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还清，赢利
ranking:
ofthehighestrank排名
draft:
asysteminwhichtheexclusiverightstonewplayersaredistributedamongprofessional
teams（美国）职业运动的选秀
pick:
theactofselectingorchoosing;
choice挑选
rookie:
afirst-yearplayer,especiallyinaprofessionalsport新秀选手
flashy:
cheapandshowy;
gaudy花哨的，华丽的
slam:
tohitsomethingwithforce;
crash灌篮
showoff：
炫耀
popin：
投入
TallTale吹牛
Afriendtoldmethisstory.Hecanstretchthetruthabit,soI’mnotsurewhethertobelievehim.Butontheotherhand,truthcanbestrangerthanfiction!
Whatdoyouthink?
Twobrotherswerewatchingahorrorfilmonvideolateonenight.Onebrotherdozedoffanddreamedthathewasbeingchasedbythecrazymanfromthemovie,whowastryingtokillhim.Inthedream,hehidinacupboard.Therewasnosoundexcepthisheartpounding,andhehadnoideawherehiscrazedcaptorwas.Hewasterrified!
Atthatmoment,thevideofinished,andhisbrotherputhishandontheshoulderofhissleepingsiblingtowakehim.Theshockatthattensemomentwasenoughthatthesleepingbrothersufferedamassiveheartattackanddiedinstantly.
注释：
stretch...abit：
夸大事实，言过其实
horrorfilm：
恐怖电影
dozeoff：
打瞌睡
cupboard:
aclosetorcabinet,usuallywithshelvesforstoringfood,crockery,andutensils橱柜
pounding:
跳动声，重击声
captor:
onethattakesanotherasacaptive捕捉者
terrified:
deeplyafraid恐惧的
sibling:
oneoftwoormoreindividualshavingoneorbothparentsincommon;
abrotherorsister
兄弟，姐妹
massiveheartattack：
严重的心脏病
Nanotechnology：
BeyondYourWildestDreams纳米科技，超越终极想
Nanotechnologyisthescienceofmovingindividualatomsaroundandputtingthempreciselywherewewant.Sinceeverythingiscomposedofatoms,bydoingthiswecan,intheory,constructanythingwewant.Forexample,bymovingaroundtheatomsinapieceofcoal,wecouldcreateadiamond.
Currently,nanotechnologyisstillquitecrude.Scientistscanalterthepropertiesofthingslikeplasticsorclothtomakethemharderorsofterormoredurable,buttheycan’tbuildsomethingnewfromacollectionofatoms.Why?
Well,becausethingsaremadeupofbillionsofatomsandittakestoolongtomovethemaround.
So,thenextbigstepinnanotechnologywillbebuildingmachinesthatcandothisautomatically.Oncewehavetheseweshouldbeabletomakealmostanythingwithnowasteandnopollution,atverylittlecost.
Scientiststhinkthatthefirst“UniversalAssembler”mightbebuiltinaround15years.
nanotechnology:
纳米技术
individual:
oforrelatingtoanindividual,especiallyasinglehumanbeing个别的，单
独的，个人的
atom:
apartorparticleconsideredtobeanirreducibleconstituentofaspecified
system原子
precisely:
inaprecisemanner准确地；
明确地
becomposedof:
由……组成，由……构成
construct:
toformbyassemblingorcombiningparts;
build建造
currently:
belongingtothepresenttime目前
crude:
unripeorimmature未成熟的
alter:
tochangeorbecomedifferent改变
property:
acharacteristictraitorpeculiarity,especiallyoneservingtodefineordescribeits
possessor特性，属性
durable:
capableofwithstandingwearandtearordecay耐久的
billion:
十亿（的）
Jimmy：
PictureBooksforAdults几米：
画给大人看的漫画
Artistsandauthorsusemanydifferentwaystotalkaboutsociety;
manywritenovels,whileotherspaintpictures.AnartistinTaipeihasfoundadifferentwaytotalkaboutlife,people,andtheproblemsweallface.HisnameisJimmyLiao,andhecreatesillustratedbooks.
Jimmyisbothanillustratorandanauthor.Hedrawsallofthecolorfulpicturesinhisbooksandwritesallofthestorylines.Hissmallpaperbackbooksusuallyhaveonlyoneortwolinesoftextperpage,therestbeingfilledbyhiscute,simpledrawings.SimplicityisoneofJimmy’sstrongpoints;
hedoesn’tlosethereaderincomplexplotsordialogues.
Jimmy’sbooksspeaktoreadersabouttheupsanddownsoflivinginthemodernworld.Oneofhismostpopularstories,TurningLeft,TurningRight, tellsofashortromancebetweenacouplethatlivenexttoeachother.Thelonelypairmeetonedayintheparkandimmediatelyfallinlove.Whentheyleaveeachotherattheendofafun-filledday,theyexchangetelephonenumbers,buttheraincausesthenumberstobecomeillegible.Theyareunabletocontacteachother,andsoonreturntotheirlonelylives.
Sad,right?
Don’tstartcryingyet;
there’sacatchtothestory.Yousee,thismanandwomanactuallyliveinthesamebuilding!
Theproblemis,whentheyleavetheirapartments,onealwaysturnstotheleft,whiletheotheralwaysturnstotheright.Theresultisthattheyneverrealizetheyareneighbors.Thelessonofthestory?
Lifeisinthedetails:
thingsthatseemsmallandinsignificantcanactuallyturnouttobeimportant.AndthisisanotherofJimmy’stalents:
heshowshisreadershowthe“littlethings”inlifeareoftenmoreimportantthanwerealize.
illustrate:
画插图
illustrator:
插图画家
storyline:
故事情节，故事大纲
paperback:
abookhavingaflexiblepaperbinding平装本，纸面本
drawing:
theartofrepresentingobjectsorformsonasurfacechieflybymeansoflines线条
画
simplicity:
theproperty,condition,orqualityofbeingsimpleoruncombined简单
plot:
theplanofeventsormainstoryinanarrativeordrama情节
upsanddowns：
起起落落
romance:
aloveaffair恋爱，罗曼史
illegible:
notlegibleordecipherable无法辨认的，字迹不清的
contact:
togetintouchwith;
communicatewith联络，联系
catch:
atrickyorpreviouslyunsuspectedconditionordrawback圈套，陷阱
insignificant:
lackinginimportance;
trivial无意义的，微小的
talent:
amarkedinnateability,asforartisticaccomplishment才能
ATaleofTwoCities（excerpt）双城记（节选）
Itwasthebestoftimes,itwastheworstoftimes;
itwastheageofwisdom,itwastheageoffoolishness;
itwastheepochofbelief,itwastheepochofincredulity;
itwastheseasonoflight,itwastheseasonofdarkness;
itwasthespringofhope,itwasthewinterofdespair;
wehadeverythingbeforeus,wehadnothingbeforeus;
wewereallgoingdirecttoHeaven,wewereallgoingdirecttheotherway.
—— CharlesDickens
wisdom:
awiseoutlook,plan,orcourseofaction智慧，明智的行为，学识
epoch:
aparticularperiodofhistory,especiallyoneconsideredremarkableornoteworthyage,era,
period新纪元，时代，时期
incredulity:
thestateorqualityofbeingincredulous;
disbelief怀疑
despair:
toloseallhope绝望，失望
查尔斯·
狄更斯（1812—1870），英国大名鼎鼎的作家，是19世纪英国现实主义文学的主要代表。
他笔耕一生，靠勤奋和汗水创作出《大卫·
科波菲尔》、《双城记》等世界名著。
他的作品以妙趣横生的幽默、细致入微的心理分析以及现实主义描写与浪漫主义气氛的有机结合而著称。
TwoPoems诗两首
下面是两首著名的小诗。
桑德堡的短诗《雾》曾在各种媒体上广为传播，是美国家喻户晓的名作。
而在米莱创作的许多优美的抒情诗中，被引用最频繁的是《第一颗无花果》。
Fog
Thefogcomes
onlittlecatfeet.
Itsitslooking
overharborandcity
onsilenthaunches
andthenmoveson.
—— CarlSandburg
FirstFig
Mycandleburnsatbothends,
Itwillnotlastthenight,
Butahmyfoesandohmyfriends
Itgivesalovelylight.
—— EdnaSt.VincentMillay
harbor:
ashelteredpartofabodyofwaterdeepenoughtoprovideanchorageforships海港
haunch:
thehip,buttock,andupperthighinhumanbeingsandanimals腰
fig:
anyofseveraltreesorshrubsofthegenusFicus,especiallyF.carica,nativetothe
Mediterraneanregionandwidelycultivatedforitsediblemultiplefruit无花果
candle:
readilybent;
pliant柔软的
Youth青春
Youthisnotatimeoflife;
itisastateofmind;
itisnotamatterofrosycheeks,redlipsandsuppleknees;
itisamatterofthewill,aqualityoftheimagination,avigoroftheemotions;
itisthefreshnessofthedeepspringsoflife.
Youthmeansatemperamentalpredominanceofcourageovertimidityoftheappetite,foradventureovertheloveofease.Thisoftenexistsinamanofsixtymorethanaboyoftwenty.Nobodygrowsoldmerelybyanumberofyears.Wegrowoldbydesertingourideals.
Yearsmaywrinkletheskin,buttogiveupenthusiasmwrinklesthesoul.Worry,fear,self-distrustbowstheh
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