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Assignment3

ReadingReportⅠ

SourceofthereadingmaterialInternetDate12.27.2010

TitleCompanionshipofBooksAuthorSamuelSmiles

Summary:

Booksarefilledwithmanywonders.Thebookisprimarilyconcernedwithagoodbookmaybeamongthebestoffriends.Mendiscovertheirhobbytoeachotherbythebookwhichtheyread.Thisisanoldproverb,“Loveme,lovemydog.”Wecanchangeitto“Loveme,lovemybook.”Mencanreadthethinking,feeling,andsympathyoftheleadingcharacter.

Bookspossessanimportanceofimmortality.Theyarethewonderfulproductsofhumaneffort.Thereisnowaytostoptheflightoftime.Buttheyareasfreshtodayaswhentheyfirstpassedthroughtheirauthor’sminds,agesago.Thewordsandthoughtsstillspeaktousasvividlyaseverfromtheprintedpage.Theonlyeffectoftimehavebeentoabsorbtheessenceandrejectthedross---canlongsurviveinliterature.

ReflectionorResponse:

Readinggivesmegreatpleasure.Ideclareafterallthereisnoenjoymentlikereading!

Thosewhoreadbooksbenefitwhatabsorbandtheentertainmentthemreceive.NowwhenIwasalittlechapIhadapassionforbook---ChinesetraditionalnovelscontainagreatnumberofancientChinesebooks:

likeBloodoftheleopard,PilgrimagetotheWest',theRomanceofThreeKingdom,andA"DreamsofRedMansion".Theyaremasterwork.Tobethoroughlyenjoyed,readingmustbeentirelyspontaneous.

Vocabularyexplanationlist：

1）companycompanionship:

陪伴友谊

2）affinity吸引力

3）Sympathize同情

4）urn壶;容器

5）enshrine珍藏

6）Immortality不朽

7）siftsth.out剔除，淘汰

8）embalm铭记，使不朽

ReadingReportⅡ

SourceofthereadingmaterialInternetDate09.05.2009

TitleIfIrest,IrustAuthorOrisenMarden

Summary:

“IfIrest,Irust.”---wouldbeanexcellentmottoforthosewhowanttobeabetterman.Theymaydoeverydepartmentofhumanendeavorthattheknowledgecanunlockthedoorsofknowledge,thegatethatguardtheentrancestotheprofessions,toscience,art,literature,agriculture.

Weknowthatindustrykeepsworkingthatcanproduceproducts.Thisarticlemakeagoodexample---thecelebratedmathematician---EdmundStonewhofoundthekeytoscienceofmathematicsandhavepublishedamathematicaldictionary.

“Laborvanquishesall”notmeansinconstant,spasmodic,orill-directedlabor,,itexplainsfaithful,unremitting,dailyefforttowardawell-directedpurpose.Justasifyouwanttohavethepiceofliberty,youneedtoremainevervigilant,soifyouwanttohavesuccess,youneedtodounremittingefforts.

ReflectionorResponse:

Astheysay,Asyousow,sowillyoureap.IalwaysimagethatifIdon’tfightformygoal.CanIgetwithoutanylabor?

Somepeoplewillneverlearnthatyoucan'tgetsomethingfornothing.Therearegoodpeopleintheworldandaroundme.Exceptheretheywerelikelytoforgettheskillthatmanyyearsifwedon’ttouse.So,ifyouwanttoobtain,youneedtoworkhard.

Vocabularyexplanationlist：

1）inscription题字

2）afflict折磨

3）faculty才能

4）endeavor努力

5）toil苦干

6）quarry采石场

7）vanquish征服

8）spasmodic间隙性的

9）unremitting不懈的

10）vigilance警惕

ReadingReportⅢ

SourceofthereadingmaterialEnglishforgraduatestudents,unit4

Date09.20.1999

TitleThemuseumofmeAuthorEllenUllman

Summary:

Inthisartical,EllenUllmandiscusses“disintermediation”,aprocessofremovingtheintermediariesasaresultofthecommercializationoftheWeb,andanexampleisgiventoshowtheuseofinternet.Andtheauthortellusthattheinventionofthecomputerrevolutionizedthewayofdoingbusinessanddailylife、

Buttheauthoralsoconcernabouttheoverdoofinternet,itslikelyconsequencesthatpeoplehavebecomemoreandmoreisolatedintheireconomicactivitywithoutasharedexperiencewithothers.Hethinksifweonlyrelyon“It’snotforeveryone,justforyou”Wecan’tlivethroughanamazingexperiment,anattempttoconstructacapitalismwithoutsalespeople,andtodothiswithouttheaidofprofessionaldistributionchannelswithoutbuildings,sidewalks,shops,luncheonettes,streetvendors,buses,trams,taxisandsoon.

ReflectionorResponse:

WhenIreadthisarticle,Ithinktheonecannotlivecutofffromsociety,andnoteverybodyisrichman.Theauthordoesn’tthinkitisagoodthingtodoallthingsalone.Internethasbecomeourindispensablepartoflife.Butwecan’trelyonInternettodoeverything.Manythingsweneedtocommunicatewithothersthatwecanmakeremarkableheadway.

Vocabularyexplanationlist：

1.muddle[ˈmʌd（ə）l]混,混淆（up;together）;搅拌;使混乱,使慌张;（酒）使（脑子）糊涂

2.dome[doʊm]圆屋顶,圆盖,窟窿;丘;【化】（蒸馏釜的）拱顶;【机】钟形汽室

3.pictogram[ˈpɪktəˌɡræm]象形文字,绘画文字;用象形文字所作的记录

4.whim[hwɪm]忽起的念头,一时的兴致;奇想,怪想;任性

5.immanent[ˈɪmənənt]内在的,固有的;意识之内的

6.narcissism[ˈnɑrsəˌsɪzəm]（精神分析学中所说的）自我陶醉[崇拜];自恋

7.hyperbole[haɪˈpɜrbəli]【语】夸张法

8.condescend[ˌkɑndəˈsend]谦虚地做,俯就,屈尊

9.disintermediation非中介化,脱媒,脱媒现象

10.percolate[ˈpɜrkəˌleɪt]滤,使渗滤,使渗透;刺穿,穿过

11.scrappy[ˈskræpi]碎料的;剩余的;零碎的;片断的;不连贯的;杂乱无章的

12.interloper[ˈɪntərˌloʊpər]（为营利而）干涉他人事务者,无执照营业者

13.panhandle[ˈpænˌhænd（ə）l]平底锅柄;突出的狭长行政区域

14.myriad[ˈmɪriəd]诗〉万,一万;无数,极大数量;无数的;众多方面的

15.vie[vaɪ]（viedvying）竞争;〈罕〉下（赌注）;冒...危险

16.drone[droʊn]雄蜂;〈比喻〉懒人,寄生虫

17.puddle[ˈpʌd（ə）l]（路上的）水坑;弄脏,把...弄得泥糊糊

18.brazier[ˈbreɪʒər]（金属）火盆;焊炉

19.spectral[ˈspektrəl]鬼的;鬼怪（似）的

20.apocalyptic[əˌpɑkəˈlɪptɪk]天启的,启示的

21.jingle[ˈdʒɪŋɡ（ə）l]小铃,钱币等的）叮当声;发叮当声的东西

22.chimes[tʃaɪm]【航】（甲板上的）沟;啤酒桶两端的）凸边

23.friction[ˈfrɪkʃ（ə）n]摩擦,阻力

24.idyll[ˈaɪd（ə）l]即景诗,田园诗;适合田园诗的）民间传说,田园风景

25.libertarian[ˌlɪbərˈteriən]思想或行动等的）自由论者

26.mythologize[mɪˈθɑləˌdʒaɪz]（把...）当作神话

27.civic[ˈsɪvɪk]市民的,公民的;城市的

28.rigmarole[ˈrɪɡməˌroʊl]冗长的无聊的废话,冗长的文章;乱七八糟的,条理不清的;无聊的

29.creaky[ˈkriki]（容易）吱吱嘎嘎响的

30.tumultuous[tuˈmʌltʃʊəs]吵闹的,喧嚣的;动乱的,纷乱的;激动的

31.tapestry[ˈtæpəstri]壁毡,挂毡;家具的绣[织]花罩毯

E-mail,ablessingoracurse?

inmyeyes,e-mailisjustlikeadouble-edgedsword.Whetheritisablessingoracursetousdepends,toagreatextent,onhowweexploitanduseit.

E-mailisanangel.Inourdailylife,itisreallyconvenientforus.E-mailiseffectiveinprovidingquickanswerstoyesandnoquestions,whichenablesbusypeopletomakeappointmentsthroughe-mailordistributeinformationquicklytomanypeopleatatime.Comparedtotraditionalletters,peopleundoubtedlyprefertoe-mails.Everyday,apartfromsendingmillionsoffilesandtextmessagesviae-mail,peoplealsosendgreetingcards.Thankstoe-mails,weownalifewhichmakeourcommunicationmoreconvenientthanourfathers’.

Onthecontrary,however,thereareagreatmanydisadvantagesforsendingorreceivingane-mail.Virtuallyeverye-mailhastogothroughanumberofcomputersbeforeitreachestheinboxofthereceiver.Therefore,itisquitepossibleforapersontohackintoyoure-mailandreadit.Besides,somehackersdeliberatelychoosetosendvirusthroughe-mails,whichwilldamageourcomputersandrevealourprivacy.What’smore,unlikethephonecall,e-mailcanbecometime-consumingforansweringcomplicatedquestionsandmisunderstandingscanarisebecauseofculturaldifferencesintheinterpretationofcertainwords.

Itisauniversally-heldviewthattheabove-mentionedE-mailadeeplyillustratesasocialissuewhichiscatchingmoreandmoreattentionfromthegeneralpubliccurrently.Andthen,Whatprovetobethereasonsleadingtoit?

Admittedly,3reasonsstatedasfollowscanbetakenbeaccountableforit.Firstandforemost,Itischeaperandmuchquickeracalltosomebodyfaraway.Moreimportantly,E-mailsaremuchfasterthanmailsthroughthemediumoftheInternetandtheWorldWideWeb.Lastbutnottheleast.It’ssafethanmailandsimplerandquickertousethanconventionalmethods.

ButtherewassomethingmoredisturbingaboutE-mail,andItriedtofigureoutwhy.WeknowthatmanycompaniesthrewadvertisingontheE-mail.Itdisturbingpeople’sdailyofficework.What’smore,ifyousendthewrongaddress,yourimportantE-mail,willbeseenbyothers.Atlast,youmaynotknowintime.

Accordingtomypersonalperspective,somestrongandeffectivemeasuresshouldbeimplementedtobeinsupportofit.Ontheonehand,governmentshoulddotheirbesttomakerigorouslawsandregulations,ontheotherhand,thefree-mailserviceprovidersshouldprovideclientaccess,andfreeofcharge.Asawholetheusersshouldenhancetheirpublicawareness,onlybytakingthesemeasurescanwehaveasoundworkcompletely.

CNN.studentnews.n.

Item1:

apossiblecompromiseinCongress.TheU.S.HouseofRepresentativesisexpectedtovotetomorrowonaproposalthatwouldkeepthegovernmentfundedthroughearlyOctober.ThennextTuesday,theHousecouldvoteonanotherproposalthatwouldkeepthefundsrunningthroughmid-November.

WestartwithatrioofstoriesoutofWashington,D.C.Firstup,apossiblecompromiseinCongress.Itlookslikewemightnotbeheadedforagovernmentshutdown.TheU.S.HouseofRepresentativesisexpectedtovotetomorrowonaproposalthatwouldkeepthegovernmentfundedthroughearlyOctober.

ThennextTuesday,theHousecouldvoteonanotherproposalthatwouldkeepthefundsrunningthroughmid-November.

BothofthosebillswerepassedbytheSenateonMondaynight.AndrememberthatabillhastopassthroughtheHouseandtheSenatebeforePresidentObamacansignit.Nowthesebillsincludemorethan$2billionforFEMA,theFederalEmergencyManagementAgency.

Thatgroup`sfundingwasnearlyusedupbyitsresponsetonaturaldisastersintheU.S.TherewasachanceforapartialgovernmentshutdownifCongresshadn`treachedthiscompromisebytheendofthisweek.

Movingtothejudicialbranchofgovernment,the