TheLexus
Averysuccessfullawyerparkedhisbrand-newLexusinfrontofhisoffice,readytoshowitofftohiscolleagues.Ashegotout,atruckpassedtoocloseandcompletelytoreoffthedooronthedriver'sside.The
lawyerimmediatelygrabbedhiscellphone,dialed911,andwithinminutesapolicemanpulledup.
Beforetheofficerhadachancetoaskanyquestions,thelawyerstartedscreaminghysterically.HisLexus,whichhehadjustpickedupthedaybe...[
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Lesson48Thesilentvillage沉默的村莊
Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.
聽錄音,然後回答以下問題。
Whywasthevillagesilent?Inthismuch-travelledworld,therearestillthousandsofplaceswhichareinaccessibletotourists.Wealwaysassumethatvillagersinremoteplacesarefriendlyandhospitable.Butpeoplewhoarecutoffnotonlyfromforeigntourists,butevenfromtheirowncountrymencanbehostiletotravel...[
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Lesson47Toohighaprice?代價太高?
Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.
Pollutionisthepricewepayforanoverpopulated,overindustrializedplanet.Whenyoucometothinkaboutit,thereareonlyfourwaysyoucandealwithrubbish:dumpit,burnit,turnitintosomethingyoucanuseagain,attempttoproducelessofit.Wekeeptryingallfourmethods,buthesheervolumeofrubbishweproduceworldwidethreatenstooverwhelmus.
Rubbish,h...[
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讀:NCEIII47代價太高?由梅石瑩玉於2009-01-1418:54:08
Sogreatisourpassionfordoingthingsforourselves,thatwearebecomingincreasinglylessdependentonspecializedlabour.Noonecanpleadignoranceofasubjectanylonger,forthesearecountlessdo-it-yourselfpublications.Armedwiththerighttoolsandmaterials,newlywedsgailyembarkonthetaskofdecoratingtheirownhomes.Men,particularly,spendhoursoftheirleisuretimeinstallingt...[
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謝謝YUGONG的原帖;-)
Pumasarelarge,cat-likeanimalswhicharefoundinAmerica.WhenreportscameintoLondonZoothatawildpumahadbeenspottedforty-fivemilessouthofLondon,theywerenottakenseriously.However,astheevidencebegantoaccumulate,expertsfromtheZoofeltobligedtoinvestigate,forthedeionsgivenbypeoplewhoclaimedtohaveseenthepumawereextraordinarilysimilar.
Thehuntforthepumabeganinasmallvillagewhereawoma...[
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