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　　Is there anything more important than health? I don't think so．“Health is the greatest wealth．” wise people say．You can't be good at your studies or work well when you are ill．If you have a headache, toothache, backache, earache or bad pain in the stomach, if you complain of a bad cough, if you run a high temperature and have a bad cold, or if you suffer from high or low blood pressure, I think you should go to the doctor．The doctor will examine your throat, feel your pulse, test your blood pressure, take your temperature, sound your heart and lungs, test your eyes, check your teeth or have your chest X－rayed．After that he will advise some treatment, or some medicine．The only thing you have to do is to follow his advice．

　　Speaking about doctor's advice, I can't help telling you a funny story．An old gentleman came to see the doctor．The man was very ill．He told the doctor about his weakness, memory loss and serious problems with his heart and lungs．The doctor examined him and said there was no medicine for his disease．He told his patient to go to a quiet place for a month and have a good rest．He also advised him to eat a lot of meat, drink two glasses of red wine every day and take long walks．In other words, the doctor advised him to follow the rule：“Eat with pleasure, drink with pleasure and enjoy life as it is．” The doctor also said that if the man wanted to be well again, he shouldn't smoke more than one cigarette a day．A month later the gentleman came into the doctor's office．He looked cheerful and happy．He thanked the doctor and said that he had never felt a healthier man．“But you know, doctor, ” he said, “it's not easy to begin smoking at my age．”

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　　“If you want to see a thing well, reach out and touch it!” That may seem a strange thing to say．But touching things can help you to see them better．Your eyes can tell you that a glass ball is round．But by holding it in your hands, you can feel how smooth and cool the ball is．You can feel how heavy the glass is．When you feel all these about the ball, you really see it．With your skip, you can feel better．For example, your fingers can tell the difference between two coins in your pocket．You can feel a little drop of water on the back of your hand, too．You can even feel sounds against your skin．Have you ever wanted to know why some people like very loud music? They must like to feel the sounds of music．

　　All children soon learn “what Don't touch! ” means．They hear it often．Yet most of us keep on touching things as we grow up．In shops，we touch things we might buy, such as food, clothes and so on．To see something well, we have to touch it．

　　The bottoms of our feet can feel things, too．You know this when you walk on warm sand, cool grass or a bad floor．All feel different under your feet．

　　There are ways of learning to see well by feeling．One way is to close your eyes and try to feel everything that is touching your skin．Feel the shoes on your feet, the clothes on your body, the air on your skin．At first, it is not easy to feel these things．You are too used to them!

　　Most museums are just for looking．But today some museums have some things which you can touch．Their signs say, “Do touch!” There you can feel everything on show．If you want to see better, reach out and touch．Then you'11 really see!

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　　Do you love holidays but hate the increase weight that follow? You are not alone．

　　Holidays are happy days with pleasure and delicious foods．Many people, however, are worried about the weight that comes along with these delicious foods．

　　With proper planning, though, it is possible to control your weight．The idea is to enjoy the holidays but not to eat too much．You don't have to turn away from the foods that you enjoy．The following suggestions may be of some help to you．

　　Don't miss meals．Before you leave home for a feast(宴会), have a small, low－fat snack．This may help to keep you from getting too excited before delicious foods．

　　Begin with clear soup and fruit or vegetables．

　　A large glass of water before you eat may help you feel full．

　　Use a small plate; a large plate will encourage you to have more than enough．

　　Better not have high－fat foods．Dishes that look oily or creamy have much fat in them．

　　Choose lean meat．Fill your plate with salad and green vegetables．

　　If you have a sweet tooth, try mints(薄荷)and fruits．They don't have fat content as cream and chocolate．

　　Don't let exercise take a break during the holidays．A 20 minute walk after a meal can help burn off excess calories(多余的热量)．

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　　My husband and children think they are very lucky that they are living and that it's Christmas again．They can't see that we live on a dirty street in a dirty house among people who aren't much good．But Johnny and children can't see this．What a pity it is that our neighbours have to make happiness out of all this dirt．I decided that my children must get out of this．The money that we've saved isn't nearly enough．

　　The McGaritys have money but they are so proud．They look down upon the poor．The McGarity girl just yesterday stood out there in the street eating from a bag of candy while a ring of hungry children watched her．I saw those children looking at her and crying in their hearts; and when she couldn't eat any more she threw the rest down the sewer(下水道)．Why, is it only because they have money? There is more to happiness than money in the world, isn't there?

　　Miss Jackson who teaches at the Settlement House isn't rich, but she knows things．She understands people．Her eyes look straight into yours when she talks with you．She can read your mind．I'd like to see the children be like Miss Jackson when they grow up．

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Princeton University

　　Location

　　The University is in Princeton, New Jersey．It is an hour's train ride south of New York City and an hour's train ride north of Philadelphia．

　　Students

　　There are 4,600 undergraduates(本科生)．There are also 1,900 graduate students, but Princeton is unusual among universities in having a student body made up largely of undergraduates．

　　Faculty

　　Princeton has about 700 full-time faculty members(教员)．There are another 300 or so part -time and visiting faculty．All faculty members at Princeton are expected to teach and research．

　　Degrees

　　Princeton offers two undergraduate degrees：the bachelor(学士)of arts(A．B．)degree and the bachelor of science in engineering(B．S．E．)degree．

　　Academic Year

　　An academic year runs from September to late May and lasts two terms(fall and spring)．A normal course load is four or five courses per term, although many students take extra courses．

　　Residences

　　Princeton provides housing for all undergraduate students．Freshmen and second-year students are required to spend their first two years in one of five colleges．Each college has its own dining hall, common rooms and computer centers．

　　Fees and Expenses(Academic Year 2004－2005)

　　Tuition(学费)：＄29,910

　　Room and board：＄8,387

　　Other expenses(books, telephone, etc．)：＄3,083

　　Total：＄ 41,380

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　　There are some special traditions in Hawaii．People are very friendly and always welcome visitors．They give visitors a lei, a long necklace(项链)of beautiful fresh flowers．Men wear bright flowered shirts, and women often wear long flowered dresses．There are traditional Chinese, Japanese and Philippines holidays and all the holidays from the United States．They call Hawaii the Aloha State．Aloha means both hello and goodbye．It also means I love you．

　　Usually when people from different countries, races and traditions live together, there are serious problems．There are a few problems in Hawaii, but, in general, people have learned to live together in peace．

　　Hawaiians get most of their money from visitors, and most of the visitors come from the mainland and from Japan．There are so many people living in Hawaii now that there are residential areas where there used to be farms．Some of the big sugar and apple companies have moved to the Philippines, where they do not have to pay workers as much money．The families of the first people who came from the U．S．mainland own the important banks and companies．Japanese are also buying or starting businesses．

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British men are encouraged to cry

　　There are certain things British men like to believe about themselves．The first is that one day they will again win the World Cup．They also believe they do not cry．

　　Over the centuries, Britons are believed to have a "stiff upper lip"．But is this true?

　　Yes, it is．A recent study arranged by Kleenex on how the British express their emotions(感情)shows that 95 percent of them still contain their emotions．

　　Moreover, while 72 percent think this is unhealthy, 19 percent can't remember the last time they "let it out"．As a result, Kleenex is carrying out the "Let It Out" campaign(运动)that encourages the British to grab a tissue and have a good cry．

　　These days, however, the male Briton's attitude toward crying is changing．Though the majority still struggles to open up emotionally, a 2004 study by Oxford's Social Issues Research Center found that 77 percent of British men considered crying in public increasingly acceptable．Half of London males admitted crying in front of their mothers．Scotsmen are the least emotional, although they are the most likely to cry at weddings．

　　Peter Marsh, director of the center, said："Crying can now indicate sensitivity rather than weakness．Like with David Beckham, crying because you're dropping off your boy at nursery isn't seen as weak．"

　　Winston Churchill was said to be a frequent crier, shedding tears at seeing a survivor in an air raid shelter, and when he saw his wife after a long absence．

　　Psychologists(心理学家)say that while society has accepted that men can cry, there are limits．Ronald Bracey, a consulting psychologist, said："If a man began to cry when he was having stitches(缝针)in hospital, he would be considered as a wimp(软弱的人)．Men still need to be seen as strong when it comes to physical pain．"

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　　In the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it．And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is．That is what ‘keeping up with the Joneses' is about, It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbours．

　　The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand．He told this story about himself．He began earning＄125 a week at the age of 23．That was a lot of money in those days．He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighbourhood outside New York City．When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day．When he saw that rich people had servants．Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbours．

　　It was like a race, but one could never finish this race because one was always trying to keep up．The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life．They moved back to an apartment(公寓房间)in New York City．

　　Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich life-style of their neighbours．He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series(系列)of short stories, He called it ‘Keeping up with the Joneses' because ‘Jones' is a very common name in the United States．' Keeping up with the Joneses' came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you．Momand's series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years．

　　People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses．And there are ‘Jonses' in every city of the world．But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr．Jones always seems to be ahead．