“when”引导时间状语从句，表示“当……”，省略they are，补充完成后应该是“when they are cut into slabs and then polished up”。
2. But the problem of international park is they don't know how to coincide with locals.
“is”后是一个表语从句，解释“the problem”；“coincide with”（想法，观点等）相符，一致。
3. Moreand bigger burIs are being taken near former Iogging towns wherethe economy has coIIapsed.
“more”“bigger”都属于形容词比较级，表示“更多”“更大”；is/are being+过去分词属于现在进行时被动语态；where引导定语从句，可替换为in which。
4. In front of me is one of the biggest burls to be recovered by the national park service.
“in front of”“在……前面”，介词短语在句子开头时，可以直接加上谓语动词。“to be recovered by the national park service”不定式短语作后置定语，修饰前面的“one of the biggest burls”。
20：一生都在赢A lifetime of winning competitions
27/11/2013
I'm sometimes told you have to make your own luck. If you don't try something， how can you succeed？This is very true for competitions-if you want a chance of winning something you have to take part. In other words， you have to be in it to win it！
There are people who regularly take part in all sorts of competitions with great enthusiasm. These people are nicknamed'compers'. They use every spare minute writing slogans and captions， answering questions and completing crosswords. You could almost say it's like an addiction.
The motivation for being a'comper'is obvious：it's about being a winner and being rewarded with a prize. These can be small or large：from a box of chocolates to a new car， a trip of a life time around the world， or even a new house. Isn't that worth competing for？Unfortunately， I haven't won any of those things. But， to be honest， I don't enter many competitions.
Of course competitions that offer money prizes attract entries from millions of people， ****** the odds of winning very unlikely. But one man who has been lucky is a retired lecturer from the UK called Martin Dove. He is a serial'comper'and has managed to bag prizes such as a yacht and a race horse.
Martin says：'I've been a comper for 40 years. It's like admitting some addiction， isn't it really？'He gets respect from other compers and also admits：'Some people have called me the Master of Comping， the King of Comping， the Guru of Comping. But it's just a word， just a phrase. It's just I was fairly high-profile.'
If scanning the supermarket shelves for cereal boxes and crisp packets for your next big win sounds too much like hard work， you can always try the lottery. This is a game where people buy a lottery ticket hoping that the numbers on their ticket are chosen in a draw so that they win a big money prize. Some people dream about being a millionaire and hope this type of game will make that dream real.
For many， winning remains a dream， but they continue to try their luck as there's always a small chance they might succeed. But what if you do win？Then you have to ask：how am I going to spend all that money？Some people say that money can't buy you happiness. What do you think？
译文：
经常有人告诉我要自创运气，不尝试怎么能成功呢？这对竞争来说尤为如此，如果你想赢得某事，就必须参加进来。也就是说，要赢就必须参赛！
有的人定期以极大的热情参加各种各样的竞赛，这些人被叫做“频繁参赛者”。他们利用每分每秒的空闲时间来写口号和注释，回答问题和做填字游戏，可以说就像是着了魔似的。
这些频繁参赛者的人的动机很明显，就是做赢家并得奖。奖品可大可小，可以是一盒巧克力，也可以是一辆新汽车，或者毕生难忘的旅行，甚至一座新房子。这些难道不值得为之参加比赛吗？不幸的是，我从未赢过什么奖品。不过说实话，我也没参加过什么竞赛。
当然了，能提供金钱奖品的竞赛能吸引无数人，但这样获胜的几率就很小了。但英国一个名叫马丁·达夫的退休讲师就很幸运，他就经常参加比赛，并赢得了诸如游艇和赛马这样的大奖。
马丁说，“我已经参加了40年的比赛，对此有点上瘾吧，不是吗？”他得到其他频频参赛者的尊敬，他说，“有的人称我是‘参赛高手’、‘参赛帝’、‘参赛专家’。但这只是个称谓，只是因为我比较高调而已。”
眼睛扫过超市的货架，如果要将麦片盒或零食袋作为你下次的奖品似乎不太现实，你可以试试买彩票。在彩票这个游戏中，买彩票的人希望彩票上的数字能被抽中，这样就能获得大奖。有的人梦想成为百万富翁，希望这类游戏能让这个梦想实现。
对很多人来说，获胜仍然是个梦想，但他们仍会试试运气，因为总会有成功的小机率。但如果你确实赢了怎么办？那你就要问了：我要怎么花完这些钱呢？有的人说金钱不能买来幸福。你认为呢？
单词解析Word analysis
1. spare[spe?]adj.备用的n.备用品v.腾出，抽出
例句：Bring a towel and some spare clothes.
带一块毛巾和一些备用的衣服。
The batteries are dead. Have you got any spares？
电池用完了，你有备用的吗？
Sorry， I can't spare the time.
对不起，我抽不出时间。
2. addiction[?'d?k?(?)n]n.瘾
例句：He has drug addiction.
他有毒瘾。
3. obvious['?bv??s]adj.明显的，显而易见的
例句：The obvious way of reducing pollution is to use cars less.
减少污染显而易见的方法就是少用汽车。
4. odds[?dz]n. plural.可能性
例句：The odds are that he will commit the same crime again.
他可能还会犯同样的罪行。
5. seriaI['s??r??l]n.电视连续剧adj.连环的，连续的
例句：He is a serial killer in the play.
他在这部剧中是一个连环杀手。
6. unIikeIy[?n'la?kl?]adj.不太可能的
例句：Donna might be able to come tomorrow， but it's very unlikely.
唐娜明天也许会来，不过这不太可能。
7. phrase[fre?z]n.成语，习语v.以某种方式措辞，表达
例句：She used the phrase'survival of the fittest'.
她用了“适者生存”这个词。
Sorry， I phrased that badly.
抱歉，我表达得不好。
8. Iottery['l?t(?)r?]]n.彩票
例句：Do you really think winning the lottery would make you happy？
你真的认为彩票中奖会带给你幸福吗？
语法知识点Grammar points
1. There are people who regularly take part in all sorts of competitions with great enthusiasm.
“who”引导的定语从句，修饰先行词people。
2. Of course competitions that offer money prizes attract entries from millions of people， ****** the odds of winning very unlikely.
“******……”是伴随状语，其主语是“competitions that offer money prizes”。
3. For many， winning remains a dream， but they continue to try their luck as there's always a small chance they might succeed.
“there is always a small chance”+句子，表示还是有可能某事会发生，尽管机率很小。
4. This is very true for competitions-if you want a chance of winning som ething you have to take part. In other words， you have to be in it to win it！
这对竞争来说尤为如此，如果你想赢得某事，就必须参加进来。也就是说，要赢就必须参赛！
21：按时间逗留付款的咖啡店开业Pay-Per-Minute Café opens
15/01/2014
What's the allure of coffee shops？It's been said that JK Rowling wrote the Harry Potter books sitting in one in Edinburgh.
Many people spend hours in these places nursing a coffee as they work away on their laptops. But if you're spending all day buying one expensive coffee after another and haven't sold your first novel yet， the costs can really add up.
For those who work outside of a traditional office or just want to take time out， there's a new alternative in London：a pay-per-minute café.
