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Platonic love VS marriage Utopian socialism 理想与现实 Cosmetic operation VS prospect----prevailing in Korea and Japan; unconfident Attractive package VS function Appealing cover VS substance/ content 美好的外在是否能够保持？  Unduly deforest and pasture ---- lush meadow degenerate into desert; desertification 技术落后时候的mismanagement 和 climate 造成的；草场沙漠化；水土流失  Liberty often degenerates into lawlessness. 过分的自由要不得，凡是要有限制  Enron 安然 Fraudulent accounting techniques 财务造假 Listed as the 7th largest company in the United States Scandal Blue chip stock 蓝筹股 The company’s spectacular collapse resulted from the disclosure that it had reported false profits, using accounting methods that failed to follow generally accepted procedures. Shaking investor confidence The scandal resulted in new legislation that reformed accounting practices and strengthened the ability of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to investigate accounting fraud. Arthur Anderson 安达信 Accounting firm 诚信的问题，长期利益与短期利益问题  历史的作用，过分的patriotic reverence的害处 Benito Mussolini Fascism; prime minister of Italy; extreme nationalism; vast personal power; strong-arm methods; precursor of Hitler; plunge the Europe into WWII 一样是极端民族主义和爱国主义的错误  Bill Gates The wealthiest person in the world Bill Melinda Gates Foundation Bill Gates Paul Allen 成功后该干吗 UNESCO 国际教科文组织  Impromptu speech 即兴演讲  Human nature Fear; desire; curiosity; the lack of the sense of security;  Contemporary society Money-oriented; rapid-pace; information explosion; overwhelm by the fractions of information  Arthur C. Clarke British science-fiction writer A Space Odyssey His novels and stories often focus on space travel and other ways in which technology will shape the future His works are noted for their scientific accuracy When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.  Blackout on eastern coast 美国东海岸大停电 In August, 2003 Commuter