PART 1

And a significant number of the homeless have serious mental disorders. Many others, while not addicted or mentally ill, simply lack the everyday survival skills needed to turn their lives around. Boston Globe reporter Chris Reidy notes that the situation will improve only when there are comprehensive programs that address the many needs of thehomeless. AS Edward Zlotkowski, director of community service at Bentley College in Massachusetts, puts it, “There has to be coordination of programs. What we need is a package deal.”

●闪光词汇积累

改变生活现状：turn lives around

全面规划：comprehensive programs

解决无家可归者的各种需求：address the many needs of the homeless

正如某人所说：as someone puts it

我们需要的是一揽子计划：what we need is a package deal

●考点大练兵

Many others , while not addicted or mentally ill , simply lack the everyday survival skills needed to turn their lives around.

【翻译】

还有许多人虽然不喝酒，不吸毒，精神也正常，但就是没有改善生活现状的基本生存技能。

PART 2

The human nose is an underrated tool. Humans are often thought to be insensitive smellers compared with animals, but this is largely because, unlike animals, we stand upright. This means that our noses are limited to perceiving those smells which float through the air, missing the majority of smells which stick to surfaces. In fact, though , we are extremely sensitive to smells, even if we do not generally realize it.

●闪光词汇积累

感觉到那些味道：Perceive those smells

漂浮在空气中：float through the air

停留在表面：stick to surfaces

被低估的工具：an underrated tool

对气味非常敏感：be extremely sensitive to smells

●考点大练兵

Humans are often thought to be insensitive smellers compared with animals, but this is largely because , unlike animals , we stand upright .

【翻译】

与动物相比，人类通常被认为嗅觉不敏感，这主要是因为，我们与动物不一样，我们是直立行走的。

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