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  What's the real meaning of the word“peace”?The   1   story may tell us something about it.

  There was once a king who offered an award to an artist who could paint the   2   picture of peace.Many   3   tried.The king looked at all the pictures.But there were only two he really liked and he had to choosebetween them.

  One picture was a calm lake.The lake was a perfect thing for peace because of the high mountains around it.Overhead was a blue sky with white clouds.  4   who saw this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace.

  The other picture had mountains too.But they were rugged(高低不平的).Above was the dark sky, from which heavy rain fell.A waterfall was rushing down the side of the mountain.This did not look   5   at all.But when the king looked   6  , he found behind the waterfall a very small bush   7   in the midst 在…中)of the waterfall and a mother bird sitting on her nest(鸟窝)in perfect peace.

  The king gave the award to the artist who painted the   8   picture.Why?“Because,”explained the king,“peace does not mean   9   in a place where there is no   10  , no trouble or hard work.Peace means in the midst of all those things, you're still calm in your heart.That's the real meaning of peace.”

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Worried That People Are Laughing at You?

     Imagine this situation. You pass a group of people. The people are talking to each other. You cannot hear what they are saying. But    1   they start laughing. What would you think? Would you think they were laughing at something   2    that one of them said? Or, to be honest with yourself, would you think they were laughing at you? Yes, you.

     Being laughed at is a  3  fear. But a major study published(公布)in 2009 found that this fear is not the   4    around the world, It differs from culture to culture.

     Some people in the study said they felt unsure of   5    in social situations and hid their feelings of insecurity (不安全). Others said they avoided (回避) social situations where they had been laughed at   6   .

     Shy people often avoid situations that would make them get into close contact (接触) with other people. They worry that something they say or do will make other people laugh at them, It can be truly sad for those who live with the fear of laughter. It can   7    how they lead their lives.

     In the study, a team from the University of Zurich led more than ninety   8   from around the world. They wanted to understand the difference between normal shyness and true fear of being laughed at. Another purpose of the study was   9   the levels of fear of being laughed at in different cultures. The scientists surveyed more than twenty-two thousand people in forty-two different languages. The   10   would appear in Scientific Humor.

 

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