In a dismissal（n.反驳） that underlines his firm rejection of religious comforts, Britain's most eminent scientist said there was nothing beyond the moment when the brain flickers（v.闪烁） for the final time.
Hawking, who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease at the age of 21, shares his thoughts on death, human purpose and our chance existence in an exclusive interview with the Guardian today.
The incurable（adj.不能治愈的） illness was expected to kill Hawking within a few years of its symptoms arising, an outlook that turned the young scientist to Wagner, but ultimately（adv.最终） led him to enjoy life more, he has said, despite the cloud hanging over his future.
"I have lived with the prospect of an early death for the last 49 years. I'm not afraid of death, but I'm in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first," he said.
"I regard the brain as a computer which will stop working when its components（n.部件） fail. There is no heaven or afterlife for broken down computers; that is a fairy story for people afraid of the dark," he added.
Hawking's latest comments go beyond those laid out in his 2010 book, The Grand Design, in which he asserted that there is no need for a creator to explain the existence of the universe. The book provoked a backlash(n.强烈反对） from some religious leaders, including the chief rabbi, Lord Sacks, who accused Hawking of committing an "elementary fallacy" of logic.
霍金对于超越那些东西的最新看法都摆在他2010年的新书《大设计（The Grand Design）》里面，在这本书里面，他断定宇宙的存在并不需要一位造物主来做出解释。这本书引起了某些宗教领袖的强烈不满，其中就包括首席拉比萨克斯勋爵（Lord Sacks），他指责霍金犯了一个逻辑上的“基本谬误”。
The 69-year-old physicist fell seriously ill after a lecture tour in the US in 2009 and was taken to Addenbrookes hospital in an episode that sparked grave concerns for his health. He has since returned to his Cambridge department as director of research.
The physicist's remarks draw a stark line between the use of God as a metaphor（n.隐喻） and the belief in an omniscient creator whose hands guide the workings of the cosmos.
In the interview, Hawking rejected the notion of life beyond death and emphasised the need to fulfil our potential on Earth by making good use of our lives. In answer to a question on how we should live, he said, simply: "We should seek the greatest value of our action."
In answering another, he wrote of the beauty of science, such as the exquisite double helix of DNA in biology, or the fundamental equations of physics.
在回答另一个问题时，他描述了科学之美，比如生物DNA双螺旋结构之优美，或物理基本方程的精致。
Hawking responded to questions posed by the Guardian and a reader in advance of a lecture tomorrow at the Google Zeitgeist meeting in London, in which he will address the question: "Why are we here?"
In the talk, he will argue that tiny quantum fluctuations in the very early universe became the seeds from which galaxies, stars, and ultimately human life emerged. "Science predicts that many different kinds of universe will be spontaneously（adv.自发的，不由自主地） created out of nothing. It is a matter of chance which we are in," he said.
Hawking suggests that with modern space-based instruments, such as the European Space Agency's Planck mission, it may be possible to spot ancient fingerprints（n.指纹） in the light left over from the earliest moments of the universe and work out how our own place in space came to be.
霍金提出，通过现代太空工具，如欧洲太空总署（European Space Agency）的普朗克空间计划（Planck），也许有可能在宇宙最早期留下的光线中找到远古的指纹，然后弄清楚我们自己的空间是如何形成的。
A: So Shlom, how are things at the sausage factory?
最近香肠厂生意还好吗？
B: Oh they are great. We just had a meeting about exporting out sausages to Japan. Our Executives just got back from a business trip to Japan. They wanted to develop a strategy for entering the Japanese market.
If this weekend is yawning ahead of you, offering nothing but the same old routines and dull chores, then don't despair: boredom is good for you, a new study claims.
Far from dulling the mind and leading to a lack of productivity, boredom can inspire people to seek out ways of being altruistic, empathatic and to engage in prosocial tasks, particularly unpleasant ones such as giving blood.
"Investigating the link between boredom and prosocial behavior is not only highly novel but also counter-intuitive," said Van Tilburg, who will present the paper with co-author, Dr Eric Igou, on Friday at the British Psychological Society 2011 Annual Conference.
"Past research has associated boredom almost exclusively with aversive correlates, yet closer inspection suggests a much richer array of potential consequences that may well go beyond merely negative outcomes, such as prosocial behaviour."
People who are easily bored typically score highly on so-called "dispositional measures of sensation seeking". This may, says Van Tilburg, at least partially explain the positive relationship between boredom proneness with aggression, anger, and hostility.
But when people feel meaningless, Van Tilburg found that they are more likely to engage in behaviour they believe will re-establish their sense of meaningfulness. They do not, he added, simply turn to distractions that are fun and interesting.
"Boredom makes people long for different and purposeful activities, and as a result they turn towards more challenging and meaningful activities, turning towards what they perceive to be really meaningful in life," said Van Tilburg.
"Donating to charity or signing up for blood donations could not have increased the level of stimulation, interest, arousal, novelty, fun, or challenge experienced during the boring activity, simply because the boring activity finished before prosocial behavior was assessed," he said. "Therefore, we show that boredom affects attitudes and behaviour even after the boring activity, if people have not had the chance to re-establish meaningfulness."
The paper has been welcomed by Adrian Savage, an editor at the online life coach site, www.lifehack.org. "Being bored turns your mind inward and encourages reflection. When you're rushing about, there's no time to think. When you're bored, there's nothing else to do but think," he said.
Adrian Savage，一位在线心理培训网站的编辑，支持论文的观点。“无聊使人们认真审视自己的内心并渴望得到回音。当你忙碌时，并没有时间去停下来思考。当你没有其他事情可做时，就只剩下思考了”
"Boredom is nearly always essential to creativity. It isn't true that creativity is mostly sparked by having a specific problem to be solved. It's far more likely to arise because the person is bored with the way something has been done a thousand times before and wants to try something new," added Savage. "Boredom stimulates the search for better ways to things like nothing else does."
People with low EQ can easily be defeated(v.击败) completely. They are defeated by complete collapses in mood.
In order to have your own life and professional fulfillment (n.满足), you need to learn how to transform a small annoyance to achieve breakthroughs. When you find things getting out of control, do not take it personally. Separate yourself from the problem and see it from a different angle. Then you can be less emotional, more objective and make the right changes.
Suppose you are an ER(=emergency room急诊室) doctor, trying to save a dying child, the child's parents are in the room crying, but at the moment when your best performance is required you must not be disturbed or panicked(v.使惊恐) by painful emotions. You need to keep calm and focused on maintaining the most appropriate emotion.
If you can stay stable and calm, you can see more clearly and realistically (adv.现实地) and you can avoid becoming a victim of emotions.
F-Factor refers to the influence of Friends, Fans and Followers on purchasing decisions.
F因素指我们在做购物决定时，朋友、粉丝及追随者对我们产生的影响。
Discussing the increasing importance of social media in commerce, Trendwatching.com minted the term F-Factor to describe the influence of friends, fans and followers:
Consumers are increasingly tapping into their networks of friends, fans, and followers to discover, discuss and purchase goods and services, in ever-more sophisticated ways. As a result, it’s never been more important for brands to make sure they too have the F-FACTOR.
Man crush is a strong emotion a straight man shows when he respects, admires and idolizes another man, totally non-sexual. Celebrities, athletes and rock stars are often the object of the man crush. When you have a man crush on another man, you would very badly want to be that man.
Man crush（男人间的欣赏）描述的是一个直男对另一个男人怀有尊敬、仰慕以及崇拜情绪时表现出来的那种强烈感情，而这一切与性无关。名人、运动员和摇滚歌星等通常都是男人欣赏的对象。当一个男人很欣赏另一个男人时，他会特别想要成为那个人。
For example:
Ben Affleck has had a man crush on Matt Damon for a long time.
今日话题：booking a hotel room订房间 精选新词：VAT 增值税 当班主播：韦博上海南方中心外教
Hotel receptionist: Good afternoon San Felice Hotel, may I help you? 酒店接待员： 下午好，这里是San Felice酒店，有什么可以帮您的吗？
Customer: Yes, I’d like to book a room please. 顾客：是的，我想订一间房间。
Hotel receptionist: Certainly, when for, sir? 酒店接待员：好的，请问先生您的入住时间是？
Customer: March the 23rd. 顾客：3月23号。
Hotel receptionist: How long will you be staying? 酒店接待员：请问您预备住几天呢？
Customer: Three nights. 顾客：三个晚上。
Hotel receptionist: What kind of room would you like sir? 酒店接待员：请问您需要哪一种房间？
Customer: Double with a bath. I’d appreciate it if you could give me a room with a view over the lake? 顾客：双人房，带洗浴间。要是能看到湖景就更好了。
Hotel receptionist: Certainly sir, I’ll just check what we have available. Yes, we have a room on the 4th floor with a very splendid view. 酒店接待员：好的，先生，我这就来查看一下。恩，4楼有一间这样的房，景色非常不错。
Customer: Fine, how much is the charge per night? 顾客：太好了，住一晚的价格是多少？
Hotel receptionist: Would you like breakfast? 酒店接待员：请问您需要早餐吗？
Customer: No thanks. 顾客：不，不需要。
Hotel receptionist: It’s 84 Euros per night excluding VAT. 酒店接待员：不包括增值税，每晚需要84欧。
Customer: That’s fine. 顾客：好的。
Hotel receptionist: Who is the booking for, please sir? 酒店接待员：请问订房者的姓名是？
Customer: Mr and Mrs Ryefield. That’s R-Y-E-F-I-E-L-D 顾客：是Ryefield夫妇，R-Y-E-F-I-E-L-D.
Hotel receptionist: Okay, let me make sure I got that. Mr and Mrs Ryefield, double with bath for March the 23rd, 24th and 25th. Is that correct? 酒店接待员：好的，我来确认一下。Ryefield夫妇，双人间，带洗浴间，3月23、24、25号入住。以上信息都正确是吗？
Customer: Yes it is. 顾客：是的。
Hotel receptionist: Thank-you. Let me give you your confirmation number. It’s 7576385. I’ll repeat that, 7576385. Thank-you for choosing San Felice Hotel and have a nice day. Good-bye. 酒店接待员：谢谢，这是您的确认码，7576385。我再重复一遍，7576385。感谢您选择San Felice酒店。祝您愉快！再见！
A recent Oxford University sociological study found reading to be the only activity for 16-year-olds that correlates（v.有相关性）with a managerial or professional job later in life.
The study suggests that playing sports, socializing, going to museums or art performances, cooking, sewing（n.针线活）, and playing computer games all have little impact（n.影响） on career. Researcher Mark Taylor, an Oxford sociologist, studied nearly 20,000 questionnaire（n.调查表） responses from people born in 1970. The responses detailed their extracurricular（adj.课外的） activities at age 16 and their careers at age 33.
Taylor found that girls who read during their teenage years had a 39 percent chance of holding a professional or managerial position in their thirties as opposed to a 25 percent chance if they did not. The boys' numbers were similarly revealing, with the probability jumping from 48 percent to 58 percent in males who read during adolescence. The Telegraph reports that Taylor reasons reading leads to eloquent speech, a trait that impresses potential employers.
Taylor 发现在小时候阅读的那些女生有39%的人会在他们30岁时从事专业的或管理职位，而没有阅读的女生则只有25%。男生们的情况相同，如果少年时期阅读的话，将来与没有阅读的孩子相比，从事专业或管理方面的职业的几率分别是58%和48%。
But before you rush to the books, consider yourself warned: none of the extracurricular teen activities is linked to a higher or lower salary at 33.
My recommendation is that, whether or not you track your spending, at least do the following: 我的建议是，不管你是否打算列出你的日常开销，至少要做到以下几点：
Stop the bleeding. Stop using your credit and debit cards immediately. Cut them up, or put them in the freezer in a ziploc bag filled with water, effectively freezing your cards. Also stop taking other loans（n.贷款）, either from banks or finance companies or friends or family. Stop getting into more debt. 1.停止借贷。马上停止使用信用卡和借记卡，把它们切碎或者放在装满水的保鲜袋里，让它们见鬼去吧。停止一切借贷，无论是从银行、财务公司、朋友或家人。停止获取到更多的债务。
Start saving now! The next most important step you can take, in the beginning, is to start a small savings account if you haven’t already. Begin depositing into it regularly, at least $100 per paycheck but more if you can. If you can’t find $100 then see the next step for how. Make it an automatic deposit, the first bill you pay each payday, because it is the most important! A savings account will help you smooth out your finances — when an emergency comes up, like your car breaking down or someone having to go to the hospital, you won’t be thrown back into debtedness or brokedness. You will have some cash to pay for that emergency, and you can use your regular paycheck for regular expenses.
Look at discretionary(adj.任意的，无条件的) spending. If you can’t find $100-200 to save per paycheck, then you need to cut some things from your spending. This is where tracking your spending comes in handy, but even if you don’t, you know some of the extras you spend on — cigarettes, coffee, snacks, candy, desserts, eating out, magazines, shopping for clothes or gadgets（n.小机械，小器具） or toys or shoes, books, going out … these are just a few of the examples. I’m not saying you need to cut everything out, but if you can cut a few of them, or maybe just one at a time, that can add up. Then, take the money you didn’t spend on those discretionary items, and put that amount into savings each payday. Increase this over time. (See How I Save Money.)
Make a budget（n.预算）. I know, it’s a dreaded word for most of us. But it’s not that hard, and if you set it up right, it’s fairly simple. I recommend using a simple spreadsheet. List all your regular expenses (rent, car, utilities, internet, etc.) and their amounts, and then your variable expenses (groceries, gas, eating out, etc.), and then your irregular(adj.不规则的，偶然的) expenses (things like car maintenance or medical that might not come up every month, but break them into estimated monthly expenses — if you spend $600 a year on car maintenance, budget a $50 monthly expense). Now match that up against your income. The expenses should be less.
Use the envelope system for your variable expenses such as food and gas. This is optional（adj.可选择的，非强制的）, but it’s a good tip. I’ve been using it myself, and it works like a charm. Let’s say you set aside three amounts in your budget each payday — one for gas, one for groceries（n.食品，杂货）, one for eating out. Withdraw those amounts on payday, and put them in three separate envelopes（n.信封）. That way, you can easily track how much you have left for each of these expenses, and when you run out of money, you know it immediately. You don’t overspend in these categories. If you regularly run out too fast, you may need to rethink your budget.
Start thinking about your goals, and planning for them. When do you want to retire（v.退休）? How often do you want to travel? When do you want to buy that dream house? Do you want to save for your kids’ college education? Think about what you want in life, and start planning to save for them, especially once you’ve done all the above.
Once you’ve gotten beyond these steps, you should be past the paycheck-to-paycheck syndrome（n.综合症）. Now there’s a whole world of personal finance options available to you, including investing your money for your goals. But getting past these first stages is important. 完成这些步骤，月光族生活对你来说就永远成为了历史。以上这些就是我为你做的有效的个人财务建议，包括怎样为你的目标去存钱。但是开始做才是最重要的。
red admiral n. [动] 赤蛱蝶 vice admiral n. 海军中将 rear admiral 海军少将 Admiral of the Fleet 元帅 Fleet Admiral 五星上将 admiral anchor 海军锚 white admiral n. 白蚊蛱蝶, 白蛱蝶... vice-admiral n. 海军中将 tap the admiral 私自违禁饮酒 broach the admiral 偷酒
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名词 admiral : 1. the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and
below a fleet admiral
同义词: full admiral
2. any of several brightly colored butterflies
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1.He is an Admiral of the Fleet. 他是海军元帅。
2.The admiral visit the ships under his command by helicopter. 舰队司令乘直升机视察他所指挥的军舰。
3.The admiral drained his cup in honour of the queen at a banquet given
Topic: Employment工作 Hosts: Roxie & Jonathan (上海宝山中心)
1. Full-time and Part-time Jobs 全职和兼职工作 A: Did you have a part-time job when you were still in school? B: No, I was way too busy studying all the time. How about you? A: Yeah, I worked about twenty hours a week in a pizza restaurant. B: What was that like? A: It was always very busy there. B: What did you do? A: I stood behind the register and took pizza orders. B: Did you get any perks（有额外的好处）on the job? A: Yeah, I got to eat as much pizza as I could for free.
2. Temporary and Casual Work 短期工 A: Have you found a new job yet? B: No, not yet. I’m still looking. I’ve been doing some work through a temp-agency(短期工的中介) though. A: What kind of work? B: I’m temping at a pharmaceutical(adj.制药的) company. A: What do you do there? B: Mostly office work - filing and so on. A: How long is the assignment(n.任务,被分派的事情)? B: Till the end of the month.
1．Better luck next time. 下次会更好! The expression is used to comfort someone for a minor failure. 对于同事犯的一些小错误，可以用Better luck next time. 这句来鼓励一下，祝他们下次好运。 Example， Bill: Sorry, I made a mistake.不好意思，我犯了个错误。 Mary: Well. Better luck next time. 下次会有好运的。
2. I couldn’t reach him! 我联络不上他。 "联络"一词，用简简单单的"reach"就可以表达了。 Example, Do you know where I can reach him? 你知道我在哪儿能跟他联系上吗?
3. That’s a touchy issue! 这是个辣手的问题! If something is touchy, it may upset or offend people and should therefore be dealt with carefully. 棘手的，需要小心处理的 Example, Peter, I’ll try all means to handle the complaint. But you know that’s a touchy issue. 彼得，我会想尽办法来处理这个投诉。但是你知道这是个棘手的事情。
4．Please come to the point! 有话请直说。 point就是“重点、要点”的意思。come to the point语气有点强硬，如果还想加强效果的话，还可以加上straight。 Examples: I'll come straight to the point: we need more money. 我就直说吧:我们还需要钱。 I wish he would get to the point. 但愿他快点说正题。
类似的，还有一个get down to business, 表示“切入主题，切入正题”。 Example, All right, every one. Let's get down to business. There has been enough chitchat. 好了。让我们进入正题吧。已经闲聊很多了。
5．I’m spaced-out. 我很恍惚。 Someone who is spaced-out feels as if nothing around them is real, usually because they have taken drugs or because they are very tired. spaced-out就是"精神恍惚,魂不守舍"的意思。通常是因为过度疲劳或者因嗑药所致。 Example, I was too tired to concentrate on his speech. Actually I am spaced-out all day. 我太累了以致于不能集中于他的讲话。事实上，我一天都神魂颠倒的。
其他相关语句： 6. Before we turn to that issue, I wish to make a few comments/remarks on your presentation. 在谈那个问题之前，我想对您刚才讲的话谈点看法。
7．I wish to benefit from your views on this matter. What is your view on this matter? 我希望能从你对此事的一些看法得到一些启发。你对此事怎么看？
8. I will pick up where we left off just now. 我想接着刚才的问题讲下去。
9. Sorry for the interruption but I’d like to remind you it’s time for the meeting. 抱歉打扰您，但我想提醒你，会议时间到了。
Mother's day is celebrated in Australia on the 2nd Sunday every May. This year it falls on Sunday the 8th. Mother's day is a day to recognize the special contributions that mother's play in our lives. Traditionally the day is celebrated by giving flowers as a gift. The main flower of choice is a carnation. 在澳大利亚，母亲节在每年五月的第二个星期天。今天的母亲节是5月8号，母亲节是为了纪念和感谢母亲在我们生命中伟大的付出，这一天，母亲通常会受到儿女们送来的鲜花。母亲节这一天，通常送的花是康乃馨。
As well as giving flowers as a gift the main gift of choice is chocolate, although any gift is ok as it is the thought that counts. 和送花一样，送巧克力也是母亲节的好选择。其实送什么并不重要，重要的是那份心意。
As well as giving presents, breakfast in bed is also common, where it is the turn of children to make food for mum for a change. 和送礼物一样，为妈妈做早饭也是母亲节这一天很普遍的做法。平时都是妈妈为儿女做饭吃，这一天，轮到儿女来露一手了。
Recently Mother's Day has become more and more commercialized. It is one of the biggest shopping days of the year along with Christmas and the New Years sales in January. 近年来，母亲节已经越来越普及，除了圣诞节和一月一号的新年第一天，母亲节已经成为一年里面最火热的购物季。
As well as breakfast in bed most people usually have an afternoon lunch or dinner with the immediate family, but it is not uncommon to have dinner with the extended family. The main food eaten is a roast dinner, either roast chicken, pork or beef, with lost of roast potatoes and vegetables. 在母亲节这一天，除了儿女为母亲准备早饭之外，一家人在一起吃午餐和晚餐也是很常见的。在晚餐中，食物有烤鸡、烤猪肉、或者烤牛肉，这一天很少会吃烤马铃薯或者蔬菜。
Mother's Day in Australia is similar to other Western countries like America and England, however they all share the same thing in common, love and respect for ones mother. 澳大利亚的母亲节和诸如美国和英国等西方国家的母亲节相似，他们的母亲节都有着相同的价值观：对母亲的爱和尊重。
大学毕业生不愿留京的主要原因是heavy work pressure（工作压力大）和high living costs（生活成本高）。调查显示，现在北京房子的average monthly rental price（平均月租价格）已经超过了大学本科毕业生的平均月薪。这些因素让北京这些first-tier cities（一线城市）对大学生吸引力大大降低
The term “brain waste” describes the situation of immigrants who were skilled professionals in their home countries but have been forced to take unskilled jobs in their new country.
Most of these immigrants wind up underemployed because of barriers like language, lack of access to job networks, or credentialing requirements that are different from those in other countries.
这些移民大部分都因为语言障碍、缺少就业关系网或者资质要求与其他国家不同等原因而被迫“低就”。
For immigrants, it means bringing home less money than they have the potential to earn. For employers, it means fewer skilled applicants in their hiring pools.
If the labour market cannot absorb the migrants at the level of their qualifications, the phenomenon changes its nature: brain drain from the sending countries becomes 'brain waste' for the migrants.
In a Restaurant 在餐馆中 Angela: We would like the chicken hot pot please, and please can you tell the chef not to put MSG in it? 安吉拉：我们想要一个鸡肉火锅。你能告诉你们的大厨不要在里面放味精吗？
Waiter: That’s no problem at all, madam. 服务员：好的，女士。没有问题。
Danny: What did you ask him? 丹尼：你要他做什么？
Angela: I asked him not to put any MSG in our food. It’s not good for you. 安吉拉：我让他不要在我们的食物里放味精。这对于你不好。
Danny: Yeah, and it’s so addictive and it makes you so thirsty too. 丹尼：是，味精让人上瘾，它让你嘴巴干。
Angela: It’s in so much food these days. 安吉拉：现在很多食物都这样。
Danny: Anyway, this is a nice place isn’t it? 丹尼：无论如何，这是个不错的地方，不是吗？
Angela: Yes, it is a nice place. 安吉拉：是，是个挺不错的地方。
Danny: and it’s even nicer when I’m looking at you… 丹尼：当我看着你的时候，一切更美好了…
Angela: You are so sweet 安吉拉：你嘴真甜。
Danny: I am, aren’t I？Hey here’s our food! 丹尼：我确实是，不是吗。嘿，我们的食物来了。
Angel：Great! 安吉拉：太很棒！
[Later] [过了一会儿] Angela: Waiter, can you come here？ 安吉拉：服务员，你能过来一下吗？
Everyone wants to achieve beauty and health. To succeed humans should constantly work on their diet（定期饮食，节食）. It is very important to eat nourishing but healthy food and decrease fats; all these effectively impact on our complete condition and appearance.
Apple Cider Vinegar The heavy concentration of apple cider vinegar results to peeling off dead skin cells. In addition it splits(v.分裂) fat and assist food digest.
Carrots This vegetable protects and keeps the outer skin layer and results preventing premature(adj.过早的，早熟的) aging. The components of carrot correspond to Retin A.
Cheese It is better to eat such kind of cheese as Swiss, cheddar, or Gouda. These ones assist in preventing cavities(n.蛀洞). In addition, the above kinds of cheese block bacteria in the mouth. Hence if you wish to have a nice smile, include a slice or two into your diet.
Citrus Fruits Lemons, oranges and any other citrus fruit form collagen(n.胶原质) resulting to holding the skin cells together. It is necessary to drink fruit juices and eat fruit every day. As the matter of fact, collagen cannot be added to the skin topically(adv.局部地，孤立地).
Nonfat Yogurt If you wish to have your teeth cavity-free and white-teeth smile nonfat yogurt should be included in your diet. Its bonus(n.奖金，好处) contains in calcium, it is high in it.
Tomatoes Tomatoes is a remarkable vegetable for your skin as it is high in vitamin A, vitamin C, and potassium(n.钾).
Note your health and beauty depends only on you. Be sure you will manage to keep them.
这个短语可以这么用： 1. Did you burn the midnight oil last night? 你昨天晚上开夜车了吗？ 2. He used to burn the midnight oil before exams. 他习惯了考试前熬夜复习。 3. If you burn the midnight oil night after night, you probably become ill. 如果你连续熬夜，很可能会病倒的。 熬夜很伤身，每晚的两点以后，身体进入关键排毒期，晚睡的童鞋们一定注意少 Burn the midnight oil啊！
---Ann: Thanks，Jeff. I finally graduated. The real world at last. 谢谢，杰夫。我终于毕业了。总算可以进入真实的世界了！
--- Jeff: What are your graduation party plans? 你的毕业派对计划是什么？
---Ann: We are going to have a huge dinner party at a fancy hotel, the class of 2010, and go out afterwards. 我们在豪华的宾馆会有一个大型的午餐派对，2010届班级，然后出去玩。
--- Jeff: What do you intend to（v.想要，打算做） do with yourself after graduation? 在毕业后，你自己想做什么？
---Ann: I’ve decided to take some time out to travel, as a reward（作为回报） for all my hard work. My friends and I are going to rent a house on the beach for two whole weeks. 我决定拿出一点时间去旅游，作为对我辛勤工作的回报。我的朋友将和我在海边租一个房间，度过整整两个星期。
--- Jeff: I mean which career have you chosen! What can you do with an English major degree（n.英语专业）? What have you decided to do with your life? 我是指你想选择做什么工作。一个英语专业，你能做什么？你准备这辈子做什么呢？
---Ann: Oh! I’m planning on starting a new job this September. I’ve applied to lots of companies, so I’m still choosing the best offer. 我准备在9月份开始新的工作。我已经申请了很多公司，我仍旧在选择最好的Offer。
--- Jeff: Which is? 哪个？
--- Ann :Travel writing for a magazine. They pay you to visit countries in South East Asia and write colorful stories about what to expect. 为一本杂志写旅游类文章。他们会出钱让你去东南亚国家，然后写哪些可以玩的那些丰富多彩的文章。
--- Jeff: That’s cool. What’s the other option（n.选择）? 很棒。那另一个选择呢？
---Ann: Writing for a business weekly magazine, 9 to 5. 为一个商业周刊写文章，朝九晚五。
--- Jeff: Which pays more? 哪个工资更高些？
---Ann: The business weekly of course, but I don’t know if I am ready for a stable(adj.稳定的) job. I intend to enjoy my 20’s. 当然是商业周刊了，但我不确定我是否为一个稳定的工作做好了准备。我想好好享受我20几岁的青春时光。
Let’s go over some phrases now. 让我们一起来回顾一下有用的短语吧！ intend to v.想要，打算做 as a reward 作为回报 English major degree n.英语专业 Option n.选择 Stable adj.稳定的
23 Extraordinary（adj.非凡的） Things Happening Right Now
Right now is a phenomenon. Right now extraordinary things are happening. Right now…
A soldier of sorts is diligently(adv.坚持地、勤勉地） fighting the fight so you don’t have to. Someone who suffered from a severe（adj.严重的） injury last year is back on their feet. One of the next Billboard-chart-topping（adj.排行榜榜首的） musical artists is patiently rehearsing in her garage. A piece of literature is being written that will eventually change your perspective（n.观点，看法） on life. A friend is helping a friend rise above thoughts of suicide（n.自杀）. Someone is thinking what you’re thinking, but hasn’t said anything yet either. Somewhere someone is admiring a breathtaking sunrise, and somewhere else a surreal（adj.梦幻的） sunset. People of various religious backgrounds are in temples, churches, mosques（n.清真寺） and other places of worship praying, wholeheartedly（adv.一心一意地）, for world peace. Someone who has struggled with their weight for the last several years is standing on a scale（n.秤） and smiling. Hundreds of cute elderly couples are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary（n.周年纪念）. A baby girl just took her first few steps without falling. Two best friends are laughing so hard they aren’t even making any noise. A future world leader is in grade school（n.小学） at recess（adv.在课间）. A firefighter is running into a burning building to rescue a perfect stranger. A young mom is lying in a hospital bed and holding her newborn baby twins for the very first time. Volunteers in major cities all over the world are working at homeless shelters（n.避难所） caring for those who are less fortunate（adj.幸福的） than themselves. A young man is pulled over on the side of the road helping a young woman change a flat tire（n.漏气了的车胎）. A husband and wife who were drowning in debt five years ago proudly hold a balance of zero on their credit cards. A grandfather is holding his granddaughter’s hand and they’re both smiling from ear to ear. Someone just placed their spare change in the charity collection cup（n.捐款的零钱箱）at the grocery store. A breast cancer patient just found out her cancer is in complete remission（n.免除）. Someone out there is missing you and looking forward to your next visit. An emergency room（n.急救室） surgeon（n.外科医生） is in the middle of saving his patient’s life.
Right now is a new beginning. Right now is an opportunity.
A ringback tone is an audible indication that is heard on the telephone line by the caller while the phone they called is still in use. It is normally a repeated tone, designed to assure the calling party that the called party's line is ringing.
Ringback music, also called personalized ringback tone, is a piece of music heard by the caller instead of the traditional telephone ring signal when a telephone call is placed.
Today Topic: Choose where you want to go in life 你要过怎样的生活？ Today Vocabulary: Sharp, clearly defined goals 清晰明确的目标 Host:Gcobani (浦东中心)
Goal setting is a powerful process for thinking about your ideal future, and for motivating（v.激励） yourself to turn this vision of the future into reality.
对于考虑你的完美未来，并且激励你将这个未来愿景转变为现实来说，设定目标是个强大的过程。
The process of setting goals helps you choose where you want to go in life. By knowing precisely（adv.精确地） what you want to achieve, you know where you have to concentrate（v.集中） your efforts. You'll also quickly spot the distractions that would otherwise lure you from your course.
More than this, properly-set goals can be incredibly motivating, and as you get into the habit of (养成...的习惯) setting and achieving goals, you'll find that your self-confidence builds fast.
Achieving More with Focus（n.专注力） Goal setting techniques are used by top-level athletes, successful business-people and achievers in all fields. They give you long-term vision and short-term motivation. They focus your acquisition（n.获得） of knowledge, and help you to organize your time and your resources so that you can make the very most of your life.
By setting sharp, clearly defined goals, you can measure and take pride in (以…为傲) the achievement of those goals. You can see forward progress in what might previously have seemed a long pointless grind (n.苦力,苦差). By setting goals, you will also raise your self-confidence, as you recognize your ability and competence in achieving the goals that you have set.
In a book titled Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, Stanford（n.斯坦福大学） psychologist Carol Dweck gives a name to what I’ve just described. At heart, she says, I’m operating with a “fixed mindset”.
The Fixed Mindset
“Believing that your qualities are carved in stone – the fixed mindset – creates an urgency to prove yourself over and over. If you have only a certain amount of intelligence, a certain personality, and a certain moral character–well, then you’d better prove that you have a healthy dose of them. It simply wouldn’t do to look or feel deficient in these most basic characteristics.”
The Growth Mindset
By contrast, Dweck describes a growth mindset, which assumes intelligence and all the qualities for which a person could aspire（v.渴望）, are things to be practiced and cultivated（v.培养，耕耘）. They aren’t pre-determined（adj.预先设定） traits（n.特点，特性） destined to bring pride or shame.
The point is not to safeguard a label, but to recognize that labels themselves are as inherent（adj.固有的，内在的） as one’s mood – i.e. not so much.
Dweck writes, “For [those with a growth mindset] it’s not about immediate perfection. It’s about learning something over time: confronting a challenge and making progress.”
I’ve noticed these two mindsets at work in my meditation（n.冥想） practice as well. The part of me that’s frustrated by my inability to still my mind for more than a few seconds and then soars when I’m able to one day, is operating with a fixed mindset. This part of me wants to prove that I’m good at meditating, that I’m spiritually（adv.在精神上的） advanced, that I’ve reached some optimal（adj.最佳的，理想的） level of serenity（n.平静）.
The part of me that watches my incessant（adj.不断的，不停的） thoughts and feelings rise notes them, sometimes chuckles at them or sheds a few tears in their wake and then continues on to draw me back again to my breath: she knows something about growth. She knows about the value of simply showing up, about the normalcy（n.常态） of fears and limitations and mental ruts（n.惯性）, about the practice itself being the goal, rather than its results.
Which of course is ironic（adj.反讽的，讽刺的）, given what happens when this mindset is applied: growth. Learning. A back door wide open to the very inner world, parenting style, and family relationships I most want to cultivate（v.培养）.
For anyone eager to transform fears of imperfection – in you or your kids – into places of deepening trust in our capacity to learn and grow and delight in that process instead of in its results, Dweck’s Mindset: The New Psychology of Success might be just what you’re looking for.
Let the revolution begin. Li Na made history at the French Open on Saturday when she became the first Chinese player to win a grand slam singles title. Her 6-4, 7-6 victory over last year's champion, Francesca Schiavone of Italy, was a performance full of maturity (n.成熟), class and guts and when the pressure came late in the second set, she held firm. If this does not spark a new wave of Chinese players in the years to come then probably nothing will.
Having reached the final of the Australian Open in January, it looked as if Li's second opportunity for glory might be slipping away when, leading by a set and 4-2, she became tight. Perhaps it was the pressure of those watching at home, perhaps it was simply the occasion, but as she faltered （v.萎缩）, Schiavone moved to within two points of forcing it into a decider.
But as the crowd roared for the Italian, Li showed her mettle（尽力） and held firm. Twice she held serve to stay in the set and she then played a flawless（adj.完美的） tie-break to win it 7-0. As a Schiavone backhand drifted over the baseline, a disbelieving Li fell to the clay and put her hands to her face.
"At 6-0 in the tie-break, I was thinking 'OK, don't do anything stupid'," she said. "Because many times I have had match point and not won the match. When I was a young player, I wanted to be a grand slam champion and now I am. Someone said the other day that I'm getting old, so the old woman's dream has come true."
Schiavone, whose victory last year was one of the most remarkable performances in Roland Garros history, embraced her opponent at the net and was equally kind-hearted afterwards. "Today was a really tough day but I have to congratulate Na Li because she's really grown up this year and she played really well. Enjoy this moment because it's fantastic."
There were no histrionics（n.戏剧表演）, no climbing through the stands to greet her family and friends. Instead, Li sat calmly on her chair and let it all sink in. Though three Chinese pairs have tasted grand slam doubles glory before, she is the first to do it in singles. For a country of 1.3 billion, if only the tiniest fraction of the population pick up a racket rather than play another sport, the future will be bright.
A: There’s an action film from Hong Kong, a romantic comedy, a scary movie, a thriller set in Argentina, and an animation. I’d like to see the animation. 现在上映的有一部港片，一部爱情片，一部恐怖片，一部阿根廷惊悚片，一部动画片，我想看动画片。
B: A cartoon, aren’t those for children? 卡通片，不是给孩子们看的吗？
A: Actually, animations are designed to appeal to both kids and adults. 其实，动画的观众不仅有小孩，还有成年人。
B: Sure, that sound’s fun, when and where? 也是，听起来有点意思，时间，地点？
A: Tuesday is half price at Super brand Mall, 8.30. I’ll buy you a ticket. 周二是半价，在盛大广场，八点半，我给你买票。
B: I’ll buy you popcorn! 那我来买爆米花！
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B: What did you think of the movie? 你觉得电影怎么样？
A: It was funny, the characters were really cute. 很有趣，里面的角色都很可爱。
B: Although the story was good, the ending was a bit predictable. 角色是不错，就是结局有点意料之中。
A: Hero saves the day, sure, but who doesn’t like a Hollywood ending? 没错，又是英雄拯救世界。不过谁又不喜欢好莱坞式的大结局呢？
B: I prefer thrillers, with lots of suspense and a twist in the plot. 我更喜欢看惊悚片，整个过程中悬念迭起。
A: Gripping, but also serious. I like light-hearted comedies. 能够抓住人心，但是太紧张严肃了。我喜欢轻松一点的喜剧。
B: They’re entertaining but commercial. 很有娱乐性，但是也很商业化。
A: That’s true, the sequel’s coming out next summer. 没错，明年夏天还有续集。
电脑族每天都有一半的时间都坐在屏幕前：办公、上网·、看电影美剧，由此导致的眼干、眼涩的问题是否困扰着你？ 隐形眼镜、美瞳长时间的佩戴对眼角膜的磨损不可避免,你是否有感觉？。眼妆，卸妆的过程中用到的化妆品的刺激，是否让你的眼睛常常泛起血丝？我们的眼睛每天都经受着的考验真不少啊。 今天的【劲语天天学】不仅给大家带来实用的英语表达，还有护眼小知识，Here we go!
1. Move your computer screen to just below eye level. Your eyes will close slightly when you’re staring at the computer, minimizing（v.最大程度减少） fluid evaporation（n.蒸发） and the risk of dry eye syndrome（n.症状）.
2. Eat fish twice a week. A study found those who ate the least amount of fish had the highest risk of dry eye syndrome.
每周吃两次鱼。研究发现吃鱼少的人最容易患上干眼症。
3. Twice a week, walk away from greasy（adj.油腻的） or sweet snacks（n.快餐，点心）. Study found that people whose diets were high in omega-3 fatty acids（n.酸） were significantly（adj.显著地） less likely to develop ARMD.
4. Replace your mascara every three months and other eye makeup(n.化妆品） once a year. Eye makeup is a great repository for bacteria, which can easily be transferred to your eyes and cause infections.
Suppose it makes sense that I weep（n.哭泣）often. But I’m not going to apologize for that, because after a good cry, I always feel cleansed, like my heart and mind just rubbed（v.擦，摩擦） each other’s backs in a warm bath（n.洗澡）.
“Tears are just one of many miracles which work so well that we taken them for granted（v.习以为常） every day.” Here, then, are seven ways tears and the phenomenon（n.现象） we call “crying” heal us physiologically, psychologically, and spiritually.
1. Tears help us see. Starting with the most basic function of tears, they enable us to see. Literally（adv.字面上地），ears not only lubricate（v.润滑） our eyeballs and eyelids, they also prevent dehydration（n.脱水）of our various mucous membranes. No lubrication, no eyesight. Writes Bergman: “Without tears, life would be drastically（adv.彻底地） different for humans — in the short run enormously uncomfortable, and in the long run eyesight would be blocked out altogether.”
2. Tears kill bacteria. No need for Clorox wipes. We’ve got tears! Our own antibacterial and antiviral agent working for us, fighting off all the germs we pick up on community computers, shopping carts, public sinks, and all those places the nasty little guys make their homes and procreate. Tears contain lysozyme, a fluid that the germ-a-phobic dreams about in her sleep, because it can kill 90 to 95 percent of all bacteria in just five to 10 minutes! Which translates, I’m guessing, to three months’ worth of colds and stomach viruses.
3. Tears remove toxins. Biochemist William Frey, who has been researching tears for as long as I’ve been searching for sanity, found in one study that emotional tears–those formed in distress（n.悲痛，痛苦） or grief–contained more toxic（adj.有毒的） byproducts（n.副产品，副作用） than tears of irritation（n.恼怒，疼痛） (think onion peeling). Are tears toxic then? No! They actually remove toxins from our body that build up courtesy of stress. They are like a natural therapy or massage session, but they cost a lot less!
Do you know what your manganese level is? No, neither do I. But chances are that you will feel better if it’s lower because overexposure to manganese can cause bad stuff: anxiety, nervousness, irritability, fatigue, aggression（n.侵略，侵犯）, emotional disturbance and the rest of the feelings that live inside my happy head rent-free. The act of crying can lower a person’s manganese level. And just like with the toxins I mentioned in my last point, emotional tears contain 24 percent higher albumin（n.清蛋白，白蛋白） protein concentration — responsible for transporting many small molecules (which has to be a good thing, right?) — than irritation tears.
5. Crying lowers stress. Tears really are like perspiration in that exercising and crying both relieve stress. For real. In his article, Bergman explains that tears remove some of the chemicals built up in the body from stress, like the endorphin leucine-enkaphalin and prolactin, the hormone I overproduce because of my pituitary tumor that affects my mood and stress tolerance. The opposite is true too. Bergman writes, “Suppressing tears increases stress levels, and contributes to diseases aggravated （adj.加重的）by stress, such as high blood pressure, heart problems, and peptic ulcers.
Even if you haven’t just been through something traumatic or are severely depressed, the average Jo goes through his day accumulating conflicts and resentments. Sometimes they gather inside the limbic system of the brain and in certain corners of the heart. Crying is cathartic. It lets the devils out. Before they wreak all kind of havoc with the nervous and cardiovascular systems. Writes John Bradshaw in his bestseller Home Coming: “All these feelings need to be felt. We need to stomp and storm; to sob and cry; to perspire and tremble.”
The 'bathtub effect' is perhaps the most commonly reported finding in the literature on memory for words. People remember the beginnings and ends of words better than the middles, as if the word were a person lying in a bathtub, with their head out of the water at one end and their feet out at the other. And, just as in a bathtub the head is further out of the water and more prominent than the feet, so the beginnings of words are, on average, better remembered than the ends.
Liquid courage is a nickname for alcoholic drinks. It is so named because alcoholic drinks seem to have a fortitude-enhancing effect, making you courageous enough to talk to people you wouldn't otherwise talk to, and not care about things you ordinarily would.
1.The past two years, as the Internet in various fields widely used and popular, SOHO become a way in which more and more people try. 近两年,随着互联网在各个领域的广泛运用和普及, SOHO成为越来越多的人尝试的工作方式。
2.SOHO has become a new international trend. 在家办公已经逐渐变成一种时尚.
3.SOHO buyers will especially welcome this new PC. 家庭办公用户会特别欢迎这种新型个人电脑。
导语：自由职业的全部，就是对自由，以及自由所赖以生存的基础的一种渴望。这种自由意味着，我们必须为自己的成功或失败、快乐或不幸、富有或贫穷承担全部责任。 There are two types of freelancers.
On one hand are those who have been forced into self-employment as service providers, because they’ve lost their jobs and are having a hard time finding another one.
On the other hand are those who would be freelancing no matter what: even if the job market were booming, and even if the Internet weren’t around to give so many opportunities to work from home. They would still be hawking their services, working in their pajamas, and being completely happy doing it.
The latter are what I call freelancers at heart. They have the freelancing mindset. For them, freelancing is more than about working from home.
What Freelancing Is REALLY About
I’ve only been freelancing for two years, not at all as long as many others out there. However, I recognize that true freelancers–those who do so by choice and not by circumstance–have a different way of thinking.
In this post, I describe the five characteristics that make up the freelancing mindset.
1. Independence Freelancers crave independence… from bosses and employers, from “the establishment,” from structures and hierarchies imposed upon them by somebody else.
Sure, we work for clients. In a way, they’re our bosses, because we have to meet their requirements and satisfy their expectations. Unlike bosses, clients can be chosen or rejected. We can sever relationships with a client if things aren’t working out, or if we don’t like how they’re treating us.
This isn’t very easy for somebody who’s an employee. Quitting your job is not something an employee can do lightly, unless you have a lot of money stashed in the bank, or a job offer waiting in the background.
Freelancers are willing to self-direct, to self-manage, and to be our own bosses–including all the responsibilities this entails.
2. Adventure
The freelancing mindset is one that is open to new experiences and challenges, and is always looking for adventure. In contrast, an employee mindset wants predictability and routine.
Don’t get me wrong. I’m a stickler for routine, and if I veer away from it, my productivity suffers.
Yet in spite of my daily routine, I’m always working on new projects, learning about new things, meeting new clients and prospects, developing new skills, and redesigning my business.
For other freelancers, part of the adventure is working in your home office one day and in a coffee shop the next. Or, working while traveling the world. Our lives are like a create-your-own-adventure book.
3. Risk
True freelancers are not averse to risk. With our independence comes more responsibility, more accountability for our lives.
Not having a fixed income every month, for example, is part of the risk. The risk may scare us, but it doesn’t stop us. It’s also part of the adventure.
This uncertainty is more than others can bear. If I were the sole breadwinner of my family, I’m not sure I could put up with this myself. (In fact, the reason I took so long to finally plunge in my dream to be self-employed was because I wanted to make sure that my family wouldn’t go hungry if I failed.)
4. Creativity
Freelancers tend to be creative people. I say this not just because a lot of us are writers and artists and photographers. Programmers, virtual assistants and other service providers are creative in their everyday lives as well.
Our work are forms of self-expression. Our daily lives are a reflection of what we believe in and stand for. We’re creative in the way we handle the daily problems and challenges of freelancing. We don’t rely on others for solutions.
5. Idealism
Finally, the freelancing mindset is characterized by idealism. This is what makes some of us stick through the hardships, failures and pitfalls of freelancing.
We believe in a “better world,” where one doesn’t have to fit a mold to succeed in life. We believe that fancy titles are meaningless (and if not, we can give ourselves a fancy title anytime we wanted to). We believe in the freelancing lifestyle, and we’re committed to make it work.
We believe we can be happy, even prosperous and downright wealthy, doing what we love.
In Conclusion
Freelancing is all about the desire for more freedom and all that it entails. This freedom means we’re solely accountable for our own success or failure, for our happiness or misery, for our wealth or poverty.
There are no bosses, no backstabbing co-workers, no unfair HR policies to blame. Unless you embrace this, then freelancing will suck.
If you don’t believe this in your heart, then you will resent the work it takes to find clients. You’ll hate not having a regular paycheck and paid sick and vacation days. You’ll reject having to work long hours occasionally (am I the only one who worked longer hours while employed?).
Some freelancers have a freelancing work arrangement, but they’re employees at heart. They’re the ones who will jump the freelancing ship at the first opportunity of a good job. I’m not saying that’s right or wrong. After all, freelancing isn’t for everyone.
C: Wow, it’s hot enough to fry and egg on the sidewalk today. 啊，今天太热了，马路上都可以煎鸡蛋了。
B: Yeah, but yesterday was so cold. The weather in Shanghai is always extreme. 是的，但是昨天又那么冷，上海的天气怎么这么极端啊。
C: I know, one day you have to bundle up just to get to work… 没错，昨天一下子添了那么多衣服。
B: And the next day you’re sweltering. My office has a terrible problem adjusting the thermostat. 第二天又热得汗流浃背，我的办公室的空调还出了问题。
C: I know what you mean, our office is either a sauna or a Meat locker. 我能体会你的感觉，因为我的办公室不是像个桑拿房，就是像个冷冻室。
B: Yeah, and then sometimes it seems like it rains for weeks on end. 是的，有时候一下雨就是连着下几个星期。
C: And other times it’s as dry as a bone. At least when it’s raining it’s so muggy. 有时候还很干燥。下雨的时候，还闷热又潮湿。
B: True, but the rain makes everything so slick, I always see people staggering on the tile floors. 是的，下雨的时候，什么都是湿漉漉的感觉也不好。瓷砖上走路，很滑。
C: Well, I guess we can’t have it both ways. 真是鱼和熊掌不能兼得。
B: You know what they say, what can’t be cured must be endured. 有一句话叫做，“你不能改变的事情，就得去忍受。”
C: I know! But I still wish the weather would make up its mind! 我知道了。真希望天气自己能拿准注意，别这么来回折腾了。
Let’s go over some phrases now. 让我们一起来回顾一下有用的短语 Hot enough to fry and egg on the sidewalk today 热的都可以在马路上煎蛋了 To bundle up 原意指的是捆扎，这里指穿上更多的衣服 Sweltering 指闷热的，本文指热的让人头晕脑胀 Thermostat 自动调温器 Sauna 桑拿房 Meat locker 这里指冷藏室 On end 连续地 Dry as a bone 非常干 Muggy 闷热的 Slick 光滑的;滑溜溜的 Can’t be cured must be endured 不能解决就必须要去承受
Gretchen Rubin: Back to the Basics of Happiness: Smile!
I'm not a very smiley person, and lately I've noticed that when I do smile, my face sometimes feels like I haven't smiled in a long time. I've been trying to remember to smile more, even just walking down the street. At first I felt a bit silly, but I quickly realized that no one minds if you're looking happy. I also try to give a real smile whenever I interact with （v.互动）someone -- buying a cup of coffee, checking in at the gym, going through security before going up to an office.
Facial expressions（n.面部表情） don't merely reflect（v.反映，表现）emotions; they also influence emotions. In facial feedback, studies show, the mere act of smiling makes people happier -- even when they smile mechanically（adv.机械地）, as I'm doing, or when they're asked not to smile but rather to contract specific facial muscles.
Random（adj.随意的，无目的性的） smiling is an example of my resolution（n.决心） to act the way I want to feel: while people suppose that feelings inspire actions, in fact, actions also inspire feelings. So by acting happier, I should feel happier. And you know, I think I do. "Sometimes your joy is the source（n. 源泉）of your smile," Thich Nhat Hanh wrote, "but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy."
Also, because of emotional contagion（n.传染）, people often mimic（v.模仿） the faces of people they see. One reason that people are attracted to happy people is that they catch that happiness themselves.
Topic: English Humor 英语幽默 New vocabulary：ticket罚单 Host: Jeremiah(Nanfang Center)
(A man was pulled over for driving too fast, even though he thought he was driving just fine.) 有个人因为驾驶超速被警察拦住了，不过他觉得他开的速度并不太过分。
---Officer: You were speeding（v.超速）. 你超速了。
---Man: No, I wasn't. 不，我没有。
---Officer: Yes, you were. I'm giving you a ticket（n.罚单）. 是的，你是超速了，给你一张罚单。
---Man: But I wasn't speeding. 但是我没有超速啊。
---Officer: Tell that to the judge! (The officer gives man the ticket.) 跟法官说去。（警官给了他一张罚单）
---Man: Would I get another ticket if I called you a jerk? 如果我骂你是混蛋的话，我会拿到第二张罚单吗？
---Officer: Yes, you would. 是的，你会的。
---Man: What if I just thought that you were a jerk? 那如果仅仅是我在脑袋里面想想呢？
---Officer: I can't give you a ticket for what you think. 我不会因为你想的东西给你罚单。
---Man: Fine, I think you're a jerk! 好吧，我想你是个混蛋！
Let go through some words and phrases: Ticket = a monetary fine you must pay for breaking a traffic law 因为破坏交通秩序必须付的罚款。 Jerk = an insult, usually refers to someone who is mean for no reason at all 形容一些本性卑鄙的人。
1.采取;采纳;吸收 After much deliberation, the president decided to adopt her suggestion. 总经理再三考虑之后,决定采纳她的建议。 2.过继,收养[(+as)] Mr. Kern adopted the orphan as his own son. 克恩先生将那孤儿收养为自己的儿子。 3.挑选...为候选人[(+as)] 4.正式通过,接受 The agenda was adopted after some discussion. 经过讨论,议事日程获得通过。
不及物动词 vi.
1.过继
{同义词}
acquire, assume, borrow, espouse
{反义词}
reject discard
{英英解释}
choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans She followed the feminist movement The candidate espouses Republican ideals [同] espouse, follow, adopt take up and practice as one's own [同] adopt, borrow, take over, take up 更多 ... take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities When will the new President assume office? [同] adopt, assume, take on, take over take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect His voice took on a sad tone The story took a new turn he adopted an air of superiority She assumed strange manners The gods assume human or animal form in these fables [同] acquire, adopt, assume, take, take on take into one's family They adopted two children from Nicaragua [同] adopt, take in put into dramatic form adopt a book for a screenplay [同] dramatise, dramatize, adopt take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as
one's own She embraced Catholicism They adopted the Jewish faith [同] embrace, espouse, adopt, sweep up
{词汇应用}
1.The reducing annealing furnace is adopted. 采用无氧化还原退火炉。
I’m Chase and I am a full time teacher here at Web. Before I came to China I worked with startup companies; 大家好，我是Chase, 韦博的全职教师。来中国之前，我在一家创业公司工作。
Startups are something that I am really passionate about. Basically, a startup is a new company that is still growing. 我对创业一直抱有很大热情。一般来说， Startup是指的创立不久还在成长初期的公司。
Startups are just like little babies as they need nurturing and love and care to grow big and strong. Startup就像是需要营养、爱、照顾才能茁壮成长的小婴儿。
I suppose you could say I was part of a team of “mothers” that nursed these startup babies to adulthood. 当时我在公司的角色，就是担任这个小婴儿的“母亲”的角色，哺育他长大成人。
Nursing a startup includes many different jobs but what a startup needs above all is money. 创业公司职位需求很多，但是对于初创的公司来讲，资金是我们最迫切的需求。
As long as there is an efficient and competent team behind the startup, the investors simply have to provide money and advice. 当创业公司拥有有效力以及竞争力的团队时，投资者需要做的就是提供资金以及建议。
Unfortunately, an investor will invest in many companies but very few will actually succeed. 没有期待中的幸运，投资者会投资很多公司，但是只有其中的少数会取得最终的成功。
It is said that in a venture portfolio of 10 companies, 8 will fail completely, 1 will return 20% and 1 will return more than 10,000%. 据统计，在这样的投资当中，10个中，8个都会失败，一个会有20%的收益和一个的收益可能超过10，000%.
I think supporting startups is so vital（adj.极其重要的） because it is from these companies that our way of life is advancing.
我觉得支持创业公司是非常关键的，我们生活方式的变化，就是来自这些新型的创业公司。
Startups provide the newest medicines and medical procedures, the most advanced communication tools, and even the coolest and most addicting games to entertain us.
新型的创业公司提供最新的药物和医疗程序，以及最新型的交流工具，还有最酷最吸引人的娱乐游戏。
China has a nascent startup culture that needs to be nurtured, and with the right amount of education and creativity, I think they can wow the world with their innovation.
It's summer - you should be happy. Sunshine is abundant, the birds are singing, and the ice cream truck can be heard from a mile away. But, if you're a bit like me, your mood may not match the weather outside. And that can make you feel even worse. It's a yucky（adj.令人讨厌的） downward（adj.往下的） spiral（n.螺旋型的） of negative（adj.消极的） thoughts.
While I could dwell on（v.老是想着，详述） the negative aspects, I am shifting my mindset this season. Everyday, I have committed to doing at least one thing that brings me joy. In order for this to actually work, I created a little list to reference when it’s time for my daily dose（n.剂量，一份） of joy. It’s simple, fun, and has a tremendous（adj.巨大的） influence on my general wellbeing（n.健康，幸福）.
This little list of 50 items includes some of my personal “joy” favorites. EnJOY!
1. Smile. 2. Write a thank-you note to yourself (on your best stationery（n.信纸）, of course). 3. Venture outside for a five-minute walk. 4. Indulge in（v.沉溺于） a delicious piece of chocolate (or a fresh colorful smoothie). 5. Find a piece of jewelry（n.首饰） you haven’t worn in awhile – feels just like vintage shopping(n.复古二手店)! 6. Pick fresh flowers or send yourself a little bouquet of favorite flowers. 7. Laugh – Visit a funny blog, watch a movie, or spend time with someone who makes you laugh. 8. Find serenity（n.安详，宁静） at a favorite local spot (ex. a park, a lake, a coffee shop, a little nook（n.角落） in your house or office). 9. Take one action towards a goal or dream. 10. Hit the pause button and spend five-minutes alone – allow your mind to become quiet. 11. Bake a favorite treat with a family member or friend — or bake alone and surprise someone special with yummy treats. 12. Discover an uplifting（adj.令人振奋的，使人开心的） and fun song – something new. 13. Slow down and enjoy a long brunch（n.早午餐）. 14. Try a new fitness class（n.健身课）. 15. Indulge in watching tv or reading a magazine – guilt free! 16. Declare a vacation day – write it BIG on your calendar so you get to anticipate this upcoming personal time (a vacation day can fall on the weekend). 17. Do a good deed — help someone else find joy. 18. Treat yourself to a favorite cup of coffee or tea – enjoy the flavors and activate your senses. 19. Be goofy（adj.愚蠢的，傻瓜的）! Dance around your room to your favorite music. 20. Explore the inspirational（adj.有灵感的） and joyful blog, 21. Draw for fun. 22. Get rid of two items in your physical environment that make you feel negative（adj.消极的，怀疑的，不同意的）. 23. Bite into a piece of fresh fruit. 24. Wear a color that makes you feel confident and joyful! 25. Write down three things that you are grateful for（adj.感激的）. 26. Call a supportive（adj.支持的，拥护的，赞助的） friend – or reconnect with someone you haven’t spoken to in awhile. 27. Watch the sunset（n.日落） from a beautiful location. 28. Discover something new. 29. Start a book that you’ve been meaning to read. 30. Begin a fun DIY project. 31. Frame a photo of a favorite memory. 32. Take five deep breaths and stretch(n.拉伸). 33. Browse books at your local book store. 34. Interview yourself (sounds foolish, but can be oh so fun!) -- try the Proust Questionnaire（n.调查表）. 35. Try a new recipe（n.烹饪，食谱）. 36. Learn something new (ex. a new hobby or craft). 37. Redesign (use what you already own to redesign your space) an area of your office or home. 38. Write a thoughtful comment on a personal blog you read (comments mean the world to me – hint hint!). 39. Create a list of 10 things you love about your significant other – surprise him/her with the list. 40. Look on the bright side. 41. Take a short, relaxing nap. Wake up rejuvenated.（adj.恢复活力） 42. Ask for support from those you trust with a problem – solving a problem definitely adds joy to the day (TipTap is a fun way to do this online). 43. Disconnect for lunch – close your door, turn off the computer and blackberry, and simply enjoy a peaceful lunch break. 44. Search for a hidden treasure on Ebay or Etsy. 45. Write a hope note and leave it for someone to find. 46. Connect with your fellow tweeters. Send a tweet with a joyful message. 47. Donate one item (or your time) to a local charity（n.慈善团体）. 48. Create a collage (or browse the outstanding galleries) on Pinterest. 49. Create a list of 10 things that make you happy – your own personal “joy” list. 50. Make a commitment to do at least one thing per day that adds joy to your life.
中文中有“铁杵磨成针”，“滴水穿石”，“精卫填海”，“不积跬步，无以致千里”，都说明了积少成多，点滴汇聚成的力量。英语中的“Every little bit helps”，正好与它们呼应。
这句话怎么用？ 1. At the charity banquet, the host announced: “There's so much we can do, and every little bit does help.” 在慈善会议上，主持人宣布：“我们可以做很多，但绵薄之力也会积少成多。”
2. I can spend only one hour on learning English every day, but every little bit helps. I believe I can make great progress. 我每天只能花1小时学习英语，但滴水穿石。我相信我能取得进步。
Topic: A Friend Coming From America 有朋自远方来 Host: Miles (Nanfang Center, Shanghai)
John：Did you know that Alan is getting here next week? 约翰：你知道艾伦下周要来这了吗？
Colin：What? No way! Who told you that? 科林：什么？不可能。谁告诉你的？
John：Tom. We had dinner last night. He said Alan was going to take some time off from work to visit. 约翰：汤姆。我们昨晚一起吃饭了。他说艾伦会放自己一段时间假，过来看看。
Colin：That’s awesome! How long is he going to stay? 科林：太棒了。他会住多久？
John：Tom said he would be here for about 3 weeks. 约翰：汤姆说他会在这里呆3个星期。
Colin：Is he going to stay in Shanghai the whole time? 科林：他准备这段时间都在上海吗？
John：No. He’ll be here for a week or so, and then he’s going to travel around. Tom said he wanted to go to Inner Mongolia and maybe Tibet. If I can get off work, I might try to go with him. 约翰：不是。他会在这儿一个星期左右，之后他会到处去逛逛。汤姆说他想去内蒙古，或者西藏。如果不用工作的时候，我想可能会和他一起去。
Colin：Hmm. It’s too short notice for me to get off work, so I can’t come. But we should definitely give him a welcoming party when he gets here. 科林：嗯嗯……让我请假太仓促了，所以我不能去。但是当他到时，我们一定要给他一个举办一个欢迎派对。
John：Definitely. Call everyone you know. Let’s plan for something on Saturday the 16th. You’re free, right? 约翰：当然了。叫上你认识的人。本月16日周六，让我们作些准备。你有空的，是吧？
Colin：Yup, sounds good. 科林：是的，听上去不错。
Let’s go over some phrases now. 让我们一起来回顾一下有用的短语吧！ No way! 不可能 take some time off 休一段时间假 that’s awesome. 太棒了! to travel around 旅游（但没有固定目的地） let’s plan for… 让我们为…做打算 You’re free, right? 你有空，是吗？ sounds good 不错
Accepts you as who you are 接受那个真实的你 Believes in 'you' 相信你 Calls you just to say 'Hi' 只是为了打个招呼，就会打电话给你 Doesn`t give up on you 对你不离不弃 Envisions (v.想象) the whole of you 从全面的角度来看待你
Forgives your mistakes 原谅你犯的错 Gives unconditionally 无条件地向你付出 Helps you帮助你 Invites you over 邀請你 Just 'be' with you 就在你身边
Keeps you close at heart 与你心心相映 Loves you for who you are 因为你本来的样子而爱你 Makes a difference (创造不同) in your life 给你的生活带来不同 Never judges 从不批评你 Offers support 支持你，扶持你
Picks you up 为你打气 Quiets your fears 平息你的恐惧 Raises your spirits 鼓舞你的斗志 Says nice things about you 向别人说你好的一面 Tells you the truth when you need to hear it 当你需要听实话时，他会告诉你
Understands理解你 Values you 重视你 Walks beside you 走路时，陪在你身边 Xplain(指explain) things you don't understand 为你解惑 Y ells when you won't listen 在你不理会时，对你大吼 Zaps you back to reality把你拉回现实
Educators have known for a long time that people learn in different ways. That is why teachers present information in various forms. For example, as well as explaining a new language, language teachers often provide other learning experiences such as books, charts, videos, audio cassettes, songs, debates and group work. In this way, all students in a class have an opportunity to learn in the way that best suits them.
In the last 50 years or so, researchers have been studying learners in an attempt to identify all the possible learning styles that humans use. They have found that we can very roughly divide people into three groups — those who learn best through seeing, those who learn best through listening and those who learn best through moving, doing or touching.
Some research has identified eight distinct learning styles, and researchers have made up tests to find out which of these learning styles best suits different people. These tests show that, although most people have one dominant style of learning, they are also able to use other learning styles effectively. Some people even seem to have many different learning styles.
The advantage of knowing what kind of learner you are is that you can then study in the way that best suits your learning style.
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本文结构总分总。第一段以平实的语言开头，却直切文章的主题people learn in different ways。第二句首的that指代上句的内容，使文章衔接自然流畅。第三句以For example引出语言教师的作法，支持第二句的内容，以实例说话，内容不空洞。第四句以in this way开头，同样this指代上句内容，使文章环环相扣。在二三两段中,主要描述了关于学习方式的研究结果。最后一段作为总结，概括了解自己学习方式的重要性。