石油人职称英语考试宝典.docx

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石油人职称英语考试宝典

"Theoceanistheplacewhereweshouldbeputtingoureffortsinordertoprovideforfuturegenerations.''.

"Why,aswedoa-land:

thegreatoneseatupthelittleones."

AFrenchzoologist,ProfessorBrouardel,haspreliminaryevidencethatsomemarineanimalsoftheabyssthriveintheblacknesswithoutanydiscernibleactionofphotosynthesis.

Anobserver,lookingattheearthfromanotherplanet,wouldbelikelytocallitOceanus.

Asalifeenvironment,theseaisakindoflandturnedupsidedown.

atbothends.

Becausetherearesomanylanguageswithintheabovetwosuper-categoriesoflanguagefamilies,linguistshavefurtherdividedtheselinguisticallyrichandgeographicallydiversefamiliesintosub-groups,oneofwhich,theGermaniclanguagegroup,hasthesecond-largestnumberofspeakers（Chinesebeingfirst）.

ConsidertheabyssalvalleycalledtheMarianasTrench,lyingwestofGuam.In1951,theBritishChallengerexpeditionsounded633,640feetatoneplaceinthetrench.

feltmyselfbecomingimmersedinyoureverydetail,asyouplacedyourhatonthetableandcuppedyourhandsaroundthehotcupoftea,gentlyblowingthesteamawaywithyourpoutedlips.

Heinstantlyidentifieditasacoelacanth,aspeciesbelievedextinctfor60millionyears.

Ifallthecontinentsandmountainswerebulldozedflat,theearthwouldbecoveredbywatermorethan12,000feetdeep.。

In1957theSovietshipVitiazsounded300feetdeeperatanotherplacenearby,andlatertheRussianvesselfoundaspot225feetdeeperthanthat.

Itisconsidereddullworktocataloguefish.

Itseemscertainthatnohumanobserverswillevergetclosertothecoreoftheearththanthesemen.

Itwilltakehimyearsofthemostpainstakinginstrumentbuilding,campaignsatsea,andeveryconceivablecross-checktoestablishthedoubt.

Oneaspectofoceanographythathasfallenintoneglectisthatofidentifyingfish:

taxonomy.

Onemainbranchofseascience,physicaloceanography,holdsenormousunansweredquestions.

OneofthegreattaxonomistsisJ.L.B.SmithofSouthAfrica,thediscovererofthefabulouscoelacanth.

Onlyifthesenegativeresultsarevalidwillhebeabletoformulatethequestion:

howdotheylive,ifnotbyphotosynthesis?

pulsingjellyfish,dartingshrimp,fixedcolonies5ofcoralpolyps,andcrawlersanddiggersofthefloor.

Seaandairaredividedbyaviscouscurtain;

Seventy-onepercentoftheearth'ssurfaceiscoveredbywater.

Somewhereinhisfiles,Smithrecalledseeingtheanimalasanemptyfossilsplitfromarock.

Takethetheoryofphotosynthesis,whichholdsthatthegrowthofallvegetation,andconsequentlyofanimals,dependsontheactionofthesunoncarbondioxideandwater.

Theathleticanimalscomeuptograzeinthisfertileprairieandbecomelinksinextensivefoodchains,formedroughlyalongthelines3suggestedbyShakespeare

TheAtlantichydrographicchartisbeingrevisedcontinuously,andnuclearsubmarinesarenowchartingtheArcticbasinundertheice.

Thefoodchainsextendtotheabyss.

TheFrenchnavyhasbuiltanabyssalbathyscaphetotakethreementotheflooroftheMarianasTrench.

Thematureeelhasnotbeendiscovered,butitcouldpossiblycomeinseaserpentdimensions.

Themostamazingfactaboutthisinvertedlifepyramidisthatonly2%ofthenutritivematterendsupinswimmingfish.Therestfallstothinvertebrates:

Thequestionsthemselvesmaybewrong,andmanyoftheanswersareunderchallenge.

Therecentdiscoveryofaneellarvamanytimesthesizeofthecommononemayfurnishabasisforstoriesofseaserpents.

Theworld'sdeepestlandshaftaccessibletomenistheChampionReefgoldmineinIndia,whichisonly9,811feetdeep.

Thenthestudycanbegin.

Theylowerednets,dredges,bathythermographs,stillcameras,waterbottles,coringpipes,andcurrentmeters.

Thisisacommonvegetarianspecies,neverbeforefoundmorethanthreefeetlong.

Todaycontinuousrecordinginstrumentsfromashipunderwayareabletobringupdatafromalongstripofthesea.

Unabletoseetheunderwaterworlduntilrecently,oceanographershavereliedonblindgropingintothe'depths.

WeknowthatseveraldepressionsintheflooraredeeperthanMt.

YetvastareasofthePacificareunmappedandtheIndianOceanhashardlybeentouched.

Yetweknowthatmanyanimalsliveinthedeepsatpressuresof15,000poundspersquareinch.

 "I was 16 once," he said,"There wasn't anything I wanted more.

 But suppose someone told me that would be the only car I'd get in life?

" Buffett said then he would have read the owner's manual many times to make the car last. "You only get one mind,one body and one opportunity in life. 

 he later told Susie that he would be happy to be a substitute speaker for me again... as he got a gift that he really liked."

 inagreatcivilwar,testingwhetherthatnation,oranynationsoconceivedandsodedicated,canlongendure.

 inagreatcivilwar,testingwhetherthatnation,oranynationsoconceivedandsodedicated,canlongendure.

 See"Help"keyformoreinformation.

 See"Help"keyformoreinformation.

"Full-timesailingwillhavetowait.50/10

" As for the stock tip,Buffett said there might be "a little mention" of a company Berkshire bought that wasn't public knowledge yet.

"Agreatmanshowshisgreatness,"saidCarlyle,"bythewayhetreatslittlemen."AndDr.Johnsonsaid:

"Godhimself,sir,doesnotproposetojudgemanuntiltheendofhisdays."WhyshouldyouandI?

"Adsarefollowingtheeyeballstowheretheymaketransactionaldecisions."

"Allmirrors,"saysGeorgeMacdonald,"ThecommonestroomisaroominapoemwhenIlookintheglass."

"Andremember,nomatterwhathappens,thatIloveyoualways.

"Andwheredoyouputyourfeet?

"

"Andwheredoyousit?

"hecontinued.

"Atthispointinmylife,Iwanttohavemorefreedom,andthey'veaccommodatedme."50/7

"Atthisrate,IfigureI'llworkanotherfewyears.

"Bloodisaprettyhostileenvironmentfortheviruses,"notesRussell."Thenameofthegameistododgetheimmunedefensesforafewhoursandgivethevirusesenoughtimebeforetheimmunesystemgetsinandstopsthem."

"Don'tcomplainaboutthesnowonyourneighbor'sroof,"saidConfucius,"whenyourowndoorstepisunclean."

"Don'tcriticizethem;

"Dr. Angelou is truly a phenomenal woman. 

"Epluribusunum."Outofmany,one.

"Fifteenmiserableyears!

"

"Forus,itwasabusinessdecision,"saysStephenWing,directorofgovernmentprograms.50/6

"Howfineitmustbetohavehadtheopportunitiesyouhavehadinlife,"shesaid.

"Howlonghaveyoubeendoingthis?

"hepursued.

"Howwasyourdate?

"mywifeaskedwhenIgothomethatevening.

"Howdy,"themanreplied.Hewasverytallandhadtostoopslightlytopeerintothecar.

"Ihavesomuchlivingtodo,"shetoldmeonce.

"Ineedtobetherewhilemygrandchildrengrowup.Idon'twanttomissanyofit."

"Ithoughtitwouldbenicetospendsometimewithyou,"Isaid.

"ItoldmyladyfriendsIwasgoingoutwithmyson,andtheywereallimpressed,"shesaidasshegotintomycar.

"Iusedtobethemenureaderwhenyouwerelittle,"shesaid.

"I plan to leave the name of a stock tip in it for whoever buys it," Buffett told the Journal. 

"Ifpeoplefeelhopeless,"saysAnderson,"theydon'tbothertoacquiretheskillstheyneedtosucceed."

"Ifwecouldteachpeopletothinkmorepositively,"sayspsychologistCraigA.AndersonofRiceUniversityinHouston,"itwouldbelikeinoculatingthemagainstthesementalills."

"I'mnotgoodatthis,"hesays."Ialwaysfail."

"Insurance"isthetermthatweunderstandtoday.Somecompaniesarebeginningtousetheterm"assurance”.

"Itcomesdowntotheperceptionthatifyou're58,howmuchdoIwanttoinvestinyou?

"shesays.50/4

"Itisglazedbrick."

"It'llbelatewhenyougettoBirmingham,andthesechildrenwillbehungrybeforethen.

"It'sthosepeoplebackthereatthePanAm,standingintherain.They'vegotchildren.It'sChristmas.

"It'strialanderror,notguarantees,butgiveyourselfachance."

"I've never gone for the top of the line," Buffett was quoted.

"Justthetwoofus."I'dlikethatalot."shereplied.

"Mydearlady."hereplied,"haveyouneverreceivedanopportunity?

"

"Nice..nicerthanIthoughtitwouldbe,"Isaid.

"Nooneisdoingthisforfun,"hesays."There'stoomuchatstake."

"No,no,I don't think so...if it got that high,I'd be sorry I didn't sell it myself." When the subject came up of the Hooter's pass,Buffett said:

 "It expired,and they didn't offer me a renewal.

"Notme.Ihaveneverhadachance,"shesaid.

"Onthefloor,"sheanswered,morepuzzled.

"Suddenly,havingcashoutsideofretirementplansbegantolooklikeaprettygoodidea,"saysMarkway,now55.50/2

"That's-What-You-Think"Listening:

"TheInternet'seffectonhelp-wantedclassifieds,thestudyfound,costnewspapers$1.9billioninrevenuebetween1996and2004.

"Thenit'stimeforyoutorelaxandletmereturnthefavor,"Isaid.

"Thereisagoodprobabilitythatmicrobeapproacheswillbepartofthearsenalofthefuture,"saysKennethKinzer,acancerresearcher,"We'rebettingonit."

"Theycantrytobethedestinationwhereyougoonlineand[can]bereallysuccessfulwithcitizenjournalismandblogs,"saysFine.

"Theycan'twaittohearaboutourevening."

"Thisisacriticalissueforemployerstoovercome-fortheirowngood."50/4

"Wearehavingsomedifficulties,"hesaid."Atthistime,itappearswehavenonose-wheelsteering.

"Wecanmakeagoodanticanceragent,"saysRussell,"byharnessingandchannelingthesedestructivepowers."

"Wewantourstafftolooklikeourcustomers.50/6

"Well,Ididn'tthinkso,"myfathersaid,winkingatmymother,"becausewhenIsawSanta