小说简介:
BookI
Lesson1:
Excuseme!
Excuseme!
Yes?
Isthisyourhandbag?
Pardon?
Isthisyourhandbag?
Yes,itis.
Thankyouverymuch.
BookILesson3:
Sorrysir.
Mycoatandmyumbrellaplease.
Hereismyticket.
Thankyousir.
Numberfive.
Hereisyourumbrellaandyourcoat.
Thisisnotmyumbrella.
Sorrysir.
Isthisyourumbrella?
No,itisn't.
Isthisit?
Yes,itis.
Thankyouverymuch.
BookILesson5:
Nicetomeetyou.
Goodmorning.
Goodmorning,Mr.Blake.
ThisisMissSophieDupont.
Sophieisanewstudent.
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Narrowlyacademicexaminationsandtestswerefelt,quiterightly,tobeheavilyweightedinfavourofchildrenwhohadhadtheadvantageofhighly-academicprimaryschoolsandacademicallybiasedhomes.
Intelligencetestsweredevisedtocounteractthisnarrowspecialization,byintroducingproblemswhichwerenotbasedonspecificallyscholastically-acquiredknowledge.
Theintelligencetestisanattempttoassessthegeneralabilityofanychildtothink,reason,judge,analyseandsynthesizebypresentinghimwithsituations,bothverbalandpractical,whicharewithinhisrangeofcompetenceandunderstanding.
BookIVLesson18
Twofactorsweighheavilyagainsttheeffectivenessofscientificinindustry.
Oneisthegeneralatmosphereofsecrecyinwhichitiscarriedout,theotherthelackoffreedomoftheindividualresearchworker.
Insofarasanyinquiryisasecretone,itnaturallylimitsallthoseengagedincarryingitoutfromeffectivecontactwiththeirfellowscientistseitherinothercountriesorinuniversities,oreven,oftenenough,inotherdepartmentsofthesamefirm.
Thedegreeofsecrecynaturallyvariesconsiderably.
Someofthebiggerfirmsareengagedinresearcheswhichareofsuchgeneralandfundamentalnaturethatitis'itiveadvantagetothemnottokeepthemsecret.
Yetagreatmanyprocessesdependingonsuchresearcharesoughtforwithcompletesecrecyuntilthestageatwhichpatentscanbetakenout.
Evenmoreprocessesareneverpatentedatallbutkeptassecretprocesses.
Thisappliesparticularlytochemicalindustries,wherechancediscoveriesplayamuchlargerpartthantheydoinphysicalandmechanicalindustries.
Sometimesthesecrecygoestosuchanextentthatthewholenatureoftheresearchcannotbementioned.
Manyfirms,forinstance,havegreatdifficultyinobtainingtechnicalorscientificbooksfromlibrariesbecausetheyareun
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