Scientific American 60 Second Science听抄（有音频文件）

freeatomUID: 2142222

原帖由 AllenTing 于 2007-6-26 17:45 发表

What would happen on Earth if human beings just suddenly disappeared?It's an interesting thought experiment to do,and journalist Alan Wiseman has done it and written up the results in the new b ...

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What would happen on Earth if human beings just suddenly disappeared?It's an interesting thought experiment to do,and journalist Alan Wiseman has done it and written up the results in the new book called 'The World Without US'.Part of the idea for the book came from the site that Wiseman visted and that human beings havn't indeed abandoned.

"Chernobyl,I went there seven years after the,after the explosion.And among other things I reported how in the absence of human beings and villages around the reactor that had been abandoned,how direct the nature was rushing in to feel the void.It was rather remarkable to go to scene one of the humanity’s greatest devastation.And see that nature was kind of have a field day."

The demilitarized zone between the two Koreas devoid of humans has also become a de facto nature preserve. We will have an extended interview with world with our author Alan Wiseman on the June 27th edition of Science Talk,the weekly broadcast of Scientific American.

[ 本帖最后由 freeatom 于 2007-6-26 22:38 编辑 ]

forerunnerUID: 2234967

base on Allen Ting

What would happenon Earth if human beings just suddenly disappeared? It's an interesting thoughtexperiment to do, and  journalist AlanWiseman has done it and written up the results in the (a)new book called 'The World Without US'. Part of the idea for the book came fromthe site that Wiseman visted (visited) and thathuman beings havn't (have) indeed abandoned.

"Chernobyl,I went there seven years after the, after the explosion. And among other thingsI reported how in the absence of human beings the(villages) around the reactor that had been abandoned, how direct:confused: of naturewas rushing in to feel void. It was rather remarkable to go to see (seems) oneof the imaginative (humanities) greatestdevastations. And see that nature was a kind of :confused:."

The demilitarized zone between the two Koreas devoid of humans has also become a defect do:confused: nature preserve. Well we will have an extendedinterview with The World Without US’s author Alan Wiseman on the June 27thedition of Science Talk, the weekly podcast of Scientific American.

forerunnerUID: 2234967

Chernobyl disasterOn April 26, 1986, the fourth reactor of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant,exploded at 01:23 AM local time. The workers were performing anexperiment with the reactor's safety systems. The reactor received toolittle coolant, and with the control rods withdrawn the reactor began arunaway reaction. The workers attempted to re-insert the control rods,but the rods jammed. The reactor produced tremendous amounts of steam,causing an explosion and fires broke out, from the escalating heat ofthe reactor ruins. Radioactive debris was flung several miles, andirradiated smoke travelled as far as Belarus. All permanent residentsof Chernobyl and Zone of alienation were evacuated because radiation levels in the area had become unsafe.
The Chernobyl City and its surrounding suburbs are now home tonuclear scientists, maintenance officials for the Chernobyl PowerPlant, Liquidation Officials, doctors, physicists, and most of all,radiation physicists. Although Pripyat,a neighboring city to Chernobyl remains unmaintained, Chernobyl hasbeen renovated and is now home to more than 2000 people, includingvisitors to the Zone of Alienation who stay at a local lodge in theChernobyl suburbs.

see map at http://wikimapia.org/#y=51384638&x=30106745&z=12&l=0&m=a&v=2

forerunnerUID: 2234967

The Korean Demilitarized Zone is a strip of land running across the Korean Peninsula that serves as a buffer zone between North and South Korea. The DMZ cuts the Korean Peninsula roughly in half, crossing the 38th parallelon an angle, with the west end of the DMZ lying south of the paralleland the east end lying north of it. It is 248 km/155 miles long andapproximately 4 km/2.5 miles wide, and is the most heavily armed borderin the world

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zhenzhen_163UID: 196150

抱歉，应朋友的邀请，炒一下冷饭 :)

The National Football League drafts its new batch of gridiron (美式足球场每隔5码画一条白线，整个球场看起来像个烤肉架) gladiators this weekend. Many of these young men will go on to fame, fortune and shirts with 21-inch necks. （大号运动衫，因为底下穿戴了很多protective gear, 一般男子穿15 inch neck 的上衣）But a new study looks at the health of players after they are done providing highlights for SportsCentre. (xixihehe: 这里语法没有问题。SportsCenter 是个极受欢迎的体育电视节目。Highlights 是一些赛事的精彩片断回放。这是个幽默的说法，显得这些球员拼死拼活，就为我们提供电视娱乐，如同古罗马的gladiators)  The research published in the current issue of Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise found that former NFL players had, not surprisingly, serious problems with chronic pain that could become a factor in depression. Almost 1,600 ex-players responded to the survey. (Steve 读成a survey, 这是natural speech非常自然的错误，网考托福里会故意放进去，考察学生是否能辨识自然错误，而不影响正确的理解) About 15% reported moderate to serious depression and half reported chronic pain problem (Steve 读成problems, 又是个natural speech错误，这天Steve大概有些心事:loveliness: ), which itself is a strong risk factor for continued or future depression. In addition, the players who once led lives as symbols of strength and power reported that they had trouble asking for help, because they would then feel weak or embarrassed. The study of ex-NFL players thus shines a light on problems perhaps faced by many older people who once led lives of power and authority, and who now may find it hard to seek the help they need.

注：细心的朋友应该能发觉其他一些小改动，可能只有一个字母，可能是个标点符号。这些改动十分必要，否则语法就错了。

zhenzhen_163UID: 196150

:handshake

I reported how in the absence of human beings and villages around the reactor that had been abandoned, how (网考托福的设计，加入了对学生discourse“篇章”理解能力的考察。而written discourse和spoken discourse有很多不同的地方。此处便是一例。在written text里，how不要重复，但在口语里很自然地会重复说一次how。这里大家一起感觉一下口语语感！)  the rest of nature was rushing in to fill the void. It was rather remarkable to go to the scenes of one of humanity’s greatest devastations and see that nature was kind of having a field day.

Word Chunks (固定字串):

“fill the void”
“go to the scenes”
“humanity’s greatest”
“having a field day”
“de facto”

同志们，要多做阅读啊（背单词书不解决问题）。这些随处可见的字串都是应该属于咱们active vocabulary的一部分。(不信google一下，都是几万、几百万的出现频率) 知道这些字串的话，说话的人即使说的再不清楚，咱们用top down的办法也能很轻松地知道他在说什么。

:)

inga1314UID: 2312562

大家就是这样一来一边听一边写吗?怎么来得及呢?语速这么快！

freeatomUID: 2142222

惭愧！

原帖由 zhenzhen_163 于 2007-6-26 22:20 发表
:handshake

I reported how in the absence of human beings and villages around the reactor that had been abandoned, how (网考托福的设计，加入了对学生discourse“篇章”理解能力的考察。而written  ...

zhenzhen_163UID: 196150

原帖由 inga1314 于 2007-6-26 22:36 发表
大家就是这样一来一边听一边写吗?怎么来得及呢?语速这么快！

:loveliness:   We all cheated!

zhenzhen_163UID: 196150

Hey, take it easy! No need to be 惭愧！You are pretty good!

We are all just learning here. Nobody's perfect!

kevinliu6883UID: 2338522

What would happen on earth if human beings just suddenly disappeared? It is an interesting far experiment to do, and journalist Allan Wiseman has done it, and written up the result in a new book called “The world without us”. Part of the ideas for the book came from site that Wiseman visited, and that human beings have been indeed abandoned.  
“Chernobyl, I went there 7 years after the explosion. And among other things I reported how in the absence of human village around the reactor that has been abandoned, how directly the nature was rushing in to fill the void. It was rather remarkable to go to the scenes, one of the humanity’s greatest devastations, and see that the nature was kind of having a field day.
The Demilitarized Zone between two Koreas avoid of humans has also become de facto see the nature deserved. Well we will have an extensive review with “the world without us” author on June 27th edition of science talk, the weekly podcast of Scientific American.

[ 本帖最后由 kevinliu6883 于 2007-6-26 22:51 编辑 ]

inga1314UID: 2312562

what do you mean by that?

inga1314UID: 2312562

Excuse me。。。new here...

but what does "听抄“ mean and seriousy how to do it？...so curious...

people here really jolted me...amazing!

AllenTingUID: 2308616

原帖由 &lt;i&gt;zhenzhen_163&lt;/i&gt; 于 2007-6-20 16:40 发表&lt;br /&gt;<br />
June 19, 2007: 60-Second Science&lt;br /&gt;<br />
Inflammation's Newly Recognized Role in Cancer &lt;br /&gt;<br />
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The medical dictionary defines inflammation as the reaction of a part of the body to injury or infection, char ...

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619的有几处个人感觉听到并分析的是这样:<br />
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injury or infection, characterized by swelling, heat, redness, and pain. The process includes increased blood flow with an influx of white blood cells and other chemical substances that facilitate healing. <br />
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injury or infection.Characterized(感觉修饰后面的process更好些，虽然修饰前句的inflammation定义也有道理) by swelling, heat, redness, and pain,process includes increased blood flow,then(这里的then表示整个process的“过程“) influx of white blood cells and other chemical substances that facilitate healing. <br />
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In the past 15 years the medical community has realized that inflammation contributes to heart disease by helping to form arterial plaque<br />
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In the past 15 years the medical community has realized that inflammation contributes to heart disease by helping to form arterial plug.<br />
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The good news is that this realization opens up a new realm of potential anti-cancer drugs.<br />
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The good news is that this realization observes a new realm of potential anti-cancer drugs.<br />
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还请大家指教了！

[ 本帖最后由 AllenTing 于 2007-6-26 23:52 编辑 ]

kelediguoUID: 149939

2007-06-26

What would happen on earth if human beings just suddenly disappeared? It’s an interesting thought experiment to do and journalist Alan Weisman has done it and written up the results in a new book called “The World Without Us”. Part of the idea for the book came from the site that Weisman visited and that human beings have indeed abandoned. Chernobyl I went there seven years after the explosion. And among other things I reported how in the absence of human beings and villages around, the reactor that had been abandoned, how the rest of nature was rushing in to fill the void. It was rather remarkable to go to the scenes of one of humanity’s greatest devastations and see that nature was kind of having a field day. The demilitarized zone between the two Koreas, devoid of humans, has also become a de facto nature preserve. We’ll have an extended interview with The World Without Us’ author Alan Weisman on the June 27th edition of Science Talk, the weekly podcast of Scientific American.