He has the ability (translate) ______ this Chinese book into English, without any serious mistales.

The youngest male gets to bath first.

Women are the last ones to take a bath in their family.

Husband is in charge of daily expenses of the family.

Women needn’t work since their husband will support them.

There is probably no sound in (1) more chilling than the " hiss " of a diamondback rattlesnake. There is good reason: the western diamondback has killed more humans than (2) snake. It is easily excitable, very aggressive, frequently hungry, and deadly poisonous. Yet it doesn’t really hiss. Rather, it (3) its tail. A mature rattler can move its tail up and down between fifty and a hundred times a second! The hollow rattles (4) the tail, beating against each other, create the "hissing" sound.

Why does this creature (5) rattles Rattlesnakes molt three times a year, shedding their outer layer of skin each time. But the molting skin near the tail is not discarded. (6) it hardens and hollows out, becoming another rattle. If a snake had never lost any rattles, you could (7) its age by counting them and dividing by three.

Do the snakes need their rattles The rattles cannot be used in a mating call, (8) rattlesnakes are deaf. They are not a sign of hunger, for snakes with full stomachs rattle as often as hungry (9) . And in the wild, the rattling scares prey. It does not (10) them. Therefore, scientists believe that snakes use rattles merely to warn larger animals not to step on (11) . They have studied them extensively and found that it was a function more important in ages past when the rattlers shared the plains (12) 60 million buffalo!

Rattlesnakes are one of the (13) advanced forms of " pit " vipers—animals who possess an organ for an extra sense. The pit organ is like an infrared radar sensor. (14) in the snake’s head, the pit organ can sense differences in temperature between inside and outside itself—differences as small as 1% of a degree. Not only can rattlesnakes (15) sense the presence of another animal—or a human—but they apparently can (16) determine its direction and range. These animals don’t feed on (17) , of course. Their poison, however, may kill humans. But this happens only in (18) they think is self-defense.

Rattlesnakes are really quite (19) Their principal diet of mice and rats makes them valuable to the ecology of the West. So rather than fear them, we should respect the (20) they play in containing the population of these harmful pests.

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Private Prisons, Public Concerns

More Violence in Private Prisons

The Future of Private Prisons

How to Operate High-Quality Prisons

All of us communicate with one another verbally (口头的) as well as non-verbally. Most of the time we are not aware that we’re doing it. We wave a hand, meet someone else’s eyes or look away, shift positions in a chair. We make these movements unconsciously. But researchers have discovered that there is a system to them almost as consistent (一致的) and comprehensible as language.

Every culture has its body language. The way an Englishman crosses his legs is nothing like the way a male American does it. In talking, Americans are likely to end a statement with a lowering of the eyelids. They conclude a question with a lift of the hand or a widening of the eyes. With a future-tense verb they often gesture with a forward movement. There are regional idioms too. Your sex, ethnic background, social class and personal style all influence your body language. Nevertheless, you move and gesture within a certain idiom.

Usually, the wordless communication acts to qualify the words. What the non-verbal elements express very often, and very efficiently, is the emotional side of the message. When a person feels liked or disliked, often it’s a case of "not what he said but the way he said it."

Experts in the study of communication through body movement are not prepared to spell out a precise vocabulary of gestures. When an American rubs his nose, it may mean he is disagreeing with someone or rejecting something. But there are other possible interpretations, too. The expert looks for patterns in the context, not for an isolated meaningful gesture.

the Watts riot was senseless

the Watts riot was a criminal behavior

most of the Watts residents were active participants in the riot

most of the Watts residents were in favour of the riot

the researchers started with only one month old infants

the observers could rate the quality of child care efforts and analyzed them soon

the researchers were able to give the questionnaires to mothers in their homes

video equipment enabled researchers to observe what was happening directly

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