Happy 125th National Geographic　欢庆国家地理125岁生日

Happy 125th National Geographic欢庆国家地理125岁生日

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 educational institution 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 people appreciate 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.

美国国家地理学会以独特的方式来触动世界。透过它，

我们对其他人和动物们有所了解。我们觉得好像不必离开家便可造访许多令人惊叹的地方。我们也对陌生和神秘的事物有所认识。这个世界上最大的非营利科学及教育机构长久以来不断使我们惊叹连连。它於今年一月欢庆其125周年纪念日。这个机构一开始只是俱乐部，但如今已远甚於此。从其发行的杂到播出的电视频道，国家地理学会仍使我们赞叹不已。
该学会始於1888年，当时是因一群受过良好教育的人决定成立一个俱乐部而产生。他们都热爱旅行和探索世界，而且其中许多人是科学家。亚历山大·格拉汉姆·贝尔甚至是其中一任俱乐部的会长。（编按∶贝尔取得世界上第一台可用电话机的专利权，并创立了贝尔电话公司。）他们想和每一个人分享世上惊奇的事物，并帮助大家来欣赏大自然及文化。不久之後，该学会有了另一个伟大的想法。他们想创办杂。《国家地理杂》是第一本使用大量照片来叙说故事的杂。如今，《国家地理杂》包含了从最深的海域到最遥远恒星的报导，而且在全世界共出版了34种不同的语言。

1. touch vt. 影响
   Mother Teresa's works of charity have touched many people's lives.
   泰瑞莎修女的善举已影响了许多人的生命。
2. wow vt. 使惊艳
   The magician wowed the audience with his fancy tricks.
   魔术师用他华丽的手法惊艳全场。
3. start out as...开始时是……
   Henry started out as a chemistry major, but he changed to English after the first semester.
   亨利一开始是主修化学，但却在第一个学期过後转修英文。
4. wonder n. 奇观；奇事
   The Great Wall of China is one of the most famous man-made wonders of the world.
   中国的万里长城是世界有名的人造奇观之一。
5. appreciate vt. 欣赏
   Annie's parents taught her to appreciate the beauty of nature.
   安妮的父母教导她欣赏大自然之美。
6. collection n.（一批）收集的东西
   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币。
7. farthest a. 最远的（far的最高级）
   Sam has traveled to the farthest corners of the world.
   山姆曾去过世界上最遥远的角落。
8. publish vt. 出版，发行（书刊等）
   Our magazine was first published in 1923.
   我们的杂首次发行是在 1923 年。

1. non-profit a. 非营利性的
2. institution n. 机构；团体
3. well-educated a. 受过良好教育的

keep的用法
keep 有下列不同用法∶表『保留』时∶接名词或代名词作受词。表『保持』时∶接形容词作补语。表『继续』时∶接现在分词，表『进行』。

1. You may keep the change.
（零钱你留著吧。）
2. Keep quiet when you are in the hospital.
（在医院里要保持安静。）
3. Keep on working hard, and you'll be successful some day.
（继续努力，那麽有朝一日你就会成功。）