19.SmokingandCancer(吸烟和癌) 1.Americanssmokesixthousandmillioncigaretteseveryyear(1970figures).Thisisroughlytheequivalentof4,195cigarettesayearforeveryp...
18. How Americans Eat and Drink.(美国人的饮食)1. Coca-Cola is the best-selling soft (non-alcoholic) drink in the world. 165 million “Cokes“ are sold every d...
16.AWorldwithoutOil(假如世界没有石油) 1.Haveyoueverstoppedtothinkhowyourlifewouldchangeiftheworldranoutofoil?Takealookatyourday.Theroofofyourhomeisprobablymad...
17.IfLincolnHadUsedaComputer(如果林肯使用过计算机……) 1.Theadforasoftwareprogramcaughtmyeye.Itsaid,“Writebetterin30daysoryourmoneyback.“ 1、有一则计算机软件的广告引起了我的注意。它说：...
15.How Animals Hear(动物如何听到声音)1. When we talk about ears, we usually mean the oddly wrinkled appendages on the sides of our heads.1、当我们提到耳朵，通常指那个生长在我们头...
14.The Moon-Riddle from the Past(月球—来自远古之谜)1. Spacecraft from the United States and from Russia have been to the moon, and men have walked upon its su...
13.TheDelightofBooks(书之乐趣) 1.Booksaretomankindwhatmemoryistotheindividual.Theycontainthehistoryofourrace,the discoverieswehavemade,theaccumulatedknowl...
12.AnEpoch-makingToast(划时代的祝酒词) Mr.PrimeMinisterandallofyourdistinguishedgueststhisevening: 总理先生、今夜在座的诸位贵宾： 1.OnbehalfofallofyourAmericanguests,Iwisht...
11.AHandfulofHistory(扑克—手中的历史) 1.Thenexttimeyoudoacardtrick-rememberthis.You’replayingwithhistory.Theplayingcardsweusetodayaremuchlikethoseusedforhund...
10.TheFirstJet(第一架喷气机) 1.Itwasjustnoononthat25thdayofApril1945.Ihadgonethroughmyfirstminutesofcombat.The456thBomberGroup, basedinItaly,hadgoneintoAust...