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Here's a new warning from health experts: Sitting is deadly. Scientists are increasingly warning that sitting for prolonged periods - even if you also exercise regularly - could be 1 for your health. And it doesn't matter where the sitting takes place - at the office, at school, in the car or before a computer or TV - just the overall number of hours it 2 . Research is preliminary, but several studies 3 people who spend most of their days sitting are more likely to be fat, have a heart attack or even die. In an editorial 4 this week in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, Elin Ekblom-Bak of the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences suggested that authorities rethink how they define 5 activity to highlight the dangers of sitting. While health officials have issued guidelines 6 minimum amounts of physical activity, they haven't suggested people try to limit how much time they spend in a seated 7 . "After four hours of sitting, the body starts to send 8 signals," Ekblom-Bak said. She explained that genes regulating the amount of glucose and fat in the 9 start to shut down. Even for people who 10 , spending long stretches of time sitting at a desk is still harmful. Tim Armstrong, a physical activity expert at the World Health Organization, said people who exercise every day - 11 still spend a lot of time sitting - might get more benefit if that exercise were spread across the day, 12 in a single bout. That wasn't 13 news for Aytekin Can, 31, who works at a London financial company, and spends most of his days sitting 14 a computer. Several evenings a week, Can also teaches jiu jitsu, a Japanese martial art 15 wrestling, and also does Thai boxing. "I'm sure there are some detrimental 16 of staying still for too long, but I hope that being 17 when I can helps," he said. "I wouldn't want to think the sitting could be _18 dangerous." Still, in a study published last year that tracked more than 17,000 Canadians for about a dozen years, researchers found people who sat 19 had a higher death risk, independently of whether or not they exercised. Figures from a US survey in 2003-2004 found Americans spend more than half their time sitting, from working at their desks to sitting in cars. Experts said more research is needed to 20 just how much sitting is dangerous, and what might be possible to offset those effects. | ||||
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"He looks normal." That's what everybody says when I tell them my son was just diagnosed as autism (孤 独症). They all say it without 1 . It's true. Alejandro does look like every other 2 boy. He plays, he smiles, and he runs around with the two-year-old boy's boundless 3 until he is too tired. He laughs when you move your fingers 4 on a sensitive part of his body. And he often 5 his toys like every other young child at his age. But most of the time, Alejandro 6 in his own little world playing with his toys all by himself 7 in a group of kids and 8 you when you talk to him loudly. At that time he's alone, no matter how hard you try to 9 him. My wife and I get 10 . We ask for "nose kisses" or hugs and many times he doesn't 11 us. It's extremely anxious when your child's face is right in front of you and he won't admit your 12 . He regularly doesn't eat. The food often 13 him when he puts it in his mouth. He is very small 14 his age. We are told that it's another 15 of the autism. Because autism isn't like some other 16 , there is no set treatment. Each child needs to be treated 17 ; what works for one probably doesn't work for another. Try a treatment. If it doesn't work, you have to try another 18 you hopefully find something that does work. The future is cloudy, but we will try everything we can do to reach him, because we love him and we know he's a(n) 19 little boy. And we believe with the help of love, we can 20 any difficulty. | ||||
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He lost his arms in an accident that claimed his father's life who was the main 1 of support for the family. He had to 2 the arms of his younger brother, and his younger brother became his 3 , never leaving him alone for years. Except for writing with his toes, he was completely unable to do 4 in his life. One late night, his younger brother accompanied him into the toilet and went back to 5 . But being so 6 , his younger brother fell asleep, leaving him on the toilet for two hours. As the two brothers grew up together, they had their share of problems and they would often 7 . His younger brother wanted to live 8 from him, living his own life, as many normal people do. So he was 9 and didn't know what to do. A 10 misfortune befell (降临) a girl. One night her mother, who suffered from mental illness 11 . So her father went out looking for her mother, leaving her alone at home. She tried to prepare a 12 for her parents, only to overturn the stove, 13 in a fire which took her hands away. Though her elder sister who was studying in another city, showed her 14 to take care of her, she was determined to be completely 15 . At school, she always studied hard. One day, the boy and the girl were both invited to appear on a television interview program. They were both asked to write something on a piece of paper with their toes. The boy wrote: My younger brother's arms are my arms; 16 the girl wrote: Broken wings, flying heart. Disasters can 17 at any time. If you choose only to complain and 18 from the ordeal (苦难的经历), it will always follow you wherever you go. But if you decide to be 19 , the hardship will turn out to be a(n) 20 on which new hopes will arise. | ||||
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He met her at a party. She was outstanding; many guys were 1 her, but nobody paid any attention to him. After the party, he 2 her for coffee. She was 3 . In order not to appear rude, she went 4 . As they sat in a nice 5 shop, he was too nervous to say anything and she felt 6 . Suddenly, he asked the waiter, "Could you please give me some 7 ? I'd like to put it in my coffee." They stared at him. He turned red; but when the salt came, he put it in his coffee and drank. 8 , she asked. "Why salt with coffee?" He explained, "When I was a little boy, I lived near the sea, I liked playing on the sea… I could 9 its salty taste, like salty coffee. Now every time I drink it, I 10 my childhood and my hometown. I miss 11 and my parents, who are still there." She was 12 touched. A man who can admit that he's homesick must love his home and care about his family. He must be 13 . So they dated, 14 and lived happily together. And every time she made coffee for him, she would put in some salt, the way he liked it. After 40 years, he 15 and left her a letter which said: My dear, please 16 my life-long lie. Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous that I asked for salt 17 sugar. Sweetheart, I don't exactly like salty coffee. But as it mattered so 18 to you, I've 19 to enjoy it. Having you with me was my greatest happiness. If I could live a second time, I hope we can be together again, 20 it means that I have to drink salty coffee for the rest of my life. | ||||
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He has been called the "missing link." Half-man,half-beast. He is supposed to live in the highest mountain in | ||||
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