may come from anywhere in the world. P: Winter Games? How can the runners enjoy competing in winter? And what about the horses? L: Oh no! There are no running races or horse riding events. Instead there are competitions like skiing and ice skating whichneed snow and ice. That’s why they’re called theWinter Olympics. It’s in the Summer Olympics that you have the running races, together with swimming, sailing and all the team sports. P: I see. Earlier you said that athletes are invited from all over the world. Do you mean the Greek world? Our Greek cities used to compete against each other just for the honour of winning. No other countries could join in, nor could slaves or women! L: Nowadays any country can take part if their athletes are good enough. There are over 250 sports and each one has its own standard. Women are not only allowed, but play a very important role in gymnastics, athletics, team sportsand … P: Please wait a minute! All those events, all those countries and even women taking part! Where are all the athletes housed? L: For each Olympics, a special village is built for them to live in, a main reception building, several stadiums for competitions, and a gymnasium as well.P: That’s sounds very expansive. Does anyone want to host the Olympic Games? L: As a matter of fact,every country wants the opportunity. It’s a great responsibility but also a great honour to be chosen. There’s as much competitions among countries to host the Olympics as to win Olympic medals. The 2008 Olympics will be held in Beijing. P: Oh yes! You must be very proud. L: Certainly. And after that the 2012 Olympics will be held in London. They have already started planning for it. A new village for the athletes and all the stadiums will be built to the east of London. New medals will be designed of course and … P: Did you say medals? So even the olive wreath has been replaced! Oh dear! Do you compete for prize money too?L: No, we don’t. It’s still all about being able to run faster, jumper higher and throw further. That’s the motto of the Olympics, you know—“ Swifter, Higher and Stronger.”P: Well, that’s a good news. How interesting! Thank you so much for your time.The story of Atlanta Atlanta was a Greek princess. She was very beautiful and could run faster than any man in Greece. But she was not allowed to run and win glory for herself in the Olympic Games. She was so angry that she said to her farther that she would not marry anyone who could not run faster than her. Her father said that she must marry, so Atlanta made a bargain with him. She said to him, “ These are my rules. When a man says he wants to marry me, I will run against him. If he cannot run as fast as me, he will be killed.No one will be pardoned.” Many kings and princes wanted to marry Atlanta, but when they heard of her rules they knew it was hopeless. So many of them sadly went home, but others stayed to run the race. There was a man called Hippomenes who was amazed when e heard of Atlanta’s rules, “ Why are these men so foolish?” hethought. “ Why will they let themselves be killed because they cannot run as fast as this princess?” However, when he saw Atlanta come out of her house to run, Hippomenes changed his mind. “ I will marry Atlant—or die !“ he said. The race started and although the man ran very fast, Atlanta ran faster. As Hippomenes watched he thought, “ How can I run as fast as Atlanta?” He went to ask the Greek Goddess of Love for help. She promised to help him and gave him three golden apples. She said, “ Throw an apple in front of Atlanta when she is running past. When she stopsto pick it up, you will be able to run past her and win.” Hippomenestook the apples and went to the King. He said, “ I want to marry Atlanta.” The King was sad to see another man die, but Hippomenes said, “ I will marry her –or die!” So the race began.Three inspiring storiesabout the Olympic Games 1. The kind Norwegian There is a cross-country skiing race which is part of the Winter Olympics. In 2006 a Canadian skier, Sara Renner, was taking part in the cross-country final when her left pole broke. This was a serious problem as she needed the pole to help her travel quickly through the deep snow. Immediately Bjornar Hakensmoen , the coach of the Norwegian team, gave her another pole. So Renner was able to get a silver medal. Hakensmoen said that he had only behaved as any good sportsman should, but Sara said that Hakensmoen had shown everybody the true meaning of sport. 2. The Special Olympic athlete For athlete Eric Williams gold medals are nice, but good sportsmanship is more important. Eric has a low mental ability but this does not stop him from taking apart in the Olympics. In 2005 Eric competed in running races and the long jump. He said, “ I’ve been competing in the Special Olympics ever since I was at high school. It’s really a good experience. You get to meet different athletes and volunteers and make all kinds of friends. “ John Corbett, an organizer of the Special Olympicsaid, “ He always does his best and has a wonderful time in the progress. He truly appreciates all the people around him who are trying to help, and he makes that appreciation known. “ Let’s hope Eric wins more medals in the next Special Olympics! 3. The stubborn African In 1968 a Kenyan athlete Kip Keino competed in the 1500 metres running race. At that time he was very ill and in great pain. Although he had reached the standard for the final of the race he decided at first not to take part. Howeverjust before the race was going to start he changed his mind. He ran from his room and arrived at the race track a few minutes before the race was about to begin. Surprisingly, he won the race, finishing well ahead of everyone else and showing what true courage and perseverance can achieve. It was no wonder that Kip Keino became the only Kenyan sportsman ever to appear on the cover of the world famous sports magazine Sports illustrated.Unit 3 WHO AM I? Over time I have changed quite a lot.I began as a calculating machine in France in 1642.Although I was young I could simplify difficult sums.I developed very slowly and it took nearly two hundred years before I was built as an analytical machine by Charles Baggage.After I was programmed by an operator who used cards with holes,I could “thing”logically and produce an answer quicker than any person.At that time it was considered a technological revolution and the start of my “artifical intelligence”.In 1936 my real father,Alan Turing,wrote a book about how I could be made to work as a “universal machine”to solve any difficult mathematical problem.From then on,I grew rapidly both in size and in brainpower.By the 1940s I hd grownas large as a room , and I wonderes if I would grow 第三章 项目市场分析
3.1农产品物流发展现状
农产品物流是以农业产出物为对象形成的物流，根据农产品的
分类又包括：粮食作物物流；经济作物物流；畜牧产品物流；水产品物流和林业产品物流。是以满足顾客需求为目标，对农业产出物及其相关服务和信息，从起源地到消费地有效率、有效益的流动和储存进行计划、执行和控制的全过程。是农产品的采购、生产、流通交易、包装、运输、储存、装卸、配送、分销、信息沟通等一系列运作环节组成，并在整个过程中实现了农产品保值、增值和组织目标。
农产品流通物流。农产品流通物流是以农业产出物为对象，通过农产品产后交易、包装、储存、运输和配送等物流环节，做到农产品保值增值，最终送到消费者手中。由于农产品本身特质，以及产销地域广阔分散的特点，所以对农产品物流规划、方式和手段提出了比较高的要求，这个物流过程是目前农产品实现市场价值的关键环节。
3.1.1中国农业物流长期存在的主要问题
1、农业物流的相关理论研究严重滞后
由于农业生产的地域性，以及生产的季节性与常年性消费需求之间的对立，造成了中国农产品供需的时空矛盾，解决这个矛盾的基本途径就是发展中国现代农业物流。农产品物流只有做到农产品保值，才能实现农产品的价值与使用价值，进而才可能使农产品在物流过程中增值。
may come from anywhere in the world. P: Winter Games? How can the runners enjoy competing in winter? And what about the horses? L: Oh no! There are no running races or horse riding events. Instead there are competitions like skiing and ice skating which need snow and ice. That’s why they’re called the Winter Olympics. It’s in the Summer Olympics that you have the running races, together with swimming, sailing and all the team sports. P: I see. Earlier you said that athletes are invited from all over the world. Do you mean the Greek world? Our Greek cities used to compete against each other just for the honour of winning. No other countries could join in, nor could slaves or women! L: Nowadays any country can take part if their athletes are good enough. There are over 250 sports and each one has its own standard. Women are not only allowed, but play a very important role in gymnastics, athletics, team sportsand … P: Please wait a minute! All those events, all those countries and even women taking part! Where are all the athletes housed? L: For each Olympics, a special village is built for them to live in, a main reception building, several stadiums for competitions, and a gymnasium as well.P: That’s sounds very expansive. Does anyone want to host the Olympic Games?L: As a matter of fact,every country wants the opportunity. It’s a great responsibility but also a great honour to be chosen.There’s as much competitions among countries to host the Olympics as to win Olympic medals. The 2008 Olympics will be held in Beijing. P: Oh yes! You must be very proud. L: Certainly. And after that the 2012 Olympics will be held in London. They have already started planning for it. A new village for the athletes and all the stadiums will be built to the east of London. New medals will be designed of course and … P: Did you say medals? So even the olive wreath has been replaced! Oh dear! Do you compete for prize money too? L: No, we don’t. It’s still all about being able to run faster, jumper higher and throw further. That’s the motto of the Olympics, you know—“ Swifter, Higher and Stronger.”P: Well, that’s a good news. How interesting! Thank you so much for your time.The story of Atlanta Atlanta was a Greek princess. She was very beautiful and could run faster than any man in Greece. But she was not allowed to run and win glory for herself in the Olympic Games. She was so angry that she said to her farther that she would not marry anyone who could not run faster than her. Her father said that she must marry, so Atlanta made a bargain with him. She said to him, “ These are my rules. When a man says he wants to marry me, I will run against him. If he cannot run as fast as me, he ill be killed. No one will be pardoned.” Many kings and princes wanted to marry Atlanta, but when they heard of her rules they knew it was hopeless. So many of them sadly went home, but others stayed to run the race. There was a man called Hippomenes who was amazed when he heard of Atlanta’s rules, “ Why are these men so foolish?” hethought. “ Why will they let themselves be killed because they cannot run as fast as this princess?” However, when he saw Atlanta come out of her house to run, Hippomenes changed his mind. “ I will marry Atlanta—or die !“ he said.The race started and although the man ran very fast, Atlanta ran faster. As Hippomenes watched he thought, “ How can I run asfast as Atlanta?” He went to ask the Greek Goddess of Love for help. She promised to help him and gave him three golden apples. She said, “ Throw an apple in front of Atlanta when she is running past.When she stops to pick it up, you will be able to run past her and win.” Hippomenestook the apples and went to the King. He said, “ I want to marry Atlanta.” The King was sad to see another man die, but Hippomenes said, “ I will marry her –or die!” So the race began.Three inspiring storiesabout the Olympic Games 1. The kind Norwegian There is a cross-country skiing race which is part of the Winter Olympics. In 2006 a Canadian skier, Sara Renner, was taking part in the cross-country final when her left pole broke. This was a serious problem as she needed the pole to help her travel quickly through the deep snow. Immediately Bjornar Hakensmoen , the coach of the Norwegian team, gave her another pole. So Renner was able to get a silver medal. Hakensmoen said that he had only behaved as any good sportsman should, but Sara said that Hakensmoen had shown everybody the true meaning of sport. 2. The Special Olympic athlete For athlete Eric Williams gold medals are nice, but good sportsmanship is more important. Eric has a low mental ability but this does not stop him from taking apart in the Olympics. In 2005 Eric competed in running racesand the long jump. He said, “ I’ve been competing in the Special Olympics ever since I was at high school. It’s really a goodexperience. You get to meet different athletes and volunteers and make all kinds of friends. “ John Corbett, an organizer of the Special Olympics said, “ He always does his best and has a wonderful time in the progress. He truly appreciates all the people around him who are trying to help, and he makes that appreciation known. “ Let’s hope Eric wins more medals in the next Special Olympics! 3. The stubborn African In 1968 a Kenyan athlete Kip Keino competed in the 1500 metres running race. At that time he was very ill and in great pain. Although he had reached the standard for the final of the race he decided at first not to take part. Howeverjust before the race was going to start he changed his mind. He ran from his room and arrived at the race track a few minutes before the race was about to begin. Surprisingly, he won the race, finishing well ahead of everyone else and showing what true courage and perseverance can achieve. It was no wonder that Kip Keino became the only Kenyan sportsman ever to appear on the cover of the world famous sports magazine Sports illustrated.Unit 3 WHO AM I? Over time I have changed quite a lot.I began as a calculating machine in France in 1642.Although I was young I could simplify difficult sums.I developed very slowly and it took nearly two hundred years before I was built as an analytical machine by Charles Baggage.After I was programmed by an operator who used cards with holes,I could “thing”logically and produce an answer quicker than any person.At that time it was considered a technological revolution and the start of my “artifical intelligence”.In 1936 my real father,Alan Turing,wrote a book about how I could be made to work as a “universal machine”to solve any difficult mathematical problem.From then on,I grew rapidly both in size and in brainpower.By the 1940s I hd grownas large as a room , and I wonderes if I would grow
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may come from anywhere in the world. P: Winter Games? How can the runners enjoy competing in winter? And what about the horses? L: Oh no! There are no running races or horse riding events. Instead there are competitions like skiing and ice skating whichneed snow and ice. That’s why they’re called theWinter Olympics. It’s in the Summer Olympics that you have the running races, together with swimming, sailing and all the team sports. P: I see. Earlier you said that athletes are invited from all over the world. Do you mean the Greek world? Our Greek cities used to compete against each other just for the honour of winning. No other countries could join in, nor could slaves or women! L: Nowadays any country can take part if their athletes are good enough. There are over 250 sports and each one has its own standard. Women are not only allowed, but play a very important role in gymnastics, athletics, team sportsand … P: Please wait a minute! All those events, all those countries and even women taking part! Where are all the athletes housed? L: For each Olympics, a special village is built for them to live in, a main reception building, several stadiums for competitions, and a gymnasium as well.P: That’s sounds very expansive. Does anyone want to host the Olympic Games? L: As a matter of fact,every country wants the opportunity. It’s a great responsibility but also a great honour to be chosen. There’s as much competitions among countries to host the Olympics as to win Olympic medals. The 2008 Olympics will be held in Beijing. P: Oh yes! You must be very proud. L: Certainly. And after that the 2012 Olympics will be held in London. They have already started planning for it. A new village for the athletes and all the stadiums will be built to the east of London. New medals will be designed of course and … P: Did you say medals? So even the olive wreath has been replaced! Oh dear! Do you compete for prize money too?L: No, we don’t. It’s still all about being able to run faster, jumper higher and throw further. That’s the motto of the Olympics, you know—“ Swifter, Higher and Stronger.”P: Well, that’s a good news. How interesting! Thank you so much for your time.The story of Atlanta Atlanta was a Greek princess. She was very beautiful and could run faster than any man in Greece. But she was not allowed to run and win glory for herself in the Olympic Games. She was so angry that she said to her farther that she would not marry anyone who could not run faster than her. Her father said that she must marry, so Atlanta made a bargain with him. She said to him, “ These are my rules. When a man says he wants to marry me, I will run against him. If he cannot run as fast as me, he will be killed.No one will be pardoned.” Many kings and princes wanted to marry Atlanta, but when they heard of her rules they knew it was hopeless. So many of them sadly went home, but others stayed to run the race. There was a man called Hippomenes who was amazed when e heard of Atlanta’s rules, “ Why are these men so foolish?” hethought. “ Why will they let themselves be killed because they cannot run as fast as this princess?” However, when he saw Atlanta come out of her house to run, Hippomenes changed his mind. “ I will marry Atlant—or die !“ he said. The race started and although the man ran very fast, Atlanta ran faster. As Hippomenes watched he thought, “ How can I run as fast as Atlanta?” He went to ask the Greek Goddess of Love for help. She promised to help him and gave him three golden apples. She said, “ Throw an apple in front of Atlanta when she is running past. When she stopsto pick it up, you will be able to run past her and win.” Hippomenestook the apples and went to the King. He said, “ I want to marry Atlanta.” The King was sad to see another man die, but Hippomenes said, “ I will marry her –or die!” So the race began.Three inspiring storiesabout the Olympic Games 1. The kind Norwegian There is a cross-country skiing race which is part of the Winter Olympics. In 2006 a Canadian skier, Sara Renner, was taking part in the cross-country final when her left pole broke. This was a serious problem as she needed the pole to help her travel quickly through the deep snow. Immediately Bjornar Hakensmoen , the coach of the Norwegian team, gave her another pole. So Renner was able to get a silver medal. Hakensmoen said that he had only behaved as any good sportsman should, but Sara said that Hakensmoen had shown everybody the true meaning of sport. 2. The Special Olympic athlete For athlete Eric Williams gold medals are nice, but good sportsmanship is more important. Eric has a low mental ability but this does not stop him from taking apart in the Olympics. In 2005 Eric competed in running races and the long jump. He said, “ I’ve been competing in the Special Olympics ever since I was at high school. It’s really a good experience. You get to meet different athletes and volunteers and make all kinds of friends. “ John Corbett, an organizer of the Special Olympicsaid, “ He always does his best and has a wonderful time in the progress. He truly appreciates all the people around him who are trying to help, and he makes that appreciation known. “ Let’s hope Eric wins more medals in the next Special Olympics! 3. The stubborn African In 1968 a Kenyan athlete Kip Keino competed in the 1500 metres running race. At that time he was very ill and in great pain. Although he had reached the standard for the final of the race he decided at first not to take part. Howeverjust before the race was going to start he changed his mind. He ran from his room and arrived at the race track a few minutes before the race was about to begin. Surprisingly, he won the race, finishing well ahead of everyone else and showing what true courage and perseverance can achieve. It was no wonder that Kip Keino became the only Kenyan sportsman ever to appear on the cover of the world famous sports magazine Sports illustrated.Unit 3 WHO AM I? Over time I have changed quite a lot.I began as a calculating machine in France in 1642.Although I was young I could simplify difficult sums.I developed very slowly and it took nearly two hundred years before I was built as an analytical machine by Charles Baggage.After I was programmed by an operator who used cards with holes,I could “thing”logically and produce an answer quicker than any person.At that time it was considered a technological revolution and the start of my “artifical intelligence”.In 1936 my real father,Alan Turing,wrote a book about how I could be made to work as a “universal machine”to solve any difficult mathematical problem.From then on,I grew rapidly both in size and in brainpower.By the 1940s I hd grownas large as a room , and I wonderes if I would grow 在中国的农业发展过程中，“重生产、轻流通”思想意识的影响广泛，而对农业生产资料、农产品流通和物流配送等相关产业的协同发展作用认识不足，更没有形成农业物流完整的行业体系框架。农业物流作为农业产业发展的重要组成部分，对农业物流理论探讨的严重匮乏。降低农产品生产与流通的成本，引导农业生产资料的生产与配置，提高中国农业的整体产业效益，需要有现代农业物流理论指导。中国农业流通和物流的相关理论研究，在中国农业现代化发展过程中地位，没有受到应有的重视。
2、农业物流的基础投入不足
一直以来，我们在农业生产环节的增产上全力以赴，但物流保鲜技术、物流交易建设等后续物流环节的基础投入明显不足。
由此可见，中国薄弱的农业物流现状和过去数量型农业生产投资结构密切相关，农业物流在基础投入方面的长期欠帐使得高额物流损耗一时难以根本扭转。以果蔬产品为例，据有关数据统计，我国每年越有8000万吨果蔬腐烂，损失总值近800亿元。损失率为25％～30％，可以满足2亿人口的基本营养需求。这与发达国家5%以下的果蔬损失率相比，差距很大。
3、农业物流信息体系不健全
农业物流流体的流向和流程，以及由此而产生的效率和效益是与农业物流的信息体系密切相关。农业物流信息体系既包括农业市场信息，也包括农业物流的资源信息，而现在农业信息系统和农业物流信息体统所能提供信息品种和质量都不能满足需要，缺乏有效的信息导向，农资和农产品物流的流向带有盲目性，流程不合理，这是导致在途损失严重，影响流体保值增值的重要原因。
may come from anywhere in the world. P: Winter Games? How can the runners enjoy competing in winter? And what about the horses? L: Oh no! There are no running races or horse riding events. Instead there are competitions like skiing and ice skating which need snow and ice. That’s why they’re called the Winter Olympics. It’s in the Summer Olympics that you have the running races, together with swimming, sailing and all the team sports. P: I see. Earlier you said that athletes are invited from all over the world. Do you mean the Greek world? Our Greek cities used to compete against each other just for the honour of winning. No other countries could join in, nor could slaves or women! L: Nowadays any country can take part if their athletes are good enough. There are over 250 sports and each one has its own standard. Women are not only allowed, but play a very important role in gymnastics, athletics, team sportsand … P: Please wait a minute! All those events, all those countries and even women taking part! Where are all the athletes housed? L: For each Olympics, a special village is built for them to live in, a main reception building, several stadiums for competitions, and a gymnasium as well.P: That’s sounds very expansive. Does anyone want to host the Olympic Games?L: As a matter of fact,every country wants the opportunity. It’s a great responsibility but also a great honour to be chosen.There’s as much competitions among countries to host the Olympics as to win Olympic medals. The 2008 Olympics will be held in Beijing. P: Oh yes! You must be very proud. L: Certainly. And after that the 2012 Olympics will be held in London. They have already started planning for it. A new village for the athletes and all the stadiums will be built to the east of London. New medals will be designed of course and … P: Did you say medals? So even the olive wreath has been replaced! Oh dear! Do you compete for prize money too? L: No, we don’t. It’s still all about being able to run faster, jumper higher and throw further. That’s the motto of the Olympics, you know—“ Swifter, Higher and Stronger.”P: Well, that’s a good news. How interesting! Thank you so much for your time.The story of Atlanta Atlanta was a Greek princess. She was very beautiful and could run faster than any man in Greece. But she was not allowed to run and win glory for herself in the Olympic Games. She was so angry that she said to her farther that she would not marry anyone who could not run faster than her. Her father said that she must marry, so Atlanta made a bargain with him. She said to him, “ These are my rules. When a man says he wants to marry me, I will run against him. If he cannot run as fast as me, he ill be killed. No one will be pardoned.” Many kings and princes wanted to marry Atlanta, but when they heard of her rules they knew it was hopeless. So many of them sadly went home, but others stayed to run the race. There was a man called Hippomenes who was amazed when he heard of Atlanta’s rules, “ Why are these men so foolish?” hethought. “ Why will they let themselves be killed because they cannot run as fast as this princess?” However, when he saw Atlanta come out of her house to run, Hippomenes changed his mind. “ I will marry Atlanta—or die !“ he said.The race started and although the man ran very fast, Atlanta ran faster. As Hippomenes watched he thought, “ How can I run asfast as Atlanta?” He went to ask the Greek Goddess of Love for help. She promised to help him and gave him three golden apples. She said, “ Throw an apple in front of Atlanta when she is running past.When she stops to pick it up, you will be able to run past her and win.” Hippomenestook the apples and went to the King. He said, “ I want to marry Atlanta.” The King was sad to see another man die, but Hippomenes said, “ I will marry her –or die!” So the race began.Three inspiring storiesabout the Olympic Games 1. The kind Norwegian There is a cross-country skiing race which is part of the Winter Olympics. In 2006 a Canadian skier, Sara Renner, was taking part in the cross-country final when her left pole broke. This was a serious problem as she needed the pole to help her travel quickly through the deep snow. Immediately Bjornar Hakensmoen , the coach of the Norwegian team, gave her another pole. So Renner was able to get a silver medal. Hakensmoen said that he had only behaved as any good sportsman should, but Sara said that Hakensmoen had shown everybody the true meaning of sport. 2. The Special Olympic athlete For athlete Eric Williams gold medals are nice, but good sportsmanship is more important. Eric has a low mental ability but this does not stop him from taking apart in the Olympics. In 2005 Eric competed in running racesand the long jump. He said, “ I’ve been competing in the Special Olympics ever since I was at high school. It’s really a goodexperience. You get to meet different athletes and volunteers and make all kinds of friends. “ John Corbett, an organizer of the Special Olympics said, “ He always does his best and has a wonderful time in the progress. He truly appreciates all the people around him who are trying to help, and he makes that appreciation known. “ Let’s hope Eric wins more medals in the next Special Olympics! 3. The stubborn African In 1968 a Kenyan athlete Kip Keino competed in the 1500 metres running race. At that time he was very ill and in great pain. Although he had reached the standard for the final of the race he decided at first not to take part. Howeverjust before the race was going to start he changed his mind. He ran from his room and arrived at the race track a few minutes before the race was about to begin. Surprisingly, he won the race, finishing well ahead of everyone else and showing what true courage and perseverance can achieve. It was no wonder that Kip Keino became the only Kenyan sportsman ever to appear on the cover of the world famous sports magazine Sports illustrated.Unit 3 WHO AM I? Over time I have changed quite a lot.I began as a calculating machine in France in 1642.Although I was young I could simplify difficult sums.I developed very slowly and it took nearly two hundred years before I was built as an analytical machine by Charles Baggage.After I was programmed by an operator who used cards with holes,I could “thing”logically and produce an answer quicker than any person.At that time it was considered a technological revolution and the start of my “artifical intelligence”.In 1936 my real father,Alan Turing,wrote a book about how I could be made to work as a “universal machine”to solve any difficult mathematical problem.From then on,I grew rapidly both in size and in brainpower.By the 1940s I hd grownas large as a room , and I wonderes if I would grow
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may come from anywhere in the world. P: Winter Games? How can the runners enjoy competing in winter? And what about the horses? L: Oh no! There are no running races or horse riding events. Instead there are competitions like skiing and ice skating whichneed snow and ice. That’s why they’re called theWinter Olympics. It’s in the Summer Olympics that you have the running races, together with swimming, sailing and all the team sports. P: I see. Earlier you said that athletes are invited from all over the world. Do you mean the Greek world? Our Greek cities used to compete against each other just for the honour of winning. No other countries could join in, nor could slaves or women! L: Nowadays any country can take part if their athletes are good enough. There are over 250 sports and each one has its own standard. Women are not only allowed, but play a very important role in gymnastics, athletics, team sportsand … P: Please wait a minute! All those events, all those countries and even women taking part! Where are all the athletes housed? L: For each Olympics, a special village is built for them to live in, a main reception building, several stadiums for competitions, and a gymnasium as well.P: That’s sounds very expansive. Does anyone want to host the Olympic Games? L: As a matter of fact,every country wants the opportunity. It’s a great responsibility but also a great honour to be chosen. There’s as much competitions among countries to host the Olympics as to win Olympic medals. The 2008 Olympics will be held in Beijing. P: Oh yes! You must be very proud. L: Certainly. And after that the 2012 Olympics will be held in London. They have already started planning for it. A new village for the athletes and all the stadiums will be built to the east of London. New medals will be designed of course and … P: Did you say medals? So even the olive wreath has been replaced! Oh dear! Do you compete for prize money too?L: No, we don’t. It’s still all about being able to run faster, jumper higher and throw further. That’s the motto of the Olympics, you know—“ Swifter, Higher and Stronger.”P: Well, that’s a good news. How interesting! Thank you so much for your time.The story of Atlanta Atlanta was a Greek princess. She was very beautiful and could run faster than any man in Greece. But she was not allowed to run and win glory for herself in the Olympic Games. She was so angry that she said to her farther that she would not marry anyone who could not run faster than her. Her father said that she must marry, so Atlanta made a bargain with him. She said to him, “ These are my rules. When a man says he wants to marry me, I will run against him. If he cannot run as fast as me, he will be killed.No one will be pardoned.” Many kings and princes wanted to marry Atlanta, but when they heard of her rules they knew it was hopeless. So many of them sadly went home, but others stayed to run the race. There was a man called Hippomenes who was amazed when e heard of Atlanta’s rules, “ Why are these men so foolish?” hethought. “ Why will they let themselves be killed because they cannot run as fast as this princess?” However, when he saw Atlanta come out of her house to run, Hippomenes changed his mind. “ I will marry Atlant—or die !“ he said. The race started and although the man ran very fast, Atlanta ran faster. As Hippomenes watched he thought, “ How can I run as fast as Atlanta?” He went to ask the Greek Goddess of Love for help. She promised to help him and gave him three golden apples. She said, “ Throw an apple in front of Atlanta when she is running past. When she stopsto pick it up, you will be able to run past her and win.” Hippomenestook the apples and went to the King. He said, “ I want to marry Atlanta.” The King was sad to see another man die, but Hippomenes said, “ I will marry her –or die!” So the race began.Three inspiring storiesabout the Olympic Games 1. The kind Norwegian There is a cross-country skiing race which is part of the Winter Olympics. In 2006 a Canadian skier, Sara Renner, was taking part in the cross-country final when her left pole broke. This was a serious problem as she needed the pole to help her travel quickly through the deep snow. Immediately Bjornar Hakensmoen , the coach of the Norwegian team, gave her another pole. So Renner was able to get a silver medal. Hakensmoen said that he had only behaved as any good sportsman should, but Sara said that Hakensmoen had shown everybody the true meaning of sport. 2. The Special Olympic athlete For athlete Eric Williams gold medals are nice, but good sportsmanship is more important. Eric has a low mental ability but this does not stop him from taking apart in the Olympics. In 2005 Eric competed in running races and the long jump. He said, “ I’ve been competing in the Special Olympics ever since I was at high school. It’s really a good experience. You get to meet different athletes and volunteers and make all kinds of friends. “ John Corbett, an organizer of the Special Olympicsaid, “ He always does his best and has a wonderful time in the progress. He truly appreciates all the people around him who are trying to help, and he makes that appreciation known. “ Let’s hope Eric wins more medals in the next Special Olympics! 3. The stubborn African In 1968 a Kenyan athlete Kip Keino competed in the 1500 metres running race. At that time he was very ill and in great pain. Although he had reached the standard for the final of the race he decided at first not to take part. Howeverjust before the race was going to start he changed his mind. He ran from his room and arrived at the race track a few minutes before the race was about to begin. Surprisingly, he won the race, finishing well ahead of everyone else and showing what true courage and perseverance can achieve. It was no wonder that Kip Keino became the only Kenyan sportsman ever to appear on the cover of the world famous sports magazine Sports illustrated.Unit 3 WHO AM I? Over time I have changed quite a lot.I began as a calculating machine in France in 1642.Although I was young I could simplify difficult sums.I developed very slowly and it took nearly two hundred years before I was built as an analytical machine by Charles Baggage.After I was programmed by an operator who used cards with holes,I could “thing”logically and produce an answer quicker than any person.At that time it was considered a technological revolution and the start of my “artifical intelligence”.In 1936 my real father,Alan Turing,wrote a book about how I could be made to work as a “universal machine”to solve any difficult mathematical problem.From then on,I grew rapidly both in size and in brainpower.By the 1940s I hd grownas large as a room , and I wonderes if I would grow 2006年菜价上涨，谁能告诉农民明年种什么？明年蔬菜种植面积会不会大幅度增加，从而引起菜价再次下跌？长期以来，农民对市场供求信息的获取渠道单一，手段缺乏，滞后失真现象严重，赶不上市场变化，要改变这种状况迫切需要建立完善的信息采集、交易整理和发布体系。
4、农业物流成本偏高
目前中国的农业物流成本比较高，而且不稳定，其中有物流利润和运输成本因素，但更多的是物流环境的影响，由于路况不良的时间成本，交通秩序中不当现象无形中增加的物流成本（例如设卡收费等）。随着物流业的发展，基础农业物流利润下降，而在途损耗和不合理物流环境成本显得十分突出。
多数长途贩运的农产品是以初级形态为主，农产品物流结构中，低附加值产品居多，以农产品的主要物流形式公路运输为例，对于农产品和工业品的收费标准相同，但两者价值和利润却相差悬殊，这就是业内呼吁建立农产品物流 “绿色通道”的原因所在。500毫升蒙牛奶的超市售价2.8元/包，其中运费要占10％，更不要说低值低毛利的初级农产品了。
5、农产品流通组织性差，效率低
我国小生产与大市场的矛盾是制约市场农业发展的最大障碍。而小生产与大市场矛盾的关键是农户规模小而不能直接进入市场，单家独户还没有能力承担起实现商品流通的重任。特别是，从大的方面说，作为商品部分的农产品的主要销售对象不是产区农村，而是城市和地理跨度较大的销区农村，这样农产品流通需要长距离运输。没有成规模、有实力的流通组织，很难完成这样的流通任务。
may come from anywhere in the world. P: Winter Games? How can the runners enjoy competing in winter? And what about the horses? L: Oh no! There are no running races or horse riding events. Instead there are competitions like skiing and ice skating which need snow and ice. That’s why they’re called the Winter Olympics. It’s in the Summer Olympics that you have the running races, together with swimming, sailing and all the team sports. P: I see. Earlier you said that athletes are invited from all over the world. Do you mean the Greek world? Our Greek cities used to compete against each other just for the honour of winning. No other countries could join in, nor could slaves or women! L: Nowadays any country can take part if their athletes are good enough. There are over 250 sports and each one has its own standard. Women are not only allowed, but play a very important role in gymnastics, athletics, team sportsand … P: Please wait a minute! All those events, all those countries and even women taking part! Where are all the athletes housed? L: For each Olympics, a special village is built for them to live in, a main reception building, several stadiums for competitions, and a gymnasium as well.P: That’s sounds very expansive. Does anyone want to host the Olympic Games?L: As a matter of fact,every country wants the opportunity. It’s a great responsibility but also a great honour to be chosen.There’s as much competitions among countries to host the Olympics as to win Olympic medals. The 2008 Olympics will be held in Beijing. P: Oh yes! You must be very proud. L: Certainly. And after that the 2012 Olympics will be held in London. They have already started planning for it. A new village for the athletes and all the stadiums will be built to the east of London. New medals will be designed of course and … P: Did you say medals? So even the olive wreath has been replaced! Oh dear! Do you compete for prize money too? L: No, we don’t. It’s still all about being able to run faster, jumper higher and throw further. That’s the motto of the Olympics, you know—“ Swifter, Higher and Stronger.”P: Well, that’s a good news. How interesting! Thank you so much for your time.The story of Atlanta Atlanta was a Greek princess. She was very beautiful and could run faster than any man in Greece. But she was not allowed to run and win glory for herself in the Olympic Games. She was so angry that she said to her farther that she would not marry anyone who could not run faster than her. Her father said that she must marry, so Atlanta made a bargain with him. She said to him, “ These are my rules. When a man says he wants to marry me, I will run against him. If he cannot run as fast as me, he ill be killed. No one will be pardoned.” Many kings and princes wanted to marry Atlanta, but when they heard of her rules they knew it was hopeless. So many of them sadly went home, but others stayed to run the race. There was a man called Hippomenes who was amazed when he heard of Atlanta’s rules, “ Why are these men so foolish?” hethought. “ Why will they let themselves be killed because they cannot run as fast as this princess?” However, when he saw Atlanta come out of her house to run, Hippomenes changed his mind. “ I will marry Atlanta—or die !“ he said.The race started and although the man ran very fast, Atlanta ran faster. As Hippomenes watched he thought, “ How can I run asfast as Atlanta?” He went to ask the Greek Goddess of Love for help. She promised to help him and gave him three golden apples. She said, “ Throw an apple in front of Atlanta when she is running past.When she stops to pick it up, you will be able to run past her and win.” Hippomenestook the apples and went to the King. He said, “ I want to marry Atlanta.” The King was sad to see another man die, but Hippomenes said, “ I will marry her –or die!” So the race began.Three inspiring storiesabout the Olympic Games 1. The kind Norwegian There is a cross-country skiing race which is part of the Winter Olympics. In 2006 a Canadian skier, Sara Renner, was taking part in the cross-country final when her left pole broke. This was a serious problem as she needed the pole to help her travel quickly through the deep snow. Immediately Bjornar Hakensmoen , the coach of the Norwegian team, gave her another pole. So Renner was able to get a silver medal. Hakensmoen said that he had only behaved as any good sportsman should, but Sara said that Hakensmoen had shown everybody the true meaning of sport. 2. The Special Olympic athlete For athlete Eric Williams gold medals are nice, but good sportsmanship is more important. Eric has a low mental ability but this does not stop him from taking apart in the Olympics. In 2005 Eric competed in running racesand the long jump. He said, “ I’ve been competing in the Special Olympics ever since I was at high school. It’s really a goodexperience. You get to meet different athletes and volunteers and make all kinds of friends. “ John Corbett, an organizer of the Special Olympics said, “ He always does his best and has a wonderful time in the progress. He truly appreciates all the people around him who are trying to help, and he makes that appreciation known. “ Let’s hope Eric wins more medals in the next Special Olympics! 3. The stubborn African In 1968 a Kenyan athlete Kip Keino competed in the 1500 metres running race. At that time he was very ill and in great pain. Although he had reached the standard for the final of the race he decided at first not to take part. Howeverjust before the race was going to start he changed his mind. He ran from his room and arrived at the race track a few minutes before the race was about to begin. Surprisingly, he won the race, finishing well ahead of everyone else and showing what true courage and perseverance can achieve. It was no wonder that Kip Keino became the only Kenyan sportsman ever to appear on the cover of the world famous sports magazine Sports illustrated.Unit 3 WHO AM I? Over time I have changed quite a lot.I began as a calculating machine in France in 1642.Although I was young I could simplify difficult sums.I developed very slowly and it took nearly two hundred years before I was built as an analytical machine by Charles Baggage.After I was programmed by an operator who used cards with holes,I could “thing”logically and produce an answer quicker than any person.At that time it was considered a technological revolution and the start of my “artifical intelligence”.In 1936 my real father,Alan Turing,wrote a book about how I could be made to work as a “universal machine”to solve any difficult mathematical problem.From then on,I grew rapidly both in size and in brainpower.By the 1940s I hd grownas large as a room , and I wonderes if I would grow
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may come from anywhere in the world. P: Winter Games? How can the runners enjoy competing in winter? And what about the horses? L: Oh no! There are no running races or horse riding events. Instead there are competitions like skiing and ice skating whichneed snow and ice. That’s why they’re called theWinter Olympics. It’s in the Summer Olympics that you have the running races, together with swimming, sailing and all the team sports. P: I see. Earlier you said that athletes are invited from all over the world. Do you mean the Greek world? Our Greek cities used to compete against each other just for the honour of winning. No other countries could join in, nor could slaves or women! L: Nowadays any country can take part if their athletes are good enough. There are over 250 sports and each one has its own standard. Women are not only allowed, but play a very important role in gymnastics, athletics, team sportsand … P: Please wait a minute! All those events, all those countries and even women taking part! Where are all the athletes housed? L: For each Olympics, a special village is built for them to live in, a main reception building, several stadiums for competitions, and a gymnasium as well.P: That’s sounds very expansive. Does anyone want to host the Olympic Games? L: As a matter of fact,every country wants the opportunity. It’s a great responsibility but also a great honour to be chosen. There’s as much competitions among countries to host the Olympics as to win Olympic medals. The 2008 Olympics will be held in Beijing. P: Oh yes! You must be very proud. L: Certainly. And after that the 2012 Olympics will be held in London. They have already started planning for it. A new village for the athletes and all the stadiums will be built to the east of London. New medals will be designed of course and … P: Did you say medals? So even the olive wreath has been replaced! Oh dear! Do you compete for prize money too?L: No, we don’t. It’s still all about being able to run faster, jumper higher and throw further. That’s the motto of the Olympics, you know—“ Swifter, Higher and Stronger.”P: Well, that’s a good news. How interesting! Thank you so much for your time.The story of Atlanta Atlanta was a Greek princess. She was very beautiful and could run faster than any man in Greece. But she was not allowed to run and win glory for herself in the Olympic Games. She was so angry that she said to her farther that she would not marry anyone who could not run faster than her. Her father said that she must marry, so Atlanta made a bargain with him. She said to him, “ These are my rules. When a man says he wants to marry me, I will run against him. If he cannot run as fast as me, he will be killed.No one will be pardoned.” Many kings and princes wanted to marry Atlanta, but when they heard of her rules they knew it was hopeless. So many of them sadly went home, but others stayed to run the race. There was a man called Hippomenes who was amazed when e heard of Atlanta’s rules, “ Why are these men so foolish?” hethought. “ Why will they let themselves be killed because they cannot run as fast as this princess?” However, when he saw Atlanta come out of her house to run, Hippomenes changed his mind. “ I will marry Atlant—or die !“ he said. The race started and although the man ran very fast, Atlanta ran faster. As Hippomenes watched he thought, “ How can I run as fast as Atlanta?” He went to ask the Greek Goddess of Love for help. She promised to help him and gave him three golden apples. She said, “ Throw an apple in front of Atlanta when she is running past. When she stopsto pick it up, you will be able to run past her and win.” Hippomenestook the apples and went to the King. He said, “ I want to marry Atlanta.” The King was sad to see another man die, but Hippomenes said, “ I will marry her –or die!” So the race began.Three inspiring storiesabout the Olympic Games 1. The kind Norwegian There is a cross-country skiing race which is part of the Winter Olympics. In 2006 a Canadian skier, Sara Renner, was taking part in the cross-country final when her left pole broke. This was a serious problem as she needed the pole to help her travel quickly through the deep snow. Immediately Bjornar Hakensmoen , the coach of the Norwegian team, gave her another pole. So Renner was able to get a silver medal. Hakensmoen said that he had only behaved as any good sportsman should, but Sara said that Hakensmoen had shown everybody the true meaning of sport. 2. The Special Olympic athlete For athlete Eric Williams gold medals are nice, but good sportsmanship is more important. Eric has a low mental ability but this does not stop him from taking apart in the Olympics. In 2005 Eric competed in running races and the long jump. He said, “ I’ve been competing in the Special Olympics ever since I was at high school. It’s really a good experience. You get to meet different athletes and volunteers and make all kinds of friends. “ John Corbett, an organizer of the Special Olympicsaid, “ He always does his best and has a wonderful time in the progress. He truly appreciates all the people around him who are trying to help, and he makes that appreciation known. “ Let’s hope Eric wins more medals in the next Special Olympics! 3. The stubborn African In 1968 a Kenyan athlete Kip Keino competed in the 1500 metres running race. At that time he was very ill and in great pain. Although he had reached the standard for the final of the race he decided at first not to take part. Howeverjust before the race was going to start he changed his mind. He ran from his room and arrived at the race track a few minutes before the race was about to begin. Surprisingly, he won the race, finishing well ahead of everyone else and showing what true courage and perseverance can achieve. It was no wonder that Kip Keino became the only Kenyan sportsman ever to appear on the cover of the world famous sports magazine Sports illustrated.Unit 3 WHO AM I? Over time I have changed quite a lot.I began as a calculating machine in France in 1642.Although I was young I could simplify difficult sums.I developed very slowly and it took nearly two hundred years before I was built as an analytical machine by Charles Baggage.After I was programmed by an operator who used cards with holes,I could “thing”logically and produce an answer quicker than any person.At that time it was considered a technological revolution and the start of my “artifical intelligence”.In 1936 my real father,Alan Turing,wrote a book about how I could be made to work as a “universal machine”to solve any difficult mathematical problem.From then on,I grew rapidly both in size and in brainpower.By the 1940s I hd grownas large as a room , and I wonderes if I would grow 中国地域广阔，为农产品流通提供了丰富的潜在市场，但也增加了流通的难度。由于农民势单力孤，交易的盲目性很大，运销费用较高。再者，农民生产规模较小，交易规模往往更小，导致交易规模十分不经济，无形中增加了运销成本。与生产相比，农产品经销队伍成长相对较慢，发育很不成熟，对本地农产品的运销能力明显不足，农产品的运销半径过小。由于环节增加，流通费用高、损耗大、效率低。
3.1.2提升农产品物流水平的主要对策
1、建立位于交通枢纽的区域化农产品集散基地
农产品市场体系的建设应以规范化、现代化、期货与现货并举的主要农产品期货市场为试点，以集散面大、位于交通枢纽的区域农产品批发市场为骨干，尽快建立起以批发市场为核心的农产品市场体系。要注意统一规划布局，使全国各地的市场能相互协调配合，形成体系。既要加强市场硬件建设，亦要重视市场软件建设，使农产品市场尽快发育成熟。抓好已建市场的配套建设，完善功能；加强仓储、信息、管理等基础设施和配套服务建设。
2、重视农产品初级市场的建设
鼓励农民进入市场交易，这样可以使众多的交易对象聚集在一起，产生“供求竞价”效应，可以最大限度保证价格合理，达到保护农民利益、促进农产品流通的目的。应当继续办好集贸市场，因为集贸市场能够满足当前和今后相当一个时期最基本、最多样的农产品交易需求，同时也是整个市场体系发挥作用的基础和依托。
3、有计划地培育并加快发展期货市场。
目前，由于现货市场发展还不充分，能独立承担市场风险责任
may come from anywhere in the world. P: Winter Games? How can the runners enjoy competing in winter? And what about the horses? L: Oh no! There are no running races or horse riding events. Instead there are competitions like skiing and ice skating which need snow and ice. That’s why they’re called the Winter Olympics. It’s in the Summer Olympics that you have the running races, together with swimming, sailing and all the team sports. P: I see. Earlier you said that athletes are invited from all over the world. Do you mean the Greek world? Our Greek cities used to compete against each other just for the honour of winning. No other countries could join in, nor could slaves or women! L: Nowadays any country can take part if their athletes are good enough. There are over 250 sports and each one has its own standard. Women are not only allowed, but play a very important role in gymnastics, athletics, team sportsand … P: Please wait a minute! All those events, all those countries and even women taking part! Where are all the athletes housed? L: For each Olympics, a special village is built for them to live in, a main reception building, several stadiums for competitions, and a gymnasium as well.P: That’s sounds very expansive. Does anyone want to host the Olympic Games?L: As a matter of fact,every country wants the opportunity. It’s a great responsibility but also a great honour to be chosen.There’s as much competitions among countries to host the Olympics as to win Olympic medals. The 2008 Olympics will be held in Beijing. P: Oh yes! You must be very proud. L: Certainly. And after that the 2012 Olympics will be held in London. They have already started planning for it. A new village for the athletes and all the stadiums will be built to the east of London. New medals will be designed of course and … P: Did you say medals? So even the olive wreath has been replaced! Oh dear! Do you compete for prize money too? L: No, we don’t. It’s still all about being able to run faster, jumper higher and throw further. That’s the motto of the Olympics, you know—“ Swifter, Higher and Stronger.”P: Well, that’s a good news. How interesting! Thank you so much for your time.The story of Atlanta Atlanta was a Greek princess. She was very beautiful and could run faster than any man in Greece. But she was not allowed to run and win glory for herself in the Olympic Games. She was so angry that she said to her farther that she would not marry anyone who could not run faster than her. Her father said that she must marry, so Atlanta made a bargain with him. She said to him, “ These are my rules. When a man says he wants to marry me, I will run against him. If he cannot run as fast as me, he ill be killed. No one will be pardoned.” Many kings and princes wanted to marry Atlanta, but when they heard of her rules they knew it was hopeless. So many of them sadly went home, but others stayed to run the race. There was a man called Hippomenes who was amazed when he heard of Atlanta’s rules, “ Why are these men so foolish?” hethought. “ Why will they let themselves be killed because they cannot run as fast as this princess?” However, when he saw Atlanta come out of her house to run, Hippomenes changed his mind. “ I will marry Atlanta—or die !“ he said.The race started and although the man ran very fast, Atlanta ran faster. As Hippomenes watched he thought, “ How can I run asfast as Atlanta?” He went to ask the Greek Goddess of Love for help. She promised to help him and gave him three golden apples. She said, “ Throw an apple in front of Atlanta when she is running past.When she stops to pick it up, you will be able to run past her and win.” Hippomenestook the apples and went to the King. He said, “ I want to marry Atlanta.” The King was sad to see another man die, but Hippomenes said, “ I will marry her –or die!” So the race began.Three inspiring storiesabout the Olympic Games 1. The kind Norwegian There is a cross-country skiing race which is part of the Winter Olympics. In 2006 a Canadian skier, Sara Renner, was taking part in the cross-country final when her left pole broke. This was a serious problem as she needed the pole to help her travel quickly through the deep snow. Immediately Bjornar Hakensmoen , the coach of the Norwegian team, gave her another pole. So Renner was able to get a silver medal. Hakensmoen said that he had only behaved as any good sportsman should, but Sara said that Hakensmoen had shown everybody the true meaning of sport. 2. The Special Olympic athlete For athlete Eric Williams gold medals are nice, but good sportsmanship is more important. Eric has a low mental ability but this does not stop him from taking apart in the Olympics. In 2005 Eric competed in running racesand the long jump. He said, “ I’ve been competing in the Special Olympics ever since I was at high school. It’s really a goodexperience. You get to meet different athletes and volunteers and make all kinds of friends. “ John Corbett, an organizer of the Special Olympics said, “ He always does his best and has a wonderful time in the progress. He truly appreciates all the people around him who are trying to help, and he makes that appreciation known. “ Let’s hope Eric wins more medals in the next Special Olympics! 3. The stubborn African In 1968 a Kenyan athlete Kip Keino competed in the 1500 metres running race. At that time he was very ill and in great pain. Although he had reached the standard for the final of the race he decided at first not to take part. Howeverjust before the race was going to start he changed his mind. He ran from his room and arrived at the race track a few minutes before the race was about to begin. Surprisingly, he won the race, finishing well ahead of everyone else and showing what true courage and perseverance can achieve. It was no wonder that Kip Keino became the only Kenyan sportsman ever to appear on the cover of the world famous sports magazine Sports illustrated.Unit 3 WHO AM I? Over time I have changed quite a lot.I began as a calculating machine in France in 1642.Although I was young I could simplify difficult sums.I developed very slowly and it took nearly two hundred years before I was built as an analytical machine by Charles Baggage.After I was programmed by an operator who used cards with holes,I could “thing”logically and produce an answer quicker than any person.At that time it was considered a technological revolution and the start of my “artifical intelligence”.In 1936 my real father,Alan Turing,wrote a book about how I could be made to work as a “universal machine”to solve any difficult mathematical problem.From then on,I grew rapidly both in size and in brainpower.By the 1940s I hd grownas large as a room , and I wonderes if I would grow
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may come from anywhere in the world. P: Winter Games? How can the runners enjoy competing in winter? And what about the horses? L: Oh no! There are no running races or horse riding events. Instead there are competitions like skiing and ice skating whichneed snow and ice. That’s why they’re called theWinter Olympics. It’s in the Summer Olympics that you have the running races, together with swimming, sailing and all the team sports. P: I see. Earlier you said that athletes are invited from all over the world. Do you mean the Greek world? Our Greek cities used to compete against each other just for the honour of winning. No other countries could join in, nor could slaves or women! L: Nowadays any country can take part if their athletes are good enough. There are over 250 sports and each one has its own standard. Women are not only allowed, but play a very important role in gymnastics, athletics, team sportsand … P: Please wait a minute! All those events, all those countries and even women taking part! Where are all the athletes housed? L: For each Olympics, a special village is built for them to live in, a main reception building, several stadiums for competitions, and a gymnasium as well.P: That’s sounds very expansive. Does anyone want to host the Olympic Games? L: As a matter of fact,every country wants the opportunity. It’s a great responsibility but also a great honour to be chosen. There’s as much competitions among countries to host the Olympics as to win Olympic medals. The 2008 Olympics will be held in Beijing. P: Oh yes! You must be very proud. L: Certainly. And after that the 2012 Olympics will be held in London. They have already started planning for it. A new village for the athletes and all the stadiums will be built to the east of London. New medals will be designed of course and … P: Did you say medals? So even the olive wreath has been replaced! Oh dear! Do you compete for prize money too?L: No, we don’t. It’s still all about being able to run faster, jumper higher and throw further. That’s the motto of the Olympics, you know—“ Swifter, Higher and Stronger.”P: Well, that’s a good news. How interesting! Thank you so much for your time.The story of Atlanta Atlanta was a Greek princess. She was very beautiful and could run faster than any man in Greece. But she was not allowed to run and win glory for herself in the Olympic Games. She was so angry that she said to her farther that she would not marry anyone who could not run faster than her. Her father said that she must marry, so Atlanta made a bargain with him. She said to him, “ These are my rules. When a man says he wants to marry me, I will run against him. If he cannot run as fast as me, he will be killed.No one will be pardoned.” Many kings and princes wanted to marry Atlanta, but when they heard of her rules they knew it was hopeless. So many of them sadly went home, but others stayed to run the race. There was a man called Hippomenes who was amazed when e heard of Atlanta’s rules, “ Why are these men so foolish?” hethought. “ Why will they let themselves be killed because they cannot run as fast as this princess?” However, when he saw Atlanta come out of her house to run, Hippomenes changed his mind. “ I will marry Atlant—or die !“ he said. The race started and although the man ran very fast, Atlanta ran faster. As Hippomenes watched he thought, “ How can I run as fast as Atlanta?” He went to ask the Greek Goddess of Love for help. She promised to help him and gave him three golden apples. She said, “ Throw an apple in front of Atlanta when she is running past. When she stopsto pick it up, you will be able to run past her and win.” Hippomenestook the apples and went to the King. He said, “ I want to marry Atlanta.” The King was sad to see another man die, but Hippomenes said, “ I will marry her –or die!” So the race began.Three inspiring storiesabout the Olympic Games 1. The kind Norwegian There is a cross-country skiing race which is part of the Winter Olympics. In 2006 a Canadian skier, Sara Renner, was taking part in the cross-country final when her left pole broke. This was a serious problem as she needed the pole to help her travel quickly through the deep snow. Immediately Bjornar Hakensmoen , the coach of the Norwegian team, gave her another pole. So Renner was able to get a silver medal. Hakensmoen said that he had only behaved as any good sportsman should, but Sara said that Hakensmoen had shown everybody the true meaning of sport. 2. The Special Olympic athlete For athlete Eric Williams gold medals are nice, but good sportsmanship is more important. Eric has a low mental ability but this does not stop him from taking apart in the Olympics. In 2005 Eric competed in running races and the long jump. He said, “ I’ve been competing in the Special Olympics ever since I was at high school. It’s really a good experience. You get to meet different athletes and volunteers and make all kinds of friends. “ John Corbett, an organizer of the Special Olympicsaid, “ He always does his best and has a wonderful time in the progress. He truly appreciates all the people around him who are trying to help, and he makes that appreciation known. “ Let’s hope Eric wins more medals in the next Special Olympics! 3. The stubborn African In 1968 a Kenyan athlete Kip Keino competed in the 1500 metres running race. At that time he was very ill and in great pain. Although he had reached the standard for the final of the race he decided at first not to take part. Howeverjust before the race was going to start he changed his mind. He ran from his room and arrived at the race track a few minutes before the race was about to begin. Surprisingly, he won the race, finishing well ahead of everyone else and showing what true courage and perseverance can achieve. It was no wonder that Kip Keino became the only Kenyan sportsman ever to appear on the cover of the world famous sports magazine Sports illustrated.Unit 3 WHO AM I? Over time I have changed quite a lot.I began as a calculating machine in France in 1642.Although I was young I could simplify difficult sums.I developed very slowly and it took nearly two hundred years before I was built as an analytical machine by Charles Baggage.After I was programmed by an operator who used cards with holes,I could “thing”logically and produce an answer quicker than any person.At that time it was considered a technological revolution and the start of my “artifical intelligence”.In 1936 my real father,Alan Turing,wrote a book about how I could be made to work as a “universal machine”to solve any difficult mathematical problem.From then on,I grew rapidly both in size and in brainpower.By the 1940s I hd grownas large as a room , and I wonderes if I would grow 的经营主体还很缺乏，应重点发展远期合约交易，在远期合约逐步标准化的基础上发展合约转让。要加强对期货交易有关情况和知识的宣传教育，帮助生产者、经营者更好地了解和利用期货市场。市场建设必须注重培育其健全统一、灵活开放、竞争有序的市场功能，健全交易秩序。目前应抓紧制定和完善分行业市场的建设标准、市场管理条例、期货管理规则。
4、加快农业信息化建设
市场导向机制的完善有赖于信息网络的建设，要彻底改善信息化建设中的“城市化”倾向。信息服务体系的建设不仅要重视信息的采集和硬件建设，还要加强综合分析信息、处理信息的能力水平；不仅要有微观和局部的信息，还必须有宏观的和全局的信息；不仅要有现状的信息，还必须有预测未来的信息；不仅要为政府决策服务，更要为农民生产应用服务。这就需要农业信息服务部门充分联合农业技术研究、经济研究、社会研究等部门的专家进行综合分析和决策，提高信息本身的科学性、应用性和有效性。在信息传递过程中，必须改变乡村是现代化信息网络上的盲点的局面，使之成为农业信息网络建设的重点和亮点。而且要根本改变农村信息利用低、服务对象偏离生产者的倾向，使农业信息的受益人由目前的管理者阶层向生产者和经营者阶层转变。各个涉及农业部门的纵向信息网也要加强横向交流。尽早建立汇总信息、综合分析信息的权威部门，负责收集各种渠道的信息源，通过专家分析预测形成更高级的信息向社会主要是向生产者群体发布，充分利用现有媒体对农业信息的扩散作用，利用广播、电视、报纸等宣传媒介免费或政府出资向农民传递农产品产销信息。
may come from anywhere in the world. P: Winter Games? How can the runners enjoy competing in winter? And what about the horses? L: Oh no! There are no running races or horse riding events. Instead there are competitions like skiing and ice skating which need snow and ice. That’s why they’re called the Winter Olympics. It’s in the Summer Olympics that you have the running races, together with swimming, sailing and all the team sports. P: I see. Earlier you said that athletes are invited from all over the world. Do you mean the Greek world? Our Greek cities used to compete against each other just for the honour of winning. No other countries could join in, nor could slaves or women! L: Nowadays any country can take part if their athletes are good enough. There are over 250 sports and each one has its own standard. Women are not only allowed, but play a very important role in gymnastics, athletics, team sportsand … P: Please wait a minute! All those events, all those countries and even women taking part! Where are all the athletes housed? L: For each Olympics, a special village is built for them to live in, a main reception building, several stadiums for competitions, and a gymnasium as well.P: That’s sounds very expansive. Does anyone want to host the Olympic Games?L: As a matter of fact,every country wants the opportunity. It’s a great responsibility but also a great honour to be chosen.There’s as much competitions among countries to host the Olympics as to win Olympic medals. The 2008 Olympics will be held in Beijing. P: Oh yes! You must be very proud. L: Certainly. And after that the 2012 Olympics will be held in London. They have already started planning for it. A new village for the athletes and all the stadiums will be built to the east of London. New medals will be designed of course and … P: Did you say medals? So even the olive wreath has been replaced! Oh dear! Do you compete for prize money too? L: No, we don’t. It’s still all about being able to run faster, jumper higher and throw further. That’s the motto of the Olympics, you know—“ Swifter, Higher and Stronger.”P: Well, that’s a good news. How interesting! Thank you so much for your time.The story of Atlanta Atlanta was a Greek princess. She was very beautiful and could run faster than any man in Greece. But she was not allowed to run and win glory for herself in the Olympic Games. She was so angry that she said to her farther that she would not marry anyone who could not run faster than her. Her father said that she must marry, so Atlanta made a bargain with him. She said to him, “ These are my rules. When a man says he wants to marry me, I will run against him. If he cannot run as fast as me, he ill be killed. No one will be pardoned.” Many kings and princes wanted to marry Atlanta, but when they heard of her rules they knew it was hopeless. So many of them sadly went home, but others stayed to run the race. There was a man called Hippomenes who was amazed when he heard of Atlanta’s rules, “ Why are these men so foolish?” hethought. “ Why will they let themselves be killed because they cannot run as fast as this princess?” However, when he saw Atlanta come out of her house to run, Hippomenes changed his mind. “ I will marry Atlanta—or die !“ he said.The race started and although the man ran very fast, Atlanta ran faster. As Hippomenes watched he thought, “ How can I run asfast as Atlanta?” He went to ask the Greek Goddess of Love for help. She promised to help him and gave him three golden apples. She said, “ Throw an apple in front of Atlanta when she is running past.When she stops to pick it up, you will be able to run past her and win.” Hippomenestook the apples and went to the King. He said, “ I want to marry Atlanta.” The King was sad to see another man die, but Hippomenes said, “ I will marry her –or die!” So the race began.Three inspiring storiesabout the Olympic Games 1. The kind Norwegian There is a cross-country skiing race which is part of the Winter Olympics. In 2006 a Canadian skier, Sara Renner, was taking part in the cross-country final when her left pole broke. This was a serious problem as she needed the pole to help her travel quickly through the deep snow. Immediately Bjornar Hakensmoen , the coach of the Norwegian team, gave her another pole. So Renner was able to get a silver medal. Hakensmoen said that he had only behaved as any good sportsman should, but Sara said that Hakensmoen had shown everybody the true meaning of sport. 2. The Special Olympic athlete For athlete Eric Williams gold medals are nice, but good sportsmanship is more important. Eric has a low mental ability but this does not stop him from taking apart in the Olympics. In 2005 Eric competed in running racesand the long jump. He said, “ I’ve been competing in the Special Olympics ever since I was at high school. It’s really a goodexperience. You get to meet different athletes and volunteers and make all kinds of friends. “ John Corbett, an organizer of the Special Olympics said, “ He always does his best and has a wonderful time in the progress. He truly appreciates all the people around him who are trying to help, and he makes that appreciation known. “ Let’s hope Eric wins more medals in the next Special Olympics! 3. The stubborn African In 1968 a Kenyan athlete Kip Keino competed in the 1500 metres running race. At that time he was very ill and in great pain. Although he had reached the standard for the final of the race he decided at first not to take part. Howeverjust before the race was going to start he changed his mind. He ran from his room and arrived at the race track a few minutes before the race was about to begin. Surprisingly, he won the race, finishing well ahead of everyone else and showing what true courage and perseverance can achieve. It was no wonder that Kip Keino became the only Kenyan sportsman ever to appear on the cover of the world famous sports magazine Sports illustrated.Unit 3 WHO AM I? Over time I have changed quite a lot.I began as a calculating machine in France in 1642.Although I was young I could simplify difficult sums.I developed very slowly and it took nearly two hundred years before I was built as an analytical machine by Charles Baggage.After I was programmed by an operator who used cards with holes,I could “thing”logically and produce an answer quicker than any person.At that time it was considered a technological revolution and the start of my “artifical intelligence”.In 1936 my real father,Alan Turing,wrote a book about how I could be made to work as a “universal machine”to solve any difficult mathematical problem.From then on,I grew rapidly both in size and in brainpower.By the 1940s I hd grownas large as a room , and I wonderes if I would grow
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