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U4外星人是一个让专家和外行都很感兴趣的话题,各式各样的国家和组织的研究者们正在采用不同的模式寻找他们Theextraterrestrialhasbeenatopicofinteresttoexpertsandlaymen/nonprofessionalsalike.Researchersofvariousnationalitiesandorganizationsareadoptingdifferentmodesofinvestigationinsearchofextraterrestrials.有的密切观察稀有放射性元素水平特别高的星球,他们认为那些元素产生于人类尚未理解的外星人技术Somemakeacloseobservationofstarswithextremelyhighlevelsofrareradioactiveelements.Theybelievethoseelementshaveresultedfromextraterrestrialtechnologythatisstillbeyondhumanwitstounderstand.有的试图从宇宙“噪音”中分离出无线电信号Sometrytoisolateradiosignalsfromthe“noise”oftheuniverse.而有的则宣称已经看到了外星人,并能详细描绘他们的模样Andsomeclaimthattheyhavecaughtsightofextraterrestrialsandcanevendescribetheirappearanceindetail.研究者们将他们收集到的复杂数据汇编成一系列的报告和书籍Researchersworkupthecomplicateddatatheycollectintoaseriesofreportsandbooks.虽然确定的答案仍未找到,但并未有任何迹象显示探索者们的希望因为挫折而泯灭,他们坚信他们的艰辛努力是完全值得的Althoughnodefiniteanswerhasyetbeenfoundtheexplorers’hopeshowsnosignoffadingoutonaccountoftheirfrustrationsandtheyholdtothebeliefthattheirhardeffortswillproveworthwhile.U5在感恩节的气氛中,乔治没有跟朋友们一起庆祝节日,却沉浸于阅读他父亲留给他的日记他的父亲在连续两次完成环球旅行后在海上去世AmidtheatmosphereofThanksgivingratherthanjoininghisfriendsincelebrationoftheholiday.Georgewasimmersedinthediarylefttohimbyhisfatherwhodiedatseaafterhecompletedtwosuccessivetripsaroundtheworld.这份日记使他回忆起自己与父亲一起度过的每一刻以及父亲为他所做的许多具体事情ThediarybroughtbackeverymomentGeorgehadspentwithhisfatherandmanyofthespecificthingshisfatherdidonhisbehalf.乔治的父亲过去经常向他强调必须经历各种艰难困苦追求卓越George’sfatherusedtoimpressonhimtheneedtoundergoallkindsofhardshipinquestofexcellence.他还教导他世界上没有理所当然的东西Healsotaughthimthatnothingintheworldcouldbetakenforgranted.即使今天,他依然记得父亲如何引用“懂得感激是高尚者的标志”这句伊索名言来教导他要把懂得感激放在最重要的位置EventodayGeorgestillremembershowhisfatherwouldquoteAesop’sfamoussaying“Gratitudeisthesignofnoblesouls”andtellhimtoaccordthegreatestimportancetoit.U6我们到处都能看到“抢眼”的青年艺术家Hereandthereweseeyoungartistswhostandoutfromotherpeople.他们要么一年四季穿着破旧的牛仔裤;要么大冬天也打赤脚;要么饮酒过度;要么就是抱着创作一部杰作的幻想,实际上并不做任何创作的事Theymaybeinworn-outjeansalltheyearroundorwalkbarefoot/inbarefeeteveninwinterordrinktoexcessorclingtothefancyofcreatingamasterpiecewithoutactuallydoinganycreativework.其实,他们中的很多人只不过是为了看上去像名艺术家,或为了同其他艺术家“保持一致”才这么做的Infactmanyofthemactlikethisjusttolookthepartortobe“intunewith”otherartists.他们忘了,只有通过不懈的努力才能获得成功Theyhaveforgottenthatonlythroughpersistenteffortcanoneachievesuccess.。