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1、Sir, what are all those tiny black spots on the photographs?Were not certain. They seem to be metal particles that move along certain paths. They emit gases, make noise and keep crashing into each other. There are so many of these paths and so many metal particles that it is impossible to land a fly

2、ing saucer without its being smashed by one.What are those stalagmite projections sticking up?Theyre some type of granite formations that give off light at night. Prof. Glom has named them skyscrapers since they seem to be scraping the skies.If all you say is true, wont this set back the flying sauc

3、er program several years?Yes, but we shall proceed as soon as the Grubstart gives us the added funds.Prof. Zog, why are we spending billions and billions of zilches to land a flying saucer on Earth when there is no life there?Because if we Venusians can learn to breathe in an Earth atmosphere, then

4、we can live anywhere.NEW WORDS humorous a. funny; that makers people laugh 幽默的 humor n. essay n. 散文，随笔 excitementn. the state or quality of being excited planet n. large body in space that moves round a star esp. round the sun 行星 Venusian a. of or having to do with the plant Venus 金星的n. supposed Ven

5、us being 金星人 satelliten. spacecraft that goes round the planet earth and sends back radio and television signals; heavenly body that goes round a plant （人造）卫星 signaln. 信号；暗号 astronomern. person who studies the science of the sun, moon, stars and planets 天文学家 telescope n. instrument with special glas

6、ses used for seeing distant things extremely ad. very 极端，非常 extremea. feasibilityad. possibility of being carried or done 可行性 feasible manned a. occupied by one or more persons 载人的 saucern. 浅碟；茶托 flying saucern. 飞碟 conferencen. meeting press conferencen. meeting arranged by an important person to wh

7、ich news reporters are invited to listen to a statement or ask questions 记者招待会 technologyn. 技术 conclusionn. decision of opinion reached by reasoning 结论 conclude v. reporterv. person who gathers news for a newspaper, magazine, or radio or TV station 记者 composevt. make up, form 组成，构成 concreten. buildi

8、ng material made by mixing cement with sand, small stones and water 混凝土 atmospheren. all the gasses round the earth; air in a place 大气；空气 carbonn. 碳 monoxide n. 一氧化物 deadlya. causing death; likely to cause death 致命的 gas n. 气体 survive vi. remain alive; continue to live or exist 活下来；幸存vt. remain alive

9、 after; live longer than 经历.后还活着；比.活得长 survivaln. program n. plan of what it to be done 计划 concern vt. be of importance or interest to; have an effect on 涉及，关系到 oxygenn. 氧，氧气 originallyad. formerly 起初，原来 original hazard n. danger hovervi. stay in or near one place in the air 盘旋 consolidateda. untied

10、; combined 联合的 consolidatevt. beltn. area that has some special quality; zone （地）带 indicatevt. show indication pollutevt. make （air, water, soil, etc.） dirty with manmade waste 污染 pollution unfita. not good enough; not suitable particlen. 粒子；微粒 emitvt. send out 散发，射出 emission crashv. （cause to） brea

11、k into pieces violently 坠落；猛撞 smashv. （cause to） break into pieces violently （使）碎裂 stalagmite n. 石笋 projectionn. sth. that stands out from a surface 凸出物 typen. a particular kind, class or group 类型，种类 graniten. hard grey stone used for building 花岗岩 formationn. sth. that is formed; way in which sth. i

12、s formed 形成（物） skyscrapern. very tall building 摩天大楼 scrape vt. rub with sth. rough or sharp 刮，擦 proceed vi. continue after having stopped （停顿后）继续进行 fundn. sum of money set apart or available for a special purpose 资金；基金 billionn. one thousand million zilchn. zero; nothing at allPHRASES & EXPRESSIONS

13、（be） known as also publicly called; named 以.闻名，通常名叫 name after give the same name as 以.名字命名 as to about, concerning 关于 base on / upon use as a basis or foundation for 以.为基础，把.基于 for one thing . （for another） in the first place. （in the second place） be composed of have as members or parts 由.组成 as fa

14、r as . be concerned to the degree that it matters to 就.而言 stick up stand upright; project 直立；突出 give off emit; send out 发出；散发出 set back delay the advance of development of 耽搁；阻碍PEOPER NAMES Art Buchwald 阿特.布奇沃德 Venus 金星 Manhattan 曼哈顿（纽约市中心） Zog 佐格（姓氏） Edison 爱迪生（姓氏） Glom 格洛姆（姓氏） UNIT 2TEXTA heated d

15、iscussion about whether men are braver than women is settled in a rather unexpected way. The Dinner Party I first heard this tale in India, where is told as if true - though any naturalist would know it couldnt be. Later someone told me that the story appeared in a magazine shortly before the First

16、World War. That magazine story, and the person who wrote it, I have never been able to track down. The country is India. A colonial official and his wife are giving a large dinner party. They are seated with their guests - officers and their wives, and a visiting American naturalist - in their spaci

17、ous dining room, which has a bare marble floor, open rafters and wide glass doors opening onto a veranda. A spirited discussion springs up between a young girl who says that women have outgrown the jumping-on-a-chair-at-the-sight-of-a-mouse era and a major who says that they havent.A womans reaction

18、 in any crisis, the major says, is to scream. And while a man may feel like it, he has that ounce more of control than a woman has. And that last ounce is what really counts. The American does not join in the argument but watches the other guests. As he looks, he sees a strange expression come over

19、the face of the hostess. She is staring straight ahead, her muscles contracting slightly. She motions to the native boy standing behind her chair and whispers something to him. The boys eyes widen: he quickly leaves the room. Of the guests, none except the American notices this or sees the boy place

20、 a bowl of milk on the veranda just outside the open doors. The American comes to with a start. In India, milk in a bowl means only one thing - bait for a snake. He realizes there must be a cobra in the room. He looks up at the rafters - the likeliest place - but they are bare. Three corners of the

21、room are empty, and in the fourth the servants are waiting to serve the next course. There is only one place left - under the table. His first impulse is to jump back and warn the others, but he knows the commotion would frighten the cobra into striking. He speaks quickly, the tone of his voice so c

22、ommanding that it silences everyone.I want to know just what control everyone at this table has. I will count three hundred - thats five minutes - and not one of you is to move a muscle. Those who move will forfeit 50 rupees. Ready? The 20 people sit like stone images while he counts. He is saying .

23、two hundred and eighty. when, out of the corner of his eye, he sees the cobra emerge and make for the bowl of milk. Screams ring out as he jumps to slam the veranda doors safely shut.You were right, Major! the host exclaims. A man has just shown us an example of perfect self-control.Just a minute, t

24、he American says, turning to his hostess. Mrs. Wynnes, how did you know that cobra was in the room?A faint smile lights up the womans face as she replies:Because it was crawling across my foot.NEW WORDS heateda. with strong, excited, and often angry feelings 热烈的；激烈的 unexpecteda. not expected 意外的 naturalist n. one who makes a special study of plants or animals outdoors 博物学家（尤指直接观察动植物者） shortlyad. Soon; （in） a little time 不久，马上 coloniala. of or related to a colony or colonies