Conan是什么意思an在线翻译读音例句

英语专业四级短文朗读

短文朗读及概括大意

Passage1

Asimplepieceofropehangsbetweensomeenvironmentallyfriendly

idestandthosewhohavebeguntosee

clothesdryersaswastefulconsumersofenergy(upto6%oftotalelectricity)and

powerfulemittersofcarbondioxide(uptoatonofCO2perhouseholdevery

year).Asanalternative,theyareturningtoclotheslinesaspartofwhat

AlexanderLee,anenvironmentalist,calls\"what-I-can-doenvironmentalism.\"

Butontheothersidearepeoplewhoopposeair-dryinglaundryoutsideon

singly,theyhavepersuadedcommunityand

homeownersassociations(HOAs)utdoorclotheslines,

whichtheysaynotonlylookunsightlybutalsolowersurroundingproperty

ctions,inturn,havesparkedaright-to-drymovementthatis

ree

states--Florida,HawaiiandUtah--havelawswrittenbroadlyenoughtoprotect

-to-dryadvocatesarguethatthereshouldbemore.

MattReckisthekindofeco-consciousguywhofeedshistreeswith

bathwaterandrecyclescondensationdropsfromhisairconditionerstowater

oHagen,presidentofReck\'s

HOAinWakeForest,N.C.,notifiedhimthataneighborh,adcomplainedabout

ksignoredthewarningandstilldrytheirclothesonaropein

theyard.\"Manypeopleclaimtobeenvironmentallyfriendlybutdon\'ttake

mattersintotheirownhands,\"genhasdecidedtoholdoff

takingaction.\"I\'mnotgoingtogocrazy,\"hesays.\"ButifMattkeepshisline

andmoreneighborscomplain,I\'llhavetoaddressitagain.\"

NorthCarolinalawmakerstriedandfailedearlierthisyeartoinsert

languageintoanenergybillthatwouldexpresslypreventHOAsfromregulating

issueremainsatouchyonewithHOAsandrealestate

agents.\"Mostaestheticrestrictionsarerooted,toadegree,inthebeliefthat

homogenous(统一协调的)exteriorsaresupportiveofpropertyvalue,\"saysSara

Stubbins,executivedirectoroftheCommunityAssociationInstitute\'sNorth

rwords,associationsworrythathousingpriceswillfall

ifprospectivebuyersthinktheirwould-beneighborsaretoopoortoafford

dryers.

AlexanderLeedismissesthenotionthatclotheslinesdevalueproperty

assets,advocatingthattheidea\"needstochangeinlightofglobalwarming.\"

\"Weallhavetodoatleastsomethingtodecreaseourcarbonfootprint,\"

AlexanderLeesays.

Passage2

Withinthatexclusivegroupofliterarycharacterswhohavesurvived

throughthecenturies--fromHamlettoHuckleberryFinn--fewcanrivalthe

isfirstpublicappearance20years

ago,thegentlemanwiththecurvedpipeandatasteforcocaine,themasterof

deductivereasoningandelaboratedisguise,haslefthismarkeverywhere--in

crimeliterature,filmandtelevision,cartoonsandcomicbooks.

AtHolmes\'side,ofcourse,geven

larger,however,wasanotherdoctor,onewhosemedicalpracticewassoslowit

e:Arthur

reatorofthesefictionalicons,ConanDoylehashimself

becomesomethingofacultfigure,theobjectofcountlesscriticalstudies,

biographiesandfanclubs.

ConanDoylewasborninEdinburghin1859,inarespectablemiddle-class

,asneverenoughmoney;

theymovedfrequentlyinsearchoflowerrents;andhisfather,acivilservantand

earlyletters

hewrotetohismotheraresurprisinglyoptimistic,concernedmainlywithfood,

clothes,14camehisfirstunforgettablevisitto

London,includingMadameTussaud\'s,wherehewas\"delightedwiththeroomof

Horrors,andtheimagesofthemurderers.\"

Asuperbstudent,ConanDoylewentontomedicalschool,wherehewas

Bell,aprofessorwithanuncannyabilitytodiagnose

meheworkedasBell\'s

outpatientclerkandwouldwatch,amazed,athowthelocationofacalluscould

revealaman\'sprofession,orhowaquicklookataskinrashtoldBellthatthe

1886,ConanDoyleoutlinedhisfirstnovel,

AStudyinScarlet,whichhedescribedas\"asimpletaleofmysterytomakea

littleextramoney.\"Itsmaincharacter,initiallycalledSherringfordHo沁园春 雪 peand

latercalledSherlockHolmes,mes\'first

appearancewentalmostunnoticed,andthestrugglingdoctordevotednearlyall

ofhissparetimetowritinglonghistoricalnovelsinthestyleofSirWalter

Scott—\'ttobe.

In1888,HolmesreappearedinAScandalinBohemia,ashortstoryinStrand

stime,itsherotookanimmediatehitandConanDoyle\'slife

wouldneverbethesame.

Passage3

TheInternet,E-commerceandglobalizationaremakinganeweconomicera

uture,capitalistmarketswilllargelybereplacedbyanewkind

ofeconomicsystembasedonnetworkedrelationships,contractualarrangements

andaccessrights.

Hasthequalityofourlivesatwork,athomeandinourcommunities

increasedindirectproportiontoallthenewInternetandbusiness-to-business

Internetservicesbeingintroducedintoourlives?Ihaveaskedthisquestionof

hundredsofCEOSandcorporateexecutivesinEuropeandtheUnitedStates.

Surprisingly,virtuallyeveryonehassaid,\"No,quitecontrary.\"Theverypeople

responsibleforusheringinwhatsomehavecalleda\"technologicalrenaissance\"

saytheyareworkinglongerhours,feelmorestressed,aremoreimpatient,and

areevenlesscivilintheirdealingswithcolleaguesandfriends--nottomention

t\'smorerevealing,theyplacemuchoftheblameonthevery

sametechnologiestheyaresoaggressivelychampioning.

Thetechnogurus(领袖)promisedusthataccesswouldmakelifemore

d,theverytechnologicalwondersthat

weresupposedtoliberateushavebeguntoenslaveusinawebofconnections

fromwhichthereseemstobenoeasyescape.

Ifanearliergenerationwaspreoccupiedwiththequesttoencloseavast

geographicfrontier,eration,itseems,ismorecaughtupinthe

paremomentofourtimeisbeingfilledwithsome

formofcommercialconnection,makingtimeitselfthemostscarceofall

-mail,voicemailandcellphones,our24-hourInteractnewsand

entertainmentallseizeforourattention.

Andwhilewehavecreatedeverykindoflabor-andtime-savingdeviceto

serviceourneeds,wearebeginningtofeellikewehavelesstimeavailabletous

becausethegreatproliferationof

labor-and-time-savingservicesonlyincreasesthediversity,paceandflowof

mple,e-mailisagreatconvenience.

However,wenowfindourselvesspendingmuchofourdayfrantically

respondingtoeachother\'lphoneisagreat

time-saver,exceptnowwearealwayspotentiallyinreachofsomeoneelsewho

wantsourattention.

Socialconservativestalkaboutthedeclineincivilityandblameitonthelossofa

onebotheredtoaskwhetherthe

hyperspeedcultureismakingallofuslesspatientandlesswillingtolistenand

defer,considerandreflect?

Maybeweneedtoaskwhatkindsofconnectionsreallycountandwhat

wtechnology

revolutionisonlyabouthyperefficiency,thenwerisklosingsomethingeven

preciousthantime--oursenseofwhatitmeanstobeacaringhumanbeing.

Passage4

Attheageoftwelveyears,et

toreachitsfullsizeandstrength,anditsownerhisorherfullintelligence;butat

r,wewereinfantsandyoung

children,andconsequentlymorevulnerable;later,weshallundergoa

progressivelossofourvigorandresistancewhich,thoughimperceptibleatfirst,

willfinallybecomesosteepthatwecanlivenolonger,howeverwellwelookafter

ourselves,andhoweverwellsociety,andourdoctors,lookafterus.

eofthe

mostunpleasantdiscoverieswhichweallmakethatwemustdeclineinthisway,

thatifweescapewars,accidentsanddiseaseweshalleventually\"dieofoldage\",

andthatthishappensataratewhichdifferslittlefrompersontoperson,sothat

thereareheavyoddsinfavorofourdyingbetweentheagesofsixty-fiveand

uswilldiesooner,afewwilllivelonger—onintoaninthortenth

chancesareagainstit,andthereisavirtuallimitonhowlongwe

canhopetoremainalive,howeverluckyandrobustweare.

Normalpeopletendtoforgetthisprocessunlessanduntiltheyare

ofamiliarwiththefactthatmanages,thatpeoplehave

foryearsassumedthattheprocessoflosingvigorwithtime,ofbecomingmore

likelytodietheolderweget,wassomethingself-evident,likethecoolingofahot

vealsoassumedthatall

animals,andprobablyotherorganismssuchastrees,oreventheuniverseitself,

mustinthenatureofthings\"wearout\".

Mostanimalswecommonlyobservedoinfactageaswedo,ifgiventhe

chancetolivelongenough;andmechanicalsystemslikeawoundwatch,orthe

sun,doinfactanoutofenergyinaccordancewiththesecondlawof

thermodynamics(热力学)(whetherthewholeuniversedoessoisamootpointat

present).Butthesearenotanalogoustowhathappenswhenmanages.A

atch,bycontrast,

watchcouldneverrepairitself—itdoesnotconsistoflivingparts,onlyofmetal,

d,atonetime,repairourselves—well

enough,atleast,toovercomeallbutthemostinstantlyfatalillnessesand

ntwelveandeightyyearswegraduallylosethispower;an

illnesswhichattwelvewouldknockusover,ateightycanknockusout,andinto

uldstayasvigorousasweareattwelve,itwouldtakeabout

700yearsforhalfofustodie,andanother700forthesurvivorstobereducedby

halfagain.

Passage5

Thisyear,likelotsofotherpeople,I\'mgoingtotrytomakemyown

\'snotthefirsttimethatI\'

milliner,andanall-roundcraftytype,I\'veoftenthoughtIshouldputmymoney

syearI\'\'spartlythat

I\'mshortofcash,butalsothatI\'verecentlyreturnedfromaninspiringtrip

aroundBritain,lookinginto\"makedoandmend\"forBBC2\'sNewsnight.

ughtoftravelingthe

country--makingthingsasIwent,meetingart梅子黄时雨的高干文 istsandcraftspeople--soundedlike

theperfectwaytospendthesummer.I\'dpackatentandasewingmachineand

offI\'hetimeIfinalizedmyplansandhittheroad,leaveswere

edcrazytocampwithwinterontheway;

instead,Newsnightviewersofferedmeboardandlodginginreturnforhelpwith

asanoverwhelmingresponse.

Mytasksrangedfromdarning(缝补)amoth-eatenmonk\'sjumperto

estudentsinHarpendenofferedtopay

y,Amyneededhelpto

transformanoldpairofcurtains.

Iwasreallystruckbypeople\'sgrowingenthusiasmformakingthings.I

askedaWIgroupinSheffieldhowmanycouldsew,andonlyafewputuptheir

nIaskedwhowantedtolearn,nearlyeveryoneresponded

extileWorkshopinNottingham,thenumberofclasseson

offerhasdoubledinayear,andaknittingclubinLeedsisgrowingbytheweek.

randabovefashion,

we\'soncepeople

rediscoverthepleasuretobegainedfrommakingsomethingunique,itmay

stick.

SuePilchardiscurator(管理者)ofquiltsattheV&A,wherenextspring

she\'llbeputtingonthemuseum\'ievesthe

returntocraftingiswrappedupinhowweareredefiningourselves.\"There\'s

certainlyamovement..,,especiallywomen,

\'s40yearssincethe

firstwoman\'hattimewe\'ve

beenintheworkplace,andwe\'\'re

deliberatelychoosingtogobackintothehome.\"

Whetheryouagreewiththatornot,there\'ssomethingaboutChristmas

rit\'sbakingmincepiesor

deckingthehalls,we\'ufancypushingthe

boatoutandmakingafewpresents,trythesereallysimpleideas,eachinspired

keidealstockingfillersorsmallgifts,andtakeno

mecarols,settledownwithasteamingcup

ofcocoa,\'llsaveyourselfabitofmoneyandspreada

littlebitoflovetoo!

Passage6

Racket,dinclamor,noise,whateveryouwanttocallit,unwantedsoundis

America\'

constitutesarealandpresentdangertopeople\'night,athome,

atwork,andatplay,noisecanproduceseriousphysicalandpsychologicalstress.

weseemtoadjusttonoisebyignoringit,

theear,infact,neverclosesandthebodystillresponds—sometimeswith

extremetension,astoastrangesoundinthenight.

Theannoyancewefeelwhenfacedwithnoiseisthemostcommonoutward

,becauseirritabilityisso

apparent,legislatorshavemadepublicannoyancethebasisofmanynoise

esubtleandmoreserioushealthhazards

associatedwithstresscausedbynoisetraditionallyhavebeengivenmuchless

heless,whenweareannoyedormadeirritablebynoise,we

shouldconsiderthesesymptomsfairwarningthatotherthingmaybehappening

tous,someofwhichmaybedamagingtoourhealth.

Ofmanyhealthhazardstonoise,hearinglossisthemostclearlyobservable

erhazardsarehardertopin

yofus,theremaybeariskthatexposuretothestressofnoise

esusceptibleamongus

mayexperiencenoiseasacomplicatingfactorinheartproblemsandother

hatcausesannoyanceandirritabilityinhealthpersonsmayhave

seriousconsequencesforthesealreadyillinmindorbody.

mple,thereareindicationsof

effectsontheunbornchildwhenmothersareexposedtoindustrialand

infancyandchildhood,youngstersexposedtohigh

noiselevelsmayhavetroublefallingasleepandobtainingnecessaryamountsof

rest.

Why,then,istherenotgreateralarmaboutthesedangers?Perhapsitis

becausethelinkbetweennoiseandmanydisabilitiesordiseaseshasnotyetbeen

sitisbecausewetendtodismissannoyance

lsobebecausewestill

thinkofhearinglossasonlyanoccupationalhazard.

Passage7

Peoplehavebeenpaintingpicturesforatleast30,liest

edtopaintpictures

esofthiskindhavebeen

nowswhytheywere

sthepaintersthoughtthattheirpictureswouldhelpthem

apshumanbeingshavealwayswantedtotell

storiesinpictures.

About5,000yearsago,theEgyptiansandotherpeopleintheNearEast

ewsimplepicturesorsignsto

representthingsandideas,andalsotorepresentthesou古语翻译器在线转换 ndsoftheirlanguage.

ptiansusedto

recordinformationandtotellstoriesbyputtingpicturewritingandpictures

importantpersondied,scenesandstoriesfromhislifewere

these

eensaidthatEgyptisthe

,fortheEgyptians,picturesstillhadmagicpower.

inarypeople

couldnotunderstandit.

Bytheyear1,000BC,peoplewholivedintheareaaroundthe

nsthey

usedwereveryeasytowrite,andtherewerefewerofthemthanintheEgyptian

sb云翻墨未遮山全诗 ecauseeachsign,orletter,representedonlyonesoundintheir

eksdevelopedthissystemandformedthelettersoftheGreek

anscopiedtheidea,andtheRomanalphabetisnowusedall

overtheworld.

Thesedays,wecanwritedownastory,orrecordinformation,without

tillneedpicturesofallkinds:drawing,photographs,

themeverywhere:inbooksandnewspapers,inthe

street,eshelpusto

understandandrememberthingsmoreeasily,andtheycanmakeastorymuch

moreinteresting.

Passage8

Ahistoryoflongandeffortlesssuccesscanbeadreadfulhandicap,but,if

properlyhandled,eUnitedStates

enteredjustsuchaglowingperiodaftertheendoftheSecondWorldWar,ithad

amarketeighttimeslargerthananycompetitor,givingitsindustries

entistsweretheworld\'sbest,itsworkers

aandAmericanswereprosperousbeyondthedreamsof

theEuropeansandAsianswhoseeconomiesthewarhaddestroyed.

Itwasinevitablethatthisprimacyshouldhavenarrowedasothercountries

inevitably,theretreatfrompredominanceprovedpainful.

Bythemid-1980sAmericanshadfoundthemselvesatalossovertheirfading

geAmericanindustries,suchasconsumer

electronics,1987

therewasonlyoneAmericantelevisionmakerleft,Zenith.(Nowthereisnone:

ZenithwasboughtbySouthKorea\'sLGElectronicsinJuly。)Foreign-madecars

andtextilesweresweepingintothedomesticmarketAmerica\'smachine-tool

ileitlookedasthoughthemakingof

semiconductors,whichAmericahadwhichsatattheheartofthenewcomputer

age,wasgoingtobethenextcasualty。

ansstoppedtaking

gantobelievethattheirwayofdoingbusiness

wasfailing,andthattheirincomeswouldthereforeshortlybegintofallaswell.

Themid-1980sbroughtoneinquiryafteranotherintothecausesofAmerica\'s

ometimessensationalfindingswerefilledwith

warningsaboutthegrowingcompetitionfromoverseas.

Howthingshavechanged!In1995theUnitedStatescanlookbackonfive

ricansattribute

thissolelytosuchobviouscausesasadevalueddollarortheturningofthe

-doubthasyieldedtoblindpride.“Americanindustryhas

changeditsstructure,hasgoneonadiet,haslearnttobemorequick-witted,”

accordingtoRichardCavanagh,executivedeanofHarvard\'sKennedySchoolof

Government,“ItmakesmeproudtobeanAmericanjusttoseehowour

businessesareimprovingtheirproductivity,”saysStephenMooreoftheCato

Institute,athink-tankinWashington,liamSahlmanoftheHarvard

BusinessSchoolbelievesthatpeoplewilllookbackonthisperiodas“agolden

ageofbusinessmanagementintheUnitedStates.”

Passage9

Whenanewmovementinartattainsacertainfashion,itisadvisableto

findoutwhatitsadvocatesareaimingat,for,howeverfarfetchedand

unreasonabletheirprinciplesmayseemtoday,itispossiblethatinyearstocome

gardtoFuturistpoetry,however,the

caseisratherdifficult,forwhateverFuturistpoetrymaybe―evenadmitting

thatthetheoryonwhichitisbasedmayberight―itcanhardlybeclassedas

Literature.

This,inbrief,iswhattheFuturistsays:foracentury,pastconditionsof

lifehavebeenconditionallyspeedingup,tillnowweliveinaworldofnoiseand

uently,ourfeelings,thou古诗配画图片大全简单 ghtsandemotionshave

eedingupoflife,saystheFuturist,

speedupourliteraturetoo,ifwe

pouroutalargestreamofessential

words,unhamperedbystops,orqualifyingadjectives,dof

describingsoundswemustmakeupwordsthatimitatethem;wemustusemany

sizesoftypeanddifferentcoloredinksonthesamepage,andshortenor

lengthenwordsatwill。

salittle

upsettingtoreadintheexplanatorynotesthatacertainlinedescribesafight

betweenaTurkishandaBulgarianofficeronabridgeoffwhichtheybothfall

intotheriver—andthentofindthatthelineconsistsofthenoiseoftheirfalling

andtheweightsoftheofficers:“Pluff!Pluff!Ahundredandeighty-five

kilograms。”

This,thoughitfulfillsthelawsandrequirementso无与伦比的意思 fFuturistpoetry,can

same,nothinkingmancanrefuseto

accepttheirfirstproposition:thatagreatchangeinouremotionallifecallsfora

lequestionisreallythis:haveweessentially

changed?

Passage10

Openupmostfashionmagazinesandyouwillseeincrediblythinmodels

withimpossiblehairandwearingunreasonablyexpensive,impracticablystyled

uldn\'tclothesbecomfortablydurableandmakeaprincipleof

beingsimplefortheindividualwhowearsthem?Whyareweconstantlytold

thatweneedtobuynewclothesandaddfreshpiecestoourcollection?

Fashionschangeyearafteryearsolotsofpeoplecanmakepilesofmoney.

Iffolksareconvincedthattheyneedadifferentlookeachseason,thatthisyear\'s

sweater\'slengthandshoesstyleareimportant,theycanbepersuadedtobuy.

Thefashionindustrywouldhaveyouignoreyourshortcomingsandjustmake

itisnotonlyaphenomenonwecanfindin

people\'sdressing.

ncontrolswhatwewear,whatweeat,

whatwedrink,thewaywecutourhair,themakeupWebuyanduse,thecolor

nevencontrolsourideas.

Youdon\'tbelieveme?friendsarevegetarians?Why

aretheyvegetarians?Becauseitisfashionable!

Wheredoesfashioncomefrom?Oftenthereasonsarequitelogical.

Scientistsandhistoriansstudythefashionsofthepastanddiscoverthesecretsof

eachfashion.

Whengirlsseeanattractiveguy,theirbloodpressurerisesandtheirlips

\'swhyguysthinkthatgirlswearinglipstickarebeautiful.

Whydoguysshavetheirheads?Inthepastsoldiersshavedtheirheadsto

sshavetheirheadssothatthey

lookstrongandmasculine,likesoldiers.

theywasting

theirmoney?sin

opleworkinthefashion

industry,particularlyinthefashioncapitalsofLondon,NewYork,Parisand

Milan.

Andfinally,fashionmakesyoufeelgood,doesn\'tit?Whenyouaredressed

inthelateststyle,dancingtothemostfashionablemusic,afterwatchingthe

latesthitfilm,youfeelgreat,don\'tyou?