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Youlookforabookinoneoftwoways:/eitheryou’llknowtheauthorandtitleofhebook,/orelseyou’llwantabookonaparticularsubject./Let’sstartwithwhattodoifyouknowtheauthor’snameandthetitleofthebook./Thefirstthingistolookuptheauthor’snameintheAuthorCatalogue./Ifyoucanfindacardforthebook,/youshouldthenwritedownthreethings:/theauthor,thetitleandtheclassnumber./Nowfindtheclassnumberonthelibraryshelves./Therearenoticesonthebookcasescalledshelfguides./Ifyoufindthebookontheshelf,/andyouwanttoborrowit,takeittotheIssueDesk./Ifyoucan’tfindthebook,/itmeansthatsomeoneelsehasborrowedit,/soyoushouldaskthelibrariantoreserveitforyou.cataloguereserveaninformationdesk;areceptiondesk詢問處；服務(wù)臺Conversation1W；I'mtiredofwatchingtelevision.Let'sgotothemoviestonight.M:Allright.Doyouwanttogodowntown?Oristhereagoodmovieintheneighborhood?W:I'drathernotspendalotofmoney.Whatdoesthepapersayaboutneighbourhoodtheaters?M:Well,theGrandTheaterhasGonewiththeWind.W:Isawthatfilmyearsago.Idon'twanttoseeitagain.Anyway,it'stoolong.Wewouldn'tgethomeuntilmidnight.M:TheCenterhasahorrorfilmonshow.Youwouldn'twanttoseethat.W:No,indeed.Iwouldn'tbeabletosleeptonightifIsawit.M:That'saboutallthereis.Unlesswechangeourmindsandgodowntown.W:No,wejustcan'taffordit.Theremustbesomethingelsewehaven'tseen.M:Here,lookforityourself.Ican'tfindanythingelse.W:Lookatthis!M:What?W:Inthetelevisionschedule,there'sabaseballgameontelevisiontonight.M:Iwasn'tcheckingTVprograms.Iwaslookingatthemovieads.W:Iknow,butIjusthappenedtonoticeit.ThegameisbetweenNewYorkandBoston.M:Thatoughttobegood.Iwouldn'tmindwatchingthat.W:OK.Let'sstayhome.WecangotoseeamovieFriday.Conversation2M:Ihavebeenstudyingtoomuchandneedachange.SoI'vejustmadeplanstogoawayduringJanuarybreak.W:Really?Whereareyougoing?M:I'mplanningtovisitNewMexico.W:MysisterandIvacationedtherelastyearandwehadagreattime.M:DidyougetintoAlbuquerque?W:Sure.Wewereskiingthere.M:Isitfarformthemountains?W:Notatall.Yousee,eventhoughAlbuquerqueisonahighplateau,thereareevenhighermountainsnearit.Justhalfanhourawayfromthecitytherearesnow-coveredslopes.M:Well.Asthemountainsarejustthirtyminutesaway.IguessIshouldtakemyiceskatesandmyskis.W:Definitely.M:Iheardthattheweatherthereisgreat.W:Itis.Nohumidity,moderatetemperatures,butyoudoneedtobecarefulaboutthehighaltitude.M:WhatshouldIdoaboutthat?W:Oh,justtakeiteasyforafewdays.Don'tgohikingupthemountainsorexercisetoovigorously.Justdoeverythinggradually.M:I'msureIwillbefine.AndIwillletyouknowallaboutmytripwhenIcomeback.plateau高原,高地Conversation3M:Hi,Lynn.Isawyouatregistrationyesterday.W:Yeah.Iwaitedanhourtosignupforadistance-learningcourse.M:Distancelearning?Neverheardofit.W:Well,it’sanewexperimentalcoursethissemester.It’sonlyopentopsychologymajors.IregisteredforChildPsychology.AllIamgoingtodoiswatchingatwelve-weekseriesoftelevisedlessons.Thedepartmentshowsthemseveraldifferenttimesadayandinseveraldifferentlocations.M:Don’tyoueverhavetomeetwithyourprofessor?W:Yeah.Aftereachpartoftheseries,Ihavetotalktoherandtheotherstudentsonthephone,youknow,aboutourideas.Thenwewillmeetoncampusthreetimesforreviewsandexams.M:Itsoundsprettynon-traditionaltome.ButIguessitmakessense,consideringhowmanystudentshavejobs.Itmustreallyhelpwiththeirschedules.W:Youknow,80%ofallpsychologymajorswereemployed.That’swhytheycameupwiththeprogram.M:Theonlythingis:doesn’titseemimpersonalthough?Imean,Imisshavingclassdiscussionsandhearingwhatotherpeoplethink.W:Well,Iguessthat’swhyphonecontactsareimportant.Anyway,it’sanexperiment.MaybeIwillenduphatingit.M:Maybe.ButIwillbecurioustoseehowitworksup.SectionBpassagesPassage1Therearemanyislandsinthesea.Initswarmwaterstherearesomelittleones.Wecallthem“CoralIslands”.Acoralislandisverynicetolookat.Itlookslikearingoflandwithtrees,grass,andflowersonit.Onepartoftheringisopentothewater.Thereisalittleroundlakeinsidetheisland.Ifyoulookintothislake,youwillseebeautifulcoral.Youmaythinktheyareflowers.Ifyoulookatapieceofcoral,youmayseelittleholesinit.Ineachoftheseholesaverysmallseaanimalhaslived.Theseseaanimalsmakethecoral.Theybegantobuildunderthewater.Yearafteryear,thecoralgrewhigherandhigher.Atlastitgrewoutofthewater.Thentheseabroughttoitsmalltreesandsomethingelse.Aftersomeyears,thesethingschangedintoearth.Sometimesthewindbroughtseedstothisearth.Sometimesbirdsflewoveritandbroughtseedstotheisland.Thelittleseedsgrew.Inafewyearstherewereplantsallovertheisland.Inafewmoreyearsthereweretreesgrowingthere.Soyousee,theseislandswerebuiltlittlebylittle.Theworkerswereverysmall.Don’ttheyteachusalesson?Canyouthinkwhatthelessonis?CoralIslands珊瑚島Passage2Therearealotofstudentswhodislikestudyinghistory.Theproblemisnotnecessarilythatthesubjectisboring.Itisjusthardtogetexcitedaboutsomethingwhenitispresentedinaboringmanner.Ihadadifferentexperiencethough.MyAmericanhistoryprofessor,Dr.AnaisNinn,wasunforgettable.WhenDr.Ninndescribedeventstheyseemedtoleapfromthepages.Itwaspartlybecauseshemadeitsoundlikealiveradionewsreport.Dr.NinnimitatedJohnAdams,awell-knownsilversmithoftherevolutionaryperiod.JohnAdamshelpedtoorganizethecolonistswhowereangryaboutthewaytheBritishseemedtocontroltheirlivesthroughunfairtaxes.Dr.NinnimitatedthewayJohnAdamshadgivenhisspeechesandhelpedtoplantherevolutionaryactivities.ShetoldushowAdamshadcomeupwithaplanin1775tousetwolanternsassignalsiftheBritishweregoingtoattackbysea.Ifthescoutsawthelamps,hewassupposedtojumponahorseandwarntherestoftheAmericansoftheattack.ProfessorNinndescribedthebattlestousindetail.Theweaponstheyusedatthosetimeswereprimitive,buttheeffectswereterrible.Ifamanwaswoundedthen,hewouldprobablydiefromtheinfection.AsProfessorNinndescribedthesebattles,Ifeltasthoughhistoryhadcomealive.scout偵察,搜索,偵察員,Passage3Let’sproceedtothemainexhibithallandlookatsomeoftheactualvehiclesthathadplayedaprominentroleinspeedingupmaildelivery.Considerhowlongitusedtotaketosendaletteracrossarelativelyshortdistance.Backinthe1600s,ittooktwoweeksonhorsebacktogetaletterfromBostontoNewYork,adistanceofabout200miles.Crossingariverwasalsoachallenge.Ferryservicewassoirregularthatacarrierwouldsometimeswaithoursjusttocatchaferry.Forjourneysinlandtherewasalwaysastagecoach.Buttheridewasbynomeanscomfortablebecauseithadtobesharedwithotherpassengers.Inthe19thcenturyinthesouthwesterndesert,forexample,camelswerebroughtintohelptogetthemailthrough.InAlaska,reindeerwereused.Thispracticewasdiscontinuedbecauseofthedisagreeabletemperoftheseanimals.Itwasduringtheageoftheironhorsethatdeliveryreallystartedtopickup.Infact,theUnitedStatestransportedmostbulkofmailsbytrainfornearly100years.Thefirstanimalservicedidn’tstartuntil1918.Asyoucontinueonyourown,mayIsuggestyouvisitourimpressivephilateliccollection?Notonlycanyoulookatsomeofthemoreunusualstampsissuedbutalsoyouwouldnoticethatthere’saninterestingexhibitonhowstampsaremade.ferry渡船stagecoach公共馬車reindeer馴鹿philateliccollection集郵展Section3News1.Asyoumightexpect,theseattacksinLondonhavehadaneffectontheglobalfinancialmarkets.InitiallythenewsproducessteepfallsontheEuropeanexchanges.Wellwhat’sverystrikingisthatthesharemarketsareactuallyprovingratherthanresilient.AndtherewerethesebigfallsontheEuropeanexchangesonThursday,butthathasn’tbeenthecasearoundtheworld.InEastAsiaforexample,Tokyo’sNikkeiaverageisactuallyupjustunderhalfapercent,andthat’stakingaleadfromNewYork,wheretheDOWfinishedup0.3%onThursday.ThatisabigcontrastwiththeEuropeanexchanges.Whatwearenotseeingisthekindofsustainedfallsthatwesawaftertheeventsof9.11.Sothemarketsaretakingamuchmorepragmaticviewthistime.resilient彈回的,有回彈力的News2NowtoHollywood,wherethere’salotofanticipationthisweekendforthereleaseofanewfilmcalled,Mr.AndMrs.Smith.ThemoviestarsBradPittandAngelinaJolie—you’veprobablyheardofthem.They’vebeengettinganawfullotofpresslately,andnotjustaboutthemovie.Thequestionis,withallthatpress,willthatmeanbigticketsales?Inabusinessgovernedbythemotto,“Anypublicityisgoodpublicity.”,you’dthinkMr.andMrs.Smithwouldbeaguaranteedhit,giventhesaturationcoverageofallegedromancebetweentheco-stars.Historically,however,moviesthatmixonandoff-screenromancehaveaspottyrecordattheboxoffice,especiallywhenthatoff-screenromancegetsalotofmediaattention.saturation飽和,浸透alleged所謂的,聲稱的onandoff-screenromanceNews3MinistersfromseveneasternAfricancountriessaidtheywouldimposeeconomicandtravelsanctiononclanwarlordsinSomaliawhowere,lastApril,oustedbyanIslamicmilitiafromthecapitalSomalia.Kenyahasalreadyannounceditsrefusingthewarlords’bankaccountsandbanningthemfromenteringthecountry.TheKenyaForeignMinisterR.T.saidthewarlordsshouldnotenjoyprivilegeswhilecreatingmiseriesinSomalia.“Wewillnotallowthemtobringtheirkidstoschoolhere.Wewillnotallowthemtoenjoythefacilitiesinourfive-starhotelswhentheycreatehellintheirowncountry.”sanction制裁clanwarlords部落/宗族軍閥首腦oust驅(qū)逐,剝奪News4Indigenouspeoplefromtheworld’snorthernpolarregions,theInuit,sayclimatechangeisthreateningtodestroytheirculture.AnInuitspokeswomantoldaninternationalconferenceinMilan,thattheproblemfacingherpeoplewereanearlywarningfortherestoftheworld.Around150,000InuitsstillpursuetheirtraditionalwayoflifeinnorthernCanada,Alaska,Greenland,andthefareastofRussia.Buttheysaytheirlivelihoodsandlivesareareincreasinglythreatenedbyglobalwarming,whichmeltstheseaicefromwhichtheyhunt,causesmudslides,anddestroysthehabitatsofthewildlifeonwhichtheydepend.Indigenous本土的News5OneofRussia’smostambitiouseconomicreformscouldfinallygetthego-aheadtoday.Theplantodismantletheworld’slargestpowercompanywouldcreatefreemarketinelectricity.Russiaisonthever