Every year just after Christmas the January Sales start．All the shops reduce their prices and for two weeks, they are full of people looking for bargains．My husband and I do not normally go to the sales as we don’t like crowds and in any case are short of money as we have to buy lots of Christmas presents．

　　Last year, however, I took my husband with me to the sales at the large shop in the center of London．We both needed some new clothes and were hoping to find a television set．When we got to station, I left my husband and started looking around the shops．Unfortunately all the clothes were in very large sizes and so were not suitable for me．But I did buy a television at a very cheap price, so I felt quite pleased with myself．

　　When I arrived at the station, my husband was not there．So I sat down in a nearby cafe to have a cup of tea．I quickly finished my tea when I saw my husband and went out to meet him．He looked very happy．Then I saw he was carrying a large and heavy cardboard box．“Oh, dear!”I thought．Yes, we had no new clothes but two televisions．We shall not be going to the sales again．

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　　Whenever I see anyone buying a National Lottery ticket(彩票)I want to stop them and ask if they know just where their money is going．

　　The lottery money is supposed to go to charity(慈善团体)－ but it makes me angry to see some of the so – called “good causes” it’s being used to support．Also, Camelot, the organizers, have made a profit of ￡10．8 million in five months．

　　For the past ten years I’ve been helping to raise funds(基金)for a cancer research charity called Tenovus．My husband, Sandy, died from cancer 11 years ago － － － he was only 51．There’s been a long line of deaths in our family through cancer．I’ve also lost two sisters – in－ law, my brother, Michael, my father – in – law and my father．That’s apart from several close friends．

　　The charity is 50 years old now and raised money mainly for breast cancer research．It also runs a support line for the families of cancer sufferers．Our local group raises money through dances, sales and coffee morning, and all the funds go directly to cancer research．In 1993 Tenovus raised ￡3 million － － － and half that money came from sales of our own lottery tickets at supermarkets．But our income has dropped by half since the National Lottery was introduced．

　　I’m not against people playing the National Lottery, but they should think about what they’re doing．The chances of winning the jackpot are so small; they might as well throw their money away．The Government tells us that the money is going to things like the arts and sport, but what about the National Health Service? They should give some cash to that, too．How can they justify spending ridiculous amount of cash on so – called works of art － － － like displays of potatoes － － － or buying up Winston Churchill’s papers at a cost of ￡12 million?

　　So who really are the winners in the National Lottery? When I think of all that money people could be donating(捐献)to cancer research, I could weep．It’s time people realized how charities across the country are suffering because of the National Lottery．It’s disheartening．

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　　Your body, which has close relations with the food you eat, is the most important thing you own, so it needs proper treatment and proper nourishment(营养)．The old saying “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” is not as silly as some people think．The body needs fruit and vegetables because they contain vitamin C．Many people take extra vitamins in pill form, believing that these will make them healthy．

　　But a good diet is made up of nourishing food and this gives all the vitamins you need．The body doesn't need or use extra vitamins, so why waste money on them?

　　In the modern western world, many people are too busy to bother about eating properly．They throw anything into their stomachs, eating hurriedly and carelessly．The list of illnesses caused or made worse by bad eating habits is frightening,

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