Lesson Eleven
Section Two
Vocabulary:
no-frills : adj 不加装潢的
subsidiary : adj 附属的，辅助的
asset ：n 有价值的人或事物
terminal ：n 末端；终点
corridor ：走廊
slot ：n 窄缝
leverage ：n 杠杆作用
wholesale ：adj 批发的
eliminate ：vt 消除
phase out ：使逐步淘汰，逐渐停止
segment ：n 部分，段落
excessively ：adv 过分地，极度地

Cultural Notes:
Department of Transportation
The Department of Transportation (DOT) is the most common name for a government agency inNorth America devoted to transportation. The largest is the United States Department of Transportation, which oversees interstate travel and is a federal agency. All U.S. states,Canadian provinces, and many local agencies also have similar organizations and provide enforcement through DOT officers within their respective jurisdictions.

Department of Tranportation

Section Three
Vocabulary:
album ：n 相簿，唱片集
supportive ：adj 支持的
hillbilly ：n 乡巴佬
parakeet ：n 长尾鹦鹉
escalator ：n 自动扶梯
pinging ：adj 发出砰的声响
dime ：n 十分钱
pose ：vt 造成，形成
lyric ：adj 抒情的
stanza ：n 节，段
duo ：n 搭档
inspiration ：n 灵感；鼓舞

Cultural Notes:
Texas
The large size of Texas and its location at the intersection of multiple climate zones gives the state highly variable weather. The Panhandle of the state has colder winters than North Texas, while the Gulf Coast has mild winters. Texas has wide variations in precipitation patterns. El Paso, on the western end of the state, averages 8.7 inches (220 mm) of annual rainfall, while parts of southeast Texas average as much as 64 inches (1,600 mm) per year.[29] Dallas in the North Central region averages a more moderate 37 inches (940 mm) per year.
Snow falls multiple times each winter in the Panhandle and mountainous areas of West Texas, once or twice a year in North Texas, and once every few years in Central and East Texas. Snow falls south of San Antonio or on the coast in rare circumstances only. Of note is the 2004 Christmas Eve snowstorm, when 6 inches (150 mm) of snow fell as far south as Kingsville, where the average high temperature in December is 65 °F.

Houston
Houston is located 165 miles (266 km) east of Austin, 112 miles (180 km) west of the Louisiana border, and 250 miles (400 km) south of Dallas. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 656.3 square miles (1,700 km2); this comprises 634.0 square miles (1,642 km2) of land and 22.3 square miles (58 km2) covered by water.[44] The Piney Woods are north of Houston. Most of Houston is located on the gulf coastal plain, and its vegetation is classified as temperate grassland and forest. Much of the city was built on forested land, marshes, swamp, or prairie which resembles the Deep South, and are all still visible in surrounding areas. The flatness of the local terrain, when combined with urban sprawl, has made flooding a recurring problem for the city. Downtown stands about 50 feet (15 m) above sea level, and the highest point in far northwest Houston is about 125 feet (38 m) in elevation. The city once relied on groundwater for its needs, but land subsidence forced the city to turn to ground-level water sources such asLake Houston, Lake Conroe, and Lake Livingston.[9][49] The city owns surface water rights for 1.20 billion gallons of water a day in addition to 150 million gallons a day of groundwater.
Houston has four major bayous passing through the city. Buffalo Bayou runs through downtown and the Houston Ship Channel, and has three tributaries: White Oak Bayou, which runs through the Houston Heights community northwest of Downtown and then towards Downtown; Brays Bayou, which runs along the Texas Medical Center; and Sims Bayou, which runs through the south of Houston and downtown Houston. The ship channel continues past Galveston and then into theGulf of Mexico.

Tennessee Williams
On February 25, 1983, Williams was found dead in his suite at the Hotel Elysée in New York at age 71. The Chief Medical Examiner of New York City reported that Williams had choked to death from inhaling the plastic cap of a nasal spray dispenser.
Williams left his literary rights to The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, an Episcopal school, in honor of his grandfather, Walter Dakin, an alumnus of the university. The funds support a creative writing program. When his sister Rose died in 1996 after many years in a mental institution, she bequeathed $7 million from her part of the Williams estate to The University of the South as well.

Vancouver
The Fraser Gold Rush of 1858 brought over 25,000 men, mainly from California, to nearby New Westminster (founded 14 February 1859) on the Fraser River, on their way to the Fraser Canyon, bypassing what would become Vancouver. Vancouver is among British Columbia's youngest cities; the first European settlement in what is now Vancouver was not until 1862 at McLeery's Farm on the Fraser River, just east of the ancient village of Musqueam in what is nowMarpole. A sawmill established at Moodyville (now the City of North Vancouver) in 1863, began the city's long relationship with logging. It was quickly followed by mills owned by Captain Edward Stamp on the south shore of the inlet. Stamp, who had begun logging in the Port Alberni area, first attempted to run a mill at Brockton Point, but difficult currents and reefs forced the relocation of the operation in 1867 to a point near the foot of Dunlevy Street. This mill, known as the Hastings Mill, became the nucleus around which Vancouver formed. The mill's central role in the city waned after the arrival of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) in the 1880s. It nevertheless remained important to the local economy until it closed in the 1920s.
The settlement which came to be called Gastown grew up quickly around the original makeshift tavern established by "Gassy" Jack Deighton in 1867 on the edge of the Hastings Mill property. In 1870, the colonial governmentsurveyed the settlement and laid out a townsite, renamed "Granville" in honour of the then-British Secretary of State for the Colonies, Lord Granville. This site, with its natural harbour, was selected in 1884 as the terminus for the Canadian Pacific Railway, to the disappointment of Port Moody, New Westminster and Victoria, all of which had vied to be the railhead. A railway was among the inducements for British Columbia to join the Confederation in 1871, but thePacific Scandal and arguments over the use of Chinese labour delayed construction until the 1880s.

Kansas City is the largest city in Missouri and the sixth largest city in the Midwest. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city had an estimated population of 475,378 in 2015,[6] making it the 36th largest city by population in the United States. It is the anchor city of the Kansas City metropolitan area, which straddles the Kansas–Missouri border. Kansas City was founded in the 1830s as a Missouri River port at its confluence with the Kansas River coming in from the west. On June 1, 1850 the town of Kansas was incorporated; shortly after came the establishment of the Kansas Territory. Confusion between the two ensued and the name Kansas City was assigned to distinguish them soon thereafter.
Sitting on Missouri's western border, with Downtown near the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri rivers, the modern city encompasses some 319.03 square miles (826.3 km2), making it the 23rd largest city by total area in the United States. Most of the city lies within Jackson County, but portions spill into Clay, Cass, and Platte counties. Along with Independence, it serves as one of the two county seats for Jackson County. Major suburbs include the Missouri cities of Independence and Lee's Summit and the Kansas cities of Overland Park, Olathe, and Kansas City.
MissouriFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to:navigation, search This article is about the U.S. state of Missouri. For the river, see Missouri River. For other uses, see Missouri (disambiguation).
State of Missouri
FlagSeal
Nickname(s): The Show Me State; The Cave State; Mother of the West
Motto(s): Salus populi suprema lex esto (Latin) Let the good of the people be the supreme law
State song(s): "Missouri Waltz"
Official language English
Spoken languages English 93.9%Spanish 2.6%German 0.4%Missouri French
Demonym Missourian
Capital Jefferson City
Largest city Kansas City
Largest metro St. Louis
Elevation
• Highest point Taum Sauk Mountain[3] 1,772 ft (540 m)
• Mean 800 ft (244 m)
• Lowest point St. Francis River at Arkansas border 230 ft (70 m)
Before statehood Missouri Territory
Admission to Union August 10, 1821 (24th)
Governor Eric Greitens (R)
Lieutenant Governor Mike Parson (R)
Legislature Missouri General Assembly
• Upper house Senate
• Lower house House of Representatives
U.S. Senators Claire McCaskill (D)Roy Blunt (R)
U.S. House delegation Lacy Clay (D)Ann Wagner (R)Blaine Luetkemeyer (R)Vicky Hartzler (R)Emanuel Cleaver (D)Sam Graves (R)Billy Long (R)Jason T. Smith (R) (list)
Time zone Central: UTC −6/−5
ISO 3166 US-MO
Abbreviations MO, Mo.
Website http://www.mo.gov
Missouri state symbols
The Flag of Missouri
The Seal of Missouri
Living insignia
Amphibian American bullfrog
Bird Eastern bluebird
Fish Channel catfish
Flower White hawthorn
Grass Big bluestem
Horse breed Missouri Fox Trotter
Insect Western honey bee
Mammal Missouri Mule
Tree Flowering Dogwood
Inanimate insignia
Dance Square dance
Dinosaur Hypsibema missouriensis[4]
Fossil Crinoid
Gemstone Beryl
Mineral Galena
Motto Salus populi suprema lex esto (Latin)
Rock Mozarkite
Soil Menfro
Song "Missouri Waltz"
State route marker
State quarter
Released in 2003
Lists of United States state symbols
Missouri (see pronunciations) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, achieving statehood in 1821.[5] With over six million residents, it is the eighteenth most populous state and host to the mean center of United States population. The largest urban areas are St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield, and Columbia. The capitol is in Jefferson City on the Missouri River. The state is the twenty-first most extensive by area and is geographically diverse. The Northern Plains were once covered by glaciers, then tallgrass prairie, and now the deep soils yield great agricultural productivity. In the South are the Ozarks, a forested highland, providing timber, minerals, and recreation. The Mississippi River forms the eastern border of the state, eventually flowing into the swampy Missouri Bootheel.
Humans have inhabited what we now call Missouri for at least 12,000 years. The Mississippian culture built cities and mounds, before declining in the 1300s. When European explorers arrived in the 1600s they encountered the Osage and Missouria nations. The French established Louisiana, a part of New France, and founded Ste. Genevieve in 1735 and St. Louis in 1764. After a brief period of Spanish rule, the United States acquired the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Americans from the Upland South, including enslaved African Americans, rushed into the new Missouri Territory. Many from Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee settled in the Boonslick area of Mid-Missouri. Soon after, heavy German immigration formed the Missouri Rhineland. Missouri played a central role in the westward expansion of the United States, as memorialized by the Gateway Arch. The Pony Express, Oregon Trail, Santa Fe Trail, and California Trail all began in Missouri.[6] As a border state, Missouri's role in the American Civil War was complex and there were many conflicts within. After the war, both Greater St. Louis and the Kansas City metropolitan area became centers of industrialization and business. Today, the state is divided into 114 counties and the independent city of St. Louis.
Missouri's culture blends elements from the Midwestern and Southern United States. The musical styles of ragtime, Kansas City jazz, and St. Louis Blues, developed in Missouri. The well-known Kansas City-style barbecue, and lesser known St. Louis-style barbecue can be found across the state and beyond. St. Louis is also a major center of beer brewing; Anheuser-Busch is the largest producer in the world. Missouri wine is produced in the nearby Missouri Rhineland and Ozarks. Missouri's alcohol laws are among the most permissive in the United States. Outside of the large cities popular tourist destinations include the Lake of the Ozarks and Branson. U.S. President Harry S. Truman is from Missouri. Other well known Missourians include Mark Twain, Walt Disney, and Nelly. Some of the largest companies based in the state include Express Scripts, Monsanto, Emerson Electric, Edward Jones, and O'Reilly Auto Parts. Missouri has been called the "Mother of the West" and the "Cave State," however, Missouri's most famous nickname is the "Show Me State," as Missourians are known for being skeptical.

1.500 years in the Spirit Realm, you pick up a thing or two.
2.I have taken the Chi of every Master here.
3.How could you receive a message if no one could find you?
4.When will you realize, the more you take, the less you have.
5.With your Chi, I will finally be able to return to the moral world.
6.And this time, you won't be there to stop me.
7.Then I will find him, and take his Chi too.
8.Oh, the spicy noodle soup for Tigress. Did you want extra sauce with that?
9.You guys aren't doing the dramatic pose, are you?
10.Do we have to strike a pose every time we land?
11.You guys, never underestimate the power of a dramatic entrance.
12.I've heard about some Masters who could win a fight.
13.Before the battle of the fist comes the battle of the mind.
14.What;s the occasion? Today will be my final class.
15.My final class because from now on...your training will be in the hands of the Dragon Warrior.
16.Come on they are the Five.What can I teach them?
17.There is always something more to learn. Even for a Master.
18.Okay. Okay, let's switch it up. Monkey, Immovable Mountain Stance.
19.Yeah, well did she also tell you that it'll never happen again cause i'm done?
20.You think that is what the great Master Oogway saw for you?
21.Almost there Shifu, just a little more confusing and you'll be next Oogway.
22.There will be no one left to who will even remember your name.
23.Shifu says I don't know what it means to be the Dragon Warrior..
24.And someday, when you're in charge of the whole Jade palace.
25.But I still don't understand. I thought Po was the only panda left.

Lesson Thirteen
Section One
Vocabulary
impeachment n.弹劾，控告
proceeding n.事件，诉讼
tax evasion n.逃税，偷税
mandatory adj.强制性的，义务的
blast n.一阵疾风，一股气流，爆炸 v.炸死/伤，爆破

Cultural Notes
impeachment
Impeachment is the process by which alegislative body formally levels charges against a high official of Government.Impeachment does not necessarily mean removal from office; it is only a formalstatement of charges, akin to an indictment in criminal law, and is thus onlythe first step towards removal. Once an individual is impeached, he or she mustthen face the possibility of conviction via legislative vote, which thenentails the removal of the individual from office.
Because impeachment and conviction ofofficials involves an overturning of the normal Constitutional procedures bywhich individuals achieve high office (election, ratification, or appointment)and because it generally requires a supermajority, it is usually only reservedfor those deemed to have committed serious abuses of their office. In theUnited States, for example, impeachment at the Federal level is reserved forthose who may have committed "high crimes and misdemeanors". SeveralFederal officials, including two Presidents (Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton,who were both acquitted) and several judges, have been impeached over thecourse of US history. US President Richard Nixon resigned before Watergatescandal impeachment proceedings could begin.
The federal procedure in the United Statesinvolves a vote for impeachment in the House of Representatives on a documentknown as the Article of Impeachment. Each separate grounds will be a separateArticle. House members who support the impeachment then appoint managers whowill act like prosecutors in the preparation for the Senate hearing. Thehearing for removal is conducted in the Senate and in the case of theimpeachment of a President, the Chief Justice of the United States presidesover the proceedings (otherwise the Vice-president presides) which areconducted as a trial with witnesses being heard under oath or affirmation. Thedefendant has the right to legal counsel, the right to cross-examine allwitnesses and to testify in his or her defense. The senators must also take anoath or affirmation that they will perform their duties honestly and with duediligence. The hearing cannot be conducted without a 50% plus one quorum. Afterthe hearing the deliberations are held in private. Removal requires atwo-thirds majority of the Senate.
Impeachment has its origins in English lawbut fell out of use in the 18th century. It exists under constitutional law inmany nations around the world, including Brazil, the Republic of Ireland,Philippines, Russia and the United States.

Section Two
Vocabulary
curb v./n.控制，约束
convicted v.定罪 adj.证明有罪的
exempet v.免除，豁免 adj.被免除的
consulate n.领事馆
initial period 初始期
checkpoints n.检验点
political asylum 政治庇护
accessible adj.易达到的，随和的
visibility n.能见度，引人注目
vulnerability n.易损点，弱点

Cultural Notes
Champs Elysees
The avenue runs for 1.91 km (1.18 mi)through the 8th arrondissement in northwestern Paris, from the Place de laConcorde in the east, with the Obelisk of Luxor,[1] to the Place Charles deGaulle (formerly the Place de l'Étoile) in the west, location of the Arc deTriomphe. The Champs-Élysées forms part of the Axe historique.
The lower part of the Champs-Élysées, fromthe Place de la Concorde to the Rond-Point, runs through the Jardin desChamps-Élysées, a park which contains the Grand Palais, the Petit Palais, theThéâtre Marigny, and several restaurants, gardens and monuments. The ÉlyséePalace, the official residence of the Presidents of France, borders the park,but is not on the Avenue itself. The Champs-Élysées ends at the Arc deTriomphe, built to honour the victories of Napoleon Bonaparte.