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　　A detailed plan which will ensure that the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympics Games are well connected was revealed on Monday by the Olympic Delivery Authority．

　　Travel to the Games by public transport

　　The heart of the plan is the goal of encouraging 7．9 million spectators who are expected to attend the various events to travel to the Games using public transport, or by walking or cycling．

　　The report also highlights that existing transport services will be improved in order to meet the extra demand by 2010．In addition, strict parking controls will be carried out during the Games to minimize car use．

　　The mayor of London, Ken Livingstone said, “The Olympic transport plan is central to the success of the 2012 Games．”

　　With more than 17 billion pounds being spent in improving London’s transportation system over the next five years, the 2012 Games is set to deliver a lasting legacy for all Londoners and improve the quality of life in some of the poorest areas of the city．

　　The plan is now going out for consultation before it is shaped into the first full plan, due to be published in the summer of 2007．

　　Transport services to be put in place for the Games：

　　●One train will serve the Olympic Park every 15 seconds．

　　●The Javelin train will take spectators from central London to Stratford International Station in the Olympic Park in just seven minutes．

　　●An Olympic Route Network of major roads will transport the athletes and other members of the Olympic family to ensure that they get to their venues(the place for a match)on time．

　　●Transport plans will be sustainable with the ongoing changing of the bus, train and taxi fleets ensuring that London’s transport is at the forefront of technology．

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　　Acupuncture is a very ancient form of healing which pre-dates recorded history．The philosophy is rooted in the Taoist tradition which goes back over 8,000 years．People of this period would meditate(调理)and observe the flow of energy within and without．They were also keen to observe man’s relations with nature and the universe．There were many sages(圣人)of this period, but the most legendary was FuHsi, who lived in the Yellow River area of China approximately 8,000 years ago．By observing nature, he formulated the first two symbols, a broken line and unbroken line．

　　These symbols represented the two major forces in the universe－creation and reception－and how their interaction forms life．This duality was named yin-yang and they represent the backbone of Chinese Medicine theory and application．FuHsi then discovered that when yin-yang fuse, a creative action occurs, and this gives birth to a third aspect．FuHsi then pondered(深思)on how this triplicity occurs eight times and this led to the eight trigrams and then 64 hexagrams of the I-Ching(Book of Change)．The I-Ching shaped the thinking for years to come and every influential book on Chinese Medicine is based upon its fundamental philosophy．

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　　When Johnny Cash sings, people listen．His big, deep voice rumbles out of radios and jukeboxes across North America．His records sell by the million．Country-music fans everywhere know his big hits．They love songs like “Hey Porter”“Ring of Fire”, and “Folsom Prison Blue”．

　　Johnny Cash sings about a hundred concerts a year．People like what they hear－and what they see, too．Rugged and big-shouldered, the singer stands six－two without his black boots on．He’s a two-hundred-pound package of muscle and talent．And that scar(疤痕)on his cheek? It’s a bullet(子弹)hole, of course!

　　In the minds of most people, Johnny Cash is “Mr．Tough(violent)Guy”．He’s an ex-drug addict(上瘾者)who was once put in prison．His grandmother was an Indian．To keep from starving, he once had to live on wild rabbits killed from forty feet away with a knife．Some people say he even killed a man．

　　In fact, most of the Johnny Cash story is just that－a story．True, years ago he had a “drug habit” for a short time．He “popped” pills．But he never used heroin or other“hard”drugs．Sometimes he’d go wild and get locked up for a few hours．But he never served a prison sentence．There’s no Indian blood in his veins．He’s been a killer only in song．As for the “bullet hole”, it’s an old scar left by a doctor who opened a cyst(囊肿)．

　　People who know Johnny Cash well say he’s a “gentle guy”, a “generous guy”－anything but a “tough guy”．How did the stories get started? Some of them, like the story about the “Indian grandmother”, he made up long ago to add excitement to his career．Others, like the “bullet hole”, simply got started．Now there’s little the singer can do to change people’s minds．“They just want to believe it, ” he says．

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　　No one can believe that the over 6300-kilometer Great Wall might disappear some day．Believe it or not, the Great Wall is being destroyed by people．Less than 20 percent of the Great Wall built in the Ming Dynasty, is still perfect, but about 80 percent is in danger．The Great Wall can be called “great” mostly because of its amazing length．But we should realize that the length was made up of one brick at a time．If we do nothing to save the Great Wall, it will become a series of separate wasteland rather than a historic site．

　　The Great Wall is actually a series of walls built and rebuilt by different dynasties over the past 2000 years．It began in the rule of China’s first emperor, Qinshihuang of the Qin Dynasty(221 BC-206 BC), and lasted into the Ming Dynasty．The parts built before the Ming Dynasty have nearly disappeared．People are familiar with sections such as Badaling in Beijing and Jiayuguan Pass in Gansu, because they have been open to tourists for many years．But those sections far away from the public eyes have been almost forgotten．

　　Few local people knew the 3-metre-high walls made of earth and stones beside them are part of the Great Wall．The lack of knowledge is considered as one of the main reasons behind human．

　　The bricks on the Great Wall are carried off by countryside people to build their houses, sheep corrals and pigsties．Some were taken away to build roads．Bricks carved with people’s names are put away as remembrances．Rubbish is spread over the battlements．The bricks can be sold for 15 yuan per tractor load．Those who destroyed and are destroying the Wall know its name, but are not clear about its cultural meaning．It will take a long time to let them know this．The local farmers not only carried off the body of the Wall but also dug out the entire base．

　　It is necessary to protect the Great Wall．First of all, the officials should be aware of the importance of the Great Wall．Young Chinese should know more about the nation’s great civilization and learn to love it．

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　　Beginning college is exciting：new ideas to explore, new challenges to be met and many decision to be made．Your future begins here．

　　However, you will find college life is different from your previous school environment．Many of us can be easily overwhelmed(压垮)by the details of running a well-balanced life．While some of us may have the know-how, I guess there are more of us who can benefit from learning about the experiences of others who have walked the college halls before you．

　　You may find the following is of use about life on campus．

　　◆Plan well．There are so many new things to do at a new college or university．Give yourself time to make new friends and become familiar with the campus, but don’t forget why you are there．Give some time for social activities and manage your time wisely．

　　◆If you don’t have a “system” for planning your time now(like a day timer, a computer date book), get one．Most of all, don’t depend on your memory．

　　◆Don’t miss the guidelines．The restrictions, rules and regulations of all kinds can usually be found in your student handbook．Consider them well-balanced food for thought．What dates are important? What pieces of paper need to be handed in? What can/can’t you do in class? What can/can’t you do in your student residence(住处)? Who has right for what? What do you need to graduate?

　　◆Write the word “STUDY” on the walls of our bedroom and bathroom, and maybe it will help to write it on a piece of paper and stick it on the telephone, TV and the kitchen table．Consider this－you are paying thousands of dollars for your courses．You pay every time you have to repeat or replace a course．

　　◆Build your identity．This is the time for you to decide what to do and what not to do．Take as much time as you need to explore new ideas．Do not be afraid of the beyond．This is learning to make good choices．

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　　Tony Bennett, the American singer recently touring Britain, can’t remember how many times he has sung his standard hit “I Left My Heart in San Francisco”．He sang it again to his audience at the London Palladium last night．

　　“I never get tired of singing it, ” he said, “I like it very much．It’s a great city and it’s a good song．”

　　Bennett is to record a TV special with the American singer Lena Horne while he is here．And a new LP recorded by him in London for Philips titled “Listen Easy” will be published in June．

　　“I like it here,” he added quietly over whiskey．“I would like to live here so many months of the year．”

　　He already keeps a large flat in Grosvenor Square, where he is staying with his actress wife Sandie Grant and their three-year-old daughter Joann．It has a studio where he likes to paint．Tony plans to have his first exhibition later in the year and he has already sold one picture for ＄4000．At the end of the year Tony is to star in a musical film which has been specially written for him called “Two Bits”, an informal expression for 50 cents．It’s about an Italian immigrant(移民)who goes to America, but he becomes a failure．

　　“In many ways it’s very close to my life the way the story has been written, ” said Bennett．“My father, an Italian, was ill and died when I was nine．He always wanted me to sing, but he never lived long enough to be a part of my success．”

　　The film is to be made by Italy’s top director Vittoria De Sica．