出版时间:2000-1 出版社:上海交通大学出版社 作者:毛荣贵(编著)
内容概要
本书搜集了网上的精彩华章,分为社会观察、强身健体、医疗科学、科技珍闻、生活经验、枪口喋血、天下奇案、太空巡礼、人间奇闻、世界之最、名人逸事、祸从天降12个部分。 本书除了在精选短文方面下了功夫,而且在形式上也力求有所突破,让读者耳目一新。本书的眉批能帮你解析难句之症结,领略英语之奥妙,感受佳句之菁华。每篇短文前的“提示”,其实是一位尽职的“导游”。她用三言两语把文章的核心内容加以概括。阅读原文,若是一场赛事,那么,“提示”让你在赛前先“热身”。短文后的“每篇一词”,攫取了本文的“词眼”,加以演绎,演绎之中,又最大限度地融人了英语词汇学的知识。立足于让你在今后的英语学习中能作举一反三、由此及彼的联想。
书籍目录
社会观察
Bad U.S.Housing Hurts Children’s Health―Report
破房陋屋:损害美国儿童健康
U. S.Television Getting Cruder,Ruder
日趋拙劣残暴:美国电视节目
Last-Minute Christmas Shoppers Fill U.S.Stores
圣诞节前夜:商店顾客盈门
Study Ties Girls’Bullmia To Arrival Of TV In FiJi
电视:斐济少女易饿病的祸首
Asia Needs“Green”Recovery
亚洲需要“绿化”
MeDonald’s To Pay Fine Over Playground Equipment
麦当劳:门前游乐设施遭重罚
Healer-In-Chief Clinton To Visit Town Of Massacre
首席安抚官克林顿将造访噪血之城
Students Plagued By Credit Card Debt―Study
信用卡:校园杀手
American Bald Eagle Off Endangered List―Clinton
美国国鸟白头骛喜摘“濒危”帽
Ancient Woman’s Bones May Rewrite History
古女子骨骸改写人类历史
U.S.Library Holds Hitler Papers In Vault―Report
美一图书馆公布希特勒重要文件
强身健体
How To Live To 120
如何活到l20岁
Researcher Says Lifestyle Determine Aging Well
生活方式决定你如何步入老境
Eating Chocolate Is GOOd For Your Heart
巧克力:对心脏有利
Study: One Egg A Day Is No Heart Disease Risk
一日食一蛋:心脏得呵护
U.S. Sees Drop In Smoking By Pregnant Women
美国孕妇吸烟者减少
Ten Reasons To Kick Cigarettes
戒烟十条理由
Weekly Sex May Prevent Colds And Flu
每周作爱:免遭流感袭击
医疗科学
U.S.Study Links Estrogen To Memory Improvement
雌激素:可改善记忆
Don’t Give Up Hope,Mentally Ill Told
抑郁症患者:别泄气
Young Women At High Risk For Depression
抑郁症青睐年轻女子
Generalist Doctors Improve At Treating Depression
通科医生治疗抑郁症有长进
Body Clock Set For 24-Hour Day,Study Finds
人体生物钟:24小时/日
科技珍闻
Humor Is All In The Brain
幽默:全在脑壳中
Dolly, The Cloned Sheep, Gives Birth Again
克隆羊“多利”再度分娩
It’s a Boy! Scientists Clone First Male Mammal
是只雄的!科学家克隆成功首例雄性哺乳动物
Cloned Sheep May Age Prematurely
克隆羊:有早衰迹象
U.S.Company Plans To Test“Flying Car”
美国公司计划试验“飞行汽车”
Smog Discriminates Between The Sexes
烟雾生“眼”:性别搞歧视
China Breeds New Cotton From Rabbit Genes
中国培育出含兔毛基因的棉花
U.S. Team Develops“Qulet Curtains”For Hospitals
隔音窗帘在美问世
生活经验
More Sex Keeps You Young(If It’s Love)
作爱频貌年轻(假如源于真爱)
Cell Phones Linked To High Blod Pressure
手机叫你血压上升
Hotheads And Cell-Phones
手机无碍健康
Secret Of Long Life Is To Have Fewer Children
长寿秘诀:少生孩子
Americans Eat Out More Often And Less Healthfully
美国人频频下饭馆健康天天受影响
New Health Ads Link Smoking To Sexual Failure
健康广告新招:吸烟有损性生活
New Theory Suggests Unexpected Roots Of Sex Appeal
新理论:性吸引力另有根源
Study Knocks Residential Carpet As Source Of Mold
居室地毯:霉菌抱子之源
China Warns Stone Floors May vause Cancer
中国告诫:家铺石料地板居者可能致癌
Get Some Sleep, U.S. Government Advises
美国政府忠告:增加睡眠
枪口碟血
Young North Carolina Twins Charged In Shooting
卡罗莱纳州孪生兄弟因枪杀受控
More Than 20 Killed In Colorado School Slaying
校园血案:科罗拉多州20多人惨死
Man Dies In Seattle Standoff After Killing Woman
杀人犯和警察对峙后被击毙
Man Who Killed Former Boss Is Executed In Oklahoma
俄克拉荷马州杀害老板的凶手被处死
Three Dead In Shooting At Psychiatrist’s Office
精神病医师办公室枪声大作:三人丧命
Gunman In Midwest May Be White Supremacist
流窜中西部的持枪歹徒系白人至上者
天下奇案
Arizona Man Says He Was Asleep When He Killed Wife
亚利桑那一男子称:梦中杀妻
“Sleepwalker” Found Guilty Of Murdering Wife
“梦游病者”:终被判杀妻罪
70-Year-Old Mother Admits Killing 8 Of 10 Children
70岁老姬承认曾亲杀8个子女
Police Kill Colorado Man Who Shot 3 Girls To Death
科罗拉多:一男子残害3女孩后被警方击毙
Texas Executes First Killer Condemned By DNA
DNA测试送凶犯上断头台
太空巡礼
Astronauts Praise International Space Station
宇航员盛赞国际太空站
Study Finds Potentlal water“Wells”On Moon
研究发现:月球有“水井”
NASA Map Shows Mars As Pear-Shaped,Crater-Pocked
地图显示:“梨”状火星,“弹坑”累累
人间奇闻
Study Says Crossing Your Legs Can Send Message
女性跷腿而坐:调情之举
U. S.Men Avoid Doctors,Study Finds
研究发现:美国人讳疾忌医
Fewer Americans Than Ever Getting Married―Study
美国:女大不嫁男大不婚
Chimpanzees Have Culture Too,Say Scientists
黑猩猩也有又化
And This Little Piggy Was Environmentally Frlendly
“环保”小猪
Paralyzed Florida Woman Wins The Right To Die
求死获准:高位瘫痪苦命女
世界之最
Towering Calif.Redwood Named World’s Tallest Tree
加州红杉:世界第一高树
Minnesota Woman,21,Wins$150 Million Lottery
1.5亿美元:21岁女子彩票中头奖
Maryland Sees Worst Fish Kill In Over A Decade
马里兰州:200,000条鱼漂浮水面
Planners Envision Tallest Skyscraper In Chicago
芝加哥拟建:世界第一高楼
名人逸事
Bill Gates Is world’s Richest Person
比尔・盖茨:世界首富
Hemingway Celebrated In l00th Year Of Birth
海明威:百岁诞辰
Author Stephen King Hurt When Dog Distracts Driver
遭遇车祸:恐怖小说作家斯蒂芬・金
“Godfather”Author Mario Puzo Dies At 78
《教父》作者马里奥・普佐:78岁辞世
Body Of Climber Who Died In 1924 Found on Everest
1924年的珠穆朗玛峰攀登者的遗体被发现
Everest Team Took Malory Tissue Sample For Tests
珠峰攀登者的遗体组织75年后送检
祸从天降
Witnesses Describe Horror Of Arkansas Boat Sinking
目击恐怖:阿肯色州沉船
Amtrak Passenger Train Derails In Texas
客车出轨在德州
Heat Wave Ends In Eastern U.S.Kills 49
热浪滚滚:美国东部 49人热死
Day Of Celebration Turns To Tragedy In Texas Heat
乐极生悲:爱子喜庆日骤亡
Climber Killed,Three Hurt In Yosemite Rock Slide
约塞米蒂国家公园:岩崩压死游客
Tourist Dies After Being Injured On Disneyland Ride
迪斯尼乐园:一游客的丧生处
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