“Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen! This broadcast is coming to you today from Downing Stadium．It’s an overcast and drizzly day here in Kenton, but we expect to see lots of fast action out there on the field as the Kenton Warriors meet the Jackson Bears for the first pro game of the season．”

　　For those of you not too familiar with this great game of soccer, let me tell you briefly how it’s played．There are two teams of 11 players try to maneuver(机动灵巧动作)a round ball into the nets by kicking it with their feet or by using any part of the body except their arms and hands．Sometimes they even bounce it off each other．If the ball goes into the net, the team kicking it scores one point．

　　A goalie stands in front of each net to keep the other team from scoring．Only goalies are allowed to use their hands．They may grab the ball, take four steps, and throw or kick it to one of their team members．And, believe me, every team member plays to win!

　　In Europe, if players are seriously injured and taken out of the game, no one can replace them．That is why you will sometimes see people on the field who are playing despite their injuries．But in America, substitutes(替补队员)are allowed．

　　Here comes the Kenton team onto the field in their bright green jerseys(紧身套杉)and while shorts with knee-length socks!I don't think the wet field conditions are going to slow down this winning team one bit!Now the Jackson Bears in gold shorts and white jerseys are moving onto the field．It’s certain to be a close game with these two champion teams．

　　“Kenton wins the toss! Here’s the kickoff．”

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　　A person, like a commodity(商品)，needs packaging, But going too far is completely undesirable．A little exaggeration(夸张)，however, does no harm, when it shows the person's unique qualities to their advantages．To show personal attractiveness in a casual and natural way, it is important for one to have a clear knowledge of oneself．A skilled packager knows how to add art to nature without any signs of embellishment(装饰)，so that the person to be packaged is not a commodity but a human being, lively and lovely．

　　A young person, especially a female, shining, with beauty and full of life, has all the favor granted by God．Any attempt to make up would be self-defeating．Youth, however, comes and goes in a flash．Packaging for the middle-aged is primarily to hide the marks made by years．If you still enjoy life enough to keep self-confidence and work at pioneering work, you are unique in your natural qualities, and your attractiveness and grace will remain．Elderly people are beautiful if their river of life has been through plains，mountains and jungles; running its course as it should．You have really lived your life, which now arrives at a self - satisfied stage of quietness and calmness, with no interest in fame or wealth．There is no need to make use of hair dyeing．The snow-capped mountain is itself a beautiful scene of fairy land．Let your looks change from young to old in step with the natural ageing process so as to keep in harmony(和谐)with nature, for harmony itself is beauty, while the other way round will only end in unpleasantness．To be in the elder's company is like reading a thick book of deluxe(better quality)edition that attracts one so much as to be unwilling to part with．

　　As long as one finds where one stands, one knows how to package oneself, just as a -commodity sets up its brand by the right packaging．

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　　It is now commonly known that AIDS is a deadly disease．It does great damage to human beings’ immune(免疫的)system, weakening resistance to disease and leading to death due to complete weakness．To this day, there are no existing drugs that can kill the AIDS virus．It is a deadly battle between science and AIDS．

　　This is only one side of the story．Although it cannot be cured, AIDS is preventable．For those who have not caught the disease, the knowledge of preventive measures seems to be the most powerful weapon at hand．

　　Since the discovery of the first AIDS patient in 1985, the number of HIV carriers(艾滋病毒携带者)is on an alarming rise in China and statistics show that young people are the more likely victims of AIDS．Nationwide there are 214 million people between the ages of 13 and 22, most of whom are students．If no measures are taken to protect these young people, it is almost certain that the threat of AIDS will be very real to them．

　　There has been a great deal of misinformation concerning the transmission(传播)of AIDS．One of the most misleading myths is that AIDS can be transmitted by casual physical contact such as kissing, shaking hands or sharing food containers．Surveys and investigations conducted in some universities and colleges show that half of those people questioned are not clear about how AIDS is transmitted, not to mention how it is prevented．

　　This is the driving force behind the State Education Commission’s decision to spread AIDS awareness information among college students and later to high school students and primary school students．

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　　Be careful what you say around your dog．It might understand more than you think．

　　A border collie named Rico recognizes the names of about 200 objects, say researchers in Germany．The dog also appears to be able to learn new words as easily as a 3-year-old child．Its word-learning skills are as good as those of a parrot or chimpanzee(黑猩猩)．

　　In one experiment, the researchers took all 200 items that Rico is supposed to know and divided them into 20 groups of 10 objects．Then the owner told the dog to go and fetch one of the items and bring it back．In four tests, Rico got 37 out of 40 commands right．As the dog couldn’t see anyone to get clues, the scientists believe Rico must understand the meanings of certain words．

　　In another experiment, the scientists took one toy that Rico had never seen before and put it in a room with seven toys whose names the dog already knew．The owner then told Rico to fetch the object, using a word the dog had never heard before．

　　The correct object was chosen in seven out of 10 tests, suggesting that the dog had worked out the answer by process of elimination(排除法)．A month later, Rico remembered half of the new names, which is even more impressive．

　　Rico is thought to be smarter than the average dog．For one thing, Rico is a border collie, a breed(品种)known for its mental abilities．In addition, the 9-year-old dog has been trained to fetch toys by their names since the age of nine months．

　　It’s hard to know if all dogs understand at least some of the words we say．Even if they do, they can’t talk back．Still, it wouldn’t hurt to sweet-talk your dog every now and then．You might just get a big, wet kiss in return!

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　　Ellis Island is located in New York Harbor．Ellis Island is open daily year－round from 9∶30a.m.to 5∶00 p.m., with extended hours during summer．It is closed on December 25．there is no admission charge to Ellis Island; donations(捐款)are gratefully accepted．

　　At Your Fingertips

　　Park information　　　　　　　　　　(212)363-7620

　　Emergencies　　　　　　　　　　　　(212)363-3260

　　Ferryboat information　　　　　　　　(212)269-5755

　　Lost and found　　　　　　　　　　　(212)363-7620

　　Dining, gift, & audio tour　　　　　　　(212)344-0996

　　Transportation

　　Stature of Liberty and Ellis Island Ferry: Boats leaves from Battery Park, Manhattan, and from Liberty State Park, New Jersey．They run about every 30 to 45 minutes beginning at 9∶15a.m．(ferry schedule subject to change)

　　Horn’s：May vary; call the number above

　　Closed：December 25

　　Ferry fees：(includes Liberty and Ellis Island)adults, ＄7; senior citizens, ＄6; children(age 3 to 17)＄3．(Group rates are available for 25 or more adults．)

　　Tickets & schedule information：(212)269-5775

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　　After visiting a Harlingen tower block, the Metropolitan Police commissioner Ian Blair claimed that people now feel as safe as they did 25 years ago．

　　Do you agree with Sir Ian’s rosy view of society?

　　Do you feel safe enough to leave your doors unlocked where you live?

　　(Posted by David Llewellyn on August 21,2006 12∶17 P.M.)

　　I lived in Devon for three years, and can honestly say that in the village where I lived it was safe to leave the front door unlocked．But a London district?What planet is Ian Blair on?What decade is he in?

　　I’m not one of these people who think that Britain is slipping into a deep hole, but I am realistic enough to understand that wherever you find a large population you will find crime．

　　The idea that we can measure society’s downfall by how safe it is to leave the door unlocked is misleading, anyhow．It’s a little like the recent announcement that street crime has increased in recent years．Yes, it has, but the majority of people now walk around with half a branch of Dixon’s in their pockets-mobile phones, i-Pods．Of course, street crime is going to increase．

　　Funnily enough, there was hardly any car theft in the 19th century!!!

　　The same goes for houses．A hundred years ago your house may have contained a little jewelry, some furniture, and some small cash in a biscuit tin．Now even working class households are equipped with computers, DVD players, wide-screen televisions-all of which can be carried out in a matter of minutes．

　　I’m not speaking for the scum(渣滓)who choose to break into people’s houses and rob them of their hard-earned belongings, but it does put things into context．

　　Yes, we have to lock our front doors, and yes, it is a shame that we can’t trust everyone, but if we’re honest with ourselves, those of us living in cities never could trust absolutely everyone．

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　　The Food and Drug Administration(FDA)is expected to rule soon that milk from cloned animals and meat from their offspring(后代)are safe to eat．

　　The agricultural industry has observed a self-acting stop on using the products of clones, but it has recently become clear that a few offspring of cloned pigs and cows are already flowing into the food supply．Many in agriculture believe such genetic copies are the next logical step in improving the nation’s livestock(家畜)．

　　Many Americans are likely to be against the idea of serving clones’ milk to their children or putting meat from the offspring of clones into the kitchens．When they were asked earlier this year in a survey by the International Food Information Council whether they would willingly buy meat, milk and eggs that come from clones if the FDA declared them to be safe, 63 percent of consumers said no．

　　Yet scientific evidence suggests there is little cause for alarm, at least on food-safety grounds．Studies have shown that meat and milk from clones are not different from that from normal animals, although work is not complete and researchers say that clones do suffer slight genetic abnormalities(反常)．

　　While milk from clones might reach the shelves, clones themselves are not likely to be eaten, since they cost thousands of dollars to produce．They’d be used as breeding stock, so the real question is whether their produced offspring would be safe．

　　The FDA has been promising a policy for three years, but hasn’t produced a final view, and some biotechnology companies involved in cloning have run out of cash while waiting．Livestock producers have called the FDA the “Foot Dragging Administration”．

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　　If you feel at present that you don’t have enough friends in your life, one reason may be that you have let yourself become too busy to make time for the relationships you already have．Starting and keeping friendship requires effort and commitment．

　　Many of us let our lives become so busy with work and other commitments that we don’t get around to scheduling time for pleasure and renewal(叙旧)with the friends, relatives and acquaintances we already have．

　　Making the effort to call your friends more regularly and to accept more of the invitations you receive from others can improve your social life in a hurry!

　　Are there any people you could call right now and be assured of a pleasant welcome?Are there people that you could count on to help you in time of difficulty?Can you have close talks with them?Do you have fun when you are together?Are you happy to have them in your life?

　　If you haven’t seen much of them lately, is it because you have become too busy?Have you grown apart?Was there an argument?

　　If the main reason you haven’t been getting together with the people you already know is that you have gotten too busy, take a good look at how you spend your time．Compare it with your real values and priorities(优先考虑的事)in life．Is your busy lifestyle really bringing you the quality of life that you want?

　　If you have become too busy for friends, why has this happened?Are you seeking material toys in your life at the expense of relationships with other human beings?Have you allowed your time to be over committed because you never say “No” to anyone?Do you insist on doing things yourself that could be delegated to others?If so, why?Do you believe that everything depends on you?

　　Examine whether the way you are now spending your time accurately reflects your deepest values and priorities．Make sure that you schedule enough time for the things that are truly most important to you．

　　If you really want to keep friends in your lire, make a space in your schedule, and a space in your heart for them．

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　　During London’s 8-minute show at the Closing Ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games, fans were thrilled by the performance of a young British singer with the famous rock guitarist Jimmy Page．Who was that curly-haired singer?

　　She’s Leona Lewis, a 23-year-old pop and R&B singer-songwriter, and the winner of the 2006 UK television talent show The X Factor．Her UK debut single(首张单曲唱片)，A Moment Like This, broke a world record after it was downloaded over 50,000 times within 30 minutes．

　　Leona was a working-class girl from London, with a normal family, a steady boyfriend and a job as a receptionist when she tried out for the show．Her father was a part-time DJ, and there was always music in the house．From an early age, she was always jumping on the coffee table, singing along to Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston．When she went to stage school, everyone else in her class was richer than she was．But she didn’t feel left out．She just focused on her singing．Lewis wrote her first song at the age of twelve, and won a number of talent competitions．After leaving school, Lewis took a number of jobs to pay to get into a recording studio, including waitressing and several receptionist job．

　　Her efforts finally paid off．Her first album, Spirit, released in several countries in 2008, went to No．1 in the US, New Zealand, Australia, Austria, Germany, South Africa and Swizerland．A second album is planned for release in 2009, and it has been reported that she is planning a ￡15 million(190 million Yuan)world tour in 2010．

　　Leona has succeeded before everyone’s eyes, turning from a pretty 21-year-old in 2006 into a star singer in 2008．But to some degree, she still seems to be the girl next door．Leona has her feet on the ground．She hasn’t changed．She is very polite and respectful, but she knows what she wants．

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