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The latest affliction to hit today's young male?“老男孩”现象泛滥是晚到的成熟？
A widespread condition known as "Peter Pan Syndrome," according to author Kay S. Hymowitz。
Hymowit''s book, "Manning Up: How the Rise of Women Has Turned Men Into Boys," is excerpted in the Wall Street Journal, and discusses the "novel sort of limbo, a hybrid state of semi-hormonal adolescence and responsible self-reliance" that characterizes many young men in today's society。
Though she attributes a number of elements to the notable emergence of this boy-to-man subculture, chief among them are financial stability and changing sexual hierarchies。
"Like adolescents in the 20th century, today's pre-adults have been wait-listed for adulthood," Hymowitz offers. "Marketers and culture creators help to promote pre-adulthood as a lifestyle. And like adolescence, pre-adulthood is a class-based social phenomenon, reserved for the relatively well-to-do."
"Those who don't get a four-year college degree are not in a position to compete for the more satisfying jobs of the knowledge economy."
"Women have risen to positions of power in the meantime, with 34 percent of American women between the ages of 25 to 34 holding college bachelor's degrees, versus just 27 percent of men, and this imbalance further cultivates these so-called 'man-children,'" she argues。
这种现象是当今年轻男性的另一大问题？
凯伊?S?西墨威茨在她的书里《男人雄起：女性的崛起如何让男人变成男孩》，便提到了众所周知的―彼得?潘综合征‖。《华尔街日报》摘录了本书某些章节，并讨论了"这种新型的混沌状态，荷尔蒙水平处于青春期，又有一定的自力更生能力"，而这正是当今社会许多年轻男性的确切写照。
虽然凯伊认为这种―老男孩‖现象的出现有诸多因素，然而最主要的还是经济的稳定性和变化了的性别结构。
西墨威茨说：―像许多20世纪的青少年一样，如今的处在成年前期的年轻人尚未达到成人的成熟状态。而市场营销者们和文化领跑者们又大肆宣扬成年前期这样的生活状态。和青少年一样，成年前期成为一个阶层性的社会现象，仅出现在生活相对宽裕的群体里。‖
―那些没有大学文凭的人在知识经济的时代很难找到十分满意的工作。‖
她说：―同时，女性的地位也不断攀升，在美国，25至34岁这个年龄段里，34%的女性持有学士学位，而男性仅27%，这种差距催生了所谓的?老男孩‘'现象。‖
专家：2050年地球或将面目全非
A growing, more affluent population competing for ever scarcer resources could make for an "unrecognizable" world by 2050, researchers warned at a major US science conference Sunday。
The United Nations has predicted the global population will reach seven billion this year, and climb to nine billion by 2050, "with almost all of the growth occurring in poor countries, particularly Africa and South Asia," said John Bongaarts of the non-profit Population Council。
"By 2050 we will not have a planet left that is recognizable" if current trends continue, Clay said。
The swelling population will exacerbate problems, such as resource depletion, said John Casterline, director of the Initiative in Population Research at Ohio State University。
But incomes are also expected to rise over the next 40 years -- tripling globally and quintupling in developing nations -- and add more strain to global food supplies。
People tend to move up the food chain as their incomes rise, consuming more meat than they might have when they made less money, the experts said。
It takes around seven pounds (3.4 kilograms) of grain to produce a pound of meat, and around three to four pounds of grain to produce a pound of cheese or eggs, experts told AFP。
"More people, more money, more consumption, but the same planet," Clay told AFP, urging scientists and governments to start making changes now to how food is produced。
Population experts, meanwhile, called for more funding for family planning programs to help control the growth in the number of humans, especially in developing nations。
"For 20 years, there's been very little investment in family planning, but there's a return of interest now, partly because of the environmental factors like global warming and food prices," said Bongaarts。
"We want to minimize population growth, and the only viable way to do that is through more effective family planning," said Casterline。
上周日，研究人员在一个大型美国科学会议上警告说，随着地球人口越来越多，越来越富，人们对匮乏资源的争夺可能会导致地球到2050年变得―面目全非‖。
联合国预测，全球人口今年将达到70亿，到2050年将达到90亿。非营利性组织人口理事会的约翰?邦戈兹说：―世界人口的增长基本都发生在贫穷国家，尤其是非洲和南亚地区的国家。‖
在美国科学促进会的年度会议上，世界自然基金会的詹森?克莱说，要养活这些人，―未来40年内，我们需要生产出过去8000年产出粮食的总和‖。
克莱说，如果人口还按目前的趋势增长，那么―到2050年我们的星球将会面目全非‖。
俄亥俄州立大学的人口研究项目主任约翰?卡斯特林说，人口激增将会加剧资源损耗等问题。
不过，在未来40年人们的收入也会增长——全球人口平均收入会是现在的3倍，而发展中国家收入会达到现在的5倍——这会给全球食物供应增加压力。
专家们说，收入增长之后，人们会吃更多食物链上层的东西，会比他们赚钱少的时候消耗更多肉类。
专家们对法新社表示，生产1磅肉需要约7磅(合3.4公斤)谷物，生产1磅奶酪或者鸡蛋需要3到4磅谷物。
同时，人口专家呼吁为生育控制项目提供更多资金，以控制人口数量的增长，特别是发展中国家的人口数量增长。
邦戈兹说：―20年来，尽管我们对生育控制的投资微乎其微，但是我们也收到了一些投资回报。这种回报从一定程度上是由于全球变暖和食物价格飞涨等环境因素迫使的。‖
他接着说：―要想减少人口增长，唯一可行的方法就是借助更有效的生育控制项目。‖
日前，Lady Gaga在接受一家电台采访时大谈其―酒精减肥法‖，她说：―我靠喝酒减肥，我的过着我想要的极富创意的生活。就算是在工作的时候，我也爱喝些威士忌。不过日常的运动健身是绝对不可少的，就算是喝得伶仃大醉，我也不会偷懒。两种方法交替进行，并且能让你一直保持着新鲜感。不过不得承认的时，我的确狂练瑜伽。‖
Lady Gaga瘦身诀窍揭秘:喝酒减肥
Lady Gaga has a special way of keeping in shape: whiskey! She's a big fan of the alcoholic beverage because she thinks it helps her creativity but still maintains her toned figure, because she hits the gym even if she's suffering from the after-effects of too much alcohol.
She told Sirius XM radio: "I am on the drunk diet. I live my life as I want to, creatively. I like to drink whiskey and stuff while I am working. But the deal is I've got to work out every day, and I work out hung over if I am hung over. And it's about the cross-training and keeping yourself inspired. I have to say, I do a ton of yoga."
Gaga has previously caused controversy with her extreme dieting methods.
The 24-year-old singer‘s former tour manager, David Ciemny, claimed last year she would binge on junk food such as cakes and sweets, then not eat for weeks to fit into her costumes -- once losing 20 pounds between fittings for one of her outfits.
Describing her condition, David said: "When I say she was sick, I mean physically and mentally."
Talent scout Wendy Starland added: "The pressure on her to lose weight was very high."
一生无男友或成百岁老妇长寿秘诀
Some might turn to the latest scientific findings or dietary advice to help them prolong their life expectancy. But Gladys Gough, who has reached an incredible 103 years old, puts her longevity down to her single status. The centenarian from Stoke-on-Trent says she couldn't be bothered with men and has never had a boyfriend, let alone married or had children.
随着生活节奏的加快，人们对自身健康越来越重视，报刊上、网络上对于长寿的秘诀以及如何能延长生命关于饮食方面的研究花样翻新，今天说素食能长寿，明天说不同种类的肉类也能促使人类长寿，今天一位来自澳大利亚墨尔本的103岁的老太太Gladys Gough告诉我们，她长寿的秘诀就是---一辈子不受到男人的困扰，别说是男朋友了，她连结婚都没想过，更别说是要小孩。看来，―清汤寡欲‖的生活才是长寿的根本哦！
She has wit, charm and a sense of humour but has avoided relationships all her life Instead of settling down, she travelled the world with her sister, visiting far flung and exotic countries, and made sure she always ate her dinner.
这位看起来身体还十分硬朗、头脑还十分清晰、并且还有些许幽默感的老太太Gladys Gough向媒体承认，她说：―我一辈子都在避免有男朋友，虽然我还算是有一定的吸引力，我选择转移注意力的方法很多，比如我可以和我姐姐环游世界，周游列国！此外，最最重要的秘诀，我觉得是每一天我都必须吃晚餐，一天下来，晚餐必不可少，103年了，我没有一天是不吃晚饭的！‖
Staff at the care home where Gladys lives describes her as a 'charmer'. But the life-long singleton maintains its her
与老人同住在养老院的―同事们‖都觉得老人Gladys Gough是一位―非常具有吸引力‖的老太太，大家觉得，老人一辈子远离异性、或者对异性持有排斥态度的生活习惯说不定就是能够保持她长寿、以及健康生活的一个重要秘诀。老太太Gladys Gough说：―我每天都确保我的晚餐能吃好、从来没想过结婚或者有什么男朋友之类的事情，说不定这是长寿的原因。但是，我真的不能忍受男人，这十分重要！‖
新西兰发生6.3级地震已致65人死亡
At least 65 people have died after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Christchurch on New Zealand's South Island.
新西兰南岛城市基督城发生里氏6.3级地震，目前至少65人在地震中丧生。
The tremor, which hit at 1251 (2351 GMT on Monday) only 10km (6.2 miles) south-east of the city at a depth of 5km (3.1 miles), caused widespread destruction.
地震发生在当地时间中午12点51分（北京时间早上7点51分），震中距离城市西南仅10公里，震源深度近5公里，因而造成了大规模毁坏。
The fire service said numerous people were trapped in buildings, and a state of emergency has been declared.
消防队称无数居民目前被困房屋内。国家也宣布进入紧急状态。
The damage is said to be far worse than after September's 7.1-magnitude quake.
这次地震造成的伤亡据称远远高于去年九月的7.1级地震。
Two people were seriously injured by the first tremor, whose epicentre was further away and deeper. It caused an estimated $3bn in damage, but there were no fatalities.
上一次地震的震中比这次距离城市更远、震源深度也更深。上次有两人严重受伤，造成了约合3亿元损失，但没有人员死亡。
There have been several aftershocks since last September's quake, with a 4.9 magnitude tremor hitting just after Christmas.
在去年九月的地震之后，有数次余震发生。有一次4.9级的刚好发生在圣诞节之后。
步行对你有什么好处?
Walking is a great way to get in shape without breaking the bank (it's free and you do it everyday). But there are other benefits to this exercise that you may not have realize. Here's some fun facts to encourage you to lace up your walking shoes.
步行是塑身的超棒方式，不花钱，而且可以每天进行。但还有一些你不知道的好处。看了以下有趣内容，可以鼓励你系上运动鞋带。
Whether you stroll, saunter, amble or stride, walking is good for you. In his book, The Lost Art of Walking, Geoff Nicholson extols the virtues of walking, and delves into how and why we walk. Besides providing physical, psychological and social benefits, this simple, free activity can transform your life, he suggests. Here‘s how:
不管是溜达、漫步、逛逛，还是大步走，步行都有好处。吉奥夫.尼克尔森在《消失的步行艺术》一书中，大力称赞步行好处，探究步行方式和原因。他说，除了生理、心理和社交方面的好处外，该简单、免费的活动还能改变你的生活。如下：
Promotes Good Health
From a health perspective, walking is the key to managing weight, controlling blood pressure, and reducing the risk of a stroke, breast cancer, diabetes and myriad other ailments. A brisk daily walk lengthens your life, decreases the risk of depression and elevates your mood and sense of wellbeing. According to Harvard teaching hospital Beth Israel Medical Centre, walking lowers total cholesterol and increases high-density lipoproteins (HDL) or the ―good cholesterol‖.
锻炼好身体
Keeps You Mentally Refreshed
From a psychological viewpoint, walking offers an opportunity to clarify thoughts, to solve problems and to reduce stress. If you establish a rhythm that is relaxing and peaceful, walking can also become a form of meditation.
让你精神好
从心理学角度看，步行提供了以下时间：理清思路，解决问题，还有减压。假如进行放松、平和的步行，也是一种冥想方式。
Allows for Social Bonding
Walking regularly with someone else enables a friendship to blossom as the pair of you exercise. You can also schedule regular walk ―dates‖ with your spouse or partner and use the time to discuss issues without distractions.
紧密人际关系
和别人一起进行有规律的步行，可以在锻炼中发展友谊。你可以通过安排好步行时间，和配偶或者伴侣进行―约会‖；还可以不受干扰地讨论问题。
Lets You See the World Around You
Also, the best way to explore some of the world‘s great cities –such as New York, London, Paris and Rome –is on foot. Walking stimulates the senses and enables you to enjoy a rich engagement with life around you. According to Nicholson, the poet William Wordsworth circumnavigated the world seven times during his lifetime. Wordsworth reputedly delighted in the simple truth that ―going for a walk is an invitation for surprise‖.
看看外面的世界
游玩世界上的大城市，如纽约、伦敦、巴黎和罗马，最好的方式也是步行。步行让感觉更敏锐，能让你发觉周围生活的丰富多彩。根据尼克尔森的说法，诗人威廉姆.沃兹华斯一生中环游世界七次。―出门散步，来自惊奇的邀请‖，沃兹华斯一直心悦诚服地相信这个简单真理。
Here are some tips to get going:
Get a walking buddy and commit to meet each week at a set time.
Get a dog and you‘ll have a constant walking companion.
Choose a location that is picturesque but accessible.
Start with a moderate walk, then increase the pace and distance.
Include some hills and stairs.
Use an umbrella if it rains: the worst that can happen is that you get wet!
以下是几个小贴士：
1、找一个步行伙伴，坚持每星期在固定时间见面；
2、养一条狗，那步行伙伴就一直有了；
3、找个风景好、交通便利的地方；
4、开始步行要适度，逐步提高强度，增加距离；
5、要有一些山和楼梯；
6、如果下雨，要撑伞；如果淋湿了，那可糟了！
男性更爱唠叨但不善沟通
Women communicate better than men and actually talk less, researchers said Friday。
Men speak more words than women in a day, but have a weaker command of language in social situations, use the same words repeatedly and pay unconvincing compliments, British researchers said after studying how men and women communicate。
The women in the research commissioned by British female-friendly insurance firm Sheilas' Wheels had superior communication skills and used a wider variety of words in social situations, while men struggled with their command of language。
"It is men who are more likely to talk for the sake of talking when engaged in social chit-chat by recycling their words with ritualistic and redundant language that doesn't contain new information," Manchester University researcher Geoffrey Beattie said。
The team of researchers carried recording devices over a one week period in order to transcribe 50 conversations, which were split between men and women in serious and social conversations。
Each conversation was given to five volunteers who read five different versions with every fifth word removed and were asked to guess the missing word。
Men used a few simple words in social situations and the limited variety of their vocabulary became even more marked when it came to paying compliments, researchers said。
The study showed compliments from men were 90 percent predictable -- frequently making use of words "you," "really" and "nice" -- while women had more detail in their compliments, making them less predictable and more genuine-sounding。
The Manchester University team helped dispel the myth of women as chatterboxes and discovered it's men who have the tendency to blather on by analyzing supporting research into male and female communication。
Only two out of 56 separate studies analyzing the difference in communication between men and women concluded that women use more words per day than men - while 24 concluded that men use more。
研究人员周五称，女性比男性更善于沟通，而且实际上她们比男性话少。
通过研究男性和女性的沟通方式，英国研究人员发现，在一天中，男性说的话要多于女性，但是他们在社交场合运用语言的能力要比女性差。他们总是反复使用同样的字眼，而且他们称赞别人的话语往往听起来没有诚意。
曼彻斯特大学的研究人员发现，如果谈话是关于一些严肃的话题，比如说时事，男性和女性使用的语言是相似的；但是如果是社交场合的闲聊，他们使用的语言则大不相同。
该研究是由英国一家专门针对女性的保险公司Sheilas' Wheels委托进行的，该研究显示女性拥有优秀的沟通能力，她们在社交场合使用的语言更丰富，而男性则难以驾驭语言。
曼彻斯特大学的研究人员杰弗里?比蒂说：―在社交场合闲聊时，男性更可能只是为聊天而聊天。他们一般只是重复那些多余的、不包含任何新信息的礼节性语言。‖
研究小组用录音设备在一周内记录了50段谈话的内容，这些谈话内容按男女分开，包括严肃的谈话和社交闲聊。
每段对话被分发给五个志愿者，研究者将稿子中的第5个词、第10个词、第15个词……(依此类推)去掉，然后让志愿者根据自己的猜测读出五个不同的版本。
研究人员说，男性在社交场合会使用一些简单的词，当他们试图称赞某人时，他们词汇的匮乏就更加明显。
研究显示，90%的男性的称赞话语都是能猜到的，他们经常使用诸如―您‖、―真的‖、―好‖等字眼；而女性在称赞别
才有喋喋不休的癖好。
在56个分析男女沟通差异的单项研究中，只有两项研究显示女性每天说的话比男性多，而有24项研究显示男性话更多。
有一种感情不再浓烈,却一直存在
译者: 爱尔兰UCD赖小琪
注:原文是将中文文章翻译成英文，为了让大家方便学习，编辑将之整理成中英对照的形式，希望大家喜欢。
Forgive my decreasing regards, my friends.
But there is an emotion, not strong yet externally existing, in my heart.
We cannot stay together all the time
Gradually we no longer make a call or send texts to each other
We cannot share happiness and sorrows at the first minute
We seem to become indifferent and silent
We no longer go to dine with laughter.
We seem to walk out of each other‘s world
朋友，原谅我渐渐少去的问候。
有一种感情，不再浓烈，却一直存在。
我们不能时时在身边
好像电话短信也没有了
我们不能第一时间分享彼此的快乐与不快乐
好像变的冷漠沉默了
我们不能再一起去吃饭一起说说笑笑
好像走出彼此的世界了
We can no longer strive together for exams
We seem to get too far from our past
We no longer have small conflicts or innocent wild laughter
We seem to have lost something that is yet not so important
We can no longer make mistakes and then cry together
It seems that all these in the past were out of our immaturity
Our prime youth seemed to leave us only fragments of memories.
We have our new lives, new environments and new friends.
我们不能一起考试一起努力一起奋斗
好像现在已经完全脱离过去了
我们不再有小矛盾也不再笑的那么肆无忌惮
好像身边少了一些什么但也不那么重要了
我们不能一起犯错一起哭
好像那只属于过去的不成熟
好像青葱岁月只留下斑驳的记忆
我们都有了新的生活, 新的环境, 新的朋友
Our new friends are staying with us to share our happiness and sorrows
I could even remember every word you said
What has time changed?
Nothing at all
It has only taken us from the past to the present.
我们都在面对新的事新的人陪在我们身边分享着我们的喜怒哀乐
有时候也会想起, 想起曾经的我们
有时候一个小物品就会勾起一大串一大串的回忆
关于你关于我们
甚至连每一句话都记得清楚.
时间改变了什么
其实什么都没有
时间让我们从过去到现在
It has also obscured my memories, but never ever taken them away
My dear friends
I feel grateful for meeting you
For accompanying me through a long way
At that time I was so childish and immature that I came across numerous twists and turns
It was you who helped me out and never left me alone
Now we are in different places, different environment
Gradually we contact less and less
冲淡的是回忆带不走的也是回忆
亲爱的你们
感激遇到你
陪我走过那一段长长的路
那时的我幼稚不成熟那时的我遇到一个又一个坎
是你们陪我成长没有丢下我
如今
大家都在不同的地方不同的环境
渐渐地
渐渐地
不再联系
But every change in your QQ zone, every change in your photo albums and every change in your QQ signatures, have indeed driven my attention.
Only by noticing those changes can I know whether you are well and happy or not...
Forgive me for not being able to accompany you all the time
Forgive me for the no longer intimate friendship between us
Forgive me for not being able to kill your loneliness
但空间的每一次更新，相册的每一次更改. 个签的每一个变动
都牵动着彼此的心
因为这样我就知道, 远方的你们好或不好快乐或不快乐
原谅
不能时刻陪伴
或许偶尔想起会感觉孤单
But if one day we can meet up again
My dear friends
Everything in the past would remain the same
I am writing this article to all of you who are not around me any more
I would never forget the memories of our youth and the way we have walked together
Always keep in mind
Our friendship, though no longer strong as before, is authentically alive all the time.
如果有一天
我们再遇见
朋友们, 好哥们, 好姐们, 同桌的你
那当初的一切不会变
谨
复刻青春的回忆
陪我牵手走过的路不会忘记！
有一种感情，不再浓烈，却一直存在！
多锻炼手写能有效开发大脑
Handwriting has become a dying art, now that kids start using keyboards as soon as they begin school. But writing things out by hand may be a critical way we train our brains, several studies suggest。
手写已经变成了一项即将消失的艺术，现在孩子们一进入学校，就开始使用键盘。但许多研究显示，用手写字是开发我们大脑的一项重要方式
Writing by hand is different from typing because it requires using strokes to create a letter, rather than just selecting the whole letter by touching a key, says Virginia Berninger a professor of psychology at the University of Washington. These finger movements activate large regions of the brain involved in thinking, memory, and language.Handwriting helps children learn letters and shapes, improves their composition of ideas, and may also boost fine-motor skills development。
华盛顿大学的心理学教授维吉尼亚·贝尔宁格解释，手写不同与打字，因为人们必须一笔一画地写出字母，而不是简单地按着键盘，敲出整个字母。手写时，手指运动刺激了大脑的大部分领域，包括控制思考，记忆和语言这几个区域。手写帮助孩子学习单词及记住其的形状，有利于他们思维的形成，并且有可能会发展他们小肌肉运动技能。(打毛衣，微笑等这些都是小肌肉运动)
A study by Berninger found that in grades two, four, and six, children wrote more words, faster, and expressed more ideas when writing essays by hand than when typing on a keyboard。
贝尔宁格的研究发现，二年级，四年级以及六年级的孩子，与打字相比，他们手写的单词量更大，速度更快，并能表达更复杂的思想。
A separate study by researchers at Indiana University found that children who practiced printing by hand had more active brains than kids who simply looked at letters。
印第安纳州研究员的另一研究发现，练习写字的孩子的大脑，比只看不写的孩子更为活跃。
而《认知神经科学杂志》一项研究表示，不仅仅是孩子们受益于手写。成年人在学习一门新的语言的时候，手写比敲键盘更能帮助记忆单词。
As more people spend their days on the computer, says neuroscientist P. Murali Doraiswamy of Duke University, ―retraining people in handwriting skills could be a useful cognitive exercise。‖
杜克大学的当人们神经系统学教授穆拉利·多雷斯瓦米教授声称，人们一天大部分时间都在电脑边，―重新训练人们的手写技术，会是项有益的认知活动。‖
Try to Remember the Good Things 回忆美好
When times become difficult (and you know they sometimes will), remember a moment in your life that was filled with joy and happiness. Remember how it made you feel, and you will have the strength you need to get through any trial.
当你身陷困境的时候（你有时会），回想你生命中快乐和幸福的时刻。回想它是如何使你快乐，你便有了走出困境的勇气。
When life throws you one more obstacle than you think you can handle, remember something you achieved through perseverance and by struggling to the end. In doing so, you'll find you have the ability to overcome each obstacle brought your way.
当面对重重困难，你感觉举步维艰的时候，回想你以前是如何坚持到底战胜困难的最后时刻的。这样，你就会发现你有能力克服每个障碍。
When you find yourself drained and depleted of energy, remember to find a place of sanctuary and rest.
当你觉得精疲力尽的时候，暂时离开，让自己稍作休息。
Take the necessary time in your own life to dream your dreams and renew your energy, so you'll be ready to face each new day. 从你的生活中多抽出点时间去梦想，重振你的精力，你会完全准备好又去迎接新的一天。
When you feel tension building, find something fun to do. You'll find that the stress you feel will dissipate and your thoughts will become clearer.
当你感觉到紧张的压力，做一些有乐趣的事吧。你会发现压力在渐渐消逝，你的想法也渐渐明朗了。
You're listening to Faith Radio Online-Simply to Relax, I'm Faith. When you're faced with so many negative and draining situations, realize how minuscule problems will seem when you view your life as a whole--and remember the positive things.
岁月是一把无情的刻刀，改变了我们的模样，然而记忆中的那片湖水却依然清澈如初，不曾改变。我们不能活在回忆里，却不能忘记回忆，因为它是属于我们每个人的财富。就让回忆变成一本书，偶尔翻阅，还能感受到那份酸涩和纯真。
Hour in the Sun
John H.Bradley
"…I was rich, if not in money, in sunny hours and summer days."----- Henry David Thoreau
阳光下的时光
约翰?布莱德利
―……我虽然不富甲天下，却拥有无数个艳阳天和夏日。‖----亨利?大卫?梭罗
When Thoreau wrote that line, he was thinking of the Walden Pond he knew as a boy.
写这句话时，梭罗想起孩提时代的瓦尔登湖。
Woodchoppers and the Iron Horse had not yet greatly damaged the beauty of its setting. A boy could go to the pond and lie on his back against the seat of a boat, lazily drifting from shore to shore while the loons dived and the swallows dipped around him. Thoreau loved to recall such sunny hours and summer days "when idleness was the most attractive and productive business."
当时伐木者和火车尚未严重破坏湖畔的美丽景致。小男孩可以走向湖中，仰卧小舟。自一岸缓缓漂向另一岸，周遭有鸟儿戏水，燕子翻飞。梭罗喜欢回忆这样的艳阳天和夏日，―慵懒是最迷人也是最具生产力的事情！‖
I too was a boy in love with a pond, rich in sunny hours and summer days. Sun and summer are still what they always were, but the boy and the pond changed. The boy, who is now a man, no longer find much time for idle drifting. The pond has been annexed by a great city.
我也曾经是热爱湖塘的小男孩，拥有无数个艳阳天与夏日。如今阳光、夏日依旧，男孩和湖塘却已改变。那男孩已长大成人，不再有那么多时间泛舟湖上。而湖塘也为大城市所并。
The swamps where herons once hunted are now drained and filled with houses. The bay where water lilies quietly floated is now a harbor for motor boats. In short, everything that the boy loved no longer exists----except in the man's memory of it.
曾有苍鹭觅食的沼泽，如今已枯竭殆尽，上面盖满了房舍。睡莲静静漂浮的湖湾，现在成了汽艇的避风港。总之，男孩所爱的一切已不复存在----只留在人们的回忆中。
Some people insist that only today and tomorrow matter. But how much poorer we would be if we really lived by that rule! So much of what we do today is frivolous and futile and soon forgotten. So much of what we hope to do tomorrow never happens.
有些人坚持认为只有今日和明日才是重要的，可是如果真的照此生活，我们将是何其可怜！许多今日我们做的事徒劳不足取的，很快就会被忘记。许多我们期待明天将要做的事却从来没有发生过。
The past is the bank in which we store our most valuable possession: the memories that give meaning and depth to our lives.
过去是一所银行。我们将最可贵的财产---记忆珍藏其中。记忆赐予我们生命的意义和深度。
真正珍惜过去的人，不会悲叹旧日美好时光的逝去。因为藏于记忆中的时光永不流失。
Death itself is powerless to still a remembered voice or erase a remembered smile. And for one boy who is now a man, there is a pond which neither time nor tide can change, where he can still spend a quite hour in the sun.
死亡本身无法止住一个记忆中的声音，或擦除一个记忆中的微笑。对现已长大成人的那个男孩来说，那儿将有一个湖塘不会因时间和潮汐而改变，可以让他继续在阳光下享受安静时光。
研究:做梦竟能增强记忆力?
People who enjoy a dream-filled sleep are significantly better at recalling information and making links between facts when they wake, scientists found.
科学家发现，那些睡觉时梦境连连的人们，醒来时记忆力和关联事物的能力都会显著增强。
But recharging with a shallow nap offers no such mental boost, the research suggests.
但同时该研究显示，如果仅仅是打个小盹，不会对脑力产生如此奇效。
The results of the study add to the growing body of evidence that Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep is crucial to the brain‘s ability to lay down and cons olidate memories.
此前不断有证据表明，快速眼动睡眠对大脑巩固记忆的能力至关重要，而这一研究结果再次印证了该说法。
资料图做梦竟能增强记忆力
An average night‘s repose includes four or five spells of REM sleep, but these bursts tend to be lengthier towards the end of the night.
夜间睡眠通常包括四到五个周期的快速眼动睡眠，但直到天亮之前，快速眼动睡眠间隔周期呈逐渐延长的趋势。
This means that adults who get less than the recommended seven to eight hours a night – and therefore insufficient REM sleep –may be damaging their mind‘s ability to form strong memories.
这意味着，睡眠时间不足7-8小时的成年人形成牢固记忆的能力受到严重影响，因为他们无法保障充分的快速眼动睡眠时间。
Although REM sleep is not classified as a type of deep sleep, it is only reached after the brain has passed through deep sleep stages.
尽管快速眼动睡眠并不属于深度睡眠的范畴，但只有在经过深度睡眠后，大脑才能进入快速眼动睡眠状态。
For the most recent study, participants were shown groups of three words –such as ―cookie‖, ―heart‖ and ―sixteen‖ – and asked to find another word that can be associated with all three words.
在最新研究中，研究人员向参与者展示三个单词——譬如―cookie（曲奇）‖、―heart（爱心）‖以及―sixteen(16)‖，
资料图做梦竟能增强记忆力
In this example, the answer would have been "sweet‖.
在这个例子中，正确答案应该是―sweet（甜蜜）‖这个词。
Participants were tested once in the morning and then given the same task again in the afternoon. In between, some were allowed a nap with REM sleep, some a nap without REM sleep, while the others had a quiet rest period.
参与者在早上和下午各进行了同样的测试。而在两次测试的中间，一些人进行了短暂的快速眼动睡眠；一些人虽然小睡但并未进入快速眼动睡眠状态；还有一部分人只是安静地休息了一会儿。
The quiet rest and non-REM sleep groups showed no improvement in their test results, but the REM sleep group improved on their morning performance by an average of almost 40 per cent.
对于分别进行简单休息和无快速眼动睡眠小憩的两组参与者，他们实验结果并没有任何进步；而进入快速眼动睡眠的一组测试者，他们早上的测试成绩提高了近40%。
资料图做梦竟能增强记忆力
Dr Sara Mednick, a sleep researcher at the University of California in San Diego who led the study, believes that the formation of connections between previously unassociated information in the brain – which leads to creative problem-solving –is encouraged by neurological changes which occur during REM sleep.
该研究负责人，加州大学圣地亚哥分校睡眠研究员萨拉·梅德尼克认为，大脑把之前储存的信息联系在一起，并最终形成创造性的解决问题的方案，这整个过程的催化剂便是快速眼动睡眠中发生的神经变化。
Scientists have been working on connections between sleep, dreams and brain activity since the REM state was first identified in 1953 by US researchers.
自1953年美国研究人员首次确认快速眼动睡眠状态以来，科学家一直致力于研究睡眠、梦境以及大脑活动三者之间的联系。
They found that people woken while their closed eyes made jerking movements recalled much more colourful and elaborate dreams than people woken during other stages of sleep.
他们发现相对那些从其它睡眠状态中醒来的人，从快速眼动睡眠状态中醒来的人更善于记住那些丰富多彩的梦境。
It is now believed that sleep acts as a sort of mental filing system, enabling the brain to sort relevant information that needs to be retained from useless information which can be discarded. This process may take place as memories are shifted from one part of the brain to others.
现在人们坚信，睡眠过程就像是一种记忆的归档系统。随着储存的记忆在大脑中进行位置转移，大脑从而对相关信息进行区分——摒弃无用信息，保留有用信息。
What you eat or drink in the hours and minutes before bed may make the difference between a restful slumber and a fitful night
1. Eating too much or too little can disrupt sleep. A light snack at bedtime can promote sleep, but too much food can cause digestive discomfort that leads to wakefulness.
吃太多或者吃太少都会扰乱睡眠。睡前吃一点小点心可以促进睡眠，但是吃太多就会引起消化不良导致失眠。
2. Alcohol is a double edged sword. Small amounts of alcohol can help you to fall asleep. But as the body metabolises the alcohol, sleep may become fragmented. Alcohol can dehydrate you, leaving you tired the next day.
饮酒是双刃剑。少量的酒精可以帮助你入睡。但是当身体开始新陈代谢酒精时，睡眠就会开始断断续续的。酒精会让你身体脱水，第二天就会变的很疲惫。
3. Caffeine can disturb sleep. For some people, any food or beverage with caffeine in it can disturb sleep. If you are sensitive to caffeine, avoid it in the afternoon and evening.
咖啡因会打扰睡眠。对一些人来说，任何带有咖啡因的食物都可能打扰到睡眠。如果你对咖啡因敏感的话，在中午和晚上就避免食用。
4. Cut the fat. If you have a high-fat meal in the evening or eat foods that cause you indigestion and heartburn, your sleep can be disturbed.
减少脂肪摄入。如果你在晚上吃了太多肉会引起你消化不良内脏不舒服的话，你的睡眠质量会很差。
5. Do not eat late at night. Sufferers from heartburn or acid reflux should avoid late, heavy meals that delay the emptying of the stomach.
不要在深夜吃东西。想要避免内脏不舒服胃酸上涌等症状久应该避免在深夜还吃很多难以消化的食物。
6. Drinking fluids too close to bedtime can cause problems. Avoid fluids after dinner to reduce the need to go to the bathroom during the night.
睡前喝太多东西也会出问题。避免晚饭后喝太多东西可以降低晚上起夜上厕所的困扰。
据说从女人的坐姿可以解读出她的性格。下面有四种不同的坐姿，你是哪一种呢？点击图片进入相应的性格解析，最后不要忘了留言来告诉大家你的测试结果是否准确哦！
从坐姿看女人的性格
1. Legs tightly closed together, vertical to the ground.
两腿紧闭，与地面垂直。
2. Legs crossed.
两腿交叉。
4. Legs closed together, slightly tilted to one side.
两腿并拢，轻微斜向一侧。
1. Legs tightly closed, vertical to the ground.
两腿紧闭，与地面垂直。
You tend to be quiet, and do not easily open up to others, particularly strangers or people of authority. You are most comfortable talking to patient and understanding people.
你是个安静的女生，不会轻易对别人敞开心扉，尤其是陌生人或者权威人士。和有耐心又通情达理的人交谈让你感觉最为轻松愉快。
2. Legs crossed.
两腿交叉。
You are outgoing and self-confident, usually talkative and at ease in others' company. Some people find you highly likable while others find you a bit annoying, depending on the case. Your strong points are your honesty, directness and loyalty, while your weaknesses tend to be a volatile temper and lack of tact. You know what you like, and have little patience for that which offends you.
你是个性格外向且充满自信的女生，有人相伴时通常会侃侃而谈，毫无拘束感。有些人会觉得你非常可爱，另一些人却会觉得你有些讨厌，这要看情况而定。你的优点在于你的诚实、坦率和忠诚，而缺点则是你那反复无常的脾气，另外还缺乏一点与人交往的技巧。你深知自己的喜好，对看不惯的东西难以忍受。
3. Feet open, with toes pointing to the sides.
两脚分开，脚趾朝向两边。
You are strong-headed, tough and you like to observe others. You quickly make up your mind and you stick to your decisions. Pleasing others and having a good time is not your goal; you want things to get done. Depending on the circumstances, you could be very talkative, even argumentative, but could also fall silent if you choose to do so. You prefer to communicate in a logical and factual manner, and you are not easily tricked by fanciful behavior.
你是个很有头脑的人，坚韧且喜欢观察别人。你能够迅速做出决定并将其贯彻下去。你无意于靠取悦他人来寻求一段美好时光，你只想着完成目标。根据所处环境的不同，你有时可以非常健谈，甚至有些好争；但是只要你自己想安静，就可以突然沉默下来。你喜欢用有逻辑性和实质性的方式来沟通，不会轻易被别出心裁的举动所欺骗。
4. Legs closed, slightly tilted to one side.
两腿并拢，轻微斜向一侧。
You have a strong sense of grace and style and you can make friends and conquer enemies with your charm. You prefer a non confrontational approach when it comes to resolving disputes. You are pleasant to be around and you keep your poise even when you feel that someone has offended you. You will react later on and off the scene. You are, however, somewhat vulnerable to flattery, which may be the cause of hasty decision making.
你在典雅时尚方面有着灵敏的嗅觉，你可以凭借自身的魅力结交朋友、征服对手。面对争端，你不喜欢采用对抗性的手段来解决。你很有人缘，即使被人冒犯也仍然保持优雅的姿态，直到将来离场后再做出回应。不过，你比较容易受他人的谄媚所蛊惑，这或许就是你容易草率作出决定的原因。
威廉王子发婚礼请帖多位明星受邀
The former Spice Girl and her husband, David, are among the celebrities invited to the wedding of Miss Middleton and Prince William at Westminster Abbey on April 29. They were two of the 1,900 guests who found a gold-embossed invitation on their doormat at the weekend.
The Beckhams are invited on account of David's work with Prince William on England's 2018 World Cup bid. The Prince is president of the Football Association and the pair spearheaded the bid at a presentation in Zurich last year.
A spokesman for the footballer declined to confirm the invitation, but sources said the couple had received one. Mrs Beckham, now a fashion designer of note, has stolen the limelight at weddings in the past. In 2006, she arrived for the Italian nuptials of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes in a revealing strapless dress and enormous hat, to the delight of the paparazzi.
While Clarence House insisted that the wedding will not be a celebrity-studded affair, there are plenty of famous names on the list.
They include Ben Fogle, the television presenter, and his wife, Marina, who are personal friends of the Prince and Miss Middleton.
The 1,900-strong guest list includes more than 1,000 friends and family of the Prince and Miss Middleton. There will be 200 members of the Government, Parliament and diplomatic corps. David and Samantha Cameron have been invited to the ceremony and Buckingham Palace reception, while Ed Miliband has received an invitation to the ceremony only. Around 80 representatives of the Prince's charities will also attend.
There was no word from the White House on whether Barack and Michelle Obama have been invited, but it is thought unlikely. As the Prince is not yet heir to the throne, the wedding is not classed as a state occasion and protocol dictates that elected foreign leaders should not expect an invitation.
The Duchess of York is definitely not on the list. A spokesman said she "was never expecting to attend" and plans to be overseas on April 29.
The invitations, with a dress code of "uniform, morning coat or lounge suit", were sent out by first class Royal Mail.
在每场婚礼上，总有一位闪耀的宾客想大胆地抢走新娘的风头。
所以，英国准王妃凯特?米德尔顿邀请维多利亚?贝克汉姆来参加自己的婚礼可真是勇敢。
准王妃米德尔顿和威廉王子将于4月29日在威斯敏斯特教堂举办婚礼，前辣妹组合成员维多利亚和老公大卫在受邀宾客之列。上周末，共有1900名宾客收到了参加威廉王子婚礼的镀金请帖。
贝克汉姆夫妇因小贝在英格兰2018年世界杯申办中与威廉王子协同作战而拿到婚礼请柬。威廉王子现任英足总主席，而在去年于苏黎世举办的世界杯申办陈述中，威廉和贝克汉姆充当了先锋。
贝克汉姆的发言人拒绝透露受邀是否属实，但有消息称夫妇俩已经收到请帖。目前身为著名时装设计师的维多利亚曾在多场婚礼中抢走新人的风头。在2006年，她身着一件非常暴露的无肩礼服，头戴一顶巨大的帽子参加汤姆?克鲁斯和凯蒂?赫尔姆斯在意大利举办的婚礼，成为狗仔队追逐的焦点。
尽管克拉伦斯王府坚称婚礼不会办成明星会，但宾客名单显示，已有多位明星受邀。
受邀的1900多位宾客包括1000名友人以及两位新人的家人。另有200人来自政府机构、议会和外交使节团。英国首相大卫?卡梅伦和夫人萨曼莎已受邀参加婚礼和白金汉宫婚宴招待会。（英国工党领袖）埃德?米利班德只受邀参加婚礼。另有大约80名宾客来自威廉王子资助的慈善团体。
白宫尚未证实奥巴马夫妇是否收到请帖，但可能性比较小。由于威廉王子还不是王位首位继承人，这场婚礼并未被定为国事活动。婚礼草案显示，民选产生的国外领导人不在受邀之列。
约克公爵夫人当然也未受邀。一位发言人称她―从没想过要去参加‖，计划在4月29日前往国外。
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全麦食品对身体有何益处?
Whole grain barley and other products containing whole or milled barley are now allowed to claim that they are able cut the risk of heart disease, according to a decision by the US Food and Drug Administration.
"Consumers can expect to see whole barley and dry milled barley products such as flakes, grits, flour, meal, and barley meal bearing the health claim," the FDA said.
To qualify for the health claim, the barley-containing foods must provide at least 0.75 grams of soluble fiber per serving of the food, the agency said.
Coronary heart disease kills about half a million people a year, the FDA said in the statement. Risk factors for CHD include high total cholesterol levels and high levels of low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. Scientists believe a high-fiber diet helps lower cholesterol levels.
根据美国食品与药品管理局最近研究表明：全麦及其含有全麦或麦粉的产品能够预防冠状心脏病。
FDA声称―消费者有望看到全麦和干麦粉产品如麦片、粗燕麦粉、精面粉、粗麦粉和大麦粉等符合健康要求。‖
媒体声称：为了符合健康要求，大麦制品必须含有不少于0.75克的全麦可溶性纤维。
FDA声称：每年大概有50万人死于冠状心脏病。冠心病的致病因素包括高总胆固醇水平和高低密度的脂蛋白胆固醇水平。
科学家认为高纤维的食物会有助于降低胆固醇含量。
名人让年轻人患上“渺小恐惧症”
A generation ago young people aspired to become lawyers and doctors. Now they yearn to be the next Oscar winner or celebrity pop star。
But one university psychologist has warned this is wreaking havoc with our self-image and undermining our sense of self-worth。
Over recent years people around the world have been suffering from an increasing fear of their own 'insignificance', according to Dr Carlo Strenger of Tel Aviv University。
By using a wide-ranging framework Dr Strenger thinks he has pinpointed the cause. 'The impact of the global infotainment network on the individual is to blame,' he said。
'A new species is born: homo globalis - global man - and we are defined by our intimate connection to the global infotainment network, which has turned ranking and rating people on scales of wealth and celebrity into an obsession.'
As humans we naturally measure ourselves to those around us, but now we live in a 'global village' we are comparing ourselves with the most 'significant' people in the world - and finding ourselves wanting。
Today, even high achievers constantly fear that they are insignificant when they compare themselves to success stories in the media 'This creates highly unstable self-esteem and an unstable society,' Dr Strenger said。
Instead, Dr Strenger says people should stop measuring their achievement through cultural fantasies of riches and celebrity, which cannot lead to fulfillment。
The remedy is a process that he calls 'active self-acceptance' through a sustained quest for self-knowledge through life。
The fear of insignificance can only be overcome through strong individual and cultural identity over and above measurable achievement. He believes that people need to invest as much time in developing their worldviews as their careers。
'Stable meaning cannot be found in cheap paperbacks. People should invest time and thought to their worldviews and self-understanding in the same way they invest in medical studies and law school,' Dr Strenger advises。
三十年前，年轻人都渴望成为律师或者医生。现在的年轻人则梦想成为下一位奥斯卡奖得主或成为流行歌星。
但是一位大学心理学家警告说，这种名人崇拜将会严重干扰我们对自我形象的认识、破坏我们的自我价值感。
特拉维夫大学的卡罗?斯特兰博士说，近年来，世界各地的人们越来越忧心地感觉到自己的渺小。
十年之前，当斯特兰博士发现他的病人中有越来越多的人陷入对自身渺小的忧虑之后，他就该现象展开了一个跨学科研究项目。他分析了上百个研究项目之后发现，人们的焦虑和抑郁水平都在以前所未有的速度上升。这一研究成果发表在他的新书上。
通过这一涉及多个领域、涵盖面很广的研究，斯特兰博士认为他已经发现了导致该现象的原因。他说：―全球化的资讯娱乐网络对个人的影响是罪魁祸首。‖
―一个新物种——世界人——诞生了。作为这一新物种，我们的身份贵贱取决于我们与全球资讯娱乐网络的关系亲疏。在这一网络的影响下，我们按财富和知名度给人们划分等级，并沉迷于其中。‖
斯特兰博士说，作为人类，我们自然而然地会和身边的人做比较。但是现在我们住在了―地球村‖，我们比较的对象是全世界最受关注的人，这样一对比就发现了自己的不足。
如今，即使是那些成就卓越的人也会经常觉得自己跟媒体描述的成功人士比起来显得渺小，斯特兰博士说，―这种渺小的感觉导致了极度脆弱的自尊和不稳定的社会。‖
斯特兰博士说，人们可以通过一个他称之为―积极自我接纳‖的过程来治疗这种―渺小恐惧症‖。―积极自我接纳‖是一个在生活中不断地发现自我的过程。
这种―渺小恐惧症‖只能通过超脱于有限的个人成就的强烈的个人和文化认同感来克服。斯特兰博士认为，人们应该花费和发展职业同样多的时间来培养他们的世界观。
斯特兰博士建议说：―廉价的平装书中很难有真知，人们应该拿出他们学习医学和法学的时间和思想来培养他们的世界观和自我认知。‖
自来水与瓶装水谁更健康?
By Janet Majeski Jemmott
You're spending more per gallon than you would on gasoline for this thing that you can get out of the tap virtually for free ... I wondered, Why am I spending this money while complaining about how much gas costs? But you don't ever hear anyone complain about the price of bottled water.
Growing Thirst
Remember the drinking fountain, that once ubiquitous, and free, source of H2O? It seems quaint now. Instead, bottled water is everywhere, in offices, airplanes, stores, homes and restaurants across the country. We consumed over eight billion gallons of the stuff in 2006, a 10 percent increase from 2005. It's refreshing, calorie-free, convenient to carry around, tastier than some tap water and a heck of a lot healthier than sugary sodas. But more and more, people are questioning whether the water, and the package it comes in, is safe, or at least safer than tap water -- and if the convenience is worth the environmental impact.
What's in That Bottle?
Evocative names and labels depicting pastoral scenes have convinced us that the liquid is the purest drink around. "But no one should think that bottled water is better regulated, better protected or safer than tap," says Eric Goldstein, co-director of the urban program at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), a nonprofit organization devoted to protecting health and the environment.
Yes, some bottled water comes from sparkling springs and other pristine sources. But more than 25 percent of it comes from a municipal supply. The water is treated, purified and sold to us, often at a thousandfold increase in price. Most people are surprised to learn that they're drinking glorified tap water, but bottlers aren't required to list the source on the label.
This year Aquafina will begin stating on labels that its H2O comes from public water sources. And Nestlé Pure Life bottles will indicate whether the water comes from public, private or deep well sources. Dasani acknowledges on its website, but not on the label itself, that it draws from local water.
Labels can be misleading at best, deceptive at worst. In one notorious case, water coming from a well located near a hazardous waste site was sold to many bottlers. At least one of these companies labeled its product "spring water." In another case, H2O sold as "pure glacier water" came from a public water system in Alaska.
Lisa Ledwidge, 38, of Minneapolis, stopped drinking bottled water a couple of years ago, partly because she found out that many brands come from a municipal supply. "You're spending more per gallon than you would on gasoline for this thing that you can get out of the tap virtually for free," she says. "I wondered, Why am I spending this money while complaining about how much gas costs? But you don't ever hear anyone complain about the price of bottled water." Ledwidge says she now drinks only filtered tap water.
1,000 bottles of 103 brands of water. (This is the most recent major report on bottled water safety.) While noting that most bottled water is safe, the organization found that at least one sample of a third of the brands contained bacterial or chemical contaminants, including carcinogens, in levels exceeding state or industry standards. Since the report, no major regulatory changes have been made and bottlers haven't drastically altered their procedures, so the risk is likely still there.
The NRDC found that samples of two brands were contaminated with phthalates, in one case exceeding Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards for tap water. These chemicals, used to make plastic softer, are found in cosmetics and fragrances, shower curtains, even baby toys, and are under increasing scrutiny. They're endocrine disrupters, which means they block or mimic hormones, affecting the body's normal functions. And the effects of exposure to the widespread chemicals may add up.
When exposed to high levels of phthalates during critical developmental periods, male fetuses can have malformed reproductive organs, including undescended testicles. Some experts link phthalates to low sperm counts.
Water bottles do not contain the chemical, which means the phthalates detected by the NRDC probably got into the water during processing at the bottling plant, or were present in the original water source (phthalates have been found in some tap water).
Bottled water is regulated for safety, but it's a tricky thing. The EPA regulates tap water, while the FDA oversees bottled. Yet FDA oversight doesn't apply to water packaged and sold within the same state, leaving some 60 to 70 percent of bottled water, including the contents of watercooler jugs, free of FDA regulation, according to the NRDC's report. In this case, testing depends on the states, but the NRDC found that they often don't have adequate resources to oversee bottled water, in some cases lacking even one full-time person for an entire state.
The FDA requires bottlers to regularly test for contaminants, but the agency considers bottled water a low-risk product, so plants may not be inspected every year. According to one FDA official, it's the manufacturer's responsibility to ensure that the product complies with laws and regulations. Some bottlers turn to NSF International, a trade group that conducts yearly unannounced inspections of plants, looking at the source of the water and the treatment process, and testing for contaminants. Other companies belong to the International Bottled Water Association (IBWA), which also performs annual unannounced tests to ensure the plant is up to FDA standards. IBW A has its own regulations, some of which are stricter than the FDA's.
Bottlers don't have to let consumers know if their product becomes contaminated, but sometimes they pull their products from stores. In fact, between 1990 and 2007, this happened about 100 times, says Peter Gleick of the Pacific Institute in Oakland, California. Among the reasons for recall: contamination with mold, benzene, coliform, microbes, even crickets.
越来越渴
还记得喷泉饮水机吗？曾经它是随处可见的、免费的饮用水来源，但在现代人的眼中它已经一个离奇古怪的东西。取而代之的是无处不在的瓶装水：它遍布于全国的办公室、机场、商场、家庭和酒店。2006年我们消费80亿加仑的瓶装水，比2005年增加了10%。它清爽、无卡路里、携带方便、比自来水好喝，而且比含糖的碳酸饮料要健康得多。但人们正越来越关注这些瓶装水以及其包装的安全性——从最低限度上讲，它是不是比自来水要健康？它的便利是否能与它对环境的影响功过相抵？
瓶中物是什么？
那些响当当的名字和标签描述了田园诗一般的美景，让我们相信瓶中的液体是我们周围最为纯净的水源。―但实际上我们不能认为瓶装水比自来水的处理更加规范、更好地受到保护或是更安全，‖NRDC（自然资源保护委员会）的副主任Eric Goldstein如是说。该委员会是致力于健康和环境保护的一个非营利性组织。
英语阅读课教学设计
英语阅读课教学设计 滨海县大套中学水克祥 一、教材依据 本课时选择的是《牛津初中英语》七年级上Unit4 Food，主要围绕本单元中心任务“Food and lifestyles”而展开的。这篇文章主要讲述了Kitty 和Daniel过去和现在的饮食和生活习惯，通过比较，让学生明白什么是健康饮食和生活习惯。 二、教学原则与理念 1 实行课堂教学任务化，任务生活化，评价方式过程化，以学生为主体， 以话题为主线，以任务为中心。 2 教学设计突出学生的主体地位，尊重学生个体差异。 3 灵活使用、整合教学资源，优化教学效果。 三、教学目标 1.知识目标： { （1）词汇：扩展有关食物和生活方式的词汇 （2）日常交际用语：1. What is your favorite food 2. I like/dislike…… 2.能力目标 （1）根据图片猜测大意 （2）掌握模仿主题进行描述的技巧，练习了解文章大意，快速浏览查找细节的快速阅读技巧 3.情感目标 创造机会，鼓励学生用所学的英语知识合作交流，共同完成任务，使他们体验成功，激发学习英语兴趣。 4.德育目标 通过本文学习增强学生健康意识，使他们明白生活中不能挑食，要珍惜粮食，养成优良的生活方式。 — 四、教学重点
掌握文章中的词汇和理解课文内容，掌握阅读的技巧。 五、教学难点 明白健康饮食和优良生活习惯的重要性 六、教学准备 1.教师：挂图、录音机、小黑板、实物（水果、素菜、饮料……） 2.学生：课前词汇预习；健康食物、生活习惯资料收集笔录。 七、教学过程： Step 1: Warming –up（热身） （一）Free Talk: To ask the student on duty to make a speech : “What is my favourite food ” } 设计思路： 每天都有值日生报告，可以锻炼学生的书写和口头表达能力，另外，在交流过程中，也互相锻炼了学生的听力水平。同时，活跃了课堂气氛。（二）1. Revise some names of food (Let the students speak freely.) 2. To show the students beautiful pictures of food during the talking .The teacher can write some of them on the blackboard, especially some new words: fruit, sweet, coke, bread, meat, juice. 3. To ask the students to ask and answer :“What is it ”,“Do you like it ” ,then discuss: “(1)What food can we eat a lot (2) Which is your favorite food Why 设计思路： （1）让学生自由回答，复习已学了的食物名称，满足学生表现的欲望，进一步活跃课堂气氛，调动学生积极性。 （2）通过形象直观图片教学，激活旧知识，为学习新知识做铺垫。 （3）通过有趣的话题极大地激发学生的好奇心，为进入正文教学打下基础。让他们参与初步讨论，知道哪些才是正确的饮食。Step 2: Pre-listening(听读) 、 1. First, let the students look at the photos on Page 60. 2. Second, listen to the tape and read the articles about Kitty and Daniel
小学三年级英语阅读短文带翻译
小学三年级英语阅读短文带翻译 (*) 病人和船主 The Patient and the Ship Owner This incident occurred one morning outside Albert Sch-weitzer's hospital in the African jungle.A patient had gone fishing in another man's boat.The owner of the boat thought he should be gi*en all the fish that were caught.Dr.Sch-weitzer said to the boat owner： “You are right because the other man ought to ha*e asked permission to use your boat.But you are wrong because you are careless and lazy.You merely twisted the chain of your canoe round a palm tree instead of fastening it with a padlock.Of laziness you are guilty because you were asleep in your hut on this moonlit night instead of making use of the good opportunity for fishing.” He turned to the patient:“But you were in the wrong when you took the boat without asking the owner's permission.You were in the right because you were not so lazy as he was and
英语阅读：寓意深刻的哲理美文(双语)
美联英语提供：英语阅读：寓意深刻的哲理美文（双语） 美联英语： 1.The past is gone and static. Nothing we can do will change it. Thefuture is before us and dynamic. Everything we do will affect it. 往昔已逝，静如止水；我们无法再做改变。而前方的未来正生机勃勃；我们所做的每一件事都将影响着它。 2.You laugh at me for being different, but I laugh at you for being the same. 你嘲笑我和别人不一样，我嘲笑你和大家都一样。 3.The consequences of today are determined by the actions of the past. To change your future, alter your decisions today. 今天的果，缘于过去行为种下的因。想要改变你的未来，改变你的今天。 4.Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards. 经验是个很苛刻的老师，因为她总是一上来就把你考倒，然后才给你上课。. 5.Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there. 能力会让你青云直上，到达顶峰，但必须靠足够的人格魅力，才能让你留在那里。 6.Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. 生活，不是用我们呼吸了多少下来衡量的，而是要看我们多少次屏住呼吸 7.I have a simple philosophy: Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. Scratch where it itches. 生活的哲学：把空的装满，把满的倒空，哪里痒抓哪里.
(英语)英语阅读理解练习题含答案及解析
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这一步是为掌握文章大意而进行的阅读，要求学生读后概括文章的大意，并且设计一些简单的问句让学生进行回答。 What does Wang Kun do? Where is she now? What’s the article mainly about? Step 3：Listening and reading 让学生边听边读，并且在听读的过程中找出文章的重点词汇、短语、句子。并且进行解决，扫除学生阅读中存在的一部分障碍，但要注意知识点的讲解要尽量简练，并且要引导和培养学生根据上下文猜词的能力。 Step 4：Scanning 这是一种为寻求特点细节放弃大部分内容，只注意某一点或某几点的阅读方式，要求学生根据老师提出的问题进行跳跃式的阅读，找出问题的主要信息。在此环节中提醒学生不要逐词逐句看课文，要讲究速度。在最短的时间内找出问题的答案。在此期间老师要出示以下问题： How many table manners are mentioned in the passage ? What are th ey ? be supposed to do be not supposed to do Step 5：Intensive reading
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双语阅读文章汇总（一）一、冰淇淋居然可以高温不化Ice cream that doesn't melt! Japanese scientists create a recipe that includes a secret strawberry extract to keep the treat cool in warm weather 日本科学家发明了不会融化的冰激凌，还能在炎热的天气里保持凉爽的口感 Japanese scientists have come up with a cool solution to stop ice cream melting before you've had time to finish it. 近日，日本科学家们找到了防止冰激凌融化的好方法。 The ice cream retains its original shape in 28°C (82.4 F) weather and still tastes 'cool',according to the report. 据报道，这种冰激凌在28度的温度中不仅不会融化，还能保持清凉的口感。 A strawberry extract stops the oil and water from separating so quickly which means the icecreams (pictured) stay frozen - even if you blow a hair dryer at them, reports suggest 报道称，冰淇淋不会融化是由于一种叫做草莓提取物的物质，它减缓了水油分离的速度，使得冰 激凌即使是在吹风机的吹拂下依旧保持形状。 The company created the ice creams by accident. 这种冰激凌的产生完全是出于意外。 A pastry chef tried to use the strawberry extract to create a new kind of confectionery in orderto use strawberries that were not the right shape to be sold. 甜点师本想用这种草莓提取物创造一种新型甜品，以试图把因品相不好而无法顺利出售的草莓利用起来。 He realised the cream would solidify when put in contact with the strawberry extract. 他发现可以使用草莓提取物来减缓冰激凌融化的速度。 1 / 16 The ice creams (pictured), which are only for sale in parts of Japan, first hit stores in Kanazawain April before rolling out in Osaka and Tokyo 不目前，这种冰激凌已经在日本金泽当地开始销售，预计之后会把业务拓展到东京和大阪。过要是想在其他国家吃到这种冰激凌，恐怕还需要一段时间二、做个成年人有哪些好处No one can tell me what to do. 没人能对我指手画脚。Well, except mom. …除了我妈妈。嗯No one except my mom can tell me what to do. 除了我妈妈没人能对我指手画脚。And maybe, girlfriend. 可能我女朋友可以。No one except my mom and my girlfriend can tell me what to do. 除了我妈妈和女朋友没人能对我指手画脚。Well, my manager as well. …老板也可以。嗯No one except my mom, my girlfriend and my manager can tell me what to do. 除了我妈妈、女朋友和老板没人能对我指手画脚。Also, the bank. 还有银行。No one except my mom, my girlfriend, my manager and my bank can tell