Lesson 6 The sporting spirit第六课体育精神by GEORGE ORWELLfrom The sporting spirit6-1. I am always amazed when I hear people saying that s...

6-5. On the village green, where you pick up sides and no feeling of local patriotism is involved, it is possible to play simply for the f...

Lesson 7 Bats第七课蝙蝠by MAURICE BURTONfrom Curiosities of animal life7-1. Not all sounds made by animals serve as language, and we have ...

7-6. So was born the echo-sounding apparatus, now in general use in ships. 【译文】目前船舶上普遍应用的回声探测仪就是这样产生的。【讲解】...

Lesson 8 Trading standards第八课贸易标准 from The Economist, May 24th, 19978-1. Chickens slaughtered in the United States, claim offic...

8-8. Politicians agree, in principle, so America and the EU have been trying to reach a deal which would eliminate the need to double-test...

Lesson 9 Royal espionage第九课王室谍报活动by BERNARD NEWMANfrom Spies in Britain9-1. Alfred the Great acted as his own spy, visiting Danis...

9-7. He noticed at once that discipline was slack: the Danes had the self-confidence of conquerors, and their security precautions were ca...

9-13. So, faced with the Danish advance, Alfred did not risk open battle but harried the enemy. 【译文】因此，面对丹麦人的进攻，阿尔弗雷德没有...

Lesson 10 Silicon valley第十课硅谷from US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT, October 2,198910-1. Technology trends may push Silicon Valley back to the...

10-7. Already, orientals and Asian Americans constitute the majority of the engineering staffs at many Valley firms. 【译文】硅谷许多公司...

Lesson 11 How to grow old第十一课论老之将至by BERTRAND RUSSELLfrom Portraits from Memory11-1. Some old people are oppressed by the fear of...

Lesson 12 Banks and their customers第十二课银行和顾客 by GORDON BARRIE and AUBREY L. DLAMONDfrom The Consumer Society and the Law12-1. W...

Lesson 13 The search for oil第十三课探寻石油by T. F. GASKELLfrom The Search for the Earth's Minerals from Discovery13-1. The deepest holes...

Lesson 14 The Butterfly Effect第十四课蝴蝶效应by JAMES GLEICKfrom Chaos14-1. Beyond two or three days, the world's best weather forecasts ...

14-7. Suppose every sensor gives perfectly accurate readings of temperature, pressure, humidity, and any other quantity a meteorologist wo...

Lesson 15 Secrecy in industry第十五课工业中的秘密 by J.D. BERNALfrom The Social Function of Science15-1. Two factors weigh heavily against...

15-6. Yet a great many processes depending on such research are sought for with complete secrecy until the stage at which patents can be t...

Lesson 16 The modern city第十六课现代城市 by ALEXIS CARREL from Man, the Unknown16-1. In the organization of industrial life the influence...

16-6. This caused the construction of gigantic buildings where too large masses of human beings are crowded together. 【译文】这就促使建设...