大学英语外报外刊阅读教程(第二版)课件+教学参考手册 (25)[27页]

Lesson 26
1. New, longer-lasting soft-tissue fillers for facial wrinkles and creases will challenge Botox for the number one spot among injectable cosmetic treatments. 2. Downtime after surgery will be further reduced by advances in new products to accelerate wound healing. 3. The number of total body lifts -- including torso, breasts and, for some patients, face and neck -- will increase, as postbariatric surgery patients seek plastic surgery to rid
Lesson 26
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confidence, will mean more Americans willing to invest in their appearance by undergoing cosmetic surgical and nonsurgical procedures. 9. Cosmetic procedures to rejuvenate the hands will grow in popularity. 10. Top celebrities, recognizing the growing social acceptance of plastic surgery, will be increasingly

Lesson 25
Company founder Jeff Bezos grew interested in online retailing in 1994 while working as a business analyst in New York City. After researching the success of different mail-order companies, Bezos decided that books were the perfect product to sell via the Internet. That year he left New York to establish his new company in Seattle, chosen for its proximity to major book wholesalers and the booming high-tech industry. In July 1995 launched its Web site, an online catalog of books presented in a user-friendly, graphical format. During its first month in operation, without any media publicity, sold books to customers in every U.S. state and more than 40 other countries. Two months later the company’s sales exceeded $20,000 a week.
Lesson 25
In 1998 added music and videos to its online offerings. The same year, the company acquired British online bookseller Bookpages and German online book retailer Telebook. The company also purchased the Internet Movie Database, one of the most comprehensive movie databases on the Internet, and added it to the company’s expanded list of online offerings.

spheres C. The majority of Hispanics are U.S. – born D. Immigration is the top concern of all Hispanics
Lesson 2
1. What is the purpose of the debate between Mateo and Martínez?
Lesson 2
J-Lo – Jeniffer Lopes
Jennifer Lopez, born in 1970, American actor, singer, and dancer, highly popular for her work in films as well as music. In 2001 she became the first woman to have the highest-grossing motion picture (The Wedding Planner) and album (J. Lo) in the United States in the same week.
Lesson 2
John Kerry (Line 7, Para. 7)
John F. Kerry, born in 1943, American politician and Democratic Party candidate for the United States presidency in 2004. Kerry, a U.S. senator from Massachusetts, lost to President George W. Bush in a hard-fought battle that divided the American public. A graduate of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, Kerry served as an officer in the Vietnam War (19571975), winning numerous commendations for bravery. He returned to the United States disillusioned about the war and rose to national prominence as he led a group of veterans who sought a U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam. Kerry was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1984 and was reelected in 1990, 1996, and 2002.

Lesson 24
Boreout is the new office disease. According to some researches, about 15 percent of office staff in the US are on the way to boreout. Based on their studies, if an employee says “yes” to four or more of the following 10 questions, he/she could have the problem of boreout. 1. Do you complete private tasks at work? 2. Do you feel underchallenged or bored? 3. Do you sometimes pretend to be busy? 4. Are you tired after work even though you experience no stress in the office? Are you unhappy with your work? 6. Do you find your work meaningless? 7. Could you complete your work more quickly than you are doing? 8. Are you afraid of changing your job because you might take a salary cut? 9. Do you send private emails to colleagues during working hours? 10. Do you have little or no interest in your work?