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　　Computers．Love them or hate them, it is impossible to escape from them in the modern age．They are so much a part of our everyday lives-from instant messaging to e-mails．With many people preferring to use e-mail rather than traditional regular mail, it has become very important to be aware of how we express ourselves when using e-mail．The requirement of etiquette(网络礼仪)is obviously needed．

　　Grammar and spelling

　　Firstly, if you are dealing with a formal e-mail, pay close attention to grammar and spelling．Don't forget to run your spell-check(program)at the end of the document, but don't treat it as the final word．Carefully re-read it yourself, as sometimes even spell and grammar checking programs come up with some strange explanations．Remember, your first e-mail to a potential employer or college could be your last-you won't want to spoil your first impression by making basic errors．

　　E-mail addresses

　　Also, for official e-mails, carefully consider your existing e-mail address．A funny e-mail address(such as pinkfluffycutiepie@…com)may be fine for using with your friends, but what impression do you think this address might give to an employer or college admissions officer? Consider using one address for personal e-mails and a different one for formal use．

　　Upper case(大写字母)

　　Take care also NOT TO TYPE UNNECESSARILY IN UPPER CASE, as this is the e-mail version of shouting．

　　Personal information

　　You should beware too about giving away too much personal information over the Internet．It may feel much more comfortable to “talk” using instant messages as there are no uncomfortable silences or awkward moments, but never forget that-unless the person you are speaking to is a friend or family member-you really know nothing about them, so be careful．Further to this, NEVER agree to meet a stranger that you have spoken to online, as it can be extremely dangerous．

　　My final message though is-have fun! The Internet is exciting, useful and informative．But, as with so many things that we believe we can't live without, it is a much better servant than a master．

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　　Targeting teens

　　But using the Web also makes teens a target．Posting too much personal information for those millions of cyber eyes to see can cause some big problems and can even invite a threat to your life．

　　As Mary learned, not everyone on the Internet is who he or she says they are．Adults will sometimes pose as other teens, posting fake photos and nice messages to gain trust．They use their fake identity to access the personal information of others, such as home address, phone number, or school name．

　　"That's not the most common scenario", says David Finkelhor, a sociology professor at the University of New Hampshire．"Only 3 percent of teens aged 10 to 18 who use the Internet report being asked to meet offline．But the danger is real．

　　Safety measures

　　Mary's My Space profile is set to "private", which means that only the people she adds under the "friend" category can access her page．She also doesn't have any pictures of herself on her site．The only self-identifying material she has posted is her name, grade, and a list of hobbies．

　　"People can only add me if they know my last name or my e-mail, "Mary says．" I don't want random people to see my profile．I just go online to talk to my friends．"

　　Stay safe and have fun online

　　Experts say almost 90 percent of U．S．Teens are online．But not everyone knows how to surf the Web in a smart way．With these tips, you can have fun, stay safe, and avoid embarrassment!

　　Pick a safe password．Make sure your password is something that other people won't be able to guess．Use numbers in between letters．"spar123ky" is better than "sparky 123．"

　　Pick a safe username．Make sure yours doesn't say too much about you, "Happygirl13" is better than "AliceWaters13．" Don't include your name, age, or where you are from．Never tell a stranger your name, school, address, age, birthday, phone number, or friends' names．

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　　Vitas 2008 Beijing Concert

　　Venue：Capital Gymnasium

　　Time：2008-01-24 19∶30

　　Price：TBD(Booking)

　　Tel．：86-10-64177845

　　God Blessed Boy

　　Extremely Beautiful Voice

　　Unforgettable Hot Live

　　First appeared on the Russian stage in December 2000, this show became an extreme classic in Vitas' music history．Since then, moreover, more fans from other countries were caught by him from this video especially in China．The lack of Russian language was not in the way for dozen thousands of admirers from China, Taiwan, Singapore and Japan first to pay attention and then to love Vitas' creative work, his voice and songs．Undoubtedly his 2008 concert will also be considered as the yearly expectable concert in Chinese music scene and the most important event among his fans．Let's expect it!

　　Lang Lang Piano Solo Concert

　　Venue：National Grand Theater-Concert Hall

　　Time：2008-01-03 19∶30∶00/2008-01-04 19∶30∶00

　　Price：TBD(Booking)

　　Tel：800-810-1887

　　Acclaimed in the major concert halls of North America, Europe and Asia, Lang Lang-at the age of 20s-has demonstrated an extraordinary ability to connect with audiences on a deeply personal level and has established himself as one of the most exciting pianists of our time．Lang Lang's talent and personality make him an ideal ambassador for classical music and a role model for young people．He is the first Chinese pianist to be engaged by the Berlin Philharmonic and all "Big Five" American orchestras．

　　Li Yun Di Piano Recital(独奏会)

　　Venue：National Grand Theater-Concert Hall

　　Time：2008-3-27 19∶30∶00

　　Price：TBD(Booking)

　　Tel：010-64177845

　　Remarks：The tickets for Li Yun Di Piano Recital will be available soon!

　　Called "extravagantly gifted and highly accomplished" by the Los Angeles Times, China pianist Li Yundi was born in 1982 in Chongqing and first gained worldwide attention after winning first prize at the 2000 Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw．He was the first person in 15 years to be awarded a first prize．

　　Soprano Te Kanawa Solo Concert

　　Venue：National Grand Theater-Concert Hall

　　Time：2008-01-02 19∶30∶00

　　Price：180(Out)280(Selling)480(Selling)680(Selling)880(Selling)1680(Out)

　　Tel：400-810-1887

　　Dame Kiri Janette Te Kanawa is an internationally famous New Zealand opera singer．In 1981, she was seen and heard around the world by an estimated 600 million people when she sang Handel's "Let the Bright Seraphim" at the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer．

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　　The quest for success always begins with a target．As Berra once said, "You got to be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you might not get there．"

　　Too many people wander through life like sleepwalkers．Each day they follow familiar routines, never asking, “What am I doing with my life?” and they don't know what they’re doing because they lack goals．

　　Goal-setting is a focusing of the will to move in a certain direction．Begin with a clear conception of what you want．Write down your goals and date them－putting them into words clarifies them．Rather than concentrating on objects to acquire and possess, focus on fulfilling your desires to do, to produce, to contribute－goal-setting that yields the true sense of satisfaction we all need．

　　It's important to visualize(想象)yourself accomplishing your goal．While losers visualize the penalties(不利)of failure, winners visualize the rewards of success．I’ve seen it among athletes, statistics contrasting air and highway safety, but it made no difference．I had read too many articles describing crash scenes and imagined these scenes vividly．I had programmed myself, without realizing it, to stay off planes．

　　Then one summer I had the opportunity to fly on a private plane with friends to a resort; I didn't want to miss out on a great vacation．So I spent two weeks imagining a smooth flight on a beautiful sunny day and an easy landing．

　　When the day arrived, I was eager to go．To everyone's surprise, I got on the plane and I loved every minute of it, and I still use the techniques I employed that day．

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　　No matter how long your life, you will, at best, be able to read only a few books of all that have been written, and the few you do read should include the best．You can rejoice in the fact that the number of such is relatively small．

　　________ Yet there is a surprising uniformity in the lists which represent the best choices of any period．In every age, the list makers include both ancient and modern books in their selections, and they always wonder whether the moderns are up to the great books of the past．

　　What are the signs by which we may recognize a great book? The four I will mention may not be all they are, but they are the ones I’ve found most useful in explaining my choices over the years．

　　Great books are probably the most widely read．They are not best sellers for a year or two．They are enduring best sellers．GONE WITH THE WIND has had relatively few readers compared to the plays of Shakespeare or DON QUIXOTE．It would be reasonable to estimate that Homer's Iliad(伊丽亚特)has been read by at least 25, 000, 000 people in the last 3000 years．

　　Great books are popular, not pedantic．They are not written by specialists about specialties for specialists．Whether they are philosophy or science, or history or poetry, they treat of human, not academic problems．They are written for men, not professors．To read a textbook for advanced students, you have to read an elementary textbook first．But the great books can be considered elementary in the sense that they treat the elements of any subject matter．They are not related to one another as a series of textbooks, graded in difficulty or in the technicality of the problems with which they deal．

　　Great books are always contemporary, the most readable and instructive．

　　Great books deal with the persistently unsolved problems of human life．There are genuine mysteries in the world that mark the limits of human knowing and thinking．Inquiry not only begins with wonder, but usually ends with it also．Great minds acknowledge mysteries honestly．Wisdom is fortified, not destroyed, by understanding its limitations．

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　　The home of the future won't be completely different and we will be living in houses and flats just as we do today．But people will want to shape their homes to match their dreams．No two homes will be the same．People will be able to buy “house kits” containing a basic house structure, with movable walls, doors and windows．They will put together the different parts to create the home they want．

　　Many jobs that we do today will disappear, others will still exist but will change and new jobs will be created．Skilled workers such as builders, gardeners and electricians won't disappear because machines can't replace them．Teachers will still exist because students need human contact．But they will be using modern technology in class more and students will be working more from home．The medical technology revolution and space travel will create new jobs which we can only imagine today．

　　Space holidays will develop in the future, but these holidays won't be for everyone because they won't be cheap．Short space trips will develop first, then space hotels will orbit the earth where it will be possible to have a longer vacation．By the end of the next century, there will be holiday centres on the moon with leisure facilities for families．

　　Paper won't exist in the future．Instead, there will be e-paper which people will be able to use over and over again．This will develop in order to save natural resources．E-newspapers and e-magazines will replace traditional newspapers and magazines and we will download information and news articles from the Internet every day onto our reuseable paper．

　　The laws of physics tell us that the earth is going to disappear some time in the future．This isn't going to happen tomorrow but scientists predict that it will happen in five billion years when our sun explodes(爆炸)．We will have to explore the universe and find another home．At some point in the distant future, either we stay on the earth and die with it, or we leave and move to another planet．There won't be any other choice．

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　　As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation．Once you are in the habit of rushing through lift, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down．But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body．

　　Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it．In fact, it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be．A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life．It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health．

　　The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual．Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities．Others lose heart at the first signs of unusual difficulties．When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically．In fact we make choice between "fight" or "flight" and in more primitive days the choice made the difference between life or death．The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress is, it involves the same response．It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes endangered．Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established links with stress．Since we cannot remove stress from our lives(it would be unwise to do so even if we could), we need to find ways to deal with it．

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　　The number of speakers of English in Shakespeare's time is estimated(估计)to have been about five million．Today it is estimated that some 260 million people speak it as a native language, mainly in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand．In addition to the standard varieties of English found in these areas, there are a great many regional and social varieties of the language as well as various levels of usage that are employed both in its spoken and written forms．

　　In fact, it is impossible to estimate the number of people in the world who have acquired an adequate(足够的)working knowledge of English in addition to their own languages．The purpose for English learning and the situations in which such learning takes place are so varied that it is difficult to explain and still more difficult to judge what forms an adequate working knowledge for each situation．

　　The main reason for the widespread demand for English is its present-day importance as a world language．Besides serving the indefinite needs of its native speakers, English is a language in which some of important works in science, technology, and other fields are being produced, and not always by native speakers．It is widely used for such purposes as meteorological(气象的，天气的)and airport communications, international conferences, and the spread of information over the radio and television networks of many nations．It is a language of wider communication for a number of developing countries, especially former British colonies．Many of these countries have multilingual populations and need a language for internal communication in such matters as government, commerce, industry, law and education as well as for international communication and for entrance to the scientific and technological developments in the West．

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　　Since we are social beings, the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal relationships．One strength of the human condition is our possibility to give and receive support from one another under stressful conditions．Social support makes up of the exchange of resources among people based on their interpersonal ties．Those of us with strong support systems appear better able to deal with major life changes and daily problems．People with strong social ties live longer and have better health than those without such ties．Studies over types of illnesses, from depression to heart disease, show that the presence of social support helps people defend themselves against illness, and the absence of such support makes poor health more likely．

　　Social support cushions stress in a number of ways．First, friends, relatives and co-workers may let us know that they value us．Our self-respect is strengthened when we feel accepted by others in spite of our faults and difficulties．Second, other people often provide us with informational support．They help us to define and understand our problems and find solutions to them．Third, we typically find social companionship supportive．Taking part in free-time activities with others helps us to meet our social needs while at the same time distracting(转移注意力)us from our worries and troubles．Finally, other people may give us instrumental support-money aid, material resources, and needed services-that reduces stress by helping us resolve and deal with our problems．

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　　There are two types of people in the world．Although they have equal degree of health and wealth and other comforts of life, one becomes happy and the other becomes unhappy．This arises from the different ways in which they consider things, persons, events and the resulting effects upon their minds．

　　People who are to be happy fix their attention on the convenience of things：the pleasant parts of conversation, the well prepared dishes, the goodness of the wine and the fine weather．They enjoy all the cheerful things．Those who are to be unhappy think and speak only of the opposite things．Therefore, they are continually dissatisfied．By their remarks, they sour the pleasure of society, offend many people, and make themselves disagreeable everywhere．If this turn of mind was founded in nature, such unhappy persons would be the more to be pitied．The intention of criticizing and being disliked is perhaps taken up by imitation(模仿)．It grows into a habit, unknown to its possessors．The habit may be strong, but it may be cured when those who have it realize its bad effects on their interests and tastes．I hope this little warning may be of service to them, and help them change this habit．

　　Although in fact it is chiefly an act of the imagination, it has serious results in life since it brings on deep sorrow and bad luck．Those people offend many others; nobody loves them, and no one treats them with more than the most common politeness and respect．This frequently puts them in bad temper and draws them into arguments．If they aim at getting some advantages in social position or fortune, nobody wishes them success．Nor will anyone start a step or speak a word to favor their hopes．If they bring on themselves public objections, no one will defend or excuse them, and many will join to criticize their wrongdoings．These should change this bad habit and be pleased with what is pleasing, without worrying needlessly about themselves and others．If they do not, it will be good for others to avoid any contact with them．Otherwise, it can be disagreeable and sometimes very inconvenient, especially when one becomes mixed up in their quarrels．

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