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第一篇
DiningCustom
Everylandhasitsowndiningcustom,andtheUnitedStatesisnoexception.Americansfeelthatthefirstruleofbeingapoliteguestistobeontime.Ifapersonisinvitedtodinnerat6:
30,thehostessexpectshimtobethereat6:
30ornotmorethanafewminutesafter.Becausesheusuallydoesherowncooking,shetimesthemealsothatthecoffeeandmeatwillbeattheirbestatthetimesheaskstheguesttocome.Ifheislate,thefoodwillnotbesogood,andthehostesswillbedisappointed.Whentheguestcannotcomeontime,hecallshishostorhostessonthetelephone,givesthereason,andtellsatwhattimehethinkshecancome.
Asguestscontinuetoarrive,themeninthegroupstandwhenawomanentersandremainstandinguntilshefoundachair.Amanalwaysriseswhenheisbeingintroducedtoawoman.Awomandoesnotrisewhensheisbeingintroducedeithertoamanorawomanunlessthewomanismucholder.
Whentheguestssitdownatadinnertable,itiscustomaryforthementohelptheladiesbypushingtheirchairsunderthem.
EvenanAmericanmaybeconfusedbythenumberofknives,forks,andspoonsbesideshisplatewhenhesitsdowntoaformaldinner.Theruleissimple,however:
usethemintheorderinwhichtheylie,beginningfromtheoutside,orwatchthehostessanddowhatshedoes.Thesmallforkontheoutsideontheleftisforsalad,whichisoftenservedwiththesoup.Thespoononbutterspreader,onasmallbread-and-butterplateattheleft.Asthebreadispassed,eachguestputshis
pieceonthebread-and-butterplate.
1.Asacountryofimmigrants,theU.S.doesnothaveitsowndinningcustoms.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Notmentioned
2.Theguestisexpectedtoarriveontimebecausethecoffeeandmeatwillbeattheirbestatthetimeheisrequiredtocome.
3.Awomanusuallyriseswhensheisbeingintroducedtoanagedgentleman.
4.Atadinnertable,itiscustomaryforthementoarrangechairsforladies.
5.AtformalAmericandinner,theknives,forks,andspoonsbesidestheplateareplacedinacertainorder.
6.Therightordertousetheknives,forksandspoonsataformaldinnerisfromthelefttotheright.
7.Ataformaldinner,breadisusuallyservedtogetherwithsaladandsoup.
第二篇
ComputerMouse
Thebasiccomputermouseisanamazinglycleverinventionwitharelativelysimpledesignthatallowsustopointatthingsonthecomputeranditisveryproductive.Thinkofallthethingsyoucandowithamouselikeselectingtextforcopyingandpasting,drawing,andevenscrolling(上下移动文本)onthepagewiththenewermicewiththewheel.Mostofususethecomputermousedailywithoutstoppingtothinkhowitworksuntilitgetsdirtyandwehavetolearnhowtocleanit.Welearntopointatthingsbeforewelearntospeak,sothemouseisaverynaturalpointingdevice.Othercomputerpointingdevicesincludelightpens,graphicstabletsandtouchscreens,butthemouseisstillourworkhorse.
Thecomputermousewasinventedin1964byDouglasEnglehartofStanfordUniversity.Ascomputerscreensbecamemorepopularandarrowkeyswereusedtomovearoundabodyoftext,itbecameclearthatapointingdevicethatallowedeasiermotionthroughthetextandevenselectionoftextwouldbeveryuseful.Theintroductionofthemouse,withtheAppleLisacomputerin1983,reallystartedthecomputerpublicontheroadtorelyingonthemouseforroutinecomputertasks.
Howdoesthemousework?
Wehavetostartatthebottom,sothinkupsidedownfornow.Itallstartswiththemouseball.Asthemouseballinthebottomofthemouserollsoverthemousepad,itpressesagainstandturnstwoshafts.Theshaftsareconnectedtowheelswithseveralsmallholesinthem.Thewheelshaveapairofsmallelectroniclight-emittingdevicescalledlight-emittingdiodes(LED)mountedoneitherside.OneLEDsendsalightbeamtotheLEDontheotherside.Asthewheelsspin(转)andaholerotatesby,thelightbeamgetsthroughtotheLEDontheotherside.Butamomentlaterthelightbeamisblockeduntilthenextholeisinplace.TheLEDdetectsachangingpatternoflight,convertsthepatternintoanelectronicsignal,andsendsthesignaltothecomputerthroughwiresinacablethatgoesoutofthemousebody.Thiscableisthetailthathelpsgivethemouseitsname.Thecomputerinterpretsthesignaltotellitwheretopositionthecursor(光标)onthecomputerscreen.
Sofarwehaveonlydiscussedthebasiccomputermousethatmostofyouprobablyhav