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　　If you ever felt like your doctor was trying to push you out of the examination room before you had a chance to explain your condition, you are not alone．

　　A new study from the Mayo Clinic shows that most people agree on what makes a good doctor and it definitely isn’t one who hurries through a visit．

　　A doctor’s skills can affect a patient’s emotional response and recovery very positively or very negatively, a research shows．Based on the new study, which surveyed 192 patients, it can be concluded that a model doctor should be confident, sympathetic, kind, personal forthright, respectful and thorough．

　　“What every patient wants is a doctor who pays them personal attention,”said James Li, a doctor at the Mayo Clinic Division of Allergic Diseases．Li is helping to develop programs for teaching doctors how to strengthen their interactions(互动)with patients．

　　“It’s really the duty of the medical community to design a health care system, so that doctors are able to exhibit those qualities for the good of the patients,”he said．

　　Many patients nowadays are directed to urgent care facilities or, for lack of good insurance, forced to go to emergency rooms for problems that used to be handled right away．In either case, wait time can be hours and actual face time with a doctor might be just seconds．

　　“The days when doctors remembered their patients’ names might no longer exit, but medical schools can fill in this crack by incorporating the seven behavioral things into their training,”Li said．

　　“If patients have opportunities to tell their stories, to be asked questions and have the doctors describe understanding of what has been shared, it leaves them feeling like they’re heard．”Li said．

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　　Water is necessary for life and good health．We often forget this fact when we think about the other building blocks of life such as vitamins, minerals and proteins．We can live for many days without eating, but two or three days without water usually leads to death．

　　The human body may look solid, but most of it is water．Newborn babies are as much as 85％water．Women are about 65％water and men are about 75％water．Women usually have less water than men because women generally have more fat cells(细胞), which hold less water than other kinds of cells．

　　Water does many different things to keep us healthy．It carries hormones(激素), antibodies(抗体)and foods through the body, and carries away waste materials．This is why different parts of the body contain different amounts of water．For example, blood is 83％water, muscles are 75％water, the brain is 74％, and bones are 25％．

　　Water is necessary for cooling the body on hot days and when we are working hard or exercising, water carries body heat to the surface of the skin, where the heat is lost through sweat(汗水)．

　　Researchers say cold liquids cool us faster than warm liquids, because cold liquids take up more heat inside the body and carry it away faster．They say, however, the cold sweet drinks do not work well because the sugar slows the liquid from getting into the bloodstream．

　　Researchers also note that fat cells stop body heat from escaping quickly．Fat cells under the skin act like warm clothing to keep heat inside．This is why overweight people have a more difficult time staying cool than thin people．

　　The body loses water every day through sweat and urine(尿)．Losing too much, we will become sick．A 10％drop in body water can cause the blood system to fail．A 15％drop usually leads to death．To replace what is lost, health experts say grown persons should drink about 2 liters of water each day, and more in hot weather．We can also get some of the water we need in the foods we eat．Most fruits and vegetables are more than 80％water．Water may be one of the simplest of all chemical substances(物质), but it is the most important substance that we put into our bodies．

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　　The Arctic is one of the few places in the world untouched by pollution where you can see its beautiful nature．Join our ship the Northern star from 2 to 18 July, for a 17-day voyage to the Arctic．During the voyage you are able to relax yourself．There are no parties of film-shows to attend, quizzes to enter, or entertainers to watch．However, we do have specialists on board who are willing to answer any of your questions about the Arctic．

　　After setting off from Scotland, we go north along the coast of Norway to Bear Island．Along the way you’ll see thousands of seabirds and wonderful scenery, with rivers of ice and huge cliffs．You will have the chance to see polar bears and other Arctic animals．Although we have a timetable, experience ahs show that we may have to change our direction a little, depending on the weather．

　　The Northern Sat is a very special ship and our past voyages have been very popular．Our cabins all have the same excellent facilities．Our chefs are happy to prepare any food for people on special diets．If you need some exercise, why not do some swimming in the indoor pool?

　　Prices include economy class air travel and 16 nights on the Nothern star, all meals and all lectures．

　　Day 1：Board the Northern Star．

　　Day 2-7：We sail slowly north along the coast of Norway, stopping at places of interest．

　　Day 8：Tromse．You need to get up at sunrise to see the whales as we sail towards Tromse．Visit Tromse to see the Arctic Museum and the beautiful old wooden houses．In the evening we sail away along the west coast to Bird Island, which is excellent for bird-watching．

　　Days 9-10：Bear Island．We arrive there in the early evening．Bear Island once had an active fishing industry, but today little of this remains．

　　Days 11-16：Spitsbergen－a place of mountains and rivers of ice, It is home to a large variety of animals．

　　Day 17：Leave the ship in Spitsbergen and fly to London from Tromse．

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　　Ever since I was a small girl in school, I’ve been aware of what the school textbooks say about Indians．I am an Indian and, naturally, am interested in what the schools teach about natives of this land．

　　One day, I read that a delicacy(美味)of American Indian people was dried fish, which, according to the textbook, tasted“like an old shoe, or was like chewing on dried leather．”To this day I can remember my surprise, my anger and my sadness at reading these words．We called this wind-dried fish“sleet-shus”, and to us, it was our favorite delicacy and, indeed, did not taste like shoe leather, and didn’t rot our teeth and bring about the various dietary problem that trouble Indian people in modern times．It took many hours of long and hard work to cure the fish in just this particular fashion．Early fur traders and other non-Indians must have agreed, for they often had this food as they traveled around isolated areas．

　　I brought the textbook home to show it to my father, leader of my tribe at that time．On this particular day, he told me in his wise and modest manner that the outside world did not understand Indian people, and that I should not let it prevent me from learning the good parts of education．

　　At a later time in my life, I had brought a group of Indian people to the country fairgrounds to sell Indian-made arts and crafts．My group was excited to make some money by selling Indian handicrafts．We thanked the man who showed us to our booth and told him it was nice of him to remember the people of the Indian community．The man expanded a little and remarked that he liked Indian people．“In fact,”he went on to state,“we are bringing some professional Indians to do the show!”

　　As we stood there in shock, listening to this uninformed outsider, I looked at my dear Indian companion, an eighty-year-old woman who could well remember the great chiefs of the tribe who once owned all the land of this country before the white man came bringing“civilization”, which included diseases and pollution．My friend said not a word, but took the hurt as Indian people have done for many year．

　　Of course, we all knew that the“professional Indian”were not Indians at all, but dressed in leather and dancing their own dances．And, anyway, how does one become a“professional Indian”?

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　　A Band plays in Lumley Park every Sunday afternoon．I often attend these open-air concerts if the weather is fine, because I find ita restful ways of passing time, and because the band plays many kinds of music：dance music, marching music, anything with a tune that you can whistle; you know what I mean．

　　One Sunday, there was a blind girl in the front row of the audience, just behind the band-leader．She was about fourteen or fifteen years of age, I should think．She had been sitting down until about halfway through the programme, when the band started to play The Blue Danube(蓝色多瑙河)by Strauss．I’d never heard them play this particular piece before; and there was something magical about the way they played it then．They had only played a few bars when this blind girl stood up and began waving her arms about in time to the music, just as the band-leader himself was doing．

　　After a while, I could see that more and more members of the band were watching the blind girl instead of the band-leader．And the leader must have noticed this himself, because he turned round and watched her, and saw that she was keeping perfect time．He was a very thoughtful man, that band-leader; I took my hat off to him．He moved to one side little by little so that the band could see the blind girl better, and after a while he stopped conducting altogether．The band knew the piece quite well, of course, so things weren’t likely to go seriously wrong．But she dept time beautifully, and she made it clear when she wanted certain passages to be loud or soft, just as the band-leader himself had done．Since then, to be quite honest, I’ve never heard The Blue Danube played better anywhere．

　　I have seldom heard an audience clap more loudly than that audience, when the music was over．I should think they must have heard the noise on the other side of the town．When the blind girl sat down, even from where I was sitting I could see that there were tears running down her face．

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　　Increasing fluid intake(摄入量)by about a liter per day appears to have no negative effects on healthy older men．Dutch researchers report．

　　Dr．Mark G．Spigt of Maastricht University and his colleagues note that older people are often dehydrated(脱水)，partly because their sensation of thirst may be slow．On the other hand, the elderly can easily become overly hydrated, because their kidneys(肾)tend to work less efficiently．Keeping extra water reduce the level of sodium(钠)in the body, which can have serious consequences．

　　To investigate the general effects of increased fluid intake, the researchers examined data from a study involving 141 healthy men aged between 55 and 75．In random(随意的)order they were either advised to increase their water intake by a liter and a half per day, or were given a spoonful of syrup(糖浆)per day．

　　After 6 months, the men urged to drink more water had managed to boost their daily fluid intake by an average of about a liter per day．There were no significant differences between the two groups in blood pressure or sodium level．

　　The researchers thus concluded that the advice to increase fluid intake had no negative effects．

　　Summing up, Spigt added,“It seems unreasonable to worry about the harmful effects of drinking extra water, he warned,”This does not mean that one can drink too much．Extreme intakes of water-more than 10 liters–can be harmful．

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　　We are looking for an experienced English-speaking teacher for our kindergarten, for a minimum of one year’s teaching．Children’s age ranges from 2-12 years old．Duties include but are not limited to teaching a variety of subjects such as maths, science, environmental studies, physical education, art and music．The successful candidates(申请者)will be creative, motivated and fond of working with children．We are constantly trying to create a more effective program, and we encourage input(投入)from all our staff．

　　　　●Eight working hours/day

　　　　●Holiday：2 weeks in winter, 2 weeks in summer and national holidays

　　　　●Five working days/week and one Saturday of 3 hrs work/month

　　　　●Accommodation well be prepared

　　　　●250,000 yen/month(regular position)

　　　　Employer：Maria International Kindergarten

　　　　Contact：Maria Shoji

　　　　　　　　Tel：0555-72-5522

　　　　　　　　Fax：0555-72-5522

　　　　　　　　Email：mariashoji@hotmail.com

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　　International sellers and buyers．usually prefer to deal in the currency of their own country．American sellers prefer U．S．dollars for their products, and the J apanese sellers yen．The currency of another country that is required to make payment in an international transaction is called foreign exchange．Foreign exchange is bought and sold in foreign exchange——typically, large brokers(经纪人)and banks scattered about the globe．

　　Sometimes cons umers demand foreign exchange, for example, when American travelers arrive at a foreign airport．they often exchange dollars for the local currency．Large firms dealing in international transactions simply keep back deposits(预付金)in foreign currency to cover their foreign transactions．An American importer of French wine will likely pay for their purchases by writing checks on an American bank that holds an account in a French bank．The American bank will use the importer’s dollars to purchase the francs needed for payment．

　　The demand for foreign exchange arises because fl country’s residents want to buy foreign goods．Conversely．the supply of foreign exchange arises because foreign customers want to buy the goods of the courtry．For example, we have fl demand for francs by the U．S．importer who wishes to purchase French wine and a supply of francs by French customers who wish to purchase U．S．personal computers．

　　An exchange rate is the price of one country’s money in terms of some other countries’money．It is the relative price of one national currency expressed in one of two equivalent ways．For example, in J une l 993 one U．S．dollar traded on the foreign exchange market for about six French francs, the national currency of France．One U．S．dollar COSt about six French francs to buy, or one U．S．dollar sold for about six French francs．This exchange rate is the relative price of the U．S．dollar in terms of French francs．Alternatively, it should be i ust fls accurate to say that one French franc cost, or would buy, about l 7 cents．This would be the relative price of the French franc in terms of the U．S．dollar．

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　　People express their personalities in their clothes, their cars, and their homes．Because we might choose certain foods t0“tell”people something about us, our diets can also be an expression of our personalities．For example．some people earn mainly gourmet(供美食家享用的)foods, such as caviar(鱼子酱)and lobster(龙虾), and they eat only in expensive restaurants(never in cafeterias or snack bars)．They know about the“better things in life．”

　　Human beings can eat many different kinds of foods, but some people choose not to eat meat．Vegetarians often have more in common than just their diet．Their personalities might be similar too．For example, vegetarians in the United States and Canada may be creative people, and they might not enjoy competitive sports or jobs．They worry about the health of the world, and they are probably strongly opposed(反对的)to war．

　　Some people eat mostly fast food．One study shows that many fast－food eaters have a lot in common with one another, but they are very different from vegetarians．They are competitive and good a t business．They are also usually in a hurry．Many fast－food eaters might not agree with this description of their personalities, but it is fl common picture of them．

　　Some people also believe that people of the same astrological sign(星座)have similar food personalities．

　　Aries(born under the sign of Aries, between March 21 and April 20)usually like spicy(辛辣的)foods, with a lot of onions and pepper．People with the sign of Taurus(April 21 to May 22)prefer healthful fruits and vegetables, but they often eat too much．Sagittarius(November 22 to December 22)like ethnic foods from many different countries．Aquarius(J anuary 21 to February l 9)can eat as much meat and fish fls they want, but sugar and cholesterol are sometimes problems for them．

　　What is your food personality?

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