高级英语第一册

Lesson1

1)Littledonkeysthreadtheirwayamongthethrongsofpeople.

littledonkeyswentinandoutamongthepeopleandfromonesidetoanother

2)Thenasyoupenetratedeeperintothebazaar,thenoioftheentrancefadesaway,andyoucometo

themutedcloth-market.

Thenasyoupassthroughabigcrowdtogodeeperintothemarket,thenoiofthe

entrancegraduallydisappear,andyoucometothemuchquietercloth-market.

3)theynarrowdowntheirchoiceandbeginthereallyriousbusinessofbeatingthepricedown

theydropsomeofitemsthattheydon'treallywantandbegintobargainriouslyforalow

price.

4)hewillpricetheitemhigh,andyieldlittleinthebargaining

Hewillaskforahighpricefortheitemandrefutocutdownthepricebyany

significantamount.

5)Asyouapproachit,atinklingandbangingandclashingbeginstoimpingeonyourear

Asyougetnearit,avarietyofsoundsbegintostrikeyourear.

X．1)一条蜿蜒的小路淹没在树荫深处

Azig-zagpathlositlfintheshadowydistanceofthewoods.

2)集市上有许多小摊子，出售的货物应有尽有

Atthebazaartherearemanystallswheregoodsofeveryconceivablekindaresold.

3)我真不知道到底是什么事让他如此生气。

Ireallydon'tknowwhatitisthathasmadehimsoangry.

4)新出土的铜花瓶造型优美，刻有精细、复杂的传统图案。

Thenewlyunearthedbronzevaispleasinginformandengravedwithdelicateandintricate

traditionaldesigns.

5)在山的那边是一望无际的大草原。

Beyondthemountainsthereisavastgrasslandthatextendsasfarastheeyecane.

6)他们决定买那座带有汽车房的房子。

eattached.

7）教师们坚持对学生严格要求。

Theteachersmakeapointofbeingstrictwiththestudents.

8）这个小女孩非常喜欢他的父亲。

Thislittlegirlisverymuchattachedtoherfather.

9）为实现四个现代化，我们认为有必要学习外国的先进科学技术。

Toachievethefourmodernizations,wemakeapointoflearningfromtheadvancedscienceand

technologyofothercountries.

10）黄昏临近时，天渐渐地暗下来了。Asduskfell,daylightfadedaway.

11）徒工仔细地观察他的师傅，然后照着干。

Theapprenticewatchedhismastercarefullyandthenfollowedsuit.

12）吃完饭弗兰克常常帮助洗餐具。Frankoftentookahandinthewashing-upafterdinner.

Lesson2

1)Serious-lookingmanspoketooneanotherasiftheywereobliviousofthecrowdsaboutthem.

Theyweresoabsorbedintheirconversationthattheyemednottopayanyattentiontothe

peoplearoundthem.

2)Thecabdriver’sdoorpoppedopenattheverysightofatraveler.

Assoonasthetaxidriversawatraveler,heimmediatelyopenedthedoor.

3)TheratherarrestingspectacleoflittleoldJapanadriftamidbeigeconcreteskyscrapersisverysymbolof

theincessantstrugglebetweenthekimonoandtheminishirt.

Thetraditionalfloatinghousamonghighmodernbuildingsreprenttheconstantstruggle

betweenoldtraditionandnewdevelopment.

4)IexperiencedatwingeofembarrassmentattheprospectofmeetingthemayorofHiroshimainmysocks.

1sufferedfromastrongfeelingofshamewhenIthoughtofthesceneofmeetingthemayorof

Hiroshimawearingmysocksonly.

5)thefewAmericansandGermansemedjustasinhibitedasIwas.

ThefewAmericansandGermansemedjustasrestrainedas1was．

6)AfterthreedaysinJapan,thespinalcolumnbecomextraordinarilyflexible.

AfterthreedaysinJapanonegetsquiteudtobowingtopeopleasaritualtoshowgratitude．

7)Iwasabouttomakemylittlebowofasnt,whenthemeaningofthelastwordssankin,joltingmeout

ofmysadreverie.

1wasonthepointofshowingmyagreementbynoddingwhenIsuddenlyrealizedwhathe

meant．Hiswordsshockedmeoutmysaddreamythinking．

8)IthoughtsomehowIhadbeenspared.

Ithoughtforsomereasonorothernoharmhadbeendonetome．

1)礼堂里一个人都没有，会议一定是延迟了。

Thereisnotasoulinthehall．Themeetingmusthavebeenputoff．

2)那本书看上去像个盒子。

Thebooklooksverymuchlikeabox.(Thebooklooksmuchthesameasabox.)

3)四川话和湖北话很相似，有时难以区别。

metimesdifficulttotell

onefromtheother.

4)一看见纪念碑就想起了在战斗中死去的好友。

Theverysightofthemonumentremindsmeofmygoodfriendwhowaskilledinthebattle.

5)他陷入沉思之中，没有理会同伴们在谈些什么。

Hewassodeepinthoughtthathewasobliviousofwhathisfriendsweretalkingabout.

6)他干的事与她毫无关系。Whathedidhadnothingtodowithher.

7)她睡不着觉，女儿的病使她心事重重。

Shecouldn'tfallasleepasherdaughter'sillnesswasverymuchonhermind.

8)这件事长期以来一直使我放心不下。

Ihavehadthematteronmymindforalongtime.

9)他喜欢这些聚会，喜欢与年轻人交往并就各种问题交换意见。

Helovessuchgatheringsatwhichherubsshoulderswithyoungpeopleandexchangeopinions

withthemonvarioussubjects.

10)大家在几分钟以后才领悟到他话中的含意。

Itwasonlyafterafewminutesthathiswordssankin.

11)土壤散发着青草的气味。Thesoilsmellsoffreshgrass.

12)我可以占用你几分钟时间吗？Couldyousparemeafewminutes?

13)你能匀出一张票子给我吗？Couldyousparemeaticket?

14)那个灰头发上了年纪的人是铜匠。Thatelderlygrey-hairedmanisacoppersmithbytrade.

Lesson4

1)Shethinksthathersisterhasheldlifealwaysinthepalmofonehand…

Shethinksthathersisterhasafirmcontrolofherlife.

2)“no”isawordtheworldneverlearnedtosaytoher.

Shecouldalwayshaveanythingshewanted,andlifewaxtremelygeneroustoher.

3)JohnnyCarsonhasmuchtodotokeepupwithmyquickandwittytongue.

JohnnyCarson,whoisfamousforhiswittyandglibtongue,hastotryhardifhewantstocatch

upwithme.

4)ItemstomeIhavetalkedtothemalwayswithonefootraidinflight..

ItemstomethatIhavetalkedtothemalwaysreadytoleaveasquicklyaspossible.

5)Shewashedusinariverofmake-believe.

Sheimpodonuslotsoffalsity.

6)burneduswithalotofknowledgewedidn’tnecessarilyneedtoknow.

impodonusalotofknowledgethatistotallyulesstous

7)Likegoodlooksandmoney,quicknesspasdherby.

Sheisnotbrightjustassheisneithergood-lookingrich.

8)Adressdowntotheground,inthishotweather.

Deeworeaverylongdresvenonsuchahotday.

9)YoucanemetryingtomoveacondortwobeforeImakeit.

YoucanemetryingtomovemybodyacoupleofcondsbeforeIfinallymanagetopush

mylfup.

10)Anyhow,hesoongivesuponMaggie.

Soonheknowsthatwon'tdoforMaggie,sohestopstryingtoshakehandswithMaggie.

11)Though,infact,IprobablycouldhavecarrieditbackbeyondtheCivilWarthroughthebranches.

AsIeDeeisgettingtiredofthis,Idon',Icouldhavetracedit

farbackbeforetheCivilWaralongthebranchesofthefamilytree.

12)EveryonceinawhileheandWangeronteyesignalsovermyhead.

NowandthenheandDeecommunicatedthrougheyecontactinacretiveway.

13)Lessthanthat!

IfMaggieputtheoldquiltsonthebed,theywouldbeinragslessthanfiveyears.

14)ThiswasthewaysheknewGodtowork.

SheknewthiswasGod'sarrangement.

1)一场大火把贫民区三百多座房子夷为平地。

Abigfireburnedtothegroundmorethan300homesintheslumneighborhood.

2)只要你为人正直，不怕失去什么，那你对任何人都不会畏惧。

Ifyouareuprightandnotafraidoflosinganything,youwillbeabletolookanyoneintheeye.

3)尽管发了水灾，今年的农业生产损失并不严重。

Despitetheflood,thelossinagriculturalproductionwerenotthatrious.

4)这件衬衣与裙子的颜色和样式都不相配。

Thisbloudoesn'tmatchthecolororthestyleoftheskirt.

5)咱们一边喝咖啡一边谈这件事吧。Let'stalkaboutthematteroveracupofcoffee.

6)我怎么也不能想象你能做出不光彩的事来。Ican'timagineyoudoingdisgracefulthings.

7)我无法想象为什么人们反对他的看法。

Hecouldn'timaginewhypeoplewereoppodtohissuggestions.

8)这位官员在下汽车时碰到两个恐怖分子。

Steppingofffromthecar,theofficialwasconfrontedbytwoterrorists.

9)只要我们坚持这些原则，我们就会成功。

Aslongaswesticktotheprinciples,wewillsurelybesuccessful.

10)这个消息使她大为震惊，但她很快就镇定了下来。

Shewasshockedatthenews,butbeforelongsherecompodherlf.

ll)这段引文的来源很难查找到。Itisverydifficulttotracethisquotationtoitssource.

12)他们的生活方式可以追溯到一千多年前他们的祖先所开创的古老传统。

Theirwayoflifecouldbetracedtotheancienttraditionshandeddowntothembytheirances

torsmorethanonethousandyearsago.

Lesson6

1)Thehoudetective’spiggyeyessurveyedhersardonicallyfromhisgrossjowledface.

Thehoudetective'ssmallnarroweyeslookedherupanddownscornfullyfromhisfatface

withaheavyjowl.

2)Prettyneatsit-upyoufolksgot.

Thisisaprettyniceroomthatyouhavegot.

3)Theobebodyshookinanappreciatechuckle.

Thefatbodyshookinachucklebecauthemanwanjoyingthefactthathecouldaffordto

dowhateverhelikedandalsohewasappreciatingthefactthattheDuchessknewwhyhehad

come.

4)Heloweredthelevelofhisincongruousfalttovoice.

,spoke

5)Thewordsspatforthwithsuddensavagery,allpretenofblandnessgone.

Ogilvyspatoutthewords,ded

6)TheDuchessofCroydon—threecenturiesandahalfofinbredarrogancebehindher—didnotyieldeasily.

TheDuchesswassupportedbyherarrogancecomingfromparentsofnoblefamilieswitha

ldn'tgiveupeasily.

7)“Itisnogo,oldgirl.I’goodtry.”

It'udidjustnowwasagoodattemptattryingtosavethesituation.

8)“That’smorelikeit,”Ogilviesaid,Helitthefreshcigar,“Now,we’regettingsomewhere.”

"That'smoreacceptable,"nothercigar,"Nowwe'remakingsome

progress."

9)…hiyessardonicallyontheDuchessasifchallengingherobjection.

...helookedattheDuchesssardonicallyasifhewantedtoeifshedaredtoobjecttohis

smoking.

10)Thehoudetectivecluckedhistonguereprovingly.

Thehoudetectivemadenoiswithhistonguetoshowhisdisapproval.

1)不用着急，慢慢来。Thereisnocallforhurry．Takeyourtime．

2)你的意思是说我在撒谎么？AreyousuggestingthatIamtellingalie?

3)他企图尽一切办法掩盖事情的真相。Hetriedeverymeanstoconcealthefact．

4)虽然成功的机会很少，我们仍然要竭尽全力去干。

Ourchancetosucceedisveryslim．Neverthelessweshalldoourutmost．

5)如不另行通知，我们的会在明天上午十点开。

Wewillhaveourmeetingat10tomorrowmorningunlessnotifiedotherwi．

6)我们俩谁也不善于计算数字。Neitherofusisadeptatfigures．

7)假定五点出发，我们在黄昏前能到达那里么？

Woulditbepossibletoreachthatplacebeforedarkassumingwetoutat5o'clock?

8)他不愿意依从她的要求。Hewasreluctanttocomplywithherrequest.

9)我知道你是南方人，一听你的口音就知道了。

centhasbetrayedyou.

10)在这件事情上，我们没有任何选择的余地。Wehavenoalternativeinthismatter.

Lesson7

1)Themicroelectronicrevolutionpromistoea,enhanceandsimplifylifeinwaysundreamedofevenby

theutopians.

Thebreakthroughinmicroelectronicswillchangepeople'slivesinwaysnoonehaver

thoughtofbefore.

2)Thecomputermightappeartobeadehumanizingfactor,buttheoppositeisinfacttrue.

Althoughatprentonlytherichmancanaffordcustommadegoo，

theaveragepersonwillbeabletoaffordtheminthefuture．

3)Thecustom-madeobject,nowrestrictedtotherich,willbewithineveryone’sreach.

Thecomputermightappeartomakehumanbeingsmachinelike，

butitcanbringsomehumanqualitiesintoourlivesaswell．

4)InnoareaofAmericanlifeispersonalrvicesopreciousasinmedicalcare.

PersonalrviceinmedicalcareisregardedasthemostimportantpartoftheAmericanlife．

5)Thewidestbenefitsoftheelectronicrevolutionwillaccruetotheyoung.

ItistheyoungAmericanswhowillgainmostoftheadvantagesfromtheelectronicrevolution．

6)Forthemightyarmyofconsumers,theultimateapplicationsofthecomputerrevolutionarestillaroundthe

bendofasiliconcircuit.

Rightnow，millionsofAmericancomputerursarenotabletomakefulluofthecomputer．

1)现代化的电子计算机除了数据处理以外，还有做出决定和选择的能力。

Inadditiontodataprocessing,themoderncomputershavethecapabilitiesofmakingdecisions

andchoices.

2)这个装置能够在一两秒钟之内把信息发到另一个半球去。

Thisdeviceiscapableofndingmessagestotheotherhemispherewithinacoupleofconds.

3)这种产品正在成批地生产。Thenewproductsarebeingmass-produced.

4)学生们正在收集与微型技术有关的材料。

Thestudentsarecollectinginformationassociatedwithmicrotechnology.

5)你认为农业机诫化会对我国农民的生活产生什么影响？

Inwhatwaysdoyouthinkthemechanizationinagriculturewillaffectthelifeofthepeasantsi

nourcountry?

6)请你给我简要的总结一下上周的新闻。Pleagivemearundownoflastweek'snews.

7)采用电子计算机才使得他们有可能快速并高效的完成任务。

Theadoptionofcomputersmadeitpossibleforthemtoperformtheirtaskwithhighefficiency

andspeed.

8)再过若干年，普通的家庭都可以买得起电视机了。

Inafewyears,theTVtwillbewithinthereachoftheaveragefamily.

9)计算工具早在很久以前就存在了，而现代的电子计算机就是从过去的计算机工具逐渐发展而来的。

Calculatinginstrumentswereinexistencelongago．Anditwasfromthopastcalculators

thatmoderncomputervolved．

10)尽管这些神奇的集成线路片有说不清的性能，但还需要由人为它们编制程序。

Despitetheircountlesscapabilities，themiraclechipsmustbeprogrammedbyhumanbeings?

11)据估计，到今年年底，全世界将有12万个机器人在各个岗位上为人类服务。

Itistimatedthatbytheendofthisyeartherewillbe120000machinemen(robots1working

atvariouspostsinrviceofthehumanrace．

12)这种仪器便于携带，因此对勘探人员很方便。

Thisinstrumentisportable，thereforeconvenientfortheprospectors?

13)我看你的电视机需要修理一下，显像管似乎有点毛病。

I'mafraidyourTVtneedsrepairing：Itemsthere1ssomethingwrongwiththetube．

《高级英语》

第一册模拟试题（三）

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uranswerwith

capitalletterslikeA,B,C,…orJ.(10%)

Model:Thedifference,forexample,betweenthemuch-toutedSecond

Internationalandthemuch-cloutedThirdInternationalisnotlikethe

differencebetweenthehorandbuggyandtheautomobile.

Answer:(A)

Listofdevices:

(A)Antithesis

(B)Hyperbole

(C)Alliteration

(D)Oxymoron

(E)Simile

(F)PeriodicSentence

(G)Sarcasm

(H)Euphemism

(I)Synecdoche

(J)Repetition

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idylliccruithrougheternalboyhoodandTomSawyer’ndless

summeroffreedomandadventure.

FieldMalonecalledmyconvictiona‘victoriousdefeat.’

sothedull,drilled,docile,brutishmassoftheHunsoldiery

ploddingalong...

neverparley,wewillnevernegotiatewithHitleroranyofhis

gang.

5.“YoudrovethereinyourfancyJaguar,andyoutookaladyfriend.

6.“No,sir,”theyoungstersaid.“Hesaidmanhadreasoningpower.”

“Thereissomedoubtaboutthat,”Darrowsnorted.

emallMarkTwaingainedakeenperceptionofthehumanrace,

ofthedifferencebetweenwhatpeopleclaimtobeandwhattheyreally

are.

telyhestrodetothestand,carryingapalmfanlikeaswordto

repelhinemies.

orstatewhofightsonagainstNazidomwillhaveouraid.

ofthosheetsandjetsofairthatarenowbeingud,inplace

ofold-fashionedoakandhinges...

inewhetherthefollowingstatementsareTrueor

emwithTorFtoindicateyouranswer.(15%)

“TheMiddleEasternBazaar”theauthordescribeshowhorsare

udintheprocessofmakinglinedoil.

horof“Hiroshima”feelsthatdroppingtheatomicbombwasa

crime.

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esinthemiddleeasternbazaar.

peech,WinstonChurchillusmanyreferencestotheBibleandto

ChristianitytoconnectwithaWestern,Christianaudience,whichincluded

Americans.

“Blackmail,”Ogilviegetstheamountofmoneyheexpectedintheend.

“TheTrialThatRockedtheWorld,”JohnScopesdescribes

procutorBryanwithadmirationandawe.

“MarkTwain—MirrorofAmerica”theauthordescribesMarkTwain

asamirrorbecauhiswritingsreflecttheAmericanlifeofhistime.

“TheTrialThatRockedtheWorld,”thetrialtakesplaceinalargely

pro-religionandpro-fundamentalistatmosphere.

horof“ButWhat’saDictionaryFor?”arguesthatforallof

theshortcomingsofWebster’sThirdNewInternationalDictionary,refusing

touitissillyandconrvative.

rticle“AnInteractiveLife,”theauthorholdsanoptimisticview

ofthefutureandtellsreadersthebestthingtodoistowaitandewhat

happens.

n,inyourownwords,themeaningofthe

underlinedpartofeachntence.(10%)

pproachit,atinklingandbangingandclashingbeginsto

impingeonyourear.

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manyaBritishwhipping,delightedtofindwhattheybelieveisan

easierandsaferprey.

3.“It’snogo,oldgirl.I’goodtry.”

4.…MarkTwainwasbornSamuelLanghorneClemensandheranged

acrossthenationformorethanathirdofhislife,digestingthenew

Americanexperience.

twentouttotheoldwarriorasspectatorspushedbyhimto

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foreachoftheunderlinedpartsofthefollowingntences.

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herchair.2herhandstoconcealtheirtrembling,sheasked,“Whatis

ityouknow?”

“Wellnow,I’ll3itout.”Thehoudetectivetookhistime,

4puffingacloud5bluecigarsmoke,hiyes6onthe

ondwrinklingherno

7distaste,e8totheDuke.“Last

night,earlyon,youwenttoLindy’vethere

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callherthatifyou’renottoo9.”AsOgilvieglanced,grinning,atthe

Duchess,theDukesaid10“Get11withit!”“Well”–the

12fatfaceswungback–“thewayI13it,youwonahundredat

thetables,e14acondhundred–witha

realswingingparty–whenyourwifeheregotthereinataxi.”

“Howdoyouknowallthis?”

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ethem;theydothesameforme,like

lettingmeknowwhatgives,an’where.”

gComprehension(20%)

Passage(A)(from“AWomanLikeMe”byXiXi)

Awomanlikemeisactuallyunsuitableforanyman’act

thattheemotionalinvolvementbetweenXiaandmehasreachedthispoint

hattheblameformyhavingfalleninto

thistrap,fromwhichthereisnoescape,restssolelywithFate,whichhas

allypowerlesstoresistFate.I’veheard

otherssaythatwhenyoutrulylikesomeonewhatmaybenothingmore

thananinnocentsmiledirectedyourwayasyousitquietlyinacornercan

’

whenheaskedme:Doyoulikeme?Iexpresdmyfeelingstowardhim

withoutholdingbackathing.I’mapersonwhohasnoconceptof

lf-protection,andmywordsanddeedswillalwaysconspiretomakemea

ginacoffeeshopwithXia,Ihad

theappearanceofahappyperson,butmyheartwasfilledwithahidden

sorrow;IwassoterriblyunhappybecauIknewwhereFatewasaboutto

takeme,mistakeatthe

verybeginningbyagreeingtoaccompanyXiaonatriptovisita

schoolmatehehadn’tenforalongtime,thenlateron,bynotdeclining

’stoolateforregretnow,and,

besides,thedifferencebetweenregrettingandnotregrettingistooslightto

beimportant,sinceatthisverymomentIamsittinginthecornerofa

dtoshowhimwhereIwork,andthat

readybeenoutofschoolforalongtime

whenIfirstmetXia,sowhenheaskedmeifIhadajob,ItoldhimthatI

hadbeenworkingforveralyears.

Whatsortofjobdoyouhave?

Heasked.

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hor’sattitudetowardmistakesandregretisthat

uldtrytoavoidmistakes.

nksabouthermistakesoftenandregretsthem.

hermistakeswerenotherfaultbutXia’sfault.

emistakesandshemustmoveon.

horsaysshehas“noconceptoflf-protection”becau

daredevilwhotakesrisksthroughoutlife.

dXiaaboutthewayshefeltabouthimwithoutrestraint.

ellingthereaderaboutherrelationshipwithXia.

erlearnedhowtokeepherlfsafe.

logueattheendofthepassagedoesnotuquotationmarks

primarilyto

atthedialogueisironic.

attheauthorandXiaudquietvoiceswhentalking.

esurpriXiahadwhenhelearnedtheauthorisa

cosmetician.

atthedialogueisintheauthor’sheadinsteadofreally

happening.

liedmeaningofXia’srespon“Butyourfaceissonatural”

meansthat

ievestheauthorhasabeautifulface.

notbelievetheauthorusbeautyproducts.

snotetheauthor’srealfeelings.

nksthattheauthorisahumblewoman.

Passage(B)(fromanarticlebyLintonWeeks)

Americansarefascinatedbypirates:swashbuckling,salt-soaked

afarerswhosportblousyshirts,spiffyvests,leatherboots,eyepatches,

sromancein

buryingbootymarkedbyabloodyXonamapandinmakingenemies

walktheplank.

Thereissomethingsotimelessaboutpiraticalbehavior—livingthe

lawlesslife,stealingfromtherich,stickingitto"TheMan."

NowcometheSomalipirates,paradingthroughthenews:

neo-buccaneersfromtheHornofAfricawreakingunholyhavocon

alipirateshavehijackedmorethana

dozenshipsandcrews,includingaSaudiArabia-ownedsupertankerladen

nt$ll

,arguably,makepirate-loversthinktwice.

There'ersand

plunderersplythewatersoftheplanet,mostlyinthelowerlatitudes—off

thecoastsofnorthernSouthAmerica,oneithersideofAfricaand

throughoutAsianas—attackinghundredsofveslveryyear.

Themotivationsforprent-daypirates,te,

authorofPiratesontheChesapeake,arethesamesocioeconomicforces

thathavedrivenpeopletobecomepiratesforcenturies.

"Piracyisprettymuchonthelowestendofthefoodchainintermsof

moralsandlawandeverythingel,"Shomettesays."Piratescomefrom

'sachanceforpeoplewhohaveno

'sawayout."

Andthereinliestheallure,forthowhoarepoorandhavenothing—

andforthowhoarerichandhaveenallthreePiratesoftheCaribbean

movies.

"Theoutlaw,thebadguyisalmostalwaysthemostinteresting

characterinastory,"s"letustakealookatourdarker

side."

thebesttitleforthispassage?

PiratesRobShipsnearAfrica.

lNatureofPirates.

ans’ObssionwithPirates.

ricansAreLikePirates.

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anddecreathenumberofoverweightteensby14percent,economists

haveestimatedinanewstudy.

Therearchersudveralstatisticalmodelstolinkobesityratesto

theamountoftimespentviewingfastfoodadvertising,findingthat

viewingmorefastfoodcommercialsontelevisionraistheriskofobesity

dyappearsinthismonth’sissueofTheJournalofLaw

andEconomics.

“Thereisnotalotofevidencethatoverweightkidsaremorelikelyto

watchTVthanotherkids,”saidMichaelGrossman,professorofeconomics

attheCityUniversityofNewYork.“We’rearguingthecausalityishow

manymessagesareaired--eingmoreofthemessagesisleading

peopletoputonweight.”Thestudy’sco-authorsareShin-YiChou,an

economistatLehighCollege,andInasRashad,aneconomistatGeorgia

StateUniversity.

Buttherearchers’estimatereliesonolderdatagatheredinthelate

1990s,accordingtoElaineKolish,aspokesmanfortheCouncilofBetter

hen,twoofthelargestfastfoodchains--Burger

KingandMcDonald’s--andmorethanadozenotherpackagedfood

companieshavesignedontothecouncil’sChildren’sFoodandBeverage

AdvertisingInitiative,shesaid,pledgingtoadvertionlytheirhealthier

productstochildrenunderage12.

Asaresult,bothBurgerKingandMcDonald’snowairadsfor

children’smealsincludingapplesticksandlow-fatmilk.“Ican’thelpthink

thattwohugechainsadvertisingapplesandmilktokidsisgoingtobe

affectingchildren’spreferences,”said.

KellyBrownell,directorofYaleUniversity’sRuddCenterforFood

Policy,saidreliableestimatesoftelevision’simpactonchildhoodobesity

arehardtocalculatebecauofthemanyassumptionsstatisticiansmust

make."Thatsaid,foodmarketingisablightonthelandscapeofour

childrenandhasbeenshowntimeandagaintohaveanegativeimpact,"he

added.

Onlythreecountries--Sweden,NorwayandFinland--havebanned

commercialsponsorshipofchildren’sprograms,andstudyauthors

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