Music can enrich spirits and enlighten hearts．Some people like classical music, others like popular music．Like most young people, I especially like popular music．There are many kinds of popular music, such as rock music, heavy metallic music, light music and so on．

　　Popular music is more accessible(易接近的) to the youngsters, while classical music is a little far away and requires some special knowledge to appreciate it．Popular songs like “Sweetheart” and “Always Be My Baby” are very simple．When one listens to these songs, he can easily understand and follow them．

　　In addition, most popular music works are written about love－a topic most youngsters care about．Popular music is an important method of emotional (情感的) expression．Youngsters value romantic(浪漫的) dreams about love．They are usually deeply moved by what the singer sings．A friend of mine was upset when she lost her boyfriend．But several days later, I found that she calmed down．I asked her, “Why?” She told me Marian’s song cheered her up．

　　Furthermore, popular music is expressive of strong feelings．We youngsters have many strong feelings about the world around us．We want to express them．Popular songs help us to realize our ideas．Some music, such as rock music, can easily call up resonance(引起共鸣) among young people．When I fail to do something, I listen to the rock music, letting my feelings out．

　　At the same time, there is no doubt that there are also many advantages in classical music．Classical music is more profound(深刻的) than popular music．Take Beijing operas for example, I can’t appreciate them very much because it takes special knowledge to really understand it．Perhaps I’ll like classical music when I grow up．

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　　Many people’s careers begin after they get a “break”．On November 14, 1943, Leonard Bernstein made his debut(初次登场) as a conductor for the New York Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall in New York City．This was Bernstein’s “big break” and a major turning point in his career．He got this break because he was substituting for(代替) another conductor, Bruno Walter, who had fallen ill．

　　Bernstein had been appointed Assistant Conductor for the New York Philharmonic only a few months before that night．Just 25 years old, he was inexperienced．At the last minute, Bernstein was told he was to take Walter’s place, so he did not have any time to rehearse．The music he was going to conduct was very difficult．What’s more, the concert was going to be broadcast nationally on the radio．Despite all these pressures, Bernstein rose to the occasion and received a standing ovation(大喝采) at the end of the concert．The event made national headlines, and Bernstein became famous overnight．

　　What was it that made Leonard Bernstein do so well in such a difficult situation? Perhaps Leonard Bernstein did so well because music was his devotion．The son of a man who supplied hairdressing products, Bernstein became interested in music at the age of 10．By the time he was a teenager, he had been performing in public．He became a soloist of the Boston Public School Orchestra, and for 13 weeks in 1934, he played classics on the radio．

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　　There was a Nebraska farmer who grew award-winning corn．Each year he entered his corn in the state fair where it won a blue ribbon …

　　One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something interesting about how he grew it．The reporter discovered that the farmer shared his seed corn with his neighbors．

　　“How can you afford to share your best seed corn with your neighbors when they are entering corn in competition with yours each year?” the reporter asked．

　　“Sir,” said the farmer, “didn’t you know? The wind picks up pollen from the ripening corn and swirls it from field to field．If my neighbors grow low-quality corn, cross-pollination(交叉传授花粉) will steadily degrade the quality of my corn．If I want to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors grow good corn．”

　　He was well aware of the connectedness of life．His corn cannot improve unless his neighbor’s corn also improves．

　　So it is in other dimensions(方面)．Those who choose to be at peace must help their neighbors to be at peace．Those who choose to live well must help others to live well, for the value of life is measured by the lives it touches．And those who choose to be happy must help others to find happiness for the welfare of each is bound up with the welfare of all．

　　The lesson for each of us is this：if we are to grow good corn, we must help our neighbors grow good corn．

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　　We were quite excited to see how it would be to live in Denmark－very far from my home country, Japan, and quite far from my husband’s home country, Italy．But the distance is not a problem, and we do not find it difficult to keep in touch with our families．My parents came over in October, and I am going back next month．I hope to go back to Japan once a year．And we have been to Italy twice since we came．If we want news from home, we can read on the Internet, and we get news from our families, of course．

　　I also keep in touch with my former colleagues and my boss．My boss even tried to find a job for me in the Danish subsidiary of the company that I worked for in Japan, but unfortunately there was no vacant position．I am planning to look for a job in the same industry, the medico industry．I do not regret having given up my job, but I do want to work again－to meet other people and keep developing myself professionally．

　　Building a network in Denmark has been quite difficult．Most Danes are working, so there is little chance of meeting them．It is easier to get to know other foreigners．

　　I just started taking Danish classes at a very intensive language school．There I meet many other foreigners．I have also started volunteering for the Japanese Association．I help out with their magazines．Most of the people there have been living in Denmark for many years and have been married to Danes, so their lives are very different from mine．But it is very helpful to me because I can socialise and get practical information about living in Denmark－about where to buy what and how to get to where, etc．

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　　So what information should be given to young people about drugs? The simple message “don’t take drugs” is often said by parents and schools．Though this message can be said to have been effective in some degree, generations of young people still take drugs．The method of “better education” tried by various groups has not reduced drug use either．So there is no proven “Way” to prevent young people taking drugs．I think finally it will come down to the individual to make his or her choice about drugs．My theory of drugs goes along the lines of “the Bad and the Ugly”．But one thing is for sure, one day you might have to face your own choice about drugs．

　　The Bad：Drugs can affect how you think．They can slow your thought process and make you do things that you wouldn’t normally do．People who take drugs will find it difficult to pass their exams in school or hold down a regular job．

　　The Ugly：Drugs can kill．Heroin users in particular run the risk of overdosing or catching killer disease, like AIDS through sharing needles．

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　　After the Summer Olympics were over, when all the athletes and viewers have gone home and the television audience has switched off, another group of athletes and fans arrived in the host city, and another competition began．These were the Paralympics, the games for athletes with disability．But in Beijing in 2008, for the first time, one of the greatest competitors did not take part in．

　　Sbc is a British by the name of Tanni Grey-Thompsun．Born with spine bifida(脊椎裂) which left her paralysed from the waist down, Tanni has used a wheelchair from the age of 7．At first, she was not keen on sport, apart from horse-riding, which gave her a sense of freedom．But in her teens, she started taking sports more seriously．She tried swimming, basketball and tennis．Eventually, she found athletics(田径), and never looked back．

　　Indeed, Tanni’s athletic career took off in 1984, when she was 15 and pulled off a surprising victor in the 100 meters at the Junior National Wheelchair Games．

　　In 1988, Tanni went to her first Paralympic Games in Seoul．She won a bronze in the 400 meters．Even greater success followed at the 1992 Barcelona Paralympics．Tanni won golds in the 100, 200, 400 and 800 meters relay, setting two world records in the process．In the same year, she achieved the first of her six London Wheelchair Marathon victories．

　　Tanni’s enduring success partly was due to motivation(动机), and partly due to preparation．“The training I do as a good sprinter(短跑运动员) enables me to be good at marathon, too．I train 50 weeks of the year and that keeps me prepared for whatever distance I want to race…I am still competing at a very high level, but as I get older, things get harder and I want to retire before I fall apart．”

　　Indeed Tanni retired finally after the Visa Paralympics World Cup in 2007．Her wish is to coach young athletes for next Olympic Games．

　　In spite of ups and downs, she never takes her fate lying down．In her splendid life, she has won an amazing eleven gold medals, four silvers and one bronze in a series of Paralympics－a top level athletic career covering two decades．She has won the London Wheelchair Marathon six times, more than any other competitor, and she has set over thirty world records．

　　What advice does she have for young athletes? “Work hard at your studies, and then train, train again．”

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　　A chimpanzee in the zoo in Xi’an has quit smoking after 16 years with the help of her keepers．The zoo keepers, worried about her health, helped 27-year-old “Ai Ai” off tobacco by treating her with entertainment and a tastier diet．

　　They tried every way to divert the chimp’s attention away from cigarettes．Tasty food, such as fried rice and dumplings, as well as the usual diet of milk and bananas was prepared especially for Ai Ai．The keepers even put earphones(耳机) on her so that she could enjoy pop music from a walkman．

　　“As her life became more colorful, she gradually forgot about cigarettes altogether,” the zoo keeper said．Ai Ai took up smoking in 1989 shortly after her mate died．She learnt to smoke from visitors of the zoo, and asked them for cigarettes．She became a chain smoker after her second mate died in 1997 and her daughter was moved to another zoo．The zoo is trying to find another mate for her．

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　　We’ve done almost everything in our power to protect our children from harm．We’ve worked to make their streets and their schools safer, to give them something positive to do after school and before their parents get home．We’ve worked to teach our children that drugs are dangerous, illegal and wrong．

　　Today, I want to talk to you about the historic opportunity we now have to protect our nation’s children from an even more deadly threat：smoking．Smoking kills more people every day than AIDS, alcohol, car accidents, murders, suicides(自杀), drugs and fires combined．Nearly 90 percent of those smokers lit their first cigarette before they turned 18．Consider this：3,000 children start to smoke every day illegally and 1,000 of them will die sooner because of it．

　　This is a national tragedy that every American should help prevent．For more than five years we’ve worked to stop our children from smoking before they start, launching a nationwide campaign to educate them about the dangers of smoking, to reduce their access to tobacco products, and to severely restrict tobacco companies from advertising to young people．If we can do these well, we’ll cut teen smoking by almost half over the next five years．That means if we act now, we will have it in our power to stop 3 million children from smoking and to save a million lives as a result．

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