The famous American gorilla（大猩猩）expert Diane Fossey had a completely new way to study gorillas— she pretended to be one of them．She copied their actions and way of life— eating plants and getting down on her hands and knees to walk the way a gorilla does．It was a new relationship．

　　Diane Fossey was murdered in Rwanda in 1985 and her story was made into the popular film Gorillas in the Mist．It was a long way from King Kong,which is about a gorilla as a monster(a frightening animal),and helped to show a new idea:the real monster is man,while the gorilla is to be admired．

　　Today there are thought to be around 48,000 lowland gorillas and maybe 400～450 mounain gorillas in the wild．From the Congo in West Africa,to Rwanda and Uganda further east,they are endangered by hunting and by the cutting down of their forest homes．

　　Some time ago,I found in my letterbox a little magazine from the World Wide Fund for Nature．It had two photos side by side．One was of a young gorilla．“This is a species of mammal（哺乳类动物）,”said the words below it．“It is being destroyed by man．We must save it for our own good．”Theother photo showed a human baby．The words also read,“This is a species of mammal,”but then went on:“It is the most destructive（破坏性的）on earth．We must retrain it for its own good．”

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　　It's not the flashiest car in the world．Not even close．But the 1971 Volkswagen named Helios can do something most ears can't:run on solar energy— energy from the sun's light and heat!

　　Joshua Bechtold,14,and the other students at the Riverside School in Lyndonville,Vermont,worked many months to get Helios ready for the 1999 American Tour de Sol(“Sol”is the Latin word for “sun”)．They named their car after Helios,the sun god in Greek mythology（神话）．

　　The 4-year-old Tour de Sol encourages the use of “green”,or environmentally friendly,cars to help reduce pollution and save energy．It's not a race．Cars are judged on fuel efficiency（耗油量）rather than speed．In the week-long event,44 cars took the 350-mile tour from Waterbury,Connecticut,to Lake George,New York．Of the 23 student cars,Helios was the only one built by middle school students．

　　A teacher drove Helios,but the children talked with people wherever they stopped along the road．“That was my favorite part,”says Anna Browne,15．“We explained how the car runs．”

　　Due in part to old,inefficient batteries（电池）,Helios finished fourth-out of four-in its kind,the sun-powered class．“We were there for the fun of it,”Anna says．“We're proud of Helios,”says Ariel Gleicher,14．“It's a car that's good for the environment．”

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　　My first reaction was annoyance．It was Friday afternoon,and I was within an hour of finishing my work for the week．As I was leaving,a nurse brought me one more patient message．The statement read:“Mrs．Jones called to say that she has had blurred vision（视觉模糊）ever since her medical test this morning．”I smiled．Suddenly our tests were causing eye problems．

　　This week my patients had questioned everything．My patient with high blood pressure had stopped coming to her treatment on the advice of an Internet chat room．A woman who had a mental problem was substituting（用……替代）St．John's word for her medication．Now Mrs．Jones was imagining problems．I rolled my eyes．

　　My second reaction was worry．As I looked through her record,I tried to figure out why she would have blurred vision,but nothing in her record explained the new problem．She's probably just anxious,I thought．Still,she wouldn't have called if she had been all right．I picked up the phone．

　　What I next felt can only be described as delight．Before I made the call,the nurse ran in．Mrs．Jones called．Her vision is fine．Turns out she picked up the wrong glasses when she left the office．The X-ray technician has been having the same problem．I let out a laugh．Mrs．Jones had been right．Her vision had been blurred．Now we know why．

　　Finally I felt shame．I came to realize what Mrs．Jones had taught me．I had first known she was wrong,that her anxiety had clouded her judgment．Instead,my medical training had clouded mine．Now I feel thankful that Mrs．Jones figured it out before I made a mistake about out relationship．Patients come to me for my help．They pay me to listen,diagnose（诊断）,treat and talk．That suggests trust;I must remember that,and trust them too．

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　　Rome had the Forum．London has Speaker's Corner．Now always on the go New Yorkers have Liz and Bill．

　　Liz and Bill,two college graduates in their early 20s,have spent a whole year trying to have thousands of people talk to them in subway stations and on busy street corners．Just talk．

　　Using a 2-foot-tall sign that says,“Talk to Me,”they attract conversationalists,who one evening included a mental patient,and men in business suits．

　　They don't collect money．They don't push religion（宗教）．So what's the point?

　　“To see what happens,”said Liz．“We simply enjoy lifewith open communication（交流）．”

　　Shortly after the September 11,2001 attacks,they decided to walk from New York City to Washington,a 270-mile trip．They found they loved talking to people along the way and wanted to continue talking with strangers after their return．

　　“It started as a crazy idea,”Liz said．“We were so curious about all the strangers walking by with their life stories．People will talk to us about anything：their jobs,their clothes,their childhood experiences,anything．”

　　Denise wanted to talk about an exam she was about to take．She had stopped by for the second time in two days,to let the two listeners know how it went．

　　Marcia had lost her husband to a serious disease．“That was very heavy on my mind,”Marcia said．“To be able to talk about it to total strangers was very good,”she explained．

　　To celebrate a year of talking,the two held a get-together in a city park for all the people they had met over the past year．A few hundred people showed up,as well as some television cameramen and reporters．

　　They may plan more parties or try to attract more people to join their informal talks．Some publishers have expressed interest in a book,something they say they'll consider．

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Language as a System of Symbols

　　Of all systems of symbols（符号）,language is the most highly developed．It has been pointed out that human beings,by agreement,can make anything stand for anything．Human beings have agreed,in the course of centuries of mutual（相互的）dependency,to let the various noises that they can produce with their lungs,throats,tongues,teeth,and lips systematically stand for certain happenings in their nervous systems．We call that system of agreements language．

　　There is no necessary connection between the symbol and that which it stands for．Just as social positions can be symbolized by feathers worn on the head,by gold on the watch chain,or by a thousand other things according to the culture we live in,so the fact of being hungry can be symbolized by a thousand different noises according to the culture we live in．

　　However obvious these facts may appear at first glance,they are actually not so obvious as they seem except when we take special pains to think about the subject．Symbols and the things they stand for are independent of each other,yet we all have a way of feeling as if,and sometimes acting as if,there were necessary connections．For example,there are people who feel that foreign languages are unreasonable by nature:foreigners have such funny names for things,and why can't they call things by their right names?This feeling exhibits itself most strongly in those English and American tourists who seem to believe that they can make the natives of any countryunderstand English if they shout loud enough．Like the little boy who is reported to have said:“Pigs are called pigs because they are such dirty animals,”they feel that the symbol is inherently（内在地）connected iff some way with the things symbolized．

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　　How could we possibly think that keeping animals in cages in unnatural environments— mostly for entertainment purposes— is fair and respectful?

　　Zoo officials say they are concerned about animals．However,most zoos remain “collections”of interesting“things”rather than protective habitats（栖息地）．Zoos teach people that it is acceptable to keep animals bored,lonely,and far from their natural homes．

　　Zoos claim（声称）to educate people and save endangered species（物种）,but visitors leave zoos without having learned anything meaningful about the animals' natural behavior,intelligence,or beauty．Zoos keep animals in small spaces or cages,and most signs only mention the species' name,diet,and natural range（分布区）．The animals' normal behavior is seldom noticed because zoos don't usually take care of the animals' natural needs．

　　The animals are kept together in small spaces,with no privacy and little opportunity for mental and physical exercise．This results in unusual and self-destructive behavior called zoochosis．A worldwide study of zoos found that zoochosis is common among animals kept in small spaces or cages．Another study showed that elephants spend 22 percent of their time making repeated head movements or biting cage bars,and bears spend 30 percent of their time walking back and forth,a sign of unhappiness and pain．

　　Furthermore,most animals in zoos are not endangered．Captive breeding（圈养繁殖）率of endangered big cats,Asian elephants,and other species has not resulted in their being sent back to the wild．Zoos talk a lot about their captive breeding programs because they do not want people to worry about a species dying out．In fact,baby animals also attract a lot of paying customers．Haven't we seen enough competitions to name baby animals?

　　Actually,we will save endangered species only if we save their habitats and put an end to the reasons people kill them．Instead of supporting zoos,we should support groups that work to protect animals' natural habitats．

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　　Good tool design is important in the prevention of overuse injuries．Well-designed tools and equipment will require less force to operate them and prevent awkward（别扭的）hand positions．They will allow the worker to keep the elbows（肘）next to the body to prevent damage to the shoulder and arm．

　　Overuse injuries can therefore be prevented or reduced if the employer provides,and workers use:

　　●power tools rather than having to use muscle（肌肉）power

　　●tools with specially designed handles that allow the wrist（手腕）to keep straight(See Figure l)．This means that hands and wrists are kept in the same position as they would be if they were hanging relaxed at a person's side

　　Figure 1．Bend the tool,not the wrist

　　●tools with handles that can be held comfortably by the whole hand．This means having a selection of sizes-remember that tools that provide a comfortable firm hold for a person with a very large hand may be awkward for someone with a very small hand．This is a particularly important consideration for women who may use tools originally designed for men

　　● tools that do not press fingers(or flesh)between the handles,and whose handles do not have sharp edges or a small surface area．

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Chances

　　I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job．I also think my work is important．There was a time when l thought I would never have that sort of career（职业）．

　　I wasn't an excellent student because I didn't do much schoolwork．In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn't have much to offer．I just accepted that I wasn't the type to have a career．

　　I then found myself a job,looking after two little girls．It wasn't too bad at first．But the problems began when I agreed to live in,so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening．We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week,she'd give me time off the next．But unfortunately,it didn't often work out．I was getting extremely tired and fed up,because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children．

　　One Sunday,I was in the park with the children,and met Megan who used to go to school with me．I told her about my situation．She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification（资格证书）if I wanted to work with children．I didn't think I would be accepted because I didn't take many exams in school．She persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful．My experience counted for a lot and I got on a part-time course．I had to leave my job with the family,and got work helping out at a kindergarten．

　　Now I've got a fulltime job there．I shall always be thankful to Megan．I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career,even if you aren't top of the class at school．

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　　JINTAN,JIANGSU：The 20 students— 18 boys and 2 girls— had a thousand reasons to be proud of themselves．They had just climbed their way to the top rung（阶梯）out of 4 million students taking part in the Fifth National Hua Luogeng Gold Cup Mathematics Contest（竞赛）on Tuesday evening．

　　The 20 gold medal winners are all primary and middle school students under the age of 14．

　　“Many of the problems are of college level and these pupils can figure them out．It is just unbelievable!”said a teacher from Guangdong province．

　　Named after China's most famous mathematician,Hua Luogeng,the contest started in 1986,one year after his death．In less than 10 years,it has been recognized by the State Education Commission（国家教委）as the country's biggest and best contest of its kind

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　　Shanghai：Car rentals（出租）are becoming more and more popular as an inexpensive way of taking to the roads．Business people,foreigners and families alike are making good use of the growing industry．

　　The first car rental firm opened in Shanghai in 1992 and now 12 car rental players are in the game,with more than 11500 cars in their books．

　　The largest player— Shanghai Bashi Tourisn Car Rental Center offers a wide Variety of choices— deluxe sedans,minivans,station wagons,coaches．Santana sedans are the big favorite．

　　Firms can attract enough customers for 70 percent of their cars every month．This figure shoots up during holiday seasons like National Day,Labor Day and New Year's Day,with some recording 100 percent rental．

　　The major market force rests in the growing population of white-collar employees（白领雇员）,who can afford the new service,said Zhuang Yu,marketing manager of Shanghai Angel Car Rental Co．

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