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Community service is an important component of education here at our university. We encourage all students to volunteer for at least one community activity before they graduate. A new community program called "One On One" helps elementary students who've fallen behind. You education majors might be especially interested in it because it offers the opportunity to do some teaching—that is, tutoring in math and English. You'd have to volunteer two hours a week for one semester. You can choose to help a child with math, English, or both. Half-hour lessons are fine, so you could do a half hour of each subject two days a week. Professor Dodge will act as a mentor to the tutors—he'll be available to help you with lesson plans or to offer suggestions for activities. He has office hours every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon. You can sign up for the program with him and begin the tutoring next week. I'm sure you'll enjoy this community service and you'll gain valuable experience at the same time. It looks good on your resume, too, showing that you've had experience with children and that you care about your community. If you'd like to sign up, or if you have any questions, stop by Professor Dodge's office this week.

【生词摘录】

1. component: n.［C］one of several parts that together make up a whole machine or system （机器或系统的）零件；成分；组成部分

2. tutor: n. ［C］someone who teaches one pupil or a small group, and is directly paid by them 家庭教师，私人教师 v. to teach someone as a tutor 给„当家庭教师；指导

3. mentor: n. ［C］an experienced person who advises and helps a less experienced person 顾问，指导人，教练

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I hope you've all finished reading the assigned chapter on insurance so that you're prepared for our discussion today. But, before we start, I'd like to mention a few things your text doesn't go into. It's interesting to note that insurance has existed in some form for a very long time. The earliest insurance policies were what we called bottomry contracts. They provided shipping protection for merchants as far back as 3000 B.C. In general, the contracts were often no more than verbal agreements. They granted loans to merchants with the understanding that if a particular shipment of goods was lost at sea, the loan didn't have to be repaid. Interest on the loans varied according to how risky it was to transport the goods. During periods of heavy piracy at sea, for example, the amount of interest and the cost of the policy went up considerably. So, you can see how insurance helped encourage international trade. Even the most cautious merchants became willing to risk shipping their goods over long distances, not to mention in hazardous weather conditions when they had this kind of protection available. Generally speaking, the basic form of an insurance policy has been pretty much the same since the Middle Ages. There are four points that were salient then and remain paramount in all policies today. These were outlined in chapter six and will serve as the basis for the rest of today's discussion. Can anyone tell me what one of those points might be?

【生词摘录】

1. insurance: n. ［U］an arrangement with a company in which you pay them money each year and they pay the costs if anything bad happens to you, such as an illness or an accident 保险；the money that you pay regularly to an insurance company 保险费；the business of providing insurance 保险业
2. bottomry: n. 船舶抵押契约（如船舶损失，则债务取消），冒险借贷

3. contract: n. ［C］a formal written agreement between two or more people, which says what each person must do for the other 契约；合同

4. loan: n. ［C］an amount of money that you borrow from a bank etc （银行等的）贷款

5. understanding: n. ［C usually singular］a private, unofficial agreement（私底下、非正式的）协议，协定

6. interest: n. ［U］a charge made for borrowing money（借贷的）利息［+on］

7. piracy: n. the crime of attacking and stealing from ships at sea 海上抢劫，海盗行为

8. cautious: adj. careful to avoid danger or risks 小心的，谨慎的，慎重的

9. hazardous: adj. 危险的

10. salient: adj. formal the salient points or features of something are the most important or most noticeable parts of it 【正式】显著的，突出的

11. paramount: adj. more important than anything else 至高无上的，最重要的

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Located at the NASA Research Center in Iowa is a 5,000-gallon vat of water, and inside the tank is an underwater treadmill designed by Dava Newman, an aerospace engineer. For four years Newman observed scuba divers as they simulated walking on the Moon and on Mars on her underwater moving belt. She wanted to discover how the gravity of the Moon and of Mars would affect human movement. To do this, Newman attached weights to the divers and then lowered them into the tank and onto the treadmill. These weights were carefully adjusted so that the divers could experience underwater the gravity of the Moon and of Mars as they walked on the treadmill. Newman concluded that walking on Mars will probably be easier than walking on the Moon. The Moon has less gravity than Mars does, so at lunar gravity, the divers struggled to keep their balance and walked awkwardly. But at Martian gravity, the divers had greater traction and stability and could easily adjust to a pace of 1.5 miles per hour. As Newman gradually increased the speed of the treadmill, the divers took longer, graceful strides until they comfortably settled into an even quicker pace. Newman also noted that at Martian gravity, the divers needed less oxygen. The data Newman collected will help in the future design of Martian space suits. Compared to lunar space suits, Martian space suits will require smaller air tanks; and, to allow for freer movement, the elbow and knee areas of the space suits will also be altered.

【生词摘录】

1. gallon: n. AmE a unit for measuring liquids, equal to 3.785 litres 【美】加仑（等于 3.785 升）

2. vat: n. ［C］a very large container for storing liquids such as whisky or dye, when they are being made（酿酒、盛染料用的）大缸，大桶

3. tank: n. ［C］a large container for storing liquid or gas（盛放液体或气体的）大容器

4. treadmill: n. ［C］a mill worked in the past by prisoners treading on steps fixed to a very large wheel（过去用以惩罚犯人的）踏车

5. aerospace: adj. involving the designing and building of aircraft and space vehicles 航空和航天（器制造）的 n.［U］the industry that designs and builds aircraft and space vehicles 航空和航天工业，航天工业

6. scuba diving: n. ［U］the sport of swimming under water while breathing through a tube connected to a container of air on your back 斯库巴潜泳，水肺潜泳（戴自携式潜水呼吸器潜泳）

7. simulate: v. to make or produce something that is not real but has the appearance of being real 模仿，模拟

8. Martian: adj. of or relating to the planet Mars 火星的

9. stride: n. ［C］a long step 大步，阔步

10. elbow: n. ［C］the joint where your arms bends 肘

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Welcome to Everglades National Park. The Everglades is a watery plain covered with saw grass that's home to numerous species of plants and wildlife. At one and a half million acres, it's too big to see it all today, but this tour will offer you a good sampling. Our tour bus will stop first at Taylor Slough. This is a good place to start because it's home to many of the plants and animals typically associated with the Everglades. You'll see many exotic birds and, of course, our world famous alligators. Don't worry, there's a boardwalk that goes across the marsh, so you can look down at the animals in the water from a safe distance. The boardwalk is high enough to give you a great view of the saw grass prairie. From there we'll head to some other marshy and even jungle like areas that feature wonderful tropical plant life. For those of you who'd like a closer view of the saw grass prairie, you might consider renting a canoe sometime during your visit here. However, don't do this unless you have a very good sense of direction and can negotiate your way through tall grass. We'd hate to have to come looking for you. You have the good fortune of being here in the winter—the best time of year to visit. During the spring and summer, the mosquitoes will just about eat you alive! Right now they're not so bothersome, but you'll still want to use an insect repellent.

【生词摘录】

1. Everglades National Park: 大沼泽地国家公园

2. saw grass: 克拉莎草；加州砖子苗

3. acre: n. ［C］a unit for measuring area, equal to 4,047 square metres 英

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4. sampling: n. items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population 取样，抽样，采样

5. exotic: adj. approving seeming unusual and exciting because of being connected with a foreign country 【褒义】异国风情的，外国情调的：exotic birds
外国的奇异鸟类

6. alligator: n. ［C］a large animal with a long mouth and sharp teeth that lies in the hot wet parts of the US and China 短吻鳄

7. boardwalk: n. ［C］AmE a raised path made of wood, usually built next to the sea【美】（常在海滨）用木板铺成的小道

8. prairie: n. ［C］a wide open area of land in North America which is covered in grass or wheat（北美洲的）大草原

9. canoe: n. ［C］a long light boat that is pointed at both ends and which you move along using a paddle 独木舟，小划子

10. negotiate: v. <口> 成功通过，顺利越过

11. mosquito: n. ［C］a small flying insect that sucks the blood of people and animals 蚊子

12. repellent: n. ［C,U］a substance that keeps insects away 驱虫剂

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Thank you. It's great to see so many of you interested in this series on "Survival in Outer Space." Please excuse the cameras; we're being videotaped for the local TV stations. Tonight I'm going to talk about the most basic aspect of survival—the space suit. When most of you imagine an astronaut, that's probably the first thing that comes to mind, right? Well, without space suits, it would not be possible for us to survive in space. For example, outer space is a vacuum—there's no gravity or air pressure; without protection, a body would explode. What's more, we'd cook in the sun or freeze in the shade with temperatures ranging from a toasty 300 degrees above to a cool 300 degrees below zero Fahrenheit. The space suit that NASA has developed is truly a marvel. This photo enlargement here is a life-size image of an actual space suit worn by astronauts on the last space shuttle mission. This part is the torso. It’s made of seven extremely durable layers. This thick insulation protects against temperature extremes and radiation. Next is what they call a "bladder" of oxygen that's an inflatable sac, filled with oxygen, to simulate atmospheric pressure. This bladder presses against the body with the same force as the Earth's atmosphere at sea level. The innermost layers provide liquid cooling and ventilation. Despite all the layers, the suit is flexible, allowing free movement so we can work. Another really sophisticated part of the space suit is the helmet. I brought one along to show you. Can I have a volunteer come and demonstrate?

【生词摘录】

1. videotape: v. to record a television programme, film etc on a videotape 把

（电视节目、电影等）录在录像（磁）带上

2. vacuum: n. ［C］a space that is completely empty of all gas, especially one from which all the air has been taken away 真空

3. shade: n. ［U］slight darkness or shelter from the direct light of the sun made by something blocking it 荫，背阴处

4. toasty: adj. AmE informal warm and comfortable 【美，非正式】暖烘烘的，温暖舒适的

5. Fahrenheit: n. ［U］a scale of temperature in which water freezes at 32° and boils at 212°华氏温度

6. marvel: n. ［C］something or someone surprisingly useful or skillful, that you like and admire very much 十分有用（灵巧）的物（人）

7. enlargement: n. ［C］a photograph that has been printed again in a larger size 放大的照片

8. life-size: 又作 life-sized，adj. a picture or model of something or someone that is life-size is the same size as they are in real life 与实物（真人）大小一样的

9. shuttle: n. ［C］a spacecraft that can fly into space and return to Earth, and can be used more than once （可以多次使用的）航天飞机，太空穿梭机

10. mission: n. ［C］an important job done by a member of the airforce, army etc, especially an attack on the enemy 任务，使命

11. torso: n. ［C］your body, not including your head, arms, or legs （头和四肢除外的）人体躯干

12. durable: adj. staying in good condition for a long time even if used a lot 耐

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13. insulation: n. ［U］material used to insulate something, especially a building （尤指建筑物的）绝缘材料；the act of insulating something or the state of being insulated 隔绝

14. extreme: n. ［C］something that goes beyond normal limits, so that it seems very unusual and unacceptable 极端

15. bladder: n. ［C］a bag of skin, leather, or rubber, for example inside a football, that can be filled with air or liquid （可充气或充水的）囊；袋

16. inflatable: adj. an inflatable object has to be filled with air before you can use it 须充气方可使用的，（需）充气的

17. sac: n. technical a part inside a plant or animal that is shaped like a bag and contains liquid or air 【术语】（动物或植物的）囊；液囊

18. innermost: adj. formal furthest inside 【正式】最里面的

19. ventilation: n. ［U］通风（ventilate: v. to let fresh air into a room, building etc 使通风）

20. helmet: n. ［C］a strong hard hat worn for protection by soldiers, motorcycle riders, the police etc 头盔，钢盔，安全帽

21. demonstrate: v. to show or prove something clearly 证明，论证，证实；to show or describe how something works or is done 示范，演示；to march through the streets with a large group of people in order to publicly protest about something （为公开抗议某事）游行，示威；to show that you have a particular skill, quality, or ability 展示，表露出（某种技能、品质或能力）

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Good evening. My name is Pam Jones, and on behalf of the Modern Dance club, I'd like to welcome you to tonight's program. The club is pleased to present the TV version of The Catherine Wheel, Twyla Tharp's rock ballet. This video version of the ballet has been even more successful with audiences than the original theater production. It includes some animation, slow motion, and stop-action freezes that really help the audience understand the dance. The title of the piece refers to Saint Catherine, who died on a wheel in 307 A.D. Nowadays, a Catherine wheel is also a kind of firework. It looks something like a pinwheel. Anyway, the dance is certainly full of fireworks! You'll see how Twyla Tharp explores one family's attempt to confront the violence in modern life. The central symbol of the work is a pineapple, but exactly what it represents has always created a lot of controversy. As you watch, see if you can figure it out. The music for this piece is full of the rhythmic energy of rock music. It was composed by David Byrne. Of the rock band Talking Heads? And the lead dancer in this version was Sara Rudner, who is perfectly suited to Tharp's adventurous choreography. Following the video, dance teacher Mary Parker will lead a discussion about the symbolism Ms. Tharp used. We hope you can stay for that. So, enjoy tonight's video and thank you for your support.

【生词摘录】

1. present: v. to give a performance in a theatre, cinema, etc, or broadcast a programme on television or radio 上演；演出；表演；播出（电视或广播节目）

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