大学体验英语综合教程3lead-in.doc

Book 3 Lead-inUnit 2 Each year the respective Nobel Committees send invitations to thousands of scientists, members of academies and university professors around the world ,asking them to nominate（提名） candidates for the Nobel Prizes for the coming year.These prize nominations must reach the respective Nobel Committees of the prize-awarding institutions before February 1 of the year for which the nomination is being made. The prize-awarding institution for the Physics and Chemistry awards is the Swedish Academy of Sciences.The nominations received by each committee are then evaluated with the help of specially appointed experts. When the committees have presented their recommendations to the prize-awarding institutions, a vote is taken for the final choice of Laureates（获奖者）. The choice of that years Laureates is announced immediately after the vote in October each year.The prize are awarded at the Prize Awarding Ceremony at the Concert Hall in Stockholm, Sweden, on December 10 (the Anniversary of Alfred Nobels death). At the Prize Awarding Ceremony in Stockholm, the King of Sweden hands each Laureate a diploma and a medal. The Ceremony is followed by a banquet at the Stockholm City Hall for about 1300 people, including 250 students. Unit 3Let me now share my six business success “secrets” with you: 4 There must be a willingness to take risks. You should not risk more than you can afford to lose, but you cant afford not to take certain business risks. 3 Keeping a tight control on expenses - while at the same time avoiding being “penny wise and pound foolish,” is a wise business practice. 6 The businessperson should always look for ways to improve their goods and services, as well as ways to increase efficiency and expand their marketing reach. 2 Marketing is everything. Marketing is the key to letting the world know about your products and services. There have been many products that had great sales potential, but have failed owing to poor marketing. 1 Provide more and better products and services, to larger numbers of people, at less cost. 5 An entrepreneur must deliver good quality products and services and support them with a responsible attitude toward shortcomings and faulty products. Related to that is good customer service. Ive just revealed a handful of universal principles of business success. If you apply them, they can contribute toward your own business success.Unit 4 ThenewsthatasheepinScotlandhasbeensuccessfullyclonedgotmewondering.Whatgoodwoulditbetoclonehumans?WhatwouldIdowithacloneofmyself?ThenithitmethatIcouldhavemyclonegointoworkformewhileIwentouthiking,biking,skiing,etc.!Ireallycouldbeintwoplacesatonce.Butwaitaminute.IfthatswhatIwoulddowithmyclone,howdoIknowthatImnotaclonemyself?Whatiftheoriginalmehadhimselfclonedandsenttheclone(thatis,me)intodohisworkforhim?Thisexplainsalot:allthosemysteriouschecksIfindinmybankstatementeverymonth(withmysignature)butdontrememberwriting,whymywifedoesntseemtonoticewhenIvebeenoutoftown,allthosetrafficticketsIhavetopaybutswearIneverreceivedinthefirstplace.whymyfriendssaythingslike,IthoughtIsawyououtskiinglastweek,whenIknowIwasatwork,whyIkeepgettingfinesforoverduebooksat thelibrary,whenIonlycheckoutCDs,theunexplainedchargestomycreditcard(theonewithmypictureonit)fromLondon,Paris,NewYork.Icanonlyhopetheoriginalmenevergetssentencedtoprison.Unit 5 Thepurposeofeducationisnotonlytotrainyoungstersfortheemploymentmarket,buttopreparethemfortomorrowssociety.Becauseoftherapidlychangingworld,onecanarguethatchangeswillbecontinuous,whichwillmakelifelonglearningnecessaryforthosewhoexpecttohandlethechangessuccessfully.Whilesomemayarguethattheireducationcommencedwhentheybeganschoolandconcludedwhentheycompletedit,modernrealitysuggeststhateducationisalifelongprocess,andtheclassroomismerelythebeginningoftheeducationprocess.Theverynatureofitsdefinitionimpliesthateducationislifelong. Lifelongeducationbuildsonandaffectsallexistingeducationalproviders,andextendsbeyondtheformaleducationalproviderstoincludeallbodiesandindividualsinvolvedinlearningactivities.Lifelongeducationmeansenablingpeopletolearnatdifferenttimes,indifferentways,fordifferentpurposesatvariousstagesoftheirlivesandcareersUnit 6Ioftenfindmyselftryingtoexplaintheattractiontravelingholdsforme.Traveling,accordingtomanypeople,isoftenuncomfortableandeven,atleastsometimes,dangerous.Butonebenefitoftravelingisthatitcreatesaperfectatmospherefortheobservationoflife,anenvironmentthatcanleadtobetterunderstandingandenlightenment.Manywonderfulpeopleandplaceslieontheroadahead.Thefactthatthereareobstaclesaswellonlymakesthejourneymorerewarding.Mylifeandmymemorieswillbeenrichedafterencounteringthesepeopleandplaces.Thatsaprettybigbenefit!OfcourseIcouldalsoenrichmylifewithouttravelingveryfaratall,butthereissomethingaboutforeignlandsthatprovidesanadditionalfascination.Ithinkmostnon-travelersaresimplytoodistractedbythingssuchaswork,home,andfriendstodevotetheirfullattentiontoobservationoflife.ImmoreobservantwhenImontheroadandtherefore,morealive.Italktomorepeopleandlistentothemcarefully.Ikeenlynoticeeverythingaboutmystrangenewenvironment.Iseealotofhumorthatcancompensateforthemiseryofmovingabout.Unit 7 Depending on the drug, many people report the feelings like happiness, confidence,or peace when they take drugs. But even when theyre feeling these things, theres a sense that its not real, that the happiness is going to disappear any moment. And unfortunately in most cases these feelings are followed by depression, anxiety, guilt, embarrassment, loneliness, and a yearning for more drugs. Generally, drugs interfere with the nervous systems basic functions. Sometimes they alter the muscles and how they function too. Besides, almost all drugs can make it tougher to sleep. Some drugs can cause immediate death, and some can give even healthy people a heart attack on the spot. Using drugs over and over for a long period of time can cause lots of medical problems, from lung cancer to liver problems to brain damage.In addition to the physical problems, drugs cause major long-term brain issues. Depression is a serious problem for many addicts. Also, they can really hurt people. Drug addicts almost without exception start to tell lies, steal money for drugs,sometimes even get violent with people they love. Their biggest ambition becomes getting high, instead of setting high goals. Unit 8 Wars between states have become less frequent. But in the last decade internal wars have claimed more than 5 million lives, and driven even more people from their homes. At the same time weapons of mass destruction continue to cast their shadow of fear. The threat of deadly conflict must be tackled at every stage : Pursuing arms reductions. The Secretary-General urges Member States to controls small arms transfers more rigorously; and to re-commit themselves to reducing the dangers both of existing nuclear weapons and of further proliferation. Strengthening peace operations. While traditional