新概念英语三的第12篇和四的8篇课文

新概念英语三的第12篇和四的8篇课文
新概念英语三的第12篇和四的8篇课文

新概念英语三的第12篇和四的8篇课文
新概念3的第12课 Most of us have formed an unrealistic picture of life on a desert island.We sometimes imagine a desert island to be a sort of paradise where the sun always shines.Life there is simple and good.Ripe fruit falls from the trees and you never have to work.The other side of the picture is quite the opposite.Life on a desert island is wretched.You either starve to death or live like Robinson Crusoe,Waiting for a boat which never comes.Perhaps there is an element of truth in both these pictures,but few us have had the opportunity to find out.
Two men who recently spent five days on a coral island wished they had stayed there longer.They were taking a badly damaged boat from the Virgin Islands to Miami to have it repaired.During the journey,their boat began to sink.They quickly loaded a small rubber dinghy with food,matches,and cans of beer and rowed for a few miles across the Caribbean until they arrived at a tiny coral island.There were hardly any trees on the island and there was no water,but this did not prove to be a problem.The men collected rainwater in the rubber dinghy.As they had brought a spear gun with them,they had plenty to eat.They caught lobster and fish every day,and,as one of them put it 'ate like kings'.When a passing tanker rescued them five days later,both men were genuinely sorry that they had to leave.
第四册的
Chickens slaughtered in the United States,claim officials in Brussels,are not fit to grace European tables.No,say the American:our fowl are fine,we simply clean them in a different way.These days,it is differences in national regulations,far more than tariffs,that put sand in the wheels of trade between rich countries.It is not just farmers who are complaining.An electric razor that meets the European Union's safety standards must be approved by American testers before it can be sold in the United States,and an American-made dialysis machine needs the EU's okay before is hits the market in Europe.
As it happens,a razor that is safe in Europe is unlikely to electrocute Americans.So,ask businesses on both sides of the Atlantic,why have two lots of tests where one would do?Politicians agree,in principle,so America and the EU have been trying to reach a deal which would eliminate the need to double-test many products.They hope to finish in time for a trade summit between America and the EU on May 28TH.Although negotiators are optimistic,the details are complex enough that they may be hard-pressed to get a deal at all.
Why?One difficulty is to construct the agreements.The Americans would happily reach one accord on standards for medical devices and them hammer out different pacts covering,say,electronic goods and drug manufacturing.The EU -- following fine continental traditions -- wants agreement on general principles,which could be applied to many types of products and perhaps extended to other countries.
From:The Economist,May 24th,1997
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这部日记的作者东史郎,一九一二年四月二十七日出生于日本京都府竹野郡丹后叮.一九三七年八月,二十五岁的东史郎应召入伍,系日军第十六师团步兵第二十联队上等兵,曾参加攻占天津,上海,南京,徐州,武汉,襄东等战役,一九三九年九月因病回国.一九四四年三月,他再次应召参加侵华战争.一九四五年八月,他在上海向中国军队投降.一九四六年一月回日本.东史郎有记日记的习惯...

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这是一部特殊的,深受世人关注的日记.
这部日记的作者东史郎,一九一二年四月二十七日出生于日本京都府竹野郡丹后叮.一九三七年八月,二十五岁的东史郎应召入伍,系日军第十六师团步兵第二十联队上等兵,曾参加攻占天津,上海,南京,徐州,武汉,襄东等战役,一九三九年九月因病回国.一九四四年三月,他再次应召参加侵华战争.一九四五年八月,他在上海向中国军队投降.一九四六年一月回日本.东史郎有记日记的习惯,他把侵华战争期间的所见所闻详细地记录下来,共有五卷三十七万字.
在一九三七年十二月二十一日的日记中,他记述了西本(桥本光治)在南京最高法院门前,将一个中国人装入邮袋,浇上汽油点火燃烧,最后系上手榴弹,投入池塘将其炸死的暴行:二十一日奉命警戒城内,我们又离开了马群镇.
中山路上的最高法院,相当于日本的司法省,是一座灰色大建筑,法院前有一辆破烂不堪的私人轿车翻倒在地.路对面有一个池塘.不知从哪儿拉来一个支那人,战友们像小孩玩抓来的小狗一样戏弄着他.这时,西本提出了一个残忍的提议,就是把这个支那人装入袋中,浇上那辆汽车中的汽油,然后点火.于是,大声哭喊着的支那人被装进了邮袋,袋口被扎紧,那个支那人在袋中拼命地挣扎着,哭喊着.西本像玩足球一样把袋子踢来踢去,像给蔬菜施肥一样向袋子撒尿.西本从破轿车中取出汽油,浇到袋子上,在袋子上系一根长绳子,在地上来回地拖着.稍有一点良心的人皱着眉头盯着这个残忍的游戏,一点良心都没有的人则大声鼓励,觉得饶有兴趣.西本点着了火.汽油刚一点燃,就从袋中冲出了令人毛骨悚然的惨叫声.袋子以浑身气力跳跃着,滚动着.有些战友面对如此残暴的玩法还觉得很有趣,袋子像火球一样满地滚,发出一
阵阵地狱中的惨叫.西本拉着口袋上的绳子说:"喂,嫌热我就给你凉快凉快吧!"说着,在袋子上系了两颗手榴弹,随后将袋子扔进了池塘.火渐渐地灭掉了,袋子向下沉着,水的波纹也慢慢地平静下来.突然,"澎!"手榴弹爆炸了,掀起了水花

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