大學(xué)體驗(yàn)英語3課文原文

大學(xué)體驗(yàn)英語3課文原文

大學(xué)英語是我們?nèi)粘W(xué)習(xí)的延續(xù)，下面我們來看一下其中一些原習(xí)一些

吧。

Unit1:PassageA:CareforOurMotherEarth

(Dr.McKinleyofAwarenessMagazineinterviewsagroupofexperts

onenvironmentalissues.)Dr.McKinley:Whatdoyouthinkisthe

biggestthreattotheenvironmenttoday?AmanMotwane:Thebiggest

threattoourenvironmenttodayisthewaywe,ashumanbeings,see

ourenvironment.Howweseeourenvironmentshapesourwholeworld.

Mostofusseeeverythingasindependentfromoneanother.Butthe

realityisthateverythingispartofoneinterconnected,

interrelatedwhole.Forexample,atreemayappearisolated,butin

factitaffectsandisaffectedbyeverythinginitsenvironment一

sunshine,rain,wind,birds,minerals,otherplantsandtrees,you,

me.Thetreeshapesthewindthatblowsaroundit;itisalsoshaped

bythatwind.Lookattherelationshipbetweenthetreeandits

environmentandyouwillseethefutureofthetree.Mostofusare

blindtothisinterconnectednessofeverything.Thisiswhywedon，t

seetheconsequencesofouractions.Itistimeforeachofusto

openoureyesandseetheworldasitreallyis-onecompletewhole

whereeverycausehasaneffect.Dr.McKinley:HelloDr.Semkiw.In

yourresearch,whatenvironmentalissuesdoyoufindmostpressing?

WalterSemkiw:Twoenvironmentalissuesthatwefindmostpressing

aredeforestingandglobalwarming.Mankindhasnowcutdownhalfof

thetreesthatexisted10,000yearsago.Thelossoftreesupsetsthe

ecosystemastreesarenecessarytobuildtopsoil,maintainrainfall

indryclimates,purifyundergroundwaterandtoconvertcarbon

dioxidetooxygen.Treesbringwaterupfromtheground,allowing

watertoevaporateintotheatmosphere.Theevaporatedwaterthen

returnsasrain,whichisvitaltoareasthatarenaturallydry.

Areasdownwindofdeforestedlandslosethissourceofrainfalland

transformintodeserts.Globalwarmingresultsfromtheburningof

fossilfuels,suchaspetroleumproducts,resultinginthereleaseof

greenhousegassesintotheatmosphere.Carbondioxideandother

greenhousegassesthenresultinginthetrapheat,resultingin

warmingofouratmosphere.Dr.McKinley:Mr.Nacson,thanksfor

participatingallthewayfromAustralia!Whatdoyousuggestthe

readersofAwarenessMagazinecandotohelptheenvironmental

problem?LeonNacson:Thesimplestwaytohelptheenvironmentisnot

toimpactonit.Treadaslightlyasyoucan,takingaslittleas

possible,andputtingbackasmuchasyoucan.Dr.McKinley:Whatis

yourspecificareaofconcernregardingthecurrentandfuturestate

oftheenvironment?LeonNacson:Airandwaterpollutionareour

NumberOnepriorities.Itishardtounderstandthatwearepolluting

theairwebreatheandthewaterwedrink.Thesearetwoelements

thatarenotinexhaustible,andwemustrealizethatoncewereach

thepointofnoreturn,therewillbenothingleftforfuture

generations.Dr.McKinley:Mr.Desai,whatanhonoritistohave

thisopportunitytointerviewyou.Canyoupleaseshareyourwisdom

withourreadersandtelluswhereyouseetheenvironmentalcrisis

heading?AmritDesai:Wearenotseparatefromtheproblem.Weare

theproblem.Welivedividedlives.Ononehand,weaskindustriesto

supportourgreedformoreandmoreconveniences,comfortand

possessions.Wehavebecomeaddictedconsumers,whichcauses

industrialwaste.Atthesametime,weignoreourconnectionbetween

ourdemandsandtheexploitationofMotherEarth.Whenwearegreedy

formorethanwhatweneedforourwellbeing,wealwaysabusethe

resourcesofourbodyandtheearth.Wearenurturedbythehealthy

conditionofMotherEarth.Inhumans,ifthemotherisailing,the

childsuffers.Wearethecauseoftheailingplanetandwearethe

victims.Dr.McKinley:Inclosing,Ithankalloftheparticipants.I

havelearnedagreatdealaboutwhatIcandoasanindividualto

helptheenvironment.Ihopetheseinterviewsencouragethereaders

ofAwarenessMagazinetotakeactionanddevelopyourownstrategy.

Toomanyofusjustsitbackandsay〃I'11lettheexpertsdealwith

it?〃Meanwhile,wearekillingtheplanet.Myaimofthisinterview

istoshowhowonepersoncanmakeadifference.Thankstoallfor

offeringyourwisdom,treesplayanimportantroleinavoidingglobal

warmingmostpeopleholdawrongviewontheenvironmentwewouldrun

outofairandwaterifwedidn，tstoppollutingthemWepollute

MotherEarthinpursuingabetterlife,which,consequently,hurts

ourselves.Theattitudeofhumanbeings.

Unit1:PassageB:FrogStory

Acoupleofoddthingshavehappenedlately.Ihavealogcabin

inthosesamewoodsofNorthernWisconsin.Ibuiltitbyhandand

alsoaddedagreenhousetothefrontofit.Itisajoytolivein.

Infact,Iworkoutofmyhomedoingaudioproductionand

environmentalwork.AsatoolofthattradeIhaveacomputeranda

studio.Ialsohaveatreefrogthathastakenupresidenceinmy

studio.Howodd,Ithought,lastNovemberwhenIfirstnoticedhim

sittingatopmysoundboardovermycomputer.Ifiguredthathe(and

Isayhe,thoughIreallydon，thaveaclueifsheisaheorvice

versa)wouldbemorecomfortableinthegreenhouse.SoIputhimin

thegreenhouse.Backhecame.Andstayed.AfterawhileIgotquite

usedtothefactthatasIwouldcheckmymorningemailandon-line

news,hewouldbetherewithmesurveyingtheworld.Then,lastweek,

ashewasclimbingaroundlookinglikeasmallgray/greenhuman,I

startedtowonderabouthim.So,thereIwas,workinginmystudio

andmycomputerwashummingalong.IhadtostopwhenTreeFrogwent

acrossmyview.Hestoppedandturnedaroundandjustsatthere

lookingatme.Well,Isatbackandlookedathim.Forfivemonths

nowhehadbeenridingtherewithmeandIwassuddenlyovertakenby

anurgetoknowwhyhewasthereandnotinthegreenhouse,whereI

figuredhe'dliveahappierfroglife."Whyareyouhere”,Ifound

myselfaskinghim.AsIlookedathim,deadon,hiseyeslooked

directlyatmeandIheardatone.Thetoneseemedtohitmerightin

thecenterofmymind.Itsoundedverynearlylikethesameoneasmy

computer.InthattoneIcouldhearhim〃say〃tome,“BecauseIwant

youtounderstand'7.Yo.Thatwasweird."Understandwhat?〃,mymind

jumpedin.Then,afteramomentoffeelingthiscommunication,Ifelt

Iunderstoodwhyhewasthere.Icametounderstandthatfrogssimply

wanttohearotherfrogsandtocommunicate.Possiblythetoneofmy

computersoundedtohimlikeothertreefrogs.Interesting.Ikept

working.Iwasworkingonastoryaboutglobalclimatechangeandhad

justreceivedafaxfromafriend.Thefaxsaidthattheearthis

warmingat1.9degreeseachdecade.AtthatrateIknewthatthe

mapletreesthatIlovetotapeachspringforsyrupwouldnot

surviveformychildren.MybeautifulWisconsinwouldbecomea

prairiebythenextgeneration.AtthatmomentTreeFrogleaped

acrossmyfootandsatonthefloorinfrontofmycomputer.Hethen

reacheduphishandtohisleftearandcuppeditthere.Hesat

beforethecomputerandreacheduphisrighthandtohisotherear.

Heturnedhisheadthiswayandthatlisteningtothattone.Very

focused.Hethenbegantoturnaverysubtle,butbrilliantshadeof

greenandleapedfullforceontothecomputer.AndthenIremembered

thestoryaboutthefrogsthatIhadheardlastyearonpublicradio.

Itsaidfrogsweredyingaroundtheworld.Itsaidthatbecause

frog，sskinislikealungturnedinsideouttheirskinwasbeing

affectedbypollutionandglobalclimatechange.Itsaidthatfrogs

werebeingfoundwhoseskinwaslikepaper.Alldriedup.Itsaid

thatfrogsarean"indicatorspecies”.Thatfrogswilldiefirst

becauseofthesensitivity.Then,Iunderstood.Thefrogshavea

messageforusanditisthesamemessagethatsomesoberfolkshave

hadforus."Therearenomorechoices.??Wehavereachedthetime

whenwemustbetheadultsfortheplanet,forthesakeofthefuture

generationsofhumanandforfrogs.Becausewearerelated.ThenI

understoodthattherearenoboundaries,thatthereisnomoretime,

Thatwe,forthesakeofourrelativesmustactnow.AndthenI

understood,notonlywhythefrogwasthere,but,alsowhyIamhere

Hewantstoencouragereaderstofightagainstpollution.hewanted

toremindtheauthorthatit'stimetotakeactionsagainstpollution

theirskinissensitivetoenvironmentalpollutionandglobalclimate

changePeoplewhoareawareoftheenvironmentalproblem.B)human

beingsandfrogsareconnectedintheecosystem

Unit2:PassageA:Einstein,sCompass

YoungAlbertwasaquietboy."Perhapstooquiet”,thought

HermannandPaulineEinstein.Hespokehardlyatalluntilage3.

Theymighthavethoughthimslow,buttherewassomethingelse

evident.Whenhedidspeak,he，dsaythemostunusualthings.Atage

2,Paulinepromisedhimasurprise.Albertwasexcited,thinkingshe

wasbringinghimsomenewfascinatingtoy.Butwhenhismother

presentedhimwithhisnewbabysisterMaja,allAlbertcoulddois

starewithquestioningeyes.Finallyheresponded,“wherearethe

wheels?z，WhenAlbertwas5yearsoldandsickinbed,Hermann

EinsteinbroughtAlbertadevicethatdidstirhisintellect.Itwas

thefirsttimehehadseenacompass.Helaythereshakingand

twistingtheoddthing,certainhecouldfoolitintopointingoffin

anewdirection.Buttryashemight,thecompassneedlewouldalways

finditswaybacktopointinginthedirectionofnorth.〃Awonder,z，

hethought.Theinvisibleforcethatguidedthecompassneedlewas

evidencetoAlbertthattherewasmoretoourworldthatmeetsthe

eye.Therewas"somethingbehindthings,somethingdeeplyhidden.，zSo

beganAlbertEinstein'sjourneydownaroadofexplorationthathe

wouldfollowtherestofhislife.havenospecialgift,z，hewould

say,〃Iamonlypassionatelycurious.，zAlbertEinsteinwasmorethan

justcuriousthough.Hehadthepatienceanddeterminationthatkept

himatthingslongerthanmostothers.Otherchildrenwouldbuild

housesofcardupto4storiestallbeforethecardswouldlose

balanceandthewholestructurewouldcomefallingdown.Majawatched

inwonderasherbrotherAlbertmethodicallybuilthiscardbuildings

to14stories.Laterhewouldsay,"It'snotthatI'msosmart,it's

justthatIstaywithproblemslonger.OneadvantageAlbert

Einstein'sdevelopingmindenjoyedwastheopportunitytocommunicate

withadultsinanintellectualway.Hisuncle,anengineer,would

cometothehouse,andAlbertwouldjoininthediscussions.His

thinkingwasalsostimulatedbyamedicalstudentwhocameoveronce

aweekfordinnerandlivelychats.Atage12,AlbertEinsteincame

uponasetofideasthatimpressedhimas"holy.〃Itwasalittle

bookonEuclideanplanegeometry.Theconceptthatonecouldprove

theoremsofanglesandlinesthatwereinnowayobviousmadean

“indescribableimpression"ontheyoungstudent.Headopted

mathematicsasthetoolhewouldusetopursuehiscuriosityand

provewhathewoulddiscoveraboutthebehavioroftheuniverse.He

wasconvincedthatbeautyliesinthesimplistic.Perhapsthis

insightwastherealpowerofhisgenius.AlbertEinsteinlookedfor

thebeautyofsimplicityintheapparentlycomplexnatureandsaw

truthsthatescapedothers.Whiletheexpressionofhismathematics

mightbeaccessibletoonlyafewsharpmindsinthescience,Albert

couldcondensetheessenceofhisthoughtssoanyonecould

understand.Forinstance,histheoriesofrelativityrevolutionized

scienceandunseatedthelawsofNewtonthatwerebelievedtobea

completedescriptionofnatureforhundredsofyears.Yetwhen

pressedforanexamplethatpeoplecouldrelateto,hecameupwith

this:"Putyourhandonahotstoveforaminuteanditseemslikean

hour.Sitwithaprettygirlforanhouranditseemslikeaminute.

THAT'srelativity.，zAlbertEinstein，swealthofnewideaspeaked

whilehewasstillayoungmanof26.In1905hewrote3fundamental

papersonthenatureoflight,aproofofatoms,thespecialtheory

ofrelativityandthefamousequationofatomicpower:E=mc2.Forthe

next20years,thecuriositythatwassparkedbywantingtoknowwhat

controlledthecompassneedleandhispersistencetokeeppushingfor

thesimpleanswersledhimtoconnectspaceandtimeandfindanew

stateofmatter.Whatwashisultimatequest?〃IwanttoknowhowGod

createdthisworld....IwanttoknowHisthoughts;therestare

details.，zsparkedhiscuriosityinexploringtheuniverse

persistence,determinationandcuriositycommunicatingintellectually

withadultshebelievedthatbeautyexistsinsimplethingsithelped

uncoverthemysteriesoftheuniverse

Unit2:PassageB:TheWake-upCallfromStockholmTheWake-upCall

fromStockholm

“Thesearethelast20minutesofpeaceinyourlife,z，the

SwedishcallertoldCaltechprofessorAhmedZewailat5:40a.m.on

October12.SoontheworldwouldhearofZewaiTsaward-the1999

NobelPrizeinchemistry-andZewailwouldhearfromtheworld.Two

thousande-mailswouldzoomhiswaywithinafewdaysandthreephone

lineswouldstartringingwitheagerrequestsforinterviewsfromthe

nationalandEgyptianpressandwithcongratulationsfromfriendsand

colleagues.Butfirst,the53-year-oldmanwouldsharethenewswith

hisfamily.Hekissedhiswife,Dema,andyoungsons,Nabeeland

Hani.Hismother,whomZewailreachedinhisnativeEgypt,criedand

cried.Hisdaughters,MahaandAmani,“weregoingcrazyonthephone.

Icouldn，tevenspeak,z，saidZewail.〃IwasdisappointedinNabeelJs

reaction,z，headded.〃ItoldhimIhadwontheprize.Hesaid,

5Good.ButwhenZewailaskedifhe'dtellthekidsatschool,the

six-year-oldsaid,〃No.Theseguyswillsay，Sowhat?'〃ButNabeel

didask,“Arewegoingtoseetheking?”TheRoyalSwedishAcademy

honoredZewailforhisgroundbreakingworkinviewingandstudying

chemicalreactionsattheatomiclevelastheyoccur.Hehasshown

“thatitispossiblewithrapidlasertechniquetoseehowatomsina

moleculemoveduringachemicalreaction.Zewailhadbroughtthe

mostpowerfultoolsfromthefieldofphysicsintothechemistrylab

tocreatearevolution,andthefieldoffemto-chemistrywasborn.It

was〃arevolutioninchemistryandrelatedsciences,，ztheSwedes

announced,“sincethistypeofinvestigationallowsustounderstand

andpredictimportantreactions,z，toprobenatureatitsmost

fundamentallevel.Zewailisthe27thCaltechfacultymemberor

alumnustoreceivetheNobelPrize,andthethirdfacultymemberto

besohonoredinthisdecade.〃Inmyexperience,saidZewailaftera

tumultuousweek,z，wheneveryoucrossfieldsorbringinnewideasand

tools,youfindwhatyoudon，texpect.Youopennewwindows.

ZewailJspathtotheforefrontoftheinternationalsciencearenahas

beenelegantandswift,liketheatomsheobservesperforming

moleculardances.Withawealthofexperienceinhomechemistry

projectsasaboyinEgypt,hesailedtothetopofhisclassat

AlexandriaUniversity.Theclassicalscienceeducationhereceived

therepreparedhimforapromisedtenure-trackpositioninthefield

ofhischoice:math,physics,chemistry,orgeology,buthedecided

togethisPhDattheUniversityofPennsylvania-to〃seethe

molecularworldofchemistry.HehadheardofCaltech,buttothis

youngEgyptian,“institute"soundedlessprestigiousthan

“university.〃Asitturnedout,Pennprovidedthe〃ideal"transition

fromclassicalsciencestudiestothepostdoctoralworkhedidatUC

Berkeley.HestayedatBerkeleyforpostdoctoralworkfortwo

reasons:tothinkmoreaboutresearchratherthanaboutgettingaPhD

and“thesecretreason-IwantedtobuyabigAmericancartotake

backtoEgyptwithme.〃AtBerkeley,hepublishedthreepapers

“immediately”andwasadvisedtoapplytothetophandfulofAmerican

universities.“ThemostimportantreasonwhyIdecidedonCaltech

was,oncetheofferwasmade,Iwaswellreceivedbythestaff,

administration,andfaculty.z，Healsofelthecouldmakehisownway

specializingindynamicsinadepartmentstrongonstructure.Andthe

Mediterraneanclimatedidn，thurt.Thatwas1976.Zewailwasoffand

running,earningtenureinayearandahalf,makingfull

professorshipby1982,seatedinthePaulingChairby1990.Nowwith

aNobelPrizeunderhisbelt,what，snext?”Firstofall,I'mnot

retiring,hesaid."AndI'mnotgoingtoHollywood.Inthecoming

years,Zewaillooksforwardtomorebreakthroughs.Hewillremain

activeinresearchandinpublishingpapers,whichheconsiderstobe

hisbabies(363todate).Trackingtheprogressoftwopaperswithin

aweekofreceivingtheprize,hereachedasurprisededitorwho

said,“Youonthephone?Impossible!Ithoughtyou，dbeoutwining

anddining.〃Hewillcontinuetopushtheenvelopeofwhatis

possible,hehadlittleideaoftheimportanceoftheNobelPrize

chemistryandothersciencesrelatedtheAlexandriaUniversity,the

UniversityofPennsylvaniaandUCBerkeleyheappreciatedthehearty

welcomepresentedbythepeoplethereZewailshouldbeoccupiedwith

dinnerparties

Unit3:PassageA:BathtubBattleshipsfromIvorydale

Americanmothershavelongbelievedthatwhenitcomestowashing

outthemouthsofnaughtychildren,nothingbeatsIvorySoap(a

registeredtrademarkoftheProctor&GambleCompany).Thisis

becauseitsreputationforbeingsafe,mild,andpureisassolidand

spotlessasthemarbleoftheLincolnMemorial.Itdoesn，teventaste

allthatbad.Andshouldyoudropitintoatubfulofcloudy,child-

coloredwater,nottoworry-itfloats.IvorySoapisanAmerican

institution,aboutaswidelyrecognizedastheWashingtonMonument

andfarmorewellrespectedthanCongress.Ithadalreadyattained

thisnoblestatuswhenTheodoreRooseveltwasstillarough-riding

cowboyinNorthDakota.Introducedin1879asaninexpensivewhite

soapintendedtorivalthequalityofimportedsoaps,itwasmass

marketedbymeansofoneofthefirstnationwideadvertising

campaigns.PeopleweretoldthatIvorywas"sopurethatitfloats,z，

andthenotiontookhold.Asaresult,atleasthalfadozen

generationsofAmericanshavegottenthemselvescleanwithIvory.So

manyhands,faces,andbabybottomshavebeenwashedwithIvorythat

theirnumbersbeattheimagination.NotevenProctor&Gambleknows

howmanybillionsofbarsofIvoryhavebeensold.Thecompanykeeps

aprecisecount,however,ofthebillionsofdollarsitearns.Annual

salesofIvorySoap,IvorySnow,Cresttoothpaste,Folger，scoffee,

andthehundredsofotherproductsnowmarketedundertheProctor&

Gambleumbrellaexceedthirtybilliondollars.Thecompanyhasgrown

abitsinceitwasfoundedin1837inCincinnati,Ohio,byapairof

immigrantsnamedWilliamProctorandJamesGamble,eachofwhom

pledged$3,596.47totheenterprise.FordecadesProctor&Gamble

manufacturedcandlesandsoapinrelativelymodestquantities.It

tookmorethantwentyyearsforsalestotoponemilliondollars,

whichtheydidshortlybeforetheCivilWar.Thecompany，sbigbreak

camewiththeintroductionofitsfloatingsoapandtherealization

thatanelaborateadvertisingcampaigncouldturnasimple,though

high-quality,productintoaphenomenon.Thesoap，sbrandnamewas

liftedfrom〃outofivorypalaces,aphrasefoundintheBible.So

successfulwasthisnewproductandthemarketingeffortthatplaced

itinthehandsofnearlyeveryAmericanthatthecompanysoonbuilt

anenormousnewfactoryinaplacecalledIvorydale.Proctor&Gamble

neverforgottheadvertisinglessonsitlearnedwithIvory.For

instance,itwasamongthefirstmanufacturerstouseradiotoreach

consumersnationwide.In1933Proctor&Gamble'sOxydolsoappowder

sponsoredaradioserialcalledMaPerkins,anddaytimedramaswere

foreverafterknownas"soapoperas.〃Overtheyearsthecompany

addeddozensofnewproductlinessuchasPrellshampoo,DuncanHines

cakemixes,andtheever-presentTide,“newandimproved"manya

time.Tothisday,however,IvorySoapremainsaProctor&Gamble

backboneproduct.Ivoryremainsafavoriteamongconsumers,too,and

nowonder.WithabarofIvorySoapinyourhand,youareholdinga

chunkofAmericanhistory.Ifyoulike,youcanevenwashyourhands

andfacewithitandbeassuredthatitis"ninety-nineandforty-

four-one-hundredthspercentpure.zzAnditfloats.Thelatterquality

ofIvorySoapisespeciallyattractivetochildren.Generationsof

littleboysarmedwithtoothpicks,miniatureflags,orleftoverparts

frommodelships-therearealwaysafew-haveconvertedbarsof

IvorySoapintobathtubbattleships.Anoteofwarningforanysmall

boyswhomaybereadingthis:Motherstendtofrownonthepractice.

Proctor&Gamblewasnotimpressivelysuccessfulinitsfirst20

years,itssuccessfulnationwideadvertisingcampaignIvorySoapis

well-knowntoAmericanscompetewithhigh-qualitysoapscomingfrom

foreigncountriesSoapoperasbecameknownasaresultofaP&G

sponsoredradioserial.

Unit3:PassageB:HaierSeeksCoolU.S.Image

NEWYORK,Aug2(Reuters)-FormostAmericanshoppers,“Madein

China"maystillsuggestcheaptoys,butChina，slargesthousehold

appliancemakerhasambitiousplanstochangethatwithitssalesof

agrowingrangeofsleekminibars.

HaierGroupCo.,whichaccordingtosomeindustryestimatesis

theworld，ssecond-biggestmakerofrefrigerators,isseekingto

outflankAmerica，sthreemajorappliancemakersbycompetingonimage

ratherthanprice,andbytargetingstudentsinthehopethatthey

willremainloyalastheygetolder.

Andsofarthestrategy,whichmaysignalthewayforfuture

campaignintheU.S.marketbyotherChineseconsumerproducts

companies,maybeworking-atleastaccordingtotwoarmsofthe

world，slargestretailerWal-MartStoresInc.

〃It'snotaboutwhetherthey，remadeinChina,“saidMelissa

Berryhill,aspokeswomanforWal-Mart*sSam'sClub,whoselast

holidayseasoncatalogfeaturedablackHaiercoolerwithsmoked

glassdoorsthatisbigenoughtochill30bottlesofwine.

“They'reanexceptionalvalue,〃shesaidofthe$300luxury

machine,soldalongwiththemoreordinaryHaierchestfreezerthat

costsabout$160.

Wal-Mart'smaindiscountoperationinAprilbegansellingthe

chestfreezersinhalfofits2,600stores,whilemostofitsstores

sellatleastoneoftwoversionsofcompactrefrigeratorsmadeby

Haier.

“They'repopularandbeatingourexpectationsonsales,，zsaid

Wal-MartspokesmanRobPhillips,whoaddedthattheHaier4.6cubic

feetand5cubicfeetfreezerscostaboutthesameasGeneral

ElectricCo,'scomparableproducts,sellingforaround$169.COLLEGE

TOEHOLDGE,WhirlpoolCorp,andMaytagCorp,currentlydominatethe

U.S.marketplaceforhouseholdappliancesbuttheytendtofocusmost

oftheirattentiononmainstreamareassuchaslargerefrigerators

andfreezers.

Haier,whichsaysitcurrentlysells$200millionworthof

appliancesintheU.S.annually,nowclaimsmoretha