I doubt that any historically valid treatment of that presidential administration can emerge for at least another decade, if then. I confess that when I came out of the White House I signed up to do an "insider volume", but sober, professional second thoughts have led me to put that project on ice until at least 1980. The problem is that I simultaneously know too much, and not enough. I know what I thought was happening. But I cannot fully document what happened. And I have seen enough highly classified documents to know that most of what the observers thought was happening was at best half right, at worst dead wrong. This has steered me in a different direction as far as writing is concerned. I am now preparing what is frankly and unashamedly an ex parte memoir, "My Experiences in Washington". It is based on what I believed to be tree, on the picture as I conceptualized it, of the presidential administration under which I worked.
A cup of tea is almost a symbol of British culture. As a nation, we are well known for our strong liking for this particular hot drink, especially if it is accompanied by some cake or biscuits. Here are some facts about tea drinking habits in the UK: 1)There is no real tea time All around the world, everyone thinks that British people drink tea every day at 5 o"clock in the afternoon. In reality, we drink tea at every hour of the day, from the minute we get up to the last thing before going to bed. Of course it"s quite likely that a British person will drink tea around the middle of the afternoon, but it"s also common to drink it with breakfast. 2)The perfect partner: scones Scones are a simple kind of cake, slightly sweet and usually served with jam and cream. They are excellent with tea. In fact, if you order a "cream tea" in the UK, you"ll get a teapot accompanied by a plateful of these little treats. Delicious! 3)Milk in tea British people nearly always put milk in their tea. This seems strange to people from other European countries, who would rather drink their tea without adding anything to it. In Britain, people add a certain quantity of milk depending on taste and the tea ends up being opaque(不透明)and brown instead of clear. People are always shocked when I say that I prefer coffee to tea. Tea really is part of our cultural identity, whether we like it or not!
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I have been very lucky to have won the Nobel Prize twice. It is, of course, very exciting to have such an important【C1】______of my work, but the real pleasure was in the work itself. Scientific research is like an exploration of a voyage of discovery. You are【C2】______trying out new things that have not been done before. Many of them will lead【C3】______and you have to try something different, but sometimes the experiment does【C4】______and tells you something new and that it really exciting.【C5】______small the new finding may be, it is great to think "I am the only person who knows this" and then you will have the fun of thinking what this finding will【C6】______and of deciding what will be the【C7】______experiment. One of the best things about scientific research is that you are always doing something different and it is never【C8】______. These are good time when things go well and the bad times when they【C9】______Some people get discouraged at the difficult times, but when I have a failure my policy has always been not to worry but to start planning the next experiment, 【C10】______is always fun.
The relationship between employers and employees has been studied ______.
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Concern with money, and then more money, in order to buy the conveniences and luxuries of modern life, has brought great changes to the lives of most Frenchmen. More people are working than ever before in France. In the cities the traditional leisurely midday meal is disappearing. Offices, shops and factories are discovering the greater efficiency of a short lunch hour in company lunchrooms. In almost all lines of work emphasis now falls on ever-increasing output. Thus the "typical" Frenchman produces more, earns more, and buys more consumer goods than his counterpart of only a generation ago. He gains in creature comforts and ease of life. What he loses to some extent is his sense of personal uniqueness, or individuality. Some say that France has been Americanized. This is because the United States is a world symbol of the technological society and its consumer products: The so-called Americanization of France has its critics. They fear that "assembly-line life" will lead to the disappearance of the pleasures of the more graceful and leisurely old French style. What will happen, they ask, to taste, elegance, and the cultivation of the good things in life—to joy in the smell of a freshly picked apple, a stroll by the river, or just happy hours of conversation in a local cafe? Since the late 1940"s life in France has indeed taken on qualities of rush, tension, and the pursuit of material gain. Some of the strongest critics of the new way of life are the young, especially university students. They are concerned with the future, and they fear that France is threatened by the triumph of the competitive, goods-oriented culture. Occasionally, they have reacted against the trend with considerable violence. In spite of the critics, however, countless Frenchmen are committed to keeping France in the forefront of the modern economic world. They find that the present life brings more rewards, conveniences, and pleasures than that of the past. They believe that a modern, industrial France is preferable to the old.
Theme-park-bound bargain seekers would be wise to spend some time surfing online before they get in line at the parks this summer. A growing number of these attractions now allow customers to print e-tickets at home with large discounts off the gate price, in part to spur attendance that has declined in recent years. After boom times in the late 1990s, theme park attendance began to decrease, with an overall decline of about 40% over the past few years at North America"s 50 most-visited establishments, says James Zoitak, editor of Amusement Business. "The boom was off the rose as we turned the comer into 2000, so there"s more discounting now", he says. Discounting isn"t new to an industry that has longer partnered with other commercial enterprises, such as soft drink companies, to offer deals. But e-ticketing adds a new opportunity that not only brings savings but convenience as well, since it allows visitors to avoid the line at the gate. "If you can get in early before the lines fill up, you"re getting more for your money", says Robert Niles of the website Theme Park Insider.
A: Fine day, isn"t it? B: Well, yeah, it"s beautiful. A: You"re looking so nice. B: ______.
Each semester, Andrew Tom receives a term bill outlining his expenses: tuition, dorm fee, student center fee, recreation fee, resident activity fee, health insurance. If only the rest of his expenses were as easy to quantify. "It"s like you start out the semester with plenty of money and then $20 for dinner out here and $100 at the department store there, it"s gone", said Tom, a Northeastern University third-year student. "And there are so many things you need like toothpaste or laundry detergent(洗涤剂) that you don"t think about until you get here and need it". From the books lining their shelves to the fashionable clothes filling their closets, college students say the expenses of a college education go well beyond tuition and a dining hall meal plan. Many say they arrive on campus only to be overwhelmed by unexpected costs from sports fees to the actual price of a slice of pizza. Balancing a job with schoolwork, especially at colleges known for their heavy workloads like Harvard and MIT, can be tough. So can the pressure students often feel to financially keep pace with their friends. "When you get dragged along shopping, you"re going to spend money; if you get dragged to a party and everyone wants to take a cab but you"re cheap and want to take a bus. Chances are you"ll end up sharing the fee for the cab", said Tom. "I guess you could say no, but no one wants to be the only one eating in the snack bar while your friends are ont to dinner". Max Cohen, a biology major at MIT, said he is accustomed to watching fellow students spend $40 a night to have dinner delivered or $50 during a night out at a bar. During the school"s recent spring break, friends on trips for the week posted away messages that read like a world map—Paris, Rome, Tokyo. "Meanwhile I stay home and work", said Cohen. "I didn"t realize when I came here how much money I would spend or how hard I would have to work to get by". It is a lesson some younger students learn quickly. Others, surrounded by credit card offers, go into debt, or worse, are forced to leave school. "A lot of people don"t think twice about how much they spend", said a first-year student at MIT, "and you feel the pressure sometimes to go along with them".
Policeman: May I see your driving license and vehicle registration card, please? Driver: ______.
An American company has started testing a new program aimed at increasing security. Three workers from CityWatcher.com, a company that provides security camera equipment, have volunteered to be electronically monitored. They will have a silicon chip put inside their arms. The tiny device is the size of a grain of rice and will send out radio signals. These will provide information to a central monitoring system that will give the workers access to secure areas of the workplace. The chips were originally designed for medical purposes. Sean Darks, CEO of CityWatcher, said the chips were like identity cards. He said the only difference is that they are inserted inside the person"s body. He added they are very different from Global Positioning Satellite technology, which allows people"s location to be monitored. Mr. Darks insisted that they were not dangerous and even decided to have a chip implanted in his own body. However, many people are worded about the issue of privacy. Many believe the technology could be abused and that new laws will have to be made. Mr. Darks said his workers always choose to have the chips removed.
Grandpa: Robbie, we"ll go fishing soon, and we"ll take 5tour dad with us. Grandson: I"m ready, Grandpa.______.
The proposal seems______to oppose the government economic policy.
While it is true that Americans believe climbing the educational ladder leads to success, they are less certain that intellectual achievement is the only important factor leading to success. A competitive personality is seen as important to success, especially in men. The development of social and political skills is also considered to be very important. To help Americans develop these other important skills, schools have added a large number of extracurricular(课程) activities to daily life at school. This is especially true of high schools and colleges and ex tends down into elementary schools as well. Athletics, frequently called "competitive sports", are perhaps the most important of these activities. Football, basketball, and baseball teams are seen as very important in teaching students, particularly boys, the "winning spirit". At times, athletic teams seem to become more important to some students and their parents than the academic programs offered by the schools.
Customer:______. Saleswoman: Yes, they are on the third floor.
Every plant, animal, and human being needs water to ______alive.
A: Excuse me. Could you show me the way to the nearest post office? B: ______
As the plane circled over the airport, everyone sensed that something was wrong. The plane was moving unsteadily through the air, and【B1】the passengers had fastened their seat belts, they were suddenly thrown forward. At that moment, the air-hostess【B2】She looked very pale, but was quite【B3】Speaking quickly but almost in a whisper, she【B4】everyone that the pilot had fainted and asked if any of the passengers knew anything about machines or at least how to drive a car. After a moment"s【B5】, a man got up and followed the hostess into the pilot"s cabin. Moving the pilot aside, the man took his seat and listened carefully to the urgent instructions that were being sent by radio from the airport below. The plane was now dangerously close【B6】the ground, but to everyone"s relief, it soon began to climb. The man had to【B7】the airport several times in order to become【B8】with the controls. Therefore the danger had not yet passed. The terrible【B9】came when he had to land. Following information, the man guided the plane toward the airfield. It shook violently【B10】it touched the ground and then moved rapidly along the runway and after a long run it stopped safely.
Speaker A: You are most beautiful in that red sweater! Speaker B: ______