Dear Sally,
I recently became engaged, I love my fiancé a lot but we are getting into a lot of arguments our Wedding plans. I would prefer a small wedding, just our immediate family and closest friends. I think it is such a special moment and I only want the people who are most important to be near us. I don't want to be surrounded by people not really (care) about us. He wants the whole world to be there—the mail carrier, the baker, the butcher!!! My fiancé says a wedding day is (important) day in anyone's life. He wants to share his joy with everyone.
It's not a question whether we can afford it although I worry about how much a wedding costs and I would rather save the money for a house. I dislike fighting but I just don't feel comfortable with his plans.
——Nervous
Dear Nervous,
Planning weddings be very stressful. Each person has clear ideas about his or her "perfect" wedding would be. Each person has dreams and hopes for that day. Now it is a good time to practice compromising (妥协) with your husband-to-be. one of you should be unhappy on your wedding day. If you get your way, your husband will be unhappy. If he gets his way, it sounds you will be unhappy.
Why don't the two of you talk about compromise? Perhaps a medium-sized wedding? Perhaps two weddings—a small intimate ceremony and a large reception? You （have）to compromise many times in your married life. You both can start now.
——Sally
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Walking through any high school during the first class in the morning, you may find that many students areto keep their heads up. "They're sitting in the classroom, but their heads are at home on their pillows," says Mary Carskadon of Brown Medical School in the US.
Don't blame yourself; blame the clock in your brain. Two decades of research that your bodies are pushing you to stay up at night and sleep into the morning. During the first several weeks of school, students are more likely to get a(n) lack of sleep. In the holidays, most students can sleep over eight hours a night. But during the school day, students on average sleep only about six hours. Students will lose 10 hours of sleep per week that they never from. The lack of sleep may not only be a drag (拖后) on school , but also be related to poor health.
Scientists in the US led research to try to teenagers' clocks back to help them fall asleep earlier. They use a special light in the classroom to try toa reset of the students' biological clock. They found the brain can a chemical that helps sleep. It comes out only in the dark. The research failed at the end. Doctor said that even if the chemical had started, the kids' homework and other activities meant they stayed up at night.
Some schools have reset their school time from 7:25 to 8:30 a.m. to the students. The results were so encouraging that students who had the hour of sleep performed best in tests. Those who lost the hour did worst of all.
Two Newcastle scientists are setting themselves to open our eyes to the medical truth by claiming that natural sunlight may help prevent skin cancer.
Dr. Ron Laura, professor of health education at Newcastle University, and senior chemist Mr. John Ashton said their research points to a complete 21 of the accepted scientific theory. They said that sunscreen creams may help cause skin cancer, the artificial indoor light could be 22 and that a range of drugs in common use could also 23 melanoma--a type of cancer that appears as a dark spot on the skin.
The research is likely to be unwelcome in some traditional medical research circles. It is based on a new 24 that our bodies are protected from skin cancer by the regulation of a group of complex vitamins (Vitamin D) and immune process.
The sunscreens, artificial light and drugs could all unfavorably affect the production of these vitamins and increase the skin's 25 to the sun. But Dr. Laura said natural sunlight passing through the eyes helped 26 the production of cancer protection Vitamin D.
He said recent statistics from the United States indicated that people who worked indoors all day in artificial light were more 27 melanomas than those who worked outdoors. Indoor workers should try to have at least one hour of 28 to direct sunlight every day, 29 in the early morning and late afternoon when ultraviolet intensively was lower, Dr. Laura said.
Sunscreens, long 30 as essential for beach lovers, could also 31 the production of Vitamin D. Laura and Ashton said sunscreens give people a 32 sense of security in thinking they are 33 from the sun's rays.
Dr. Laura said more statistics 34 their claim had come to light since the first article was published. He believes his research findings are too important to be 35 to the scientific world.
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Conventional wisdom says that hardship can make us old before our time. In fact, a new study suggests that violence not only leaves long-term scars on children's bodies, but also changes their DNA, causing changes that are equal to seven to ten years of premature aging.
Scientists measured this by studying the ends of children's chromosomes(染色体), called telomeres, says Idan Shalev, lead author of a study published in Molecular Psychiatry.
Telomeres are special DNA sequences which prevent the DNA in chromosomes from separating. They get shorter each time a cell divides, until a cell cannot divide any more and dies.
Several factors have been found to shorten telomeres, including smoking, radiation and psychological stresses such as being treated badly when young and taking care of a chronically ill person.
In this study, researchers examined whether exposure to violence could make children's telomeres shorten faster than normal. They interviewed the mothers of 236 children at ages 5, 7 and 10, asking whether the youngsters had been exposed to domestic violence between the mother and her partner; physical maltreatment by an adult; or bullying. Researchers measured the children's telomeres—in cells obtained by swabbing the insides of their cheeks—at ages 5 and 10.
Telomeres shortened faster in kids exposed to two or more types of violence, says Shalev. Unless that pattern changes, the study suggests, these kids could be expected to develop diseases of aging, such as heart attacks or memory loss, seven to 10 years earlier than their peers.
Shalev says there is hope for these kids. His study found that, in rare cases, telomeres can lengthen. Better nutrition, exercise and stress reduction are three things that may be able to lengthen telomeres, he says.
The study confirms a small but growing number of studies suggesting that early childhood adversity imprints itself in our chromosomes, says Charles Nelson, a professor of pediatrics and neuroscience at Harvard Medical School.
What is the nature of the scientific attitude, the attitude of the man or woman who studies and applies physics, biology, chemistry, geology, engineering, medicine or any other science? We all know that science plays an important role in the societies in which we live. Many people believe, however, that our progress depends on two different aspects of science. The first of these is the application of the machines, products and systems of applied knowledge that scientists and technologists develop. Through technology, science improves the structure of society and helps man to gain increasing control over his environment.
The second aspect is the application by all members of society of the special methods of thought and action that scientists use in their work.
What are these special methods of thinking and acting? First of all, it seems that a successful scientist is full of curiosity - he wants to find out how and why the universe works. He usually directs his attention towards problems which he notices have no satisfactory explanation, and his curiosity makes him look for underlying relationships even if the data available seem to be unconnected. Moreover, he thinks he can improve the existing conditions and enjoys trying to solve the problems which this involves.
He is a good observer, accurate, patient and objective and applies logical thought to the observations he makes. He utilizes the facts he observes to the fullest extent. For example, trained observers obtain a very large amount of information about a star mainly from the accurate analysis of the simple lines that appear in a spectrum.
He is suspicious - he does not accept statements which are not based on the most complete evidence available - and therefore rejects authority as the only basis for truth. Scientists always check statements and make experiments carefully and objectively to verify them.
Furthermore, he is not only critical of the work of others, but also of his own, since he knows that man is the least reliable of scientific instruments and that a number of factors tend to disturb objective investigation.
Lastly, he is highly imaginative since he often has to look for relationships in data which are not only complex but also frequently incomplete. Furthermore, he needs imagination if he wants to make hypotheses of how processes work and how events take place.
These seem to be some of the ways in which a successful scientist or technologist thinks and acts.
A. Wise decisions.
B. The value of money.
C. Permit the child to choose between them.
D. Tell your child why he can—or cannot—have certain things.
E. Ask yourself what things that cost money are most important to you.
F. Talk about how the money bought the thing after you leave the toy store.
Money Matters
Parents should help their children understand money. The best time to teach a child anything about money is when he shows an interest. So you may start talking about money when your child shows an interest in buying things, candy or toys, for example.
⒈he basic function of money
Begin explaining the basic function of money by showing how people trade money for goods or services. It is important to show your child how money is traded for the things he wants to have. If he wants to have a toy, give him the money and let him hand the money to the cashier(收银员). When your child grows a bit older and understands the basic function of money, you can start explaining more complex ways of using money.
⒉Money lessons
Approach money lessons with openness and honesty. If you must say no to a child's request to spend money, explain, "You have enough toy trucks for now." Or, if the request is for many different things, say, "You have to make a choice between this toy and that toy."
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Begin at the grocery store. Pick out two similar brands of a product—a name-brand butter and a generic(无商标产品),for example. You can show your child how to make choices between different brands of a product so that you can save money.If he chooses the cheaper brand, allow him to make another purchase with the money saved. Later, you may explain how the more expensive choice leaves less money for other purchases.
There are two basic ways to see growth: one as a product, the other as a process. People have generally viewed personal growth as an external (外在的) result or a product that can easily be identified and measured. The worker who gets a rise, the student whose grades improve, and the foreigner who learns a new language--all these examples of people who have measurable results to show for their efforts．
By contrast, the process of personal growth is much more difficult to determine, since it is a journey and not the specific signposts or landmarks along the way. The process is not the road itself, but rather the attitudes and feelings people have, their caution or courage, as they meet with new experiences and unexpected difficulties. In this process, the journey never really ends; there are always new ways to experience the world, new ideas to try, new challenges to accept．
In order to grow, to travel new roads, people need to have a willingness to take risks, to face the unknown, and to accept the possibility that they may "fail" at first. How we see ourselves as we try a new way of being is essential for our ability to grow．Do we see ourselves as quick and curious? If so, we tend to take more changes and be more open to unfamiliar experiences. Do we think we're shy and indecisive? Then our sense of fear can cause us to hesitate, to move slowly, and not to take a step until we know the ground is safe. Do we think we are slow to adapt to change or that we're not smart enough to deal with a new challenge? Then we are likely to take a more passive role or not try at all.
These feelings of insecurity and self-doubt are both unavoidable and necessary if we are to change and grow. If we do not face or overcome these internal fears and doubt, if we protect ourselves too much, then we stop growing. We become trapped inside a shell of our own making．
姓名：Wu Lei 性别：男 出生年月：1964年5月
职业：英语教师
简历：1985年大学毕业，从那时至今在北京大学任教。
主要事迹：
1．热爱教育事业；
2．刻苦钻研业务，专心搞好工作；
3．教学方法多样，课堂教学生动活泼；
4．多次被评为模范教师，深受师生尊敬和爱戴。
注意：词数120左右。
参考词汇：教育事业the educational cause
