2024年4月10日发(作者：)

ExerciseFive

ndDictation

Ibelieveintoughness,steelinessandevenmeanness.

Ilearnedthese(1)first-bornandthesonhe

neverhad.I’mtheonehetooktothegym,theonewhocouldrunfasterthantheboys,theone

whoplayedalldaywithabrokencollarbone(锁骨).I’mtheonewhothoughtmydaddywasthe

toughestmanaround—rmissedadayofschool,worked

asadishwashertopayhiscollege(2)tuition,andtoiledasanaccountantbydayandattendedlaw

schoolatnight.

Mydadalsotaughtmesteeliness,anunwillingnessto(3)nesskeptmefrom

nimprintofmyphoneonhisface.I(4)memorized

inedtokeepotherwomenfrombeingviolated,Iidentified

him,testifiedagainsthimandmadesurehewenttojail.

Sometimeseventoughnessandsteelinessaren’elieveinmeanness.

Iamnotalargewoman;petite,tcommandrespectwithmypresenceandstature.

Asa(5)communitycollegeEnglishinstructorinatoughtown,Iteachpeoplewhoaren’talways

eagertolearn.I’opushstudentsharderthantheywanttobepushed.

Someofthemdon’tlikemeatthetime,buttheyusuallyendup(6)appreciatingmelateron.

“Hatemenow,lovemelater”ismymotto.

I’mesit’smeannessthatgetsmeoutofbedinthemorning,like

afteranightofdrinkingtoomuch.I’mnotnicetomyself—Idon’tgivemyself(7)permissionto

mybestteachingdayshavebeentheresultofmyrefusaltomakeothers

sufferformypoor(8)sswithmyselfkeepsmeaccountable.

Thattoughandsteelywillmyfathergavemehelpsmebearthelossofhim.(9)Iwatchedhimdie

ofcancer,buthenevergaveuponwantingtolive.(Pleasepauseherefor30’’-40’’)Perhapsit

wouldhavebeeneasieronbothhimandthefamilyhadhegivenintodeath,hadhenotfoughtto

theabsolutelastbreath.(10)AlthoughIdonothavehiminmylifeanymore,Igottoseehimas

himselftotheveryendofhis.(Pleasepauseherefor30’’-40’’)IunderstandthepoetDylan

Thomas,whopleadswithhisownfatherto“rage,rageagainstthedyingofthelight.”

nlifehastestedmethemost,(11)Ibelieve

it’smytoughness,mysteelinessandevenmymeannessthatgetmethrough.(Pleasepausehere

for30’’-40’’)

-taking

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successfulmovieactress(formanyyearsstarting)

starofaverypopularradioprogram

radioperformer

IloveLucy/TVshow

housewife

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tobeinshowbusiness

softandpretty

mean

Cubaimmigrant

abandleader(inaNewYorknightclub)

nsweringQuestions.

Wemightnotbealoneintheuniverse.

Actually,itmaybeconfirmedasaverycrowdedplacebynewcomputermodelsdevelopedto

tesofplacesthatcansustainlifehavebeenbasedonthe

twarerecentlydevelopedbytheAberdeen

Universityallowsresearcherstoidentifyplanetswithundergroundwaterkeptliquidbyplanetary

heat.

Waterisfundamentalforlifeandplanetstooclosetothesunlosewatertotheatmosphere

therhand,planetslocatedindistantreachesfromtheirstarhave

theirsurfacewaterlockedawayasice.

SeanMcMahon,whoiscarryingoutthework,explained:“Traditionallypeoplehavesaidthatif

aplanetisinthisGoldilockszone–nottoohotandnottoocold-thenitcanhaveliquidwateron

itssurfaceandbehabitable.”Butthisperceptionmightchangewhenconsideringthatplanetscan

receivetwosourcesofheat-heatdirectfromthestarandheatgenerateddeepinsidetheplanet.

escendthroughthecrustoftheEarth,the

enthesurfaceisfrozen,watercanexistbelowground.

sor

JohnParnell,alsofromAberdeenUniversitysaid:“Thereisasignificanthabitatfor5.

microorganismsbelowthesurfaceoftheEarth,extendingdownseveralkilometres.”“Andsome

believethatthebulkoflifeonEarthcouldevenresideinthisdeepbiosphere.”SotheAberdeen

teamaredevelopingmodelstopredictwhichfar-flungplanetsmightharbourunderground

reservoirsofliquidwaterwiththepossibilityofalienlife.

ingandTranslation

umanpopulationhasgrownandbecomewealthier,thedemandforhigh-qualityanimal

mple,from1990to2005,Asiaaloneaddedroughlyonebillion

humans,but10billionchickens,sareraisingmoreanimalsin

smallerspacesthaninthepastandinplacesthathavenotbeenusedthiswaybefore.

例如，根据联合国的统计数字，从

1990

年到

2005

，仅亚洲大约增加了

10

亿人口，但鸡却

增加了

100

亿只。农民们在比以前更小的空间

,

以及之前尚未养过动物的地方饲养着更多的

动物。

nre

dozensofbirdstrikeseachday,causinghundredsofmillionsofdollarsindamagetoairplanes

eachyear,andputtingthelivesofpassengersandcrewmembersatrisk.

每天有十多次鸟类撞击事件，造成每年数亿美元的飞机损坏，并危及乘客和机组人员的生命

安全。

eretogetwell,butsometimespeoplegetsickeror

ogramtoreduceinfections

withrelativelysimpleandinexpensivequalitycontrolmeasuresissavinglives,accordingtoanew

study.

据一项新的研究称，采用相对简单和廉价的质量控制方法来减少感染的新计划正在拯救着生

命。

’sasmanyas

chersinBritainareexploring

waystostimulatethebraintoimprovetheabilitytounderstandandworkwithnumbers.

英国研究人员正在研究刺激大脑的方法,以提高理解与处理数字的能力。

hefoodcrisisofafewyearsago,muchattentionhasbeenpaidtoimprovingagriculture

ansprovidefoodandjobs

formillionsofpeople,yetverylittleisbeingdonetoprotectthem.

但是陆地并不是食物的唯一来源。海洋为数百万人提供食物和就业机会，但是在保护海洋方

面，人们却没有做什么。