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　　A good teacher is many things to many people．In my own experience, the people I respect the most and think about the most are the teachers who demanded(要求)the most discipline(纪律)from their students．

　　I miss one teacher in particular that I had in high school．I think she was a good teacher because she was a very strict person．I remember very vividly(清晰地)a sign over her classroom door．It was a simple sign that said,“Laboratory－in this room the first five letters of the word was emphasized(强调), not the last seven．”In other words, I guess, labor(劳动)for her was more important than oratory, which means making speeches．

　　She prepared her work very care fully and demanded us to do the same．We got lots of homework from her．Once she had broken her arm, and everybody in the class thought that maybe the home work load would be reduced, but it con tinued just the same．She checked our work by stamping her name at the bot tom of the papers to show that she had read them．

　　I think sometimes teachers who de mand the most are liked the least．But as time goes by, this discipline really seems to benefit(有益于)the students．

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　　Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system．It is also one of the most interesting．It was named after Jupiter, the most important of the Roman gods, and nicknamed the“King of Planets．”It is the fifth planet from the sun and the fourth brightest object in the sky．Before the invention of the telescope, Jupiter was thought to be a bright star．

　　In 1610, the famous astronomer Galileo realised that Jupiter was actually a planet．He also noticed that it had four large moons．These are known as the Galilean moons．The biggest is Ganymede, and it is larger than the planets Pluto and Mercury．Next in size is Callisto, which is the farthest away from Jupiter．It is the closest to the planet, and has a lot of active volcanoes．The smallest of the Galilean moons is Europa．Europa is covered in ice, and scientists believe there may be an ocean underneath．

　　Galileo's discovery that Jupiter was not a star but a planet was very important．Before this time, people believed the Earth to be the centre of the universe．They thought that the sun, stars, and other planets all revolved around the Earth．However, Galileo proved that the sun was at the centre of the universe!

　　(A)Jupiter is farther out in the solar system than Earth, so it takes longer to revolve around the sun．(B)However, a day on Jupiter is much shorter, only 9.8 Earth hours．(C)This is because it spins(旋转)a lot faster than the Earth does．(D)

　　Another of Jupiter's interesting features(特性)is its“Great Red Spot．”On the surface of the planet is a large red spot．The spot is actually a huge storm like a hurricane, but bigger．It covers an area twice as big as the Earth and has been going on for at least 400 years!

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　　What is it that makes people happy?Youth, health, a good job, good looks, a flash car?None of these things, Spanish experts say．

　　The concept(概念)of happiness is thought to be determined by genetics, while the rest depends on childhood environment and the process(过程)of growing up．Perhaps the most surprising thing about happiness is coming under increasingly close examination in Spain．

　　As the nation rises to the club of the world's wealthiest countries, people are discovering that material(物质的)things do not bring happiness．

　　“Most people use money as a measure of human value,”says Jesus Ynfante, author of a book on Spain's 300 biggest fortunes．“Expensive products are regarded as the best．The rich are admired simply for being rich,”Ynfante said．

　　Yet psychologists(心理学家)warn that happiness as a moment of ecstatic pleasure(狂喜)-something that, by definition(定义),cannot last-while others speak of it as peace and acceptance of oneself．Polls(问卷调查)in different countries indicate that between 65 and 85 percent of the world's population regard themselves as reasonably happy．

　　Around 40 percent of a person's happiness is that it has little to do with age, health, wealth, or other values thought to be important in Western society．For most Spaniards, happiness is linked with feeling close to other people．Happy people accept their limitations and set themselves reachable goals, experts say．

　　There are life-style choices that favour happiness, such as exercise, eating carbohydrates and exposing oneself to sunlight．But the main secret of happiness is to take pleasure in small things．

　　“If you are given a choice between eternal(永久的)happiness and a cheese sandwich, take the sandwich,”advises musician Julian Hernandez．

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Senior First Aid

　　Registration(注册)Details：PARASOL EMT Pty Limited(ABN 39 072 488 914)

　　Recognition Period：01/01/1997 to 30/03/2008

　　Purpose：The aim of this course is to develop a student’s competence(胜任)and confidence in providing emergency first aid．This includes calling for help, the ability to respond to first aid situations, decision-making, and basic life support functions．This course covers adult and child conditions．

　　Target Audience：This course is suitable for anyone requiring a first aid certificate(证书)for the workplace, recreational purposes, sporting, or home use．

　　Format(形式)：A mixture of theoretical and practical elements(成分), with at least 50％ of time spent on practical skills．

　　Requirements：Be at least 14 years of age．

　　Learning Objectives：

　　●Apply(运用)Life Support Skills

　　●Apply First Aid Management Skills for Burns

　　●Demonstrate the identification and management of bleeding and wounds．

　　●Describe the recognition and management of internal(内部的)bleeding

　　●Manage an Emergency(Basic)

　　●Apply First Aid Management for bone and joint(关节)injuries

　　●Manage Emergency Situations

　　●Apply First Aid Management skills for bites, stings(刺伤)and poisoning．

　　●Manage an acute(急性)illness

　　●Describe the recognition and management of an eye injury

　　●Describe the basic structure and function of the human body．

　　●Apply First Aid Management skills for chest, abdominal(腹部的)and head injuries

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　　Some time ago, I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg．I didn’t think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended, as there are a whole lot of antique(古董)shops near my home．So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me．I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception(接待)．I was quite wrong．Then man wouldn’t even look at my chair．

　　The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and, the fourth-so I decided that my approach(手段)must be wrong．

　　I went into the fifth shop with a plan in my mind．I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper,“Would you like to buy a chair?”He looked it over carefully and said,“Yes, not a bad chair．How much do you want for it, sir?”“Twenty pounds,”I said．“OK,”he said,“I’ll give you twenty pounds．”“It’s got a slightly broken leg,”I said．“Yes I saw that, it’s nothing．”

　　Everything was going according to plan and I was getting excited．“What will you do with it?”I asked．“Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done．”“I’ll buy it,”I said．“What do you mean?You’ve just sold it to me,”he said．“Yes, I know but I’ve changed my mind．I’m sorry, I’ll give you twenty-seven pounds for it．”“You must be crazy,”he said．Then, suddenly the penny dropped．“I know what you want。You want me to repair your chair．”“You’re right,”I said．“And what would you have done if I had walked in and said, ‘Would you mend this chair for me’?”“I wouldn’t have agreed to do it,”he said．“We don’t do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble．But I’ll mend this for you, shall we say for a fiver(5英镑)?”He was a very nice man and was greatly amused(感到有趣)by the whole thing．

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　　“Life is speeding up．Everyone is getting unwell．”

　　This may sound like something someone would say today．But in fact, an unknown citizen who lived in Rome in AD 53 wrote it．

　　We all love new inventions．They are exciting, amazing and can even change our lives．

　　But have all these developments really improved the quality of our lives?

　　Picture this：You’re rushing to finish your homework on the computer．Your mobile phone rings, a QQ message from your friend appears on the screen, and the noise from the television is getting louder and louder．Suddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your work．Now you have to stay up all night to get it done．How calm and happy do you feel?

　　Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave us feeling stressed and tired．Why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities, who have no telephones, no cars, not even any electricity often seem to be happier?Perhaps because they lead simple lives．

　　Our family in the UK went“back in time”to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today．The grandparents, with their daughter, and grandsons Benjamin, 10 and Thomas, 7, spent nine weeks in a 1940s house．They had no washing machine, microwave, computer or mobile phones．

　　The grandmother, Lyn, said,“It was hard physically, but not mentally．”She believed life was less materialistic．“The more things you have, the more difficult life becomes,”she said．The boys said they fought less．Probably, they said, because there was less to fight over, such as their computer．Also Lyn changed from being a“fashionable, beer-drinking granny, to one who cooked things．”

　　Here are some simple ways to beat the stress often caused by our inventions!

　　Don’t be available all the time．Turn off your mobile phone at certain times of the day．Don’t check your emails every day．

　　Make sure you spend some time talking to your family．Set aside one evening a week when you don’t turn on the television．Play cards and chat instead．

　　Get a low-tech hobby．Every day, do something in the old-fashioned way, such as walking to have a face-to-face meeting instead of using the email or telephone．

　　Don’t worry too much about life－laugh more．

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　　Since the beginning of time, man has been interested in the moon．The Romans designed a special day to show admiration and respect to the moon．They called it“Moonday”, or“Monday”, as we know it today．Later, the great mind of Leonardo da Vinci studied the moon and designed a machine to carry a human to the moon．Leonardo said that one day a great machine bird would take a person to the moon and bring great honor to the home where it was born．

　　Four and a half centuries later, Leonardo’s idea was realized．Apollo 11 took three Americans Collins, Aldrin, and Armstrong to the moon．The mission(任务)did fill the whole world with great surprise, as Leonardo had said it would．Numerous essays, articles, and books were written about man’s first moon mission．But perhaps the most interesting story was one written before the event over 100 years before．

　　In 1865, French author Jules Verne wrote a story about the first journey to the moon．His story was very similar to the 1969 Apollo 11 mission．

　　Verne’s spacecraft also contained three men－two Americans and a Frenchman．The spacecraft was described as being almost the same size as Apollo 11．The launch(发射)site in Verne’s story was also in Florida．The spacecraft in Verne’s story was named the“Columbiad”．The Apollo 11 command ship was called“Columbia”．His account of sending the spacecraft into space could easily have been written about how Apollo 11 was sent into space．

　　Verne’s story was the same as the actual event in several other aspects(方面)．The speed of Verne’s spacecraft was 36,000 feet per second; Apollo’s was 35,533 feet per second．Verne’s spacecraft took 97 hours to reach the moon; Apollo’s time was 103 hours．Like Apollo’s spacemen, Verne’s spacemen took pictures of the moon’s surface, relaxed on their seats, cooked with gas, and experienced weightlessness．They too came down in the Pacific and were picked up by an American warship．

　　What were the reasons for Jules Verne’s extreme accuracy(精确)in describing an event 100 years or more before it actually occurred?He based his writings on the laws of physics and astronomy．Nineteenth-century science and the vivid Verne’s imagination gave people an unbelievably accurate preview of one of the greatest events of the 20th century．

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Car Hire

　　Hiring a self-drive car really adds to the enjoyment of your holiday．There are so many places of interest to visit, and if you enjoy seeing more than just the city center, there’s no better way to explore than by car．

　　★The shortest rental period at these special low prices is three days．For prices for periods of one or two days you only see our representative at the hotel．

　　★Car hire must be booked six weeks or more before arrival in London to guarantee a car．But if you have been unable to make a booking in advance, please see our representative at the hotel who may still be able to help you．

　　★The car types on the sheet are examples of the types of cars in each price range, but a particular car cannot be guaranteed．

　　★Upon delivery the driver(s)will be asked to sign the car hire company’s Conditions of Hire．

　　★If you decide to hire a car, just fill in the Booking Form and return it to us．A booking fee of ￡12 as part of the car hire cost is required．

　　★Should you be forced to cancel(取消)your car hire booking after payment in full(two weeks before date of hire), a cancellation charge of ￡12 will be made．

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　　Alex Palmer Haley(1925－1992)became famous for the publication of the novel Roots, which traces(追踪)his ancestry(祖先)back to Africa．

　　Alex Haley was born in Ithaca, New York．His father was a teacher of agriculture and his mother was a music teacher．The family moved to the small town of Henning, Tennessee, when Haley was very young．

　　Haley did not do very well at school or university．During World War II, Haley enlisted(参军)in the Coast Guard．He started to write adventure stories to keep off the boredom, and thus became Chief Journalist．After 20 years of service, Haley left the Coast Guard to become a full-time writer．He produced his first major work The Autobiography of Malcolm X in 1965．It had great effect on the black power movement in the US．

　　As a young boy, Alex Haley first learned of his African ancestor, Kunta Kinte, by listening to the family stories of his grandparents．Alex Haley’s quest(寻求)to learn more about his family history resulted in his writing Roots．When Roots appeared in 1976, it gained popular success, although the truth of the book faced criticism．In 1977 Roots won the National Book Award and a special Pulitzer Prize．The book sold in one year more than million copies．

　　The book showed that the oppressed never became docile：Kunta Kinte suffered amputation(截肢)of a foot for his repeated attempts to run away．He valued his heritage(传统)so much that he never accepted the ways of his slave masters and insisted on being called by his real name Kinte, not by his slave name Toby．

　　Haley died on February 10, 1992．

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　　‘How lucky you are to be a doctor…’ Anyone who’s a doctor is right out of luck, I thought．Anyone who’s studying medicine should have his head examined．

　　You may think I want to change my job．Well, at the moment I do．As one of my friends says－even doctors have a few friends－it’s all experience．Experience!I don’t need such experience．I need a warm, comfortable, undisturbed bed all my own．I need it badly．I need all telephones to be thrown down the nearest well, that’s what I need．

　　All these thoughts fly round my head as I drive my Mini(微型汽车)through the foggy streets of East London at 3∶45 a．m．on a December morning．I am a ministering angel in a Mini with a heavy coat and a bag of medicines．As I speed down Lea Bridge in the dark at this horrible morning hour, the heater first blowing hot then cold, my back aching from the car-seat, I do not feel like a ministering angel．I wish I were on the beach in southern France．Call me a bad doctor if you like．Call me what you will．But don’t call me at half past three on a December morning for an ear-ache that you have had for two weeks．

　　Of course, being a doctor isn’t really all bad．We do have our moments．Once in a while people are ill, once in a while you can help, once in a while you get given a cup of tea and rock-hard cake at two o’clock in the morning－then you worry if you have done everything．But all too often ‘everything’ is a repetitious rule: look, listen, feel, tap．Pills, infection(注射), phone, ambulance(救护车), away to the next．

　　And then there is always the cool, warm voice of the girl on the switchboard of the emergency bed service who will get your patient into hospital for you－the pleasant voice that comes to you as you stand in the cold, dark, smelly, dirty telephone box somewhere in a dangerous section of town．Oh, it has its moments, this life does．

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