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英语阅读

Why

强壮的伐木工砍倒的树木一天比一天少，究竟是怎么回事呢？

Onceuponatime,averystrongwood-cutteraskedforajobfromatimbermerchant,andhegotit.Hispaywasreallygoodandsoweretheworkingconditions.Forthatreason,thewoodcutterwasdeterminedtodohisbest.

Hisbossgavehimanaxe（斧子）andshowedhimtheareawherehewassupposedtofellthetrees.

Thefirstday,thewoodcutterbroughtfifteentrees.

“Congratulations,”thebosssaid,“carryonwithyourwork!

”

Greatlyencouragedbythewordsofhisboss,thewoodcuttertriedharderthenextday,butheonlycouldbringtentrees.Thethirddayhetriedevenharder,buthewasonlyabletobringseventrees.Dayafterdayhewasbringinglessandlesstrees.

“Imustbelosingmystrength,”thewoodcutterthought.Hewenttothebossandapologized,sayingthathecouldnotunderstandwhatwasgoingon.

“Whenwasthelasttimeyousharpenedyouraxe?

”thebossasked.

“Sharpenit?

Ihadnotimetosharpenmyaxe.Ihavebeenverybusytryingtocuttrees.”

注释：

besupposedtodo应该（besupposedto=should）

Sevenwaystoprotecttheenvironment

爱绿护绿，保护环境；勤俭节约，珍惜资源。

你愿意为环境保护献一份力吗？

Weallwanttoprotectourplanet,butwe'remostlytoobusyortoolazytoputupbigchangethatwouldimproveourlifestyleandsavetheenvironment.Theseare7simplehabitstoimplement（执行）inyoureverydaylifewhichwillmakeadifference.Thereisnothingnewherebutifyoufollowatleastsomeofthesetips,youcanbeproudofyourselfparticipatingintheprotectionoftheenvironment.

1.Usecompactfluorescentlightbulbs:

（使用紧凑型荧光灯泡）

Itistruethatthesebulbsaremoreexpensive,buttheycansaveenergyandinthelongtermyourelectricitybillwouldbereduced.

2.Donate:

Youhavetonsofclothesorthingsyouwanttogetridof.Iftheyarestillusable（可用的）,givethemtosomeonewhoneedsthem.Youmayalsochoosetogivethemtoassociations.Theseassociationsmaysellthemandcollectalittlemoney.Notonlywillyouprotecttheenvironment,butyouwillalsocontributetoagoodcause.

3.Turnoffyourdevices（设备）:

Whenyoudonotuseahousedevice,turnitoff.Forexample,ifyoudon'twatchTV,turnitoff.Turnoffthelightwhenyouleavearoom（evenifyouintendtoreturn.）It'saneasyhabittotakeupwhichwillhelpyousavealotofmoney.

4.Walkorcycle:

Drivingisoneofthebiggestcausesofpollution.Ifyouwanttouseyourcar,askyourselfthefollowingquestion:

doIreallyneedmycar?

Walkoruseyourbikeifthejourneyisashortone.

5.Detergent（洗涤剂）:

Followtherecommendeddoseofdetergenttowashyourclothesordishes.

6.leakyfaucets（漏水水龙头）:

Watchleakyfaucets,whichcancauseasignificantincreaseinthethewaterbill.Anaverageof120litres（升）ofwatercanbewastedduetoadrippingfaucet.

7.Rainwater:

Thinkofrecoveringrainwater.Thiswatercanbeusedfordifferentpurposes.

Thislistisfarfrombeingexhaustivebutinadditiontosavingtheenvironment,allthesetipswillhelpyousavemoney.

Question:

Doyouhaveotherwaystoprotecttheenvironment？

Sharewithus.

注释：

makeadifference有（重要）作用；有影响；有关系

participatein参加，参与

inthelongterm从长远来看

reduce减少

getridof摆脱，除去

intendto打算做…，想要…

contributeto是…的部分原因；促成，有助于，起作用

takeup拿起；开始从事；占据（时间,地方）

dose剂量

significant重大的；有效的；有意义的；值得注意的；意味深长的

increase增加,提高

dueto因为，由于

farfrom远离；远非；完全不

inadditionto除…以外，除…之外还

重点句式：

（注意notonly...butalso...的用法；连接两个句子时，notonly置于句首，要用倒装结构）：

Notonlywillyouprotecttheenvironment,butyouwillalsocontributetoagoodcause.（试着翻译为汉语）

Drinkingwater——bottledorfromthetap

瓶装饮料卫生、美观、携带方便，但是塑制瓶子却对我们的环境造成了很大的危害。

从现在起，我们是不是应该做些什么，为环保尽一份力呢？

Doesyourfamilybuytheweek’sgroceries（杂货）includingmanybottleddrinksintoyourhome?

Becauseafterhavingsportsorhangingoutunderthesun,it’ssocooltogetacoldonerightoutofthefridge,right?

Butallthoseplasticbottlesusealotofoilandpollutetheenvironment.Americansbuymorebottledwaterthananyothernationintheworldwith29billionwaterbottlesayear.Inordertomakeallthesebottles,17millionbarrels（桶）ofoilwillbeusedup.That’senoughoiltokeepamillioncarsgoingfortwelvemonths.

Mostpeoplechoosetothrowthebottlesawayafterhavingthebottleddrinks.Infact,insteadofgoingoutwiththetrash（垃圾）,plasticbottlescanbeturnedintocarpetingorclothing.Rememberthis:

Recyclingoneplasticbottlecansaveenoughenergytopowera60-watt（瓦特）lightbulbforsixhours.

Unfortunately,foreverysixwaterbottlesweuse,onlyoneismaderecycling.Therestaresentasgarbage.Or,evenworse,theyendupastrashonthelandorinrivers,oceans.Plasticbottlestakemanyhundredsofyearstodisintegrate（分解）.

Sowhydon’tmorepeopledrinkwaterfromthekitchen?

Somepeopledrinkbottledwaterbecausetheythinkitisbetterforthem,butthat’snottrue.Thechemicalsinthebottlesthemselvesmaygetintothewaterwhichcandoharmtopeople.

Sonexttimewhenyouhavedrinksorwater,pleasetrytouseaglassathomeorcarrywaterinasteelbottle（钢瓶）.Andifyouwanttodosomethingmore,trytocollectplasticbottlesandsendthemforrecycling.                                                       

Question：

Protecttheenvironmentisveryimportant，doyouthinkso？

注释：

hangout闲逛

useup用光，用完，耗尽

throwaway扔掉，丢弃

insteadof代替；而不是

turned...into...使变成；把......变成

evenworse更糟的是

endupas最终成为

Howtostaywarmandsafeinfreezing

严寒的冬季往往会引发我们身体各方面的不适。

那么，有哪些问题值得我们注意呢？

It’sreallycoldoutsidewhenwintercomes.Thecoldweathercanbringdamagetoourbodies,suchasfrostbite（冻疮）andhypothermia（低体温症）.

Frostbiteisthedamagethathappenswhenskinisexposedtoextremecoldweatherfortoolong.Itmainlyhappensonourhands,feet,noseandears.Peoplewithminorcasesoffrostbitethataffect（感染）onlytheskinmaynotsufferanylonglastingdamage.Butifdeepertissue（组织）isaffected,apersonislikelytofeelpaineverytimetheareagetscold.

Hypothermiaisaconditionthatdevelopswhenthebodycannotproduceasmuchheatasitreleases.Signsofhypothermiaincludeuncontrollable（无法控制的）shaking,veryslowbreathinganddifficultyinthinkingclearly.

Toavoidcold-relatedinjuries,hereisasimplewaytostaywarm,dryandsafe.ThatisC.O.L.D.

TheCstandsforcover.Wearahatandascarf（围巾）tokeepheatfromescapingthroughthehead,neckandears.Andwearmittens（连指手套）insteadofgloves.Ingloves,ourfingersareseparated,sothehandsmightnotstayaswarmastheywouldinmittens.

TheOstandsforoverexertion（用力过度）.Avoidactivitiesthatwillmakeyousweaty.Wetclothesandcoldweatherareadangerouscombination.

Lisforlayers（层次）.Wearingloose,lightweightclothes,onelayeronthetopofanother,isbetterthanwearingasingleheavylayerofclothing.Makesureouterwearismadeofmaterialthatiswater-resistant（抗水的）andtightlyknit（编织）.

Disfordry.Inotherwords,stayasdryaspossible.Payattentiontotheplaceswheresnowcanenterclothing.Theseincludethetopsofboots,thenecksofcoatsandthewristareasofmittensorgloves.

From:

注释：

expose...to...暴露于

belikelyto很有可能

everytimetheareagetscold.everytime每次（后面可以接从句）

release释放

standfor代表

combination结合；组合

inotherwords换句话说

payattentionto注意；重视

Soapoperas

肥皂剧通常是指以家庭问题为题材的广播或电视连续剧，在其诞生至今的半个多世纪中吸引了众多的铁杆粉丝。

那么，这种成熟的艺术形式在新时代中是否也需要做出相应的变化呢？

Theterm“soapopera”cameoutintheUSinthe1930s.Asoapoperaisastoryaboutthelivesandproblemsofagroupofpeoplewhichisbroadcasteverydayorseveraltimesaweekontelevisionortheradio.Itisoftensupportedbythesoapcompanies,whichaccountsfortheorigin（起源）ofitsname.

TheAttractionofSoaps

Manyofuswatchsoapsbecausetheygiveusgreatpleasure.Wecanknowmoreabouttheproblemsofotherpeople’s,whichmaybethesameasours.Thesecharacters（角色）inthesoapoperaareoftenfictional（虚构的）.However,wealwaysliketoguesswhatmayhappennextandtherelationshipsbetweenthecharactersasthestorygoes.

Graduallywebecome“experts”onourfavoritesoaps,andnearlyknoweverythingaboutthem.Sometimesweliketowatchotherpeople’slives,andimagineourselvesbecomingoneofthem.Interesting,isn’tit?

Asforbroadcasters（广播公司）,soapsaregoodbecausetheyareverycheaptoproduce.Andcompanieswillspendmuchmoneyonadvertisinginsoaps,becausethereisalargeaudience.Soapoperascanoftenrunforyearswithoutcomingtoanend.Sceneryisusedagainandagain,andspecialcostumesarenotrequired.

TheTasteoftheAudience

Soapfansareveryloyal（忠诚）,butevenloyalfanswanttoseemorerealitymixedintotheirsoaps.Somefanswroteletterstomagazinestoshowtheiropinionsinacertainstoryline（故事情节）.Broadcastersthenmaychangethestorylinebasedupontheseletters.However,theselettersareoftenjustpersonalopinions.Asastorylineischanged,mostoftheaudiencemayfeeldisappointed.

Withsomesoapshavingbeenontheairformorethan30years,someviewerswonderiftheystillhaveanythingtotell.Itisoftenverytruethatstorylinesarerepeatedoverandover,justwithdifferentcharacters.Soapsneedtoremainmodernlikewhat’shappeninginsociety.Thentherewillalwaysbestoriestotell.

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注释：

accountfor对…做出解释；说明……的原因

cometoanend结束

mix...into...把…混〔搀〕入…

base...upon根据；以……基础

ontheair在广播（或电视）中；（被）播送

remain保持；依然；留下

AGood-lookingwomancan’tbeanengineeroraprisonguard

美国一家商业学院最近开展的一项关于职场的研究发现，长得漂亮的女性在应聘需要一点男性气质的工作时会比较吃亏，比如公司经理、机械工程师、建筑监理和监狱看守等。

Goodlookscankillawoman’schancesofhuntingjobsthatareconsidered“male”,accordingtoastudybytheUniversityofColoradoDenve