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Happy 125th National Geographic 歡慶國家地理125歲生日


  The National Geographic Society has touched the world in a special way. Through it, we learn about others and animals. We feel like we are traveling to amazing places without leaving our homes. We also get to learn about the strange and mysterious. The largest non-profit scientific and educationalinstitution in the world has been wowing us for a long time. This year, it celebrated its 125th anniversary in January. It started out as a club, but today it is so much more. From its magazine to its TV channels, the National Geographic Society still keeps us amazed.
  The society started in 1888, when a group of well-educated people decided to form a club. They all loved to travel and explore, and many of them were scientists. One of the presidents of the club was even Alexander Graham Bell. They wanted to share the wonders of the world with everyone and to help peopleappreciate nature and culture. A short time later, the society got another big idea. They wanted to create a magazine. National Geographic was the first magazine to use a collection of photos to tell a story. Today, National Geographic includes news about the deepest oceans to the farthest stars and is published in 34 languages around the globe.

 

  美國國家地理學會以獨特的方式來觸動世界。透過它,我們對其他人和動物們有所瞭解。我們覺得好像不必離開家便可造訪許多令人驚嘆的地方。我們也對陌生和神秘的事物有所認識。這個世界上最大的非營利科學及教育機構長久以來不斷使我們驚嘆連連。它於今年一月歡慶其125週年紀念日。這個機構一開始只是俱樂部,但如今已遠甚於此。從其發行的雜誌到播出的電視頻道,國家地理學會仍使我們讚嘆不已。
  該學會始於1888年,當時是因一群受過良好教育的人決定成立一個俱樂部而產生。他們都熱愛旅行和探索世界,而且其中許多人是科學家。亞歷山大‧格拉漢姆‧貝爾甚至是其中一任俱樂部的會長。(編按:貝爾取得世界上第一台可用電話機的專利權,並創立了貝爾電話公司。)他們想和每一個人分享世上驚奇的事物,並幫助大家來欣賞大自然及文化。不久之後,該學會有了另一個偉大的想法。他們想創辦雜誌。《國家地理雜誌》是第一本使用大量照片來敘說故事的雜誌。如今,《國家地理雜誌》包含了從最深的海域到最遙遠恆星的報導,而且在全世界共出版了34種不同的語言。

 
  1. touch vt. 影響
    Mother Teresa's works of charity have touched many people's lives.
    泰瑞莎修女的善舉已影響了許多人的生命。
  2. wow vt. 使驚艷
    The magician wowed the audience with his fancy tricks.
    魔術師用他華麗的手法驚豔全場。
  3. start out as...  開始時是……
    Henry started out as a chemistry major, but he changed to English after the first semester. 
    亨利一開始是主修化學,但卻在第一個學期過後轉修英文。
  4. wonder n. 奇觀;奇事
    The Great Wall of China is one of the most famous man-made wonders of the world.
    中國的萬里長城是世界有名的人造奇觀之一。
  5. appreciate vt. 欣賞
    Annie's parents taught her to appreciate the beauty of nature. 
    安妮的父母教導她欣賞大自然之美。
  6. collection n.(一批)收集的東西
    a collection of... 大量收藏有……
    My father has a collection of coins from around the world.
    我的爸爸收集了世界各地的硬幣。
  7. farthest a. 最遠的(far的最高級)
    Sam has traveled to the farthest corners of the world.
    山姆曾去過世界上最遙遠的角落。
  8. publish vt. 出版,發行(書刊等)
    Our magazine was first published in 1923.
    我們的雜誌首次發行是在 1923 年。
  1. non-profit a. 非營利性的
  2. institution n. 機構;團體
  3. well-educated a. 受過良好教育的
 

keep的用法
keep 有下列不同用法:表『保留』時:接名詞或代名詞作受詞。表『保持』時:接形容詞作補語。表『繼續』時:接現在分詞,表『進行』。

1. You may keep the change. 
(零錢你留著吧。)
2. Keep quiet when you are in the hospital.
(在醫院裡要保持安靜。)
3. Keep on working hard, and you'll be successful some day.
(繼續努力,那麼有朝一日你就會成功。)

資料來源 長春藤電子報

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