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　　House and Home

　　"House" and "home" are two words that have similar meanings.

　　"House" and "home" both refer to places where people live. However, there is

　　a difference between them. "Home" is often referred to as the place that we live

　　in with our families. Sadly, in our society, people can hardly distinguish a home

　　from a house because they often see no difference between them. This confusion

　　can be traced back to the indifference between family members. Therefore, we can

　　say that love is an important factor in a home. A home is a shelter, not only for

　　our bodies but also for our minds. Whenever we are depressed, we can go home for

　　comfort.

　　Everyone in the family will do his best to take care of each other and share

　　their happiness as well as sorrow. Without love, a home is merely a house where

　　loneliness is all that can be found. And a house can never be a home unless there

　　is love. (163 words)

　　Useful Words and Expressions:

　　refer to v. 提到，指的是

　　refer a question to an expert非曲直把问题提交给专家(处理)

　　refer sb. to the dictionary 叫某人去查字典

　　He referred his success to the good teaching he had.

　　他把他的成功归于他以前所受的良好教育。

　　distinguish v.区别，辨别

　　distinguish between silk and rayon 分清丝和人造丝

　　People who cannot distinguish between colours are said to be colour-blind.

　　不能分辨颜色的人被称为色盲。

　　confusion n.混乱，混淆

　　trace back to v. 追溯到

　　trace one\'s family back追溯某人家世

　　trace a rumour to its source 追查谣言的根源

　　indifference n.不关心

　　depressed adj.沮丧的，降低的

　　Automobiles

　　It is impossible to say that any one man invented the automobile. Many

　　individuals living and working in different countries and at different times

　　contributed to its development. Many of the discoveries that went into the

　　creation of the automobile were small in themselves. But together they were

　　important. Here are two examples.

　　"Carriage is running at a speed of 8 to 9 miles an hour." It was almost

　　unheard of in those days. According to automobile historians, this was the first

　　practical use of mechanical power to move a vehicle. After its first run, the

　　machine reportedly burned up while the inventor and his friends were celebrating

　　its success at a pub.

　　Henry Ford is considered the father of modem automobile mass production. His

　　famous Model-T car, because of its low price, made it possible to produce cars on

　　a large scale and his efforts made it accessible to ordinary people. (152 words)

　　Useful Words and Expressions:

　　automomile n. <主美>汽车(=<英>motor car, car=

　　contribute to v. 捐献，贡献

　　contribute to me Red Cross向红十字会捐献

　　contribute to a literary journal向文学杂志投稿

　　Drink contributed to his ruin.酗酒促使他毁灭。

　　She seldom contributes to the discussion.她在讨论中很少发言。

　　carriage n.马车，客车

　　historian n.历史学家，史家

　　vehicle n.交通工具，车辆

　　reportedly adv. 据传说，据传闻

　　pub n.酒馆，客栈

　　mass production n.大规模生产

　　on a large scale大规模地

　　accessible adj.易接近的，可到达的

　　accessible to与……接近

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