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1.必修五MODULE 1 Words, words, words词，词，词British and American English are different in many ways. 英式英语和美式英语在很多方面都有所不同。The first and most obvious way is in the vocabulary. 首先最明显的是在词汇方面。Thereare hundreds of different words which are not used on the other side of the Atlantic, or which are used with a different meaning. 有数以百计个不同的词在大西洋彼岸的另一个英语国家不被使用，或者以一种不同的意思被使用着。Some of these words are well known---Americans driveautomobiles down freeways and fill up with gas;其中有些词就很广泛地为人所知--- 美国人在freeways上驾驶的是automobiles，给车加gas;theBritish drive cars along motorways and fill up with petrol.英国人在motorways上驾驶的是cars，给车加petrol。 As a tourist, you will need to use the underground in London or the subway in New York, or maybe you will prefer to getaround the town by taxi(British) or cab (American).作为游人，在伦敦你要乘underground，而在纽约则是subway，或者你愿意乘坐taxi(英式)或者cab (美式)游览城市。Chips or French files Chips 还是French fries? But other words and expressions are not so well known.但是其他词语和表达方式却没有这么广泛地为人所知。Americans use a flashlight, while for the British, it's atorch.美国人把手电筒称为flashlight，而英国人却叫它torch。 The British queue up; Americans stand in line.英国人排队用queue up，而美国人说stand in line。有时候， Sometimes the same word has a slightly differentmeaning, which can be confusing. 同一个单词在意义上一点细微的差别就让人很困惑。Chips, for example, are pieces of hot fried potato in Britain; in theStates chips are very thin and are sold in packets.比如chips这个词在英国是热炸的薯条，在美国chips却指非常薄而且装在纸袋里出售的薯片。The British call these crisps.英国人把这种东西称为crips。The chips the British know and love are French fries on the other side of the Atlantic. 英国人知道而且喜欢的薯条在大西洋对岸被称为French fries 。Have or have got? Have 还是have got? There are a few differences in grammar, too. 在语法上，英式英语和美式英语也有一些区别。The British say Have you got...?I while Americans preferDo you have .-.?英国人说Have you got·?然而美国人却愿意说Do you have ...？ An American might say My friend just arrived, but aBritish person wouldsay My friend has just arrived.美国人可能会说My friend just arrived，但是英国人愿意讲My friend has just arrived 。Prepositions,too, can be different: compare on the team, on the weekend (American) with inthe team, at the weekend (British). 介词的用法也有所不同:比较一下on the team, on the weekend (美国用法) 和in the team, at the weekend (英国用法)。The British use prepositions where Americans sometimesomit them (.I'll see you Monday, Write me soon!).英国人用介词的地方美国人有时候可能会省略 (I"ll see you Monday; Write me soon!) 。Colour or color? Colour还是color? The other two areas in which the two varieties differ are spelling andpronunciation. 此外，在两种英语中另外两个领域的区别是拼写和发音。Americanspelling seems simpler:美式英语的拼写看上去更简单一些：center,color and program instead of centre, colour and programme. center, color和program 是美式拼法，centre, colour和programme 是英式拼法。 Many factors have influenced American pronunciationsince the first settlers arrived four hundred years ago. 自从400年前第一批移民的到来，有很多因素影响了美语发音。The accent, which is most similar to British English, canbe heard on the East Coast of the US. 在美国东海岸能够听到跟英式英语非常接近的口音。When the Irish writer George Bernard Shaw made the famousremark that the British and the Americans are two nations divided by a commonlanguage, he was obviously thinking about the differences. 当爱尔兰作家萧伯纳讲那句名言：英国和美国是被同一种语言分开的两个民族的时候，他显然想到了它们的区别。But are they really so important? 但是这些区别真的如此重要吗?After all, there isprobably as much variation of pronunciation within the two countries as betweenthem.毕竟，两个国家境内的口音差别可能跟两国之间的口音差别一样多。 A Londoner has more difficulty understanding a Scotsmanfrom Glasgowthan understanding a New Yorker.一个伦敦人要听懂来自格拉斯哥的苏格兰人讲话可能比理解一个纽约人更难。Turn on the TV打开电视机Some experts believe that the two varieties are moving closer together.很多专家相信这两种语言变体正在越来越接近。 For more than a century communications across the Atlantic have developed steadily. 一个多世纪以来，大西洋两岸的交流稳步发展。Since 1980s, with satellite TV and the Internet, it hasbeen possible to listen to British and American English at the Hick of aswitch.自从20世纪80年代以来，随着卫星电视和因特网的使用，非常便捷地听到英式英语和美式英语已经成为可能。This non-stop communication, the experts think, has made it easier for Britishpeople and Americans to understand each other. 专家们认为，这种不间断的交流使得英国人和美国人相互理解起来更加容易。But it has also led to lots of American words andstructures passing into British English, so that some people now believe thatBritish English will disappear.但是这也致使许多美式英语单词和结构传人英式英语，以至于现在有一些人相信英式英语将要消失。However, if you turn on CNN, the American TV network, you find newsreaders andweather forecasters all speaking with different accents - American, British,Australian, and even Spanish.然而，如果你打开美国电视网络节目CNN，你会发现新闻播报员和天气预报员操着不同的口音---美国的，英国的，澳大利亚的，甚至西班牙的。 One of the best-known faces, Monita Rajpal, was born in Hong Kong. China, and grew up, speakingChinese and Punjabi, as well as English.其中最熟悉的脸孔之一，慕妮塔·让治派出生于中国香港，从小到大说的是汉语、Punjabi土语和英语。This international dimension suggests that in the future, there are going to bemany "Englishes", not just two main varieties.这种国际性的广泛使用表明，在未来将有很多种英语，不仅仅是两种。 But the message is "Don't worry." Users ofEnglish will all be able to understand each other---wherever they are.但其实大家不用担心!无论在哪里，英语的使用者们都会彼此理解。
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Most students take IQ tests early in their studies, and even if they never get their test results, they still feel that their IQ determines their future life.
大多数的学生会在学习阶段的早期做智商测验，即使永远得不到自己的测验结果，他们仍然感觉到自己的智商决定了自己将来的生活。
When they see other students doing better than they do, they believe those students have higher IQs, and they can do nothing to change that fact. However, the latest research on emotional intelligence suggests that success is not just the result of a high IQ.
当看到别的学生比自己做的好的时，他们相信那些学生有较高的智商，而自己对改变着一事实毫无办法。然而，对情商的最新研究表明，成功不仅仅是高智商的结果。
Your IQ shows how smart you are, and your EQ shows how well you use your intelligence.
你的智商表明你的聪明程度，而你的情商表明你会如何利用自己的聪明才智。
French Professor Jean-Marc Salovey, who coined the term "emotional intelligence", points out that in the workplace, a person's IQ determines whether he or she will be hired, while emotional intelligence determines whether he or she will be promoted.
提出情商这一说的法国萨洛维教授指出，在职场上，一个人的智商决定了他能否被录用，而情商决定了能否升职。
Prof Salovey's academic research suggests that eq tests may be more important than IQ as a measure of personality. Prof Salovey may be right.
萨洛维教授的学术研究显示，情商测验所衡量出的性格，也许比他的智商更为重要。萨洛维教授也许是对的。
For example, have you ever wondered why some of the smartest students in your class who you thought deserved good grades were struggling to pass? Their failure may be due to their low emotional intelligence.
例如，你是否曾有过这样的困惑，为什么班里有些你认为应该得到好的分数的最聪明学生却难过考试关？他们的失败也许是因为他们的情商低。
People often make the mistake of thinking that people with high IQs always have high EQ. This relationship may exist, but it is also possible that a person with a high IQ has a low EQ.
人们经常错误地认为高智商的人总是拥有高情商。这种关系可能存在，但是，一个高智商的人有低情商也同样有可能。
Emotionally intelligent people are generally considered to be open to new ideas and have a positive attitude towards life. They are less troubled by problems.
人们通常认为为高情商的人善于接受新观点，并对生活持积极的态度。他们较少被问题所困扰。
On the other hand, people with low EMOTIONAL intelligence often have trouble getting along with others and dealing with difficult situations, thus leading a difficult life.
另一方面，低情商的人经常在与别人相处和处理困难形势时有问题，因此会生活得比较艰难。
A person's IQ is thought to be innate, however, most social scientists agree that eq has a lot to do with education.
一个人的智商被认为是与生俱来的，然而，大多数的社会科学家都同意情商与教育有很大的关系。
Some people try to study the possibility of improving emotional intelligence, especially in terms of interpersonal skills, such as understanding and communication.
一些人试图研究提高情商的可能性，特别是人际技能方面，例如理解和沟通能力。
Professor meier is recognized as authoritative experts in emotional intelligence changes the study, he has recently announced the results of a study of middle school students.
梅耶教授被公认为情商变化这一研究领域的权威专家，他最近公布了一项对中学生的研究结果。
In some of the normal students and some disabled students to understand, they found that the normal students more than ever ready to help people in need.
在一些正常的学生与一些残疾学生认识后，他们发现正常的学生比以前更乐于帮助处于困境的人们。
Compared with other did not participate in the study of students, they can understand more disabled students' emotion.
同其他没有参加研究的学生相比，他们更能理解残疾学生的情感。
At the same time, the attitude of those students with disabilities has also changed significantly. They are more positive towards life and more willing to try new things.
同时，那些残疾学生的态度也发生了很明显的变化，他们对生活的态度更加的积极，也更愿意尝试新事物。
Such findings suggest that emotional intelligence is just as important, if not more important, than IQ.
这类研究结果表明，即使情商不比智商更重要，也至少与智商同样重要。
Getting ahead in the world and living happily and successfully means being able to get along well with other people, being able to understand situations and react in the best way possible. This requires a high level of emotional intelligence -- the higher the better.
在这个世界中领先并快乐地成功生活意味着能够与其他人很好地相处，能够理解形势并以最好的方式作出反应。这需要高的情商——越高越好。
The fact that emotional intelligence can be improved means that schools need to ensure that students receive the education they really need and know that their future is not entirely determined by IQ.
情商是可以提高的这一事实意味着学校需要保证学生接受他们真正需要的教育，并且知道他们的未来不全是有智商决定的。
