Horse 2007-1-30 06:13
旧托福听力mp3及脚本——《第四天》（96年1月北美）
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Hi, Tom. How is your chemistry paper going?
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It's coming along. But I've been staring at this computer screen for hours and my eyes hurt.
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Yeah. Doing that can make your eyes really dry and tired. You should take a break. I can't. I have to get this paper written. It's due tomorrow. You know I read about computers and eye problems recently. The article says that they are usually caused by not blinking your eyes enough. Blinking? I thought I just needed new glasses. Nay. When you blink, the movement of closing and opening your eyes, even though it happens really fast, helps moisten your eyes. It's the lack of moisture that causes the problem. That makes sense. But what does it have to do with the computer? People who use computers tend to stare at the monitor and blink less often than they normally would. That leads to dry irritated eyes. Well, that's certainly how mine feel now. They really hurt. The article I read about the office workers found that the workers averaged 22 blinks a minute when relaxed. But just 7 a minute while looking at the text on a computer screen. Wow. That's quite a difference. They also kept their eyes open wider which means the moisture evaporated more quickly. I wonder if using some kind of eye-drops will make them feel better. That might help. But the best prescription is to take a break and rest your eyes.
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OK. Let's go get some coffee. I can finish this later tonight. rs p&b:t/Yf&U
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Did you know it was going to rain today?
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Absolutely not. This comes as a total shock to me especially since the paper said mostly sunny. Well, I guess the paper must have meant mostly sunny somewhere else. But since we've come all this way, why don't we just move the blanket under that tree. That 's a good idea. It looks like it is still dry there so as long as it doesn't start to come down any harder. You didn't happen to bring a spare blanket , did you? Because this one is all wet now. No. But I do have some folding stools in the car. Will they do? They will be just fine. I'm really hungry, so while you are there, how about bringing up the food. I thought you were bringing the food. This is unbelievable. If I weren't so hungry, it would be really funny. So what now? What is the name of that restaurant you like so much again?
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I want to talk today about some studies that seem to indicate that there has been a startling world-wide decline in the number of amphibians such as frogs, toads and salamanders. There is little doubt that one reason why the number of amphibians is declining is that their habitats are being destroyed. When developers fill in ponds and marshes to build houses, amphibians can't just move somewhere else. They need water to lay their eggs in. Another problem is the growing fish industry. A narrow range of popular edible fish, such as carp, has been introduced to many lakes and ponds all over the world. Raising and selling these fish can be profitable, but the fish eat the eggs and the offspring of amphibians that were already living the lakes and ponds. Other factors that could be contributing to the decline include acid rain and the spread of the pesticide residues. Many pesticides that the farmers applied to their crops are eventually washed away by the rain and end up in ponds or other bodies of water where amphibians live. Amphibians are especially vulnerable to the pesticides dissolved in the water because of their moist skins. Water can pass through an amphibian's skin allowing toxins dissolved in the water to enter the amphibian's body.
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My name is Sally Porter. You asked for people to speak out who are against demolishing the old Kensington Hotel to put up a new shopping mall, and I'm one of those people. I realize that the Kensington is vacant right now and not generating any revenue for the town. I also admit that the hotel has gotten a bit dilapidated and unsightly. But the issue is bigger than that. If we destroy the hotel, we will be destroying an important piece of this town's history. The town charter was signed there over 200 years ago and many well-known and important people have stayed there over the years, including the United States president. It wouldn't be all that difficult to fix up the hotel either. In fact if we get so
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me people from around town to volunteer some of their skills and time, we wouldn't have to use any of the town's money or ask the state for money. Once the hotel is refurbished, it could start to attract people to our town again. One last reason to keep the Kensington, we've already got one shopping mall, and that's plenty. Well, I hope you will take what I have said into consideration. Thanks for listening. ]&Uk
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In the late 1400s, when Christopher Columbus returned to Spain from the western hemisphere, he brought with him a sample of what the native Americans called maze, or, as we call it more often today, corn. The corn that Columbus introduced to Europe was the distant descendant of a grass native to Mexico. The peoples of the Americas probably started to domesticate this grass as early as 5000 BC.
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After about a thousand years, they had developed a highly productive strands of corn which later became the basis for the great pre-Columbian civilizations. Figuratively speaking, both the cities of the Incas and the temples of the Mayas were built on corn. Domesticated corn and the people who cultivated it developed together. Without humans to care for it, domesticated corn could not survive. The kernels are crowded together beneath the strong protected husk and silk. And the young corn shoot is not strong enough to break through the husk on its own. If people did not strip away the husk and plant individual kernels, the corn would die out.
