NO.36 历史与人
"The greatness of individuals can be decided only by those who live after them, not by their contemporaries."
NO.153 学习
"Students should bring a certain skepticism to whatever they study. They should question what they are taught instead of accepting it passively." 学生们应该带着怀疑的态度对待他们所学的任何东西。他们应该质疑老师教给他们的东西,而不是消极地接受。
208. The following appeared in a memorandum from the planning department of an electric power company.
"Several recent surveys indicate that homeowners are increasingly eager to conserve energy and manufacturers are now marketing many home appliances, such as refrigerators and air conditioners, that are almost twice as energy-efficient as those sold a decade ago. Also, new technologies for better home insulation and passive solar heating are readily available to reduce the energy needed for home heating. Therefore, we anticipate that the total demand for electricity in our area will not increase, and may decline slightly. Since our three electric generating plants in operation for the past 20 years have always met our needs, construction of new generating plants should not be necessary."