Are you on diet? Then maybe you should consider(sit) by the window the next time you eat out. A new book claims thatyou sit in a restaurant can affect how much you consume.
A new research found that people sitting farthest from the front door ate the fewest salads and were 73 percent(likely) to order dessert.
The diners(seat) at a dark table ate heavier food and ordered more of it, those sitting at bright bar tables ordered more salads and fewer desserts.
According to the researchers, the darker it is, the more invisible you feel, the less easy it is to see how much you're eating and the less guilty you are when you eat more.
In contrast, (expose) yourself to the sunlight, people or trees outside might make you more aware you look, might make you think about walking or might make you want a green salad.
The researchers also noted that slim diners chewed around 15 times per mouthful, three chews more than heavier diners. By eating more slowly, the diner consumes less in the time takes for the brain to register satisfaction.
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Happiness, according to the Oxford English dictionary, is based on luck or good fortune. Joy, on the other hand, is described as a vivid emotion of pleasure. Thus, happiness depends on ; joy, on our emotional well-being.
If you know joyful people, you will probably notice common traits among them. Joyful people are often healthy, both and mentally; they value strong relationships, and they don't allow the extremes of life -- sudden highs or sudden lows -- to them too much. Joyful people lead a more stable life. But these abilities do not just arrive; they have to be worked at.
Teaching ourselves to be joyful may be one of the greatest things we can do to enhance our health. However it is important to understand that joy is an emotion that arises from within us and is not by the things that happen to us. Instead of looking for external things to provide happiness in our lives, we must to find the joy within. We must educate ourselves about joy and work to enhance it in our lives. One way to start is to make a to wake up every morning and find joy in our lives. Think about a special person or a pet. It is our choice to be joyful or fearful. Let's take the time to train ourselves to be -- our lives will be both happier and healthier for it.
I'm an attorney (代理人), a children's book author, an entrepreneur (企业家), and a regular volunteer at my church. Having moved to California from New York recently, I often wake up to thousands of1and emails. Like many of you, I'm a busy person and always on the go.
I started a storytelling2called the Auditory Museum. We believe in the power of shared experiences. As part of our mission, we are3to using personal stories as a means for social change. One day, I flew back to the east coast for a friend's wedding. After it, I had a few hours to kill before my red-eye flight back home. Like any other entrepreneurs, I decided to sit in the hotel lobby at4with my laptop and get some work done.
While writing an email about the importance of storytelling, I was5by a gentleman who was curious as to what I was working on.6that I had lost my train of thought, I gave him a fake smile.7with my icy response to him the gentleman8next to me in the hotel lobby. "Why are you working now? What do you do? Where are you from? "Now, at this point, the irony was not lost on me. I was so9my task that I had prioritized 10a non-pressing email over the opportunity to engage in conversation.
I closed my laptop and smiled. I told the gentleman about my job, my company, my passion for storytelling, and my 11to create social change through the sharing of personal experiences. He began to tell me his life story. One hour later, he thanked me for my time, wished me good luck and12.
That night I learned a very13lesson. We live in a generation obsessed with self-improvement, self-help, self14etc. I don't think there is anything wrong with focusing on ourselves. In fact, it is arguably necessary for personal growth. However, we can often find the answer to life's greatest problems outside of ourselves, in human 15.
I am Canadian, so I started learning French when I was 10 years old. But my entire experience with the language was in the classroom. All of that changed, however, during my last summer of high school. At age 17, I flew across the country by myself for the first time! I was headed to Quebec to live in the province(省)with a French-speaking host family. I would learn French at a local college.
When I arrived, I met my host family. They didn't speak any English. Though nervous, I introduced myself as best I could.
On the first day of school, all of us students were given a test to determine our language level. We also signed a contract promising to speak only French all summer. This even included times we communicated with our other English-speaking classmates.
The struggle to communicate in a second language was harsh but exhilarating. I made a lot of new friends, ordered food from restaurants and even saw a movie in French. I didn't understand most of it, but I loved the whole amazing experience.
On the weekends, my classmates and I took trips to different locations around the province. On one trip, we went whale watching on the St. Lawrence River. Even though it was raining, we could see giant whales swimming around our boat.
The most memorable part of our trip was a visit to historic Quebec City. I walked along the cobblestone (鹅卵石) streets and took pictures of the European-style buildings, and I learned about an important battle that took place nearby. I also got to enjoy a "beaver tail"-a special local food. It was truly an Eastern Canadian treat!
By the end of summer, I was communicating pretty fluently. I couldn't wait to go back to school and talk with my French teacher. Being fully immersed (沉浸) in a French-speaking environment was a valuable learning experience. At the time, I had no idea that I'd end up living abroad for more than 10 years. I'll never forget that first experience that paved the way for my future adventures.
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The world might seem focused on urbanization, but over the past five years of our Housing Futures research, we have seen the emergence of a new trend in housing — the desire to move back to rural locations.
With advancements in technology, villages are now more connected than ever. Our Housing Futures research, focusing on The Village Revival, identified that 21% of respondents expressed a desire to move to a village making it probably the most popular location for buyers. Those looking to move cited neighborhood safety (86%), space between neighbors (58%) and a strong community feel (48%) as key factors to leave cities and settle in rural location.
Figures show that England's rural economy produces ₤210 billion of economic output. In fact, a quarter of all registered businesses are based in rural locations. The expansion of broadband and mobile communications has seen a greater rate of working from home in rural locations compared to urban areas. It seems that the same factors that once drove urbanization-improving economic and social conditions — are now inspiring the village revival.
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Growing old does not increase your immediate danger of dying — at least, if you are a fruit fly. The chances of a Mediterranean fruit fly dying out on a particular day reaches a peak (顶峰) and then declines, according to James Carey of the University of California and Davis and James Vaupel of Duke University. Their results disagree with the general idea that the death rate rises with age in all species.
The research will cause a long-running debate over whether or not there is a genetically defined limit to an individual's lifespan (寿命). If there is not and the fruit fly results extend to humans, then medical advances might eventually allow the elderly to live forever.
In the early 19th century, the British scientist Benjamin Gompertz formed a law stating that death rates increase with age. For an adult human the immediate chance of death seems to double every eight years. The Gompertz law was believed to hold for all species and to put an age limit on each species.
To test this theory, Carey and Vaupel studied more than a million fruit flies. They found that the death rate reached a maximum of about fifteen per cent when the flies were between 40 and 60 days old, and then fell. Flies that survived to 100 days had only a 4 to 6 per cent chance of dying on a given day. In other words, the chances of dying seem not to increase sharply in advanced age, as predicted by the Gompertz law; rather, they seem to level off.
If Gompertz law does not hold for human beings either, then there may be no genetically defined limit on a person's lifespan.
How to Live a Happy Life
Happiness is what we need most with the increase of pressure in modern life. However, sometimes it seems far away from us. Fortunately, this is not the case. Everyone has the ability to hang on to happiness with his own efforts. The following methods may lead you to long-lasting happiness.
•Take exercise. Other than health benefits that are too numerous to mention, exercise makes you smarter, happier, improves sleep, and makes you feel better about your body. Keeping in touch with nature can help you reduce stress, make you more creative, improve your memory and may even make you a better person.
• Relationships are worth more than you think. Not feeling socially connected can make you stupider and kill you. Loneliness can lead to heart attack, stroke(中风) and diabetes(肥胖症). On the other hand, studies have shown that the longest lived people on the planet all place a strong emphasis on social engagement.
•Challenge yourself. Music lessons increase intelligence. Challenging your beliefs strengthens your mind. Increasing willpower just takes a little effort each day and it's more responsible for your success than IQ. Not getting an education or taking advantage of opportunities are two of the things people look back on their lives and regret the most.
•Laugh. Laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, the heart rate and the rate of breathing; it also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach, and the feet. It can even reduce the effect of pain on the body. Humor is a good way to cause laughter.
A. Life is always full of hope.
B. Do something kind for the people you care about.
C. Learning another language can keep your mind sharp.
D. It would be better if you take exercise in nature.
E. Spend time with friends and family.
F. Just thinking about funny moments or things can help a lot.
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假设你是明启中学的学生李磊，高一即将结束，面临选课的抉择。父母希望你选物理，大学挑选专业时面会更广，而你对物理缺乏兴趣，更喜欢历史。请你表明你的想法，并说明理由，开头已经给出。(100-120词)
There is no denying that it is a critical decision to make as to which subject to choose in the upcoming semester.
From my point of view,
