大学英语短篇

Unit 2 Despite the vast amount of data available for us to download from the worldwide web we still face a problem in how to make the best use of it Data on its own has limitations It is only when her secrets The evolution if science shows this clearly with many of the most than simply gathering more facts In short half the answer lies in thinking up the right question Unit 3 To my mind in any analysis of the professions few can match teaching One needs to be energetic certainly for occasionally it seems one hardly has time to catch his breath It can mean staying up late in order to get lessons prepared on time Nonetheless I am convinced that the work is more stimulating than that of my administrative colleagues I certainly would not wish even though the pay is higher With teaching the pace of life is more varied allowing greater time for reflection and research Yet most of all it is the chance to see the spark of a fresh idea taking hold in a student s mind that is the most rewarding aspect of the job repaying all one s efforts Unit 4 It is difficult not to be affected by the tale of Sarah Morris While her physical conditions made it difficult to interpret her speech from her writing it would be impossible to spot that she suffers from such a severe handicap Writing slowly with the help of a pointer fastened to her head her maximum writing speed is no more than eight words per minute Yet she still manages to write extensively on the team she grew up following Straining her neck in the gloom of her room surrounded by her computer equipment and a TV set she has managed to rise above her situation against all the odds Unit 5 I recall that it was something of an embarrassment to have my son find me so upset on that Wednesday long ago He had come home expecting to have the place all to himself only to find me there frantic with worry about my job I had assumed that I could master typing in just a few sessions but it took much longer than I had expected Try as I might it seemed I just could not catch on to it in time I suppose I should have enrolled on a correspondence course as I did when learning to run the nursery but by then it was too late I felt helpless and the tension at work was becoming too much to bear so in the end I just had to accept defeat and change jobs Not that I gave up wanting to type I went on practicing and eventually mastered Unit 1 Fate is sometimes not very kind to policemen like myself Take as an example the recent trial in which I was involved When I arrested the young lad I had felt sure he was guilty I had been following him around for a couple of hours and he conducted himself suspiciously He had been wandering about and it seemed to me that he was looking for an opportunity to steal When I arrested him his casual manner only served to confirm my suspicions I thought I had at last caught the thief who had been troubling the area for so long However my joy was only temporary When I saw the brilliant solicitor the boy s father had hired to defend him I knew we didn t stand a chance It turned out that the boy was simply a student who was looking for temporary employment before going to uni