1Peopleintheirsixtiesshouldgotouniversitytoretrainbecausetheywillbeexpectedtoworkforlongerbeforeretirement,theGovernmenthassuggested.Olderworkerswhotakecoursestokeeptheirskillsuptodatewillbemorelikelytokeeptheirjobs,claimsDavidWilletts,thehighereducationminister.Hesaidtheagelimitonstudentloanstocovertuitionfeeshadbeenlifted,makingadegreecourse“greatvalue”forolderpeople.Hiscommentsfollowedagovernmentreportwhichfoundthatthecountry'sfutureeconomicsuccesswoulddependontheskillsandcontributionsofolderworkers.Oneinfourpeoplewillbeolderthan65by2033andeconomistshavewarnedthattheageingpopulationwillplaceaheavyburdenontaxpayersunlessmorepeopleworkforlonger.Thestatepensionageistoriseto67by2028.Ministershavewarnedthattheyhavenoideawhenyoungerworkersintheirthirtieswillbeabletoretire.MrWilletts,whoisaccompanyingDavidCameroninIndia,urgedworkersolderthan60togivefurthereducationseriousconsideration.“Thereiscertainlyapressureforcontinuingtogetretrainedandupskilled，”hesaid.“Highereducationhasaneconomicbenefitinthatifyoustayuptodatewithknowledgeandskillsyouwillbemoreemployable.”MrWillettssaidauniversitycoursehad“wider”benefits,makingpeoplemorelikelytoleadhealthylives.“Educationissuchagoodthingthatitisnotreservedforonlyyoungerpeople，”hesaid.“Therewillbepeopleofallageswhowillwanttostudy.Thereisgreatvalueinlifelonglearning.”Underpreviousrules,studentsinEnglandwouldgetaloantocovertuitionfeesonlyiftheywereyoungerthan54.Latestfiguresshowedthatonly1,940undergraduatesstartingcourseslastyearwereolderthan60,outofatotalof552,240studentsinBritain.Some6,455wereagedbetween50and60,accordingtotheHigherEducationStatisticsAgency.語篇解讀：本文是一篇新聞報道。英國政府呼吁年逾花甲者回歸校園接受培訓，以應對老齡化問題。2BEIJING,March,17th—TheJapaneseautomakerToyotawillrecallsome4,400unitsofFJCruisercarsinChinaoverseatbeltflaws,China'sconsumerqualitywatchdogsaidSaturday.TheGeneralAdministrationofQualitySupervision,InspectionandQuarantine(GAQSIQ)saidonitswebsitethatToyotaChinawillrecalltheseimportedcarsproducedbetweenDecember2007andMarch2013.ToyotaisbusyworkingonthesolutiontotheflawandwillreleaseimprovementmethodsbeforeApril15,accordingtotheadministration.ThismarksToyota'ssecondrecallingthisyearaftertheautogiantannouncedinJanuarythatitwouldrecall22,869unitsofLexusIScarsinChinaduetowiperarmproblems.China'sprivateautoownershipreached93.09millionunitsbytheendof2012,up18.3percentcomparedwiththeyearbefore.Alongwiththefastexpandingautomarket,Chinesedriversgrowmoreconcernedaboutthequalityoftheircars.AlsoonSaturday,theGAQSIQsaidinastatementonitswebsitethatitsresearchhasbasicallyconfirmedtheGermanautomakerVolkswagen'sDirectShiftGearbox(DSG)transmissionhasdefectswhichmaycauseenginepowerfailuresandurgedVolkswagentorecalldefectivecarsafterChinaCentralTelevision(CCTV)exposedVolkswagen'sgearboxdefectsonFriday.TobetterprotecttheinterestsofChineseconsumers,theGAQSIQannouncedlatelastyearthatitwouldformulateaguidelinetoregulatearecallsystemforfaultycars.語篇解讀：這是一篇新聞報道，日本豐田公司因安全帶問題將召回在中國的一些汽車。3OTTAWA—AfterhalfacenturyatthebottomofaBelgianswamp(沼澤),CanadianHalifaxbomberLW682willshineagain,butthistimeontopoftheBomberCommandMemorialinLondon.Metalfromthewarplanewillbeformedintosheetsandusedtomakethememorial'sroof,auniquelyCanadiancontributiontothegrandnewmemorial—thelargestbuiltinLondonin200years,whoseroofholdsspecialmeaningforKarlKjarsgaard.DirectoroftheBomberCommandMuseumofCanada,KjarsgaardhasmadeithispersonaldutytorecoverandrepairdownedHalifaxbomberswherevertheymaybe.ShotdownoverNazioccupiedBelgiuminMayof1944,HalifaxLW682crashedintoaswamp.Alleightmenonboard—sevenCanadiansandoneBriton—perished.FivebodieswererecoveredandburiedbyGermantroopswhiletheremainingthreewerelosttotheswampwhentheplanesank.In1997,KjarsgaardledagroupcalledHalifax57Rescue(Canada)toBelgiumtorecoverthebomber.Afterdiggingdownalmosteightmetres,theystruckpaydirt.“Wefoundalloftheairplane,andthethreeCanadiansstillinside，”hesaid.WhileafewpartswereingoodenoughshapetobeusedinHalifaxbomberrepairprojects,mostoftheplanewasbeyondrepair.Sowhatremainedwasmelted,totallingsome680kilograms,andthenshippedhometotheBomberCommandMuseum,foruseinstatuesandmonuments.Aboutfiveyearsago,someBritonswhowereraisingmoneytobuildthenewBomberCommandMemorialturnedtoKjarsgaard,askinghimtohelpraisemoneyinCanada.Hefinallydecidedtogivethemhalfofthepreciousmetal.KjarsgaardsaidmostCanadiansdon'tunderstandthesymbolicvalueoftheHalifax,afourengineheavybomberwidelyflownbyCanadiansintheSecondWorldWar.“We'veforgottenthatitrepresentsthegreatestsacrificewe'veevermade，”hesaid.DouglasRadcliffeoftheU.K．'sBomberCommandAssociationsaid,“Theveryfactthatwehaveapieceofabomber,outofthethousandsthatwereblownoutofthesky...whatacredittoCanada.”語篇解讀：本文是一篇新聞報道，Kjarsgaard帶領他的搜救隊在比利時找到了加拿大的HalifaxLW682轟炸機，并將熔化后的殘骸的一半送給了英國，用來建轟炸機司令部紀念館的屋頂。4Somalipirates(海盜)robbedthreeThaifishingshipswith77sailorsonboardnearly1,200milesofftheSomalicoast,thefarthest??off??shoreattacktodate,anofficersaidTuesday.Pirateshavegonefarthersouthandeastinanswertoincreasedpatrols(巡邏)bywarshipsofftheSomalishore.TherobbingofthethreeshipsSundaywasabout600milesoutsidethenormaloperationareafortheinternationalforce,saidaspokesman.Thespokesmansaidtheattacksofaroutatseawasaclearsignthattheinternationalpatrolsagainstpirateswerehavinga“markedeffectonpirateactivityinthearea”.“Oncetheystartattackingthatfarout,you'renotevenreallytalkingabouttheSomalibasinorareasofwaterthathaveanyconnectionwithSomalia.”saidanofficer,RogerMiddleton.“Onceyou'rethatfarout,it'sjusttheIndianOcean，anditmeansyou'relookingattradegoingfromtheGulftoAsia,fromAsiatoSouthAfrica.”“Thisisthefarthestrobbingtodate.TheyarenowoperatingneartheMaldivesandIndia.”saidanotherofficer.Thethreeships-theMVPrantalay11,12，and14-had77membersonboardintotal.AllofthemareThai,thespokesmansaid.BeforetheSundayrobbing,piratesheld11shipsand228sailors.Pirateshaveincreasedattacksoverthepastyearinhopesofcatchingmoredollarpayments.Becauseofincreasedpatrolsanddefensesonboardships,thesuccessrate(率)hasgonedown,thoughthenumberofsuccessfulattackshasstayedthesameyearoveryear.本篇文章為新聞報道類文體。報道索馬里海盜搶劫三艘泰國漁船，并引用了官員的話，讓讀者了解當前的索馬里海盜的形勢。5TherearemanyTVprogramsaboutChinesedishes,butfewarelikeABiteofChina.Theseven-partdocumentarytellsusfoodindifferentplacesinChina.ThedifferentkindsoffoodonTVarefrom60places.Youcanseemanykindsoffoodandtheycancaptureyoureyesandstomach.Andyoucanalsolearnhowtomakethefood.That’swhytheprogrambecomessopopular.However,theprogramisnotonlyaboutfood.Therearemanygreatstoriesbetweenfoodandpeople.Toknowgoodstories,workersofthefilmspentthreemonthsdoingresearchandninemonthsfilming.LiuWen,oneoftheworkers,saysthestoriesalsoshowsocialtransformations(社會變遷).“Theprogramislikeawindow.ItmakestheworldknowmoreaboutChina.AndithelpspeoplearoundtheworldnotonlyenjoyChinesedishes,butalsolearnChineseculture,”hesays.6LONDON—Theworldislosingthebattleagainstdiabetesasthenumberofpeopleestimatedtobelivingwiththediseasesoarstoarecordhighof382millionthisyear,medicalexpertssaidonThursday.Thevastmajorityhavetype2diabetes-thekindlinkedtoobesityandlackofexercise-andtheepidemicisspreadingasmorepeopleinthedevelopingworldadoptWestern,urbanlifestyles.ThelatestestimatefromtheInternationalDiabetesFederationisequivalenttoaglobalprevalencerateof8.4percentoftheadultpopulationandcomparesto371millioncasesin2012.By2035,theorganizationpredictsthenumberofcaseswillhavesoaredby55percentto592million.―Thebattletoprotectpeoplefromdiabetesanditsdisabling,lifethreateningcomplicationsisbeinglost,∥thefederationsaidinthesixtheditionofitsDiabetesAtlas,notingthatdeathsfromthediseasewerenowrunningat5.1millionayearoroneeverysixseconds.Peoplewithdiabeteshaveinadequatebloodsugarcontrol,whichcanleadtoarangeofdangerouscomplications,includingdamagetotheeyes,kidneysandheart.Ifleftuntreated,itcanresultinprematuredeath.―Yearafteryear,thefiguresseemtobegettingworse,∥saidDavidWhiting,anepidemiologistandpublichealthspecialistatthefederation.―Allaroundtheworldweareseeingincreasingnumbersofpeopledevelopingdiabetes.∥Hesaidthatastrategyinvolvingallpartsofsocietywasneededtoimprovedietsandpromotehealthierlifestyles.Thefederationcalculatesdiabetesalreadyaccountsforannualhealthcarespendingof$548billionandthisislikelytoriseto$627billionby2035.Worryingly,anestimated175millionofdiabetescasesareasyetundiagnosed,soahugenumberofpeopleareprogressingtowardscomplicationsunawares.Mostofthemliveinlow-andmiddle-incomecountrieswithfarlessaccesstomedicalcarethanintheUnitedStatesandEurope.ThecountrywiththemostdiabeticsoverallisChina,wherethecaseloadisexpectedtoriseto142.7millionin2035from98.4millionatpresent.ButthehighestprevalenceratesaretobefoundintheWesternPacific,wheremorethanathirdofadultsinTokelau,MicronesiaandtheMarshallIslandsalreadyarelivingwiththedisease.Pharmaceuticalcompanieshavedevelopedarangeofmedicinesovertheyearstocounterdiabetes,butmanypatientsstilladequatelystruggletocontroltheircondition,leadingtoacontinuinghuntforimprovedtreatments.7Chinahasconductedthefirsttest-flightofitsJ-20stealthfighter,ChinesePresidentHuJintaohasconfirmedtoUSDefenceSecretaryRobertGates.Theconfirmationcameafterimagesofthe15-minuteflightinChengduappearedonseveralChinesewebsites.MrHusaidthattheflighthadnotbeentimedtocoincidewithMrGates‘visit,theUSdefencesecretarysaid.TheUSiscurrentlytheonlynationwithafullyoperationalstealthplane.ButbothRussiaandChinaareknowntobeworkingonpatternsofstealthfighters,whichareinvisibletoradar.MrGates‘three-dayvisittoBeijingcomesamongUSconcernoverthespeedatwhichChina‘smilitaryismodernisingandupgradingitstechnology.―IaskedPresidentHuaboutitdirectly,andhesaidthatthetesthadabsolutelynothingtodowithmyvisitandhadbeenapre-plannedtest.Andthat‘swhereweleftit,∥MrGateswasquotedassayingbyReutersnewsagency.LeakedimagesofwhatwassaidtobeChina‘sJ-20fighterfirstappearedearlierthismonthduringtaxitestsattheChengduAircraftDesignInstitute.OnTuesday,theplanetookoffandflewforabout15minutes,accordingto3eyewitnessaccountspublishedonunofficialChinesewebportals.Avideoclipoftheflightwasalsopostedontheweb.Chinasaysitexpectsthestealthplanetobeoperationalsometimebetween2017and2019.ButearlierthismonththePentagonplayeddownconcernsoverthefighter.―Developingastealthcapabilitywithapatternandthenintegratingthatintoafightenvironmentisgoingtotakesometime,∥saidUSdirectorofnavalintelligenceViceAdmiralDavidDorsett.China‘sofficialmilitarybudgetincreasedveryfastbetween1999and2009asthecountry‘seconomygrew.In2010itstoodat$78bn(￡50bn).ButtheUShasbyfarthelargestdefencebudgetintheworldatjustover$700bn.8ManybookshavebeenwrittenaboutChinathroughtheeyesofWesternauthorswithobservationsusuallyframedbytheirownculturalbackground.ButHarvardUniversitystudentJohnThorntonapproachesthecountryfromadifferentperspective,unburdenedwithadultvalues.Inhisfirstnovel,BeautifulCountry,theauthordescribesthecountryanditsculturethroughtheeyesofa14-year-oldAmericanboycalledChase.Itdepictstheprota