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　　These are recommended tours for groups．Individual visitors wishing to join please click here．

　　From Central London, travel through London's East End-recently fashionable, multicultural residential areas, and once famous for market gardens, fine churches, and shipping-related industries．Hear a little of the dark side with stories of Jack-the-Ripper and street gangs．

　　Now into the 21st century, you arrive at the Olympic Park, already under construction．Imagine the 80, 000-seat Main Stadium, the Multi-Sports Arena, Aquatics Centre, Velodrome, Olympic Village, Broadcasting ＆ Media Centre and Stratford City．

　　For those who have a whole day in which to see East London we recommend a morning East London and Olympic Park tour combined with an afternoon Olympic Greenwich tour．

　　The tour starts in Stratford where you view the work in progress on the Olympic Park．

　　Hear the history of London's Royal Docks, as you travel to the Boxing, Judo, Weightlifting, Wrestling, Table Tennis and Taekwondo venue．View the O2 Arena．See the new London City Airport, Thames Barrier Park, University of East London, new waterside apartments and smart hotels．

　　For those who have a whole day in which to see 2012 Olympic London we recommend a morning 2012 Olympic Sites tour combined with an afternoon 2012 Olympic Greenwich tour．

　　Greenwich will host 6 Olympic events．Your tour of Greenwich will include the Greenwich Park, where the equestrian events will take place．

　　Cross the Meridian Line to see the large buildings at Woolwich．Finally, we can show you the exciting developments taking place on the Greenwich Peninsular, which will be hosting a number of Olympic events．

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　　As a youngster, I liked to stay at my grandfather's farm as there were stone walls around the house, which could provide me endless hours of fun．

　　Since my first visit to the farm, I wanted to climb them．My parents would never agree．The walls were old and some stones were missing and others loose and falling．However, my idea grew so strong．Then, I had all my courage to enter the living room, where all the adults had gathered．

　　“I…I want to climb the stone walls, ” I said．At once voices of disagreement went up from the women in the room．“Heavens! No! You'll hurt yourself! ” I wasn't too disappointed because the result was just as I'd expected．But before I could leave the room, I was stopped by my grandfather's loud voice．“Hold on just a minute．” I heard him say．“Let the boy climb the stone walls．He has to learn to do things for himself．”

　　“Go, ” he said to me, “and come to see me when you get back．” For the next two and a half hours I climbed those walls, and had a good time of my life．Later I met with my grandfather to tell him about my adventures．I'll never forget what he said．“Fred, ” he said, smiling．“You made this day a special day just by being yourself．Always remember, there's only one person in this whole world like you, and I like you exactly as you are．”

　　Many years have passed since then, and today I host the television program, which is being seen by millions of children throughout USA．There have been changes over the years, but what my grandfather said never left me．

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　　Napoleon, as a character in Tolstoy's War and Peace, is more than once described as having “fat little hands．” Nor does he “sit well or firmly on the horse．” He is said to be “undersized, ” with “short legs” and a “round stomach”．The issue here is not the accuracy of Tolstoy's description-it seems not that far off from historical accounts-but his choice of facts：other things that could be said of the man are not said．We are meant to understand the difference of a warring commander in the body of a fat little Frenchman．Tolstoy's Napoleon could be any man wandering in the streets and putting a little of powdered tobacco up his nose-and that is the point．

　　It is a way the novelist uses to show the moral nature of a character．And it turns out that, as Tolstoy has it, Napoleon is a crazy man．In a scene in Book Three of War and Peace, the wars having reached the critical year of 1812, Napoleon receives a representative from the Tsar(沙皇), who has come with peace terms．Napoleon is very angry：doesn't he have more army? He, not the Tsar, is the one to make the terms．He will destroy all of Europe if his army is stopped．“That is what you will have gained by engaging me in the war! ” he shouts．And then, Tolstoy writes, Napoleon “walked silently several times up and down the room, his fat shoulders moving quickly．”

　　Still later, after reviewing his army amid cheering crowds, Napoleon invites the shaken Russian to dinner．“He raised his hand to the Russian's…face, ” Tolstoy writes, and “taking him by the ear pulled it gently…”．To have one's ear pulled by the Emperor was considered the greatest honor and mark of favor at the French court．“Well, well, why don't you say anything? ” said he, as if it was ridiculous in his presence to respect any one but himself, Napoleon．

　　Tolstoy did his research, but the composition is his own．

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　　In the September of my gap year, I left school to take a semester-long outdoor leadership course run by the National Outdoor Leadership School(NOLS)in the region of South America called Patagonia．The concept of the course is to give students a chance to really develop both outdoor skills and life skills．The NOLS does an amazing job in designing their courses so that students get a full range of experiences from which they can learn many new things．

　　We spent the first part of our semester obtaining our Wilderness First Responder certificates．This involved a 10-day, 80-hour, EMT taught course at the NOLS base camp in Patagonia．We learned many medical skills that all could be applied to everyday environments as well as the wilderness we were about to enter．After the first part of the semester, we set off on a 30-day sea expedition along the coast of the southern tip of Chile．During this expedition we learned a lot of useful skills for our future life．What excited me most was to see a large glacier(冰川)pouring right out into the sea．It was unlike anything I had ever seen, and the satisfaction of reaching such a remote place all with my own power was amazing．

　　The next part of our semester was another 30-day expedition traveling through the Andes mountain range of southern Chile and Argentina．Again we learned many technical outdoor skills and some great life skills, such as how to be effective leaders and how to function as a single group．The highlight of this part was being able to ice climb on a glacier using anchors and ropes that we set up ourselves．

　　The final part of the NOLS semester was a 10-day small group expedition．This was an opportunity for us to get into small groups of 4 or 5 and put all the skills we had developed over the course．We planned our own routes, prepared our own clothes and equipment, and implemented our plans without the help of instructors．It was a great sense of achievement to be out there on our own and ensure safety with our own knowledge．I really enjoyed my first experience of my gap year!

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　　Years ago a John Hopkin's professor gave a group of graduate students this assignment：Go to the slums(贫民窟)．Take 200 boys, between the ages of 12 and 16, and investigate their backgrounds and environment．Then predict their chances for the future．

　　The students, after consulting social statistics, talking to the boys and working out data, concluded that 90 percent of the boys would spend some time in prison．

　　Twenty-five years later another group of graduate students was given the job of testing the prediction．They went back to the same area．Some of the boys-by then men-were still there．A few of them had died and some had moved away, but they got in touch with 180 of the original 200．They found that only four of the group had ever been sent to prison．

　　Why was it that these men, who had lived in a breeding(滋生)place of crime, had such a surprisingly good record? The researchers were continually told："Well, there was a teacher．"

　　They pressed further, and found that in 75 percent of the cases it was the same woman．The researchers went to this teacher, now living in a home for retired teachers．How had she made this remarkable influence over that group of children? Could she give them any reason why these boys should have remembered her?

　　"No, " she said, "I really couldn't．" And then, thinking back over the years, she said thoughtfully, more to herself than to her questioners："I loved those boys．" This is just the reason．

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　　When an NBA player is young he thinks he can win the championship by himself．It is only later when he has aged and been through many battles that he learns an important lesson：there is no “I ” in “team”．

　　There is no better example of the value of teamwork than the Boston Celtics．Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett were all superstars on three different teams．Yet, none of them had any titles to show for it．Then, last season, they decided to sacrifice money and individual statistics to play together．Garnett and Allen joined Pierce on the Celtics and changed the NBA in the process．

　　It started in simple ways．Garnett and Allen are two of the most intense athletes in the world．They treat every second of every practice like it is the NBA championship．If you want to play alongside them then you will have to do the same．So, the young guys on the Celtics started giving their full effort too．

　　Pierce had been the star of the Celtics for many years．He used to shoot the ball many times a game．But with the addition of Allen and Garnett he shot less and focused on defense．His selflessness showed the young players that doing what made the team better was the only thing that mattered．

　　When the Celtics were winning and the game was almost over, Garnett, Pierce and Allen would come out of the game．But they wouldn't just sit on the bench．Instead, they stood and cheered and screamed for their teammates．They wanted to support their friends and teammates．

　　Now, the guys who don't play know they can still affect the game by cheering so they scream and cheer when Garnett, Allen and Pierce are playing．The Celtics have developed a strong relationship．They are more than just teammates．They are brothers．

　　The result：the Boston Celtics won the 2008 NBA championship and are considered the favorites to win the Eastern Conference championship again this year．

　　There is a saying that goes, "A successful team beats with one heart．" If that is the case, the Celtics may have the biggest heart in the NBA．

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　　When newspapers and radio describe the damage caused by a hurricane named Hazel, girls named Hazel are probably teased by their friends．To keep out of trouble, the Weather Bureau says, “Any resemblance between hurricane names and the names of particular girls is purely accidental．”

　　Some women became angry because hurricanes are given their names, but many other women are proud to see their names make headlines．They don't even care that they are the names of destructive storms．Because more women seem to like it than dislike it, the Weather Bureau has decided to continue using girl's names for hurricanes．

　　In some ways a hurricane is like a person．After it is born, it grows and develops, then becomes old and dies．Each hurricane has a character of its own．Each follows its own path through the world, and people remember it long after it gone．So it is natural to give hurricanes’ names, and to talk about them almost if they were alive．

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　　London is the dirtiest and most expensive city in Europe, while Brussels is the most boring, according to a British survey published on Wednesday．

　　London edged out Paris for the unwanted praise of dirtiest city in the survey of more than 1, 100 travelers carried out by Trip Advisor．

　　Respondents said Paris was the most unfriendly, followed by London and Moscow, but the French capital is still working its old magic as it was voted the most romantic destination in Europe and the best for shopping and dining．London won out for having the best nightlife and public parks．

　　The cleanest city is Zurich, the survey said, although the tidy Swiss city also finished equal second behind EU hub(欧盟总部所在地)Brussels as the most boring place．Prague was elected the best bargain city, followed by Budapest and Lisbon．

　　Despite the weak dollar, half of the Americans surveyed said they planned to visit Europe this year, the same number as last year．Here is the a rundown of the top three in various categories：

　　Best bargain city：1．Prague 2．Budapest 3．Lisbon．

　　Most expensive：1．London 2．Paris 3．Rome, Venice, Oslo, Moscow(tied)

　　Most friendly locals：1．Dublin 2．Amsterdam 3．London．

　　Most unfriendly locals：1．Paris 2．London 3．Moscow．

　　Best cuisine：(饭菜)1．Paris 2．Rome 3．Florence．

　　Best shopping：1．Paris 2．London 3．Rome．

　　Best nightlife：1．London 2．Amsterdam 3．Paris．

　　Best parks：1．London 2．Paris 3．Barcelona, Amsterdam, Copenhagen(tied)．

　　Most romantic：1．Paris 2．Venice 3．Rome．

　　Most attractive locals：1．Rome 2．Paris 3．Stockholm．

　　Cleanest：1．Zurich 2．Copenhagen 3．Stockholm．

　　Dirtiest：1．London 2．Paris 3．Rome, Athens(tied)．

　　Most boring：1．Brussels 2．Zurich, Oslo, Warsaw, Zagreb(tied)．

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　　Two thieves came to a house to steal something．They dug a hole in the wall of the house．

　　There lived many mice in the house．The woman in the moonlight saw a mouse crawl(爬行)into the house．“Look! In comes one,”she said to the man in the house．The thief was so frightened that he hurriedly crawled out of the house and said to the one waiting outsid, “She found me when I was just in．” But the thief outside didn't believe him, so he sai, “Let us two try to crawl into the house together．”At that time two mice happened to crawl into the house, too．The woman saw the mice and shouted,“In come two, catch them! ” The two thieves were terribly frightened．The man in the house said,“You saw them come in but where are they? I will catch them tonight．”The two thieves started running away at once．

　　The two thieves wanted to make it clear whether they had been found or not the night before．The next day they acted as men selling sweet potatoes and came before the house．The man and the woman were ploughing in their fields．The rein(缰绳)broke and the woman came home for a rope．She saw two men selling sweet potatoes and wanted to buy some．She picked out two which looked like mice．At the time the man couldn't wait for her any longer in the fields and he ran back from the fields to hurry her up．The woman showed the sweet potatoes to the man and sai, “How they look like the two of last night．”The man sai, “I asked you to fetch a rope, why don't you hurry for it? ”The two thieves ran away quickly without their sweet potatoes．

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