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　　Everyone has good days and bad days．

　　Sometimes, you feel as if you’re on top of the world．But occasionally you feel horrible, and you lose things and you cannot focus on your schoolwork．

　　For more than 20 years, scientists have suggested that high self－esteem(自尊)is the key to success．Now, new research shows that focusing just on building self－esteem may not be helpful．In some cases, having high self－esteem can bring bad results if it makes you less likeable or more upset when you fail at something．

　　“Forget about self－esteem,”says Jennifer Crocker, a psychologist(心理学家)at the University of Michigan, US．“It’s not the important thing．”

　　Feeling good

　　Crocker’s advice may sound a bit strange because it is good to feel good about yourself．

　　Studies show that people with high self－esteem are less likely to be depressed, anxious, shy, or lonely than those with low self－esteem．

　　But, after reviewing about 18,000 studies on self－esteem, Roy Baumeister, a psychologist at Florida State University, has found that building up your self－esteem will not necessarily make you a better person．

　　He believes that violent and wicked(邪恶的)people often have the highest self－esteem of all．He also said：”There’s no evidence that kids with high self－esteem do better in school．”

　　Problems

　　All types of people have problems．People with high self－esteem can have big egos(自我)that can make them less likeable to their peers(同龄人), said Kathleen Vohs, a psychology professor at Columbia University．

　　People with high self－esteem tend to think more of themselves, Vohs says．People with low self－esteem are more likely to rely on their friends when they need help．

　　What to do

　　Researchers say it is best to listen to and support other people．Find positive ways to contribute to society．If you fail at something try to learn from the experience．“The best therapy(药方)is to recognize your faults,”Vohs says．“It’s OK to say, ‘I’m not so good at that,’ and then move on．”

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　　One would have to be a fool to overlook the importance of using positive thinking for you rather than allowing negative thinking to work against you．In recent years, research in psychopharmacology(精神药理学)has proved what many people have known over the centuries：a positive attitude is good for you, good for your health, good for your wealth, good for everything．Researchers found that a positive attitude produces a specific chemical reaction which makes people feel better, while negative thinking results in a decline of hormone(荷尔蒙)and shuts down the immune(免疫的)system．This leads to illness and depression．Positive thoughts will make you feel better．Even if you must begin by literally forcing yourself to be positive(faking it, so to speak), it will become contagious(会传播的)and the positive thoughts will generate nice little chemicals and good feelings which will reinforce the positive thoughts．

　　For example, if you force yourself to smile or laugh, even when you don’t feel like smiling or laughing, if you keep at it for a few minutes, you will soon feel like it．Feelings can generate thoughts, but thoughts can also generate feelings．Control your thoughts and you can control your feelings．Positive thinking is important in all aspects of our lives．There is probably no single factor more important in determining your success in achieving your career objectives than your own attitude．

　　It’s often been said that in the land of the blind, the one－eyed man is king．And in the office of militant(好战)negativism, the positive workers shine like gold．You cannot control external events, but you can learn to control your reaction to those events and thereby have a positive attitude and be happy．This vital key to success is totally within your control．Use it．

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　　There are many famous museums throughout the world where people can enjoy art．Washington, D．C．has the National Gallery of Art(美术馆); Paris has the Luvre; London, the British Museum．Florida International University(FIU)in Miami also shows art for people to see．And it does so without a building, or even a wall for its drawings and paintings．

　　FIU has opened what it says is the first computer art museum in the United States．You don’t have to visit the University to see the art．You just need a computer linked to a telephone．You can call the telephone number of a university computer and connect your own computer to it．All of the art is stored in the school computer．It is computer art, produced electronically by artists on their own computers．In only a few minutes, your computer can receive and copy all the pictures and drawings．

　　Robert Shostak is director of the new computer museum．He says he starts the museum because computer artists had no place to show their works．

　　A computer artist can only record his pictures electronically and send the records, or floppy discs, to others to see on their computers．He can also put his pictures on paper．But to print good pictures on paper, the computer artist needs an expensive laser printer．

　　Robert Shostak says the electronic museum is mostly for art or computer students at schools and universities．Many of the pictures in the museum are made by students．Mr Shostak said the FIU museum will make computer art more fun for computer artists because more people can see it．He says artists enjoy their work much more if they have an audience．And the great number of home computers in America could mean a huge audience for the electronic museum．

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　　My topic today is the internet．It was prompted(引出)by the first letter, which I am unable to answer fully for the reasons given!

　　Dear David,

　　I am a middle school student．Now I am preparing for a writing competition．Could you please check the mistakes in my article about using the Internet and give me some advice?

　　Thank you．

No name

　　David writes：I am very sorry to say that I think it would be very unfair for me to help you win a competition－unfair to the other competitors!

　　But I will say that your article is very interesting and I wish you good luck．Your article makes some good points that deserve talking about in this column!．

　　Dear David,

　　I’m now learning English by myself．Can you introduce some useful websites where I can make friends with foreigners? Please help me．

　　David writes：Well, dear moonlight, I bet you will make a good choice by using the Internet in your studies．Two very good websites I would suggest to you are：www．British council．org．cn and www．britishcouncil．Org．cn /learn English．

　　By the way, for those readers interested in the teaching of English, there is an Internet discussion group called English Language Teaching Contacts Scheme China List．

　　And also, a healthy warning to all my readers：If over used, the Internet can be a WOMBAT－a Waste of money, Brains and Time!

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　　Dressed in Nikes , enjoying McDonald’s and crazy about NBA games , Cheng Lin’s life is flooded with products from the United States．But asked about her feelings towards the Western superpower ,the Senior 3 girl is not sure．

　　Chen is not the only one feeling confused．A recent survey shows that four in five Chinese generally like Americans , but three in five agree that the US is trying to control China．

　　According to the survey , nearly half the respondents chose the US as a friendly country．The positive opinion of the US is more than in last year’s similar survey．

“This increase is a result of the American Government’s move to strengthen Sino－US ties last year．”said Professor Jin at Remin University．In 2005, US Government and military (军事) officials paid frequent visits to China．During President Bush’s trip last November , his bicycle ride in Beijing expressed friendliness with people in China．

　　On the other hand ,people’s concern over competition between the two countries is natural．Relationships among powers always feature both partner and rival (对手)．

　　As bilateral (双边的) communication develops , American ideas about China also are changing．“These changes reflect deepening understanding between the two peoples, which leads to stable Sino－US relationships,”said Jin．

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　　I came across and old country guide the other day．It listed all the tradesmen in each village in my part of the country , and it was impressive to see the great variety of services which were available on one’s own doorstep in the late Victorian countryside．

　　Nowadays a superficial traveler in rural England might conclude that the village tradesmen still flourishing were either selling frozen food to the residents or selling old things to visitors．Nevertheless, this would really be a false impression．There has been smaller village commerce (商业), but its vigor is still remarkable．

　　Our local grocer’s shop , for example , is actually expanding in spite of the competition from supermarkets in the nearest town．Women prefer to go there and exchange the local news while purchasing , instead of queuing up at a supermarket．And the shop owner knows well that personal service has substantial cash value．

　　His prices may be a bit higher than those in the town , but he will deliver anything at any time．His assistants think nothing of bicycling down the village street in their lunch hour to take a piece of cheese to an aged woman who sent her order by word of mouth with a friend who happened to be passing．The wealthier customers telephone their shopping lists and the goods are on their doorsteps within and an hour．I also find it satisfactory because a village shop offers one of the few ways in which a modest individualist can still get along in the world without attaching himself to the big groups of industry or commerce．

　　Most of the village shopkeepers I know , are individualists in their ways．For example , our shoemaker stares with a cold look at the pairs of cheap , mass－produced shoes taken to him for repair．Has it come to this , he seems to be saying , that he , a craftsman (手艺人), should have to waste his skills upon such trash?But we all know he will in fact do excellent work upon them．and he makes beautiful shoes for those who can afford such luxury．

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　　Growing up across the street from each other in Twin Falls, Idaho, Lisa Fry and Paula Turner never doubted their friendship would last forever．But after Fry married, moved to New York City and had a baby, her letters to Turner suddenly went unanswered．”Do you think I’ve somehow offended her?”Fry asked her husband．

　　Turner, meanwhile, had convinced herself she was no longer important to Fry．“She’s got a family now,”she told herself．”We’re just too different to be close like before．”

　　Finally, Fry picked up the courage to call her old friend．At first, the conversation was awkward, yet soon they both admitted that they missed each other．A month later, they got together and quickly fell into their old habit of laughing and sharing confidences．

　　”Thank goodness I finally took action,”Fry says．”We both realized we were as important to each other as ever．”

　　There are good reasons to cherish(珍惜) our friendships．Some years ago a public－opinion research firm, Roper Starch Worldwide, asked 2007 people to identify one or two things that said the most about themselves．Friends far outranked homes, jobs, clothes and cars．

　　“A well－established friendship carries a long history of experience and interaction that defines who we are and keep us connected,”says Donald Pannen, executive officer of the Western Psychological Association．”It is a heritage(传统) we should protect．”

　　Ironically, says Brant R．Burleson, professor of communication at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind．”the better friends you are, the more likely you’ll face conflicts．”And the outcome can be precisely what you don’t want－an end to the friendship．

　　The good news is that most troubled friendships can be mended．

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　　Our town is in the eastern part of our country．Once a year ,we elect a girl to show how beautiful and great our town is．All the girls are eager to get this position in an effort to become popular．

　　It was not an easy choice this year ,since there were eight girls to choose from．The elder judge finally decided that either Sara or May would get the position．Both girls were beautiful with extraordinary appearance．Besides ,they had a good education and cared about how pollution had a bad effect on the earth．Most important ,both girls got up early to eat eggs at their breakfast．Eggs were important to people of the east because our economy depended mainly on the production of eggs．

　　“Either girl will win,”my father said．“But someone will cry in the end．”

　　“Either will be fine,”I said．“They are both great girls．”

　　The final round was held at the east edge of our town．Sara lived nearby so she did not need to get up early to arrive．However ,she was the first person there．“You know what they say about the early bird,”she said with a smile．

　　However ,May arrived fifteen minutes late to the competition．“It’s the taxi driver’s fault,”she said．“I told him to head east ,but he was in one ear and thought I said Bread Cheese．”You know ,Bread Cheese was the name of our neighboring town．

　　I thought May would certainly lose because she was late ,but to my surprise ,she turned out to be this year’s winner．The judges liked her answer to their last question,”If you could have anything in the world, what would it be?”Sara had replied,”World peace．”May ,on the other hand ,said,”Better market to have our eggs sell well．”

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　　Alarm System to Help ShenzhouV Avoid Debris

　　ShenzhouV, due to become China’s first manned spaceship when it was sent up last autumn, was fitted with an alarm system to avoid collisions in space．The alarm system kept the spacecraft away from the orbit of space debris(碎片)by automatically changing its propulsion(推进力)and speed．To ensure the smooth launch and return of ShenzhouV, the center was keeping a close watch over the 9,131 pieces of space debris to screen those that were most likely to get in the way of the spaceship．They were making calculations and then putting forward suggestions as to how to avoid collisions．

　　Space experts said the exact launch date was hard to be decided because so many factors are involved, such as the activities of the sun, the temperature, radiation, and the situation in space．

　　Space debris means artificial objects or fragments cast off in the space．With the development of the space industry, the amount of debris has been increasing and now poses potential danger to spaceships, especially manned craft．Since the former Soviet Union sent the first craft into space in 1957, over 26,000 objects have been sent into space by human kind．

　　There search into space debris that might destroy manned spacecraft is greatly significant to China, even though it did not cart until 2000 and is very much behind that in the United States and other countries．

　　China has put into operation an optical telescope(光学望远镜)with a diameter of 25 centimetres and will”soon”send up one with a diameter of 65 centimetres．

　　The largest optical telescope in the United States has a diameter of 3．64 meters．China will continue to invest more in research into space debris to reach the international level．

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