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文章梗概:一直以来,第六感也被称为超感知觉、蜘蛛感应,也就是预知未来事物的能力。但现在科学家已证实人类确实有第六感,正是这第六感让人类能够感应到磁场。试验表明,人类可能像其他动物一样拥有能够感知地球磁场的先天感应カ,而动物的这ー感应カ在很久以前就被证实了。HumansreallyDOhaveasixthsense(nytimes)IthaslongbeenknownasESP,SpiderSense,ortheabilitytoseethingsbeforetheyhappen.ESPn.超感知觉Butnowscientistshaveprovedthathumansreallydohaveasixthsense-thatletsthemdetectmagneticfields.TestshaveshownthatmankindmayhavethesameinnatesenseofEarth'smagneticfieldthathaslongbeenprovedtoexistinanimals.innatea.品质、感情等天生的Byputtingaproteinfromthehumanretinaintofruitflies,researchersnoticedthattheinsectmodifieditsflightpathjustasifitseyehadnotbeenaltered.retinan.视网膜Thissuggeststhatthe'sixthsense'doesexistinhumansbutwemightnotbeawareofit.Animalsusesuchsighttonavigatelongdistancesduringmigrationor,inthecaseofbirds,to'see'wheretheyaregoing.

1navigatevt.确定的位置和方向Thecomplextestsinvolvedexaminingtheprocessbywhichlightgoesthroughabird'seye,whichhasintriguedthescientificcommunityformorethan30years.intriguevt.引发的好奇心Inthelate1970s,thephysicistKlausSchultenconcludedthatbirdsnavigatebyrelyingongeomagneticallysensitivebiochemicalreactionsintheireyes.Testshaveshownthatthespecialcellsintheeyecarryoutthisfunctionusingtheproteincryptochrome.ProfessorRepperfsteamusedwildfruitfliesandreplacedtheirversionofcryptochromewiththehumanequivalentthenputtheminamazewitheachwingwrappedinametalcoil.mazen.迷宫coiln.圈,卷,盘TheythensentacurrentthroughitsothatthecoilwasmagnetisedinawaywhichmimickedEarth'selectromagneticfield.Thefliesrespondedinexactlythesamewayasiftheyhadtheirowncryptochrome,byeitheravoidingthemagneticfieldsormovingtowardsthemiftheresearchershadplacedsugarnearby.ThenewstudywaspublishedinthejournalNatureCommunications相关报道:在南海局势渐趋紧张之际,菲律宾依然不停止挑衅。据外媒报道,菲律宾外交部22日对于新加坡日前关于南海的言论表示欢迎,并提出如果菲军在南沙群岛遭遇袭击,那么美应采取行动提供保护。外媒称,中国外交部副部长崔天凯22日明确表态,要美国停止插手南海问题,并称这是几周来中方对美国最为直接的警告。

2BeijingWarnsU.S.AboutSouthChinaSeaDisputes（nytimes.com）BEIJING一TheChineseviceforeignministerwarnedtheUnitedStatesonWednesdaytostayoutoftheincreasinglytenseterritorialdisputesandmaritimeconflictsintheSouthChinaSea,whichhassomeofthebusiestshippinglanesintheworldandisbelievedtoberichinoilandnaturalgasreserves.increasinglyad.渐增地tensea.（局势）紧张的territoriala.领土的（territorialdispute领土纷争）maritimea.海上的shippinglane大洋航线AllorpartsoftheseaareclaimedbyBrunei,China,Malaysia,thePhilippines,"FaiwanandVietnam.ChinaandVietnamarethemostvocalintheirclaims,andhavebeeninvolvedindiplomaticdisputesinrecentyearsinvolvingfishingvesselsandmaritimesurveillanceboats.Butthisyearhasbeenmoretensethanusual.VietnameseofficialsaccusedChinesevesselsofcuttingcablestooilexplorationshipsinMayandJune;ChineseofficialshavedeniedsomeofthoseaccusationsandhavewarnedVietnamandothernationsthatonlyjointoilexplorationisacceptable.vocala.直言不讳的diplomatica.外交的vesseln.船surveillancen.监视,监督StandoffshavealsotakenplacethisyearbetweenChineseandPhilippine

3vessels.InMarch,twoChinesemaritimesurveillanceshipsorderedaPhilippinesurveyshipawayfromanareacalledReedBank.ThePhilippineslatersentinmilitaryaircraft.standoffn.僵持局面surveyship海洋测量船SecretaryofStateHillaryRodhamClintonsaidlastyearthattheUnitedStateshada"nationalinterest"intheSouthChinaSeaandcouldfacilitatetalks,worryingChinathatitwasgoingtostepintotheterritorialrivalry.facilitatevt.促使rivalryn.敌对,对抗"RegardingtheroleoftheUnitedStatesinthis,theUnitedStatesisnotaclaimantstatetothedispute,"theviceforeignminister,CuiTiankai,toldreportersonWednesday."SoitisbetterfortheUnitedStatestoleavethedisputetobesortedoutbetweentheclaimantstates/'claimantn.（根据权利）提出要求者,原告Mr.Cuiadded,"Ibelievetheindividualcountriesareactuallyplayingwithfire,andIhopethefirewillnotbedrawntotheUnitedStates.''HewasspeakingattheForeignMinistryaheadofaweekendmeetinginHawaiibetweenseniorChineseandAmericanofficialsthathasbeencalledtodiscussissuesintheAsia-Pacificregion.Themeeting,whichthetwosidessayisafirstroundofconsultations,wassetupafterPresidentHuJintaovisitedWashingtoninJanuary.ThemeetingwillbeledbyKurtM.Campbell,anAmericanassistantsecretaryofstate,andMr.Cui.consultationn.商议

4TheSouthChinaSeaisnotofficiallyontheagenda,buttheissuewillalmostcertainlycomeup.TheUnitedStateshasnottakenasideintheterritorialdisputes,buthasurgednationstoresolvethempeacefully.Chinainsiststhatitwilltalktothecountriesonabilateralbasisandthatitwillnotnegotiatewithclaimantsinamultilateralmanner,whichthosecountrieswouldprefer.takeaside偏袒,拥护bilaterala.双方的,双边的“SomeAmericanfriendsmaywanttheUnitedStatestohelpmatters,"Mr.Cuisaid."Weappreciatethatgesture,butmoreoftenthannot,suchgestureswillonlymakethingsmorecomplicated."Headdedthat44iftheUnitedStatesdoeswanttoplayarole,itmaycounselrestrainttothosecountrieswho'vebeenfrequentlytakingprovocativeaction,andtoaskthemtobemoreresponsibleintheirbehavior."counselv.提议restraintn.约束措施provocativea.挑拨的Ingivinghiswarning,Mr.Cuihintedthatanti-Americanfervorcouldbebrewing,“lbbehonestwithyou,theChinesepublicisfollowingverycloselywhethertheUnitedStateswilladoptajustandobjectivepositiononmatterslikethese,“hesaid.brewv.酝酿justa.公平的OfficialsinthePhilippinessaidWednesdaythattheUnitedStateswasobligatedbya1951treatytohelpdefendPhilippineinterestsifshipscameunderattackintheSouthChinaSea,TheAssociatedPressreported.

5〇bligateda.有义务的,有责任的treatyn.条约Atthebriefing,Mr.CuialsotalkedaboutNorthKorea,whichisofficiallycalledtheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea,anissueofgreatconcerntobothChineseandAmericanofficials.TheUnitedStateshasbeenpressingChinatodomoretocontrolNorthKorea'sleader,KimJong-il,afrequentvisitortoChina.“Fromwhatwe'veseenandheard,whattheD.P.R.K.leadersanddelegationmembershaveseeninChinahashadanimpactontheirthinking,'5Mr.Cuisaid.“Theyarenowconsideringwhetherthereneedtobesomeinitiativesonthefrontofeconomicreformandopening."Headded:“Weshouldencourageandsupportsuchatrend.Ofcourse,itwilltakesomemoretimefortheretobeafundamentalimprovementintheD.P.R.K.economy.Sowealsoneedtohavepatience.Wecannotexpectthingstochangeovernightsimplybecausethereisanincreasedinterestineconomicdevelopment.^^文章梗概:FDA在其官网上宣布,从明年10月22日开始,以奥驰亚(AMa)(MO)为首的美国烟业公司必须在美国市场销售的香烟外包装上大幅印上包括尸体、长有癌症肿瘤的肺等9幅警示图片之一。这是美国四分之一世纪以来烟业营销规则最重大变革计划的ー个组成部分。FDA指出,9幅具有视觉冲击カ的图片还包括因吸烟被严重腐蚀的牙齿,以及一名男子通过颈部打出的ー个洞吐出烟气的图片。去年,FDA从初选的36张图片中挑出了最终的9张图片。然而有的人却不这么认为。雷诺和Lorillard在向美国第六巡回上诉法院提交的诉状中指出,政府剥夺香烟外包装50%的使用面积和强制印刷极具冲击カ的彩色警示图片违反美国宪法。

6U.S.ReleasesGraphicImagestoDeterSmokers(nytimes)graphica.生动的detern.制止FederalhealthofficialsreleasedonTuesdaytheirfinalselectionofninegraphicwarninglabelstocoverthetophalfofcigarettepackagesbeginningnextyear,overtheoppositionoftobaccomanufacturers.Inthefirstmajorchangetowarninglabelsinmorethanaquarter-century,thegraphicimageswillincludephotosofhorriblydamagedteethandlungsandamanexhalingsmokethroughatracheotomyopeninginhisneck.TheDepartmentofHealthandHumanServicesselectedninecolorimagesamong36proposedtoaccompanylargertextwarnings.exhalevt.吐出tracheotomyn.气管切开术Healthadvocacygroupspraisedthegovernmentplaninthehopethatimageswouldshockanddeternewsmokersandmotivateexistingsmokerstoquit.TheimagesaretocovertheupperhalfofthefrontandbackofcigarettepackagesproducedafterSeptember2012,aswellas20percentofthespaceincigaretteadvertisements.advocacyn.拥护"Theselabelsarefrank,honestandpowerfuldepictionsofthehealthrisksofsmoking,andtheywillhelpencouragesmokerstoquit,andpreventchildrenfromsmoking,^^KathleenSebelius,thesecretaryofhealthandhumanservices,saidTuesdayinastatement.franka.坦白的

7Thefourleadingtobaccocompanieswereallthreateninglegalaction,sayingtheimageswouldunfairlyhurttheirpropertyandfree-speechrightsbyobscuringtheirbrandnamesinretaildisplays,demonizingthecompaniesandstigmatizingsmokers.obscurevt.掩盖demonizevt.使魔鬼化stigmatizevt.使受到耻辱ThegovernmentwononecaselastyearinafederalcourtinKentuckyonitsoverallabilitytorequirelargerwarninglabelswithimages;thespecificimagesreleasedTuesdayarelikelytostirfurtherlegalaction.TheKentuckycaseisbeforetheUnitedStatesCourtofAppealsfortheSixthCircuit.ThenewlabelswererequiredunderlandmarkantismokinglegislationgivingtheFoodandDrugAdministrationpowertoregulate,butnotban,tobaccoproducts.TheFamilySmokingPreventionandTobaccoControlActrequiredF.D.A.actiononthegraphicwarninglabelsbyWednesday,twoyearsafterPresidentObamasigneditintoIaw.TheUnitedStateswasthefirstnationtorequireahealthwarningoncigarettepackages45yearsago.Sincethen,atleast39othernations,includingCanadaandmanyinEurope,haveimposedmoreeye-catchingwarnings,includinggraphicphotos.imposevt.采用eye-cak;hinga.令人夺目的“ThisisacriticalmomentfortheUnitedStatestomoveforwardinthisarea,"theF.D.A.commissioner,Dr.MargaretA.Hamburg,saidinaninterview."Thetrendsinsmokingreallysupporttheneedformoreactionnow.Forfourdecades,therewasasteadydeclineinsmoking,butfivetosevenyearsagoweleveledoffataboutthe20percentlevelofadultandyouthsmokinginthiscountry.^^

8leveloff使平稳;使稳定Dr.LawrenceR.Deyton,directoroftheF.D.A.5sCenterforTobaccoProducts,saidthegovernmentestimates,basedonothercountries'experience,thatthenewwarninglabelswillpromptanadditional213,000Americanstoquitsmokingin2013,thefirstfullyearwiththegraphiclabels.promptvt.推动“Wearepleasedwiththeimagestheypicked,,5saidNancyBrown,chiefexecutiveoftheAmericanHeartAssociation.“Theystronglydepicttheadverseconsequencesofsmoking.Theywillgetpeople'sattention.Andtheywillcertainlybemuchmorememorablethanthecurrentwarninglabels/5adversea.有害的GregoryN.Connolly,aprofessorandtobaccoexpertattheHarvardSchoolofPublicHealth,alsopraisedthestrengthofthewarnings,butsaidtheF.D.A.neededtotaketougheractionagainstcigarettes."What'sonthepackisimportant,butifyoureallywanttocutsmokingrates,you'vegottogetinsidethepackanddealwithingredientslikementholandnicotine；'hesaid.mentholn.薄荷醇ThenineimageschosenintheUnitedStatesincludesomethatareamongthemostgraphicofthe36draftimages.Buttheyalsoincludesomeofthelessvivid,includingacartoondepictionofababyratherthanaphotointhedraftsetthatshowedamotherblowingsmokeatababy.Theimages,whicharetoappearoncigarettepacksonarotatingbasis,alsoincludeoneofamanproudlywearingaT-shirtthatsays:"IQUIT.^^rotatinga.旋转的

9Allofthepackswillalsodisplayatoll-freetelephonenumberforsmokingcessationservices.toll-freen.收付cessationn.中断TheF.D.A.hasalreadyproposedninetextwarningstobepairedwiththeimages,including:"Warning:Cigarettescausecancer”and"Warning:Quittingsmokingnowgreatlyreducesseriousriskstoyourhealth”Thegovernmentsurveyed18,000Americansofallagestodeterminewhichofthe36proposedlabelswouldbemosteffectivetodetersmoking.TheF.D.A.canrevisetheselectionofimagesinthefuture.AfewsmokerssurveyedonNewYorksidewalkswereunswayedbytheimages.KharitonPopilevsky,46,apawnbroker,shruggedandsaid:"Tellingmethingswealreadyknow.THstillbesmoking."unswayvt.没受到影响pawnbrokern.当铺老板shruggvt耸肩HayleySapp,28,aparalegal,said:"Therearelotsofotherhighrisksoutthere,youknow.Obesityishuge.”paralegaln.律师助手obesityn.肥胖SaifulIslam,34,aconveniencestoreclerk,saidhigherpriceswouldcutsalesalotmorethantheimagesoncigarettepacks.AsubmissiontotheF.D.A.byR.J.Reynolds,LorillardandCommonwealth

10Brands,thesecond,thirdandfourthlargestUnitedStatescigarettemakers,saidthe"nonfactualandcontroversialimages,,were"intendedtoelicitloathing,disgustandrepulsion"aboutalegalproduct.nonfactuala.非事实的elicitvt.引出loathingn.厌恶ThosecompaniesandothersfiledsuitinKentuckyinAugust2009overprovisionsofthelaw.JudgeJosephH.MeKinleyJr.ofFederalDistrictCourtinBowlingGreen,Ky.,ruledthatthecompaniescouldbeforcedtoputgraphicwarninglabelsonthepackagesbutsaidtheycouldnotbeforcedtolimitmarketingmaterialstoblacktextonawhitebackground,sayingthatwastoobroadanintrusiononcommercialfreespeech.provisionsn.规定的条款GreggPerry,aspokesmanforLorillardTobacco,saidonTuesdaythatthecompanywasreviewingthegraphicsandwouldnotcommentatthistime.AspokeswomanforR.J.Reynoldsrepeateditsearlieroppositiontothegraphiclabels.TheAltriaGroup,thelargesttobaccocompanyintheUnitedStates,saiditwouldnotcomment.Altria,theparentcompanyofPhilipMorris,theonlymajortobaccocompanytosupporttheoverallF.D.A.Iegislation,saidinaletterthisyearthatthegraphicwarningprovisionwasanunconstitutionalpartofthelaw“addedinalast-minuteamendment."unconstitutionala.违反宪法的TherateofsmokinginAmericahasbeencutroughlyinhalf,toabout19percent,from42percentin1965.Smokingremainstheleadingcauseofpreventabledeath,killing443,000Americansayear,accordingtotheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention.Eachday,thegovernmentsays,anestimated4,000youthstrytheirfirstcigarette,and1,000aday

11becomeregularsmokers.文章梗概:食品是否安全,和人们的身体健康息息相关。但是由于涉及到的环节多,食品链较长,执行起来并不容易。食品监管部门在召回被污染食品的行动中,太过缓慢。在处理污染食品的工作中,程序不透明……美国联邦食品和医药管理局呼吁和食品出口国的监管机构合作来确保食品安全,同时雇佣承包商来监督食品安全……更多详细内容请阅读以下文章……RecallsofImportedFoodsAreFlawed,aGovernmentAuditReports(nytimes)recalln.收回(残次货品等)importeda.进ロ的flaweda.有漏洞的,有缺陷的governmentaudit【经】政府审计Governmentfoodofficialsareoftensloppyandinattentiveintheireffortstoensurethatcontaminatedfoodsfromabroadarewithdrawnpromptlyandcompletelyfromthenation'sfoodsupply,accordingtogovernmentinvestigators.sloppya.草率的inattentivea.疏忽的contaminateda.被污染的withdrawv.召回

12promptlyad.迅速地Inanauditof17recalls,investigatorsfoundthattheFoodandDrugAdministrationoftenfailedtofollowitsownrulesinremovingdangerousimportedfoodsfromthemarket,accordingtoDanielR.Levinson,inspectorgeneraloftheDepartmentofHealthandHumanServices.TheproductsincludedcantaloupesfromHondurascontaminatedwithsalmonella,frozenmusselmeatfromNewZealandinfectedwithlisteriaandfrozenfishfromKoreathatcontainedthebacteriumthatcausesbotulism.removevt.这里指撤销cantaloupen.甜瓜Honduras洪都拉斯（拉丁美洲国家）salmonellan.沙门氏菌musseln.蚌类listerian.利斯塔氏菌botulismn.肉毒杆菌中毒Inonecase,morethanthreemonthspassedfromthetimetheF.D.A.becameawareofthecontaminationtothetimearecallwasinitiated.Inanothercase,thelagwasnearlyamonth.In13ofthe17cases,thecompaniesthatsuppliedthetaintedgoodsfailedtoprovideaccurateorcompleteinformationtotheircustomerssothattheproductscouldbewithdrawncompletely,theauditfound.initiatevt.开始着手做lagn.时间间隔tainteda.被污染的

13Inaresponsetotheaudit,DavidDorsey,theF.D.A.'sactingdeputycommissionerforpolicy,planningandbudget,saidthatthelandmarkfoodsafetylawsignedinJanuarybyPresidentObamawouldfixsomeoftheseproblems.Forinstance,thelawforthefirsttimegavetheF.D.A.theauthoritytoordercompaniestowithdrawfoodssuspectedofbeingcontaminated.Untilthisyear,theF.D.A.couldonlyaskmanufacturerstowithdrawsuspectfoods.deputycommissioner畐リ税务长landmarka.具有重大意义的TheF.D.A.isstudyingotherwaystoimprovefoodrecalls,andonepossiblesolutionwouldbetohirecontractorstodothework,Mr.Dorseywrote.contractorn.承包商FromJuly1,2007,throughJune30,2008,theF.D.A.oversaw40recallsofimportedfoodsthatweresocontaminatedthattheagencydeemedthemtobeanimminentthreat.Auditorsexamined17oftheserecalls,whichincludedsevenforsalmonella,fiveforlisteria,fourforClostridiumbotulinumandoneforhighleadlevels.overseevt.监督deemvt.认为imminenta.这里指潜在的Clostridiumbotulinum肉毒芽抱梭菌Theinvestigationfoundthatthegovernmenthadnotfollowedupwithanyvigortoensurethatcontaminatedfoodimportswerewithdrawnfromthefoodchaincompletely.In14ofthe17cases,theF.D.A.failedtoconductinspectionsorobtaincompleteinformationaboutthecontaminatedproducts.Infiveofthecases,theF.D.A.neverconductedan

14audittomakesuretherecallshadbeenconductedatall.In12ofthecases,theagency'sauditoftherecallswasbelatedandincomplete.Andin13ofthe17recalls,theagencyneverwitnessedthedisposalofthecontaminatedfoodsorobtainedtherequireddocumentationtoshowthattheproductshadbeenthrownout.followupwith采取进ー步行动vigorn.法律效カbelatea.姗姗来迟的disposaln.处理documentationn.被污染食品的处理记录thrownout这里指被处理掉AuditsoftheF.D.A/soversightofthenation'sfoodsystemroutinelyfindtheagency'seffortswanting,inpart,theagencysays,becauseitsbudgetforsuchactivitieshaslongbeeninadequate.Andalthoughthenewfoodsafetylawgavetheagencyextrasupervisorypowers,itisnotclearhowmuchitwillbeabletodo,giventhatHouseRepublicanshaveproposedcuttingitsbudgetforprotectivemeasures.oversightn.监管wantingn.不足inpart在某种程度上inadequatea.不充足的OnMonday,theF.D.A.releasedareportsuggestingwaystocopewithanincreasingfloodofimportedfoods,drugsandmedicaldevices.ThereportrecommendedthattheF.D.A.cooperatewithregulatorsinothercountriestoensuresafety.

15regulatorn.监管机构文章梗概:为了避免厄运你能迷信到何种程度?不在梯子下面行走?佩戴幸运咒语?还是在重大会议或体育盛事之前搞些特殊仪式?不管你做了上述事情中的哪ー种,请骄傲地抬高头,因为研究人员正日渐发现,迷信并非毫无意义。你可以(或者不可以)做些事情来影响预期结果,这种信仰能让你成为会学习生物中的精英。SuperstitionsHaveEvolutionaryBasis(globaltimes)superstitionn.迷信evolutionarya.进化的Howfarwillyougotoavoidbadluck?Doyouavoidwalkingunderladders,carryluckycharms,orperhapsinsteadperformspecialritualsbeforeimportantmeetingsorsportingevents?howfar这里表示做某件事的程度charmn.咒语ritualn.特殊的仪式Ifyoudoanyofthosethings,holdyourheaduphighandbeproud,becauseresearchersarefindingevidencethatsuperstitionsmaynotbeaspointlessatall.Byadoptingabeliefthatyoucan-orcannot-dosomethingtoaffectadesiredoutcome,you'reamongthecadreofbeingsthatlearn.pointlessa.无意义的

16cadren.核心Superstitionisanevolutionarysurprise-itmakesnosensefororganismstobelieveaspecificactioninfluencesthefuturewhenitcan't.Yetsuperstitiousbehaviorcanberecognizedinmanyanimals,notjusthumans.Superstitionsarenotfree-thereareritualsandavoidancescost.Thequestionbecomeshowcannaturalselectioncreate,orsimplyallowfor,suchinappropriatebehavior?avoidancen.回避inappropriatea.不合理的"Fromanevolutionaryperspective,superstitionsseemmaladaptive,"saidKevinAbbott,biologistatCarletonllniversityinOttawaandco-authorofarecentstudypublishedinAnimalBehavior.maladaptivea.不适应的Thestudysuggestsmultiplereasonsforsuchanomaliestoexist:perhapssuperstitionisadaptiveasaplacebo,orforsocialbonding.Ormaybeitreallyismaladaptivenow,butis"theoutcomeoftraitsthatwereadaptiveinancestralenvironment,"saidAbbott.anomalyn.异常现象placebon.安慰ancestrala.祖先的文章梗概:社交网站老大哥facebook推出了可自动识别身份、在上传的网络照片中“标记”人物的新技术,其主要目的在于加速在网站照片标记好友的进程。这项“人肉搜索”技术ー经推出就引起了隐私活动家的忧

17虑,双方卷入了隐私争议的漩涡……更多详细内容请阅读以下文章……Facebooknowknowswhatyoulooklike(globaltimes)Facebooknowknowswhatyoulooklike.Facebookisatthecentreofanotherprivacyrowafterbringinginfacialrecognitiontechnologytoautomaticallyidentifyusersinpictures.rown.争执facialrecognitiontechnologyn.人脸识另リ技术automaticallyad.自动地Theworld'sleadingsocialnetworkhasbegunrollingoutnewtechnologythatautomaticallyidentifiesand'tags'peopleinphotosuploadedtothewebsite.rollout这里指推出tagvt.做标记uploadv.上传Facebook's'TagSuggestions'featureisdesignedtospeeduptheprocessoflabelingfriendsinphotospostedonFacebook.Ifafriend'tags'youinonephoto,thetechnologywillautomaticallyscanyourfaceandthenfindmatchesamongalltheirpictures.tagsuggestion标i己建议postvi.张贴matchn.文中指相匹配的照片

18Thesuddenimplementationofthefeature,withoutwarning,hassparkedconcernsamongprivacycampaigners.DanielHamilton,directorofprivacycampaigngroupBigBrotherWatch,said:'Facebookuserswillrightlybealarmedtohearthattheirprivateinformationwillbeusedinthisway.implementationn.执行sparkvt.导致campaignern.活动家rightlyad.肯定无疑地文章梗概:周三Johnson&Johnson公司在发布会上宣布停止制造药物涂层心脏支架。这意味着公司要放弃40亿的市场,消减900到1000个エ作岗位。不过这项举措是受到众人支持的,因为总公司和子公司的市场份额不断的减少,影响了公司的正常发展。执行完这项举措后,不仅有利于其他竞争对手的发展而且也让公司利用其资源条件往其他的医学产品领域发展……更多详细内容请阅读以下文章……Johnson&JohnsontoEndLineofDrug-CoatedHeartStents(nytimes)drug-coatedheartstents药物涂层心脏支架stentn.【医学】移植片固定模Johnson&JohnsonannouncedonWednesdaythatitwouldstopmanufacturingdrug-coatedheartstentsbytheendoftheyear,abandoninganintenselycompetitive$4billionmarketafteraseriesofsetbacksforthecompanyandrisingconcernsabouttheuseofstentsinsomepatients.

19intenselyad.极度地Thecompanyisexpectingtotakea$500millionto$600millionrestructuringchargethisquarterandtotrim900to1,000jobsthisyear.restructurevt.重新组建trimvt.消减TheannouncementbythecompanyanditssubsidiaryCordis,longexpectedbysomeanalystsbecauseofadwindlingmarketshare,opensupmoresalespossibilitiesforthreecompetitors.subsidiaryn.子公司dwindinga.逐渐消减的marketshare市场份额Theuseofheartstentsisbeingchallengedasunnecessaryforsomepatients.Stentsaretinydevicesinsertedthroughbloodvesselstokeeparteriesopenintheheart.Butresearchinrecentyearshassuggestedthatstentsareoverusedbydoctorsandthatdrugsmaybeacheaper,saferandmoreeffectivewayformanypatientstoavoidheartattacksorstrokes.arteryn.动脉overusevt.过度使用Theemergingconcerns,therecessionandpricingpressureshavecausedafall-offinstentsales.Theworldwidemarketforcoronarystentsdroppedto$4.2billionlastyear,from$5.3billionin2006,accordingtotheinvestmenthouseLeerinkSwann.recessionn.不景气fall-offn.跌落

20Cordis'ssalesofdrug-coatedheartstentsfellto$627milliongloballylastyear,from$2.6billionin2006.Bytheendoftheyear,CordiswillstopmanufacturingitsCypherstent—thefirstdrug-coatedstenttobeapprovedbytheFoodandDrugAdministrationin2003—andstopresearchinganewonecalledtheNevostent,thecompanysaidinastatementWednesday.SethFischer,worldwidechairmanofCordis,saidthedecisionwaspromptedby“changingdynamics”andpricepressuresinanincreasinglycompetitivemarket.promptvt.促使“There'snoquestionthatourmarketsharehasdeclinedinthelastseveralyearsascompetitorshavejoinedthemarket,"hesaidinatelephoneinterview."Wefeltthatwecouldturnourattentiontowardotherpotentialareasthatwouldenhancecardiovascularhealthforpatients.enhancevt.提咼cardiovasculara.心血管的Mr.FischeralsosaidJ.&J.'slossesinpatentcases,includinganappellatecourtdecisionlastweek,hadasignificanteffect."Unlicensedcompetition"haserodeditspricing,salesandmarketshare,hesaid.appellatea.受理上诉的erodevt.消弱pricingn.定价Cordiswillcut900to1,000positionsbyclosingitsCypherstentmanufacturingfacilityinSanGerman,PuertoRico,anditsNevostentplantinCashel,Ireland,andtrimmingresearch,salesandmarketing,acompanyspokeswoman,SandraPound,saidinatelephoneinterview.

21Johnson&Johnson,basedinNewBrunswick,N.J.,hassufferedaseriesofconsumerproductrecallslargelybecauseofmanufacturingproblems.Thedecisiontogetoutofthestentmarketalsoappearedtohurtthecompanyintheeyesofinvestors.Thestockpricedippedby1.4percentto$66.16onWednesday.recalln.收回dipvt.小幅度下降Itsdepartureshouldhelpthemarketleaders,BostonScientificandMedtronic,whichareeachintroducingnewdrug-elutingstentsinmid-2012,accordingtoaninvestornotefromBarclaysCapital.drug-elutinga.用药淋洗的BostonScientificstockrose2.8percentto$6.93,whileMedtronicdeclinedbynearly1.25percent,to$37.92.AbbottLaboratories,whichalsosellsheartstentsintheUnitedStates,heldeveninthestockmarket.J.&J.heldabout15percentoftheworldwidemarketshareindrug-elutingstents.Barclayssaidthatsharewasexpectedtodropto10percentthisyearand7percentin2O12.LeerinkSwann,inaninvestornote,saidthecompany'swithdrawalwaslongexpectedandwouldbothhelpotherstent-makersandhelpJohnson&Johnsonfocusonmoreprofitableareas.withdrawaln.收回文章梗概:由于西非独特的气候特点和社会风俗,西非一直是世界上脑膜炎发病率最高的地带。每年旱季,多方面的原因更是促使了疫情的扩散。如今由世界卫生组织及合作伙伴开发的ー种新型脑膜炎疫苗在布基纳法索正式投入使用。这种疫苗专门为非洲研制,具有成本低、效果好的特点,如果获得足够的资金支持,有望在非洲处于"脑膜炎帝’的25个国家普及。届时,令世人“谈脑色变”的西非将慢慢告另リ“脑膜炎地带”的

22惨痛记忆……更多详细内容请阅读以下文章……Meningitis:At50CentsaDose,aVaccineHasSuccessAmongWestAfricans(nytimes)Meningitisn.脑膜炎vaccinen.疫苗Anewmeningococcalvaccine,justintroducedinWestAfrica,hasproducedveryencouragingresults,accordingtothepublic-privatepartnershipcoordinatingitsdistribution.Thisyear'smeningitisseasonisalmostover,andtherehavebeenonlyfourconfirmedcasesofmeningitisAinBurkinaFaso,thefirstcountrytooffertheshottoallcitizensunder30(above,achildwasvaccinatedthere).Threeinfectionswereinpeoplefrom'Togo,wherethevaccineisnotused;theyhadcrossedtheborderforcare.ThefourthwasinaBurkinanwhowasnotvaccinated.meningococcala.脑膜炎球菌的encouraginga.这里可以理解为振奋人心的coordinatevt.协调distributionn.分发meningitisAA群脑膜炎球菌流行病BurkinaFaso布基纳法索offertheshot这里指提供注射服务infectionn.（身体某部位的）传染病Togo多哥

23InMaliandNiger,thevaccinewasdistributedinphasedrolloutsstartinginthemostvulnerableareas.NocasesweredetectedinMaliandonlyfourinNiger,allinunvaccinatedindividuals.phaseda.分阶段的rolloutn.展示vulnerablea.最薄弱的TheresultswerereleasedlastweekinthejournalHealthAffairsbytheMeningitisVaccineProject,apartnershipoftheWorldHealthOrganizationandPATH,anonprofitresearchgroupinSeattle.ItisfinancedbytheBillandMelindaGatesFoundation.“Thehugeexpectationsthatwehadforthisvaccinearenowbeingfulfilled,"saidAdamaTraore,BurkinaFaso'shealthminister.Overthelasttwodecades,morethanamillioncaseshavebeenreportedacrossAfrica's"meningitisbelt”ontheSahara'ssouthernedge.Ifmoneyisfoundtorolloutthevaccineinthatregion,someexpertsbelievethatitcouldsave150,000livesby2015.meningitisbelt脑膜炎地带Thevaccine,calledMenAfriVac,costsonly50centsadose.ItismadeinIndiawithtechnologydonatedbytheUnitedStatesgovernmentfortokenroyalties.Thereisnomarketforitinrichcountries,soitissupportedentirelybydonors.tokena.象征的royaltyn.皇家donorn.捐赠文章梗概:现在有越来越多的同性家庭加入了收养孩子的队伍,但是因

24为法律和社会歧视的原因,他们的收养不能得到法律的支持和保护。然而,仍有越来越多的人支持同性家庭收养孩子,认为同性家庭不会比异性家庭对孩子有更坏的影响,应当得到鼓励。不管怎样,爱在继续,斗争在继续。AdoptionsRisebySame-SexCouples,DespiteLegalBarriers(nytimes.com)Growingnumbersofgaycouplesacrossthecountryareadopting,accordingtocensusdata,despiteanunevenlegallandscapethatcanleavetheirchildrenwithouttherightsandprotectionsextendedtochildrenofheterosexualparents.censusn.人口普查unevena.不稳定的heterosexuala.异性的(反义词:homosexuala.同性的)Same-sexcouplesareexplicitlyprohibitedfromadoptinginonlytwostates—UtahandMississippi—buttheyfacesignificantlegalhurdlesinabouthalfofallotherstates,particularlybecausetheycannotlegallymarryinthosestates.explicitlyad.明确地prohibitvt.禁止significanta.重大的hurdlen.篱笆,栏,这里比喻为障碍Despitethislegalpatchwork,thepercentageofsame-sexparentswithadoptedchildrenhasrisensharply.About19percentofsame-sexcouplesraisingchildrenreportedhavinganadoptedchildinthehousein2009,upfromjust8percentin2000,accordingtoGaryGates,ademographerat

25theWilliamsInstituteonSexualOrientationLawattheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles.patchworkn.不同观念的拼凑物demographern.人口统计学家“Thetrendlineisabsolutelystraightup,“saidAdamPertman,executivedirectoroftheEvanB.DonaldsonAdoptionInstitute,anonprofitorganizationworkingtochangeadoptionpolicyandpractice.“It'snowarealityontheground."Thatrealityhasbeenshapedbywhatadvocatesforgayfamiliessayaretwodistincttrends:theneedforhomesforchildrencurrentlywaitingforadoption—nowabout115,000intheUnitedStates—andtheincreasedacceptanceofgaysandlesbiansinAmericansociety.TheAmericanfamilydoesnotlookthesameasitdid30yearsago,theyargue,andthelawhasjustbeenslowtocatchup.Mostofthelegalobstaclesfacinggaycouplesintendingtoadoptstemfromprohibitionsonmarriage,accordingtotheFamilyEqualityCouncil,anadvocacygroupforgayfamilies.Inmoststates,gaysinglesarepermittedtoadopt.obstaclen.障碍（与前面的hurdle同义）stemfrom起源于Thoughadvocatesforgayfamiliescanpointtolegalvictories—courtrulingsinFloridalastyearandinArkansasinApri!一theynotethattheyaretemperedbylosses,suchasinArizona,whichpassedalawrecentlyrequiringsocialworkerstogivepreferencetomarriedheterosexualcouples.tempervt.使缓和“It'stwostepsforward,onestepback/'saidEllenKahn,directorofthe

26FamilyProjectattheHumanRightsCampaign,aresourceforlesbian,gay,bisexual,transgenderfamiliesandtheagenciesthatworkwiththem.bisexuala.两性的Butlawsandpoliticsaside,advocatessaythatmoreadoptionagenciesandsocialworkersareseeingsame-sexcouplesasabadlyneededresourceforchildreningovernmentcare.“Therealityiswereallyneedfosterandadoptiveparents,anditdoesn'tmatterwhattherelationshipis,"saidMoiraWeir,directorofthejobandfamilyservicesdepartmentinHamiltonCounty,Ohio.“Iftheycanprovideasafeandlovinghomeforachild,isn'tthatwhatwewant?"fostera.收养的TheObamaadministrationhasnotedthebiggerrolethatgaysandlesbianscanplayinadoptions.ThecommissionerfortheAdministrationonChildren,YouthandFamilies,BryanSamuels,sentamemotothateffecttonationalchildwelfareagenciesinApril.“Thechildwelfaresystemhascometounderstandthatplacingachildinagayorlesbianfamilyisnogreaterriskthanplacingtheminaheterosexualfamily,MMr.Samuelssaidinaninterview.Thenumbersaresmall.Mr.Gatesestimatesthat65,000adoptedchildrenliveinhomesinwhichtheheadofthehouseholdisgay,orabout4percentoftheadoptedpopulation.Ms.Kahn,whotrainsadoptionagenciestoworkwithgayandlesbianprospectiveparents,saidthatthenumberofagenciessheworkswithhasmorethandoubledoverthepastfiveyearstoabout50.Sheaddedthatdiscriminationstillremainsandthatinsomeconservativestates,adoptionagenciesthatservegayfamiliesfunctionlikean''undergroundrailroad.

27discriminationn.歧视conservativea.保守的Butadoptionsarehappeninganyway,eveninplaceswherethelawdoesnotgivebothparentsfullrights.MattandRayLees,acoupleinWorthington,Ohio,saidtheywereselectedasparentsfora7-month-old,aheadofseveralheterosexualcouples,inpartbecausetheyhadsuccessfullyadoptedtwoolderchildren.Socialworkersconducteddetailedbackgroundchecksonbothofthem,butunderOhiolaw,theymustbemarriedtoadoptjointly,sowhenthelegaladoptionprocessbegan,onlyonecouldparticipate.TheLeesestookturns.Rayadoptedthree-twowhowereoriginallyfromHaitiandababy—andMattiscompletinganadoptionoffivesiblingswhosedrug-addictedmothercouldnotcareforthem.siblingn.兄弟姐妹,同胞“Whenwefirstconsideredit,wethought,peoplearegoingtothinkwearecrazyforhavingeightkids,“saidMattLees,39.Buttheydidnotwanttosplitthesiblingsandaftercarefulthought,decidedtotakethem.“Itwasthebestwaywecouldthinkofspendingthenext20yearsofourlives,“hesaid.Theybindtheirtwolegallydistinctfamiliestogetherwithcustodyagreements.Theydonotprovidefullparentalrights,however,becauselikemanystates,Ohiodoesnotallowsecond-parentadoptionsbyunmarriedcouplesunlessthefirstparentrenounceshisorherrighttothechild.Theyhavetomaintaintwofamilyhealthinsurancepolicies.distincta.截然不同的custodyn.监护renouncev.声明放弃

28Same-sexparentswhoadopttendtobemoreaffluentandeducatedthanthelargerpopulationofsame-sexparents,accordingtoMr.Gates.affluenta.富裕的MattandRayLeesbothhavecollegedegreesandwhite-collarjobsatNationwide,aninsurancecompanybasedinColumbus.Itwashardforthemastwofathersatfirst.Theireldestdaughter,6atthetime,criedandaskedwhowouldcookanddoherhair.Butthosedaysarelongpast.Andthoughthefamilyisacuriosityintheirneighborhood—twowhitemendrivingeightblackchildreninalargeMercedesminivan-theyarenotalone.Thereareatleasttwoothergayfamiliesraisingadoptedchildrennearby.minivann.小卡车（mini小,迷你）Adoptionhasnotattractedthekindofattentionnationallythatgaymarriagehas.Advocatessaytheylikeitthatway.Themoreitisinthepubliceye,thegreaterthechancesconservativelegislatureswilltrytoblockit,theyadd.blockvt.阻碍Butconservativegroupssaythefightisweightedinfavorofgaypeoplebecausecourtstendtosidewiththeminrulings.Indeed,acourtinDurhamCounty,N.C.,hadbeenquietlyapprovingsecond-parentadoptionsthatwerenotformallyallowedbystatute,untilaStateSupremeCourtrulingstoppeditinDecember.Andtheexpansionofcivilunionlawshascausedsomereligious-basedcharitiestostopormodifyoperationsincitiesandstateswheretheyhavepassed,includinginIllinoisthismonth,whereseveralcharitieshavetemporarilysuspendednewparentapplications.

29modifyvt.修正PeterSprigg,seniorfellowforpolicystudiesattheFamilyResearchCouncil,aconservativeadvocacygroup,saidthegoalofadvocatesofadoptionbysame-sexcoupleswasサ〇silencepeoplelikeme.”Mr.Pertmanbelievesthetrendofrisingadoptionisirreversible.irreversiblea.不能撤销的,不可逆转的“Thewarhasbeenwon,butthebattlesarestillbeingfought,“hesaid.ADoctorWhoMustNavigateaContentiousDivide(nytimes)navigatevt.找到正确方法contentiousa.容易引起争议的dividen.分歧Afteryearsofweighinginonissueslikesecondhandtobaccosmokeandradonexposure,Dr.JonathanSametisaccustomedtocontroversy.radonn.氨controversyn.论战Andlastweek,Dr.Samet,aUniversityofSouthernCaliforniaphysicianandepidemiologist,foundhimselfatthecenterofdebateagainaschairmanofaWorldHealthOrganizationcommitteerulingonthehealtheffectsofcellphoneuse.TheInternationalAgencyforResearchonCancer,whichconsistedof31scientistsfrom14countries,concludedthatcellphonesare"possiblycarcinogenic,^^puttingthedevicesinthesamecategoryasabout260chemicals,pesticidesandothersubstances,includingcoffee,thatmightleadtocertaincancers.

30carcinogenica.致癌的Thefinding,whichisthefirsttimeamajorhealthorganizationhasconcludedthereisapossiblerisktocellphoneuse,drewanimmediaterebukefromthecellphoneindustry.ItalsoputDr.Samet,whohasapresidentialappointmenttotheNationalCancerInstitute'sadvisoryboard,atoddswithtwoofthecountry'stopcancergroups.TheAmericanCancerSocietysaidthefindingswerebasedonflaweddataandshouldbeinterpretedwith“greatcare."MoresurprisingisthefactthatarepresentativefromtheNationalCancerInstituteskippedthevote.Theinstitutesaysthecommitteememberwilljoindissentersinwritingaminorityopinion.rebuken.指责advisoryboard咨询部atoddswith与争吵flaweda.错误的dissentern.持不同意见者“Itisourbeliefthattodatetheevidenceofcellphonescausingbraintumorsisminimal”saidDr.OtisBrawley,thesociety'schiefmedicalofficer."Allthestudiespointingtothembeingassociatedwithbraintumorshavesignificantmethodologicflaws.^^datevt.鉴定tumorn.肿瘤

31methodologicn.方法论Dr.Sametsaidheknewthepanel'sdecisionwouldbemetwithresistancefromsomequarters/Tmnotfeelinguncomfortableaboutit,''saidDr.Samet,whosaidheknewthatnomatterwhatdecisionthepanelmade,thefindingwouldbecontroversial.controversiala.有争议的“Nomatterwhattheagencysaid,onegrouporanotherwouldbelikely,predictably,tofindfault,5,hesaid.Twastotallycognizantofthat.Thiswasanexhaustivereviewandinterpretationoftheevidence.^^cognizanta.查知的Dr.Sametsaidthediscussionamongthecommitteemembersaboutcellphonesafetywas"attimescontentious,butthegroupeventuallyreachedconsensus.Thecommitteedeclinedtolabelthedevicesasa“probable,“carcinogen,butthemajorityagreedwiththemorelimitedclassificationofcellphonesas"possiblycarcinogenic.^^consensusn.共识"Myfeelingis,thewordis'possible,'"Dr.Sametsaid."Nooneshouldoverreacttotheword'possible.'"overreactvi.反应过火Dr.SamethasalonghistorywiththeInternationalAgencyforResearchonCancer,beginningwithworkonhisfirstreportontobacco25yearsago.

32Healsoworkedonstudiesrelatedtothecancerrisksofradonandsecondhandsmoke.Theworkisimportant,hesaid,becausemostcountriesdon'thavetheequivalentoftheEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyortheFoodandDrugAdministrationtoreviewtheevidenceonissuesofpublichealth.“Theworktheydothereoncarcinogenclassificationshasglobalimpact,^^hesaidoftheagency.Dr.Samet,65,graduatedfromHarvardandearnedamedicaldegreefromtheUniversityofRochesterSchoolofMedicineandDentistry.Helatercompletedamaster'sdegreeattheHarvardSchoolofPublicHealth.Aself-described“committedoutdoortype,MDr.Sametsaidhewillrun,swim,kayak,cycleorsnowshoe,"younameit,“toincludeexerciseinhisday.kayakv.划皮艇snowshoev.滑雪Aftermedicalschool,heconsideredacareerinpsychiatryandtheneurosciences,buthewasdraftedbythearmyandendedupworkinginamilitaryhospitalinthePanamaCanalzonefrom1971to1973.Duringthattime,Dr.Sametworkedasananesthesiologist,fillinginbecauseofashortageofdoctorsinthespecialty,anexperiencethatpiquedhisinterestinissuesaffectingbreathingandthelungs.psychiatryn.精神病学draftvi.征召入伍anesthesiologistn.麻醉学者piquevt.使愤恨“Itwastheearly1970sduringsomanyenvironmentalproblemsandpollution,saidDr.Samet“Ibecameinterestedinlookingatissuesofenvironmentandhealth.^^

33Heisnowviewedasaninternationalauthorityontheeffectsofsmokingandairpollutiononhealth.Inadditiontohisworkattheagency,hehascontributedtoseveralreportsfromthesurgeongeneralandwasseniorscientificeditorontwomajorreports,asurgeongeneral'sreportonsmokingin2004andareportonsecondhandsmokein2006.WhileDr.Sametrosetonationalandinternationalprominenceforhisworkonairpollutionissues,heiswidelyknownforhisskillatmanagingpotentiallycontentiouscommitteegatheringsandharnessingthediscussionintoausefulpolicyanalysis,saidDr.FrankE.Speizer,aprofessorofenvironmentalscienceattheHarvardSchoolofPublicHealthwhohasknownDr.Sametfor30years.prominencen.声望“Heisaverygoodassessorofpublishedliteratureanddoesaverygoodjobofdirectingacommitteethat'sworkingontheevaluationofpublicwork；'Dr.Speizersaid."He'sverygoodatlisteningtoagroupofexpertsreviewingmaterialandhelpingtokeepthediscussiongoingandsummarizingappropriately.Thafsaroleheplaysverywell.^^BeforejoiningU.S.C.,hedirectedtheInstituteforGlobalTobaccoControlatJohnsHopkinsandservedaschairmanofthedepartmentofepidemiology.assessorn.顾问Dr.Sametsayshedoesn'tseeanymeaningfulparallelsbetweentobaccoasapublichealthissueandthecellphonedebate."By1986,certainlytheevidencewasinaboutsmoking,andthesecondhandsmokestorywasmounting,''Dr.Sametsaid.“That'sacontrasttothecellphonestory,wherethere'salotofuncertainty.”mountinga.增长的

34Dr.Sametsaidhehopestheagencyfindingsw川promptenvironmentalhealthresearcherstostartanewresearcheffortexploringthehealtheffectsofcellphones,particularlyonchildren."Therewouldn'tbecontroversyifwehadthebestinformationwecouldhave,"Dr.Sametsaid."Therehasnotbeenasufficientlystrategicapproachtogettingatthedifficultscientificquestions.We'vehitthepointwheretoday'schildrenaregoingtouseacellphoneorsomethinglikeacellphoneformostoftheirlives.Wedoneedtounderstandifthereisariskofcanceroranythingelse."Meanwhile,Dr.SametsaysheisjustgettingstartedinhispositionasontheNationalCancerAdvisoryBoard.There,hesaidhehopestopursueanagendafocusedoncancerprevention."WhatIparticularlyenjoyistryingtopiecetogetherthepiecesofevidence,"Dr.Sametsaid."Iwanttotrytounderstandwhatwereallyknowanddon'tknow."文章梗概:在密苏里州Joplin镇遭受严重的龙卷风袭击后,facebook和tweeter等社交网络起到了很大的作用,在电话等通讯信号被切断时,它们帮助人们联系受灾区的家人,给予受灾区人们精神鼓励和帮助。同时日本海啸地震灾害中,社交网络也起到了其他援助中心无法替代的作用。因为社交网络的这种作用,纽约市计划在年底建成网络报警功能。但是本文还提到,社交网络也有不好的一面,它也能加重谣言和错误信息的传播。HowSocialMediaIsChangingDisasterResponse(time.com)AlyciaWilliamson-Smithandherfamilydidn'thaveanywhereelsetoturn.IthadbeendayssinceadevastatingtornadoravagedJoplin,Mo.,hometohersecondcousinJamesWilliamson.Withcell-phoneservicelargelyunavailableandadistanceofseveralthousandmilesbetweenherhouseinAmsterdam,N.Y.,andJoplin,Williamson-SmithpostedphotosofJamesonseveralFacebookpagesthatwerecreatedintheaftermathofthetornado.Lessthan24hourslater,shesawacommentonapagecalled"JoplinTornadoCitizenChecks"thatsaidJameshadbeenfoundandwas

35volunteeringwithsearch-and-rescueteams."Eventhoughatthatpointwehadn'tspokentohimdirectly,itwascomfortingtoknowthatsomeoneouttherehadseenhimandthathewasO.K.,"saysWilliamson-Smith.devastatinga.破坏性巨大的,毁坏性的ravagev.毁坏unavailablea.无法获得的tornadon.龙卷风【5月22日当地时间晩间（北京时间23日晨）,美国中西部再次遭受致命的系列龙卷风袭击,密苏里州Joplin遭受重创】comfortinga.令人欣慰的Twoweeksafterthestorm,thatFacebookpagehadabout6,500"likes"andwasstillgrowingeveryday.Storiesofjoyfulreunionsmixedwiththosemourningthelossoflovedones,alongwithmessagesaboutsupplies,prayersandsupport.Thepagewasoneofdozensthatsproutedintheimmediateaftermath,quicklybecomingthefastestwaytogetinformation,assurvivorsandtheirrelativesreliedonsocialmediaastheymightoncehaveleanedontheRedCrossorlocalreliefagencies."Thebiggestpartofusingsocialmediaduringadisasteristhatit'snotaboutthegovernmenthelpingthepublic;it'saboutthepublichelpingthemselves,"saysKimStephens,aseniorassociateatABTAssociatesandanemergency-managementexpert."Before,youwerelefttryingtofindouthowtogetwhatyouneed,andnowthedesireandneedismatchedquicklyandeasily.It'speer-to-peeraid."reunionn.团聚mourningn.悲伤(mournv.哀痛,哀悼)sproutv.很快地成长(本意为“萌芽,,,如嫩芽般迅速成长)reliefn.救济

36peer-to-peera.朋友对朋友,同事对同事(面对同类)HalfwayaroundtheworldinJapan,socialmediawasaprimarysourceofcommunicationfollowingtheearthquakeandtsunamithatstruckonMarch11.However,unlikethesituationinJoplin,citizenswereusingnetworkslikeTwitter,FacebookandMixi(aJapan-specificsocialsite)tosendwarnings,askforhelpandrelaybitsofinformationfromthesceneaswellastoannouncethattheyweresafe.AccordingtoMashable,onlyanhouraftertheearthquake,morethan1,200tweetsperminutewerebeingsentfromTokyo.Hashtagslike#prayforjapan,#earthquakeand#tsunamitrendedalmostinstantly,andwerebeingtweetedthousandsoftimespersecondbypeopleallovertheglobe,accordingtoPoynter.Andnotsurprisingly,Twitterreportedbotharecordnumberoftweetsthedayofthequake(177million)andaccountsaddedonedayafter(572,000,asopposedtothedailyaverageof460,000).primarya.原始的tsunamin.海啸bitn.少量,一点点JesseGreen,executivedirectoroftheTokyoofficeforp.r.firmHill&Knowlton,wasinBeijingwhentheearthquakehitJapan.HeusedFacebookandTwittertoconnectwithhisfamily,friendsandco-workersaswellastoreceiveupdatesonthesituation."[Socialmedia]helpedtoanextentlwouldneverhaveprevious!yimagined,"Greensays."Manyofmyfriends,mywifeincluded,joinedTwitterjusttokeepupwithallthebreakingnewsandbepartoftheconversationwherepossible.Whilethebroadcastmediagavetheirglobalaudienceanunderstandingofwhatwastakingplace,socialmediaprovidedtheunderlyingpicture-especiallyusefulforthoseofuslivinginJapan,wherethetop-linedetailssimplyweren'tenough."toanextent在一定程度上previouslyad.之冃リ(previousa.先前的)

37Whileconventionaltelephonelinesoftengodownorbecomeoverwhelmedduringadisaster,Internetconnectionsoftenremainactiveandusable."Peoplecangetouttextsortweetswayeasierthantheycangetoutaphonecall,andthat'ssomething[emergencymanagers]don'tplanfor,"Stephenssays."Mostoftheplanningisbasedontheassumptionthattherewillbenocommunicationsintheimpactedarea.That'sbecomeafalseassumption.Nowweknowthattherearecommunications."conventionala.传统的assumptionn.假设,假定impacteda.受影响的Withthatinmind,theFederalEmergencyManagementAgency(FEMA),DepartmentofHomelandSecurityandFederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)haveallimplementedsocialstrategiesintotheiremergency-managementplans.InApril,theDepartmentofHomelandSecurityannouncedthatitwouldreviseitsterrorism-advisorysystem,includingaprovisionthatalertswouldbesentoutoversocialnetworks"whenappropriate."Shortlythereafter,FEMAandtheFCC,alongwithNewYorkCityMayorMichaelBloomberg,unveiledPLAN(PersonalizedLocalizedAlertNetwork),thenation'sfirstgeographicallytargetedemergency-notificationsystem,whichsendsfreeemergencyalertstoenabledmobiledevicestowarncitizensof"imminentthreats"intheirarea.ThisserviceisexpectedtorolloutinNewYorkCitybytheendoftheyear.implementv.执行,实现revisev.修改unveilvt.使公布于众geographicallyad.在地理方面emergencyn.紧急情况notificationn.通知

38imminenta.即将来临的Ofcourse,aswithanythingontheWeb,socialmediahasatendencytobreedrumorsandinaccuraciesthatcouldhurtrecoveryefforts.AndasAmandaRipley,aTIMEcontributorandauthorofthebookTheUnthinkable:WhoSurvivesinDisastersandWhy,pointsout,duringdisasters,peoplehaveatendencytomoveslowlyorshutdowncompletelyasaprotectivemeasure."Anythingthatexacerbatesthattendency—texting,takingpictures,tweeting—canbedangerous,"shesays.breedv.滋生,产生inaccuracyn.不准确性（accuracyn.准确）exacerbatevt.使加重It'struethatsocialmediaisoftenthoughtofasnothingmorethanadistraction,oranattempttoreplacearealcommunitywithavirtualone.ButwhenfacedwithadisasterlikeinJoplinorJapan,thesenetworksbecomealotmore."Ithinkthatcitizenscommunicatingwithothercitizens,well,that'skindofthedefinitionofresilience,"Stephenssays.distractionn.娱乐virtuala.虚拟的re文章梗概:咖啡因会影响女性怀孕吗?内华达大学的研究者对老鼠进行试验后发现,咖啡因会阻碍输卵管壁上的某种细胞,这种细胞挤压卵子进入子宫内。所以如果这种细胞不能正常工作,卵子就很难到达子宫,女性也就无法受孕。这一试验证明喝太多咖啡会降低怀孕儿率。这ー发现很让人惊讶,因为这与前期的研究并不一致。2010年的ー项研究证明咖啡因与怀孕没有关系,但却在一名女性的卵子的小囊液中发现了咖啡因。而2002年的ー项研究证明每天摄取的咖啡因超过50毫克会影响体外受精的成活率。所以,建议计划生育的女性要控制每天咖啡因的摄入量。

39CouldTooMuchCoffeeAffectChancesofPregnancy?(time.com)Caffeinemayperkyouupmentally,butitcouldhavetheoppositeeffectonyourfallopiantubes,leadingresearcherstowonderwhetherwomenwhodrinkcoffee,teaandsodamayhaveahardertimegettingpregnant.perksb.up使振作起来:Aholidaywouldperkyouup.一放假你就快活了。fallopiana.输卵管的ResearchersattheUniversityofNevadaexaminedthispossibility——inmice,notwomen-andconcludedthatcaffeinestymiesspenalized

40cellsinthemuscularwallsofthefallopiantubes,whichtransporteggsfromawoman'sovariestoheruterus.Thecellsareresponsibleforsqueezingtheeggsalongtheirjourney;iftheydon'tallowthetubestocontractefficiently,theeggscan'treachthewomb,accordingtotheresearchpublishedlastweekintheBritishJournalofPharmacology.stymiev.阻碍ovaryn.卵巢uterusn.子宫squeezev.挤压wombn.子宫pharmacologyn.药理学"Thisprovidesanintriguingexplanationastowhywomenwithhighcaffeineconsumptionoftentakelongertoconceivethanwomenwhodonotconsumecaffeine,"SeanWard,aprofessorintheSchoolofMedicineattheUniversityofNevada,saidinapressrelease.intriguinga.使人困惑的(intriguev.使困惑)conceivev.怀孕Previousresearchlinkingcaffeineandpregnancyratesandoutcomeshasbeeninconsistent.A2010studyinMedicalScienceMonitorfoundnoassociationbetweencaffeineandpregnancyrates,butdidnotethatthedrugwasdetectedinthefollicularfluidsurroundingawoman'seggs.In2002,astudyinHumanReproductionlookedat221couplesandconcludedthatfailuretoachievealivebirthafteracycleofinvitrofertilization(IVF)wasassociatedwithcaffeineintakeofmorethan50milligramsaday.Womenwholimitedtheircaffeineintaketolessthan50milligramshadincreasedIVFpregnancyratescomparedwithwomenwhoconsumedmore.Theaveragecupofhome-brewedcoffeehasabout100

41milligramsofcaffeine.inconsistenta.前后不一・致的(consistenta.一致的)folliculara.小囊的invitrofertilization试管内受精,体外受精"Inmymindbecausethedataiscontroversial,Iwoulderronthesideofcaution,"saysAliceDomar,directorofmind/bodyservicesatBostonIVF,aprivateclinicaffiliatedwithHarvardMedicalSchoolandBethIsraelDeaconessMedicalCenter.controversiala.有争议的affiliateda.隶属的Dornaradvisesmostwomentryingtogetpregnanttolimitthemselvestoacuportwoofcoffeeperday.Shecitesthe2002IVFstudytoherpatientswithinfertility,recommendingthattheykeeptheircaffeineintaketo50milligramsaday-aboutacupoftea,asodaorfivechocolatebars.(Ofcourse,fivechocolatebarsmaybeinadvisableforreasonsotherthandifficultyachievingpregnancy.)infertilityn.(A)不孕;(土地)贫瘠Aboveall,Domaradvisescommonsense.Afterall,"ourmotherssmokedanddrankandmostofusarementallyintact,"shesays.intacta.未受损伤的siliencen.恢复AppleUnveils'Cloud'MusicandStorageService(nytimes.com)相关中文报道:中新网6月7日电据《纽约时报》报道,今日凌晨,苹

42果公司在旧金山召开2011年WWDC（苹果开发者大会）,苹果公司CEO史蒂夫・乔布斯登台演讲,为公司新的音乐流及在线存储服务iCloud揭开面纱。乔布斯在大会上表示,这项新的免费服务iCloud将帮助用户简化内容和应用管理,将结束以PC运算为核心的时代。这项服务可以将用户在Mac电脑、iPad和iPhone上的文件自动存储到苹果的个人服务器上,用户可在不同介质中同步共享自己的文件。乔布斯还介绍说,成千上万的用户在自己的音乐播放器、智能手机和平板电脑中存储了大量的照片、音乐、应用和各种文件,通过iCloud用户将不再手动同步移动设备和电脑。乔布斯说,“我们已经解决了不同设备间同步困难的问题,我们将PC简单化,它仅仅是一部机器,而我们数字生活心是云服务。”乔布斯在会议上称,iCloud服务的测试版将免费向用户提供,用户每年支付25美元可获得iTunes在线音乐商店提供的自己的歌曲库,能够在任何苹果设备上播放这些歌曲。除了iTunes以外的iCloud服务将在今年秋季,苹果移动系统iOS5发布时推出。SANFRANCISCO一Declaringthatthepersonalcomputerwasnolongerthecentralhubofpeople'sdigitallives,StevenP.Jobs,Apple'schiefexecutive,onMondayunveiledthecompany'snewonlinestorageandsyncingserviceformusic,photos,filesandsoftware.hubn.（兴趣或活动）中心:ahubofindustryエ业中心unveilvt,首次公开、展示某物:unveilnewmodelsattheMotorShow在汽车展览会上首次展出若干新型汽车

43syncinga.同步的Thenew,freeservice,iCloud,willsimplifyhowpeoplemanagecontentandappsacrossdevices,andendthePC-centriceraofcomputing,Mr.Jobssaid.simplifyvt.使简化（simplea.简单的）appapplicationprogram应用程序的简写ItwillautomaticallystoreonApple'sserversmanyofthenewfilesthatapersonloadsontoaMac,iPadoriPhone,andthenmakethosefilesavailableonanyotherAppledevicesownedbythesameperson.automaticallyad.自动（反义词manually手动地）Mr.JobssaidpeoplewillnolongerhavetomanuallysyncmobiledeviceswiththeirPCs,anapproachthathesaidhasbecometoounrulynowthatmillionsofpeopleownmusicplayers,smartphonesandtablets,eachwithphotos,music,appsandothertypesofdocuments.syncv.使同步,更新unrulya.不受约束的（rulen.规则）“Keepingthesedevicesinsyncisdrivinguscrazy,"Mr.Jobssaid,speakingontheopeningdayofApple'sWorldwideDevelopersConferencehere.4tWehaveagreatsolutionforthisproblem.WearegoingtodemotethePCtojustbeadevice.Wearegoingtomovethedigitalhub,thecenterofyourdigitallife,intothecloud.,,demotev.使降级“Everythinghappensautomatically,andthereisnothingnewtolearn,“headded.AtthecenterofiCloudisanewversionofiTunesthatwillallowuserstodownloadonanydeviceanysongtheyhaveeverbought.Songsona

44person'siTuneslibrarythatwerenotboughtfromApplecanbeaddedfor$25ayear,Mr.Jobssaid.TheiTunesintheCloudserviceisavailablenow.TheotheriCloudserviceswillbeavailableinthefall,whenApplereleasesthenewversionofitsmobileoperatingsystem,iOS5.TheiCloudservicealsoworkswithdocuments,appsandphotosthroughanewservice,PhotoStream,thatautomaticallyuploadsphotostakenwithaniPhoneoriPad.AnditwillreplaceMobileMe,afailed$99-a-yearservicethatallowedpeopletosynchronizetheircalendar,e-mailandcontactsacrossdevices.Attheevent,othertopAppleexecutivesshowcasednewversionsoftheMacintoshandiOSoperatingsystems,whichincludescoresofnewfeatures.ButmostattentionwasontheiCloudservices,whichanalystsandindustryinsiderssaidwouldhavemorelastingimpactonconsumers,andweresuperiortoandreachedbeyondthoseofcompetitors.showcasev.使展现“Thisisamilestoneincomputing,"saidMikeMcCue,aveteranSiliconValleyexecutivewhonowheadsFlipboard,apopularnewsappforiPhoneandiPads.“Thefactthatyounolongerhavetothinkintermsoffilesandfoldersisabigdeal."veterana.经验丰富的Mr.McCuesaidthatwhileotherservices,likeDropbox,allowuserstoaccessfilesacrossdevices,Apple'ssolutionissimpler.'Itdoesn'tfeellikeatechiethingatall,''hesaid.techie热衷（或精通）电子学的电子迷,高科技专家OtherssaidtheyworriedthatiCloudwouldstrengthenthepositionofApple,whichhaslongbeencriticizedforcontrollingitsmobiledevicestootightly.AlthoughsomeofiCloud'sfeatureswillworkwithnon-ApplePCs,

45theservicewilltieApple'sgadgetsmorecloselytogether,givingthecompanymorepowertodictatetermstodevelopersandusers.“ThenewservicesfromAppleareastepintherightdirectionbutonlyifallyourdevicesareAppledevices,''saidBenDrury,chiefexecutiveof7Digital,adigitalmusiccompanyinBritain.“Theirplatformisessentiallyclosedandproprietary-customersareforcedintochoosingAppleforalltheirdevices.''proprietarya.私有的;专利的AlinchpinofiTunesintheCloud,asthenewmusicserviceiscalled,isthatApplehasreacheddealswiththemajorrecordlabelsandmusicpublisherstolicensetheirrecordings.AmazonandGoogleoffersimilarmusicservices.linchpinn.关键Butbecausethosetwocompaniesdidnotobtainlicensesfromthelabels,usershavetouploadtheirownmusiclibraries-andanynewsongpurchases-totheWebbeforetheycanaccessthemonotherdevices.Theprocesscantakehours,ifnotdays,forpeoplewithlargecollections.Bycementingthedealswiththemusicindustry,Applecansaveusersthattime-consumingstep.Whatismore,Apple,whichisalreadytheworld'slargestdistributorofmusic,isexpectedtofindareadyaudienceinitsmillionsofiTunesusers,virtuallyguaranteeingthatitsservicewillleapfrogtheofferingsfromAmazonandGoogle.cementv.结合time-consuminga.费时的leapfrogv.超过“Yes,GoogleandAmazongettosaythattheywerefirst,"saidMike

46McGuire,amediaanalystatGartner.4tButwhatoftenhappenstothepeoplewhowerefirstisthattheygetthearrowsintheirbacks."Mr.McGuiresaidApple'sservicewassuperior.“Whenyoubuysomethingnew,it'snowautomaticallyonallofyourdevices.Youdon'thavetothinkaboutit,"hesaid.ThenewmobileoperatingsystemfeaturesincludeservicesthatmakeiteasiertopostitemslikephotosonTwitter,andaNewsstandservicewherepeoplewillhaveaccesstoalltheirnewspaperandmagazinesubscriptions.AppleisalsorevampingtheiOScamera,itsSafaribrowserande-mailsoftware.revampvt.改造AppleisreducingthepriceofitsnewMacoperatingsystem,to$29from$129andaddingfeatures.Thatnewoperatingsystemwillautomaticallysavealldocumentsthatapersonisworkingon,andwillbringtheflavorofApple'smobiledevicestotheMacintosh.Forinstance,anewLaunchPadservicedisplaysapplicationsinsmalliconsmuchastheyappearonaniPad,andthetrackpadrecognizesadditionalmulti-touchcommandsthatarecommononApple'stouch-screendevices.ThenewMacoperatingsystemwillbeavailableinJuly.Asonpreviousrecentoccasions,Mr.Jobs,whoisonmedicalleave,appearedgauntMonday.Thecrowdofabout1,500Appledevelopers,wholineduparoundacityblocktoentertheMosconeCenterWestindowntownSanFrancisco,cheeredwildlywhenMr.Jobswalkedontothestage.gaunta.憔悴的Andwhilehedidnotaddresshishealth,whenapersoninthecrowdshouted,t4Weloveyou,"heresponded,t4ltalwayshelps,andIapp文

47章梗概:以往认为,考试心跳加快,是一种紧张的表现,是考试的“大敌”了。不过最新研究发现,学生考试时心跳速度越快,考试成绩就越好。即便是成绩很重要,但研究人员并不建议应考学生饮用兴奋剂饮料来增加心率。毕竟身体健康オ是最最重要的!Racingheartbeatleadstomuchbetterexamresults(globaltimes)racevt.&vi.跳动Thehigherastudent'sheartbeatincreasesduringanexamination,themorelikelytheyaretoachievebetterresult,accordingtonewresearch.Thesurvey,undertakenbyAQAexamboard,foundthatonaveragethemostsuccessfulpupils'heartbeatreachedalevelthatwas23.9beatsperminute(bpm)fasterthannormal.undertakevt.着手负责boardn.用于机构名Andthosewhoperformedatthebottomendoftheclasswerefoundtohaveaminimalincreaseinheartbeat-onlyaround3.9bpmmorethantheirnormalrate.minimala.最小的Oneoftheleadersoftheresearch,SuzanneChamberlain,said:"Thisincreaseinheartrateisasignthatarousalencouragesthem(thestudents)tobemorealert.Itencouragesthemtoworktothebestoftheirability,itsetsthesceneforbetterperformance."

48arousaln.激励Thestudentswerefittedwithheartmonitorsinthehoursbeforetheexam.Forthehighestperformers,theirheartrateincreasedfrom79.8beatsaminuteto103.7whilesittingtheexam.Andthepulsesofthosewhodidnotfareaswell-theirrateonlywentupslightly,from78.5to82.4.Butthestudydoesnotrecommendthatthosetakingexamsusestimulantstoboosttheirheartrate.stimulantn.激励reciateit.”文章梗概:ー项最新的研究发现,育有双胞胎的母亲寿命较长。研究人员通过对符合条件的妇女从各方面进行了对比,比如寿命、有几个孩子、每次怀孕间隔多久、育龄时间持续多久,这些都是衡量健康水平的指标。经对比研究人员发现,比起仅有一个孩子的母亲,双胞胎的母亲各项指标都要占优。她们寿命更长,育龄时间更久,产后恢复时间更短,当然孩子也更多。Momsoftwinsmaylivelonger(time)Havingtwobabiesatatimeisassociatedwithalongerlife,accordingtoanewstudy.Butthat'snotbecausedoublingupondirtydiapersincreaseslifespan;instead,momsoftwinsarephysicallystrongerinthefirstplace.doubleup这里指弯腰diapern.尿布spann.一段时间Theresearch,publishedinthejournalProceedingsoftheRoyalSocietyB,focusedona"naturalfertility"populationofwomenin1800sUtah,sotheresultsmaynotapplyintoday'sinvitrofertilization(IVF)world.

49fertilityn.这里指受孕applyin试用vitron.体外fertilizationn.受精TheresearchteamusedtheUtahPopulationDatabase,anenormousgenealogicalrecordofUtahresidentsdatingbacktotheearly1800s.Fromthedatabase,theypulledfamilyrecordsofwomenwhowerebornbetween1807and1899andwholivedtobeatleast50,sotheyexperiencedtheirfullrangeofreproductiveyears.genealogicala.宗谱的reproductivea.繁殖的Theyexcludedwidowsandwivesinpolygamousfamiliestoensuretheywerecomparingsimilarwomen.widown.丧偶polygamousa.一妻多夫的或一夫多妻的Theresultwasadatabaseof58,786women,4,603ofwhomhadatleastonesetoftwins.Theresearcherscomparedthemomsoftwinswiththemomsofsingletons,lookingfordifferencesinlifespan,numberofchildren,timebetweenpregnanciesandlengthoffertility,allmeasuresofhealth.singletonn.ー个Theresearchersfoundthatmomsoftwinsbeatmomsofonlysingletonsoneverymeasure.Theylivedlonger,hadlongerreproductivelifespans,neededlesstimetorecoverbetweenpregnane文章梗概:肥胖也可以传染——研究发现,拥有大量胖友或

50胖亲的人更有可能发胖。有些途径是潜移默化的——胖友们会让人们觉得自己的体重还算正常,吃了又吃直到和胖友们的身材ー样。有些途径更为直接,胖子们会给苗条的朋友施加压カ,让他们多吃少动直到他们“和自己一样重”。不过大部分女性仍视肥胖为耻辱,宁愿抑郁也不想变胖……更多内容请阅读以下文章……Isobesitycontagious?(nytimes)Obesityiscontagious-withpeoplewhohaveahighernumberoffatfriendsorrelativesatgreaterriskofbecomingobesethemselves,newresearchwarns.obesityn.月巴胖contagiousa•传染的obesea.肥胖的Researchershavefoundanumberofwaysthatfatpeoplecouldinfluencetheirpals'girth.Itcanbesubliminal-wherehavingoverweightpalscanmakepeopleseetheirweightas"normal"andeataccordinglyuntilthey'rethesamesize.paln.朋友girthn.这里指腰围subliminala.潜意识的Itcanalsobemoredirect,withobesepeopleputtingpressureontheirslimmerfriendstoeatmoreandexerciselessuntilthey"achievethesamebodysize".Andevenbeingaroundlargerpalscanputyouatriskof

51gainingweightyourself,assocializingwiththemislikelytorevolvemorearoundeatingorwatchingTVandlessaboutexercising.socializewith交往ResearchersfromArizonaStateUniversity'sSchoolofHumanEvolutionandSocialChangeintheUS,interviewed101womenalongside812oftheirclosestfriendsandrelatives.BylookingattheBodyMassIndexofthewomenandtheirfriendsandrelatives,theydiscoveredthatthefatterawoman'ssocialcircle,themorelikelyshewastobeobeseherself.Thiswasbecause"welearnaboutacceptablebodysizefromfamilyandfriends"accordingtoresearchers,withfriendshipsbasedoneatingandengaginginlittlephysicalactivitymorelikelytoendinobesity.physicalactivity体力活动Despitetheresultsresearchersfoundthatmostwomenviewedbeingfatasasourceofshame.Askedwhethertheywouldratherbefatorhavearangeofsociallystigmatizedconditions,aquarterofwomensaidthey'drathersufferfromseveredepressionthanbefat,whilemorethanonein10saidthey'dratherbetotallyblindthanobese.stigmatizevt.使受到耻辱ies,andhadmorechildrenoverall.文章梗概:事物之间存在着普遍的联系。《卫生事务》刊登的一项最新研究提出了一个惊人的假设,在美国,互联网使用和处方药滥用呈正相关。“总体来说,互联网使用每扩大10%,可提供最常见处方药(如止痛剂和兴奋剂)的网点登陆比率就增加了1%,”来自南加利福尼亚大学的首席研究人员丹娜说道。更多详细内容请阅读以下文章……Study:Internetaccessmayincreaseprescriptiondrug

52misuse(globaltimes.cn)CouldincreasingInternetusehelpexplaintherecentsurgeinprescriptiondrugmisuseintheUS?That'sthehypothesisputforthbyanewstudypublishedinHealthAffairs.surgen.激增misusen.滥用hypothesisn.假设putforth发表Between1997and2007,Americans'householdaccesstotheInternetwentfrom18percentto61percent;between1999and2003,onlinesalesofprescriptiondrugsgrewfrom$160millionto$3.2billion.Inthenewstudy,researcherscomparedstates'growthinhigh-speedInternetaccesswiththeirratesofadmissiontorehabsforproblemsassociatedwithprescriptiondrugs.rehabn.这里指解决"Ingeneral,forevery10percentincreaseinInternetuse,whatwe'reseeingisaonepercentincreaseinadmissiontotreatmentfacilitiesforthemostcommonlyprescribeddrugs,thingslikepainkillersandstimulants,"saysleadauthorDanaGoldmanattheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia.painkillern.止痛药stimulantn.兴奋剂Danathinksthelinkislikelytobecausal."Oneofthethingsthatgivesmealotconfidenceinthatisthatwelookedattherelationshipswithdrugsthatyoucan'treallygetonInternetlikeheroin.Whenyoureplicatethe[findings]

53usingheroin,youdon'tfindanyassociation[withincreasedInternetuse]andthesameistruewithcocaineandalcohol,"Danasays.causala.具有因果联系的replicatevt.这里指重新研究cocainen.可卡因文章梗概:女人在传统观念中一直是弱者的代名词。虽然随着社会的进步,女性的地位有了很大的提高,但是ー份调查显示,男权主义依旧随处可见,女性的容貌比能力吃香。女性在面临エ资,晋升时,会受到男权的歧视……更多详细信息请阅读以下文章……Wearestillbeingjudgedonourlooks,sayfemaleworkers(globaltimes.cn)It'snewswhichwillcomeasnosurprisetowomenstrugglingtorisetothetopintheworkplace.SexismistillrifeandappearancecountsformorethanabilityaccordingtoasurveyreleasedMonday.sexismn.男性至上主义rifea.普遍的countfor比重要Almosthalfofwomenquestionedsaidtheglassceilingstillexistsand44percentsaidthatamalecolleaguehadevenmadeaninappropriatecommentabouttheirappearance.glassceiling无形限制（妇女等在职务升迁上遇到的无形障碍）

54TheMarieClaireandeverywomansurveyofnearly3,000womenexposestheworkplaceasabattlegroundwhenitcomestopay,promotionandage.Almosthalf(46percent)ofthewomenaged18to55saidtheyhadexperiencedsexism.Ofthe18to55spolled,63percentbelievethatawoman'sageismoreofanissueintheworkplacethanaman's.everywomann.普通女人exposevt.暴露Thequestionnairefoundthat78percentofrespondentssaidthatbeingattractivehelpsthemtogetonbetterand60percentthinkthatoverweightwomenarediscriminatedagainst.respondentn.调查对象overweighta.超重的discriminateagainst歧视Manywomen(60percent)thinkmenarebetteratgettingpayrisesandoverhalf(58percent)believetheyarelosingoutonpromotionstotheirmalecolleagues.loseouton未能占上风PsychologistRosTaylorsaidthattheUKshouldfollowinthefootstepsofNorwaybyintroducingaquotasystemwhichinsiststhatapercentageofstaffinseniorpositionsandonboardsarefemale.quotan.定量boardn.董事会

55However,morethanhalf(53percent)ofthosepolleddonotbelievepositivediscriminationisthebestwaytoensurefemalerepresentationonboards.Whenaskedwhatwouldhavethebiggestimpactonclimbingthecareerladder,itwasbeinggiventheopportunityofamentorshipthatmostwomenwantedandtoworkforafemalebossnotaman(58percent).representationn.出席率careerladder职务的级别提升mentorshipn.顾问Twothirdsofwomen(66percent)believementoringisanessentialbusinesspractice,yetmost(72percent)saidnosuchschemeexistedintheirworkplaceandthesamenumberhaveneverbeenmentored.schemen.计划方案TrishHalpin,editor-in-chiefofMarieClairemagazine,said:"Theresultsofoursurveywitheverywornanprovesthatthereisarealneedformentoringintheworkplaceanddemonstratestheimportantroleitplaysinhelpingwomentofulfilltheirfullpotential,launchthebusinessesandachieveevengreatersuccessintheircareers."60percentofthosewhohadbeeninamentoringschemesaidithadapositiveeffectontheirbusiness.launchvt.开办,使开始从事文章梗概:人们通常认为4岁以下的孩子因语言和认知能力有限,而无法拥有持久记忆,并以此来解释为何大部分成年人无法记起自己幼年时发生的事情。但是最新研究结果显示,稳定、“长达一生”的记忆往往形成于10岁或更晚。而10岁之前的记忆更脆弱且易于消退。而且这说明我们的“心理儿童期”开始得远比我们之前认为的晚。

56Whyyouareunabletorecallyourearliestchildhoodexperiences(globaltimes.cn)Childrencanrecallmemoriesfromtheageof18-months-butforgetthembetweentheagesoffourandseven,newresearchsuggests.Itwaspreviouslythoughtthatchildrenundertheageoffourdidnothavethelanguageorcognitiveabilitiestoformlastingmemories,explainingwhymostadultswereunabletorecalltheirearliestexperiences.cognitivea.认知的ButresearchersattheMemorialUniversityofNewfoundlandinCanadafoundchildrenasyoungasfourcouldrecallbabymemories,thatwhenaskedaboutlateroninchildhoodtheycouldnotrecall.theMemorialUniversityofNewfoundland纽芬兰纪念大学CarolePeterson,apsychologyprofessorwhoundertooktheresearch,saidthatherteamfoundveryyoungchildrenhadplentyofmemoriestotalkabout."Butbyage10,thosememoriesseemtogetcrystallized,"shesaid.crystallizevt.这里指遗忘Peterson'steaminterviewed140childrenaged4to13-years-old,askingthemtodescribetheirthreeearliestmemories.Surprisinglytheyoungestchildrencouldrecallmemoriesfromasearlyas18months.Allthewhileparentswerepresenttoconfirmwhatthechildrenweresayinghadactuallytakenplacewhentheysaiditdid.

57confirmvt.证实Theteamthenre-interviewedthechildrentwoyearslater,askingthemtorecallthosesameearlymemories.Theyfoundthatthoseagedbetweenfourandsevenwhenfirstinterviewedcouldnotrecalltheir"earliest"memories-evenwhenpromptedwithspecificclues.However,athirdofchildrenagedbetween10and13-years-oldatthestartofthestudyrecalledthesamememories.promptv.提示Theresultssuggestthatsolid,"lifelong"memoriesformsometimeatoraftertheageof10-beforethesememoriesaremorefragileandliabletofade.Thestudy,publishedinthejournalChildDevelopment,suggeststhatour'psychologicalchildhood^^beginsmuchlaterthanpreviouslythought.solida.可靠的fragilea.脆弱的liablea.有倾向性的文章梗概:参与到网络约会大军中的人越来越多,甚至有的人为凸显自己的魅力,真的是想尽了办法。日前,一群毕业于哈佛的数学高材生们绘制了一系列图表,用数据揭秘网络约会技巧。比如男人只要有条件就秀出自己的六块腹肌——但是你得够年轻。同时女人面对镜头时也应该风情万种,这当然和男人要装酷完全不同。但是还有一点,网络毕竟是虚拟的,交友时要对男性网友的身高减去2英寸,收入减去20%……更多详细信息请阅读以下文章……

58SecretonlinedatingtipsrevealedbyHarvardmathmajors(globaltimes.cn)Morepeoplehaveventured!ntothepotentiallyhazardouswatersofonlinedatingthanwouldcaretoadmit-andsomeoftheiradventureshavebeentrulyhair-raising.NowagroupofformerHarvardmathmajorsarecrunchingthedatatorevealthesecrettipsoftheonlinedater,displayingthemin-naturally-graphform.venturev.冒险watersn.潮流hair-raisinga.令人恐惧的crunchvt.处理信息Men,forexample,shouldshowofftheirsixpackiftheyhaveone-butonlyifthey'reyoung.Meanwhilewomenshouldalwaysflirtwiththecamera-butmenshouldlookaloof.sixpack腹肌flirtwith调情aloofa.利!傲的TheOkTrendsblogfoundatdatingwebsiteOkCupidhavebeenchartingvarioustrends-suchashowlongrelationshipslastamongTwitterusers-since2009.Oneoftheblog'stipsistoaskyourdateifthey'veeverwantedtorunawaytosea,whethertheyenjoyedtheBlairWitchProject,ortheirpasttravelexperiences.〇kCupidOk丘比特,美国一相亲网站

59chartvt.画图Thereasoning,thebloggersexplained,wasthataccordingtothethousandsofmultiplechoice"matchquestions"answeredbyOkCupid'ssevenmillionusers,coupleswhometonthesiteagreedmostoftenonthreequestionsinparticular:"Doyoulikehorrormovies?","Haveyouevertravelledaroundanothercountryalone?",and"Wouldn'titbefuntochuckitallandgoliveonasailboat?"matchquestion匹配问题Expertssaidthatthesetypesofquestionsaremeasuringthe"opennesstoexperience"ortheOFactor."Peoplewhoseekstimulationandadventure...they'dbelesslikelytoestablishandcomfortablymaintainarelationshipwithverytraditional,conservative,unimaginative,risk-avoidantindividuals,^^saidWesternCarolinapsychologydepartmentheadDavidMcCord.stimulationn.刺激risk-avoidanta.不敢冒险的Womenwerealsotoldtoflirtywiththecamerafortheirprofilephoto.Ifso,theyreceivedonaverage1.5additionalmessagespermonth.profilen.侧面That'sbecauseawoman'ssmileiswell-documentedasasignalofsexualinterest,saidUniversityofTexaspsychologyprofessorDavidBuss.Whenmenwereorderedtobealoofoncamera,theyhadaroughly90percentsuccessratewiththeiremailsthanotherwise.Smilingissometimesinterpretedasasignofsubmissiveness.submissivenessn.谦逊

60Thedataalsoshowedthatwomenwhoshowedabitofcleavagehadbetterresults-vastlybetterresultsastheygotolder.Women'smatevaluedeclineswithage,buttheycancompensatefortheirdeclineinmatevaluebyshowingtheircleavage.cleavagen.乳沟AccordingtoOkCupid,an18-year-oldwomanwithacleavageshotinherprofilegets24percentmorecontactspermonthonaveragethanmoredemure18-year-olds.Ifshedoesitatage32,thatjumpsto79percent.demurea.谦逊的Formen,theinverseistrue.Maleonlinedatersshouldshowofftheirsixpacksintheirprofilepictures,butonlyiftheyareyoung.That'sbecausewomenintheir30sarelessinterestedintheman'sbodythanwhetherornothewillbeagoodprovider.Womenwhoseeandoldermanshowingoffhisabswilljustthinkheissilly.inversen.相反Anothertipwasbothtosubtracttwoinchesfromtheheightyourpotentialdateclaimstobe-and20percentfromtheirsalary.Formen,theexpertssaid,thismakessense.Heightsuggestsgoodhealthandgenes;whilewealth,obviously,suggestsresources.Mendeceiveabouttheirstatusandincomeinordertomakethemselvesseemmoredesirabletowomen,statedDrBuss.Women,however,maynotbelying.subtractvt.减去Ifawomanistryingtogetdatesonline,accordingtoexperts,shemustbehavingdifficultyinreallife.ThatcouldbebecausesheisAmazonian.Theyalsomayhaveabiggerpaychequethantheaverageman.

61Amazoniana.刚勇好战的paychequen.薪金