2013版20篇新课(WORD格式).doc

不知为什么，这些课文整合到一起的时候，字体大小乱了，所以就统一用5号字体了，原pdf格式文件中的小四号是为强调考试考点的，所以同样有用。 目录 1. The Value of Time 时间的价值 1 4. How to Negotiate with Americans 如何与美国人谈判 6 5. Network Security 网络安全 12 7. Automatic Auto: a Car That Drives Itself 无人驾驶汽车 17 10. Sweep a Fuel Craft Invest Fever 清洁能源行业投资热潮 21 12. The Positive Meanings of Love 爱的真谛 27 13. Does Exercise Have Unexpected Benefits? 运动有奇效吗? 34 16. The American Way: Family 美国人的家庭观 40 17. Computers Give Big Boosts to Productivity计算机技术极大提高生产效率 44 18. The Principles of International Trade国际贸易原理 49 29. How to Reduce Employee Turnover如何减少员工流失 55 35. Trends for 21st Century 21世纪的趋势 63 37. Radiation and Human Health辐射与人体健康 70 38. To Be Content with Ones Lot乐天知命 78 41. The Subject of Smiling微笑问题 86 43. Whats Your Best Time of Day? 何时是你一天中最佳的时间？ 94 45. Happiness Index幸福指数 104 48. Ocean Plant Life in Decline海洋植物数量锐减 111 49. Cultural Taboos文化禁忌 118 60. Future of Energy能源的未来 124 1. The Value of Time 时间的价值 1.Time says the proverb is money. This means that every moment well-spent may put some money into our pockets. If our time is usefully employed, it will either produce some useful and important piece of work which will fetch its price in the market, or it will add to our experience and increase our capacities so as to enable us to earn money when the proper opportunity comes. There can thus be no doubt that time is convertible into money. Let those who think nothing of wasting time（定语从句） remember this; let them remember that an hour misspent is equivalent to the loss of a banknote; and that an hour utilized is tantamount to so much silver or gold; and then they will probably think twice before they give their consent to the loss of any part of their time. 1、谚语(proverb)说：“时间就是金钱。(Time is money)”这句话的意思是，一时片刻只要用得有效(well-spent adj. 使用得当的；充分利用了的)， 都会让我们的口袋增添一些钱。如果（if）我们的时间使用得当，就能生产出有用的、重要的产品(piece of work 工件，即产品)，(which引导的定语从句)（这些产品)在市场上卖得(fetch)一定的价钱；就能充实（add to）经验，增长才干（capacities），等到适当的时机(opportunity)来临时，我们就能挣得金钱(enable us to earn money)。因此，毫无疑问的是：时间可