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　　If you feel at present that you don't have enough friends in your life, one reason may be that you have let yourself become too busy to make time for the relationships you already have．Starting and keeping friendship require effort and commitment(责任，义务，承诺)．

　　Many of us let our lives become so busy with work and other commitments that we don't get around to scheduling time for pleasure and renewal(叙旧)with the friends, relatives and acquaintances we already have．

　　Making the effort to call your friends more regularly and to accept more of the invitations you receive from others can improve your social life in a hurry!

　　Are there any people you could call right now and be assured of a pleasant welcome? Are there people that you could depend on to help you in time of difficulty? Can you have close talks with them? Do you have fun when you are together? Are you happy to have them in your life?

　　If you haven't seen much of them lately, is it because you have become too busy? Have you grown apart? Was there an argument?

　　If the main reason you haven't been getting together with the people you already know is that you have gotten too busy, take a good look at how you spend your time．Compare it with your real values and priorities(优先考虑的事)in life．Is your busy lifestyle really bringing you the quality of life that you want?

　　If you have become too busy for friends, why has this happened? Are you seeking material joys in your life at the expense of relationships with other human beings? Have you allowed your time to be over-committed because you never say ‘‘No” to anyone? Do you insist on doing things yourself that could be delegated to others? If so, why? Do you believe that everything depends on you?

　　Examine whether the way you are now spending your time exactly reflects your deepest values and priorities．Make sure that you schedule enough time for the things that are truly most important to you．

　　If you really want to keep friends in your life, make a space in your schedule, and a space in your heart for them．

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　　Even a child knows that nodding the head means “Yes”．But some people will probably be puzzled when they first come to India．When they talk to an Indian, he often shakes his head．They might think that the Indian does not like what he said, but on the contrary he is expressing agreement．

　　The Indians have a habit of shaking their heads slightly when they talk to somebody．It doesn't mean “No”, but “Yes”．

　　If a person doesn't know this, it might cause misunderstanding．

　　At one time a foreigner in Indian told his driver who was an Indian to take him to his office．The driver shook his head．The foreigner repeated his request and the driver shook his head again．At last, the foreigner shouted angrily, “Drive me to my office at once!” The driver said in a low voice, “Yes, sir,” smiling and shaking his head again at the same time．

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　　In America, drivers' education is part of the regular high school curriculum(课程)．Every student in his or her second year of high school is required to take a class in driver's education．However, unlike other courses, it is not given during the regular school year．Instead it is a summer course．?

　　The course is divided up into two parts：class time for learning laws and regulations, and driving time to practice driving．Class time is not unlike any other class．The students study the basic traffic laws from a text to pass the written driving test that is given to anyone who wants to get a driver's license．

　　Driving time is a chance for the students to get behind the wheel and practice starting steering, backing up, parking, switching lanes, turning corners, and all the other maneuvers(操作)required to drive a car．Each student is required to drive a total of six hours．The students are divided up into groups of four．The students and the instructor go out driving for two hour blocks of time．Thus, each student gets half an hour driving time per outing．The instructor and “driver” sit in the front seats and the other three students sit in the back．

　　After the student has passed the driver's education course and reached the appropriate age to drive(this age differs in every state but in most cases the person must be 16 years old),they can go to a designated(指定的)state office to take their driver's test, which is made up of an eye examination, a written test, and a road test．The person must pass all three tests in order to be given a driver's license．If the person did well in his or her driver's education class, he or she will pass the test with flying colors and get a driver's license．?

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　　Sharon called about four times today．At least it shows she's trying to explain something to me．I feel a little better．

　　This morning Sharon said she had only told one person and didn't know why everyone seemed to know．Yes, I am an adopted(收养的)daughter．But she had promised to keep it a secret for ever!

　　I wish I had a friend I could really trust all of the time．I thought I found that friend, but I haven't and it's making me miserable(痛苦的)! It's wrong to tell her all about it．She gains my trust, and then loses it．

　　I have a nice room, beautiful house and everything I've ever wanted．My adoptive parents will give me all the things I've ever dreamed of．Yet all the money in the world can't buy what I want now．I want for Sharon to be my best friend again．

　　Sharon just called．She said she thought it might help if we spent more time together．She worried that I would switch schools(转学)．She is the best friend I've ever had．When I'm with Sharon, I can be myself．I need Sharon's friendship．I need it more than I've ever known．

　　I just had the most fantastic two days of my life! This was the best time I've had for a long, long while．Yesterday, we walked five times around the park and today we walked along the river for twenty minutes．We talked so much．Sharon, Sharon, no brick wall between us now．

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　　One day, when old Jacob and little Jacoble were walking home, the sun began to go down．Old Jacob was thinking of his house and little Jacoble didn't know what to think．Then he thought of a wonderful idea, and he cried, “Jacob! Do you know what I saw yesterday? I saw a green rabbit．It was flying in the air and it was so big, even bigger than an elephant!”

　　“You saw that with your own eyes?” asked old Jacob．“Of course I did,” said Jacoble proudly．“It's a good thing that you really saw that big, flying, green rabbit,” said old Jacob, “because that old bridge we are going to walk over is a very strange one．As soon as anyone who hasn't told the truth comes on it, the bridge breaks in two．” They continued walking．

　　“Jacob,” said Jacoble a little later, “you know that big, green, flying rabbit I saw yesterday…Well, it wasn't really flying, and…．it wasn't quite as big as an elephant…but it was very big, about the size of a horse!” “Big as a horse?” asked Jacob as they got closer to the bridge and little Jacoble began not to feel so well．

　　“Jacob,” said Jacoble．“That big, green rabbit I saw yesterday, well, I had something in my eye and so I couldn't see that well．It wasn't a very big rabbit but it was green．Yes, that's what it was－all green!”

　　Old Jacob didn't say a word．He just walked over the bridge．But Jacoble didn't go after him because he was afraid and he knew why he was afraid．He stood at the bridge and said, “Oh, Jacob! You know that rabbit I saw yesterday．It wasn't green．No．It was just a little, brown rabbit．”

　　Then he was not afraid of anything any more and he ran happily over the bridge．

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　　Early in the 16^th century men were trying to reach Asia by travelling west from Europe．In order to find Asia they had to find a way past South Africa．The man who finally found the way from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific was Ferdinand Magellan．

　　Magellan sailed from Seville in August 1519 with five ships and about 280 men．Fourteen months later, after spending the severe(凌冽的)winter on the coast of Patagonia, he discovered the channel(海峡)which is now called Magellan Straits．In November 1520, after many months of dangers from rocks and storms, the three remaining ships entered the ocean on the other side of South America．

　　They then continued, hoping to reach Asia．But they didn't see any land until they reached the islands off the coast of Asia．Before they arrived at these islands, later known as Philippines, men were dying of starvation．While they were in the Philippines．, Magellan was killed in battle．

　　The remaining officers then had to get back to Spain．They decided to sail around Africa．After many difficulties, one ship with eighteen men sailed into Seville after leaving．They were all that remained of Magellan's expedition(探险队)．

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　　For more than twenty years scientists have been searching for signs of life on other planets．Most of these searches have been done over the radio．The hope is that someone in outer space may be trying to get in touch with us．Scientists also have sent radio and television messages on spaceships traveling through space, on the chance that someone may be receptive(善于接受的)to such messages．

　　Scientists are using powerful radio telescope to listen to signals from about 1,000 stars, all within 100 light years of earth．In addition, they will scan(扫视)the entire sky to “listen” for radio messages from more distant stars．Using a computer, they will be able to monitor more than eight channels at one time．Scientists are looking for any signal that stands out from the background noise．

　　Of the 200 billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy(银河星系), scientists find that five percent are like our sun．Perhaps half of them have a planet like earth．Such a planet would be a reasonable distance from the star for temperatures to be right for the evolution of life．Based on the inhabitable(that can be lived in)planets in our galaxy, most scientists agree that chances are likely that one or more of these planets support some life．

　　However, many scientists wonder whether intelligent(有智力的)life exists on other planets．Some believe that twenty years of searching without any intelligible(可理解的)messages shows that no one is out there．They say that the evolution of intelligence comparable to ours is unlikely．

　　Other scientists believe that our search hasn't been long enough to rule out the possibility that intelligent life exists in our galaxy．Although our sun family in only about five billion years old, our galaxy is about 20 billions years old．In that time, some scientists think it is likely that civilizations are much more advanced than ours．Perhaps these civilizations(文明)send us no signals; perhaps we have not recognized the signals they have sent us．If we hope to find intelligent life, these scientists believe that we have to keep looking．

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　　People celebrate birthdays in almost every country on earth．And they celebrate them in many different ways．

　　In China and in Japan, for example, the arrival of New Year is more important than a person's birthday．So everyone adds a year to celebrate their ages on New Year's Day, instead of on their birthdays,

　　In Brazil, the special birthday food isn't cake, but special candles．In China, it's long noodles－for long life．In Iceland, people have pancakes with candies rolled inside them on birthdays．

　　In Britain, a birthday is an all-day celebration．At school, the birthday child is lifted up and “bumped” by his classmates．This means the child is lifted by the feet and arms and bumped to the ground, once for each year once for good growth．In Israel, the same custom is followed, except the birthday person is lifted and lowered while sitting in a chair．

　　In Holland, children not only get presents, but also give things out．They give cakes, cookies and candles to their classmates and teachers on their birthdays．

　　In Mexico, it's good luck to give birthday greetings as early in the day as possible．So it's usual for the birthday child to be woken up at midnight by fiends singing birthday songs．

　　In India, birthday celebrations also begin before dawn．Prayers and blessings must be said before morning comes．

　　In Thailand, two tall candles are lighted the night before the birthday．One is as tall as the birthday person．If it goes out early, it's bad luck．Another customs of Thailand is that they buy live fish and birds for the birthday person and then the birthday person frees the animals, and it brings good luck．

　　In Nigeria, people in a certain age group celebrate their birthdays together, on a certain day．

　　In many countries birthday customs are changing．Old customs are giving way to western style of birthdays, with candletopped cakes．But one thing never changes－birthdays are special days for everyone!

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　　Every day, about one-quarter of American adults eat at fast-food restaurants．Cheap, tasty, and convenient, fast food is rich in fat and calories, and it's low in fiber and nutrients．Thanks in large part to fast food, half of America's adults and one-quarter of its children are fat, double the rate of a generation ago．In the past two decades, eating habits have changed as people pay more attention to their health．However, many Americans continue to eat red meat(beef in particular)as well as pork, chicken and other foods．Although beer and wine are popular in most areas, many Americans abstain from alcohol, because they think they will become healthier without drinking it．Various kinds of mineral water are commonly available．

　　Eating styles and habits vary between people of different backgrounds, but Americans generally eat with the fork in the hand with which they write．A knife is used for cutting and spreading; otherwise, it is laid on the plate or table．Fast foods, such as chips, fried chicken, hamburgers, and pizza, tend to be eaten with the fingers．There is an obvious difference between what people may do at home or in a fast-food restaurant, and how they act in a more formal restaurant．Because both parents often work outside the home, some Americans are less likely to sit down as a family to eat once the children are older and able to prepare their own food or serve themselves．

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Don't Wake the Bear!

　　It' s time for the animals to celebrate Spring with a party in the forest－the only problem is that there is an enormous, hairy, scary bear sleeping nearby．

　　The animals have to be especially quiet so they don' t wake the bear．But a little hare gets a little too excited and fills the balloons a little too much－POP! What are the animals going to do when the bear wakes up?

　　Publication Date：February 1,2011

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Goodnight Baby Bear

　　Baby Bear shares special moments with all the important people in his life．The Bear family from SAY DADDY! returns to celebrate Baby Bear's childhood milestones and memories．

　　Publication Date：February 4,2011

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　　Price．＄14.05

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Say Daddy!

　　Mother shares a book about love while Brother shares a book about friendship．Everyone in this family is eager to share books and have the newest member' s affection and attention．But all kidding aside, this family knows the bond that is created when reading aloud with someone you love．

　　When Daddy closed the last page, he smiled at me for hours and said, "Say Daddy!" He hoped that would be my first word! But wait．Did we hear correctly? "Book," I said．"Book!"

　　Publication Date：October 31,2011 | Age Level：2 and up | Series; Picture Books

　　List Price：＄15.95

　　Price：＄11.85

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　　Chinese New Year/or Kids is a full-color paperback book with beau authentic Chinese illustrations．This is a hands-on workbook for teachers, written for children from 3 to 12 years old, for use in the classroom or at home．Music, physical movement, art, and food all add to the ambiance of taking an imaginary trip to China during the Chinese New Year．

　　Publication Date：October 1,2011

　　List Price：＄12.95

　　Price：＄10.25

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