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...Video2.2-4-7-8-10-12CreativeWaysofPreventingBurglaryPoliceman:(Hecomesintotheboutique.)Goodmorning.I'vecomeaboutyourcallaboutaburglary.Assistant:Oh,I'msogladyou'rehere.Wereallydon'tknowwhattodo.Policeman:Whendidthishappen?Assistant:Well,ithappenedsometimelastnight.Icametoworkthismorningandfoundeverythinginsuchamess.SoIcalledthepolicefirst,andthenIcalledtotelltheowneraboutit.Mmm,he'llbehereinaminute.Policeman:Mmm,OK.Owner:(Hecomesinhurriedly.)Oh,bloodyhell!Thisisjusttoomuch!I'dlovetogetmyhandsonthosethieves!Thisisthethirdtimeinlessthanayear!Whatintheworldcanbedonetostopthem?Assistant:Thisisthepolicemanwho'scometoinvestigatelastnight'srobbery.Owner:Hello.Ihopeyoucanhelpusthistime.Didtheytakealltheclothes?It'sreallyfrustrating,wethoughtwe'dputanendtoit.Policeman:Whendidtheothertwoburglarieshappen?Owner:Thefirstwasduringthewinterholidayseason.Policeman:Isee.Didithappenatnightthattimetoo?Owner:Yes.Itwasatnightandnoonewashere,sotheytookeverythingwehad.Thesecondoccurredonlyamonthago,andeverythingwasstolenagain,butanevengreaterlossbecauseournewlineofspringclothinghadjustarrivedandthosedresseswerefarmoreexpensivethantheonestakenpreviously.Policeman:Isee.Lookatthesemarksonthewindowframe.Itseemsasiftheburglarsbrokeintotheshopthroughthewindow.Didyoulockthewindowsbeforeyouleftlastnight?(Theownerlooksattheshopassistant.)Assistant:Well,Iwasthelastoneherelastnight.SoIcheckedthatallthedoorsandwindowswereclosedandlocked,justasIalwaysdo.SoIknowitwastheburglarswhoopenedthatwindowandmadethosemarks.Owner:I'msureshedid.She'sadependableworker,andithappenedthesamewaytheothertwotimes.Theburglarscamethroughthewindowandintotheshop.Afterthefirsttimeweinstalledsecuritybarsonthewindow,butthatdidn'tstopthenextburglary.Asyoucansee,theysawedthroughthesteelbars.Afterthesecondburglaryweinstalledanalarmsystem.Policeman:Well,ithasn'tseemedtowork.Icanseewheretheycutthewirestothealarm,sothat'swhythealarmdidn'tgooff.It'simportanttoinstallthealarmsystemwhereitcan'teasilybeseen.Assistant:Oh!Thoseburglarsmusthaveknownwhattheyweredoing.Owner:Thealarmsystemcostmealotofmoney,butthecompanythatinstalleditsaidnothingabouthidingthewiresfromview.Wecandothat.Butwhatelsecanwetry?Assistant:Nexttime,iftheycomeagain,I'dliketocatchthem.Icouldsleephereandhearthemwhentheytrytobreakin.Owner:Wecan'taffordanymoreburglaries!We'vejustgottocomeupwithareallygoodwaytokeepthemoutoftheshop.Itshouldbesocreativethattheywouldn'thavethoughtofitandcan'tprepareforit.Assistant:I'veagoodidea!Icouldlockalltheclothesupeverydaywhentheshopclosesandlaythemoutagainthenextmorning.Owner:No,that'snotfeasible.Itwouldtaketoomuchtimeandenergy.AndIcan'tpayyouforalltheextrawork.Policeman:Therearealotofsecuritysystems,likevideocameras,oranightwatchman,butmostoftheeffectivesystemswouldcosttoomuch.Assistant:Mmm,whataboutkeepingthelightsonallnight?Itwouldn'tcostmuchandtheburglarsmightthinkthattherewassomeonehere.Policeman:Idon'tthinktheburglarsarethatstupid.Andtheywouldn'tthinksomeonewasawakejustbecausethelightswereon.Assistant:Whataboutputtingsomeglueonthefloortomakeitsticky?Theniftheycameagain,wecouldcatchthemstucktothefloorthenextmorning.Owner:That'sjustnonsense!Burglarsdon'tcomeeveryday.Iwouldprobablybetheonetogetstuckintheglue.Whydotheburglarsalwaysrobmyplaceinsteadofothers?Assistant:Well,foronething,it'sbecausewecarrysuchexpensiveclothes.And,foranother,wedon'thavethesecuritysystemsthattheydo.Policeman:Idon'tthinkthatthosearethereasons.Ithinkit'sbecausetheburglarsknowyourplaceverywell.Theyknowtheycanbreakintoyourshopeasily,becauseaswebothknow,youdon'thaveeffectivesecurityatnight.Owner:Yes,that'strue.Policeman:And,thewayyouhangyourclothesisinvitingthemtobestolen.Assistant:Whatdoyoumeanbythat?What...whatarewedoingwrong?Policeman:Oh,I...I'venoticedthatyouhaveallthehooksfacinginthesamedirection.Assistant:Yes,butistheresomethingwrongwiththat?Policeman:Well,thatmakesitveryeasyfortheburglarstograbmanyhangerswithclothesofftherackatthesametime.Owner:Yeah.Wehadn'tthoughtofthatbefore.Whatdoyousuggestwedoinstead?Policeman:Well,tomakeitmoredifficult,Isuggestyouplacesomehangerswiththehookfacingoutandsomewiththehookfacingin.AndIwouldsuggestyourepairandreinstallyouralarmsysteminaplacewhereit'smoredifficulttosee.Owner:Itsoundslikeit'sworthtrying.Butareyousureit'llwork?Policeman:Let'swaitandsee.Shallwelookatthealarmsystem?Owner:Yes.Policeman:NowwhatIwouldsuggestisthat...(Thenexttimethepolicearriveafterthealarmgoesoff,theyfindtheyoungburglarsstilltryingtoremovetheclothesonthehangersallatatime.Theyarecaughtonthespot.)LS-11.CBDAC   OnceWealthandPovertyapproachedamerchantandintroducedthemselvesasGoddesses.Themerchantgreetedbothofthemandsaid,"MayIaskwhyyouhavecometomyhumblehome?"TheGoddessofWealthsaid,"Wewantyoutojudgeandtelluswhoismorebeautifulbetweenustwo."   Themerchantdidnotknowwhattodo.Heknewhewasbetweenthedevilandthedeepbluesea.IfhesaidthatWealthwasmorebeautifulthanPoverty,Povertywouldcursehim.IfhesaidthatPovertywasmorebeautifulthanWealth,Wealthwouldabandonhim.However,hekeptcalmandsaid,"Ihavegreatrespectforyouboth.WouldyoupleasedowhatIaskofyou?ThatistheonlywayIcanjudgeproperly."TheGoddessesagreed.Hesaid,"MotherWealth,wouldyoupleasegototheentranceandwalkintothehouse?MotherPoverty!Wouldyoupleasewalkfromheretowardstheentrance?ThatwayIcanseebothofyoubetter,fromnearandfar."ThetwoGoddessesdidwalkasthemerchantaskedthemto.Thenthemerchanthappilydeclared,"MotherWealth!Youappearverybeautifulwhenyouenterthehouse.MotherPoverty!Youlookverybeautifulwhenyouleavethehouse!"TheGoddessesappreciatedthewitandwisdomofthemerchant.TheGoddessofWealthhappilystayedinhishousewhiletheGoddessofPovertycheerfullywalkedaway.   Wheneverwehaveaseriousproblem,ifwelookwithinandthinkcalmly,asolutionwillcomeinanswertotheproblem.LS-21.FFTTFF   InChina,educationisconsideredarace.Studentshavetobeginasearlyaspossibleandhavetoproceedasquicklyaspossiblealongthetrack.Theeducationsystemisconsideredtobesuccessfulwhenmanystudentshavereachedthefinishlineasquicklyaspossible.InAmerica,werecognizethateducationisaracetoo,butwefeelthatthestudentsshouldhaveachancetowandermuchmore,eveniftheydon'tallreachthefinishline.Asaresultoftheirwandering,somestudentsmayhavemoretoofferbytheendoftherace.   TheadvantageoftheChinesewayisthatmorestudentsbecomeproficientandreachthefinishline.Thedisadvantageisthattheymayhavelesstosayortoshowoncetheygetthere.ThedisadvantageoftheAmericanwayisthatmanystudentsneverfinishtherace.Theadvantageisthatsomewhodogo"alltheway"haveveryinterestingandoriginalthingstosaywhentheygetthere.ML-11.2-1-3   Potteryhasbeenfoundintheremainsofeveryancientcivilization.TheoldestknownpieceofpotterywasfoundinChinaanddatesbackto7,900BC.That'salmost10,000yearsago!   Thefirstpotswerelargebowls,formedbytakingalumpofclayandmakingabowlshape.Potterydoesn'tjustincludepots,butanythingmadefromclaythatcanholdthings,suchasjugs,vasesandcups.Potterywasusedtoholdwater,milk,seedsandgrains.   Later,peoplelearnedtomixdifferentclaystogethertomakestrongerpotteryandtoputthepotteryinafireovensothattheclaywouldhardenfaster.Thepotter'swheelwasinventedinChinaaround3,100BC.Thewheelspinsclaylikeatop.Itallowedpeopletomakepotterymuchmorequicklyandmakeshapesthatwereperfectlysymmetrical—bowlsthatwerereallyround,ratherthanlumpyoruneven.   Potteryisnotonlyconsideredoneofthefirstinventionsbutalsooneofthefirstartforms.Mosttypesofpotteryhavebeenpaintedwithfiguresordesigns;someeventellastory!ML-22.CDABD   ThereisanoldandcommonsayingintheUnitedStatesthat"Thereisnothingnewunderthesun."IthoughtofthattodaywhenIreadanarticleinamagazine.Thearticletellsaboutthegrowingnumberofpeoplewhoarebuildingearth-shelteredhomes,homeswhicharepartlyunderground.Ihaveknownaboutmodernearth-shelteredhomes,butIhaveneverthoughtabouttheirroofsbefore.Insteadofhavingmetalortilesontheroofs,manyofthesehomesnowhavelivingroofs.Thewoodentopofthehouseiscoveredwithaspecialwaterproofplasticmaterial.Ontopofthisthereissoil,inwhichgrassandflowersareplanted.Sucharoofcanbeverybeautiful.Butthisreallyisnotanewidea.WhenearlysettlerscametotheUnitedStates,theyoftenmadetheirfirsthomesbydiggingintotheground.Theirroofsweremadeofwood,andthencoveredbybigpiecesofsoilwithgrass.Theywerewarm,thoughnotalwayswaterproof.Peoplereplacedthesehomesandroofsassoonastheycouldwithregularwoodenhomeswithwoodenormetalroofs.Now,twohundredyearslater,somepeoplethinkofthisasanewidea.ButIthink,"Thereisnothingnewunderthesun."ML-31.ACDCDInhis35yearswiththeUnitedNationssystem,KofiAnnancametobeknownasaneven-handedmanwithanabilitytoseethepartsandthewholeatthesametime.ItisthisqualitythatmakesthesecretarygeneralperhapsthemostpopularexecutiveintheUnitedNationstoday.HerecallsanunforgettablelessonlearnedinGhanaatage17:Onedayourheadmasterwalkedintotheclassroomandputupabroadwhitesheetofpaperwithasmallblackdotinthecorner."Boys,"heasked,"whatdoyousee?"Allofusshoutedinunison,"Ablackdot!"Thenhesaid,"Sonotasingleoneofyousawthebroadwhitesheetofpaper?Don'tgothroughlifewiththatattitude."FormerCongressmanGarryFranksalsorecallsonethinghelearnedincollegethatwasnotonthecurriculum:IremembertakingcopiousnotesandlisteningtoeverythingtheteacherhadtosayinpreparationformyfirsttestatYale.IlookedattheexamandsawitwaseverythingIhadstudied.Iwrotetheanswerstothethreequestionsthinking:Boy,thisiseasy.Aswewaitedtogetourtestsback,IwaspositiveI'dgetanA.InsteadmygradewasaC.Underit,inbigredletters,waswritten:"IknowwhatIsaid.Whatdoyouthink?"Itwasavaluableawakening.IrealizedthatYaledidnotsimplywantyoutoabsorbideasbuttothinkaboutthemandchallengethem.Itforcedmetoexplorethingsfromeverypossibleangle,lookingforaspectsthatmightnotbeobviousatfirstbutwerehelpfulindevelopingadialogonanissue.Questions:1.WhatkindofmanisKofiAnnanknownas?2.WhateventchangedKofiAnnan'sattitudetowardlifeatagel7?3.WhatdidtheYaleprofessoractuallywantGarryFrankstodointheexam?4.WhatgradedidGarryFranksget?5.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?ML-41.D-A-A-F-C-E-A-B-BMan:Thefirstsandwichwasmadein1762,bytheEarlofSandwich.Hedidn'twanttotaketimeawayfromhiscardgamestoeat,soheorderedhisbutlertomakesandwichesinstead.Woman:Isthatso?Hey,lookatthis:firstbeautycontest.HeldinBelgiumin1888.WhyBelgiumofallplaces?Man:Whynot?Oh,here'soneIbetyou'reproudof.Electricchairwasusedforthefirsttimein1890intheUnitedStates.Yes,you'refirstforAIDS,too,firstrecordedcaseinNewYorkin1977.Quiteacountry.Woman:Plusandminussignswereusedforthefirsttimein1514inHolland.Yeah,therewasnowaywecouldhaveguessedthatone.Andtheequalssign,you'llbepleasedtohear,wasfirstusedinOxfordin1557.You'dhavethoughtthey'dallhavebeeninventedatthesametime.Man:Well,webothgotthisone—coffeeinArabiaaround1,000AD,andjustbeforethat,playingcardsinChina.Woman:Well,Igotthisoneright.Firstdiagramofaflyingmachine,wasbyLeonardodaVinci,asIsaid,in1492.Man:Yeah,butthefirstairflightwasn'tuntil1903,anditwasintheUnitedStates,ofcourse!Woman:Butthatwasn'tthequestion,wasit?AndEnglandwasalsothefirsttotransmittelevision.Man:Garbage,itwastheItalians.Woman:No,itsayshere,firstTVtransmission,London,1925.Andhereweareagain,firsttrafficlights,London,1868.Man:Buttheydidn'tevenhavecarsthen,sowhywouldtheyhaveneededtrafficlights?TY-1   JuancomesuptotheMexicanborderonhisbicycle.He'sgottwolargebagsoverhisshoulders.Theguardstopshimandsays,"What'sinthebags?"   "Sand,"answeredJuan.   Theguardsays,"We'lljustseeaboutthat.Getoffthebike."Theguardtakesthebagsandripsthemapart;heemptiesthemoutandfindsnothinginthembutsand.   HedetainsJuanovernightandhasthesandanalyzed,onlytodiscoverthatthereisnothingbutpuresandinthebags.   TheguardreleasesJuan,putsthesandintonewbags,heftsthemontotheman'sshoulders,andletshimcrosstheborder.   Aweeklater,thesamethinghappens.Theguardasks,"Whathaveyougot?"   "Sand,"saysJuan.   Theguarddoeshisthoroughexaminationanddiscoversthatthebagscontainnothingbutsand.HegivesthesandbacktoJuan,andJuancrossestheborderonhisbicycle.      Thissequenceofeventsisrepeatedeveryweekforthreeyears.Finally,Juandoesn'tshowupandonedaytheguardmeetshiminabarinMexico.   "Hey,buddy,"saystheguard."Iknowyouaresmugglingsomething.It'sdrivingmecrazy.It'sallIthinkabout...Ican'tsleep.Justbetweenyouandme,whatareyousmuggling?"   Juansipshisbeerandsays,"Bicycles."TY-2BBCAA(Studentsareinaclassroomwaitingfortheteachertoarrive.Twoaretalking.)Cathy:I'veenjoyedtalkingaboutcreativityinourEnglishclass.IwishIhadbeenencouragedmorewhenIwasinelementaryschool.Michael:Iknowwhatyoumean.Ialwayslikeddrawing,butmyteachersandparentsinsistedIwasjustwastingmytimewithit.MyfathersaidIshouldworkonmathematics.Cathy:Maybeyoustillwilluseyourartistictalentsomeday.Michael:Oh,Idon'tknow.Afterall,I'matuniversitynow.PerhapsI'mtoooldtobecreative.Cathy:Idon'tthinkso.Ireadaninterestingarticleaboutaladywhowantedtobeanartistbutwhosefamilywantedhertoworkintheircandybusiness.Michael:Whathappened?Cathy:Well,Jean,thelady,knewpaintingwaswhatshewantedandmakingcandywaswhatshedidn'twant.Aftergraduatingfromcollegeshetriedvariousjobstosupportherself,thoughnoneofthemwereinthecandybusiness.Andshekeptpaintinginhersparetime.Michael:Thenwhat?Cathy:AbouttwentyyearsagoaworkerinthefamilycandybusinessquitaroundValentine'sDay,oneoftheirbusiestseasons.HerfatherneededJeantocometohelpwiththebusiness.Michael:Didshe?Cathy:Yes,althoughshedidn'tlikeit.Michael:So,howdidshecope?Cathy:Shegotanideaofputtingartandcandytogether.Michael:How?Cathy:Firstsheexperimentedwithmakinganediblepaint.Shefoundthatpowderedfoodcoloringmixedwithvodkawouldwork.Michael:That'squiteacombination.Cathy:Then,forher"canvas",shemeltedwhitechocolateandmoldeditflat.Sheevenlearnedhowtomakechocolateframes.Michael:Whatkindofartdidshecreate?Cathy:Shecopiedtheworksoffamouspainters.Shedisplayedhercandyartinthecandyshopandcustomerswouldcomeinjusttolookattheart.Michael:Whatdidherfamilythinkthen?Cathy:Theydidn'ttakeherseriouslyuntiltheToledoMuseumofArtheardaboutherworkandpaidhertopaintthirty-sevenreproductionsofworksintheircollection.Thatwasherfirstbigjob.Nowsheworksfulltimewithhercandycreations.Michael:Doesshedoanythingbesidescopyingartmasterpieces?Cathy:Yes,she'sdonesomeportraits.However,peopleloveherreproductions.Michael:Whatisthepriceforoneofhercandyartcreations?Cathy:From$150to$200each.Michael:Well,hercreativityhasbroughthersuccess.Questions:1.Whatdoesthemanspeakerliketodo?2.HowdidJeanmakealivingrightaftergraduatingfromcollege?3.Whydidshebegintohelpwiththefamilybusiness?4.Howdidshepaint?5.Inwhichwaywasshesuccessful?TY-3TTFFTTTFFT   Forover30years,"SesameStreet"hasbeenthemostpopularTVprogramforyoungchildrenintheUnitedStates.Thecharactersonthisshowaremainlypuppets,andprobablythemostlovedofthepuppetsisagiganticyellowbirdcalled"BigBird".   CarollSpinneyhasplayedBigBirdduringalltheyearsofBigBird'sexistence.Spinney'sloveofpuppetsandhisowncreativityledhimintothiscareer.Whenhewasfiveyearsold,hesawhisfirstpuppetshow.Helovedtheshowandneverforgotit.Whenhewassevenheboughtausedmonkeypuppetforfivecents.Hismotherhadmadehimastuffedsnakefromgreenmaterial,sohegottheideaofmakinghisownpuppetshow.Hemadeastagefromwoodenorangeboxesandhismother'soldcurtains.Hecharged2centsadmissionandearned32centsforhisfirstperformance.   Spinney'sfamilylikedhiscreativityandencouragedhim.ForChristmaswhenhewasnine,hisolderbrothermadehimabetterpuppettheaterandhismothersecretlysewedeightcolorfulpuppetsforhim.Spinneylaterwrote,"ThemoreIgaveshows,themoreIfeltthepowerthatonehaswhenoneisperforming.AllthesepeoplewouldsitinaroomandlistentoeverythingIsaid.Ididallthecharactervoices:littlegirlvoices,anoldladyvoice,andaghostvoice.Theaudiencelistened,andclappedattheend,andpaidmetodoit.Whatcouldbeabetterwaytomakealivingthantoperform?IknewthatIwouldwindupintheworldofentertainment."   Spinneycontinuedgivingpuppetshows.Whenhedecidedtogotoartschool,puppetshowshelpedhimpayforhistuition.Evenwhenhewasinthearmy,hemanagedtocontinuegivingpuppetshows.Heknewhewantedthisashislife'sworkandthathewantedhisaudiencetobechildren.WhenhewasgiventheopportunitytocreatethecharacterofBigBirdon"SesameStreet",heaccepteditandovertheyearshasmadeBigBirdoneofthemostlovedcharactersonAmericantelevision.如有侵权请联系告知删除，感谢你们的配合！精品精品精品