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There was a time when New York City buildings were almost all the same height.
3.Today you can see buildings of different heights that seem to touch the sky. They are called skyscrapers(摩天大楼). They shape the famous New York City skyline.
It started about 90 years ago. It began like a race. This wasn't a race down the street or around a track(跑道). It was a race for the sky. Who was racing? Buildings were.Their builders were actually racing to build the world's tallest skyscraper.
The race started slowly.
First came the Woolworth Building, in 1913. It rose 792 feet(英尺) on the southern side of the city. Then the race heated up.In1930, two skyscrapers were nearing completion. The Bank of Manhattan Building was finished first. It rose up to 927 feet into the sky. Builders were then putting a round roof(屋顶)on the top of the Chrysler Building. It rose up t0 925 feet. The Bank of Manhattan, two feet taller, seemed to be the winner.
A few weeks later, New Yorkers saw a strange sight(景象). The day that the Chrysler Building was to be completed, workers raised a shiny metal, spire(尖顶)through the top of the building, adding 121 feet to the building's height! At l,048 feet,the Chrysler Building was now the world's tallest.
But the race was not over. A year later, in 1931, the Empire State Building became the new winner.4.At l,250 feet, it was the world's tallest building.
In 1973, even that record was broken. Builders finished the World Trade Center. At 1,368 feet high, it rose above all other buildings in New York City.
Time goes on. As technology improves, taller buildings are being built. The race is still on.
Title | Small Talk: A {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Deal |
Introduction | We may make small talk when we {#blank#}2{#/blank#} meet people |
{#blank#}3{#/blank#} | ◆ Small talk can help people form {#blank#}4{#/blank#} friendships. ◆ Small talk can also help people get a {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. |
Advice | ◆ Find some topics which are {#blank#}6{#/blank#} with the other person. |
◆Keep the talk going by making sompicments and {#blank#}7{#/blank#} questions. ◆Keep eye contact in conversation to build {#blank#}8{#/blank#}. ◆{#blank#}9{#/blank#} more in order to make small talk easier. | |
Conclusion | Small talk really {#blank#}10{#/blank#} a lot to us. |
A. My boys want to join the sports club, but they don't have more coaches(教练). B. In the kindergarten(幼儿园), many girls like to listen to stories, but the kindergarteners are too busy. They have no time to do that. C. In this school, some teachers want the students to learn to sing and dance in their free time, but the school doesn't have any volunteers(志愿者). D. In the pet center, many dogs, cats and other small animals are ill(生病), but they don't have people to work for them. They really need volunteers. E. Many old people live alone(单独地). They need someone to talk with them and make them happy. |
We live in a world filled with many different kinds of people. We want to get along well with others. We also want to be liked by others. The following ways will make others like you.
Do this and you will be welcome anywhere
Become really interested in other people. A show of interest must be true. It must bring good results not only to the person showing the interest, but also to the person receiving the attention. It is a two-way street-both of you get an advantage.
An easy way to make a good first impression(印象)
Smile as often as possible. Your smile is a sign of kindness. When someone feels stressed(有压力的)from his or her teachers or parents, your smile is like the sun breaking through the clouds. Your smile can help him or her realize(意识到)that all is hopeful—there is still joy in the world.
If you don't do this, you are getting into trouble.
Remember a person's name. A person's name is the sweetest and the most important sound in any language. We should realize the magic in a name. The name makes the person different from others; it makes him or her special among all others. If you remember a person's name, the relationship(关系)between both of you will become much closer.
An easy way to become a good talker
Be a careful listener first. Ask questions that other persons will like to answer. Encourage (鼓励)them to talk about themselves and their achievements. What you need to do is just listen, because people are much more interested in themselves.
How to {#blank#}1{#/blank#}people like you |
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Become really {#blank#}2{#/blank#} in others |
Your show of interest must be {#blank#}3{#/blank#} It must {#blank#}4{#/blank#}good results to both of you. |
Smile as {#blank#}5{#/blank#}as possible |
Your smile is a sign of kindness. Your smile makes others think that all is {#blank#}6{#/blank#} |
Remember a person's name |
A person's name makes him or her {#blank#}7{#/blank#}from others A person's name is the{#blank#}8{#/blank#}and the most important sound in a language. |
Listen carefully first |
You should ask questions that others enjoy{#blank#}9{#/blank#}. They are encouraged to talk about {#blank#}10{#/blank#}and their achievements |
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