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From VOA Learning English, this is IN THE NEWS in Special English.

This week, the United Nations General Assembly voted to recognize the Palestinian Authority as a "non-member observer state." The vote came a year after the General Assembly denied the Palestinian Authority full membership. There was excitement at the UN's headquarters in New York on Thursday as the voting came to an end.

"The voting has been completed. Please lock the machines...(applause)."

One hundred thirty-eight UN members voted for the resolution. Nine nations were opposed. Forty-one others chose not to vote.


Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a meeting of the U.N. General Assembly prior to a vote on a resolution on the issue of upgrading the Palestinian Authority's status to non-member observer state in the United Nations, Nov. 29, 2012.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas spoke to the assembly before the vote. He said the Palestinian people would not accept anything less than an independent Palestine, with East Jerusalem as its capital.

"We did not come here seeking to delegitimize a state established years ago, and that is Israel. Rather we came to affirm the legitimacy of a state that must now achieve its independence, and that is Palestine."

He added that supporters of the resolution are showing what he called their "principled and moral support for freedom and the rights of peoples and international law and peace."

The United States, Israel and seven other countries opposed the measure. American Ambassador Susan Rice spoke after the vote.

"Today's grand pronouncements will soon fade. And the Palestinian people will wake up tomorrow and find that little about their lives has changed, save that the prospects of a durable peace have only receded."

The Israeli government denounced the UN decision. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed the assembly vote as meaningless. Israel's UN ambassador, Ron Prosor, said the new status will not help the peace process. Yet some Palestinians say they hope the move will lead to new peace talks between the Palestinian Authority and Israel.

Talks between the two sides were last held in September of twenty ten. The negotiations stopped when Israel refused to extend its ban on new settlement activity in occupied Palestinian territory.

Being a non-member observer state gives the Palestinian Authority the right to seek the help of United Nations agencies. For example, the Palestinian Authority could ask the International Criminal Court to investigate Israeli actions in Palestinian territories.

There was great celebration in the West Bank and Gaza Strip after the General Assembly vote. Palestinians cheered, saying the vote added support to their claim of statehood. However, the cheers could soon disappear if critics of the resolution take new economic or political action against the Palestinians.

On Thursday, some American Senators threatened to halt aid to the UN if the Palestinian Authority uses its non-member status to bring cases against Israel to the International Criminal Court.

Separately, Israel could hold back tax money it collects and passes along to the Palestinian Authority. Israel could also decide to expand Jewish settlements in Arab areas.

　　我细心的观察了我女儿的学习记录，经过15天的数据记录，我女儿累计学习时间8个小时，学习新单词581个，复习过的单词656个。也就是说经过8小时的学习，高中2386个单词中，女儿已经掌握了1237个单词！ 如果不是亲历女儿学习过程，我是绝对不会相信这样一个结果的。想想看，我们这一代背英语单词从初中一年级开始，一直到大学毕业，背得天昏地暗、口干舌燥，浪费了多少白花花的时间啊！而如今又能记住多少？“奇迹英语背单词”就是这样神奇！

这决非一个蓄谋已久、精心策划的商业推广

我是一个当事人，或亲历者。
我对所写的每一个文字都可以负完全责任……

我知道奇迹英语背单词比较早，准确地说，应该是2003年10月。那时奇迹英语背单词正试用中。
对奇迹英语背单词比较准确、客观的一种描述应该是：

奇迹英语背单词是一个用来带动学习过程的专家系统，它确保所学的内容不会遗忘从而达到大脑自身无法达到的记忆集累速度。记忆系统包含一个记忆模拟子系统，能模拟人脑吸收知识的动态过程。奇迹英语背单词还包含一个记忆过程优化器来优化学习记忆的顺序,达到最佳学习效果。奇迹英语背单词持续监测每一学习者大脑的记忆状态，使电脑与人脑之间的信息交流形成谐振态，从而达到人脑自身工作无法达到的境界。

第一次看到这些文字，的确有一种云里雾里的感觉。它到底是一种软件，还是一种方法？抑或是一种基于互联网的知识仓库？似乎都是，似乎都不是。那到底是什么？它就是奇迹英语背单词，我想。

48个小时掌握2880个单词！真是太神奇了。
作为第一位该系统的试用者，坦言奇迹英语背单词系统的好处：

1、省时间。从前我按照专家提示的记忆曲线法去记忆，效果确实也不错，但是速度慢如蜗牛爬行一般。显然，人工操作是无法实现最佳记忆曲线的。因为一个人不可能边记单词，边记录时间，看看隔了几分钟时该复习哪一个单词。也不可能专门请一个心理学家陪伴在身边帮助记录和换算个人最佳的记忆曲线。因此浪费的时间是惊人的，导致学习的速度大大放慢。奇迹英语背单词系统很好地解决了这个问题。每当你快要忘记时，该单词便适时地跳出来提醒你。使用者中48个小时掌握2880个单词的速度就是这样产生的。

2、趣味性。奇迹英语背单词系统的界面提供了记忆表情，并实时显示你目前的学习效果，掌握单词等。使人的惰性得到很大的释放，极具成就感，又不影响学习活动。对于一个真心想学好外语的人来说，这种方法可以使你减轻疲倦，加快速度。

真的是这样吗？

那时我的女儿正好上初三，家里未装宽带。下载奇迹英语背单词系统学习了两天，就没有兴趣了。我也不强求。我知道强扭的瓜不甜。关于奇迹英语背单词系统也就成了一个美好的记忆。

此后我也向她推荐过一些记单词的光盘软件、学习机什么的，她都嗤之以鼻。我徒唤奈何地对她说，再也不管你了。

2004年8月1日，女儿进了高中。我发现女儿对上网的兴趣一下子就像今年的股票一样看涨。9月份最后一天晚上，我和女儿一起浏览奇迹英语背单词系统网站，偶然又点开“奇迹英语背单词”频道。我随意对女儿说，试一下？女儿一试，感觉不错！

事不宜迟，第二天，我通过银行支付获得了奇迹英语背单词系统正版注册码，高中，2346个英语大纲单词。当天晚上女儿上完晚自习回家已是晚上10点多钟了，放下书包，便开始了奇迹英语背单词系统的学习。
10月1日，学习30分钟，感觉很好，75个/小时。
10月2日，学习30分钟，感觉不错，70个/小时。
10月3日，学习30分钟，感觉不错，67个/小时。
……

10月10日，学校放了假，女儿在家做了一天的作业，晚上放松放松，看看电视。电视剧《蜕变》很吸引人，一家人看到11点多才结束。女儿11点40以后才开始奇迹英语背单词的学习。直到第二天凌晨才结束，学习30分钟，感觉不错，64个/小时。

我正准备睡觉，忽然一个闪念：女儿学习已有十天了，学习总体效果如何？为什么不检查以下学习状况？我和女儿一起回到奇迹英语背单词学习页面，屏幕显示，2346个英语大纲单词，通过10天（累计5小时）的学习，已经知道的单词556个，新学会的单词532个，合计1088个。一个了不起的成绩啊！