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1.A decade ago , Nancy did what so much Americans dream about. She quit an executive position and opened a household device store in her neighborhood. People like Nancy made the decision primarily for the improvement in the

quality of their lives.But to run a business on a small scale is by no means an easy job. Without her steady income, Nancy had to cut back on her daily

expenses. Sometimes she didn’t even have the money to pay the premiums for various kinds of insurance she needed. Fortunately, through her own hard work , she has now got through the most difficult time. She determined to continue pursuing her vision of a better life

2.Shortly after he achieved freedom Henson became intent on assisting

fugitive slaves. He secretly returned to the United States from Canada ,several times to help slaves to travel the Underground Railroad to freedom. Once some slave catchers closed in on the escaping slaves and Henson when they were on the run. He disguised them and successfully avoided capture. Later he built a small settlement in Dresden ,Canada for escaped slaves, setting up a chapel and a school. He held to the conviction that slavery would be abolished , and the day was bound to come when racial discrimination no longer existed.

3.It is almost impossible to keep the determined burglar out. All you can do is discouraging him for a few minutes ,thus exposing him to police patrol.

Common sense tells us that lighting is a barrier to criminal activity. A light should be fixed in the doorway and switched on at night. Make sure yourself that you don’t leave the door on the latch if you happened to be the last to come in. If you decided to buy a sophisticated electronic alarm system ,be sure to ask for the signs and put them up on both windowsand doors. In addition you may have it hooked up to a police station.

4.What was remarkable about 2005 was perhaps that the United Nations

de clared it “The World Year of Physics”. It was the 100th anniversary for Einstein’s theory of relativity option and the 50th of his death .In 1905s , he published five highly important essays in the history of physics ,thus revolutionizing physics. His great achievements can be credited to his impressive powers of imagination, constant questioning and not giving a fig forauthority . It is beyond doubt that Einstein was the greatest scientist in the 20th century.

5.Amid of atmosphere of Thanksgiving George was immersed in the diary

left to him by his father, who dieded at sea after he completed two successive trips around the world. The diary brought back every moment he had spent with his father and many of specific things his father did on his behalf. George’s father

used to impress on him the need to undergo all kinds of hardship in quest of excellent. Even today, he still remember how his father quote Aesop’s famous saying “Gratitude is the sign of noble souls” and tell him toaccord the greatest importance to it.

6.Here and there we see young artist who stand out from other people.

They may be in worn-out jeans all the year round, or walk barefoot even in

winter, or drink to excess ,or cling to the fancy of creating a masterpiece without actually doing any creative work. In fact, many of them act like this just to look the part ,or to be in tune with other artists. They have forgotten that only through persistent effort can one achieve success.

7．Tom was born a cripple, with one of his lower limbs useless. Early in his childhood, he learned that unless he so exerted himself as to rise above his limitations, he could not earn a living, and unless he succeeded in making a living on his own, he could not win/gain the respect of others. That was the price he had to pay for his dignity as a human being.

Tom applied for numerous jobs, only to be turned down, before he finally got one as a delivery boy for a Pizza Hut. He then worked as a sales representative for a sportswear company in a territory no one else would want. Today he owns a fairly profitable retail shop in his hometown, and hires several people to work for him.

8. Dolly the sheep resulted from a cloning experiment by a group of Scottish scientists in 1997. A fierce debate on human cloning has ever since been going on. This contentious issue has focused on ethical and social implications of the technology:what the technology might do to the very meaning of human

reproduction,child rearing, individuality, etc.

The majority of scientists are adamantly opposed to reproductive cloning and support therapeutic cloning for treating diseases. The reason is that therapeutic cloning does not involve any type of relief of suffering in human beings. Scientists believe that with politics and monitoring in place to ensure that therapeutic cloning is used safely, we can all benefit from this procedure.

21世纪

1、正在上学的孩子们中有一种普遍的错误观念，即使他们的老师们曾是些神童。不管怎么说，除了不像一般孩子那样生性贪玩、不愿学习的书呆子之外，还有谁愿意长大后当老师呢？

2、我竭力向我的学生们解释他们对我的印象 —— 一个青春期沉溺于书本和家庭作业的人 —— 有所偏差。恰恰相反，我极为憎恨义务教育。我永远都无法接受当鱼儿正在咬钩时不得不去上学的想法。

3、儿童之所以又资格享受特殊的照顾基于两种原因：不能自主和无知。他们既没有推理的能力，也没有实战经验。所以他们没有防卫能力，也不可指责。这就是我们给予他们特殊保护的原因。在紧急情况下，我们有责任先救他们，因为无助的他们已将生命交给了我们。

4、我真诚地相信，对于孩子们和想要指导他们的父来说，感受要比知道重要的多。如果事实是以后能长出知识与智慧的种子，那么情感 和 感官印象则是种子所必须的肥沃土地。幼儿时期就是培育这种土壤的时候。一旦这种情感被激起 —— 一种对美的感受、对新的和未知的事物的向往、一种同情、敬慕和爱怜的感觉 —— 我们就渴望了解引起我们情感反应的事物。一旦找到，这种知识就比纯粹的信息具有持久的多的意义。为孩子们的求知欲铺平道路比向他们灌输一堆他们不准备接受的事物更为重要。

5、我希望所有学生都能从未来的严酷无情中得到一些解脱。我希望他们有机会把他们每一阶段的教育纯粹作为一种经历来享受 ， 而不是作为一种为下一步作准备的令人厌倦的需要。我希望他们有实践的权利，就像学习成功一样学习失败，因为失败不是世界的终结。当然，我的希望是天真的。少数几个美国没有声明的权利之一就是失败的权利。成就是民族之神，在我们的媒体中受到崇拜 —— 身价上百万的运动员、富有的主管人员 —— 因其财富而获得荣耀。年轻人就是在这种强有力的国家信仰的熏陶下长大的。

6、对一个外国人来说，身在美国可能是一段奇特的经历。在7年的海外——4年在法国，3年在波兰 —— 生活后，我和我妻子在一月份回到了美国。从一对杂乱无章的第一印象中，我们就为什么对那些从欧洲来的人们来说美国就是像这样的一个国家，我们汇编了一套从 A 到 Z的解释。我应该在一开始就说明，我是一个英国人，但在弗罗里达州出生的我的妻子丽莎却是个和苹果派般地到的美国人。然而，在我会变得解释中， A 不代表苹果派，他代表雄心（ A m i b i t i on ） 。在旧大陆中人们被告知要知道隐藏的它。在这儿，宣称你在追求老板的职位或这想在30岁以钱赚上一百万，并没有多少不合适。

7、每23分钟。一颗心破碎了。某个人的苦痛冲破她的躯体的束缚，伴着眼泪流出，随着哭声的迸发，反抗这一切抚慰绝望心情的努力。睡眠无法使他逃脱醒来的噩梦 。清晨带来的只是无法挽回的损失。每 23 分钟。

8、遗憾的是，“三脚猫”已经过时。过去如果一女士或先生会唱一点，会画一点或会拉一点小提琴，那就是一种地位的标志。你不必很出色：问题是你很幸运地拥有一份闲情逸致。但是在今天这个充满竞争的社会里我们甚至在业余爱好方面也必须是“专家”才行。

9、1996年由美国人获胜的月球竞赛几乎完全是受政治的驱动。美国和前苏联之间的竞争意味着这两个国家都决心首先将人送到月球上。肯尼迪总统保证美国将赢得这场竞争。作为美国历史上最得民心的总统之一，他激励国民将外空间探索是为美国对其敌人苏联的优越性的终极挑战。美国作为第一个到达月球的国家的成功，以及持续不断的冷战竞赛， 赢得了国民对太空计划的大力支持，所以华盛顿能够支持更多的航天任务。在20世纪70年代，月球再次被访问，无人飞船被送进火星，而且人造飞船也首次被送上将带领它们脱离太阳系的轨道。