阅读理解精炼(英文)

Cheating The income-tax deadline approaches and some taxpayers’thoughts turn to it. Test time approaches and some students turn to it. “You want something you can’t get by behaving within the rules, and when you want it badly enough, you’ll do it regardless of any guilt or deep regret, and you’re willing to run the risk of being caught.”That’s how Ladd Wheeler, psychology professor at the Univer-sity of Rochester in New York, defines cheat- ing. Many experts believe cheating is on th…     

＂愚蠢＂法规

Do you know all the laws in your country？ What about America？ America has some incredible laws. Do you know that in the state of Alabama it＇ s illegal for donkeys to sleep in bathtubs？ Yes, that＇s it. You are prohibited from taking your pet donkey and placing him in the bath in order to wash him. This is the start of a new mini-series on some of America＇s dumbest laws. Here are some from Alabama, Alaska and Arizona （US English spelling）     

你对居住环境满意吗？

Photos and interviews by Georgie ＆ Danielle I think the best thing about living in Madrid is the excellent public transport system they have here. Erm, I like where I live, it＇ s in Tralee, southwest of Ireland it＇ s very near the beach, so you can get to the beach anytime you want.     

眼睛识别

Soon computers and other machines will be able to remember you by looking at your eyes! The program works because everyone＇s eyes are different. So in the future you won＇t have to remember a secret code （密码 ） when you want to use a machine or take money out of a bank. You＇ll just have to look at the machine and it will be able to tell who you are.     

幽默与笑话

Peculiar Order
A visitor at a seaside hotel called over the head waiter at breakfast one morning and said： ＂I want two boiled eggs, one of them so undercooked it＇s runny, and the other so overcooked it＇s tough and hard to eat. Also grilled bacon that has been left on the plate to get cold; burnt toast that crumbles away as soon as you touch it With a knife; butter straight from the deep freeze so that it＇s impossible to spread; and a pot of very weak coffee, lukewarm.＂     

热身操

Hi! I＇m Dora. Do you want to zoom up to the moon with Boots and me？ Let＇s do it!     

骑驴找马——谋划第二事业6绝招

While many of these work transitions involve following a dream or a calling. you don＇t want to get caught up in the romance of it all. ＂There is a blitheness that all you have to do is embrace your passion and the rest happens magically,＂ Freedman says. ＂It＇s not that easy. You don＇t open the doors to your bed-and-breakfast and the cheering crowds arrive.＂ Here are six key steps to planning your next career.     

Lerrn to Change

If your life feels like it is lacking the power that you want and the motivation that you need, sometimes all you have to do is shift your point of view. By training your thoughts to concentrate on the bright side of things, you are more likely to have the incentive to follow through on your goals. You are less likely to be held back by negative ideas that might limit your performance.     

如何随时随地和别人交谈

I never wanted to be anything but a broadcaster, a talker. And for 40 years, I＇ve been doing just that. To me, the ability to talk well is one of the great pleasures in life and can bring with it some of life＇s greatest rewards, I＇m not saying it＇s always easy. The vast majority of people would rather jump out of an airplane without a parachute than sit next to someone they＇ve never met at a dinner party. But the more you work at it, the easier it will be. To get you started, here are my five basic ingredients for learning how to talk to anyone, anytime, anywhere.     

游说的是与非

When was the last time you did a bit of lobbying？ We all lobby at some point in our lives： persuading a work subordinate to do something, convincing a friend to go along with an idea of yours, talking a partner into buying something... Lobbying is all about trying to get people to do the things that you want them to do through the careful construction of logical arguments. But when lobbying involves big business it＇s seen as controversial.     

Mother Imagery Analysis of Jamaica Kincaid＇s Lucy

The mother-daughter issue is a common topic throughout many of Jamaica Kincaid＇s novels. Annie Potter, Lucy＇s mother has great influence on Lucy＇s thoughts and acdon. The author not only uses it to explore the complex tension between mothers and daughters, but also uses it to represent the strained relations between colonized region and colonial power. The image of Lucy＇s mother is really worth exploring.     

Get Attention with a Balanced Resume Objective

When it conies right down to it, employers considering candidates for a job really only want to know two things: What do you offer in the way of education, experience and skills? What sort of job are you looking for? Do your career goals match the job that's available?One of the best ways to answer these questions is with an objective statement at the beginning of your resume. Simply put, an objective concisely tells prospective employers what you want in a job and what you can bring to an organization. You may have heard that some employers don't want to see an objective on your resume. It's true. But for every hiring manager who says something like this:     

The Comparison and Contrast of Skopostheorie and Baker’s Equivalence Translation Approach

Equivalence can be said to be the central issue in translation although its different approaches have caused heated controversy.However,as early as the 1970s,the Skopostheorie emerged in Germany,and it seemed to challenge the equivalence theories.Although Nida and some linguistics raised some negative problems of this theory,it still rapidly became famous around the world,This article will mainly compare and analyse Skopostheorie and Baker’s translation equivalence approach.First,it will give a simple overview of these two approaches.Second,it will discuss the relevant strengths and weaknesses of these two approaches in relation to their usage.Finally,it will discuss combining these two approaches in the same translation.     

测一测：你是职场恶霸吗？

1. There＇ s a new employee just arrived in the office. What do you say to him？ a） Here, I＇ll show you around and introduce you to everyone. b） I＇ m the boss here and don＇t forget it, Now go and make some teat2. A junior colleague comes to you for help understanding a document. What do you say？     

On the cause of university students＇ cheating phenomenon from the perspective of Albert Bandura＇s reciprocal determinism

In recent years, ＂cheating＂ becomes a prevalent social phenomenon among the university students, which result in a bad influence to the quality of higher education, to the healthy growth of the university students, and to the social morale. To solve this problem, the key is to scoop out the root reason and get rid of it thoroughly. The emergence of cheating comes from various reasons, this paper is supposed to make an objective, systematic and dialectic analysis basing on Albert Bandura＇s reciprocal determinism.     

5 Tips for English Learning

1. How do you memorize new words? New words should be mastered in several ways. First, pronunciation, if you want to pro- nounce the word correctly, you'd better listen to it first and practice it again and again by imitation. Second, spelling, if you want to memorize the word how to spell, you'd better learn some knowledge     

Don’t Ever Forget to Repeat!

In a sales company, the boss said to one of his employees, ＂The main remember is repetition, repetition and repetition! That＇s the key! If you have a thing to product to sell, keep harping on it in every way possible. Repeat it; cram it down people＇s throats. Even make yourself sickening and repulsive if you have to, but don＇t ever forget to repeat, repeat and repeat. It＇s the only way to get resuhs and sell our products!＂     

测一测：你很自我吗？

1. You＇ve just entered a bar with some friends. What do you do？ a） I ask everyone what they want, and go and order the drinks. b） I rush up to the bar and get myself a drink quickly, 2. A work colleague has just found out that he has a terrible illness. How do you react？ a） I tell him how sorry I am, and ask if he＇ d like to talk about it. I also offer my assistance for anything he may need. b） I tell him how I＇ve been feeling a bit ill recently too. 3. What＇ s your favourite topic of conversation？ a） Whatever anyone else wants to talk about--the latest news, a bit of celebrity gossip, anything really. b） Me!     

5 Tips for English Learning

1. How do you memorize new words? New words should be mastered in several ways. First, pronunciation, if you want to pronounce the word correctly, you‘d better listen to it first and practice it again and again by imitation. Second, spelling if you want to metmorize the word,you‘d better learn some knowledge for word building and pronmctation rules,Third,meaning and use,     

Abstracts of Major Papers in Issue

Criticism and Transcendence： Master-slave Dialectic from a Historical Materialism View by LI Zhen-yuan, CHENG He-xiang p. 5
It is purely a misinterpretation that some scholars unscramble ＇ masters turned into slaves, and slaves turned into masters＇ from the master-slave dialectic. Based on the historical materialism, analyzing the master-slave dia- lectic from the perceptual activity and historical perspective will break the philosophy myth of master-slave relations inversion. According to Hegel＇s formulation, the slaves did not really take the risk of losing their lives to achieve their freedom, but threw themselves into the lap of stoicism, skepticism and Christianity, and so did not ＇ turn into masters＇. As one of the most profound and sacred thoughts of young Hegel, the topics of Desire, Recognition, Death and Labor in the ＂master-slave dialectic＂ all become important thought resources for the future generations.