New friends．Fresh lifestyle．Better career opportunities…Those are attractions of overseas study for young people in China．"Start early, finish strong, some of them say．

　　More than 300 universities from 27 countries and regions were represented at last weekend's international education exposition(展览)．

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　　London, Reuters－What could annoy teenagers enough to make them stop hanging out with friends and go home?

　　No, it's not a visit from their mothers, and not a threat to take away their cellphones or pocket money．

　　It's high-frequency noise．The UK police recently agreed to use a device(装置)called the Sonic Teenager Deterrent．It sends out a sound that makes teenagers become so impatient and angry that they have to cover their ears tightly and walk away．

　　The sound is at extreme high-pitch that can be heard by those under 20．The body's natural ability to detect some wave bands(波段)decreases almost entirely after 20, so few adults can hear the sounds．The black-box device, nicknamed the Mosquito because of its sound, can be fixed to the outside walls of shops, offices and homes．It sounds to youngsters like a crazy insect or a badly played violin．But it causes no physical damage．

　　A number of police forces and councils have given permission to use the system and want to install it at trouble spots．

　　Staffordshire Police Inspector Amanda Davies, who has given the device to shopkeepers in the Moorlands area, said," It is controlled by the shopkeepers－if they can see through their window that there is a problem, they turn the device on for a while until the group has run away．"

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　　You Mi, a lovely and confident 17-year-old student, is the first Chinese high school student to appear on the cover of the popular young adults’ fashion magazine Seventeen．

　　“You is IN，” said Wang Lihua, Editor-in-Chief of Seventeen．“You is active and mature(成熟的)because of her knowledge on everything from academic studies，to books on art, to movies．We found she’s the very style we’re looking for to represent young people’s attitudes．”

　　You also impressed Wang with her fluent English when they first met last year．As the hostess of an English broadcasting programme at the High School Affiliated to Renmin University，she is always praised for speaking English almost like a native speaker．“I’ve built up my English by watching thousands of English DVDs since I was 10,” she explained．

　　But for her, watching isn’t enough．Last year，while in Senior 1, You met a talented boy who showed self-made DV movies at the English Corner in her school．

　　“I thought it was so cool and I knew that I should start making my own films，” she said．So she wrote a campus(校园)story, persuaded schoolmates to star in it and then began shooting a 30-minute DV movie, all in English．“I played one of the leading roles, actually I was everything in my film．I worked on it every single day during the SARS holidays,” she recalled．The movie finally became a big hit on campus，earning You a strong reputation(名气)as a DV movie director．

　　But this is not the only field she wants to master．Despite being a science student, she likes art, literature and fashion design very much．

　　“There are people who can be artists, there are people who edit books，and there are people who become film producers．But I just hope to mix all the things up!” she said．“There is an old saying I believe：Chance favours only the prepared mind．”

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　　What is “Dads Make a Difference”?

　　A service-learning opportunity for teens that deals with fatherhood, parenting, and so on．

　　Older teens, grades 10－12, teach younger teens, grades 6－9, about the importance of fathers in children’s lives, the legal and financial responsibilities of parenting．

　　Teen teacher training goals ＆ objectives

　　The goal of the teen teacher training is to better understand the complex problems surrounding legal fatherhood in our society．By discussing what makes healthy families, explaining the meaning of paternity(父亲的身份)，and examining the risks people take in their lives, teens will develop the skills needed to make informed decisions in their own relationships and, finally, teach this information to others．

　　What’s in it for me?

　　An opportunity to：

　　Learn life skills like communication, decision making, and problem solving．

　　Get the chance to use knowledge in meaningful and effective ways．

　　Develop leadership, planning, teamwork, time management, and organizational skills to help you in every aspect of your life．

　　Forming lasting relationships with adult mentors(导师)．

　　Comments from teen teachers

　　“‘Dads Make a Difference’ made me realize how permanent and expensive parenthood is．”

　　“Speaking in from of groups and directing people in activities, I feel, is a valuable skill to have that I will use throughout my life．”

　　“I wish I would have gone through this program when I was in Junior High．I know it would have helped me to really think about the future and to make good decisions．”

　　“‘Dads Make a Difference’ has helped me to know the effects of my actions before I take them and I know what risks not to take to protect my future．”

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Living an Adventurous Life

　　Nearly ten years ago, I was told that I had a brain tumor(瘤)，and this experience changed my attitude about adventure forever．I thought that I was going to die and that all my adventures were over．I did not have a brain tumor, it turned out, but rather multiple sclerosis, which meant that, although they were not over, the nature of my adventures could have to change．

　　Each morning that I wake up is a fresh event, something that I might not have had．Each gesture that I make carries the weight of uncertainty and demands significant attention; buttoning my shirt, changing a light bulb, walking down stairs．I might not be able to do it this time．If I could not delight in them, they would likely drown me in anger and in self-pity．

　　I admire the grand adventures of others．I read about them with interest．With Peter Matthiessen I have hiked across the Himalayas to the Crystal Mountain．I have walked with Annie Dillard up, down, into, and across Tinker Creek in all Seasons．David Bain has gone with me along 110 miles of Philippine coast, and Ed Abbey has rowed me down the Colorado River, I enjoy the adventures of these courageous figures, who can strike out on difficult trips——2 miles, 250 miles, 3000 miles——ready to bear cold and tiredness——indeed not just to bear but to celebrate．

　　But as for me, I can no longer walk very far from the armchair in which I read．Some days I don’t even make it to the backyard．And yet I’m unwilling to give up the adventurous life：the difficulty of it, even the pain, the anxiety and fear, and the sudden brief lift of spirit that makes a hard journey more attractive．

　　I refine adventure, make it smaller and smaller．And now, when I am moving on my hands and knees across the dining room to help my cat．Lying wide-eyed in the dark battling another period of sadness, gathering flowers from the garden, meeting a friend for lunch, I am always having the adventures that are mine to have．

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　　A device that stops drivers from falling asleep at the wheel is about to undergo testing at Department of Transport laboratories and could go on sale within 12 months．

　　The system, called driver Alert, aims to reduce deadly road accidents by 20％－40％ that are caused by tiredness．Airline pilots can also use it to reduce the 30％ of all pilot-error accidents that are related to fatigue．

　　Driver Alert is based on a computerized wristband．The device, worn by drivers or pilots gives out a sound about every four minutes during a car journey．After each sound the driver must respond by squeezing the steering wheel(方向盘)．A sensor in the wristband detects this pressing action and measures the time between the sound and the driver’s response．

　　Tiredness is directly related to a driver’s response time．Usually, a watchful driver would take about 400 milliseconds to respond, but once that falls to more than 500 milliseconds, it suggests that the driver is getting sleepy．

　　In such cases the device gives out more regular and louder sounds, showing that the driver should open a window or stop for a rest．If the driver’s response continues to slow down, the sounds become more frequent until a nonstop alarm warms that the driver must stop as soon as possible．

　　The device has been delivered to the department’s laboratories for testing．If these tests, scheduled for six months’ time, are successful, the markers will bring the product to market within about a year．

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　　Three months ago, Mariza Castro left Honduras．Today, she is in the United States and she has a job．Castro works behind the counter at McDoald’s．Speed is an important part of her work life．Fast – food counter workers are expected to serve customers in less than a minute．At McDonald’s they say, “Work fast or you don’t last．”

　　Are McDonald’s workers lucky to have their jobs?Or are they being exploited?The answer depends on who you talk to．

　　McDoald’s does many good things．For example, no other company hires more young people than McDonald’s．More than half of its workers are under 20 years old．McDonald’s also has a good record of hiring minority workers．Thirteen percent of its workers are black．This is better than any other US company．

　　But the burger house has its critics as well．The pay bothered Edward Rodriguez．He worked for nearly a year at a Los Angeles McDonald’s．During that time he got only one 10-cent raise．“I used to joke that working for McDonald’s is the closest thing to slave labour in the US today,” he days．Today, most McDonald’s pay about ＄5.00 an hour．They hire new workers constantly．The restaurant has no other choice because 70 percent of its workers quit or are fired every year．

　　But McDonald’s also gets its share of praise．Its best workers move up quickly．Just talk to 17–year–old Ameer Abdur－Razaaq of Harlem, New York City．“They call me ‘Young Crew Chief’ around my block,” he says．“When else can I go at my age and be in charge of this many people?” He sees the job as the first step in his career．

　　However, most McDoald’s crew members never make it to manager because the job pressure is so intense, and the rewards so few．As one worker put it, “They expect a lot and they don’t pay you much．”

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　　You are enrolled in a full–time school called“life”．Each day in this school you will have the opportunity to learn lessons．You may like the lessons or hate them, but you have designed them as part of your curriculum．

　　Why are you here?What is your purpose?Humans have sought to discover the meaning of life for a very long time．What we and our ancestors have overlooked, however, is that there is no one answer．The meaning of life is different for every individual．

　　Each person has his or her own purpose and distinct path, unique and separate from anyone else’s．As you travel your life path, you will be presented with numerous lessons that you will need to learn in order to fulfill that purpose．The lessons you are presented with are specific to you; learning these lessons is the key to discovering and fulfilling the meaning and connection of your own life．

　　As you travel through your lifetime, you may encounter challenging lessons that others don’t have to face, while others spend years struggling with challenges that you don’t need to deal with．You may never know why you are blessed with a wonderful marriage, while your friends suffer through bitter arguments and painful divorces, just as you cannot be sure why you struggle financially while your peers enjoy abundance．The only thing you can count on for certain is that you will be presented with all the lessons that you specifically need to learn; whether you choose to learn them or not is entirely up to you．

　　The challenge here, therefore, is to align(与……保持一致)yourself with your own unique path by learning individual lessons．This is one of the most difficult challenges you will be face with in your lifetime, as sometimes your path will be completely different from others’．But, remember, don’t compare your path to the people around you and focus on the difference between their lessons and yours．You need to remember that you will only be faced with lessons that you are capable of learning and are specific to your own growth．

　　Our sense of fairness is the expectation of equality-the assumption that all things are equal and justice will always prevail．Life is not, in fact, fair, and you may indeed have a more difficult life path than others around you, deserved or not．Everyone’s circumstances are unique, and everyone needs to handle his or her own circumstances differently．If you want to move toward calm, you will be required to move out of the complaining phase of“it’s not fair”．Focusing on the unfairness of circumstances keeps you comparing yourself with others rather than appreciating your own special uniqueness．You miss out on learning your individual lessons by distracting yourself with feelings of bitterness and anger．

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　　“America’s No．1 Health Problem．”So reads the headline of an article published by the American Institute of Stress that claims the biggest threat to health today is neither cancer nor AIDS．The report says：“It has been estimated(估计)that 75 to 90 percent of all visits to primary care physicians are for stress related problems．”

　　It is no exaggeration(夸张)to say that people today are being attacked by stress．According to the National Consumers League,“Work is the top source of stress for adults who have problems and stress in their lives(39％), followed by family(30％)．Other sources include health(10％), concern about the economy(9％)and concern about international conflict and terrorism(4％)．”

　　However, stress is hardly unique to the United States．A British survey in 2005 estimated that“over half a million individuals in Britain believed in 2004 that they were experiencing work-related stress at a level that was making them ill．”As a result of“work-related stress, depression or anxiety,”there are“an estimated thirteen and a half million reported lost working days per year in Britain．”

　　The picture is no less bleak in mainland Europe．According to the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work,“work-related stress has been shown to affect millions of European workers across all types of employment sectors．”One survey revealed that there are“about 41 million workers affected by work-related stress each year．”

　　What about Asia?A report issued by a conference held in Tokyo concluded：“Job stress is a common concern among many countries in the world, both developing and industrialized countries．”The report observed that“several countries in East Asia, including China and Korea, have rapidly industrialized and economically grown．These countries now have a lot of concerns on job stress and its harmful effects on workers’ health．”

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　　Reading poems is not exactly an everyday activity for most people．In fact, many people never read a poem once they get out of high school．

　　It is worth reminding ourselves that this has not always been the case in America．In the nineteenth century, a usual American activity was to sit around the fireside in the evening and read poems aloud．It is true that there was no television at the time, nor movie theaters, nor World Wide Web, to provide diversion．However, poems were a source of pleasure, of self-education, of connection to other people or to the world beyond one’s own community．Reading them was a social act as well as an individual one, and perhaps even more social than individual．Writing poems to share with friends and relations was, like reading poems by the fireside, another way in which poetry has a place in everyday life．

　　How did things change?Why are most Americans no longer comfortable with poetry, and why do most people today think that a poem has nothing to tell them and that they can do well without poems?

　　There are, I believe, three culprits(肇事者)：poets, teachers, and we ourselves．Of these, the least important is the third：the world surrounding the poem has betrayed us more than we have betrayed the poem．Early in the twentieth century, poetry in English headed into directions unfavorable to the reading of poetry．Readers decided that poems were not for the fireside or the easy chair at night, that they belonged where other difficult-to-read things belonged．

　　Poets failed the reader, so did teachers．They want their students to know something about the skills of a poem, they want their students to see that poems mean something．Yet what usually occurs when teachers push these concerns on their high school students is that young people decide poems are unpleasant crossword puzzles．

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