Have you ever heard of blogs? If you haven't, you should have. It's here, it's growing and it's having an influence on our life. Surf the Internet and you'll find blogs everywhere. A blog, shortened from "weblog", is a public Internet journal written by one person or a group of people. It is a website in which a person or a group can place news, personal thoughts, text, photos, video or audio files, or links upon which visitors can comment. A blog lets you post on the Internet without having to know web design or be technical. You are given an environment to make dated entries on the topic of your choice which are "published", so other people can read them.
Authoring a blog, maintaining a blog or adding an article to an existing blog is called "blogging". Blogging has revolutionized Internet publishing in the last several years because it gives everyone with Internet access the opportunity to become an online writer. Objects, such as "text and photos" in a blog can be called "blog posts", "posts", or "entries". The person who posts these entries is called a "blogger".
Now, somewhere around the world, a blog is created almost every 6 seconds. Because it's great potential, Bill Gates views it as important as e-mail, BBS, and MSN. He's trying to make blogs the important tools for future business communications.
Can you believe everything that you read? It seems as if every day, some new articles come out about a new discovery about this or that. For example, water is bad for you, or good for you. The answer depends on which scientific study has just come out. People cannot decide which food items are healthy, how pyramids were constructed, and why dinosaurs disappeared. When we look for answers we sometimes can believe persuasive researches and scientists. But how trustworthy are they really? Here are two examples of scientific hoaxes (骗局).
As far back as 1726, Johann Beringer was fooled by his fellow scientists into thinking he had made an amazing discovery. The fossils(化石) of spiders, lizards, and even birds with the name of God written on them in Hebrew were unlike anything that had been found before. He wrote several papers on them and was famous for those only to have it revealed that they were planted by jealous (妒忌) colleagues to ruin his fame.
When an early human being was discovered in 1912, scientists at this time were wild with excitement over the meaning it had for the theory of evolution (进化). There were hundreds of papers about this Piltdown man over the next fifty years until it was finally discovered to be a complex hoax. The skull (头骨) of a man had been mixed with the jawbone of an orangutan (猩猩) to make the ape (猿) man.
The next time you read the exciting new findings of a study of the best scientist, do not automatically assume (认为) that it is true. Even qualified people can get it wrong. While we certainly should not ignore scientific research, we do need to take it with a grain of salt. Just because it is accepted as the truth today does not mean it will still be trustworthy (可靠的) tomorrow.
Make Stress Work for You
Stress (压力) can come from all directions. . Rather than only looking for ways to change the stress-filled situations, look for stress that can work for you. These methods are suggestions to make stress work in your favor.
. Colors of the walls, floor coverings, and furniture can reduce stress. Cooling greens and blues are positive colors that can reduce stress and create a sense of well-being.
Choose friends carefully. Your choice of friends can be the key to stress reduction. Friends should be people who help us to increase our strengths and create solutions to stressful situations. .
Stop and look at yourself. Take time to recognize signs of stress like anger, work and sleep habits. As you become aware of these signs, you are beginning to identify how to make stress work.
. We can accept what we cannot change by changing what we can. Make choices that are realistic(现实的), not out of reach.
Don't say yes to everything. Recognize what your strengths are and focus on taking the time to do a project built on them. Taking on too many projects results in loss of control and creates stress.
Maintain (保持) a sense of humor. . And laughing creates less wrinkles (皱纹) than worrying.
A. We live in a stress-filled world.
B. Leave time for the unexpected.
C. Accept what cannot be changed.
D. Create environments that reduce stress.
E. They support us and make us feel that we are not alone.
F. Laughing at oneself can release (释放) potential stress from the inside.
G. When you come across a difficult situation, stop and think of how to use it to make things better.
I went with some partners from my office for dinner in a very popular local restaurant. It was 1 business time and the restaurant was crowded(拥挤的). We2found a table in a corner for three of us.
As soon as we sat down, we heard a crash(碰撞声) when a cleaning boy 3 the floor with all the plates he was carrying. There was 4 and no one was saying or doing anything.
In a flash (马上) I remembered my 5 many years ago. At one time, I 6when I was on business. I had a high fever but luckily was taken care of by two 7 . Then this was my chance to 8 it forward.
I ran to the boy's side 9 , turned him on his back and screamed for someone to 10 a hot drink. Soon people started asking if I was a(n)11 . I said I was not, but I actually had learned some first-aid lessons.
The boy soon opened his eyes, 12 what had happened. And so I 13 him by saying it was OK. He had not eaten anything. I held the warm drink to his mouth till he 14 it and sat with him until he felt OK. By then the 15 had arrived. I asked her to give the boy something to eat. I offered to pay. The manager was kind enough to 16 the payment and agreed to make sure the boy ate before he went home. By the time all this was over, it was getting 17 for my partners. We hadn't 18 anything yet, so we decided to go home.
I slowly walked home, not hungry any more, feeling 19for the opportunity I paid forward the 20 I had received many years ago.
If you study British history, you will find why different words (use) to describe these four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. England is the largest, and convenience it is divided (rough) into three zones. You find most of the population settled in the south, most of the industrial cities in the Midlands and the North of England. is a pity that the industrial cities built in the (nineteen) century do not attract visitors. If you go to older but smaller towns built by the Romans, you will learn more about British history and culture. London is the centre of (nation) government and its administration. It has the oldest port, the oldest building and the oldest castle constructed by(late) Norman rulers in1066. If you look around the British countryside you will find evidence of all these invaders. You must keep your eyes open you are going to make your trip to the United Kingdom (enjoy) and worthwhile.
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With the development of science and technology, intelligent robots will be wide used in the future. In families, robots will help people do some housework and taking care of the elderly, babies and patients. In addition to these task, robots will even be able to play the chess and do exercise with people. In factories, robots will be used to perform some dangerous jobs avoid accidents.
Robots will change our future life by many ways, that will make it more colorful and comfortable. Therefore, we shouldn't depend on intelligent robots too much, for they were made to help humans rather than replace us. As helpers of humans, robots should be used proper.
1）工作；2）出行；3）环境。
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Good afternoon, boys and girls!
I'd like to share with you my opinion about future life.
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That's all. Thank you for your listening.
