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　　Sydney is Australia's most exciting city．The history of Australia begin here．In 1788, Captain Arthur Philips arrived in Sydney with 11 ships and 1024 passengers from Britain(including 770 prisoners)．Today there are 2.5 million people in Sydney．It is the biggest city in Australia, and one of the most beautiful cities in the world．

　　There are over 20 fine beaches close to Sydney．Its warm summer climate and cool winter have made it a favorite city for immigrants(移民)from overseas．There are three things that made Sydney famous-its beautiful harbor(港口), the Sydney Harbor Bridge, and the Sydney Opera House．

　　But there are many more interesting things in Sydney： beautiful shops and restaurants, for example, rows of interesting old houses built in the 19th century, and everywhere, the sea．Summer or winter, day or night, Sydney is an outdoor city．

　　Some Americans think it is very British．Some British visitors think it is like America．There is some truth in both these opinions, because Sydney takes from both the Old World－Europe, and the New World-America, and makes it into something that is neither British nor American but truly Australian．

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　　For years, business people in Western Europe were worried．They knew they could not compete(竞争)against business from the U．S．The United States is much larger and had many more resources than any Western European country．

　　Some European people realized that the European nations need to join together to help each other．If they could forget their language differences and the differences in customs(风格), they might become strong competition against other countries．

　　In 1958, six of the European countries-Belgium; the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Germany and Italy got together and decided to cooperate(合作)．They called their group the European Economic Community, or the Common Market．These countries agreed to join their resources together．Within a few years, the European Economic Community had worked so well that its members were more prosperous(繁荣)than many other European nations．

　　Soon, other nations began to realize the advantages(好处)of the Common Market．Today the Common Market includes most of the important countries in Western Europe．It is helping Western Europe to again take its place as a leader among the industrial nations of the world．

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　　In the early stages of skill or character development, imitation(模仿)is helpful．When I first learned to cook, I used recipes(菜谱)and turned out some tasty dishes．But soon I grew bored．Why follow someone else's way of cooking when I could create my own? Imitating role models is like using training wheels on a child's bicycle; they help you get going, but once you find your own balance, you fly faster and farther without relying on them．

　　In daily life, imitation can hurt us if we subconsciously(下意识地)hold poor role models．If, as a child, you observed people whose lives were bad, you may have accepted their fear and pain as normal and gone on to follow what they did．If you do not make strong choices for yourself, you will get the results of the weak choices of others．

　　In the field of entertainment, those stars look great on screen．But when they step off screen, their personal lives may be disastrous．If you are going to follow someone, focus on their talent, not their bad character or unacceptable behaviors．

　　Think of the movies, books, teachers, and friends that have affected you most deeply．The world is changed not by those who do what has been done before them, but by those who do what has been done inside them．Creative people have an endless resource of ideas．The problem a creator faces is not running out of material; it is what to do with the material knocking at the door of imagination．

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　　I began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunt's house, and my mother said that we might soon be leaving for America．We were on the bus then．I was crying, and some people on the bus were turning around to look at me．I remember that I could not bear the thought of never hearing again the radio program for school children to which I listened every morning．

　　I do not remember myself crying for this reason again．In fact, I think I cried very little when I was saying goodbye to my friends and relatives．When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was going to see-the strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures．The country I was leaving and never to come back was hardly in my head then．

　　The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism(乐观), but the idea did not come to me at once．For the first two years in New York I was really lost-having to study in three schools as a result of family moves．I did not quite know what I was or what I should be．Mother remarried, and things became even more complex for me．Some time passed before my stepfather and I got used to each other．I was often sad, and saw no end to “the hard times．”

　　My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home．I wrote letters, filled out forms, translated at interviews with Immigration officers(移民局官员), took my grandparents to the doctor and translated there, and even discussed telephone bills with company representatives．

　　From my experiences I have learned one important rule：Almost all common troubles go away at last! Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up, and just wait a little! I believe that my life will turn out all right, even though it will not be that easy．

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　　The US government has started a website, Admongo, to help children think critically about the advertising aimed at them．It claims to provide visitors with an “education” through games and other entertainment．

　　A cartoon man dressed in old time pilot clothing greets visitors to Admongo．"Call me Haiz", he says upon arrival in a rocket ship that opens up with a crazy world inside it．Spacey dance music plays in the background as Haiz tells visitors that they need to learn about advertising．

　　Its inventors say eight to twelve years old is the age kids develop their critical thinking abilities．Kids of that age are also a big market for advertisers．

　　The idea behind Admongo is to teach children three things：To identify the advertiser．To know what the advertiser is really saying．And to know what the advertisement is trying to get the child to do．

　　Children learn these things through a video game．They create their own game character．They can choose different skin colors, hair styles, eye and mouth shapes．Then they begin a trip through ad-land, where there are ads on buses and billboards．The players have to find all the marketing in the neighborhood before they can move on to the next level．

　　The Admongo game takes players inside a home, to the advertising studio and everywhere else ads can be found．It is a complete exploration of the world of marketing．

　　One such area is food marketing．The Federal Trade Commission(FTC)says it is a big business．The FTC estimates that food, drink and fast-food restaurants spent more than one and a half billion dollars on advertising to young people in 2010．

　　The FTC says children are important for three reasons．They buy products．They influence parents and caregivers to buy．And they are the future adult buyers of the products．

　　A recent study says most advertising aimed at children is for foods of the lowest nutritional value．First Lady Michelle Obama has said she would like to see advertisers marketing healthy foods for children．

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　　Knowing the best way to study will help you to be a better student．By using your time properly, you can do your homework more quickly．Learning to study is not difficult．

　　The first thing to remember is that you must be willing to learn．It doesn't mean that you must always like the subject．It does mean, however, that you must be wil1ing to do whatever is necessary to learn．Try to understand why it is important and how it will help you now and later to do and learn other things．Knowing mathematics facts will be useful in your whole life．Knowing how to spell makes any kind of writing easier．Sometimes the subject that you think is going to be uninteresting will be exciting when you begin to work at it and understand it more clearly．Learning things can be fun if you are willing to work with them．

　　Here's some advice for you：have a certain time each day and a quiet place with good lighting for study, so that you can concentrate on your study without interruptions(中断); have everything ready before you sit down to study, a dictionary, paper, a pen and books; be sure you understand what you should learn before you start; read carefully and pay special attention to the most important things; when memorizing, first find out the main parts and then recite the whole thing; check your homework after you finish it; never forget the importance of review and preview．

　　Don't try to spend a lot of time researching learning methods．There are many students who know many good learning methods but don't study well．They forget that the most useful learning method is to study hard．

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　　It is natural that young people are often uncomfortable when they are with their parents．They say that their parents don't understand them．They often think that their parents are out of touch with modern ways, that they are too serious and too strict with their children, and they seldom give their children a free hand．

　　It is true that parents often find it difficult to win their children's trust and they tend to forget how they themselves felt when young．For example, young people like to act on the spot without much thinking．It is one of their ways to show that they have grown up and they can face any difficult situation．Older people worry more easily．Most of them plan things ahead and do not like their plans to be upset by something unexpected．When you want your parents to let you do something, you will have better success if you ask before you really start doing it．

　　Young people often make their parents angry with their choice in clothes, in entertainment and in music．But they do not mean to cause any trouble：it is just that they feel cut off from the older people's world, into which they have not yet been accepted．That's why young people want to make a new culture of their own, and if their parents do not like their music or entertainment or clothes or their way of speech, this will make the young people extremely happy．

　　Sometimes you are so proud of yourself that you do not want your parents to say, “ Yes” to what you do．All you want is to be felt alone and do what you like．It is natural enough, after being a child for so many years, when you were completely under your parents’ control．If you plan to control your life, you'd better win your parents over and try to get them to understand you．If your parents see that you have a high sense of responsibility, they will certainly give you the right to do what you want to do．

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　　Microwaves may be great at warming up food, but what about warming people?

　　Using microwaves to directly heat owners of a room would save much of the energy wasted by heating walls and furniture．And despite popular ideas about microwaves, this technique would be safe, according to Charles T．Burlier of the Microwave Research Centre in Marlborough, New Hampshire．Low-power microwaves only penetrate(贯穿)the skin(low-power microwave penetration in a ham is about 0.2 inches, for example)and with no negative effects．

　　To test this idea, Buffer subjected himself to microwaves in a special room using a standard 500-watt, 2459 MHz magnetron(磁控管)．He found that a person would start to feel warmth at about 20 milliwatts per square centimeter(mw．/sq．cm．)； a satisfactory feeling of warmth occurs between 35 and 50 mw．/sq．cm．By comparison, a person standing in noonday summer sun feels the amount of 85 mw．sq．cm．And a frozen meat pie in your microwave oven receives about 1000mw．/sq．cm．

　　In houses of the future, each room could be provided with its own magnetron, says Buffler．When you stepped into the living room, for example, a motion detector would turn on the magnetron, filling the room with low-power microwaves．In the same way that a microwave oven heats up a hamburger, but not the plate it's on, you would feel warmth from the microwaves without changing the temperature of your coffee table．

　　While it might be some time before homeowners are comfortable enough with the idea to set up whole-body microwave heaters in houses, Buffler says microwaves may attract livestock(家畜)farmers．Lambs that are born outdoors in winter, for example, are frequently lost to cold．Microwaves could warm the lambs safely and quickly．

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　　April 1st is a day on which, in some countries, people try to play tricks on others, if one succeeds in tricking somebody, one laughs and says, “April fool! ” and then the person who has been tricked usually laughs too．

　　On April 1st, a country bus was going along a winding road when it slowed down and stopped．The driver anxiously turned switches and pressed buttons, but nothing happened．Then he turned to the passengers with a worried look on his face and said．“This poor bus is getting old．It isn't going as well as it used to．There's only one thing to do if we want to get home today．I shall count three, and on the word 'three’, I want you all to lean(倾斜)forward suddenly as hard as you can．That should get the bus started again, but if it doesn't, I am afraid there is nothing else I can do．Now, all of you lean back as far as you can in your seats and get ready．”

　　The passengers all obediently(顺从地)pressed back against their seats and waited anxiously．The driver turned to the bus front and asked, “Are you ready? ”

　　The passengers hardly had enough breath to answer．“Yes．”

　　“One! Two! Three! ” counted the driver．The passengers all swung forward suddenly and the bus started up a great rate．

　　The passengers breathed more easily and began to smile with relief．But their smiles turned to a surprised and then a delighted laughter when the driver merrily cried, “April fool! ”

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　　Time：April 8th, 2010 at 10 PM to April 9th, 2010 at 3 AM

　　Location：Baby face Guangzhou

　　Street：No．83 Changdi Da Ma Road, Guangzhou

　　City/Town：Guangzhou

　　Website or Map：http：//www．babyface．com．cn

　　Phone：020-8335 5771

　　Organized By：Baby face China Official

　　Grammy nominated(格莱美奖提名)artist and globally admired DJ and Producer Paul van Dyk continues to lead the electronic music charts(唱片的每周流行榜)and appears at the high point of every Top DJ list across the globe．PvD, as his fans have nicknamed him, is currently ranked the World's No．1 DJ by DJ Magazine's “Top 100 DJs poll” for the second successive year．

　　PvD is well-known as one of the hardest working artists, with sold-out tours that cross each continent, headline spots at every major festival, and a hugely successful recording career．With over 3 million albums sold worldwide, van Dyk travels around the world over 16 times each year to sold out performances internationally．

　　Born in Eisenhuettenstadt, East Germany, Paul van Dyk grew up in East Berlin．Because his community did not have a true club culture, Paul van Dyk listened to the radio where he discovered his passion for music that extended beyond Techno music-he wanted to create a different, more unique sound．In the early 1990's Paul van Dyk was performing regularly at various clubs in Berlin before releasing his first album 45 RPM in 1994．But it was the release of his second album Seven Ways that put him into Top 100, followed by the release of his hit single “For An Angel, ” which began to earn him praise across the globe．By the time Paul van Dyk released Out There ＆ Back in 2000, it became clear that the Berlin-based musician had far more to offer than his signature club sets that had already defined him as one of the most influential DJs and producers of all time．His first mix CD Politics of Dancing was released in 2001, followed by Global in 2003-a DVD which illustrates his own experiences traveling the world．

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