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O.HenrywasapennameusedbyanAmericanwriterofshortstories.HisrealnamewasWilliamSydneyPorter.HewasborninNorthCarolinain1862.Asayoungboyhelivedanexcitinglife.Hedidnotgotoschoolforverylong,buthemanagedtoteachhimselfeverythingheneededtoknow.Whenhewasabout20yearsold,O.HenrywenttoTexas,wherehetrieddifferentjobs.Hefirstworkedonanewspaper,andthenhadajobinabank,whensomemoneywentmissingfromthebankO.Henrywasbelievedtohavestolenit.Becauseofthat,hewassenttoprison.Duringthethreeyearsinprison,helearnedtowriteshortstories.Afterhegotoutofprison,hewenttoNewYorkandcontinuedwriting.HewrotemostlyaboutNewYorkandthelifeofthepoorthere.Peoplelikedhisstories,becausesimpleasthetaleswere,theywouldfinishwithasuddenchangeattheend,tothereader’ssurprise.

managetodosth（设法做某事）bebelievedtohavedonesth.（被认为做过某事）

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Onedayafewyearsagoaveryfunnythinghappenedtoaneighbourofmine.HeisateacheratoneofLondon’sbigmedicalschools,HehadfinishedhisteachingforthesummertermandwasattheairportonhiswaytoRussiatogivealecture.Hehadputafewclothesandhislecturenotesinhisshoulderbag,buthehadputRupert,theskeleton（人体骨骼）tobeusedinhislecture,inalargebrownsuitcase（箱子）.Attheairportdesk,hesuddenlythoughtthathehadforgottentobuyanewspaper.Helefthissuitcasenearthedeskandwentovertotheshop.Whenhegotbackhediscoveredthatsomeonehadtakenhissuitcasebymistake.HeoftenwonderswhattheysaidwhentheygothomeandfoundRupert.

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OntheeveningofJune21,1992,atallmanwithbrownhairandblueeyesenteredthebeautifulhalloftheBellTowerHotelinXi’anwithhisbicycle.Thehotelworkersreceivedhimandtelephonedthemanager,fortheyhadneverseenabicycleinthehotelballbeforethoughtheylivedin“thekingdomofbicycles.”RobertFriedlander,anAmerican,arrivedinXi’anonhisbicycletripacrossAsiawhichstartedlastDecemberinNewDelhi,India.Whenhewas11,hereadthebookMarcoPoloandmadeuphismindtovisittheSilkRoad.Now,after44years,hewasontheSilkRoadinXi’anandhisearlydreamswerecomingtrue.RobertFriedlander’snextdestinations（目的地）wereLanzhou,Dunhuang,Urumqi,etc.HewillcompletehistripinPakistan.

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Mr.GreywasthemanagerofasmallofficeinLondon.Helivedinthecountry,andcameuptoworkbytrain.Helikedwalkingfromthestationtohisofficeunlessitwasraining,becauseitgavehimsomeexercise.

Onemorninghewaswalkingalongthestreetwhenastrangerstoppedhimandsaidtohim,“Youmaynotrememberme,sir,butsevenyearsagoIcametoLondonwithoutapennyinmypockets,Istoppedyouinthisstreetandaskedyoutolendmesomemoney,andyoulentme£

5,becauseyousaidyouwerewillingtotakeachancesoastogiveamanastartonthewaytosuccess.”Mr.Greythoughtforafewminutesandthensaid,“Yes,Irememberyou.Goonwithyourstory!

”“Well,”answeredthestranger,“areyoustillwillingtotakeachance?

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Evenifyouareagoodhigh-jumper,youcanjumponlyaboutsevenfeetofftheground.Youcannotjumpanyhigherbecausetheearthpullsyouhard.Thepulloftheearthiscalledgravity.Youcaneasilyfindoutthepulloftheearth.Ifyouweighyourself,youwillknowhowmuchgravityispullingyou.Sincethereisgravity,waterrunsdownhill.Whenyouthrowaballintotheair,itfallsbackdown.Becauseofgravity,youdonotfallofftheearthasitwhirls（旋转）around.

Then,canwegetawayfromtheearthandgofaroutintospace?

Nowyoucandoit,becausespaceshipshavebeeninvented.Thenspaceshipwillgosofastthatitcanescape（逃出）theearth’sgravityandcarryyouintospace.

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Anexpensivecarspeedingdownthemainstreetofasmalltownwassooncaughtupwithbyayoungmotorcyclepoliceman.Ashestartedtomakeouttheticket,thewomanbehindthewheelsaidproudly,“Beforeyougoanyfurther,youngman,Ithinkyoushouldknowthatthemayorofthiscityisagoodfriendofmine.”Theofficerdidnotsayaword,butkeptwriting.“IamalsoafriendofchiefofpoliceBarens,”continuedthewoman,gettingmoreangryeachmoment,Stillhekeptonwriting.“Youngman,”shepersisted,“IknowJudgeLawsonandStateSenator（参议员）Patton.”Handingthetickettothewoman,theofficeraskedpleasantly,“Tellme,doyouknowBillBronson.”“Why,no,”sheanswered.

“Well,thatisthemanyoushouldhaveknown,”hesaid,headingbacktohismotorcycle,“IanBillBronson.”

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ElizabethBlackwellwasborninEnglandin1821,andmovedtoNewYorkCitywhenshewastenyearsold.Onedayshedecidedthatshewantedtobecomeadoctor.Thatwasnearlyimpossibleforawomaninthemiddleofthenineteenthcentury.Afterwritingmanylettersaskingforadmission（录取）tomedicalschools,shewasfinallyacceptedbyadoctorinPhiladelphia.Shewassodeterminedthatshetaughtschoolandgavemusiclessonstogetmoneyforthecostofschooling.

In1849,aftergraduationfrommedicalschool.ShedecidedtofurtherhereducationinParis.Shewantedtobeasurgeon（外科医师）,butaseriouseyeproblemforcedhertogiveuptheidea.UponreturningtotheUnitedStates,shefounditdifficulttostartherownpracticebecauseshewasawoman.By1857Elizabethandhersister,alsoadoctor,alongwithanotherwomandoctor,managedtoopenanewhospital,thefirstforwomenandchildrenBesidesbeingthefirstwomanphysicianandfoundingherownhospital,shealsosetupthefirstmedicalschoolforwomen.

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Intoday’sageoffasttravel,theworldseemsasmallerplace----andtosomepeople,alessexcitingplace,FiftyyearsagoonlyafewEnglishpeopleandholidaysabroad,Peoplewhodidn’ttravelthoughtofothercountriesasveryfarawayanddifferent.Forexample,peoplethoughttheFrenchalleatgarlic（大蒜）,theItaliansalleatspaghetti（细条实心面）.andtheAmericansalldrinkCocaCola,Thesedefinite（明确的）ideasofothernationalitiesarecalledstereotypes（陈规老套）.Butdowehavethesamestereotypestoday?

Peopletravelmore,weallwatchthesameTVprogrammers,andideastravelquicklytoo.NowadayseveryoneeatsgarlicandspaghettianddrinksCocaCola.Everyonelistenstothesamemusic.wearsthesamefashions（流行式样）,buysthesamecars.Theyjustdoitinadifferentlanguage!

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Weareusedtotheideaofaginginourselves.Wearesousedtothisthatitcomesasasurprisetofindthattheremaybesomeanimalsthatdonotage.Seaanemones（海葵）areanexample.Somehavebeenkeptfornearlyacenturywithoutshowinganysignsoflifelessness.Somekindsofseawormscaneven“growbackwards.”Ifkeptinthedarkandgivennothingtoeat,theygetsteadilysmaller,Theyfinallyendasaballofcells（细胞）lookingratherliketheeggfromwhichtheycame.Undergoodconditionstheballwillturnbacktoawormandstartgrowingagain.Onecouldprobablykeepthemgrowingandun-growingagainandagain.

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NowI’dliketotalktoyouaboutyourfinalexam.TheexamwillbeheldnextThursday,thelastdayoftheexamweek.Remembertobringtwoofthreepensincaseyourunoutofink.Andunlikethemidtermexam,thistestwillnotincludemultiple---choicequestions;

itwillconsistentirelyofessays（文章）.You’llhavetoanswerthreeofthefiveessayquestions.Theexamwillbecomprehensive（全面的）,whichmeansyou’llberesponsibleforallofthesubjectmatterswecoveredinclassthisterm,Iwouldsuggestyoureviewyourmidtermexamaswellastextbooksandyourclassnotes.Thefinalexamwillcountas50percentofyourgradeofthecourse.Theresearchproject（项目）willcountas20percentandthemidtermexam30percent.I’llbeinmyofficealmostalldaynextTuesday.Ifyourunintoanyproblems,pleasedropin.GoodlucktoyouandI’llseeyouonTuesday.

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WhenDeanArnoldgothisfirstjob,hewasmiserable（痛苦的）,Eachtimehewenttowork,hecoughedandhecouldn’tbreathe.Workinginabakery（面包房）whenyouareallergicto（对…过敏）flourcanbepainful.

ButArnoldstayedwiththeNationalBiscuitCompanyfortenyears.Hewasabusinessmanandhehelpedthemimproveproduction.Atlasthishealthproblemsbecametooserious.Heleftandformedhisowncompany.

Withhiswifeandmother,hefoundedArnoldBakery.Theytriednewrecipes（配方）.changingthekindandamountofflourused.ThisenabledArnoldtoworktherewithouttoomuchpain.Thebread,madewithunbleachedflour（标准粉）,wasbakedinabrickoven（烘炉）.Theybeganbybakingtwodozenloaves.Thebreadwassolddoortodoorforfifteencentsaloaf.Winningcustomerstohisunusual,old-fashionedbreadtooktime.ButArnold,strugglingagainsthisallergy,builthisbakeryintooneofthelargestintheUnitedStates.

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Whenweseewell,wedonotthinkaboutoureyesveryoften.Itisonlywhenwecannotseeperfectlythatwerealizehowimportantoureyesare.Peoplewhoarenear-sightedcanonlyseethingsthatareveryclosetotheireyes,Everythingelseseemsblurry（=unclear）.Manypeoplewhodoalotofwork,suchaswriting,readingandsewingbecomenear—sighted.ThenPeoplewhoarefar-sightedsufferfromjusttheoppositeproblem.Theycanseethingsthatarefaraway,buttheyhavedifficultyinreadingabookunlesstheyholditatarm’slength.Iftheywanttodomuchreading,theymustgetglasses,too.

Otherpeopledonotseeclearlybecausetheireyesarenotexactlytherightshape.Theyhavewhatiscalledastigmatism（散光）.This,too,canbecorrectedbyglasses.Somepeople’seyesbecomecloudybecauseofcataracts（白内障）.L