Drama There are many theories about the beginning of drama in ancient Greece. / The one most widely accepted today is based on the assumption /that drama evolved from ritual. / The argument for this view goes as follows. / In the beginning, human bei...
Travel Books There are three kinds of travel books. / The first are those that give a personal, subjective account of travels / which the author has actually made himself. / If these books are informative / and have a good index，/ they can be very...
Natural and Synthetic Rubber People get natural rubber from rubber trees / as a white, milky liquid，which is called latex. / They mix it with acid, and dry it, / and then they send it to countries all over the world. / They started rubber plantatio...
Changing Rate of Employment West Germany had one of the lowest rates of unemployment back in 1980. / It stood at just three percent. / But then over the next three years it rose quite sharply and steadily. / In 1982 it was nearly six percent，/ and...
Bread-making People make bread in different ways, / but the bread thats made in Britain contains five ingredients. / Theres water, flour of course, / and then there's salt, sugar and something called yeast. / A long time ago，people made bread just...
Christmas Candles Frankly speaking, Christmas candles are no different / from any other decorative candle / that you might find in the shops all through the year. / But the very fact that they are lit up during Christmastime gives them the look of a...
As big cars cause many problems, / such as pollution shortage of parking space, crowded traffic, / scientists are now trying to design some small cars that may some day replace todays big automobiles. / If more people begin to drive such cars in the...
The Process of Gaining or Losing Weight The process of gaining or losing weight can be explained / by comparing your body to your car. / Both run on fuel，food for your body and gasoline for your car. / Both of the fuels must first be converted into...
