Lesson Thirteen
Key phrases & Expressions 关键短语和表达方式：
concerned about 担忧的，焦急的
contribute to 捐献，促成，造成，给……撰稿
make contribution to 作出贡献，捐款，定期缴款
couldn't help 忍不住做某事，不能停止做，无法控制
count on 依靠，指望，料想到
I found that you have always been concerned about the economy.
——Only through understanding market trends，we can get better opportunities.
Are men also concerned much about the health aspect？
——Of course，since I have a job，I rarely have time to do exercises.So usually，I pay more attention on how to keep fit.
I don't want to be a moving advertisement for any of them，but whenever there comes a new cellphone，I'd like to take a look.I'm using a new one about every 3 or 4 months.
——I don't know if you are concerned about the newly—released Google cellphone，how do you think of it？And，what do you think of non-cell manufacturer making cellphones？
What do you do when you see a homeless person on the streets begging for money？
——I never really give them money because I don't want to contribute to their addictions.
We have many branch companies throughout China，why do you wish to work in Shanghai？
——First，I think I can bring my knowledge and ability into full play here.Secondly，Shanghai is my hometown and I'd like to contribute to its development.
Well，he has made a great contribution to Google，we should not blame him for that.
——But many people think that he should not leave Google at this difficult moment.
That country has made a great contribution to the environment protection since then.
——Yeah，it will soon command the friendship of the world，I think.
Don't touch the book on my desk.
——Sorry，the cover of the book looks really attractive and I can't help picking it up from the desk to have a close look.
Take it easy and do not treat it so seriously，or you can't get rid of jitters.
——I know，but I still can't help feeling nervous before the interview.
I need to see my parents at my hometown，but I saw a long line of people waiting to buy the train tickets the other day.
——Tell me about it！I can't help worrying what I'll do if I can't get a ticket before the Spring Festival.
Well，you can count on me.Let me know if there is anything I can do for you.
——That's very kind of you.I'll contact you if I come across difficulties.
I'd like to go shopping with you.You know about style and can tell me what looks good.
——You can count on me.Hey，how about this one？It would totally go with those nice shoes you have.
The mop is so dirty！Can you wash it with the detergent and squeeze it dry？
——OK.You can count on me and keep practising your piano.
Notes to the text 课文注释：
economy经济；market trend市场潮流（动向）；Are men also concerned much about the health aspect？男人也会关心健康方面的事情吗？；aspect方面；rarely（= hardly）极少；to keep fit健身；to be a moving advertisement当一个活广告；the newly-released Google cellphone新推出的谷歌手机；non-cell manufacturer非手机生产商；homeless person无家可归的人（流浪汉）；to beg for money乞讨；I don't want to contribute to their addictions我可不想他们以此为生（我不想促成他们这种迷恋）；branch company分公司；I can bring my knowledge and ability into full play我可以发挥我的智慧和能力（to bring into full play充分发挥）；I'd like to contribute to its development对它的发展略尽微薄之力；environment protection环保；to command the friendship of the world博得全世界的友谊（青睐）；to command博得，命令；cover封面；to take it easy and do not treat it so seriously放松点别对此事太认真；to take it easy放松点；to get rid of jitters摆脱焦虑不安（心神不宁）；to feel nervous感到紧张；it would totally go with those nice shoes you have它跟你那双很炫的鞋子很相配；to go with相配；mop拖把；detergent洗涤剂；to squeeze it dry把它拧干；piano钢琴
Practice 练习
Oral Translation 口头汉译英：
虽然2012年不是世界的末日（doomsday），但是人类（human beings）现在是住在地球，我们自然要对地球、太阳、宇宙进行研究。我们知道，太阳对地球直接造成影响，特别是太阳黑子。太阳黑子对地球造成各种问题，有些是灾难（disaster）。宇宙中的流星更是我们需要注意（to concentrate on）的。也许有一天，一颗流星会撞击地球。然而，（however）我们无法躲避（to avoid）流星，但是我们可以使用导弹（missile）击中（to shoot）它，让它在宇宙中消失。
毕业后，我在一家跨国公司（multinational）找到一份工作，我的室友简劝（to persuade）我改变一下衣着风格，因为我就要成为一名职业女性（office lady）。她说：“你总穿深色衣服，你在浪费青春（youth）。你应该买几件亮色的（bright）衣服。”简是一个爱赶时髦（to follow the fashion）的女生。我要简跟我一起去逛街，因为她知道什么叫时尚（fashion）和潮流（trend）。她可以告诉我穿什么好，我可以指望（to count on）她。她建议我逐渐（gradually）改变风格，当我习惯于（to get used to）这种改变后，再试试更时尚（more fashionable）的东西。
Paragraphs Recitation 背诵英语口语短文：
As the saying goes（俗话说）：one man's trash（垃圾）is another man's treasure（宝藏）.Turning your trash into treasure only depends on finding the right person to trade with（交易），and thanks to（幸亏有了）the internet this is easier than ever before.When we take unused items and exchange them instead of throwing them away，we are contributing to environment protection.In addition（此外），if you often exchange a certain kind of product，you are likely to meet people who share your interests，and you can form sincere friendships through the internet exchange community（社团）.
At the beginning of the century（世纪），living conditions for majority（大多数）of working people in the East London were very basic indeed.Houses were crowded together and very badly built，because there was no regulation（规章）.But the poor and needy（穷苦的人）were attracted by the possibility of work，and they had to be housed.Only few houses had electricity at this time，so for most hou-ses，other sources of power were used，like coal（煤）for fires which heated perhaps just one room.Of course，the smoke from these houses contributed a great deal to to the air pollution for which London used to be famous for foggy days（多雾天）.