20年来全球经济呈现“()”的趋势,中国、印度、俄罗斯等新兴经济体成为带动全球经济增长的新动力。
Majored Finance An increase in students (11)to study economics at university is being attributed to (归因于)the global economic crisis awakening a public thirst for knowledge about how the(12)system works. Applications for degree courses beginning this autumn were up by 15% this January, according to UCAS, the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. A(13)for the Royal Economic Society said applications to do economics at A-level were also up. Professor John Beath, the president of the society and a leading lecturer at St Andrews University, said his first-year lectures—which are open to students from all departments—were (14)crowds of 400, rather than the usual 250. "There are a large number of students who are not (15)majors, who would like to learn something about it. One of the things I have done this year is to relate my teaching to contemporary (16)in a way that one hasn't traditionally done," he added. University applications rose 7% last year. But there were rises above average in several subjects. Nursing saw a 15% jump, with people's renewed interest in (17)in the public sector (部门) ,which are seen as more secure in economic crisis. A recent study showed almost two thirds of parents (18)schools should do more to teach pupils about financial matters, and almost half said their children had asked them what was going on, although a (19)of parents felt they did not understand it themselves well enough to explain. Zack Hocking, the head of child trust funds, said: "It's possible that one good thing to(20)from the downturn will be a generation that's financially wiser and better equipped to manage their money through times of economic uncertainty." 17.()
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生命的礼物 那年,在美国考得驾驶执照,同时发给一张淡红色的小卡,卡上写着:按照统一的人体捐献法规,当我死之时,我作如下选择: A.捐献我的任一器官和部件。 B.捐献我的心脏起博器官(植入日期为某年某月某日) C.捐献下列部件和器官—— D.不捐献我的任一器官部件和心脏起博器。 以下是亲笔签名和日期。 真新鲜!要是我母亲见了,一定大惊失色。美国人简直是疯子!她虽然不相信“来生转世”之类的说法,但刚领到驾驶执照就谈死,她会认为不吉利。再说捐献器官,把尸体弄得支离破碎,她会认为太残酷。不过,我在a项上作了选择,就是说,一旦发生意外而死亡,我愿意捐献我的任何一个器官和部件。我签上自己的大名,把卡贴在驾驶执照后面,并把“捐献者”三个字的小红点贴在驾驶执照正面。我端详这张驾驶执照,想象万一我遭不测,警察和救护人员赶到现场,翻开驾驶执照一眼就能看见“捐献者”三个字的小红点,就会立即拿我的器官去解救另一个垂危的生命……这是一份生命的礼物,赐予和被赐予都是一种幸福。美国大多数人都愿意做这种选择,我非常赞成这种做法。只是当时,我不曾将此事告诉母亲,怕她整天提心吊胆。 不久前,在一份杂志上看到一篇文章:一美国青年在一场车祸中不幸丧生,根据他生前的愿望,医生摘取了他身上所有的可供利用的器官。两只肾脏分别移植给当地和欧洲的两名肾功能衰竭者,心脏和肝脏分别移植给两名濒临死亡的患者,两只眼球给两个失明者作了角膜移植。这位青年捐献的生命礼物,使四个垂死者重获新生,两个盲人重见光明。当记者访问这个青年的母亲时,她说,她为儿子的行为感到骄傲,同时她还感谢那些接受她儿子器官的人。他们使她儿子的一部分在他们体内存活,她儿子的生命以另一种形式得以延续。看到他们,就像看到自己的儿子! 我把文章拿去读给我80岁的母亲听,她听了半晌不说话,最后她缓缓地说:“这个母亲实在了不起,只是我这样老的器官,不知还能不能派上用场。” 我激动得一把抱住她:“妈妈!” 请用原文回答“我把卡贴在驾驶执照后面,并把‘捐献者’三个字的小红点贴在驾驶执照正面”的原因是什么?
1993年2月,周某因结婚在某商场购得彩电一台,购机时进行了调试,发现有噪音和雪花,售货员解释说商场干扰比较大,周某未在意便将影电搬回家。1994年4月即发现图像不清,周某便找到商场要求退货。商场答复电视机不能退只能修,维修期为一年,于是商场派人对电视机进行了修理。1994年7月周某与妻子正在看电视的时候,电视忽然发生爆炸,造成了周某与妻子多处受伤。周某即向人民法院提起诉讼,称其损害是因为电视机质量有问题造成的,要求商场赔偿一切损失。商场则辩称此次事故并非电视机质量有问题,而是周某使用不当造成,拒绝予以赔偿。本案的举证责任应怎样承担,为什么?