late is a sign of disrespect。 the millions who saw Haley’s et in 1986, how many people will live long enough to see it return in the twentyfirst century?，有多少人能夠長壽到足以目睹它在二十一世紀(jì)的回歸呢？ have discovered that fear, happiness, sadness, and surpriseare universally reflected in facial ，恐懼，快樂，悲傷和驚奇都會(huì)行之于色，這在全人類是共通的。 group to remain in existence, a profitmaking organization must, in the long run, produce something consumers consider useful or ，最終都必須生產(chǎn)出消費(fèi)者可用或需要的產(chǎn)品。the greater the need there is for water, transportation, and disposal of ，其對(duì)水，交通和垃圾處理的需求就會(huì)越大。 modern offices being more mechanized, designers are attempting to personalize them with warmer, less severe ，設(shè)計(jì)師們正試圖利用較為溫暖而不太嚴(yán)肅的內(nèi)部裝飾來使其具有親切感。 knee is the joints where the thigh bone meets the large bone of the lower 。 Holiday’s reputation as a great jazzblues singer rests on her ability to give emotional depth to her Holiday作為一個(gè)爵士布魯斯樂杰出歌手的名聲建立在能夠賦予歌曲感情深度的能力。 before children are able to speak or understand a language, they municate through facial expressions and by making ，很久就會(huì)通過面部表情和靠發(fā)出噪聲來與人交流了。 development of mechanical timepieces spurred the search for more accurate sundials with which to regulate ，以便校準(zhǔn)機(jī)械計(jì)時(shí)器。 are important in the process of decay, which returns ingredients to the soil, enhances soil fertility, and deposes animal ，而腐化過程將化學(xué)物質(zhì)回饋于土壤，提高其肥力，并分解動(dòng)物糞便。 pecans are most plentiful in the southeastern part of the UnitedStates, they are found as far north as Ohio and 。 chief foods eaten in any country depend largely on what grows best in its climate and ，大體取決于什么作物在其天氣和土壤條件下生長得最好。 substance contract when they freeze so that the density of a substance’s solid is higher than the density of its ，所以他們的密度在固態(tài)時(shí)高于液態(tài)。 the middle of the twentieth century, painters and sculptors in theUnited States had begun to exert a great worldwide influence over ，美國畫家和雕塑家開始在世界范圍內(nèi)對(duì)藝術(shù)產(chǎn)生重大影響。 Blackwell, the first woman medical doctor in the United States, founded the New York Infirmary, an institution that has always had a pletely female medical Blackwell，美國第一個(gè)女醫(yī)生，創(chuàng)建了員工一直為女性紐約診所。 its leaves remain green long after being picked, rosemary became associated with the idea of ，因此人們把迷迭香樹與懷念聯(lián)系在一起。 xenon could not FORM chemical pounds was once believed by ：氙氣是不能形成化合物的。 elimination of inflation would ensure that the amount of money used in repaying a loan would have the same value as the amount of money 。拒絕一切傳統(tǒng)，試圖通過強(qiáng)調(diào)機(jī)械和動(dòng)態(tài)來美化生活。 Mott’s in