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TheEconomistIntelligenceUnit(《经济学人》情报组)istheworld’sleadingresourceforeconomicandbusinessresearch.Everyyear,theEIUmakesalistofthebestcitiestoliveina__86___theworld.Ithasitsownideasforscoring,forexample:
Isthecitys___87__?
Istheairclean?
Aretheschoolsgood?
Melbourneisatthet__88___ofthelistineverycategory.peoplegetalongwellthere.Treesandgrassc__89___40percentofthecity.Peopleridestreetcars(有轨电车)andtherearen’tmanycars,s___90__theairisclean.
Asaresult,accordingtotheEIU’ssurvey,Melbourneisthebestcityintheworldtolivein.
ViennaisNO.2onthelist.ItisthecapitalofAustria.Thecityisfamousforitscultureandart.As‘thecityofmusic’,Viennahasalotofbigc___91__.
ThethirdcityonthelistisVancouver,Canada.ItusedtobeNo.1onthelist.Butthistime,thecitygotf__92___pointsbecauseofitstrafficjams.Willitgetitsplacebacknextyear?
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TheEmpireStateBuilding(帝国大厦)hasheldaspecialplaceintheheartsofAmericanssinceitwascompletedin1931.Itr___86__morethan443metresintothesky.Formorethanfortyyears,itwasthetallestbuildingintheworld.
Ithasonehundredandthreelevelsandsixthousandfivehundredwindows.Visitorscanrideinoneofseventy-threeelevatorsthattakethemfromtheb__87__toverynearthetopofthebuilding.Someoftheseelevatorsareveryfast,reachingtheeightiethfloorinonlyforty-fiveseconds.
Theheadsofgovernmentofalmosteveryn__88___intheworldhavevisitedtheEmpireStateBuilding.Theseimportantpeoplearejustafewofmillionwhohaveriddentotheobservationareanearthetopofthebuildingeachyear.Fromthere,visitorscanseealmostallofNewYorkCity.Theycanseetheviewa__89__theHudsonRiverintothestateofNewJersey.TheycanseeshipsintheEastRiver.
EvenifyouhavenevervisitedNewYork,thereisagoodchanceforyoutoseetheEmpireStateBuilding.Ithasbeenphotographedc__90__times.Ithasevenplayedpartsinmovies.Oneisaboutahugeape(猿)thatescapesandclimbstothetopofthebuilding.Themovieis“KingKong”(金刚).Itwasmadein1933.TheEmpireStateBuildingalsoappearedinthelovestory“AnAffairtoRemember”(金玉盟).CaryGrantandDeborahKerrplayamanandawomanwhomeetandfallinloveonaship.TheyarelookingattheNewYorkCityskylinefromtheshipwhentheyplanafuturemeeting.
Morerecently,in“SleeplessinSeattle(西雅图未眠夜)”,twopeopleinloveagreetomeetattheObservationDeckonValentine’sDay(情人节).B__91__doarrive,butoneisalittlelater.Theyalmostm__92___eachother.
Intheearlynineteenseventies,theEmpireStateBuildinglostitsplaceasthetallestbuildinginNewYork.PeopleinthecitythenhadtheTwinTowersoftheWorldTradeCentertolookupto.TragicallythatallchangedonthemorningofSeptember11,2001.Terroristshijacked(劫持)passengerairplanesintotheTwinTowersanddestroyedthem.TheEmpireStateBuildingagainhasbecomethecity’stallestbuilding.
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Whatwouldyouchoose,ifyouweresittinginfrontofaTVandtherewasabookrightnexttoyou?
Theanswerwillmostp86betheTV!
YoungpeoplewouldcertainlychoosetheTV,butyouwillbesurprisedtofindoutthattheoldero87willatleasthesitateaboutchoosingit.Whyisthis?
Arethebooksnotasinterestingastheyusedtobe?
Isitthattheworldhaschangedsomuchinrecentyearsthatourhabitsarenotthesameanymore?
Nowadaysmanypeoplehavenointerestinliterature(文学).Thismaybeapossibleexplanation.Anotherr88mightbethechangeoflifestyle(生活方式).Wearemore189tovisitacluborabartorelaxourselvesafteralongday’swork,ratherthanreadabookinthecomfortofourownhomes.Peoplearemoreoutgoingthantheyusedtobe.Allthestress(压力)ofworkmakesuswantaquickrelaxingmeans.Perhaps,mostofusdonothavethepatiencetoreadanymore.Itismuchs90toturnontheTVandwatchthelatestnewsaroundtheworldthanread19thcenturyliterature!
WithalltheTVprograms,everyoneofuscanfindaninterestingshowormovietowatch.What’sbetterthangettingintob91withtheremotecontrol(遥控器)andfallingasleepwheneveryouwish?
YouarethemasterofalltheTVprograms.TheonlydisadvantageisthatTVwillneverp92youwithallthefactsthatabookcando.TVismuchmoresuperficial(肤浅的)thanbooks,evenifitdoesgetyourelaxedinjustamoment!
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Athousandyearsago,HongKongwascoveredbyathickforest.AsmoreandmorepeoplecametoliveinHongKong,thesetreeswerecutdownandburnt.Nowthereisnoforestleft,thoughtherearestillsomesmallareascoveredwithtrees.Wecallthese“woods”.
Elephants,tigersandmanyo__86__animalswerelivinginthethickforest.WhenpeoplecametoliveinHongKong,theanimalsbegantodieout.Earlyfarmersgrewriceandr__87__pigsandchickensinthevalleys.Theycutdownthetreesandburntthem.Theyneededfiretokeept__88__warminwinter,tocooktheirfoodandtodriveawaythedangerousanimals.Elephantsquicklyd___89__becausetherewasnotenoughfoodforthem.Sodidmostofthewolvesandtigers.
YoumightthinkthattherearenolongeranyanimalsinHongKonge__90__inthezoos,buttherearestillabout36differentanimalslivingthere.OneofthemostlovelyofHongKong’sanimalsisthebarkingdeer.Therearebeautifullittleanimalsw__91__arichbrowncoatandawhitepatchunderthetail.Theylooklikedeerbuttheyaremuchsmaller.Theyarelessthantwofeethigh.Theymakeanoiseratherlikeadogbarking.InHongKongthebarkingdeerhasonlyoner__92__enemy-men.Peoplehunttheselittleanimalsthoughitisillegal(犯法的).Therearenownotmanybarkingdeerleft.Soitisimportantforpeopletoprotectthesewildanimals.
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Whatarethemostpopularshoesintheworld?
Sneakers,ofcourse!
Almosteverybodyo86
atleastonepairofsneaker.But,howmanypeopleknowthehistoryofthesneaker?
Sneakerswerefirstintroducedaroundtheb87ofthe20thcentury.Thesneakerwasinventedwhenashoecompanygluedapieceofrubbertotheshoetop.Theycalleditanathletic(运动的)shoe.
In1917,U.S.RubbersoldathleticshoescalledKeds.Theshoesbecameknownas”sneakers,”
becausetheyweresoq88thatyoucouldsneakupon(偷偷接近)peoplewhilewearingthem.
Formanyyears,sneakersonlycameinonec89choice-anditwasn’twhite.Theywerebrownwithblackbottoms.
Thewaysneakerslookedchangedintheearly1960s.ArunnernamedPhilKnightandhis
coach,BillBowerman,decidedtomakethemb90.Theymadesomeexperimentstofindalight,comfortableathleticshoe,andwentintothesneakerbusiness.
Oneday,Bowermanstuckapieceofrubberintoawafflemaker(华夫饼制造器).W91heheateditup,theironmadeapatternofcriss-crosses(十字图案)intherubber.Bowermanwasinspiredtousethisonthesole(鞋底)ofashoetogivetheshoetraction(摩擦力)andalighterweight.Heknewthatthisrubberwouldn’tsliponthegymfloor.
ThetwomennamedtheirshoesNike,afteraGreekgoddess.Nikewasasymbolofvictory.Fromtheno92,Nikeshoesbecamewinners,too.Theyweresoldinmanydifferentcolorsandstylesandhavesoldmillionsandmillionsallaroundtheworld.
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IcameintoavillageandIsawapolicemanstandingoutsidethepostofficeandreadingsomethingcarefully.Helookedupatthecar,w___86__intotheroad,andheldupahandtostopme.
Ia__87___stopped,butthenIrealizedthatthepolicemanhadbeenreadingaboutme.Isupposedthepoliceatthehotelhadworkedquickly,andcalledallthelocalvillages.Idrovefaster,thepolicemanjumpedoutofmyway,andIwassoonoutofthevillage.
Ileftthemainroadassoonaspossibleandtriedasmallerone.Itwasnoteasywithoutamap,andIrealizedthatIhadbeensos___88___tostealthecar.ItwouldhelpthepolicetofindmeinanycornerofScotland.IfIleftit,andwentoffonfoot,theywouldfindmeinanhourortwo.
Iwasveryhungry;Ihadeatenn__89__sincemorning.Andnow,asIdrove,Iheardanoiseinthesky,andtherewasaplane.IdroveasfastasIcoulddownintoanothertown.Suddenly,acarappearedinfrontofmefromas__90___road.Therewasnotimetostop.Ididtheonlythingpossibleanddroveofftheroadintoafence,hopingtohitsomethingsoftbeyond.ButIwasoutofgoodl___91__.Thecarwentthroughthefencelikeaknifethroughbutter,andimmediatelybegantofall.Ijumpedoutandwascaughtbythebranchofatree,whilethecardisappearedintoariverfifteenmetersbelow.
Ahandhelpedmeoutofthetree,andafrightenedvoiceaskedmeifIwasbadlyhurt.Thespeakerwasayoungmanwhowasverysorry.Iwasmorep__92___thanangry;itwasagoodwayforthecartodisappear.
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Asweknow,museumsarebuildingswheremanyvaluableandimportantobjectsarekeptsothatpeoplecangoandseethem.Forexample,artmuseumsareplaceswherepeoplecanlearnaboutd__86___kindsofcultures.Moreandmorepopular“designmuseums”thatareopeningtoday,however,performquiteadifferentrole.Unlikemostmuseums,thedesignmuseumshowsobjectsthataree__87___foundinburdailylife,suchasfridgesandwashingmachines.
Theadvantageofdesignmuseumsismattheyareplaceswherepeoplefeelf88withtheexhibits.Beingdifferentfromtheartmuseumvisitors,designmuseumvisitorss89feelfrightenedorpuzzled.Thisispartlybecausedesignmuseumsclearlyshowhowandwhymass-products(批量产品)workandlookastheydo,andhowdesignhasi90thequalityofourlives.Artmuseumexhibits,ontheotherhand,wouldmostprobablyfillvisitorswithafeelingthatthereissomethin
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