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Our take
1.Step forward Mr Internet ?you have been honored!
THE Norwegian Nobel Institute has announced there are 237 nominees (提名) for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize.Of them, there is one bizarre (奇怪的) nominee, the Internet.According to media reports, the Internet was nominated for promoting dialogue, debate (辩论) and consensus through communication.
Comment: If the Web wins, who will climb the podium (讲台) to collect the prize?
2.Make sure you have those birthdays memorized
AT a recent job fair (招聘会) in Wuhan, a college student was denied (拒绝) a job for the simple fact that he did not know his parents’ birthdays.The recruiters (招聘者) said that they could not hire a man who did not care about his own parents, even if he could have done the job.
Comment: Ask your parents why they always remember your birthday.
3.I’m sorry Darling, but I couldn\'t answer the questions!
IRANIAN suitors (求婚者) will have to sit an exam to get the government certificate (证书) that would allow them to marry.The move is part of an Iranian plan for premarital (婚前) training courses.Iran wants to cut divorce rates through the move.
Comment: Love always comes at a price.This time it\'s having to sit an exam.Just who is Danny? 男孩丹尼的成长故事。
NO matter where he lives, 16-year-old Danny Lopez feels like an outsider: he is half-Mexican and half-white.
At his private high school in wealthy northern San Diego, California, US, Lopez is too brown to fit in, whereas for the Mexican side of his family in National City, just a dozen miles from the border, he is too white to belong.
Alienated from both sides, Lopez is silent in school.He focuses on his paion for baseball and working hard to improve the pitches that have kept him off the school team.
Mexican Whiteboy, by Matt de la Pena, is about a teenager’s search for identity.It was named as one of the Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults in 2009 by the US Young Adult Library Services Aociation.
When Lopez’s mother decides to go live with her wealthy white boyfriend in San Francisco, he chooses to spend the summer with his father’s family in San Diego.It’s a trip to explore roots and self-identity (认同感), filled with unexpected friendship.
There he meets Uno, of mixed heritage like himself, also with a divorced mom.Uno understands Danny’s split (割裂的) background and helps him hone (磨练) his baseball skills.Both boys have big league dreams, but they both have to learn to come to terms with their mixed heritages before they can achieve their goals.
Aside from discuions of racism, Mexican Whiteboy takes on other iues, such as the importance of family and the negative impact (负面影响) of hiding the truth.It also shows how sports can draw cultures together.1
高一英语报刊阅读每日5分钟38
In love with music李健：淡定做出好音乐。
FOR Li Jian, music is far more than mere entertainment.His aim for his lyrics and vocal delivery (声音传递) is the creation of an aural landscape (听觉风景): a quiet place for the listener’s mind to relax and meditate (冥想).
“His songs are like a refreshing breeze,” TV anchor Chen Luyu said on her talk show.“He never tries to be fashionable.His songs touch the heart and leave it feeling warm.”
Li is not a newcomer to music; but he had been out in the cold for many years.It was not until this year’s CCTV Spring Festival Gala that he regained (重新获得) public attention.Legend, the song that gave singer Faye Wong her comeback, was composed and first performed by Li.The song is currently at the top of Baidu’s Chinese chart.
In an interview with China Youth Daily, Li said he was happy that his music was winning a larger audience.But he claims that even during the years when he was out of the public eye, he was never depreed.
“All people seem to care about is commercial succe,” he said.“But there’s a difference between a busineman and a musician.The busineman is only interested in profit; but the best course for the musician is to stick with what he is good at.”
Li said that anyone who wants to be an artist should not expect to *make a fortune: “Life can be ok for the singer who is prepared to live modestly.You want to be rich? Better take up another career.”
Li does not believe in compromise (妥协) – he thinks it cannot lead to quality music.It was for this reason he left Shuimu Nianhua, the pop duo (二人组合) he formed with a fellow Tsinghua graduate in 2002.His uncompromising attitude toward music is apparent (明显的) in the title of his new album, My Belief in Music (《音乐傲骨》).“It’s fundamental (基本的) for a singer to stay true to himself,” he said.“It’s creativity that’s the important thing, not popularity, not entertainment.”
BONUS
make a fortune是“赚大钱、发财”的意思。(earn a great deal of money)
例如：He made a fortune on the stock market.)
核心词汇refreshing //adj.使人精神振作的It made a refreshing change to talk to someone new.currently // adv.当前He is currently working on his first novel.
depreed // adj.沮丧的I was depreed at the thought of all the hard work ahead.
modestly // adv.谦虚地He modestly accepted my suggestions.
小试身手
It was not until this year’s CCTV Spring Festival Gala that he regained public attention.It is/was…that…是强调句式，当这一句式涉及not…until时，需要像上面这句话一样，把not until以及until后面的状语一起提到that前面强调。另一种强调方式就是把not until置于句首倒装。例如，Not until I met him did I realize that I had forgotten to bring him the book.
活学活用1.It was ______ he came back from Africa that year ______ he met the girl he would like to marry.(09江西卷)
A.when; then
A.Mum did go
Key: CB
B.not; untilC.not until; thatD.only; when 2.Not until I came home last night ______ to bed.(09四川卷) B.did Mum goC.went MumD.Mum went
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Flowers tell us spring is here在春日的花海里尽情徜徉吧。
THERE is probably no better spring meenger than flowers.Let’s board a trip around China to enjoy some of the seasonal blooms (繁花).
Peach blooms, Chengdu, Sichuan
Red and pink peach blooms begin to flower on Longquan Mountain, Chengdu in mid-March.To stroll among the 17 million trees is to experience a kingdom of exquisite (精致的) colors.A trip here in the springtime is something to treasure.
Cherry blooms in Wuhan, Hubei
The park on Donghu Lake in Wuhan is the third largest cherry bloom park in the world, after Hirosaki Cherry Bloom Park in Japan and the Cherry Bloom Park in Washington, D.C.in the US.The blooms are a pinkish white cloud that envelops the entire park.In a playful, gentle breeze (微风), you can enjoy the flying petals (花瓣).
The cole flower in Wuyuan, Jiangxi
Time seems to stand still in Wuyuan, with its ancient villages nestling (依偎) among rivers, and ducks swimming leisurely in the ponds.Looking down on the area, sprawling (蔓延的) farmland covered in golden cole stretches (伸展) right to the horizon, forming a sea of yellow buds and filling the air with the refreshing smell of spring.
Peonies of Luoyang, Henan
Known for its fragrance (香味), the peony is regarded as the national flower of China.Luoyang is called the “city of peonies”, since it has the most lovely of these flowers in the land.It holds a peony festival each spring, showcasing over 350 species with their red, pink and white blooms.
Resource that respects women在这里了解历史上的伟大女性。
LOOK in a school history textbook and you will find very limited information about the contributions to society made by women.Do you want to know more? Log onto http:///womens-history/index.jsp to discover a wealth of detail on famous women down the centuries and from all the world’s cultures.The site has videos, articles and interactive (互动的) activities to educate as well as entertain.
The “When Women Lead” section examines women who have exercised political power, historically and in the world today.You can read about leaders such the Empre Wu Zetian of China as well as modern politicians such as German chancellor Angela Merkel.
A quiz tests your knowledge of women’s contributions to society.The “Notable Women” section has links to biographies of great women in sciences, the arts and sport.
Whether you are simply interested in the topic or collecting information for your school project, it is a website worth checking out.
高一英语报刊阅读每日5分钟40
Let us have more sleep! 你每天睡够觉了吗？
SLEEP is food for the brain.However, many teenage brains are denied (拒绝给予) enough food.A good handful of students complain that they are sleeping six hours or le a night, as high school work multiplies (倍增).
Plenty admit they have difficulty waking up in the morning.
“I pre the button on my alarm clock so many times before I can make myself get out of bed,” said Zhang Xi, 16, from Taiyuan Foreign Language School.
She gets up at 6:00 am to meet her first cla at 7:00 am every weekday.
But why doesn’t she go to bed earlier? No, that’s not the right solution for her, Zhang said.
“It’s hard for me to get to bed before midnight, since I have homework, reviews and previews for a total of 10 subjects.And I don’t want to be left behind,” she explained.
Zhang mies the old days in junior high when she could sleep nine hours on school nights.Nowadays, she sleeps only six hours as the rigor (强度) of her schooling increases.
Zhang said she was not alone.Many of her clamates doze off (打瞌睡) in cla and feel tired throughout the whole week.
“A few of us drink caffeine (咖啡) to keep awake, although we know it’s harmful to our health,” she said.For some, having snacks secretly during cla is another “dangerous but helpful” way to keep alert (警觉的).“You’re in danger of being punished since snacks are not allowed in cla,” she said.
Sometimes, Zhang also takes a nap at noon.
Noon naps are of some help for better performance in the next hours.However, sleep-deprived (被剥夺的) teenagers need more deep sleep to pick themselves up, so they are able to stop streing about things.
“I catch up on sleep on Saturday afternoons – sometimes I sleep up to four hours,” said Dong Shang, 15, from Zunyi No 4 High School in Guizhou province.
Rest is the key
Losing sleep can be damaging.Your mood, memory, and attention span (长度) are all affected when you don’t get enough of it.
This year’s World Sleep Day falls on March 21.The day’s slogan (口号) is “Sleep Well, Stay Healthy”.So, try to make enough time for sleep at night, so that you can work more efficiently during the daytime.核心词汇throughoutprep.遍及The disease spread rapidly throughout Europe.
nap n.（白天）小睡，打盹I usually take a nap after lunch.
China chooses first female astronauts
CHINA has selected its first two female astronauts, Xinhua reported on March 10.
The women, who are not named in the report, are part of a second generation of seven astronauts.They were both pilots in the People’s Liberation Army Air Force.The female astronauts were required to be married, “as we believe married women are more physically and psychologically (心理上) mature,” according to Zhang Jianqi, former deputy commander (副总指挥) of the country’s manned space program.He also said that, in theory, women astronauts have more endurance (耐力) and circumspection (细心) than male ones.
