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　　Your body, which has close relations with the food you eat, is the most important thing you own, so it needs proper treatment and proper nourishment(营养)．The old saying “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” is not as silly as some people think．The body needs fruit and vegetables because they contain vitamin C．Many people take extra vitamins in pill form, believing that these will make them healthy．

　　But a good diet is made up of nourishing food and this gives all the vitamins you need．The body doesn’t need or use extra vitamins, so why waste money on them?

　　In the modern western world, many people are too busy to bother about eating properly．They throw anything into their stomachs, eating hurriedly and carelessly．The list of illnesses caused or made worse by bad eating habits is frightening,

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　　There are three kinds of goals：short-term, intermediate and long-term goals．Short-term goals are those that usually deal with present activities．Such goals can be achieved in a week or two, or possible months．It should be remembered that just as a building is no stronger than its foundation(基础), our long-term goals cannot be achieved without the achievement of solid short-term goals．Upon completing our short-term goals, we should date the time and then add new short-term goals that will build on those that have been completed．

　　The intermediate goals build on the foundation of the short-term goals．They might deal with just one term of school or the entire school years, or they could extend for several years．Any time you move a step at a time, you never allow yourself to become discouraged．As you complete each step, you will have more belief in your ability to grow and succeed．

　　Long-term goals may be related to our dreams of future．They might cover five years or more．Life is not a static(静态的)thing．We should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action．

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　　My students often tell me that they don't have “enough time” to do all their schoolwork．

　　My reply is often a brief “You have as much time as the president．” I usually carry on a bit about there being twenty-four hours in the day for everyone, and suggest that “not enough time” is not an acceptable explanation of not getting something done．

　Once in graduate school, I tried to prove to one of my professors by saying that I was working hard．His answer to me was, “That's irrelevant(无关的)．What's important is the quality of your work．” Since then I have had time to think carefully about the “hard worker” dodge(诀窍), and I have come to some conclusions－all relevant to the problem of how much time we have．

　　If you analyze the matter, you can identify two parts of the problem：There is, of course, the matter of “time”, which we can think of as fixed．Then there is the problem of “work” during that time．But, as my professor suggested, it's not how hard one works but the quality of the product that's important．

　　That led me to a new idea：the quality of the work．That concept is perhaps best explained by a sign I once saw on the wall in someone's office：“Don't work harder．Work smarter．” There is a lot of sense in that idea．

　　If you can't get more time, and few of us can, the only solution is to improve the quality of the work．That means thinking of ways to get more out of the same time than we might otherwise get．That should lead us to an analysis of our work habits．Since “work” for students usually means “homework”, the expression “work habits” should be read as “study habits”．

　　Then, as a smart student, you will seek to improve those skills that you use in study, chiefly reading and writing．If you learn to read better and write better, there are big benefits that pay off in all your studies．

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　　There are many American expressions about insects--- like bees, for example．Bees are known as very hard workers．They appear to be busy, moving around their homes, or hives(蜂窝)．So you might say you were as busy as a bee if you spent your weekend cleaning your house．In fact, you might say your house was a beehive of activity if your whole family was helping you clean．You also might say you made a beeline for something if you went there right away．When we go to see a movie, my friend always makes a beeline for the place where they sell popcorn(爆米花)．

　　Here is an expression about bees that is not used much any more, but we like it anyway．We think it was first used in the 1920s．If something was the best of its kind, you might say it was the bee's knees．Now, we admit that we do not know how this expression developed．In fact, we do not even know if bees have knees!

　　If your friend cannot stop talking about something because she thinks it is important, you might say she has a bee in her bonnet(女帽)．If　someone asks you a personal question, you might say “that is none of your beeswax”．This means none of your business．

　　Speaking of personal questions, there is an expression when their children ask, “Where do babies come from?” Parents who discuss sex and reproduction(生殖)say this is talking about the birds and bees．

　　Butterflies are beautiful insects, but you would not want to have butterflies in your stomach．That means to be nervous about having to do something, like speaking in front of a crowd．You would also not want to have ants in your trousers．That is, to be unable to sit still．

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　　Our little boy came up to his mother in the kitchen one evening while she was preparing supper, and handed her a piece of paper that he had been writing on．After his mom dried her hands on her apron(围裙), she read it, and this is what was said：

　　For going to the store for you ＄2．

　　For cutting the grass in the garden ＄3．

　　For cleaning up the yard this week ＄2.5．

　　For cleaning up my room this week ＄2．

　　For setting the table for meals this week ＄1．

　　For baby-sitting my kid brother while you went shopping ＄1.5．

　　For getting a good school report ＄5．

　　Total owed：＄17．

　　His mother looked at him, who was standing there with expectation．Memories flashed through her mind．Then she picked up a pen, turned over the paper he had written on, and wrote：

　　For the nine months I carried you while you were growing inside me, No Charge(收费)．

　　For all the nights that I've sat up with you and taken care of you, No Charge．

　　For all the problems and troubles that you've caused through the years, there is No Charge．

　　When you add it all up, the cost of my love is No Charge．

　　For all the nights that were filled with fear and for the worries I knew were ahead, No Charge．For the toys, food, clothes, and even wiping up your nose? There is No Charge．And when you add it all up, the full cost of real love is, No Charge, Son．

　　Well, friends, when our son finished reading what his mother had written, there were big tears in his eyes, and he looked straight up at his mother and said, “Mom, I sure do love you．．” And then he took the pen and in great letters he wrote, “ PAID IN FULL．”

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　　The legal age for drinking alcohol in the Unite States is twenty-one．Underage drinking is a crime but also a common part of college social life．This week in our Foreign Student Series, we look at alcohol rules at American colleges and universities．These rules differ from school to school, but many schools have been moving to strengthen their rules．

　　The United States has more than 17,000,000 students in higher education．Each year, 1700 of them die from alcohol-related road crashes and other injuries．600,000 more are injured while under the influence of alcohol．And almost 700,000 are attacked by another drunken．

　　One behavior that college officials are trying to prevent is too much drink．Some researchers have found that students who think binge drinking(狂饮)is normal often think extremely how much other students really drink．A person can die of alcohol poisoning．At Oklahoma University, a nineteen-year-old student died from drinking heavily at a party in 2005．

　　Now alcohol is banned from all sorority houses(联谊会会馆)and university housing．Student organizations can serve alcohol at events but only on Friday and Saturday nights．Other new requirements include an alcohol education program that first-year students take online．

　　The rules govern behavior on campus(大学校园)and off．With a first violation(违犯)，students pay seventy-five dollars and their parents are told．They must also take an alcohol education class．For a second “strike”, they have to pay one hundred fifty dollars．A third strike means that they have to be suspended school for at least one semester．

　　Since 2005,363 students have had a first strike．30 have had a second strike-and only one hasn't allowed to go to school for one semester．The president at Oklahoma tells us the aim is not just to punish but to change the behavior and culture at the university．

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　　I'll be a photographer．I'm going to bring bits of Australia back home with me．I told myself this before, yet I feel so doubtful on this plane that's flying me thousands of miles away．I was so confident yesterday．But today I don't belong to this plane where men sit with briefcases reading newspapers．They're all adults．

　　I've never been out of the US．And now ,I'm traveling into Australia alone, a world I know nothing about．A part of me recognizes it as home．

　　I remember little about my mother, but I remember she had an Australian accent and golden hair．She wan fun and she would often take us to New Jersey beaches, where we would spend the whole day taking walks along the shore．My mom told me that in Australia, Christmas was always spent on the beach with friends and family, and everyone wore Santa hat with their bathing suits．It never got cold and bitter there．My mom was different and I was proud of her．

　　I don't know how she met my father．but after they met several years, they got married and moved into an apartment in New Jersey．Then I was born and we were a perfect family of three who went out to dinner and watched movies in the dark and loved each other．

　　I know things have been hard on my father since my Mom died years ago．It's hard for me, too, and I have to experience the wonderful place my mom grew up in and loved．My mom talked about Australia so much and now I have to see this place．

　　This is an adventure．

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　　The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and modern communication means．Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has brought new problems．One of the biggest problems is pollution．To pollute means to make things dirty．Pollution comes in many ways．We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it．

　　Man has been polluting the earth．The more people, the more pollution．Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people．When the land was used up or the river was dirty in one place, man moved to another place．But this is no longer true．

　　Man is now slowly polluting the whole world．

　　Air pollution is still the most serious．It's bad for all living things in the world, but it is not the only one kind of pollution．Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water．Noise pollution makes us angry more easily．

　　Many countries are making rules to fight pollution．They stop people from burning coal in houses and factories in the city, and from putting dirty smoke into the air．Pollution by SO₂is now the most dangerous kind of air pollution．It is caused by heavy traffic．We are sure that if there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution．

　　The earth is our home．We must take care of it．That means keeping the land, water and air clean．And we must take care of the rise in pollution at the same time．

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　　Last July, my 12-year-old car died on California's Santa Na Freeway．It was an hour before sunset, and I was 25 miles form home．I couldn't reach anyone to pick me up, so I decided to take a bus．Not knowing the routes, I figured I'd just head east．

　　A bus pulled up, and I asked the driver how far she was going．"Four more lights," she said．There was another bus I could take form there．This clearly was going to be a long night．

　　She dropped me off at the end of her route and told me which bus to look for．After waiting 30 minutes, I began to think about a very expensive taxi ride home．Then a bus pulled up．There was no lighted number above its wind-shield．It was out of service．But the door opened, and I was surprised to find that it was the same driver．

　　"I just can't leave you here, "she said．"This isn't the nicest place．I'll give you a ride home．"

　　“You'll drive me home in the bus?” I asked, perplexed(迷惑的)．

　　“No, I'll take you in my car,” she said．

　　“It's a long way,” I protested(抗议)．

　　“Come on,”she said．“I have nothing else to do．”

　　As we drove from the station in her car, she began telling me a story．A few days earlier, her brother had run out of gas．A good Samaritan picked him up, took him to a service station and then back to his car．“I'm just passing the favor along．”she said．

　　When I offered her money as a thank-you, she wouldn't hear of it．“That would not make it a favor,” she said．“Just do something nice for somebody．Pass it along．”