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　　Friendship and friends continue to be the centre of our life．The relationship that we share with our friends is grounded in mutual(相互的)care as our friends help us in shaping our personalities as well．Even in this age of online social networking and e-cards, the need of keeping the network of friends, whether online or offline remains a primary concern for people．We may not completely understand what makes a friend but we all want to have a good number of friends around us．

　　The first step to make friends with someone is to make them like you．If they don't like you in the first place, it is unlikely that they'll be eager to become your friends．To let someone know that you are specially interested in them, simple gestures like a little smile and calling them by their names can lay the basic foundation．To make the other person feel important to you, you need to be a good listener and encourage the other person to talk．Give your honest and sincere opinion but do not directly criticize or make fun of him or her．

　　The second step of making someone your friend is to develop a mutual understanding．You need to share his or her experiences and it is necessary for you to develop a habit to see things from the other person's point of view．

　　The third or final step towards friendship is to show your unconditional support and encouragement towards your friend．Moreover, you also need to be very clear about your expectations from your friend．If what you expect from the person you want to make friends with matches with what that person can give, the developing friendship between you and your friend is sure to be successful．

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　　Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house．Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences．He always told me, “You should have goals like climbing the mountain．” Without the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed, we couldn't have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy．I really got a lot from mountain-climbing．It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience(耐力)．

　　Once we climbed a very high mountain．It was so challenging for me because I was only ten years old．During the first few hours of climbing．I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the birds' singing, but as time passed, I got a pain in both of my legs．I wanted to quit climbing．In fact, I hated it at that mountain, but my father said to me, “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can't see it before you reach the top．Only there at the top, can you see all of the nice things, just like in life．”

　　At that time, I was too young to understand his words．But later after that, I got new hope and confidence．I found myself standing at the top of the sky, which was as clear as crystal(水晶)．

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　　To err is human．To blame the other guy is even more human．

　　Common sense is not all that common．

　　Why tell the truth when you can come up with a good excuse?

　　These three popular misquotes(戏谑的引语)are meant to be jokes, and yet they tell us a lot about hhuman nature．To err, or to make mistakes, is indeed a part of being human, but it seems that most people don't want to accept the responsibility for the problem．Perhaps it is the natural thing to do．The original quote about human nature went like this：” To err is human, to forgive, divine(神圣的)．”This saying mirrors an deal people should be forgiving of others' mistakes．Instead, we tend to do the opposite –find someone else to pass the blame on to．However, taking responsibility for something that went wrong is a making of great maturity．

　　Common sense is what we call clear thought．Having common sense means having a good general plan that will make things work well, and it also means staying with the plan．Commonsense tells you that you take an umbrella out into a rainstorm, but you leave the umbrella home when you hear a weather forecast for sunshine．Common sense does not seem to be common for large organizations, because there are so many things going on that one person cannot be in charge of everything．People say that in a large company,” the right hand does not know what the left hand is doing．”

　　And what is wrong with a society that thinks that making up a good excuse is like creating a work of art?One of the common problems with making excuses is that people, especially young people．get the idea that it's okay not to be totally honest all the time．There is a corollary(直接推论)to that：if good excuse is “good” even if it isn't honest, then where is the place of the truth?

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Phillip Island Penguins(企鹅)

　　The Little Penguin has called Phillip Island home for untold generations．Get to Phillip Island in plenty of time to watch a summer sunset at Summerland Beach-the stage is attractively set to see the Little Penguin leave water and step onto land．

　　·Leave Melbournc at 5∶30pm for a direct journey to Phillip Island

　　·See the Gippsland area-Guinness Book of Records place for the world's longest earthoworm(蚯蚓)

　　·Journey along the coastal highway around the Bay with French Island and Churchill Island in the distance

　　·Cross the bridge at San Remo to enter Phillip Island-natural home for Little Penguins and many animals

　　·Take your place in special viewing stands to watch the daily evening performance of the wild Little Penguins

Ultimate Penguins(＋U)

　　Join a group of up to 15．This guided tour goes to an attractive, quiet beach to see Little Penguins．You can see penguins at night by wearing a special pair of glasses．

　　Adult ＄60.00　Child ＄30.00

Viewing Platform Penguin Plus(＋V)

　　More personalized wildlife viewing limited to 130 people providing closer viewing of the penguin arrival than the main viewing stands．

　　Adult ＄25.00　Child ＄12.50

Penguin Skybox(＋S)

　　Join a group of only 5 in the comfort of a special, higher-up viewing tower．Gain an excellent overview of Summerland Beach．

　　Adult 16yrs＋＄50.00

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　　In a world with limited land, water and other natural resources, the harm from the traditional business model is on the rise．Actually, the past decades has seen more and more forests disappearing and globe becoming increasingly warm．People now realize that this unhealthy situation must be changed, and that we must be able to develop in sustainable ways．That means growth with low carbon or development of sustainable products．In other words, we should keep the earth healthy while using its supply of natural resources．

　　Today, sustainable development is a proper trend in many countries．According to a recent study, the global market for low-carbon energy will become three times bigger over the next decades．China, for example, has set its mind on leading that market, hoping to seize chances in the new round of the global energy revolution．It is now trying hard to make full use of wind and solar energy, and is spending a huge amount of money making electric cars and high-speed trains．In addition, we are also seeing great growth in the global markets for sustainable products such as palm oil， which is produced without cutting down valuable rainforest．In recent years the markets for sustainable products have grown by more than 50％．

　　Governments can fully develop the potential of these new markets．First, they can set high targets for reducing carbon emissions and targets for saving and reusing energy．Besides, stronger arrangement of public resources like forests can also help to speed up the development．Finally, governments can avoid the huge expenses that are taking us in the wrong direction, and redirecting some of those expenses can accelerate the change from traditional model to a sustainable one．

　　The major challenge of this century is to find ways to meet the needs of growing population within the limits if this single planet．That is no small task, but it offers abundant new chances for sustainable product industries．

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　　Honesty, my mum always used to tell me, is the best policy．Of course, this didn't include her when she told me that if I didn't eat all my vegetables Father Christmas would find out and wouldn't give me any presents．

　　But when it comes to medicine, I had assumed it was important to always be honest with my patients．After all, the doctor patient relationship is based on trust, and therefore honesty is essential, or so I thought．

　　I had just started working in geriatrics(老年病科)．Mr．McMahon was brought in when his belly was found very swollen．I took a medical history from his daughter who had accompanied him in the ambulance．She'd been his main carer for years．I stood looking at him as she gave a detailed history．“Has he lost any weight recently?” I asked, “Well, it's funny you should mention that, but yes．”she said slowly．There was silence for a few moments．“Why? What are you worried about?” she asked．I hesitated．She was obviously very involved in his care and it was only fair that I told her the truth．“Well, we need to prove it's not cancer．” I said and talked briefly about some of the tests I was going to order．

　　Half an hour later, a nurse called me：“Mr．McMahon's daughter broke down－she said you told her he had cancer．” My heart sank．By the time I arrived at the ward, my consultant was already there, explaining that we still had to run lots of tests and that it was by no means confirmed that he had cancer．I stood silently at the end of the bed．My consultant was obviously angry with me and as we left Mr．McMahon, she turned to me．“Why on earth did you do that?” she asked to disbelief．I looked at her and bit my lip．“She asked me what I was worried about and I told her．”I said, hanging my head．“And give her more to worry about?” replied my consultant．“You don't say the word ‘cancer’ until it's confirmed．Even if you suspect it, think very carefully before you tell people．”

　　As it turned out, it wasn't cancer．But I did learn that when someone is stressed and worried about their loved one they're sometimes selective in what they hear－and as a doctor it's important to be mindful of this．In being truthful, I'd made the situation worse．

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　　Friendship is something that everyone needs．Success is nothing without friends．You share life, happiness and sadness．A friend is someone you can depend on in a time of need and that can trust you with every secret he or she has．

　　So what happens when a friendship of eight years is broken over something out of their control? Does that mean it was never a true friendship to begin with?

　　My friend and I met in high school and have known each other for nearly eight years．What happened recently broke our lifelong friendship．

　　This makes me think about friendship really means．I always thought my friend and I could get through any argument, fight, or the sadness of life．We promised each other we’d always be friends, through thick and thin．We even joked about how we would sit in a circle and laugh at some jokes when we had grandchilren．We always laughed at every little thing．

　　But then her grandfather passed away(去世)and suddenly our friendship was nothing．It happened so suddenly that I never found out about it until I discovered a note she had written on the Internet．I was sad and hurt that she would post(发帖子)what I told her for other people to see．I understand that she was sad and wanted to vent(发泄)her sadness, but I wish she’d kept everything between us．

　　I don’t understand why she broke our friendship, and I don’t think I ever will．I think friendship means we’ll always forgive each other for our mistakes．I hope that finally I’ll find that true friend who will always be there for me, and I there for her．