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短文1

Nooneknowsforsurejusthowoldkitesare.Infact,theyhavebeenin

useforcenturies.25centuriesago,kiteswerewell-knowninChina.These

firstkiteswereprobablymadeofwood.Theymayevenhavebeencovered

withsilk,becausesilkwereusedalotatthattime.Earlykiteswere

builtforcertainuses.InancientChina,theywillusetocarryropes

tocrossrivers.Onceacross,theropeswereteardownandwoodenbridges

wouldhangforthem.LegendtellsofoneGeneralwhoflewmusicalkites

overtheenemies'camp.Theenemyfled,believingthesoundstobethe

warmingvoicesofangels.Bythe15thcentury,manypeopleflewkitesin

Europe.MarcoPolomayhavebroughtthekitebackfromhisvisittoChina.

Thekitehasbeenlinkedtogreatnamesandevents.Forinstance,Benjamin

Franklinusedkitetoprovethelighteningelectricity.Heflewthekite

inthestorm.Hedidthisinordertodrawlighteningfromtheclouds.

Hetiedametalkeyandastripofsilktothekiteline.Thesilkribbon

wouldstopthelighteningfrompassingthroughhisbody.Benjamin'sidea

wasfirstlaughedat.Butlateron,itenlightenedtheinventionofthe

lighteningrod.Withsuchgrandhistory,kiteflyingisshortremainan

entertainingandpopularsport.

短文2

Ihavelearntmanylanguages,butI'mnotmasteredthemthewaythe

professionalinterpreterortranslatorhas.Still,theyhaveopendoors

forme.Theyhaveallowedmetheopportunitytoseekjobsininternational

contextsandhelpmegetthosejobs.Likemanypeoplewhohavelived

overseasforawhile,Isimplygotcrazyaboutit.Ican'timageliving

myprofessionalorsociallifewithoutinternationalinteractions.Since

1977,IhavespentmuchmoretimeabroadthanintheUnitedStates.Ilike

goingtonewplaces,eatingnewfoodsandexperiencingnewcultures.If

youcanspeakthelanguage,it'seasiertogettoknowthecountryand

itspeople.IfIhadthetimeandmoney.Iwouldliveforayearinas

manycountriesaspossible.Beyondmycareer,myfacilitywithlanguages

hasgivenmeafewrareopportunities.Once,justafterIreturnedmyyear

inVienna.IwasaskedtotranslateforaGermanjudgeatOlympiclevel

horseeventandlearnedalotaboutthesport.

InJapan,oncewhenIwasinthestudioaudienceofaTVcookingshow,

Iwasaskedtogouponthestageandtastethebeefdishthatwasbeing

preparedandtellwhatIthought.Theyasked“WasitasgoodasAmerican

beef?”ItwasveryexcitingformetobeonJapaneseTV,speakingin

Japaneseabouthowdeliciousthebeefwas.

短文3

Dr.BenCarsengrewupinapoorsingleparenthouse-holdinDetroit.

Hismother,whohadonlya3rdgradeeducationheldstwojobscleaning

bathrooms.Tohisclassmatesandeventohisteachershewasthoughtof

asthedummestkidinhisclass.Accordingtohisownnotsofondmemories.

Hehadaterribletemper,andoncethreatenedtokillanotherchild.

Dr.Carsenwasheadeddownpartofselddistractionuntilacriticalmoment

inhisyouth.Hismotherconvincedthathehadtodosomethingdramatic

preventingleadingalifeoffailurelaiddownsomerules.Hecouldnot

watchtelevisionexceptfortwoprogramsaweek,couldnotplaywithhis

friendsafterschooluntilhefinishedhishomework.Andhadtoreadtwo

booksaweek,andwritebookreportsaboutthem.Hismother'sstrategy

worked."Ofcourse,Ididn'tknowshecouldn'tread.SothereIwas

submittingthesereports."hesaid.Shewouldputcheckmarksonthem

likeshehadbeenreadingthem.AsIbegantoreadaboutscientists,

economistsandphilosophers.Istartedimagingmyselfintheirshoes.As

hegotintothehobbitofhardwork,hisgradebegantosoar.Ultimately

hereceivedascholarshiptoattendingYaleUniversity,andlaterhewas

admittedtotheUniversityofMichiganMedicalSchool.Heisnowaleading

surgeonatJohnsHopkinsMedicalSchoolandheisalsotheauthorofthe

threebooks.

短文4

Inearly1994,whenMarkAndreessenwasjust23yearsold,hearrivedin

SiliconValleywithanideathatwouldchangetheworld.Asastudentat

theUniversityofIllinois,heandhisfriendshaddevelopedaprogram

calledMosaic,whichallowedpeopletoshareinformationonthe

worldwideweb.BeforeMosaic,thewebhadbeenusedmainlyby

scientistsandothertechnicalpeople,whowerehappyjusttosendand

receivetext.ButwithMosaic,Andreessenandhisfriendshaddeveloped

aprogram,whichcouldsendimagesoverthewebaswell.Mosaicwasan

overnightsuccess.Itwasputontheuniversity'snetworkatthe

beginningof1993.Andbytheendoftheyear,ithadoveramillionusers.

Soonafter,AndreessenwenttoseekhisfortuneinSiliconValley.Oncehe

gotthere,hestartedtohavemeetingswithamancalledJimClark,who

wasoneoftheValley,smostfamousentrepreneurs.In1994,nobodywas

makinganyrealmoneyfromtheInternet,whichwasstillveryslowand

hardtouse.ButAndreessenhadseenanopportunitythatwouldmake

himandClarkrichwithintwoyears.Hesuggestedtheyshouldcreatea

newcomputerprogramthatwoulddothesamejobasMosaicbutwould

bemucheasiertouse.ClarklistenedcarefullytoAndreessen,whose

ideasandenthusiasmimpressedhimgreatly.Eventually,Clarkagreedto

investthreemilliondollarsofhisownmoneyintheproject,andtoraise

anextrafifteenmillionfromventurecapitalists,whowerealwayskeento

listentoClark'snewideas.

短文5

Themainpartofthischapterwilldealdirectlywiththetechnicaland

artisticlimitationsandresourcesthatmaketelevisionunique.Butsome

importantdifferencesbetweentelevisionandotherformsofliterature

needmentioningbeforewebegin.

Inthefirstplace,sincetheliteratureoftelevisionistransmitted

simultaneouslytomillionsofpeople,itscreatorsaresubjectto

limitationsoftheme,language,andstyle.Ingeneral,thewiderthebase

oftheaudience,thegreaterthedegreeofrestrictionimposedonthe

creator,andnocontemporaryliteraryformhasamoremassiveaudience

thantelevision.

Inthesecondplace,thelinethatseparatescommercialinterests

fromliteraryinterestsintelevisionislessdistinctthaninmostother

literaryforms.Tobesure,thepublisherofnovelsandtheproducerof

stageplaysareconcernedwithmakingmoney.Butintelevisionthe

advertiser,themanwhopaysthebill,isprimarilyconcernedwiththesale

ofacommercialproductratherthananartisticone.Atthesametime,

sellingproductsandpresentinghighqualityprogramsarenot

necessarilyincompatiblemotives.Thereare,infact,numerousexamples

ofsponsorswhohavedonebothsimultaneously.

Wemustremember,too,thattheliteratureoftelevision,unlikemost

typesofliterature,ishighlyephemeral（短暫的）incharacter.Atthe

moment,thelibrariesoftelevisionareits"reruns",butevenso,a

particularshowmustbeseenataspecifictimeoritcannotbeseenatall.

Asaresult,studyingorteachingabouttelevisionpresentscertain

problemsnotfoundinthestudyofothertypesofliterature,exceptthe

legitimatestage.

短文6

Itisdoingsomethingbetterthanotherpeoplethatmakesusunique.Yet

asurprisingnumberofpeoplestillseeindividualityasasurfacething.

Theywearbrightclothes,dyetheirhairstrangecolorsanddecoratetheir

skinwithtattoos（文身）tomakesomekindofsocialstatement.

Thewholepurposeofindividualityisexcellence.Thepeoplewho

comprehendthesimpleprincipleofbeinguniquethroughperformance

makeourentirepoliticalandeconomicsystemwork.Thosewhoinvent,

whoimprove,whoknowmoreaboutasubjectthanotherpeopledo,and

whotakesomethingthatdoesn'tworkandmakeitwork—thesepeople

aretheverysoulofcapitalism.

CharlesKetteringdidn'tliketheideaofcrankingacartomakeit

start,soheinventedtheelectricstarter.HenryFordfiguredoutthe

assembly-linetechniqueandmadeitpossibletomass-produce

automobiles.LewisWatermansawnoneedtogoondippingapeninto

aninkwell,soheputtheinkintothepen.GeorgeWestinghousetoldthe

worldhowtostopatrain,andElishaOtis,inventoroftheelevator,

indirectlycreatedthecityskyline.Thesepeopleunderstoodthat

individualismmeansworkingatthetopofone'scapacity.

Fortunately,enoughAmericanshavebeeninspiredtodosomething

withtheiruniquenessthatwehavedevelopedinlessthanthree

centuriesfromafrontieroutpostintonotonlyacountryoffreedombut

acountrystrongenoughtoprotectthatfreedom.Thesepeopleprized

thenotionsofindividualityandexcellenceaboveallthingsandthuskept

thegreatmachinefunctioning.Theoneswiththepurplehairandthe

horrorablejewelryarejustalongfortheride,tryingtobe"different"and

notknowinghowtogoaboutit.

短文7

Lazinessisasin（罪》everyoneknowsthat.Wehaveprobablyallhad

lecturespointingoutthatlazinessisimmoral,thatitiswasteful,andthat

lazypeoplewillneveramounttoanythinginlife.Butlazinesscanbe

moreharmfulthanthat,anditisoftencausedbymorecomplexreasons

ratherthansimplewishtoavoidwork.Somepeoplewhoappeartobe

lazyaresufferingfrommuchmoreseriousproblems.Theymaybeso

distrustfuloftheirfellowworkersthattheyareunabletojoininany

grouptaskforfearofridiculeorofhavingtheirideastolen.Thesepeople

whoseemlazymayberuinedbyafearoffailurethatpreventsfruitful

work.Orothersortsoffantasies（幻想）maypreventwork;somepeople

aresobusyplanning,sometimesplanninggreatdealsoffantastic

achievementsthattheyareunabletodealwithwhatever"lesser"workis

onhand.Stillotherpeoplearenotavoidingwork;strictlyspeaking,they

aremerelyprocrastinatingreschedulingtheirday.

Lazinesscanactuallybehelpful.Likeprocrastinators,somepeople

maylooklazywhentheyarereallythinking,planning,researching.We

shouldallrememberthatgreatscientificdiscoveriesoccurredbychance.

Newtonwasn'tworkingintheorchardwhentheapplehithimandhe

devisedthetheoryofgravity.Allofuswouldliketohavesomeone"lazy"

buildthecarorstovewebuy,particularlyifthat"laziness"werecaused

bytheworker'stakingtimeto

checkeachstepofhisworkandtodohisjobright.Andsometimes,

being"lazy"—thatisz/takingtimeoffforarest—isgoodforthe

overworkedstudentsorexecutives.Takingarestcanbeparticularly

helpfultotheathletewhoistryingtoohardorthedoctorwho'ssimply

workinghimselfovertimetoomanyeveningsattheclinic.Sobecareful

whenyou'retemptedtocallsomeonelazy.Thatpersonmaybethinking,

resting,orplanninghisorhernextwork.

短文8

Foraslongashumanshaveraisedcropsasasourceoffoodandother

products,insectshavedamagedthem.Between1870and1880,locusts

atemillionsofdollars'worthofcropsintheMississippiValley.Todayin

theUnitedStatesthecottonbollweevildamagesabout300million

dollars'worthofcropseachyear.Additionalmillionsarelosteachyearto

theappetitesofotherplant-eatinginsects.Someofthesearecorn

borers,gypsymoths,potatobeetles,andJapanesebeetles.

Inmoderntimes,manypowerfulinsecticides（殺蟲劑）havebeenused

inanattempttodestroyinsectsthatdamagecropsandtrees.Some

kindsofinsecticides,whencarefullyused,haveworkedwell.Yetthe

sameinsecticideshavecausedsomeunexpectedproblems.Inonelarge

area,aninsecticidewasusedagainstJapanesebeetles,whicheatalmost

anykindofflowerorleaf.Shortlyafterward,thenumberofcornborers

almostdoubled.Asintended,theinsecticidehadkilledmanyJapanese

beetles.Butithadkilledmanyoftheinsectenemiesofthecornboreras

well.

Inanothercase,aninsecticidewasusedinLouisianatokillthe

troublesomefireant.Theinsecticidedidnotkillmanyfireants.Itdidkill

severalsmallanimals.Italsokilledsomeinsectenemiesofthesugarcane

borer,amuchmoredestructivepestthanthefireants.Asaresult,the

numberofsugarcaneborersincreasedandseverelydamagedthe

sugarcanecrop.

Tobesurethatoneinsectpestwillnotbetradedforanotherwhen

aninsecticideisused,scientistsmustperformcarefulexperimentsand

dowideresearch.Theexperimentsandresearchprovideknowledgeof

thepossiblehazardsaninsecticidemaybringtoplantandanimal

communities.Withoutsuchknowledge,wehavefoundthatnature

sometimesrespondstoinsecticidesinunexpectedways.

短文9

Everyday25millionU.S.childrenrideschoolbuses.Thesafetyrecord

forthesebusesismuchbetterthanforpassengercars;butnevertheless,

about10childrenarekilledeachyearridingonlargeschoolbuses,and

nearlyfourtimesthatnumberarekilledoutsidebusesintheloading

zones.Byandlarge,however,thenation'sschoolchildrenare

transportedtoandfromschoolsafely.

Eventhoughthenumberofschoolbuscasualties（死亡人數(shù)）isnot

large,thesafetyofchildrenisalwaysofintensepublicconcern.While

everyonewantstoseechildrentransportedsafely,peoplearedivided

aboutwhatneedstobedone-particularlywhetherseatbeltsshouldbe

mandatory(強制性的”

Supportersofseatbeltsonschoolbusesarguethatseatbeltsare

necessarynotonlytoreducedeathandinjury,butalsototeachchildren

lessonsabouttheimportanceofusingthemroutinelyinanymoving

vehicle.Asidebenefit,theypointout,isthatseatbeltshelpkeep

childrenintheirseats,awayfromthebusdriver.

Opponentsofseatbeltinstallationsuggestthatchildrenarealready

wellprotectedbytheschoolbusesthatfollowtheNationalHighway

TrafficSafetyAdministration's(NHTSA)safetyrequirementsetin1977.

Theyalsobelievethatmanychildrenwon'twearseatbeltsanyway,and

thattheymaydamagethebeltsorusethemasweaponstohurtother

children.

AnewResearchCouncilreportonschoolbussafetysuggeststhat

therearealternatesafetydevicesandproceduresthatmaybemore

effectiveandlessexpensive.Forexample,thestudycommittee

suggestedthatraisingseatbacksfourinchesmayhavethesamesafety

effectivenessasseatbelts.

ThereportsponsoredbytheDepartmentofTransportationatthe

requestofCongress,reviewsseatbeltsextensivelywhiletakinga

broaderlookatsafetyinandaroundschoolbuses.

短文10

Tounderstandwhysomeonebecomesanoptimistorapessimist,it

helpstounderstandwhatdistinguishesthem.Sayyoucrashyourcar.Do

youexpectgoodthingstohappenaftertheaccident—aneasy

recuperation（挽回損失），afatcheckfromyourinsurer?Ordoyouworry

thatyourneckwillhurtforever?

"Optimisticpeopletendtofeelthatbadthingswon'tlastlongand

won'taffectotherpartsoflife,".Seligmansays.Pessimiststendtobelieve

onenegativeincidentwilllastandundermineeverythingelseintheir

lives.

Alsoimportant,researcherssay,isthestoryyouconstructaboutwhy

thingshappen——yourexplanatorystyle.Optimistsbelievethatbad

eventshavetemporarycauses—"Thebossisinabadmood."Pessimists

believethecauseispermanent—"Thebossisajerk."

Thissenseofcontroldistinguishesonetypefromtheother.Positive

thinkersfeelpowerful.Negativethinkers,Seligmansays,feelhelpless

becausetheyhavelearnedtobelievethey'redoomed,nomatterwhat.A

youngwifewho'stoldshe'sincapableofhandlinghouseholdfinances

mightlaterbecomeadivorcewomanwhocan'tbalanceacheckbook.

Suchlearnedhelplessnesscausesmuchharmonhealth.Studies

showthatoptimistsarebetteratcopingwiththedistressassociatedwith

everythingfromsorethroattoheartsurgery.Furthermore,scientistsatU.

C.L.A.discoveredthatoptimistshavemoredisease-fightingTcells.

Pessimistsalsodon'tbelieveinpreventivecare.Visitadoctorand

youmightfindoutyou'resick!Myfatherwasrushedtotheemergency

roomformedicalconditionsthatwouldhavebeeneasilytreatableifhe'd

seenadoctorsooner.

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上海的發(fā)展

朝氣蓬勃，充滿活力，豐富多彩的上海是現(xiàn)代中國的縮影。雖然上海的文化遺跡

不能與北京媲美，但是上海迷人的城市風貌，風格各異的萬國建筑為這座城市注

入了無限的魅力。今日之上海，已經(jīng)成為享譽中外的國際大都市。漫步在這座日

新月異的現(xiàn)代大都市里，你會發(fā)現(xiàn)許多精彩的歷史亮點，隱現(xiàn)在眾多摩天大樓背

后的是上海發(fā)展變化的軌跡。它們記述了上海自十九世紀末開埠以來，尤其是新

中國成立以后，是如何迅猛發(fā)展的。

Shanghaiisadynamic,diverseandstimulatingcity-theveryepitome

ofmodernChina.ThoughShanghaicannotrivalBeijingincultural

heritage,itsvariedarchitecturalstylesandcosmopolitanfeelgiveita

charmofitsown.Today'sShanghaihasbecomeaworld-famous

internationalmetropolis.Awalkthroughthisboomingcityrevealsmany

glimpsesofitscolorfulpast.Hiddenamongsttheskyscrapersare

remainsoftheoriginalShanghai.TheykeeponshowinghowShanghai

hasbeendevelopingfastandenormouslysinceitsopeningasa

commercialportinthelate19thcentury,especiallyafterthefoundingof

newChina.

亞洲人民

近代以來，亞洲經(jīng)歷了曲折和艱難的發(fā)展歷程。亞洲人們?yōu)楦淖冏约旱拿\，始

終以不屈的意志和艱辛的奮斗開辟前進道路。今天，人們所看到的亞洲發(fā)展成就,

是勤勞智慧的亞洲人民不屈不撓、鍥而不舍奮斗的結(jié)果。亞洲人民深知，世界上

沒有放之四海而皆準的發(fā)展模式，也沒有一成不變的發(fā)展道路，亞洲人民勇于變

革創(chuàng)新，不斷開拓進取，探索和開辟適應時代潮流，符合自身實際的發(fā)展道路，

為經(jīng)濟社會發(fā)展打開了廣闊前景。

Inmoderntimes,Asiaexperiencedtwistsandturnsinitsdevelopment.

Tochangetheirdestiny,thepeopleofAsiahavebeenforgingaheadin

anindomitablespiritandwithhardstruggle.Asia'sdevelopment

achievementstodayaretheresultofthepersistenteffortsofthe

industriousandtalentedAsianpeople.ThepeopleofAsiaarefullyaware

thatthereisnoreadymodelorunchangingpathofdevelopmentthatis

universallyapplicable.Theynevershyawayfromreformandinnovation.

Instead,theyarecommittedtoexploringandfindingdevelopmentpaths

thatareinlinewiththetrendofthetimesandtheirownsituations,and

haveopenedupbrightprospectsforeconomicandsocialdevelopment.

吸煙危害

吸煙之危害，可謂大矣，其嚴重性是不能低估的。吸煙污染空氣，損害健康，

使肺癌發(fā)病率大大增加。為了使各國人民關(guān)注煙草的盛行及預防吸煙導致的疾病

和死亡，世界衛(wèi)生組織已將每年的5月31日定為“世界無煙日"。癮君子們說,

一天飯不吃可以，一個時辰不抽煙就難捱了，不能戒。只要真正意識到吸煙有百

害而無一利，于人于己都是一種禍害，就有可能下決心擺脫煙草的誘惑。戒煙貴

在堅持，堅持下去就是收獲。

Smokingdoesgreatharmtohumananditsgravityshouldnotbe

underestimated.Smokingpollutesair,damageshealth,andincreasesthe

incidenceoflungcancer.Toarousetheawarenessabouttheprevalence

oftobaccoinallthecountriesandtopreventsmoking-induceddiseases

anddeaths,theWHO(WorldHealthOrganization)hasdefinedMay

31stineveryyearasWorldNo-TobaccoDay.Thetobaccoaddictssaythat

smokingisimpossibletoquitbecausetheycoulddowithoutmealsina

daybutwouldfeeltorturedwithouttobaccointwohours.However,

whenonerealizesthatsmokingisharmfulinmanywaysbutbeneficialin

nowayandthatitisacursetoothersaswellastohehimself,hewillbe

determinedtoresistthetemptationoftobacco.Toquitsmokingrequires

persistenceandsolongasonepersists,he'llberewarded.

端午節(jié)

端午節(jié)，又叫龍舟節(jié)，是為了紀念爰國詩人屈原。屈原是一位忠誠和受人敬仰的

大臣(minister),他給國家?guī)砹撕推胶头睒s。但最后因為受到誹謗(vilify)而最

終投河自盡。人們撐船到他自盡的地方，拋下粽子，希望魚兒吃粽子，不要吃屈

原的身軀。幾千年來，端午節(jié)的特色在于吃粽子(glutinousdumplings)和賽龍

舟，尤其是在一些河湖密布的南方省份。

TheDuanwuFestival,alsocalledtheDragonBoatFestival,isto

commemoratethepatrioticpoetQuYuan.QuYuanwasaloyaland

highlyesteemedminister,whobroughtpeaceandprosperitytothestate

butendedupdrowninghimselfinariverasaresultofbeing

vilified.Peoplegottothespotbyboatandcastglutinousdumplingsinto

thewater,hopingthatthefishesatethedumplingsinsteadofQuYuan's

body.Forthousandsofyears,thefestivalhasbeenmarkedbyglutinous

dumplingsanddragonboatraces,especiallyinthesouthernprovinces

wheretherearemanyriversandlakes.

獅子舞

獅舞(LionDance)是中國最廣為流傳的民間舞蹈之一。獅為百獸之首，在中國傳

統(tǒng)中，獅子被視為是能帶來好運的吉祥物(mascot)。古人將獅子視作是勇敢和

力量的化身，能驅(qū)趕邪惡、保護人類。據(jù)記載，獅舞已擁有了2,000多年的歷史。

在唐代(theTangDynasty),獅舞就已經(jīng)被引入了皇室。因此，舞獅成為元宵節(jié)

(theLanternFestival)和其他節(jié)日的習俗，人們以此來祈禱好運、平安和幸福。

TheLionDanceisoneofthemostwidespreadfolkdancesinChina.The

lionisthekingofanimals.InChinesetradition,thelionisregardedasa

mascot,whichcanbringgoodluck.Ancientpeopleregardedthelionasa

symbolofbravenessandstrength,whichcoulddriveawayeviland

protecthumans.Thedancehasarecordedhistoryofmorethan2,000

years.DuringtheTangDynasty,theLionDancewasalreadyintroduced

intotheroyalfamilyofthedynasty.Therefore,performingtheliondance

attheLanternFestivalandotherfestiveoccasionsbecameacustom

wherepeoplecouldprayforgoodluck,safetyandhappiness.

企業(yè)發(fā)展

中國將進一步發(fā)展經(jīng)濟、擴大開放，這對海外企業(yè)(enterprises)意味著更多的商

機。改革開放以來，中國企業(yè)與海外企業(yè)一直積極開展經(jīng)濟技術(shù)合作，并取得了

巨大成就。海外企業(yè)不僅幫助了中國企業(yè)的成長，而且也在合作中獲得了收益。

中國政府將繼續(xù)提供有利的政策和條件，推動中國企業(yè)與國外企業(yè)進一步開展合

作。

Chinawilldevelopitseconomyfurtherandopenitselfwidertothe

outsideworld,whichoffersmorebusinessopportunitiestooverseas

enterprises.SinceChina'sreformandopeningup,Chineseenterprises

havebeencooperatingwithoverseasenterprisesintermsofeconomy

andtechnology,andhavescoredgreatachievement.Overseas

enterpriseshavenotonlyhelpedChineseenterpriseswiththeirgrowth,

butalsobenefitedfromthecooperation.Chinesegovernmentwill

continuetoofferfavorablepoliciesandconditionstopromotethe

furthercooperationbetweenChineseandoverseasenterprises.

物理演示

2013年6月20日在中國各地，劇估計60萬兒童和他們的老師觀看了有宇航員

(astronaut)王亞平在距離地球300公里的上空所講授的科學課。王亞平與兩個

同事乘坐天宮一號實驗艙(theTiangon-1laboratorymodule)執(zhí)行為期兩周的

任務。她在課上進行了一系列太空的物理演示。在有些演示中還對比了在地球上

重力(one-gravity)環(huán)境下同樣的實驗。這堂物理課不僅讓孩子們享受了一堂知

識與樂趣兼具的物理課，也顯示了我國通信科技的前進。

OnJune20,2013,anestimated600thousandschoolchildrenandtheir

teachersacrossChinawatchedasciencelessontaughtfrom300km

abovetheEarthbyastronautWangYaping.Wangisaboardthe

Tiangong-1laboratorymodulewithtwocrewmates,foratwo-week

mission.Herlessonswereaseriesofphysicsdemonstrationsinthespace.

Insomedemonstrations,shecomparedwiththesameexperimentunder

theone-gravityenvironmentonEarth.Thelessonhasnotonlyoffered

childrenaphysicslessonwithknowledgeandinterest,butalsoshows

theadvanceincommunicationtechnologyofChina.

雙語學習

越來越多受英文教育的海外華人父母，已經(jīng)認識到孩子在掌握不可或缺的英文

的同時，也通曉中文的重要性。中國的崛起，讓他們充分認識到孩子掌握雙語的

好處——既能增加他們的就業(yè)機會，也能讓他們接觸和熟悉東西方兩種不同的

文化。這些人對中文的態(tài)度幾乎沒有完全改變。曾幾何時，他們還非常驕傲地宣

稱自己只懂英文。現(xiàn)在，他們已開始積極支持孩子學習中文和中國文化，而且還

不時走訪中國，欣賞壯觀的自然風光，認識豐富的文化遺產(chǎn)。

AnincreasingnumberofEnglish-educatedChineseparentsoverseas

havecometotherealizationthatwhileEnglishlearningisindispensable

totheirchildren,itisessentialthattheirkidshaveagoodcommandof

Chinese.China'srisehasfullyawakenedtheirawarenessofthefactthat

theirkidscanbenefitfromtheirbilingualabilitywhichcannotonly

enhancetheircompetitivenessinthejobmarket,butalsofacilitatetheir

exposuretoandfamiliaritywiththetwodifferentculturesbetweenthe

EastandtheWest.Theyhavehardlychangedtheirattitudestowards

Chinese.AtonetimetheyproudlydeclaredthattheyknewEnglishonly.

Now,theyhavebeguntogivefullsupporttotheirkidslearningChinese

anditsculture,andtheyalsomakeoccasionalvisitstoChina,wherethey

canenjoyitsmagnificentnaturallandscapeandgettoknowitsrich

culturalheritage.

地球村

我贊同許多東亞學者的觀點，東方文明可以醫(yī)治盛行于西方世界的一些頑疾。西

方世界個人自由主義泛濫導致了極端個人主義、性關(guān)系混亂以及過度暴力行為,

對此我們不能視而不見。相反，東方社會的自我約束力，集體責任感以及溫厚儒

雅的傳統(tǒng)倒可以消除西方社會的許多惡疾。在這個信息時代，世界已縮小成一個

地球村。這個地球村里，不再有什么涇渭分明的東方世界和西方世界，我們是生

活在同一個社區(qū)里的鄰里。〃因此，我們彼此之間無須沖突。我們之間的關(guān)系

應該是一種友好合作，平等互補的關(guān)系。我們應該相互理解，相互學習，和睦共

處。

IsharethesameviewwithmanyEastAsianscholarsthattheOriental

civilizationcanhealsomeoftheprevailing,stubbornWesternills.We

shouldnotturnablindeyetothefactthatindividualfreedomhasgone

overboardintheWest,resultinginextremeindividualism,sexual

promiscuityandexcessiveuseofviolence.Bycontrast,self-discipline,

corporateresponsibilityandthepacifictraditionofEastAsiacanoffset

manyWesternvices.Atthisageofinformation,theworldhasshrunkasa

globalvillageinwhichtherewillbenoclear-cutworldsoftheEastand

theWestanymore,butaworldofonecommunitywithneighboring

families.Therefore,wedonotnecessarilyhavetocomeintoclashwith

eachother.Ourrelationshipisoneoffriendlycooperation,equalityand

mutualcomplementarityandtherefore,weshouldunderstandandlearn

fromeachother,andliveinharmony.

中外文化

中國國際出版集團是中國最大的、最權(quán)威的外語出版發(fā)行單位，其前身是中央人

民政府新聞出版署國際新聞局。我集團堅持“讓中國走向世界，讓世界了解中國"

的出版原則，全心致力于中國外語教育與研究事業(yè)的發(fā)展，全心致力于中外文化

交流事業(yè)的拓展。為了加強對出版人才隊伍的建設(shè)，為了滿足日益增長的特殊出

版業(yè)務的需要，我集團每年都要選派一些青年員工到國內(nèi)外知名高等學府和研究

機構(gòu)進修，〃根據(jù)我們的發(fā)展戰(zhàn)略，我們會將前進的步伐邁出國界走向世界，

瞄準海外讀者群，這一戰(zhàn)略已取得了良好的開局。

TheChinaInternationalPublishingGroupisthelargestandthemost

authoritativeforeignlanguagepublishinganddistributionestablishment,

itspredecessorbeingtheInternationalPressBureauoftheCentral

People'sGovernmentPressandPublicationAdministration.Adheringto

thepublishingphilosophyof"assistingChina'smarchtotheworldand

facilitatingworld'sunderstandingofChina",theGroupcommitsitself

entirelytopromotingforeignlanguageeducationandresearchinChina

andadvancingculturalexchangesbetweenChinaandforeigncountries.

Inordertobuildupastrongteamofpublishingstaff,aswellastomeet

thegrowingneedofmoretechnicallydemandingbusiness,theGroup

makesitarulethatyoungstaffbeselectedandsenttonoteduniversities

andresearchinstitutions,bothdomesticandoverseas,forfurtherstudies.

Asisclearlyspelledoutinournewdevelopmentstrategy,wewillgo

beyondournationalboundariesandwedgeourselvesintotheworld

circulationmarket,aimingattheinternationalreadership.Ourinitial

effortshavebeenveryrewarding.

漢語文化

改革開放30年來，隨著中國逐漸崛起成為政治經(jīng)濟強國，海外人士學習漢語的

現(xiàn)象與日俱增，海外孔子學院也成了人們學習中國語言和中國文化的首選之地。

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