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　　My students often tell me that they do not have "enough time" to do all their homework．My response often is “You have as much time as the president．" I usually carry on a bit about there being twenty-four hours in the day for everyone, and suggest that "not enough time" is not an acceptable explanation of not getting something done．

　　Once in graduate school, I tried to prove to my professor that I was working hard．His answer was "That's irrelevant(不相干)．What's important is the quality of your work．” That led me to a new idea：the quality of the work, which is perhaps best explained in a sign："Don't work harder．Work smarter．"

　　If you can't get more time, as few of us can, the only solution is to improve the quality of your work．That means improving ways to get more out of the same time．That should lead us to an analysis of our work habits, which for students should be read as "study habits"．

　　Then as a smart student, you will seek to improve those skills that you use in study, chiefly reading and writing．If you can, it will pay off in all your subjects．

　　As to improving reading, one suggestion is to take a quick nap when you feel reading puts you to sleep, which later helps you read better．The second solution is to speed up．

　　But there are other issues．First, you need to find a place where you can work without unnecessary disturbances．Second, you need to take control．Success depends on realizing that you have to take active control over what you are doing．Third, you might as well get hold of a good book on reading and master the reading skills that pay off in all your classes．

　　Talking about advice on good writing habits, you simply have to master the writing skills．Increasing your efficiency in both reading and writing will pay off immediately in terms of the quality of your work and in terms of the time spent doing it．Then you will be able to do better work in less time．And maybe you will find time to play golf with the president．

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　　While the rest of the world carried on cycling during the 1950s and 1960s, America forgot how; even high-school children would drive to school．Recently there has been something of a recovery in cycling, and in many areas it is a very useful way of getting around, especially where bike paths or bike routes have been built．You may well want to buy, hire or borrow a bike．

　　There are two important results of this earlier drop in cycling in the USA．One is that many people do not know how to cycle．That is, cyclists often behave more like walkers than motorists：they ride in the sidewalk or on the wrong side of the road; they do not care for stop signs or traffic lights; they ride without lights at night; they give no signals．

　　The other result is that cycling is regarded by many people not so much as a way of getting from one place to another buy as a way of life, a form of exercise, etc．As a result, large numbers of young Americans have ten-speed racing bikes．These are very high and fast and great if you are cycling long distance, riding up mountains or racing．At first, though, you may find them convenient for cycling in town, sightseeing or shopping-they are expensive, uncomfortable and hard to control until you get used to them, and unsuitable for rough stony roads．

　　There are also ordinary bikes around．If you get hold of one of these, you may find that the brakes(刹车)work by pedaling(踩踏板)backwards．This is perhaps safer than ordinary brakes when it is wet, but it seems to be less effective．This arrangement also means you can't pedal backwards in order to get the pedal in the right place for getting on or getting off．

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　　Body language is a very powerful tool of communication, not only between people but in the animal world as well．

　　In many instances, we produce idioms(惯用语，习语)which are all understandable by borrowing examples from animal communication．

　　For example, we know that a frightened cat will arch(拱起)its back high in rigid curve(拱形)．From this starting-point we might hear the expression, “He gets my back up! ” meaning “He makes me angry．”

　　In the same manner, we know that many animals, if challenged by attackers, will not turn and run away because this will encourage the attacker to attack them more forcefully．Instead, they will move backwards slowly to get out of harm's way, always still facing their attacker．We call this action “backing off” and it can be used just as well with humans as with animals．

　　In the case of humans, however, the back-off may not be physical but oral, as in using a kinder tone of voice and gentler words instead of fighting against the attackers．

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　　Swan Lake Ballet

　　When：Aug．27, 2010 19∶15

　　Where：Shanghai Grand Theatre

　　Ticket：80/180/280/380 RMB pre-sale(before Aug．28)

　　Description：Swan Lake is ballet at its best．There are only two Swan Lake performances this month so get your tickets fast! Swan Lake tells the tale of princess who's turned into a swan, and a prince who falls in love with her and struggles to save her from the spell in order to be with her．

　　In the Mood for Love Ballet

　　When：Aug．31, 2010 19∶15

　　Where：Shanghai Grand Theatre

　　Ticket：80/180/280/380 RMB

　　Description：A truly Chinese ballet, In the Mood for Love is set in 1930's Shanghai and tells a story of two neighbors who fall in love．There will be some drama between these two characters which will be expressed and transferred to the audience through dance．The costumes are impressive and beautifully represent women's fashion back in the day．

　　2010 Jazz Festival Shanghai

　　When：Aug．29, 2010 12∶00－23∶00

　　Where：Pudong Century Park

　　Tickets：150RMB 1 day ticket/200RMB 2 day ticket

　　Descrition：Shanghai turns into a city of jazz this October．Music fans will be able to enjoy a selection of jazz, blues, funk and reggae on the grass of Century Park and the festival includes 129 bands from 32 different countries and performances by three popular rodk stars．

　　Full Moon Beach Party

　　When：Aug．28, 2010 21∶30

　　Where：Sanjiagang Beach Resort

　　Ticket：180RMB/150 RMB pre-sale(before Aug．22)

　　Description：Full Moon Beach Party is coming straight to the shores of Shanghai．

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　　Steven Spielberg's 2002 science-fiction thriller Minority Report produced a world where computers could read minds and predict the future．It seemed fanciful at the time, but fantasy is edging closer to fact．

　　On Jan．3l, a team of scientists at the UC Berkeley, led by Robert Knight programmed computers to decode(解码)brain waves and replay them as words．Five months earlier, another group of Berkeley scientists showed their colleagues short movies and used computers to play back in color what people saw．

　　These experiments are a big advance from 2006, when a French scientist first replayed images from a human mind, a black-and-white checkerboard pattern．The possibilities, are great：a disabled person could “speak”； doctors could access the mind of a patient who fainted; you could rewatch your dreams on an iPad．There are, of course, equally dark side, such as the involuntary takeout of information from the brain．

　　In spite of these breakthroughs, Jack Gallant, the neuroscientist who led the first Berkeley team, says current technology for decoding brain activity is still “relatively primitive．” The field is held back by its poor machinery, in particular the fMRI．

　　“Eventually, ” says Gallant, “someone will invent a decoding machine you can wear as a hat．” Such an advance into the human mind, he says, might take 30 years．

　　Still, the recent advances at Berkeley offer small answers, which scientists can use to begin unlocking the secrets of memory and consciousness．

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　　When Allison Winn was eight and her family adopted a dog named Coco, they had no idea how much the little creature would change her life．“Coco helped me feel better, ” says Allison, who was recovering from l4 months of treatment for a brain cancer at the time．“She would cuddle(偎依)with me when I didn't want to play．” Allison loved Coco so much that she told her parents she wanted to help other sick kids find the same kind of comfort．

　　She started small, raising money by selling lemonade and homemade dog biscuits in front of her house．Her first customer was the mailman．By the end of that summer, she had raised nearly ＄l, 000, enough to adopt and train two dogs and give them to children with cancer．Now, a little more than two years later, some groups gather to make dog treats for Allison's cause．

　　Her organization, the Stink Bug Project, named after a picture she drew in memory of the end of her treatment, is run and managed in partnership with the Morgan Adams Foundation．Stink Bug helps families adopt pets from the Trained K9 Companion Program, where the rescued dogs are taught commands．Allison's mother, Dianna Litvak, who helps run Stink Bug, hopes to extend the pet-adoption program statewide and continue donating some of the money to help fund children's cancer research．

　　“Allison has figured out how to help-in a way that no one else has, ” Litvak says．“We involve her younger sister, Emily, her friends, the adopting families, and some others．It took the love of a little girl to wrap all that together into one amazing package．”

　　Go to stinkbugproject．org to donate or to buy Allison's dog biscuits．

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　　In the past year, the number of parenting contracts-statements signed by parents agreeing to bring their child to school-has gone up by 4l％ to 6, 86l．The number of court-issued punishment notices went up by l2％ to 7, 793 last year．

　　The Department for Children, Schools and Families said that part of the rise was due to a ban on parents taking their child out of school during term time to go on holiday．The Labour government has a target to cut truancy(逃学)by a third, but the current rate of unauthorised absence in England is a third higher than in 200l．

　　The government has introduced tough new permission to force parents to deal with their child's truancy．Parents can be fined, asked to sign contracts, or ordered to make their child go to school．Finally they can be sent to prison．The first parent to be put in prison was Patricia Amos, from Banbury, Oxfordshire, in 2006．Separate figures from the Ministry of Justice today show that 133 parents were put in prison between 2004 and 20ll for failing to prevent their child's truancy．

　　Children's minister Delyth Morgan said：“It's important that we back schools and local authorities in using these powers to deal with problem pupils and bad behaviour．They rightly make parents take responsibility for their children．These latest figures show that schools and local authorities continue to make good use of these measures．”

　　David Laws, the Liberal Democrat education spokesman, said：“While parents need to take responsibility for their children's behaviour and have the duty to ensure they attend school, truancy rates across the country remain sky high．What is needed is a more effective local approach involving parents, schools and the police．Extra money to cut class sizes and provide more one-to-one support will enable teachers to work with individual children and make sure that they are occupied in the classroom．”

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　　Lill was a young French Canadian girl who grew up in the farming community．At the age of l6, her father thought that she had enough schooling and forced her to drop out of school to contribute to the family income．In l922, with limited education and skills, the future didn't look bright for Lill．Her father demanded that Lill find a job as soon as possible, but she didn't have the confidence to ask for a job．

　　One day, Lill gathered her courage and knocked on her very first door．She was met by Margaret Costello, the office manager．In her broken English, Lill told her she was interested in the secretarial position．Margaret decided to give her a chance．

　　Margaret sat her down at a typewriter and said, “Lill, let's see how good you really are．”She directed Lill to type a single letter, and then left．Lill looked at the clock and saw that it was ll：40 a．m．Everyone would be leaving for lunch at noon．She thought she should at least attempt the letter．

　　On her first try, she got through one line but made four mistakes．She pulled the paper out and threw it away．The clock now read 11∶45．“At noon, ” she said to herself, “I'll move out with the crowd, and they will never see me again．”

　　On her second attempt, things didn't get any better．Again the started over and finally completed the letter, full of mistakes, though．She looked at the clock：11∶55-five minutes to freedom．

　　Just then, Margaret walked in．She came directly over to Lill, and put one hand on the desk and the other on the girl's shoulder．She read the letter and paused．Then she said, ”Lill, you're doing good work! ”

　　Lill was surprised．She looked at the letter, then up at Margaret．With those simple words of encouragement, her desire to escape disappeared and her confidence began to grow．She thought, “Well, if she thinks it's good, then it must be good．I think I'll stay! ”

　　Lill did stay at Carhartt Overall Company…for 5l years, through two world wars and ll presidents-all because someone had the insight to give a shy and uncertain young girl the gift of self-confidence when she knocked on the door．

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　　SHANGHAI-A system to take homeless children off the streets and return them to their home communities is to be set up this year by city authorities．

　　“We will improve communication with the civil administrations(民政局)where these children come from, invite them to take back the kids and provide assistance to send them home, ” said Ren Zshiyue, director of the social welfare division of Shanghai civil affairs bureau, on Wednesday．

　　This is Shanghai's latest attempt to deal with child beggars following another initiative(开端)in December．Eight government agencies, including civil affairs, public security and city management, are taking part in the campaign, which aims to have the streets clear of child beggars by the end of this year．Officials said the police will increase patrols(巡逻)in areas where the homeless gather, such as metro stations, squares, bridges and underground passages．

　　Vagrant children are particularly prominent(突出)in the city．Some residents said they often see young boys and girls kneeling under flyovers, many with schoolbags on their backs, or asking money from car drivers when they stop at traffic lights．Metro station manager at the People's Square, surnamed Fei, said that at least a dozen homeless children a week were caught begging on the subway．

　　According to an officer surnamed Qiu at the People's Square police station, if a homeless child is found alone, they will confirm his or her identity first, and try to get in touch with the legal guardians．If children cannot give details of their background, blood samples will be taken and the information in a DNA database will be used to help trace their families．

　　The national database, set up in April 2009, had reunited more than 1, 400 children with their parents by September．Qiu said the city's new policy on child beggars should be the most effective yet．"We could only persuade them to stop begging before, but now we can repatriate(遣返)the child with this policy, " he said．

　　Zhang Baoyan, founder of Baobeihuijia(Baby Back Home), a volunteer group that helps search for missing children nationwide and offers support to their parents, said the campaign shows that the government is determined to put an end to children begging．But she wonders how to prevent the children becoming homeless again．"Many homeless children keep reappearing not long after leaving welfare homes, because begging has become their livelihood, " she said．

　　The central authority began a campaign to help homeless children in December．It requires the local government in the original home communities of vagrant children to increase social security and economic support to prevent children from turning to begging．"So the campaign addresses both the symptoms and root causes．We hope child begging will disappear when the rich-poor divide is gradually narrowed, " said Zhou Zheng, chairman of the social assistance center in Shanghai．

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　　We offer a range of programs into Macquaire University(MU), the Sydney Institute of Business and Technology(SIBT)as well as general English and Professional English courses．

　　96％ of our students pass their CME courses and enter Macquaire University or SIBT．Students who have gone through our English Programs have an average 17％ higher pass rate in their chosen field of study at Macquaire University(Macquaire University Research Unit, 2011)

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