An English traveler found himself in Norway with only enough money to buy the ticket for his journey back home．As he knew that it would take him only two days to get to England, he decided that he could easily spend the time without food．So he bought a ticket and got on the ship．The man closed his ears to the sound of the lunch bell．When dinnertime came, he didn't go to dinning room, saying that he was not feeling very well．

　　The next morning he still didn't have breakfast and at lunchtime he again stayed in his room．But at dinnertime he was so hungry that he went to the dinning room and ate everything the waiter put in front of him．He got ready for the quarrel．

　　“Bring me the bill, ” he said．“The bill, sir? ” said the waiter in surprise．“There isn't any bill．On our ship meals are included in the money for the ticket, ” said the waiter．

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　　Starting the day on an egg could keep your blood pressure(血压)under control, research suggests．Scientists have shown that eggs produce proteins with a function similar to that of powerful blood pressure-lowering drugs．

　　The research, from the University of Alberta in Canada, showed that when eggs come in contact with stomach enzymes(酶)they produce a protein that acts in the same way as Ace inhibitors, but more work is needed to show the effects outside a lab and in the human body．

　　Earlier this month, British researchers declared that, contrary to popular beliefs, it is healthy to go to work on an egg．They concluded that the type of cholesterol(胆固醇)found in eggs has little effect on increasing heart disease risks．

　　Researcher Professor Bruce Griffin, from the University of Surrey, said： "The wrong beliefs linking egg eating to high blood cholesterol and heart disease must be corrected．The amount of fat in our diet has an effect on blood cholesterol that is several times greater than the relatively small amounts of cholesterol found in eggs．The UK public do not need to be limiting the number of eggs they eat．They can be encouraged to include them in a healthy diet as they are one of nature's most nutritious foods．"

　　The British Heart Foundation dropped its three-egg-a-week limit in 2005．However, almost half of Britons believe the limit still applies．

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　　Australia is one of the best places in the world to live while you learn．The standard of living is amongst the highest in the world, yet costs remain competitive．On your breaks from study, you will have a wide choice of activities to enrich your expenence-from cultural festivals, concerts and museums, to major sporting events．

　　Australian education has a strong international reputation for excellence．Whether you study at a university, school, vocational or English language institute, you will receive a quality education that will form a strong foundation for your future success．

　　The benefits of living and learning in Australia are both personal and academic．Your years in Australia will give you the best platform to succeed in your career, and prepare you for the challenges of the work place．It won't just be your mind that develops-your time in the classroom will change you as a person．

　　You can find out here about courses, institutions, studying and living costs, the application process, visa requirements and much more．If you've already decided on an institution, use the search function to learn more about that university, training course or language school．

　　If you haven't decided yet, let our Study Wizard guide you through all the steps of selecting a course and enrolling to study in Australia．You can also click the Student Response Facility if you can't find the information you are looking for．

　　If you want an Australian education but can't travel here to receive it, you'll be pleased to hear that many Australian institutions now provide education and training to students Jiving outside of Australia．Some of these institutions have established their own campuses in other countries, while others offer courses in partnership with overseas institutions．

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　　Children have their own rules in playing games．They seldom need a referee(裁判)and rarely trouble to keep scores．They don't care much about who wins or loses, and it doesn't seem to worry them if the game is not finished．Yet, they like games that depend a lot on luck, so that their personal abilities cannot be directly compared．They also enjoy games that move in stages, in which each stage, the choosing of leaders, the picking-up of sides, or the determining of which side shall start, is almost a game in itself．

　　Grown-ups can hardly find children's games exciting, and they often feel puzzled at why their kids play such simple games again and again．However, it is found that a child plays games for very important reasons．He can be a good player without having to think whether he is a popular person, and he can find himself being a useful partner to someone of whom he is ordinarily afraid．He becomes a leader when it comes to his turn．He can be confident, too, in particular games, that it is his place to give orders, to pretend to be dead, to throw a ball actually at someone, or to kiss someone he has caught．

　　It appears to us that when children play a game they imagine a situation under their control．Everyone knows the rules, and more importantly, everyone plays according to the rules．Those rules may be childish, but they make sure that every child has a chance to win．

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　　If you think English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong．Haven't you noticed that you have become smarter since you started to learn a language?

　　According to a new study by a British university, learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power．Researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter．This is the area of the brain which processes information．It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles．

　　The study also found the earlier people learn a second language, the greater the effect is．A team led by Dr．Andrea Mechelli, from University College London(UCL), took a group of Britons who only spoke English．They were compared with a group of "early bilinguals(通两种语言的人)", who had learnt a second language before the age of five, as well as a number of later learners．

　　Scans showed that grey matter density in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people-without a second language．But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language, the smaller the difference was．

　　"Our findings suggest that the structure of the brain is changed by the experience of learning a second language, " said the scientists．

　　It means that the change itself increases the ability to learn．

　　Professor Dylan Vaughan Jones of the University of Wales, has researched the link between bilingualism and maths skills．

　　"Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible, " he said, "You are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas．''

　　The findings were matched in a study of native Italian speakers who had learned English as a second language between the ages of 2 and 34．Reading, writing and comprehension were all tested．The results showed that the earlier they started to learn, the better．"Studying a language means you get an entrance to another world, " explained the scientists．

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　　Commuters(远途上下班的人)who drive to work will face a parking charge of up to ￡350 a year．Ministers are backing a workforce parking charge which will come into force in Nottingham in 2013 and is likely to be adopted across the country．The scheme will see firms with more than ten parking places for staff charged? 350 a year for each space in two years．

　　Employers would be free to pass on the charge to their staff-meaning it would effectively be a tax on riving to work．The scheme aims to reduce traffic by preventing unnecessary car journeys and raise funds to improve public transport, but critics say it is just an excuse for councils to fill their coffers(保险柜)．

　　Some ten million Britons drive to work each day, and the British Chambers of Commerce says the new charge could total ￡3.4 billion a year if rolled out nationwide．

　　Already some firms in Nottingham have threatened to leave the city, where 4, 0, 000 commuters use their cars to get to work．A spokesman said the scheme was nothing more than a tax on jobs．It is very unfair to discriminate against those employers who have parking spaces, which get vehicles off the streets, " he said．"And these charges apply around the clock, which is especially unfair on shift workers who rely on their cars because public transport is not available．This is more about increasing the government's income than reducing traffic．"

　　However, Transport Minister Khan gave the plan an official approval during a visit to Nottingham．The council says the tax will raise as much as ￡100 million over ten years-one fifth of the cost of a new transport system for the city．

　　Another transport spokesman Theresa Villiers said the tax would have a devastating impact on businesses struggling to cope with the economic decline．

　　But Richard Hebditch of the Campaign for Better Transport said the tax would raise money to invest in better transport．"We put forward the idea of workplace parking taxes as a fairer way to raise money to invest in the future of local transport services．We are pleased that the people of Nottingham will be the first to benefit．"

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　　Never-say-die Attitude

　　In 1883, a creative engineer named John Roebling was inspired by an idea to build a spectacular bridge connecting New York with the Long Island．However, bridge building experts throughtout the world thought that this was an impossible feat and told Roebling to forget the idea．It just could not be done．It was not practical．It had never been done before．

　　Roebling could not ignore the vision he had in his mind of this bridge．He thought about it all the time and he knew deep in his heart that it could be done．He just had to share the dream with someone else．After much discussion and persuasion he managed to convince his son Washington, an up-and-coming engineer, that the bridge in fact could be built．

　　Working together for the first time, the father and son developed concepts of how it could be accomplished and how the obstacles could be overcome．With great excitement and inspiration, and headiness of a wild challenge before them, they hired their crew and began to build their dream bridge．

　　The project started well, but when it was only a few months underway a tregic accident on the site took the life of John Roebling．Washington was injured and left with certain account of brain damage, which resulted in him not being able to walk or talk or even move．

　　“We told them so．”

　　“Crazy men and their crazy dreams．”

　　“It's foolish to chase wild visions．”

　　Everyone had a negative comment to make and felt that the project should be scraped since the Roeblings were the only ones who knew how the bridge could be built．In spite of his handicap, Washington was never discouraged and still had burning desire to complete the bridge and his mind was still as sharp as ever．

　　He tried to inspire and pass on his enthusiasm to some of his friends, but they were too daunted by the task．As he lay on his bed in his hospital room, with the sunlight streaming through the windows, a gentle breeze blew the white curtains apart and he was able to see the sky and the top of the trees outside for just a moment．It seemed that there was a message for him not to give up．Suddenly an idea hit him．All he could do was move one finger and decided to make the best use of it．By moving this, he slowly developed a code of communication with his wife．

　　He touched his wife's arm with that finger, indicating to her he wanted her to call the engineers again．Then he used the same method of tapping her arm to tell the engineers what to do．It seemed foolish but the project was under way again．

　　For 13 years Washington tapped out his instructions with his finger on his wife's arm until the bridge was finally completed．Today the spectacular Brooklyn Bridge stands in all its glory as a tribute of one's indomitable spirit and his determination not to be defeated by circumstances．It is also a tribute to the engineers and their team work, and to their faith in a man who was considered mad by half the world．It stands too as a monument to the love and devotion of his wife who for 13 years patiently decoded the message of her husband and told the engineers what to do．

　　Perhaps this is one of the best example of a never-say-die attitude that overcomes a terrible physical handicap and achieves an impossible goal．

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　　At first, the earth's surface layer(层)was made up of huge blocks of hard, solid rocks．There slowly, the rocks broke up into smaller and smaller pieces．Finally stones, pebble(卵石)and grains of sand were formed．Many sorts of plants and animals lived and died on the surface of the earth．They remain mixed up with the stones, pebbles and formed soil．The outmost layer of the earth is soil．

　　There are many ways in which large pieces of rock break into smaller ones．Wind, water, heat and cold help to break up rocks．When winds blow grains of sand against a large rock for a long time, the softer layer of the rock are slowly worn away．These leave holes and crack(裂缝)in the rock, which become bigger and finally the rock breaks up into smaller pieces．

　　The moving water of streams and rivers also help to break up rocks．As the water moves along, it carries with it small pieces of rock．These rub the larger ones．Thus, the larger rocks are worn down to smaller pieces．

　　The heat of the sun also help to breaking up rocks．When the sun shines, the rocks become very hot．If these rocks are suddenly cooled, they may crack．Ice also plays a part in making soil．Water in the cracks can turn into ice in cold weather．As this happens, it becomes bigger and cracks become wider, and finally break into smaller pieces．

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　　Have you ever picked a job based on the fact that you were good at it but later found it made you feel very uncomfortable over time? When you select your career, there's a whole lot more to it than assessing your skills and matching them with a particular position．If you ignore your personality, it will hurt you long-term regardless of your skills or the job's pay．There are several areas of your personality that you need to consider to help you find a good job．Here are a few of those main areas;

　　1)Do you prefer working alone or with other people?

　　There are isolating(使孤立)jobs that will drive an outgoing person crazy and also interactive jobs that will make a shy person uneasy．Most people are not extremes in either direction but do have a tendency that they prefer．There are also positions that are sometimes a combination of the two, which may be best for someone in the middle who adapts easily to either situation．

　　2)How do you handle change?

　　Most jobs these days have some elements of change to them, but some are more than others．If you need stability in your life, you may need a job where the changes don't happen so often．Other people would be bored of the same daily routine．

　　3)Do you enjoy working with computers?

　　I do see this as a kind of personality characteristic．There are people who are happy to spend more than 40 hours a week on a computer, while there are others who need a lot of human interaction throughout the day．Again, these are extremes and you'll likely find a lot of positions somewhere in the middle as well．

　　4)What type of work environment do you enjoy?

　　This can range from being in a large building with a lot of people you won't know immediately to a smaller setting where you'll get to know almost all the people there fairly quickly．

　　5)How do you like to get paid?

　　Some people are motivated by the pay they get, while others feel too stressed to be like that．The variety of payment designs in the sales industry is a typical example for this．

　　Anyway, these are a great starting point for you．I've seen it over and over again with people that they make more money over time when they do something they love．It may take you a little longer, but making a move to do what you have a passion for can change the course of your life for the better．

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　　Matt is a man of all trades and of many experiences．He never stays at one job for more than six months and never leaves the job of his own will．He is not actually lazy or unfit and his employers can not be said to be unreasonable．He is only according to one of his former employers, too eager for the work that his employers hasn't intention to let him do．One fact about Matt is that he never waits long to find a new job．Last month, he was fired again．Mr．King the owner of a small shop hired to paint his new house．He readily accepted the job without a word．When later Mr．King went to see how things were going on there, he couldn't find Matt instead he saw four workmen carefully painting the wall．“ What's the matte? ” he wondered．“Hi, Mr．King! ” he heard Matt's voice calling from behind．“ They are working hard, aren't they? ” Mr．King turned back．He saw Matt smiling at him．“ What happened, Matt? And why are these works here? ” Mr．King asked．“ I’ve hired them at 8dollars for each man．” Matt told him happily．“ But I will only pay 30dollars for the whole work．” Mr．King couldn't understand．“I know, Mr．King．But just think．I only need to pay another two dollars and then can enjoy the happy feeling of being a boss．Isn't it worth the money? ”

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