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　　Pineapple Awards Celebrate Fruits of Science

　　We live in a world of wonder but not in a world of magic．And understanding that world does not mean learning a few tricks at Hogwarts．Instead, it means understanding how important science is in our daily lives．

　　Just take a moment and look around your home．The electric lamp on your desk, the silicon microchip in your mobile phone, your mother's laundry detergent; they are all the results of science．

　　To get people more aware of these wonders that surround us, guokr．com, a science website, and Zhejiang Provincial Science and Technology Museum have established the “Pineapple Science Awards．” The awards are to be given annually and recognize recent achievements in chemistry, physics, medicine and biology, mathematics and psychology．There are also two special awards for discoveries that are imaginative, fun and thought-provoking．

　　Zhou Xinyue's research certainly met those criteria．The Sun Yat-Sen University professor was among the first group of Pineapple winners．She conducted an experiment that showed that counting money can ease pain．Professor Zhou had people count money and then dipped their hands into hot water．It turns out that after flipping through a brick of RMB, people can keep their hands in hot water for a longer time．I suppose this proves that although money can't buy you happiness, it can certainly make your life less painful．

　　If that sounds a bit frivolous, it's all in keeping with the spirit of the awards．They are intended to be light-hearted．That is why the pineapple was chosen as the awards’ symbol．Ji Shisan, the founder of guokr．com, said, “This nutritive fruit has a bright color and pleasing taste while shaped in a strange way, which indicates the awards are pleasing, interesting, nourishing, and a bit strange．”

　　Pineapple winner Zhou Xinyue added, “Some research topics seem to be weird but actually have deep meaning, which inspires us in a different way．The topics might be funny, but the research method should be serious and scientific．”

　　Are you interested in science? Then reach for the sky．You might end up with a pineapple in your hands．

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　　The three youths leaned over the metal rails along the sea-wall and watched a few fishermen pull in their nets．About thirty metres away, a boat pulled alongside the slippery steps leading 　　1　　 to the sea．

　　“Hey, look!” exclaimed Rahim．“Those two men are 　　2　　 heavy rocks．I thought we no longer do muscle labour in this technological 　　3　　．”

“You don’t 　　4　　a crane(起重机) to unload less than a dozen rooks, do you?” smiled Joshua．

“But those men don’t 　　5　　 to have muscles at all．”said Michsel．Rather surprised, Joshua smiled．

　　“They are 　　6　　 laborers who know how to spread the weight of the rocks they 　　7　　．See how the man positions the rock just at the slope of his 　　8　　．Some of the rock’s weight is set 　　9　　 his head, some on the right hand and some on the left hand．His body isn’t bent．His legs are well 　　10　　．”

　　“You’re right, Josh．He may have a small build．　　11　　 he certainly well knows his job．Dear me! And to think we have been studying 　　12　　!”Rahim thought about all that was happening．Suddenly, he said, “Technology won’t 　　13　　 the human being completely, it appears．”

　　“I don’t think it will．” 　　14　　 Joshua．“You can harvest a crop of potatoes or wheat with one of those large, multi-purpose tractors, but you 　　15　　 use that equipment to harvest lea leaves and tomatoes, will you?”

　　“You can get a computer to 　　16　　 multiple-choice assessments, but you cannot get the computer to produce of assess essays, can you?” asked Michael．

　　“Well, the washing machine leaves my shirt collar quite as 　　17　　 as ever －that’s domestic technology for you! ” said Rahim．

　　“One day, perhaps, there won’t be anybody 　　18　　 who can carry a large rock the way those men do．It’s not going to be a very 　　19　　 world, I’m afraid．” Sighed Michael．

　　“You’re too much of a pessimist(悲观主义者)，Mike．” Said Joshua．“ 　　20　　 will always be other things that will make the world exciting．”

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