英语文章1.docx

英语文章1

第一篇：英语文章1Summaryof“PrimateResearchersSentBooby-trappedLetters”Primateresearchersarebeingthreatenedbyanimalrightsactivitistswithletters.Andtheseriesofprotestsareincreasing.Amongtheresearchers,U.C.Davis,thelargestprimateresearcheristhetargetofprotests.Accordingtoresearchers,primateresearchisusedtodealwithsomediseases,whileanimalrightsactivistsintimidateresearchersthattheanimalsaretreatedcruellyandresearchmustbebanned.Inresponsetothis,officialsatU.C.Davissay“theyworktoreducethenumberofanimalsusedforresearchandtreatanimalshumanely”.Now,ResearchersarebeingprotectedbyUniversitypolice.第二篇：英语文章CoffeeCulture作者:双语时代|发布日期:2008-3-126:37:20“Givemeadecaftriplevente,2pumpvanilla,non-fat,extrahot,stirred,nofoamcaramelmacchiatowithwhipcreamandcaramelsaucetopandbottom.”“给我一杯热的、无咖啡因和泡沫的香草糖浆脱脂加奶油浓缩式焦糖玛奇朵咖啡。”IfyouhappentobestandinginoneoftheubiquitousStarbucksorCoffeeBeanchainsintheUS,chancesareprettygoodyoumighthearsomeoneordersomethinglikethis.TheadventofbigbusinesscoffeepowerhouseslikeStarbuckshastransformedcoffee-drinkingintoanextremelypopularandprofitableindustrythatisquicklyspreadingacrosstheglobe.Likeothersuccessfulconsumer-orientedbusinesseswithastrangleholdonmodernculture(iPodandGooglecometomind),bigcoffeehousebusinesseshavemadetheirproductincreasinglyuser-friendly,highlycustomizable,andreadilyaccessibletopeopleallaroundtheworld.如果你碰巧在随处可见的星巴克或者香啡缤之类的咖啡连锁店附近，你会经常听见有人这样点咖啡。像星巴克这样的大型商业咖啡连锁店的出现已经将传统的咖啡饮品转变成一种盈利的流行产业，并且在全世界范围内迅速发展。不同于其它的一些以消费者为导向的知名成功产业束缚了现代文化的发展（马上就想到了iPod和Google），大型商业咖啡连锁店使他们的产品更具亲和力、更适合消费者、更接近全球大众。Coffeehasahistorydatingbacktoatleastthe9thcenturyandhasbeenacatalystforsocialinteractionacrossculturesanderas.OriginallydiscoveredinEthiopia,coffeebeanswerebroughtintotheMiddleEastbyArabtraders,spreadingtoEgypt,Yemen,Persia,Turkey,andNorthAfricabythe15thcentury.MuslimmerchantseventuallybroughtthebeanstothethrivingportcityofVenice,wheretheysoldthemtowealthyItalianbuyers.Soon,theDutchbeganimportingandgrowingcoffeeinplaceslikeJavaandCeylon(largelythroughslavelabor)