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1、10658000(10658000) 16:35:00 : viewimageC:UsersleeAppDataLocalTempPC Suitetempmms1810-0-preview-sourceFriday December 3, 2010农历十月二十八【环球趣图】Mini replicas of luxury cars微型豪华跑车惊艳亮相【报刊选读】Scalpers bustle before New Year婚宴黄牛垄断明年吉日【口语练兵】Hes usually right on the money.英语中关于钱的常用语【百科全书】Memory erasing may come t
2、rue忘记过去或不再是梦【习语典故】On the Greek calends习语永远不会出现那天【心灵鸡汤】Money is a good servant but a bad master.人要支配金钱，而非让金钱支配。【环球趣图】Mini replicas of luxury cars微型豪华跑车惊艳亮相These 10,000 miniature replicas of a Jaguar E-Type and a Porsche Speedster are perfect for squeezing into the tightest parking spaces - and can st
3、ill reach impressive top speeds of 46 miles per hour. Engineering firm Pocket Classics also makes tribute versions of the Mercedes 300SL, Willys Jeep and Bugatti Type-35. The replicas are fully serviceable and most come with working lights, horn, indicators, adjustable seats and disc brakes, the Dai
4、ly Mail of London reported. Their makers claim they are designed to be the best toy in the world and, at 7 feet 6 inchs long and 3 feet wide, they are just big enough for an adult.对于这些价值1万英镑的微型版捷豹E级轿车和保时捷Speedster来说，钻进窄得不能再窄的的停车位是再适合不过了。虽然身形娇小，但这些迷你豪车最高时速可达每小时46英里。而梅赛德斯奔驰300SL，威利斯吉普和布加迪威龙Type-35这些很赞
5、的车型也在名为口袋著作工程公司的制造之列。据英国每日邮报报道，这些7英尺6英寸长，3英尺宽的豪车复制品用起来完全没问题，而且大部分带有车灯、喇叭、仪表盘、可调节式座椅和盘式制动器。制造商称，这些微型轿车是世界上最好的玩具，而且车内空间足够大，连成人也可以过把瘾。tributen.礼物，贡物braken.煞车下图：微型豪车viewimageC:UsersleeAppDataLocalTempPC Suitetempmms1810-3-preview-source【报刊选读】Scalpers bustle before New Year婚宴黄牛垄断明年吉日As the New Year appro
6、aches, wedding scalpers are snapping up next years wedding reservations, earning up to several thousand yuan in each buy-and-sell business, Qianjiang Evening News reported Friday. Resellers mostly post messages in online forums, saying they need to rearrange their wedding date or change their plans.
7、 They ask for different transfer fees according to wedding dates and hotel grades, with a RMB500 markup for a 3-star hotels wedding party, RMB1,000 for a 4-star, and outdoor wedding or 5-star hotel wedding partys markup reaching RMB3000. Most of the hotels allow such substitutions.据钱江晚报3日报道，时近年末，婚宴黄
8、牛们开始提前一年抢先预定婚宴，倒手一场最高可赚数千元。黄牛们大多通过网络张贴转让信息，原因多是婚期改动或计划有变。转让费的多少根据日子的紧俏和酒店的档次而定，三星酒店转让费大多是500元，四星酒店1000元，而户外场地和五星酒店婚宴最高可炒到3000元以上。大多婚宴承办酒店对临时换人并无限制。bustlev.奔忙例句：The house bustled with people and activity.屋里人来人往，活动频繁。scalpern.黄牛，票贩子下图：婚宴viewimageC:UsersleeAppDataLocalTempPC Suitetempmms1810-5-preview-
9、source【口语练兵】Money不仅在生活中用处多多，在口语中也是随处可见。本期我们来学一学money在口语中的不同应用。He really knows politics; when he predicts how some political fight will turn out, hes usually right on the money.他对政局了若指掌，他所预测的政治斗争结果往往都毫无偏差。Our guys are ready. Win or lose well give those guys a real run for the money.我们的队员们作好了准备，不论胜败，我
10、们都会全力以赴。Its a good chance to start your own business. Believe me, its money in the bank.这是个创业的绝佳机会，相信我，你稳赚!I dont think Porter will win the cup this season, for my money; Mark has the best chance.要我说，这个赛季波特夺不了冠军，马克的希望最大。The thieves paid Fred hush money to keep their whereabouts secret.那些窃贼们给费雷德一笔贿赂钱
11、，让他对他们的行踪保密。I got this house at a very low price and sold it for a $20,000 profit a week later. Talk about easy money!我以很便宜的价格买进了这座房子，一周后卖出就赚了2万美元，这钱赚得真容易啊!They have already paid the front money for our business deal.他们已经付了这笔交易的定金。【百科全书】Memory erasing may come true忘记过去或不再是梦Painful memories of people
12、 could be erased from the mind by a new medical technology thanks to new research by Johns Hopkins University. Researchers are working on ways to remove the proteins from the brains fear center, which would erase painful memories of people forever. Because the proteins are unstable, they can be easi
13、ly removed with drugs or behavior therapy. However, some experts warned that while it may be beneficial to erase a memory, there are still unanswered questions.约翰霍普金斯大学一项研究表明，一种新型药物技术可以抹去人们的痛苦记忆。约翰霍普金斯大学的研究人员说，他们正在设法通过摘除大脑恐惧中枢的特殊蛋白质，永久删除人们的痛苦记忆。由于这种蛋白非常不稳定，因此可以利用药物和行为治疗轻松除去它们。然而，有专家警告说，尽管消除记忆可能会带来好处
14、，但是目前还有很多无法回答的问题有待解决。therapyn.理疗erasev.抹掉记忆，消除情绪例句：She accidentally erased the tape.她不小心抹去了磁带的录音。【词汇家族】关注世界艾滋病日，学习相关词汇。(2)AIDS worker艾滋病工作者AIDS activist艾滋病宣传员HIV sufferers艾滋病患者HIV/AIDS village艾滋村high-risk group高危群体high-risk behavior高危行为【习语典故】On the Greek calends-这个习语多译为遥遥无期，该习语的来源与古代历法有关。Calends本是拉丁
15、词，指的是古代罗马历上的每月初一，但这个名称在古代希腊历法中却是不存在的，故on the Greek calends意思是指永远不会出现的那一天，也就是遥遥无期的意思。请看例句：He promised to buy me a new apartment, but I knew it was on the Greek calends.他答应给我买套新公寓，但我知道那是遥遥无期的事情。【考试达人】1.In the US, there were 222 people _ to be billionaires in 2003.A.reportingB.reportedC.report2.We visited some scenic spots and spent _ days at a holiday village.A.the few last peacefulB.the last few peacefulC.the last pea
