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attheexpenseof在损害……的情况下

3. 

mysterious神秘的

4. 

moral道德的

5. 

disturbed扰乱的

6. 

stayoutof不参与……，置身于……之外

7. 

heartfelt衷心的，真心真意的

8. 

roughly粗糙地，概略地

（42）Sleep

Whyisitsodifficulttofallasleepwhenyouareovertired?

Thereisnooneanswerthatappliestoeveryindividual.Itispossibletofeel“tired”physicallyandstillbeunabletofallasleep,becausewhileyourbodymaybeexhausted,youdonotfeelsleepy.Itisnotsoeasytosimply“turnoff”.

Lackofsleepcomplicatesmattersevenmore.Expertssayadultsneedatleastseventoeighthoursofsleepanighttofunctionproperly.Whenyougetlesssleepthanthatonconsecutivethreenights,youbegintoaccruefour“sleepdebt”.Assleepdebtincreasesyourbodyexperiencesastressresponse.Nowaviciouscyclehasbeencreated:

Youexperiencethefeelingofbeingmoreandmoretired,butyourbodyisincreasinglystimulated.“Powersleeping”formorehoursonweekendsisonlyatemporarysolution.Thereisnosubstituteforgettingagoodnight’ssleeponaregularbasis.

overtire使过度疲劳

applyto将……应用于

consecutive连续的，连贯的

accrue自然增加，产生

vicious恶的

viciouscycle恶性循环

stimulate刺激，激励

substitutefor代替……，替换……

（43）OurConcern

Thehistoryoflifeonearthhasbeenahistoryofinteractionbetweenlivingthingsandtheirsurroundings.Toalargeextent,thephysicalfomp3andthehabitsoftheearth’svegetationanditsanimallifehavebeenmoldedbytheenvironment.Onlyinthepresentcenturyhasonespeciesofmanacquiredsignificantpowertoalterthenatureofhisworld.

Therapidityofchangefollowsthepaceofmanratherthanthepaceofnature.Radiationisnowtheunnaturalcreationofman’stamperingwiththeatom.Thechemicalsarethecreationsofman’sinventivemind,havingnocounterpartsinnature.

Wehaveputpoisonousandbiologicallypotentchemicalsintothehandsofpersonslargelyignorantoftheirpotentialsforhamp3.Wehavesubjectedenomp3ousnumbersofpeopletocontactwiththeseenomp3ousnumbersofpeopletocontactwiththesepoisons,withouttheirconsentandoftenwithouttheirknowledge.Wehaveallowedthesechemicalstobeusedwithlittleornoadvanceinvestigationoftheireffect.Futuregenerationsareunlikelytoforgiveourlackofconcern.

interaction交互作用，交感

vegetation植被

mold塑造，浇铸

species种类

unnatural不自然的

temperwith损害，影响

counterpart配对物

poisonous有毒的

9. 

potent有力的，有效的

10. 

consent同意，赞成

（44）GardeninginAmerica

Believeornot,43,000,000Americansaregardening.Thatisaboutoneinsix.Gardeners,ofcourse,comeinmanyvarieties.Notsurprisingly,mostofthemarepeoplewholiveinthesuburbs,andenjoyplantingflowers,ormaybeasmallvegetablesgarden.

TheaverageageofgardenersinAmericaisabout45yearsold;

theyusuallyfallsomewhereinthemiddleclass.Butthefastestgrowinggroupsarecitydwellers.Urbanresidentsarefindingwaysofgardeningevenintheircrowdedareas.Manygotolargepublicgardens,asaplacedesignedbythecityforgarden,andyoucanactuallyranchyourownplot.

Stillotherpeopleusetheirbalconiesorrooftops,wherevertheycanfindthespacetoplantsmallpatchesofgreen.

suburb郊区

dweller居民

ranch经营牧场

balcony阳台

patch小块地

（45）TheInfluenceofLife

Intheearlytimeswhenhumanbeingshuntedandgatheredfood,theywerenotincontroloftheirenvironment.Theycouldonlyinteractwiththeirsurroundingsastheotherloweranimalsdid.

Whentheylearnedtomakefire,however,theybecamecapableofalteringtheirenvironment.Toprovidethemselveswithfuel,theycutdowntrees.Theyalsoburnedclearingsinforeststoincreasethegrowthofgrassandtoprovideagreatergrazingareaforthewildanimalsthathumanbeingsfedupon.Thisdevelopmentledtofamp3ingandthedomesticationofanimals.Fireprovidedthemeansforcookingplantswhichhadpreviouslybeeninedible.Onlywhentheprocessofmeetingthebasicneedforfoodreachedacertainlevelwasitpossibleforhumanstofollowotherpursuitssuchassettingupfamilies,fomp3ingsocietiesandfoundingcities.

UsefulwordsandExpressions:

interactwith与……组合

clearing 

空旷地

grazing放牧，牧草

domestication驯养，驯服

previously先前，以前

inedible不能吃的，不适于食用的

pursuit追击

setup设立

（40）HowHighCanYouJump?

Fleastrainershaveobservedastrangehabitoffleaswhiletrainingthem.

Fleasaretrainedbyputtingtheminacardboardboxwithatoponit.Thefleaswilljumpupandhitthetopofthecardboardboxoverandoverandoveragain.Asyouwatchthemjumpandhitthelid,somethingveryinterestingbecomesobvious.Thefleascontinuetojump,buttheyarenolongerjumpinghighenoughtohitthetop.

Whenyoutakeoffthelid,thefleascontinuetojump,buttheywillnotjumpoutofthebox.Theywillnotjumpoutbecausetheycannotjumpout. 

Why?

Thereasonissimple.Theyhaveconditionedthemselvestojumpjustsohigh.Oncetheyhaveconditionedthemselvestojumpjustsohigh.Oncetheyhaveconditionedthemselvestojumpjustsohigh,thatisalltheycando!

Manytimes,peopledothesamething.Theyrestrictthemselvesandneverreachtheirpotential.Justlikethefleas,theyfailtojumphigher,thinkingtheyaredoingaltheycando.

cardboard纸板

lid盖子

conditioned有条件的，习惯于……的

restrict限制，约束

berestrictedwithinnarrowlimits限于狭窄的范围内

berestrictedinone’smovements行动受限制

（39）Don’tgiveup

Ifwewouldeveraccomplishanythinginlife,letusnotforgetthatwemustpersevere.Ifwewouldlearnourlessonsinschool,wemustbediligentandnotgiveupwheneverwecometoanythingdifficult.Weshallfindmanyofourlessonsveryhard,butletusconsiderthatthehardertheyarethebettertheywilldotousifwewillpreserveandlearnthemthoroughly.

Buttherearesomeamonguswhoarereadytogiveupwhentheycometoahardexampleinmathematics,andsay,“Ican’tdothis.”Theyneverwilliftheyfeelso.“Ican’t”neverdoesanythingworthwhile,but“I’lltry”accomplisheswonders.

Letusrememberthatweshallmeetwithdifficultiesallthroughlife.Theyareinthepathwayofeveryone.Ifwewillonlytryandkeeptrying,weshallbesuretoconquerandovercomeverydifficultywemeet.

（38） 

“Howto”Books

BookswhichgiveinstructionsonhowtodothingsarepopularintheUnitedStatestoday.Thousandsofthese“howto”booksareavailable.Infact,thereareaboutforthousandbookswithtitlesthatbeginwiththewords“howto’.

Many“howto”booksgiveadviceoncareers.Theytellyouhowtochooseacareerandhowtosucceedinit.Manyofthesebookshelppeopletousetheirfreetimebetter.Somepeoplewantbookwhichwillgivethemusefulinfomp3ationaboutsports,hobbiesandtravel.Otherpeopleusetheirfreetimetomakerepairsandimprovementsontheirhomes.Theypreferbookswhichgivestep-by-stepinstructionsonhowtorepairthingslikeplumbingandelectricalwiringoronhowtoredecorateorenlargeahouse.

Whyhave“howto”booksbecomesopopular?

Probablybecauselifehasbecomemorecomplex.Todaypeoplehavefarmorefreetouse,morechoicestomake,andmoreproblemstosolve,“howto”bookshelppeopletodealwithmodernlife.

step-by-step按部就班的

redecorate重新装饰，再装饰

complex复杂的，综合的

（37）ProfessioanlSportsintheU.S.

ProfessionalsportsarenotonlyverypopularintheUnitedStates,butalsoabigbusiness.Themostpopularsportsarebaseball,footballandbasketball.Eachsporthasitsownseasonandindividualteamshavemillionsofsupporters.Professionalteamsarenamedforthecitieswheretheyarelocated.Forexample,theLakersareinLosAngeles.ThestrongestsupportersoftheLakersareresidentsofLosAngelesandSouthernCalifornia.WhentheLakersplay,manypeopleinLosAngelesenthusiasticallyfollowthegame.Whenwemention“NBA”,almosteveryoneknowsitahssomerelationshipwithU.S.professionalbasketball.However,whatdoesitreallystandfor?

N.B.Aisgainingnewfansandsupportersaroundtheworld.Basketballhasbeencalledthe“nationalpastime”.However,footballisthemostpopularprofessionalsportintheU.S..Americanfootballisdifferentfrominternationalfootball,whichAmericanscall“soccer”.Bothgamesrequirestrengthandspecializedskills.

benamedfor被指定为

beshortfor是……的简称

standfor代表

（36）Artists

Everyartistknowsinhisheartthatheissayingsomethingtothepublic.Notonlydoeshewanttosayitwell,buthewantsittobesomethingwhichhasnotbeensaidbefore.

Whatvisualartists,likepainters,wanttosayiseasytomakeoutbutdifficulttoexpla