The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain 词汇提示 1.beetle 甲壳虫 2.reverend 牧师 3.graveyard 墓地 4.witch 女巫 5.whispered 耳语 原文 Chapter II: Tom and Huck The next day was Sunday. Tom wore his clean Sunday clothes - he hated this! Tom, Sid and Mary always went to Sunday school on Sunday morning. But Tom was not a good student and never listened to the teacher. After Sunday school Tom and his family went to church. This Sunday he had a big black beetle in his pocket. When the Reverend started speaking, Tom took the black beetle out of his pocket. He put it on the floor. There was a little dog in the church. It saw the beetle and wanted to play with it. Suddenly the beetle bit the dog's nose. The little dog barked and everyone looked at it. It jumped and ran after the black beetle. It ran all about the church barking and making a lot of noise. The people in the church laughed silently. Their faces were red. The Reverend continued talking but no one listened to him. Tom was happy because he had an interesting morning in church. On Monday morning Tom did not want to get up. "Get up immediately, Tom, and get ready for school!" Aunt Polly cried. On his way to school Tom met his friend Huckleberry Finn. Huck's father drank whiskey all the time and did not work. Huck had no mother and no home. He lived in the streets and did not go to school. His clothes were old and dirty. He went fishing and swimming when he wanted. Huck was happy. All the mothers of the village hated him because he was lazy and used bad language. All the children of the town liked him very much. They admired him. "Hello, Huckleberry! What's that?" "It's a dead cat," said Huck. "What will we do with it?" asked Tom. "I want to take it to the graveyard after midnight," Huck said, "A dead cat can call ghosts out of their graves." "Really?" asked Tom. "Well, old Mrs Hopkins told me. She's a witch and she knows about these things," said Huck. "Can I come with you?" asked Tom. "Of course! Or are you afraid of ghosts?" asked Huck. "Afraid of ghosts! Of course not!" said Tom , "Come and call me at my window at eleven o'clock tonight." Tom was late for school. The teacher was angry and said, "Thomas Sawyer! Why are you late again?" Suddenly Tom saw a new girl in the classroom. She had blue eyes and long blonde hair. She was very beautiful. Tom looked at her. He was in love! There was a free chair next to her and Tom wanted to sit there. But how? Tom thought quickly and said, "I stopped to talk to Huckleberry Finn." The teacher was very angry. "You know you must never talk to that boy!" The teacher took his stick and hit Tom. The children laughed at Tom. He sat down next to the new girl. He looked at her. Then he drew a picture of a house. "Let me see it," she whispered. Tom put the picture in front of her. "It's nice. Draw a man," she said. Tom drew a man near the house. It was a terrible picture, but the girl liked it. "You draw beautifully. I can't draw," said the girl. "I can teach you after school," said Tom. "Oh, thank you!" "What's your name?" Tom asked. "Becky Thatcher. I know your name. It's Tom Sawyer." That night Tom and Sid were in bed at half past nine. Sid was soon asleep but Tom was not. At eleven o'clock he heard Huck meow. He dressed quickly and went out of the bedroom window. "Let's go!" whispered Huck. He had his dead cat. Tom and Huck walked down the dark road. They walked for about half an hour. The graveyard was on a hill. There were a lot of trees and a lot of graves; everything was dark and scary. The wind made strange noises and dark clouds covered the moon. "Are the ghosts making these noises?" thought Tom. He was afraid but he said nothing. "Now let's find the grave of Hoss Williams," said Huck. They soon found the grave. "Here it is. He died last week," said Huck. "Do you think Hoss Williams can hear us?" asked Tom. "Well, I think his ghost can hear us," said Huck. "Then let's call him Mr Williams," said Tom. "Alright," said Huck, "But everybody called him Hoss." "Sh!" "What is it, Tom?" asked Huck. "Do you hear the noise? Look over there, Huck! Oh, no!" said Tom.

提示 一、每期五个句子，均是从四六级听力真题中选取的长难句。 二、每个句子念三遍女声，一遍男声，再一遍女声。 三、如果觉得语速过快，可以在播放器上调为慢速，多听几遍。 原文 1. A more productive method of encouraging health among employees is to promote healthy behaviors. 鼓励员工保持健康，更有效的方法是鼓励他们养成健康的行为习惯。 2. The second group, however, was told that the phones would interfere with the equipment in the experiment. 第二组则被告知，手机会干扰实验使用的设备。 3. To date, his online page to raise funds has brought in more than 44,000 dollars in a county. 到目前为止，他的在线募捐网页在一个县就筹集到了逾4.4万美元的资金。 4. However, those pieces in the children's bedrooms are copies built to the designs of the architect. 然而，孩子们卧室里的那些家具是参照那位建筑师的设计做的复制品。 5. Forest patches with wild pigs have been found to have considerably reduced plant and animal diversity. 有野猪生活的森林斑块被发现植物和动物多样性大幅减少。

听前提示 一、三遍英文，一遍中文，再一遍英文。 二、从听懂的词入手，理解句子含义。 三、根据中英文意思，听不懂的多听几遍。 词汇提示 1.integrated 集成的 2.influx 涌入 3.bumpy 崎岖的 原文 191. I didn't like rock music at first, but it soon grew on me. 起初我不喜欢摇滚乐，但很快就喜欢上了。 192. This medicine must not be placed within the reach of children. 这种药不能放在孩子们够得着的地方。 193. This factory uses an integrated manufacturing system standardized from parts on through to finished products. 从零部件到成品，这家工厂都采用标准化的一体化生产系统。 194. If you request a further discount, we suggest changing the terms of payment. 如果你方要求更多的折扣，我们建议更改付款条件。 195. We must make the most of our vacation, as it is so short. 我们必须充分利用假期，因为假期是如此的短。 196. The influx of foreign workers has caused a serious housing problem in this area. 外国工人的涌入造成了这个地区严重的住房问题。 197. Chris brought her a present and bravely gave it to her. 克里斯给她带来一份礼物，并勇敢地送给了她。 198. Go easy on Bob. You know, he's been (going) though a rough period recently. 对鲍勃宽容点。你知道，他最近过得很艰难。 199. It's really hard to drive on the bumpy roads around here. 在这一带崎岖不平的道路上开车真的很难。 200. I decided that I was going to work as hard as I can. 我决定要尽我所能地努力工作。

词汇提示 1.spices 香料 2.scarce 罕见的 3.trinkets 首饰 4.interior 内陆 5.crews 工作人员 6.emeralds 翡翠 7.pearls 珍珠 8.immerse 极大的 9.invaded 入侵 10.refining 提纯 11.meteorite 陨石 12.grease 油脂 13.raft 木筏 14.ceremony 仪式 15.perished 死亡 16.desperately 拼命地 原文 The Golden Man ? El Dorado When Christopher Columbus sailed west from Spain in 1492, he was trying to reach the Spice Islands (which today are called Indonesia). Spices were very scarce and valuable in Europe at this time. No one knew that two vast oceans and the American continents lay between Europe and Asia. Columbus did not find spices in America, but he did bring home some gold trinkets. The American Indians wore these as jewelry. Gold, not spices, was to become the biggest motive for exploration. Expeditions into the interior of the Americas were very costly and very risky. Only by promising the authorities huge profits could sailors and soldiers raise money for their expeditions. They also needed to promise rich rewards in order to get followers and crews. If a leader returned to Europe without gold and jewels, he might end up in jail. No wonder the Spanish conquerors were always searching for gold. At first, the Spaniards stayed around the coasts of the Caribbean Sea, but stories of gold in the interior tempted them to explore inland. They asked the Indians where their gold jewelry came from. The Indians would point further inland. They said that a wealthy people lived in the high mountains that traded gold and emeralds for pearls, cotton and shells. The Spanish Emperor had given the rights to exploit present-day Venezuela and Colombia to his German bankers in 1528. So Germans - Dalfinger, Federmann and Hohermuth - led a series of expeditions into the jungles, grasslands and mountains. Meanwhile, Spanish conquerors had found immense riches in gold and silver. Hernando Cortes had captured the Kingdom of the Aztecs in Mexico in 1519. He had sent immense treasures to Europe. Soon after this, Francesco Pizarro began to explore the west coast of South America. In 1531, Pizarro invaded Peru and destroyed the Kingdom of the Incas. Pizarro melted down the gold and silver treasures of the Incas, and sent gold and silver bricks back to Spain. The rush to find more gold became very heated. Rumors came down from the mountains of Colombia about a golden man - el hombre Dorado. There were stories about a king so rich that he wore gold dust instead of a coat. Colombia was the Kingdom of the Chibchas. They were a trading people who traded salt and emeralds for gold, cotton, pearls, and shells. The actual gold did not come from their kingdom. It was found in the mountain rivers, and brought to the Chibchas for refining and metalwork. Several armies converged on Chibcha territory. The first to arrive was the Spaniard Quesada, coming up the Magdalene River from the Caribbean. He found the chief cities of the Chibchas and seized their gold and emeralds. Shortly afterwards, one of Pizarro's captains arrived from Peru and Ecuador. Then the German Federmann arrived from Venezuela. Quesada gave the latecomers some gold and jewels to ease their disappointment. Quesada's men also found out about the Golden Man. High in the mountains was a lake created by a meteorite. The Indians believes that the 'golden god' from the sky now lived at the bottom of the lake. When a new leader of the tribe was elected, he was covered in grease, and fine gold dust was blown over his body so that he appeared to be made of gold. He was taken out to the middle of the lake on a raft. He would jump into the lake, and stay in the water till the gold dust was washed off. It was considered an offering to the god. Gold ornaments were also tossed in the lake. Then the king and his followers would return to the shore. This ceremony was stopped several generations before the Europeans arrived. Many people were unwilling to believe that this was the whole story. They began to search for a golden city hidden in the jungle. Many explorers perished in this search. In their search for gold, the Spanish conquerors destroyed the great Indian civilizations of America. Towns and villages had been ruined, thousands of people killed and wonderful pieces of art melted down. Some Indians believed that gold must be a food that Europeans desperately needed to stay alive. In many cases, the Europeans destroyed the trading and social systems that had produced their wealth. When we think about the great achievements of a few conquerors and explorers, we are also sad about how much death and damage they caused. 翻译 金人？埃尔多拉多 1492年克里斯托弗·哥伦布从西班牙向西航行时，他正试图到达香料群岛（今天称为印度尼西亚）。 当时，香料在欧洲非常稀少和珍贵。 没有人知道欧洲和亚洲之间有两个广阔的海洋和美洲大陆。 哥伦布在美洲没有发现香料，但他确实带回了一些金饰品。 美洲印第安人戴着这些首饰。 黄金，而不是香料，成为勘探的最大动力。 前往美洲内陆的探险费用高昂，风险很大。 只有向当局承诺巨额利润，水手和士兵才能为他们的探险筹集资金。 他们还需要承诺丰厚的奖励，以获得追随者和工作人员。 如果一个领导人返回欧洲时没有黄金和珠宝，他可能会坐牢。 难怪西班牙征服者总是在寻找黄金。 起初，西班牙人住在加勒比海沿岸，但内陆的黄金故事吸引他们探索内陆。 他们问印第安人他们的黄金首饰来自哪里。 印第安人会指向更远的内陆。 他们说，一个富人住在高山上，用黄金和翡翠换取珍珠、棉花和贝壳。 1528年，西班牙皇帝将开采当今委内瑞拉和哥伦比亚的权利授予了他的德国银行家。 因此，德国人-达尔芬格、费德曼和霍尔茅斯-带领一系列探险队进入丛林、草原和山区。 与此同时，西班牙征服者发现了大量的金银。 埃尔南多·科尔特斯于1519年占领了墨西哥的阿兹特克王国。 他把大量的财宝送到了欧洲。 不久之后，弗朗西斯科·皮萨罗开始探索南美洲西海岸。 1531年，皮萨罗入侵秘鲁，摧毁了印加王国。 皮萨罗熔化了印加人的金银财宝，并将金银砖送回西班牙。 寻找更多黄金的热潮变得非常激烈。 哥伦比亚山区传来了关于一个金人的传闻——埃尔·霍姆布雷·多拉多。 有个故事讲的是一个非常富有的国王，他穿着黄金的衣服而不是外套。 哥伦比亚是奇布查王国。 他们是一个贸易民族，用盐和翡翠换取黄金、棉花、珍珠和贝壳。 真正的黄金不是来自他们的王国。 它在山河中被发现，并被带到奇布恰斯进行精炼和金属加工。 几支军队集结在奇布查地区。 第一个到达的是西班牙人奎萨达，从加勒比海来到马格达林河。 他找到了奇布查斯的主要城市，夺取了他们的黄金和翡翠。 不久之后，皮萨罗的一名船长从秘鲁和厄瓜多尔抵达。 然后德国人费德曼从委内瑞拉抵达。 奎萨达给了迟到者一些黄金和珠宝，以缓解他们的失望。 奎萨达的人也发现了金人。 高山上有一个由陨石形成的湖。 印第安人认为，来自天空的“黄金神”现在住在湖底。 当一个新的部落首领被选出来时，他浑身沾满了油脂，细金粉被吹到他的身上，看起来像是金子做的。 他被乘木筏带到湖心。 他会跳进湖里，呆在水里，直到金尘被洗掉。 它被认为是献给上帝的礼物。 金饰也被抛入湖中。 然后国王和他的追随者将返回海岸。 这一仪式在欧洲人到来之前几代人就停止了。 许多人不愿意相信这就是故事的全部。 他们开始寻找隐藏在丛林中的金城。 许多探险家在这次搜寻中丧生。 在寻找黄金的过程中，西班牙征服者摧毁了美洲伟大的印度文明。 城镇和村庄被摧毁，成千上万的人被杀害，精美的艺术品被熔化。 一些印度人认为，黄金必须是欧洲人生存所急需的食物。 在许多情况下，欧洲人破坏了创造他们财富的贸易和社会制度。 当我们想到少数征服者和探险家的伟大成就时，我们也为他们造成的死亡和破坏感到悲伤。

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain 原文 Chapter I: Tom and the Fence "Tom! Tom!" There was no answer. "Where is that boy? Tom!" Aunt Polly looked under the bed but she only found the cat. "Tom!" she cried. Then she heard a noise behind her. A small boy ran past and she stopped him with her hand. "What are you doing, Tom?" she asked. "Nothing." "Nothing. Look at your hand and your mouth. I told you not to eat the jam." "Oh, Aunt Polly, look behind you!" The old lady looked and Tom ran away. Aunt Polly was surprised and then she laughed. "I never learn. Tom always plays tricks on me and I never learn. I love Tom. He's my sister's child - she's dead. But it's not easy to look after him. Tomorrow is Saturday and there's no school. But Tom must work tomorrow. He hates work but he must do it." Tom lived in the small village of St Petersburg with his Aunt Polly, his brother Sid and his sister Mary. The summer evenings were long, and in the evenings Tom liked walking around the village. One evening he saw a big boy in front of him. The boy was a stranger. Tom was surprised because he did not see new people often. This boy had very nice, expensive clothes. "He's got shoes, a new shirt and a tie. And it's not Sunday," Tom thought. "My clothes are old and ugly." Tom looked at him and the big boy looked at Tom. Tom did not like him. Finally he said, "I can beat you!" "Why don't you try?" said the boy. "Well, I can," said Tom. "No, you can't." "Yes, I can." There was silence. "You're afraid," said the boy. "I'm not afraid," said Tom. "Yes, you are." "No, I'm not." There was more silence. Then Tom pushed the boy and the boy pushed Tom. Soon they were on the ground. Tom pulled the boy's hair and hit him hard. They both fought a lot. The big boy was angry and started crying. "Stop," he said, "Stop!" "Now, that will teach you something," said Tom. Tom arrived home late and he was very dirty. When Aunt Polly saw his dirty clothes, she thought, "What can I do with this boy? Well, tomorrow is Saturday, and he must work." Saturday morning was beautiful and sunny. It was summer and the world was happy. Tom sat in front of the fence and looked at it. It was thirty yards long and nine feet high. He was very unhappy. "It's Saturday and I must paint this long fence. All my friends will laugh at me," he thought. He put his long brush in the white paint and started painting. He stopped and looked at his work. Then he continued painting. After a few minutes he had a great idea. He continued painting the fence. He saw his friend Ben Rogers in the street. Ben had an apple in his hand. He came to look at the fence. "You're working for your aunt," said Ben. Tom said nothing. He continued painting. "I'm going swimming but you can't come with me. You're working," said Ben. "Do you call this work?" asked Tom. "Of course it's work. You're painting a fence, "said Ben. "Maybe it's work but maybe it isn't. I like it!" said Tom, "I can swim every day, but I can't paint a fence every day." Ben watched Tom. He painted slowly and carefully. He often stopped and moved back from the fence. He looked at his work and smiled. Ben was suddenly interested in the fence and said, "Let me paint a little, Tom." Tom thought for a moment. "I'm sorry, Ben. Aunt Polly wants me to do it because I'm very good at painting. My brother Sid wanted to do it, but he's not good at painting." "Oh, please, Tom! Please can I paint? I'm good at painting too. Here, you can have some of my apple." "No, Ben, I can't -" "Then take all of my apple!" Tom was happy but he did not smile. He gave Ben the brush and sat down to eat the apple. Tom's other friends came by. At first they laughed at him. But soon they all wanted to paint the fence. Billy Fisher gave Tom a kite and Johnny Miller brought him a dead rat. His other friends gave him an old knife, a cat with one eye, an old blue bottle, an old key and other interesting things. His friends painted the fence and Tom now had a lot of interesting things. He went back home. "Aunt Polly, can I go to play now?" When Aunt Polly saw the beautiful white fence she was very happy. She gave Tom a big apple and said, "Yes, go and play! But don't come home late!"

提示 一、十个句子每个句子念两遍，念完后从头再念两遍。 二、从听懂的词入手，理解句子含义。 三、根据中英文意思，听不懂的多听几遍。 词汇提示 181. But CNN has learned that, due to her husband's guidance, Kate feels she has already adapted to her new life. 但是CNN获悉，由于她丈夫的指导，凯萨琳感觉已经适应了新的生活。 182. Over the past ten years, people have become increasingly aware that they need to change their eating habits. 十年来，人们越来越强烈地意识到需要改变自己的饮食习惯。 183. There is a proverb that goes "time is money", but there is another one that goes "money can't buy you time" 俗话说：一寸光阴一寸金；可俗话又说：寸金难买寸光阴！ 184. My mother speaks French better than my father speaks English, so they usually speak to each other in French. 我母亲的法语比我父亲的英语要好，所以他们通常用法语交流。 185. "Is that Tom calling again?" "Yes. He calls every evening these days. I shouldn't have given him my number." “又是汤姆的电话？” “嗯。最近他每天晚上都会打过来。当时就不该给他我的号码的。” 186. When you do not know if someone really loves you as much as you love him, it is very hard to truly love him. 当你不知道对方是否像你爱着对方一样爱着自己的时候，便很难爱上一个人。 187. So I thought my date, or rather, offline-meeting was going to be just me and her but things aren't that easy. 所以之前我认为我的约会，或者更确切的说，下线后的网聚将只有我和她，但是事情并非那么简单。 188. Borrow and return, then you can borrow again. Borrow and don't return, and then the borrowing gets difficult. 有借有还，再借不难。有借不还，再借就难。 189. Gambling site lets users bet on which species will go extinct because of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. 赌博网站让用户投注在将灭绝的物种上，因为墨西哥湾漏油。 190. In England, parks taking rare breeds of animals as their theme are becoming increasingly popular with people. 在英国，以珍稀物种为主题的公园变得越来越受人们的欢迎。

听前提示 一、三遍英文，一遍中文，再一遍英文。 二、从听懂的词入手，理解句子含义。 三、根据中英文意思，听不懂的多听几遍。 词汇提示 1.phase 阶段 2.take it for granted 想当然的 原文 181. He said that he could smell something burning and that the telephones weren't working. 他说他闻到有东西烧焦的味道，电话坏了。 182. Cancer can be cured easily if it is found in its first phase. 如果癌症在初期发现，就很容易治愈。 183. It'll take me a long time to get over my cold. 我的感冒需要很长时间才能痊愈。 184. Tell those people to back off so that the helicopter can land. 告诉那些人退后，好让直升机降落。 185. Try as you may, you can't do it in a day. 尽管你很努力，但也无法一蹴而就。 186. If I had known about the plan, I could have helped him. 如果我早知道这个计划，我就能帮助他了。 187. I love the taste when I bite into a juicy peach. 我喜欢咬一口多汁桃子的味道。 188. The singer is famous not only in Korea but also in Europe. 这位歌手不仅在韩国很有名，而且在欧洲也很有名。 189. I took it for granted that you knew the whole matter. 我想当然地认为你知道整个事情。 190. These shoes are expensive, and what is more, they are too small. 这双鞋很贵，而且太小了。

词汇提示 1.ample 充足的 2.smashed 撞上 3.iceberg 冰山 4.accommodate 足够的 5.guilt 有罪 6.homicide 谋杀罪 7.prosecution 检方 8.acquitted 无罪释放 9.tarnished 败坏 10.idly 无目的地 11.warehouse 仓库 12.hangar 飞机库 13.justification 正当理由 原文 The Ford Pinto Case Businessmen often complain that their profits are negatively affected by government regulations. On the other hand, history has proven that it is necessary to regulate business in at least one area - public safety. There is ample evidence that consideration for the safety of the public is not always a priority in business decisions. Back in 1912, the Titanic smashed into an iceberg, killing hundreds of people. It was going too fast through a large collection of icebergs, while attempting to set a speed record. Unfortunately, there were not enough lifeboats to accommodate the passengers. Usually when such a tragedy occurs, the company is not found guilty. Instead, safety regulations are enacted for future cases. In the future, ships were ordered to carry a sufficient supply of lifeboats. In 1978, the Ford Motor Company was indicted on the charge of homicide. This was the first time such a charge had been brought against an American corporation. It related to the deaths of three teenage girls who were burned up when their Ford Pinto was hit from behind. The prosecution charged that the Ford Company knowingly manufactured a dangerous car. Behind this story is the pressure on Ford to produce a small car to compete with imported vehicles. The Pinto was rushed into production in spite of warnings that the gas tank was in a dangerous position. It would have cost Ford an additional $11.00 per car to fix the problem. Ford decided not to. Later, Ford produced a cost-benefit analysis to justify their position. Estimating that the faulty design would cause 180 additional deaths, Ford valued these at $200,000 per person. This cost was far less than equipping 12.5 million vehicles with $11.00 protectors. So Ford felt that they had made the right decision. Ford executives were acquitted on the charge of homicide. Nonetheless, Ford had to pay out millions of dollars in out-of-court settlements. These were paid to families who had lost relatives in Pinto accidents. This case shows how far a company will go to protect its profits. For more than eight years, Ford lobbied the government not to tighten safety standards on cars As long as the Pinto was profitable, Ford did not want to change the design. Although Ford made a lot of money on the Pinto, their reputation was tarnished. The Fort Pinto case is one of many which point to the need for governments to set safety standards. No business wants to recall its products, or leave them sitting idly in a warehouse,or expend large sums of money for upgrading and repairs. No airplane company wants to have its planes in the hangar when they could be in the air making money for the corporation. As a result, commercial companies are seldom motivated to look closely at product or service safety. This is especially true today when the "bottom line" in business is seen as a justification for every decision. For this reason, governments have to oversee issues of public safety. Most businesses are too busy working on profits to have much time or concern for doing so. 翻译 福特平托案 商人经常抱怨他们的利润受到政府法规的负面影响。 另一方面，历史证明，有必要至少在一个领域——公共安全——对企业进行监管。 有充分的证据表明，在商业决策中，考虑公众安全并不总是一个优先事项。 早在1912年，泰坦尼克号撞上冰山，造成数百人死亡。 它在试图创下速度纪录的同时，在一大堆冰山中移动得太快了。 不幸的是，没有足够的救生艇容纳乘客。 通常，当此类悲剧发生时，该公司不会被判有罪。 取而代之的是，为未来的案例制定安全法规。 未来，船只被要求携带足够的救生艇。 1978年，福特汽车公司被控谋杀罪。 这是第一次对美国公司提起这样的指控。 这与三名十几岁的女孩的死亡有关，她们的福特平托车在后面被击中时被烧毁。 检方指控福特公司故意制造了一辆危险汽车。 这个故事的背后是福特生产小型汽车以与进口汽车竞争的压力。 尽管有警告称煤气罐处于危险位置，平托车还是被紧急投入生产。 为了解决这个问题，福特每辆车将额外花费11.00美元。 福特决定不这么做。 后来，福特进行了成本效益分析，以证明他们的立场。 据估计，该错误设计将导致180人额外死亡，福特估计这些死亡人数为每人20万美元。 这一成本远低于为1250万辆汽车配备11.00美元的保护装置。 所以福特觉得他们做出了正确的决定。 福特汽车高管被判谋杀罪无罪。 尽管如此，福特不得不支付数百万美元的庭外和解。 这些钱是付给在平托事故中失去亲人的家庭的。 这个案例表明了一家公司将在多大程度上保护其利润。 八年多来，福特一直游说政府不要收紧汽车安全标准 只要平托车能盈利，福特就不想改变设计。 虽然福特在平托车上赚了很多钱，但他们的声誉受损。 福特平托车事件是众多表明政府需要制定安全标准的案件之一。 没有企业愿意召回其产品，或将其闲置在仓库中，或花费大量资金进行升级和维修。 当飞机可以在空中为公司赚钱时，没有一家飞机公司愿意将其飞机停放在机库中。 因此，商业公司很少有动机密切关注产品或服务安全。 今天，当商业中的“底线”被视为每一个决策的理由时，这一点尤其正确。 因此，政府必须监督公共安全问题。 大多数企业都忙于赚取利润，没有太多时间或精力这样做。

提示 1.每期为一篇听力题，每篇裁剪为若干片段，每个片段重复四遍。 2.可以前两遍盲听理解，后两遍根据文字内容精听。 3.根据中英文意思，听不懂的地方多听几遍。 原文 2021.6六级第一套 Conversation Two Today, I'm talking to the renowned botanist, Jane Forster. Thank you for inviting me to join you on the show, Henry. 今天，我将对话著名植物学家简-福斯特。 谢谢你邀请我参加你的节目，亨利。 Recently, Jane, you've become quite a celebrity since the release of your latest documentary. Can you tell us a little about it? 简，自从最近你的最新纪录片发布后，你已经成为一个相当有名的人了，你能和我们分享一下这部纪录片吗？ Well, it follows my expedition to study the vegetation indigenous to the rain forest in equatorial areas of south east Asia. You certainly get to travel to some very exotic locations. 它记录了我对东南亚赤道地区热带雨林的原生植被的研究。 你肯定去了一些非常有异国情调的地方。 It was far from glamorous, to be honest. The area we visited was accessible only by canoe. And the living conditions in the hut were primitive, to say the least. There was no electricity, and our water supply was a stream. 说实话，这远不是什么迷人的地方。我们访问的地区只能通过独木舟进入，而小屋的生活条件也可以说是很原始。没有电，我们的水源是附近的一条小溪。 How were the weather conditions while you were there? The weather was not conducive to our work at all, since the humidity was almost unbearable. 你们在那里的时候，天气状况如何？ 天气完全不利于我们工作，因为湿度太高，简直令人难以忍受。 At midday, we stayed in the hut and did nothing. It was too humid to either work or sleep. How long did your team spend in the jungle? 中午时分，我们就呆在小屋里，什么也不做，天气太潮湿了，既不能工作，也不能睡觉。 你们的团队在丛林里呆了多长时间？ Originally, we planned to be there for a month. But in the end, we stayed for only two weeks. Why did you cut the expedition short？ Halfway through the trip, we received news that a hurricane was approaching. And we had to evacuate at very short notice. 最初，我们计划在那里呆一个月，但最后，我们只呆了两个星期。 你们为什么缩短考察时间？ 行程过半，我们收到了飓风即将来临的消息，我们不得不在短时间内撤走了。 That sounds like a fascinating anecdote. It was frightening. The fastest evacuation route was through river rapids. We had to navigate them carrying all of our equipment. 这听起来是一件引人入胜的轶事。 很吓人的，最快的疏散路线是河流的急流。我们必须带着我们所有的设备在河中穿行。 So overall, was the journey unsuccessful? Absolutely not. We gathered a massive amount of data about the local plant life. 那么总的来说，这次旅行是不成功的吗？ 绝对不是，我们收集了大量关于当地植物的数据。 Why do you put up with such adverse conditions? Botany is an obsession for me. Many of the destinations I visit have stunning scenery, and I get to meet a variety of people from all over the world. 你为什么要忍受如此恶劣的条件？ 我对植物相当着迷，我访问的许多地方的风景都很迷人，而且我还能遇到来自世界各地的形形色色的人。 So where will your next destination be? I haven't decided yet. Then we can leave it for another vacation. Thanks. 那么你的下一个目的地会是哪里？ 我还没决定。 那我们可以把这个问题留到另一个假期，谢谢。 问题： Question 5: What does the man want Jane Forster to talk about? Question 6: Why does the woman describe her experience as far from glamorous? Question 7: Why did the woman and those who went with her end their trip halfway? Question 8: What does the woman think of the journey?

提示 一、十个句子每个句子念两遍，念完后从头再念两遍。 二、从听懂的词入手，理解句子含义。 三、根据中英文意思，听不懂的多听几遍。 词汇提示 1.census 人口普查 2.sumbit 提交 3.organic 有机的 原文 171. According to the latest census, the language's number of speakers appears to be stable, or even increasing. 根据最新的人口普查，语言的发言人人数好像稳定，或者是甚至在上升。 172. "Do you want another cup of coffee?" "Sure,make mine on the small side but be generous with my brother's." “你想另一杯咖啡吗？” “好吧，请给我一杯比较小的，不过给我兄弟比较大的。” 173. I don't have a washing machine at home, and so I have to go to the washing room in order to do the laundry. 因为我家没有洗衣机，我必须去洗衣房洗衣服。 174. On the one hand we suffered a heavy loss, but on the other hand we learned a great deal from the experience. 一方面我们虽然蒙受了损失，但另一方面我们从这次经验中学到了很多。 175. In the U.S., you have the option, when you enter a restaurant, to sit in the smoking or non-smoking section. 在美国，当你进入餐厅时，你可选择坐在吸烟区或是禁烟区。 176. Japan consists of four major islands and over 3,000 small islands, and is about equal to California in area. 日本是由四个大岛和三千多个小岛组成的，面积和加州差不多。 177. All that time the things granddad had said, like the sound of flies flying round a melon, buzzed in my head. 一直以来爷爷曾经说过的事，像苍蝇绕着瓜飞的声音，在我的脑海里嗡嗡地响着。 178. Don't change sentences that are correct. You can, instead, submit natural-sounding alternative translations. 请勿更改没有错误的句子。请添加一个新的更自然的翻译。 179. I've heard it said that English is for making money, French for making love, and Spanish for praying to God. 我听说英语是用来赚钱的，法语是用来做爱的，西班牙语是用来祈求上帝的。 180. Some people only buy organic food; they think that in this way their body will not be damaged by pollutants. 一些人只买有机的食物，他们认为这样可以使他们的健康不受污染的损害。

听前提示 一、三遍英文，一遍中文，再一遍英文。 二、从听懂的词入手，理解句子含义。 三、根据中英文意思，听不懂的多听几遍。 词汇提示 1.alternative 另选的 2.packed to capacity 挤得满满的 3.convert 转换 4.file 文件 原文 171. If you wish us to reserve an alternative room, please let us know immediately. 如果您需要我们另订一间房，请马上通知我们。 172. When you compare this dictionary with that one, you can easily see which is better. 当你把这本词典和那本相比较时，就很容易看出哪一本更好。 173. All the coaches of the train were packed to capacity ten minutes before it started. 火车开动前十分钟，所有的车厢都挤得满满的。 174. On behalf of the company, I would like to express our hearty thanks to you all. 我谨代表公司向大家表示衷心的感谢。 175. If it had not been for your help, I would have lost the game. 如果没有你的帮助，这场比赛我就输了。 176. It was such a nice day that we decided to have a picnic. 天气这么好，我们决定去野餐。 177. This textbook, having been printed in haste, has a lot of printing mistakes. 这本教科书印刷仓促，印刷错误很多。 178. I met with an old friend of mine at the station. 我在车站遇见了一位老朋友。 179. Could you convert this file into a Windows compatible file and re-send it? 你能把这个文件转换成Windows兼容的文件并重新发送吗？ 180. There is a little wine left in the bottom of the glass. 杯子的底下还剩下一点酒。

词汇提示 1.cattle ranches 养牛场 2.refining 精炼 3.synthetic 人工合成的 4.rugged 崎岖的，粗犷的 5.armored 有装甲的 6.lizard 蜥蜴 7.cacti 仙人掌 8.distinct 独特的 9.thriving 兴旺 原文 Texas The state of Texas is famous for having the biggest and best of everything. Before Alaska became a state, Texas was the largest American state. It was also famous for its huge cattle ranches. Cotton is a major crop, but much of the wealth comes from oil and gas. People think of Texans as being wealthy because there have been lots of cattle and oil millionaires. In the late nineteenth century, Texas cattlemen used to drive their herds north to Kansas. There a train to the east shipped the cows. Eventually, the railroad came to Texas and the great cattle drive stopped. By then, many Texans owned large ranches and were quite wealthy. In the twentieth century, oil has made many Texans wealthy. Oil refining has led to chemical industries and synthetic products. Most Texans now live in cities. Many oil companies have their headquarters in Dallas. Other large manufacturing cities are Houston, Corpus Christi, Fort Worth and Austin, which is the Capital of Texas. Several cities, such as San Antonio and El Paso, have a strong Spanish influence. This dates back to the first Spanish visitors in the sixteenth century. The old mission at San Antonio is famous as the Alamo, where an important battle for Texas independence was fought. Texas is a huge area with mountains, deserts, prairies, rivers and islands. The rugged beauty of its grasslands and deserts attracts many tourists. For a state that is mostly dry, Texas has a remarkable variety of wildflowers in the spring. Its animals and birds differ from other parts of the U.S.A. Texas has the armored insect eater, the Armadillo;the swift running bird, the Roadrunner; prairie dogs, jackrabbits, kangaroo rats, wild pigs, horned lizards，and one hundred species of snakes! As might be expected also, it has many beautiful kinds of cacti and other desert plants. At its largest, Texas is more than 600 miles wide by 600 miles long. Such a large area develops a distinct culture of its own. And Texans are widely recognized by their accent and manner of speaking, their attitudes and interests and their sense of independence and self-reliance. Texas is also known for its beautiful women, who regularly win national beauty contests. Its men have a reputation for being rugged, for not talking more than they have to and for being straightforward and honest. Although many people think of cowboys and Indians when they think of Texas,it is a center for high-tech industries. The American space program has its headquarters in Houston, and Mission Control Center is there. Texas is also an important manufacturer of computers and other high tech products. Oil production is still important in Texas,but it ranks third as a source of revenue behind manufacturing and tourism. The colorful history of Texas and its wonderful scenery contribute to a thriving tourist industry. Texas is also an important business and financial area. Yes, even though times have changed, Texans proudly maintain that their state still has the biggest and the best of everything. 翻译 得克萨斯州 德克萨斯州以拥有最大和最好的一切而闻名。 在阿拉斯加成为一个州之前，德克萨斯州是美国最大的州。 它还以其巨大的养牛场而闻名。 棉花是一种主要作物，但大部分财富来自石油和天然气。 人们认为德克萨斯人很富有，因为那里有很多养牛业和石油业的百万富翁。 19世纪末，得克萨斯州的养牛人曾驱赶牛群北上堪萨斯州。 有一列火车向东运送奶牛。 最终，铁路开到了德克萨斯州，大规模的养牛活动停止了。 到那时，许多德克萨斯人拥有大牧场，相当富有。 在二十世纪，石油使许多德克萨斯人变得富有。 炼油已发展成化学工业和合成产品。 大多数德克萨斯人现在住在城市。 许多石油公司的总部设在达拉斯。 其他大型制造业城市有休斯顿、科珀斯克里斯蒂、沃思堡和德克萨斯州首府奥斯汀。 圣安东尼奥和埃尔帕索等几个城市都受到西班牙的强烈影响。 这可以追溯到16世纪第一批西班牙游客。 圣安东尼奥的老使命以阿拉莫而闻名，在那里为德克萨斯州的独立进行了一场重要战役。 德克萨斯州是一个幅员辽阔的地区，有山脉、沙漠、大草原、河流和岛屿。 草原和沙漠的崎岖之美吸引了许多游客。 德克萨斯州的大部分地区是干旱的，春天有各种各样的野花。 它的动物和鸟类与美国其他地区不同。 德克萨斯州有装甲食虫动物犰狳；快跑的鸟，跑路的人；草原犬、大野兔、袋鼠、野猪、角蜥蜴和一百种蛇！ 正如所料，这里有许多美丽的仙人掌和其他沙漠植物。 德克萨斯州最大，宽600多英里，长600英里。 这么大的一个地区形成了自己独特的文化。 德克萨斯人的口音和说话方式、态度和兴趣以及独立和自力更生的意识得到了广泛认可。 德克萨斯州也以其美女而闻名，她们经常赢得全国选美比赛。 它的男人以粗犷、不言不语、直截了当和诚实著称。 虽然很多人一想到德克萨斯州就会想到牛仔和印第安人，但它是高科技产业的中心。 美国太空计划的总部设在休斯顿，任务控制中心也在那里。 德克萨斯州也是计算机和其他高科技产品的重要制造商。 石油生产在德克萨斯州仍然很重要，但作为收入来源，它排在制造业和旅游业之后的第三位。 德克萨斯州丰富多彩的历史和美丽的风景为繁荣的旅游业做出了贡献。 德克萨斯州也是一个重要的商业和金融区。 是的，尽管时代变了， 得克萨斯人自豪地认为，他们的州仍然拥有最大和最好的一切。