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Loganathan,51,wasaprofessorofcivilandenvironmentalengineeringintheCollegeofEngineeringatVirginiaTech.SincecomingtoVirginiaTechin1982,heearnedtheOutstandingFacultyAward,theDean"sAwardforExcellenceinTeachingandtheFacultyAchievementAwardforExcellenceinCivilEngineeringEducation,accordingtohisbiographyontheVirginiaTechWebsite.Loganathan,ofTamilNadu,India,livedwithhiswifeandchildrenonVirginiaTech"scampus,accordingtotheTimesofIndia.
      
      　　洛根纳森，51岁，是弗科大工程学院土木和环境系的教授.据弗科大网站他个人简历说:自从他1982年来到弗科大,他荣获了杰出教师奖,优秀教学院长奖,优秀土木工程教工成就奖.印度时报报道说,洛根纳森来自印度泰米尔纳德邦,和妻儿住在弗科大校园里.
      　　●解释
      　　*professor:教授.英语单词就像我们中文的笔画,也有自身的规律可寻.professor就可以拆成这样记忆:pro-前，在公众之前＋拉丁词根fess声称，明言＋-or.记住前缀,词根,后缀是大量记忆英语单词的手段.
      　　*civilengineering:土木工程.civil有全民的,民间的意思,这里土木的.
      　　*environmentalengineering:环境工程.那么环境保护怎么说呢?对了,就是environmentalprotection.
      
      　　*earn:意思get,获得,有时候表示make,比如earnmoney.
      　　*outstanding:杰出的.如:Heisanoutstandingactor.(他是一名杰出的演员.)
      　　*faculty:heremeansallofthemembersofalearnedprofession:全体教员.
      　　*award:奖
      　　*dean:大学院长.
      　　*excellence:优秀,卓越.
      　　*achievement:成就,功绩.
      　　*biography:有时候简写成bio,传记,简历.
      
      　　*TamilNadu:泰米尔纳德邦.印度的"邦"相当于我们的省.TamilNaduisabeautifulstatenestledinthesouthernIndianpeninsula,ontheshoresoftheBayofBengalandthedeepblueIndianOcean.泰米尔纳德是一个坐落在南印度半岛美丽的邦,拥有漫长的孟加拉湾,面对浩瀚蔚蓝的印度洋.
      　　*livewith:和...住在一起.
      　　*Times:时报.世界上有很多时报,时刊,最著名的是Times(美国时代周刊),NYT:NewYorkTimes(纽约时报),MoscowTimes(莫斯科时报),这里TimesofIndia:印度时报.andhereisitswebadd:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/.
      　　●作业
      　　1.Prof.Loganathanwasmyroommatewhenwewereatsameuniversity.HewasdoinghisPhDandIwasdoingmyMaster"s.
      　　2.Loganathanwasaverysimple,downtoearth,religiousandaverykindheartedperson.
      
      　　3.Idon"teverrememberhimgettingangryorusingfoullanguage.Evenonweekendshewouldgotoschooltoworkonhisdoctorate,studyordoresearch.
      　　4.Dr.LoganathanwasmyprofessorforCivilEngineeringmeasurements,simplyputhewasanextremelytalentedprofessorandagreathumanbeing.Iamtrulyhonoredtohaveknownhim.HeinspiredmetonotonlycompletemyworkbuttotrulyunderstandtheelementsofCivilEngineering,hewillbetrulymissed.
      
      　　5.IwassosadtohearthatDr.LoganathanwasamongthevictimsonApril16,2007.HewastrulyoneofthenicestprofessorsaswellaspersonsthatIhadmetwhileIwasatTechfrom95-99.Hewillbedearlymissedbyallthosewhohadtheprivilegetogettoknowhim.
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      日期：2007-5-31　22:52:33
      
      　　安迪校园英语
      　　0040
      　　纪念弗科大受害者
      　　MaxineTurner
      　　你刚要启程
      　　走向新的人生
      
      　　可是罪恶的子弹
      　　却阻止了你的行程
      　　夜色如此黑暗
      　　是谁擦去了你的美丽
      　　睡吧,特纳
      　　天堂不会再有子弹
      
      　　人们的怀念如潮
      　　所有给你的留言
      　　将会永远保存
      　　在人们心里
      　　玛克欣,我们回家
      
      　　●课文
      　　MaxineTurner
      　　玛克欣·特纳
      　　MaxineTurner,aseniorchemicalengineeringstudent,hadfinishedherrequiredcreditsandwaspreparingforherMaygraduation,buttookGermanasanelective,saidherfather,PaulTurner.The22-year-oldwasshotintheGermanclass."Shewasveryexcited--shewasveryexcitedaboutschoolingeneral,"herfathertoldtheAP.
      
      　　Turner,fromVienna,Virginia,wasacceptedbyahandfulofhigh-profileschools,includingJohnsHopkinsUniversityinBaltimore,Maryland.ButshewasdeterminedtobeaVirginiaTechHokie,herfathersaid."Wetriedtoconvincehertogoelsewhere.WhenyougetacceptedtoJohnsHopkins,it"saveryprestigiousschool,"hetoldtheAP."Butno,shewantedtogotoVirginiaTech."
      
      　　TurnerrecentlyhelpedfoundachapterofAlphaOmegaEpsilon,asororityforwomeninengineering.ShehadacceptedachemicalengineeringjobwithW.L.Gore&AssociatesinElkton,Maryland.
      　　"It"saterribleloss,"herfathersaidWednesday,weeping."Icannotunderstandthelegislatorsinthiscountry,notputtinginlawsthatprotectpeople."
      　　玛克欣·特纳,化学工程四年级生.他父亲保罗·特纳说,她的学分都修完了,正准备五月份毕业,但是加选了德语课程.22岁的特纳被射杀在德语课上.她父亲告诉美联社,"她为能进这个学校而非常兴奋,总体来说,她在这个学校是快乐的."
      　　特纳,来自弗吉尼亚的维也纳,被一些声誉显赫的大学录取,包括位于马里兰州巴尔的摩的霍普金斯大学.但是她还是选择成为弗科大的学子,她父亲告诉美联社说:"我们试图劝说她进其它学校,你已经被霍普金斯大学录取,这是一所声望卓著的大学,但是不,她想去弗科大."
      　　特纳最近帮助建立了阿尔法·奥梅格·爱泼西龙分会，这是一个女生工程联谊会.她还接受了一份在马里兰州艾克顿的戈尔公司从事化工的工作.
      
      　　周三他父亲抽泣着说"对我是一个重大的损失,我实在不明白为什么美国的立法者不制订法律来保护人民."
      　　●解释
      　　*chemicalengineering:化工.
      　　*requiredcredits:必修的学分.
      　　*preparefor:准备.
      
      　　*take...anelective:把...作为修学课程
      　　*Germanclass:德语课
      　　*beexcitedabout:在...感到快乐或兴奋
      　　*ingeneral:大体上
      　　*beacceptedby:被...录取
      
      　　*ahandfulof:一些,一把.
      　　*high-profile:有声望的.
      　　*bedeterminedtodo:下决心做...,比decidetodo语气要强.
      　　*VirginiaTechHokie:弗科大学生.人们把弗科大学生叫做Hokie.
      　　*convince:使确信,这里persuade,说服的意思.
      　　*getacceptedto:被...录取.
      　　*prestigious:famed,声望很高的.
      　　*found:setup,创立,建立.
      　　*chapter:书或法律的一章,一回,这里指的是branch,分支,分部.
      
      　　*AlphaOmegaEpsilon:希腊字母.
      　　*sorority:女生联谊会,妇女联谊会.通常取希腊字母作为名字.
      　　*W.L.Gore&Associates:戈尔公司,马里兰著名公司,主要生产纺织品.
      　　*Elkton:艾克顿.靠近费城的一个小镇.
      　　*terribleloss:损失惨重.
      　　*weep:cry,哭泣.
      　　*legislator:Onethatcreatesorenactslaws,especiallyamemberofalegislativebody.立法者
      
      　　*putin:这里指的是"制订"
      　　●作业
      　　1.WemetMaxineafewyearsagothroughournephew,JohnCerva,whoalsoattendsVa.Tech.WordofthistragedyhashitushardbecauseVa.TechhasalwaysbeenapartofourlivessincegrowingupinNorthernVirginia.