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　　The World Expo 2010 Shanghai China is to be staged in Shanghai from May1 to October 31, 2010．If you plan to visit the Shanghai Expo this summer，theChina Pavilion is a must－see area for you．

　　The China Pavilion，which is called Oriental Crown(东方之冠)，is locatedat the center of the Expo site．Standing 63 meters tall，the China Pavilion takesthe shape of an emperor’s crown，with the upper layers larger than the lower ones．Coveting 160,000 square meters in floor space, the pavilion consists of a national hall and a regional hall．Construction on the China Pavilion began on Dec．18,2007．The design of the China Pavilion was picked from a total of 344 de-signs put forward by Chinese from around the world．The pavilion possesses both traditional and modern fea-tures，which helps develop the theme of the 2010 Expo “Better City，Better Life”．For example，it is red in appearance, which contains the elements of traditional Chinese culture, and it is green indoors, with the use of energy-saving techniques．The Shanghai World Expo is expected to attract 70 million visitors from across the globe．It is estimated that 400,000 people will visit the Expo and its 140 pavilions every day during the period．but the China Pavilion is only able to receive about one tenth of the total．How to accommodate so many people in the pavilion remains a tough task．Luckily, the China Pavilion is built as a permanent land-mark．

　　During the Expo．the main structure will be used tor an exhibition based on the theme of “Chinese wis-dom in urban development “by explaining the values of harmony，nature and spirit．The three-story pavilion has three sections．The top floor’s “Footprint of the East” will show some of the changes in Chinese cities．There，you can see a film which shows how Chinese cities have changed，especially in the past 30 years．According to Lu Chuan，director of the film，the scenery is like something from The lord of the Rings．On the second floor，“Journey of Wisdom” will explain China’s four great inventions．And the ground’s “Blos-soming City “will display scenes from cities of the future．

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　　Their reunion was unlike any other．Graduating from the Macon, Georgia, class of 1959 gathered to-gether in 2009, even though many of them never had an opportunity to meet during their high school days．

　　Schools in the 1950’s, like most other public locations, were segregated(隔离)in Georgia．Kids were forced to attend different schools depending on the color of their skin, and those with white skin were further separated by gender．Fifty years later these people who were not allowed to associate with each other were finally able to connect．

　　It all began with the personal journey of a man named Tom Johnson．He grew up in Macon and enjoyed a very successful career which included serving as the publisher of the Los Angeles Times and president of CNN．Tom’s 1ife changed drastically over the years, but he still felt the desire to reconnect with his roots．

　　In 2005 Johnson returned to Macon with his son, Wyatt．As the pair drove around town, the father re-counted high school stories to his son．He talked about how students attended one of three schools：Ballard-Hudson, Lanier or Miller．Wyatt looked over at his father and said：“Dad, think about how many friends you missed getting to know．”

　　Johnson thought about the people he never got the chance to meet．He decided to do something about it．

　　The first step was to find people who graduated from all three schools．Johnson wrote to each person and proposed they all get together for a luncheon．He explained that even though they were kept apart during their youth, they didn’t have to be separated any more．His classmates received the message with open hearts．A reunion date was set for October．

　　More than 200 former Macon students traveled hundreds of miles to reunite with people who went to high school with them．It was an unprecedented event, former students coming together to make up for the time they had lost during the days of segregation．

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　　The country of Chile is struggling to recover from one of the most powerful earthquakes in history．The quake struck the South American nation early Saturday morning．It registered 8．8 on the Richter scale．Ex-perts say the earthquake in Chile is among the five most powerful earthquakes ever recorded．

　　The epicenter of the earthquake is about 70 miles north of the city of Concepci6n．The area has been rocked by dozens of aftershocks since the big quake hit on Saturday morning．

　　On Sunday, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet updated reports on the toll the earthquake has taken．“It’s an enormous catastrophe,” she said．Countless buildings and roadways have been destroyed or badly damaged．Rescuers continued to work around the clock to find survivors who may be trapped under the rub-ble of fallen buildings．Government officials estimate more than 2 million people have lost their homes．

　　Bachelet assured people that food and medical aid were on the way．Ten thousand members of the Chil-ean military have been dispatched to help in the relief and recovery efforts．Many of the country’s major gro-cery stores have started giving away basic food and supplies to people in the affected areas．Secretary-Gener-al of the United Nations spoke to President Bachelet by telephone．He assured her that the United Nations“stands ready to assist the Chilean government’s rescue and recovery efforts ”．

　　The earthquake in Chile comes less than two months after the 7．0 magnitude earthquake that Haiti suf-fered in January．Although the earthquake in Chile was more powerful than the one in Haiti，the damage is unlikely to be as severe．Earthquakes are more common in Chile，and many buildings and homes there are constructed to withstand tremors better．Also，the area of Chile most affected by this earthquake is not asheavily populated as Port-au-Prince, where the epicenter of the Haitian quake was located．Furthermore, Chile is one of South America’s richest, best-organized countries．Its government has more supplies and people available to effectively respond to national emergencies．

　　The energy released by the quake caused shock waves to roll across the Pacific Ocean in the form of tsu-namis(海啸)that have the potential to do great damage to coastal areas．Some of these waves struck the Chilean coast，causing major damage to seaside towns．Coastal communities in Russia，Japan，and the Unit-ed States were concerned，too，but there were no reports of severe damage from the waves that eventually reached the countries’shores．

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　　For the most part, schools are designed to produce people who fit into society, not people who set out to change it．However, schools, particularly universities, may not only spread culture; they may add to the cultural heritage(遗产)．Today American society places a good deal of emphasis on the development of new knowledge, especially in the physical and biological sciences, medicine, and engineering．In recent years, the nation’s leading universities have increasingly become research centres．

　　An emphasis on research has led universities to judge professors not by abilities as teachers, but as researchers．Promotions, salary increases, and other benefits have long been dependent on research and publication(出版物)．However, the most important is no longer publishing．To be successful these days, professors have to bring in money provided by government and private industry．Critics claim that academic success is most likely to come to those who have learned to “ignore” their teaching duties to pursue research activities．Defenders say that even when students themselves are not involved in research projects they benefit from such an emphasis on research．

　　Major research universities like the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have also cooperated with industrial companies to develop technology and products with commercial potential．With university-industry ties continuing to grow, debate has increased about the consequences for basic science, academic openness, the control of information, the direction of research, and the influence on students．

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　　Like most people, I’ve long understood that I will be judged by．www．ks5u．commy occupation, that my profession is a standard people use to see how smart or talented I am．Recently, however, I was disappointed to see that it also decides how I’m treated as a person．

　　Last year I left a professional position as a small-town reporter and took a job waiting tables．As someone paid to serve food to people, I had customers say and do things to me I suspect they’d never say or do to their most casual acquaintances(泛泛之交)．One night a man talking on his cell phone waved me away, then asked me back with his finger minutes later, complaining he was ready to order and asking where I’d been．

　　I had waited tables during summers in college and was treated like a peon(勤杂工)by plenty of people．But at 19 years old, I believed I deserved inferior treatment from professional adults．Besides, people responded to me differently after I told them I was in college．Customers would joke that one day I’d be sitting at their table, waiting to be served．

　　Once I graduated, I took a job at a community newspaper．From my first day, I heard a respectful tone from everyone who called me．I assumed this was the way the professional world worked．

　　I soon found out differently．I sat several feet away from an advertising sales representative with a similar name．Our calls would often get mixed up and someone asking for Kristen would be transferred to Christie．The mistake was immediately evident．Perhaps it was because money was involved, but people used a tone with Kristen that they never used with me．．www．ks5u．com

　　My job title made people treat me politely．So it was a shock to return to the restaurant industry．

　　It’s no secret that there’s a lot to put up with when waiting tables, and fortunately, much of it can be easily forgotten when you pocket the tips．The service industry, by definition, exists to satisfy others’ needs．Still, it seemed that many of my customers didn’t get the difference between server and servant．

　　I’m now applying to graduate school, which means someday I’ll return to a profession where people need to be nice to me in order to get what they want．I think I’ll take them to dinner first, and see how they treat someone whose only job is to serve them．

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　　It was Molly’s job to hand her father his brown paper lunch bag each morning before he headed off to work．

　　One morning, in addition to his usual lunch bag, Molly handed him a second paper bag．This one was worn and held together with staples(书钉)．

　　“Why two bags?” her father asked．“The other is something else, ”Molly answered．“What’s in it?” “Just some stuff(东西)．Take it with you．”

　　Not wanting to discuss the matter, he put both sacks into his briefcase, kissed Molly and rushed off．At midday he opened Molly’s bag and took out the contents：two hair ribbons(丝带)，three small stones, a plastic dinosaur, a tiny sea shell, a small doll, and 13 pennies…The busy father smiled, finished eating, and swept the desk clean into the wastebasket, Molly’s stuff included．

　　That evening, Molly ran up behind him as he read the paper, “Where’s my bag?” “What bag?” “The one I gave you this morning, ”“I left it at the office．Why?” “I forgot to put this mote in it, ”she said．“And, besides, Daddy, the things in the sack are the things I really like-I thought you might like to play with them．You didn’t lose the bag, did you Daddy?” “Oh, no, ” he said lying．“I just forgot to bring it home．I’ll bring it tomorrow．”While Molly hugged her father’s neck, he unfolded the note that read：“I love you, Daddy．” Molly had given him her treasures-all that a 7-year-old held dear．

　　Love in a paper bag, and he missed it-not noly missed it, but had thrown it in the wastebasket．So back he went to the office．Just ahead of the night janitor(看门人), he picked up the wastebasket．Heput the treasures inside and carried it home carefully．The bag didn’t look so good, but the stuff was all there and that’s what counted．

　　After dinner, he asked Molly to tell him about the stuff in the sack．It took a took a long time to tell．Everything had a story or a memory．

　　“Sometimes I think of all the great times in this sweet life, ” he thought．

　　We should all remember that it’s not the destination that counts in life but the journey．That journey with the people we love is all that really matters．It is such a simple truth but it is so easily forgotten．

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　　Audrey Hepburn won an Academy Award as Best Actress for her first major American movie, Roman holiday, which was released in 1953．But she is remembered as much for her aid work as for her acting．

　　Born in Belgium in 1929, Audrey’s father was British and her mother was Dutch．

　　Audrey was sent to live at a British school for part of her childhood．During World WarⅡ, she lived and studied in the Netherlands．Her mother thought it would be safe from German attacks．Audrey studied dance as a teenager and during college when she returned to London after the war．But she realized she wasn’t going to be a ballerina．So she began taking acting parts in stage shows．Later she began to get small parts in movies．

　　But it was Audrey Hepburn’s move to America that brought her true fame, In 1951 she played the character “Gigi” in the Broadway play of the same name to great critical praise．Two years later, Roman holiday made her a star at the age of 24．

　　Audrey made more than 25 movies．Among her most popular roles was Holly Golightly in breakfast ot tiffany’s in 1961．Three years later she played Eliza Doolittle in My Fair lady．

　　She was married two times and had one son by each husband．In 1989, the UN Children’s Fund named Audrey a goodwill ambassador．She travelled all over the world in support of UNICEF projects．The UN agency said she was a tireless worker．She often gave 15 interviews a day to gain money and support for UNICEF projects．

　　Audrey Hepburn often said her loyalty to UNICEF was the restlt of her experiences as a child during World WarⅡ．She said she knew what it was like to be starving and to be saved by international aid．She was a goodwill ambassador until her death in 1993 from colon cancer．

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　　Violin prodigies(神童), I learned, have come in distinct waves from distinct regions．Most of the great performers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries were born and brought up in Russia and Eastern Europe．I asked Isaac Stern, one of the world’s greatest violinists, the reason for this phenomenon．“ It’s very clear, “ he told me．“ They were all Jews and Jews at the time were severely oppressed and ill-treated in that part of the world．They were not allowed into the professional fields, but they were allowed to achieve excellence on a concert stage．” As a result, every Jewish parent’s dream was to have a child in the music school because it was a passport to the West．

　　Another element in the emergence of prodigies, I found, is a society that values excellence in a certain field and is able to nurture(培育)talent．Nowadays the most nurturing societies seem to be in the Far East．“ In Japan, a most competitive society with stronger discipline than ours,” says Isaac Stern, “ children are ready to test their limits every day in many fields, including music．When Western music came to Japan after World War II, that music not only became part of their daily lives, but it became a discipline as well．” The Koreans and Chinese, as we know, are just as highly motivated as the Japanese．

　　That’s a good thing, because even prodigies must work hard．Next to hard work, biological inheritance plays an important role in the making of a prodigy．J．S．Bach, for example, was the top of several generations of musicians, and four of his sons had significant careers in music．

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　　Collections were the inspiration(灵感)for a project at Thomas Tallis School, which formed part of the Imagine Children's Literature Festival last autumn．Each child(aged 12-13)beatified a box and wrote a story on the subject of collections to throw inside it．The boxes were spread within the Royal Festival Hall's Ballroom．Some were left empty to encourage

　　The subject chosen by Luren was an imaginative one．"It's a sort o f Cinderella(灰姑娘)story," she told me, inspired by a collection of letters from her cousin, ha the story these become love letters, burned by a creel stepmother．Lauren's best friend Charlotte is the stepmother．"I'm in Charlotte's story too," says Lauren, "and I get run over．" Charlotte's tale was inspired by the girls' coin collection．"We've collected foreign coins for years - since our families went on holiday to Tenerife．" she explains．"That was before the Euro, so we put pesetas in．" Lauren continues："I fred a coin in the road, go to get it and get run over．I'm in hospital and then I die．" Charlotte adds："Or she might not die．I haven't decided yet．"．www．ks5u．com

　　Millie Murray, who is a tea-novel author, thinks that setting the subject of collections was a useful inspiration to their creativity rather than a restriction(限制)．"In the beginning I thought, 'Will the children be able to do it?'" she says．"But it's been fruitful．Some have their own collection, some have parents who do, and some have wlstten complete stories．It's made them think about something they wouldn't have otherwise, winch can only be a good thing．"

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　　Cole Bettles had been rejected by a number of universities when he received an e-mail from the University of California, San Diego, last month, congratulating him on his admission and inviting him to tour the campus．His mother booked a hotel in San Diego, and the 18-year-old Ojai high school senior arranged for his grandfather, uncle and other family members to meet them at the campus for lunch during the Saturday tour．

　　“They were like ‘Oh my God, that’s so awesome(棒的)’，” Bettles said．Right before he got in bed, he checked his e-mail one last time and found another message saying the school had made a mistake and his application had been denied．

　　In fact, all 28, 000 students turned away from UC San Diego, in one of the toughest college entrance seasons on record, had received the same incorrect message．The students’ hopes had been raised and then dashed(破灭)in a cruel twist that shows the danger of instant communications in the Internet age．

　　UCSD admissions director Mae Brown called it an “administrative error” but refused to say who had made the mistake, or if those responsible would be disciplined(受训)．

　　The e-mail, which began, “We’re thrilled that you’ve been admitted to UC San Diego, and we’re showcasing(展示)our beautiful campus on Admit Day, ” was sent to the full 46, 000 students who had applied, instead of just the 18, 000 who got in, Brown said．

　　The error was discovered almost immediately by her staff, who sent an apology within hours．

　　“It was really thrilling for a few hours; now he’s crushed(压垮)，” said Cole’s mother, Tracy Bettles．“It’s really tough on them．”

　　The admissions director said she was in the office on Monday until midnight answering e-mails and phone calls from disappointed students and their parents．She said she took full responsibility for the error．“We accessed the wrong database．We．www．ks5u．comrecognize the incredible pain receiving this false encouragement caused．It was not our intent．”

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