英语学习(2013年第9期)（图文版）pdf/doc/txt格式电子书下载

书名：英语学习(2013年第9期)（图文版）pdf/doc/txt格式电子书下载

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作者：侯毅凌著

出版社：外语教学与研究出版社

出版时间：2013-09-01

书籍编号：30199108

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正文语种：中文

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所属分类：外语学习-英语读物

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阡陌 选编

\"There\'s all kinds of people that need that kind of help, and I don\'t think anybody is better at providing it than GLIDE.\"

——“股神”沃伦·巴菲特（Warren Buffet）是美国亿万富翁、全球知名的投资商，他的慈善午餐拍卖（Charity Lunch Auction）每年都会吸引世人的目光。近几年，该拍卖活动的成交价格一直都维持在150万美元以上，去年更是创了历史最高纪录。而今年6月初，这场午餐拍卖在eBay网站竞拍结束，意外遭遇“大缩水”，一位匿名竞投者仅以100.01万美元拔得头筹，还不及去年中标价的1/3。拍卖午餐的善款全部捐赠给旧金山的格莱德基金会（GLIDE）。该基金会致力于向穷人提供食物、住房和就业培训等服务。今年是格莱德基金会50周年纪念。巴菲特在过去的十多年里为其募得善款超过1,500万美元。基金会创始人Cecil Williams称赞说：“Thanks to his vision, our ongoing partnership with eBay, and the generosity of the winning bidders, we\'ve been able to provide unconditional support to our neediest neighbors and help people regain control of their lives.” 据悉，这名幸运的中标者可与7名朋友一起与巴菲特共进午餐，地点仍旧在纽约市最著名的“史密斯与沃伦斯凯”牛排馆（Smith &Wollensky），那里供应巴菲特最喜欢的奥马哈牛排。

\"I want to break that cycle where a father is not at home—where a father is not helping to raise that son or daughter. I want to be a better father, a better husband, a better man.\"

——“我希望能打破父亲不顾家和不养育子女的做法，我想当个好父亲、好丈夫和好男人。”今年五月，奥巴马在参加莫尔豪斯学院毕业典礼时发表了讲话，他寄语大学毕业生要有个人担当，强调男人要承担个人与事业上的责任。奥巴马提到自己年幼时父亲弃家而去，他发誓自己要当一名好男人。

\"School cancelled due to great weather! Wahooo!\"

—— 美国华盛顿州贝灵汉小学的网站上出现了一条难以置信的通知，称因为天气实在太好，学校放假一天。这是不是有点匪夷所思？不过校长的理由也很充分：“to give students a chance to enjoy the weather and re-energize”。的确，在华盛顿州，阳光明媚的天气实在难得，与其让学生们坐在教室里看着外面的阳光daydreaming，还不如索性让他们尽情享受这绝好的天气。这位校长的做法是真正意义上的“以人为本”吧！

\"And because my baby isn\'t too good at long working hours, if I get 15 minutes [of shots] I\'ve had a good day.\"

——瑞典一位摄影师老爸（Emil Nyström）给他的宝贝拍了一系列“惊心动魄”的精彩照片。相片中宝宝或是抓着绳子在飞机后面飞，或是直接悬在空中，还有和大猩猩一起玩香蕉皮的画面，十分搞怪，让人忍俊不禁。如今时尚爸妈们总是想用自己独特的方式记录下孩子成长的点滴，不过这还是需要花费一番心思的。这位老爸表示，给一个小婴儿拍照可不是轻而易举的事，“因为我的宝宝可不适合长时间工作，所以每天能够花15分钟拍摄，已经是不错的了。”

\"There are two noble things in life: one to do charity; and other to look after your body.\"

——现年102岁的福瑞·辛格（Fauja Singh）是世界上最长寿的马拉松运动员。辛格由于天生缺陷，5岁时才学会走路，80岁时遭遇丧妻丧子之痛的打击，然而他因为发现了跑步的乐趣而重拾生活的信心，并一直保持着健康乐观的生活状态和对跑步的热爱。这对我们这些整天忙忙碌碌、很少顾及生活本身和健康身体的人来说无疑是一个很好的提醒。在辛格的眼中“人生中有两件高尚的事：做慈善和照顾好自己的身体。”身体是革命的本钱，健康身体和快乐心情就是我们对世界、对每一天的时光最好的贡献。

\"The world has had a great experience of dealing with rapid population growth. World population doubled between 1960 and 2000, roughly. World food supply more than doubled over that time period.\"

——据联合国6月13日最新报告预计，世界人口到2025年将从72亿增长至81亿，到2050年世界人口将达96亿。印度将成为第一人口大国。联合国经济和社会事务部人口司司长约翰·威尔莫斯说：人口增长给世界带来了挑战，但无需恐慌。但是，有两个极端的情况值得担忧：贫困国家人口增长过快，而富裕国家人口正在下降和趋于老龄化。威尔莫斯在新闻发布会上说道：“关于如何应对人口急剧增长这一问题，现有的世界经验已经很丰富了。世界人口在1960年至2000年之间大约翻了一番，而这期间世界食物供应则增长了两倍以上。”

蝶翼文丛

【 I 】
A Bunch of Blarney
雄辩之才
By Kat Wang
∷郭小华 注


Hi readers! Call me Kat. I\'m a writer and reader enthusiast; a native Harbin-er; a current tech geek in the Silicon Valley; an unapologetic food-lover and sojourner. Above all, I\'m a romantic. If you\'ve read my other stories—Been There, Done That or my previous ELL column—I\'m sure you know what I\'m talking about. My goal in writing, especially writing for you, is to bring a bit of happiness. As Roger Ebert spelled out: \"We must try to contribute joy to the world. That is true no matter what our problems, our health, our circumstances. We must try.\" So, keep calm, and read on!
在爱尔兰的布拉尼小镇，有一座有着六百多年历史的布拉尼城堡，城堡南墙城垛下有一块世界闻名的“巧言石”，据传说，谁亲吻了它就会得到雄辩口才，变得口齿伶俐、能言善辩，但要想吻到它必须把头垂下。即便伟大的温斯顿·丘吉尔也曾为它低下高贵的头颅。它果真如此神奇吗？


Eloquence. What is it? Is it to speak beautifully? Where do you get it? Through years of training? Do you have it when you stop speaking a language, and the language starts speaking to you?
\"Fàilte,\" said the flight attendant, welcoming our sleep-deprived cabin to Dublin. The Boeing bumped to a stop on the runway. The attendant\'s voice softened to a whisper as I looked outside of my little window. I was in Ireland—the Emerald Isle.


布拉尼城堡

I had about a week in Ireland to spend on a few meetings, attend a conference, and grab some Irish culture. But, my personal goal was to find the Blarney Stone—a slab of rock lored to bestow the kisser the gift of gab.

I spent a few days in the city center, ushered from one meeting to another. At every stop, I met several new and friendly faces—a taxi driver, a local politician, a hotel pianist. Despite their different backgrounds, one thing remained true of all of them and everyone else I encountered in Ireland—they made you feel at home.

They told you about life as they know it—with solid doses of frankness and dashes of wit. The taxi driver was a national dart champion for Ireland several years ago. The politician explained to me the term \"daylight robbery\", which apparently originated from the window tax levied by the British government. The pianist, in his prime, had made several trips to the US, performing in a scrappy folk band.

Complete strangers on the street met my eye and said hello. They looked at me quizzically as I looked around in surprise. Are you saying hello to me? Do I know you? It took some getting used to.
Had they all kissed the mystical Blarney Stone?
I needed to find out. So, I rented a car and drove on th

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