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　　Soccer

　　Soccer has had a slow start in America. In fact, the majority of schools

　　still have no official soccer teams or coaches. But the blossoming popularity of

　　the game cannot be denied. Thanks to the efforts of some world-famous soccer

　　stars, soccer is soon to have its place in American culture.

　　Although soccer has enjoyed decades of popularity elsewhere, it was literally

　　ignored in America. Instead, a variation of the game called "football" wasmost

　　popular in the U. S. and still is to this day. But the obvious advantages of

　　playing soccer instead will soon win even the most avid football enthusiasts.

　　For one thing, soccer is a much safer game to play than football. No one

　　deliberately tries to knock an opponent down in soccer. In fact, the players are

　　discouraged from even touching each other.

　　Soccer is a game that requires skill and dexterity in controlling the ball.

　　Since no one may use hands to do this, soccer players soon acquire incredible

　　control of their heads, knees, and feet. (171 words)

　　Useful Words and Expressions:

　　slow start slowstsrt缓慢起动

　　blossom vi.兴旺，发展

　　literally adv.照字面意义，逐字地

　　ignore vt.不理睬，忽视

　　He completely ignored all these facts as though they never existed.

　　他完全无视这一切，好像它们根本存在似的。

　　She saw him coming but she ignored him.

　　她看见走过来，但装做没看到他。

　　variation n.变更，变化

　　avid adj.渴望的

　　avid for adventure渴求冒险

　　be avid for(paise)渴望(得到表扬)

　　be avid of(money)贪(财)

　　enthusiast n.热心家，狂热者

　　deliberately adv，故意地

　　opponent n.对手，反对者

　　discourage from劝阻

　　dexterity n.灵巧，机敏

　　incredible adj.<口>难以置信的

　　Will Computers Replace Human Beings?

　　We are in the computer age today. The computers are working all kinds of

　　wonders now. They are very useful in automatic control and data processing. At

　　the same time, computers are finding their way into the home. They seem to be so

　　clever and can solve such complicated problems that some people think sooner or

　　later they will replace us.

　　But I do not think that there is such a possibility. My reason is very

　　simple: computers are machines, not humans. And our tasks are far too various and

　　complicated for any one single kind of machine to perform.

　　Probably the greatest difference between man and computer is that the former

　　can do things of his own while the latter can do nothing without being

　　programmed. In my opinion, computers will remain nothing but an extension of our

　　human brains, no matter how clever and complicated they may become. (150 words)

　　Useful Words and Expressions:

　　wonder n，奇迹

　　a nine day\'s wonder轰动一时(便被遗忘)的事物;昙花一现的新鲜事

　　A wonder lasts but nine days. [谚]什么事儿都新鲜不了多久。

　　do [perform, work] wonders创造奇迹，取得惊人成就

　　lost in wonder惊叹不已

　　What a wonder!多么令人惊异!真想不到!

　　automatic adj.自动的

　　data processing n.资料处理

　　complicated adj.复杂的，难解的

　　scone or later adv.迟早

　　possibility n.可能性

　　a bare possibility万一的事情

　　be within [out of] the bounds [range] of possibility 是可能[不可能]的

　　by any possibility 万一，也许

　　by some possibility或许

　　There are several possibilities.有几种可育性。

　　What are the possibdties?有哪些可能发生的情况?

　　extension n.延长，扩充

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