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　　Mr.Andrews was waiting for a subway train in the city．The train pulled into the station and stopped．As Andrews was getting ready to board the train, he saw an elderly blind man fall to the tracks(站台)．David Schnair, aged 75, had mistaken the space between two subway cars for a door, while feeling his way with a cane．Instead of ending up inside the train, Schnair fell off the platform and landed under the train．

　　Andrews jumped down to the tracks to save Schnair．He pulled the man to safety．Onlookers immediately declared Andrews a hero．Messages began to pour in from all over the country．Some people sent checks．The largest was for ＄3,000．President called Andrews and wished him a Merry Christmas and a good new year．

　　Andrews had been on the subway because he was returning from a job interview．He probably would have been hired anyway, but all the good publicity(宣传)made it a sure thing．

　　After about a week of newspaper stories and donations of food, money and gifts for his children, Andrews faded from limelight．Most people assumed that the story had come to a happy ending, but it didn't quite happen that way．Andrews did start his new job, but the company moved to New Jersey．Andrews didn't have any way to get to work, so he had to give up．It wasn't long before he was back to job hunting and being discouraged again．Few newspapers, however, bothered to tell their readers what happened to Mr.Andrews after he became a hero．

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　　Bullies are a big problem in schools．Every week, many children are afraid to go to school．They are afraid they will be played jokes on by a bully．One study found that 52％ of children reported being bullied at least once a week．Sixty percent say that they know someone who could harm them．One student was always being joked because he was short．He didn't like to go to school because he had to face the bullies．

　　Some children choose not to go to school at all so they can avoid the bullies．When they miss school, students fall behind their classmates．A new program is helping put an end to this problem．The program is teaching kids how to deal with bullies．This is helping more children feel safe in school．

　　One school principal is working to end this negative behavior．Last year, he decided to let students know bullying is not allowed there．Students are now encouraged to report bullies and stand up for themselves．Those found to be bullies face harsh penalties(处罚)．Students at his school participate in a program called“Be Bold”．In this program, students work together to prevent violence．They do skits and go into classrooms to talk about the problem．They give other students strategies(策略)on how to deal with bullies．

　　The principal says that the school has changed since he has addressed the bullying problem．But there are other steps parents can take to help their children with this problem．First, students and their parents should know the school's rules about bullying and what they should do if it happens．Second, children should be taught to stand up for themselves．They should try to resolve issues by talking them out．If the problem continues, parents and children should record each incident．Children should tell someone if they are being joked．Many children keep bullying a secret．

　　Parents should look for warning signs of bullying．These can include cuts and bruises(瘀伤), worrying, wanting to stay home from school, or a sudden drop in grades．

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　　Nowadays many people have to work very hard in order to live a better life．And the harder they work, the less they pay attention to their health．But it's very important for us to keep healthy in our everyday life．Here are some ways for you to follow．

　　First, you should have a healthy diet．It' s necessary to eat enough fish and vegetables, as they contain many kinds of vitamin you need every day．Do not eat too much fat, such as butter or anything too fatty．Too many sweets can do harm to your teeth, so you'd better not eat too many sweets or chocolates and keep off coffee．

　　Second, good habits can help you keep fit．Doing regular exercise is certainly a good way to ensure that your body is healthy．After a day's work, an eight-hour sleep is needed．And avoid working or studying too hard．

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　　Do this and you'll be welcome anywhere．

　　Why read this book to find out how to win friends?Why not study the technique of the greatest winner of friends the word has ever known?Who is he?You may meet him coming down the street．When you get within ten feet of him, he will begin to wag its tail．If you stop and pat him, he'll jump out of his skin to show you how much he likes you．And you know this show of love．There is no secret motives：he doesn't want to sell you any real estate, and he doesn't want to be your husband or wife．

　　Did you ever stop to think that a dog is the only animal that doesn't have to work for a living?A hen has to lay eggs；a cow has to give milk；and a canary has to sing．But a dog makes a living by giving you nothing but love．

　　When I was five years old, my father bought a little yellow－haired young dog for fifty cents．He was the light and joy of my childhood．Every afternoon around four thirty, he would sit in the front yard with his beautiful eyes staring at the road, and as soon as he heard my voice or saw me through the brush, he was off like a shot, racing breathlessly up the hill to greet me with leaps of joy and barks of cheer．

　　Tippy was my good companion for five years．Then one night－I shall never forget it－he was killed within ten feet of my head, killed by lightning．Tippy' s death was the tragedy event of my childhood．

　　You never read a book on psychology, Tippy．You didn't need to．You knew that one can make more friends in months by being really interested in other people than one can in two years by trying to get other people interested in him．Let me repeat that．you can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you．

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　　Scott Langteau has this message fro kids：Spend less time playing video games．

　　It's a message that many a mom and dad have tried to impress upon many a youngster (and some not-so-youngsters) who spend perhaps a bit too much time with game controllers in hand．

　　But the 40-year-old Langteau isn't a parent．He's a experienced at video game－one who played producer on three “Medal of Honor” games and co－founded his own game development company．

　　Langteau has just published a children's book called “Sofa Boy,” which tells the story of a kid who spends too much time sitting on the couch with controller held in hand and the rather terrible consequences that follow．

　　It's a fairy tale plucked straight from Langteau's own experiences as a lad with a fondness for video games and his own bouts with a bit of game addiction．But first, Langteau would like make one thing clear：“I'm not saying that you shouldn't play video games．I think video games are great, I think they do great things for kids．Instead, Langteau says his book is all about a little something called “moderation．(克制)”

　　“It'saboutbeingwellrounded,” he says．“Just like with anything else, we all need to make sure that there's a variety in what we do．”

　　Video gamers can be a rather bad－tempered when it comes to accepting criticism about their favorite entertainment．And understandably so．After all, most people who go around talking about the dangers of playing video games tend to be outsiders － people who don't play video games and certainly don't understand that they can be a valuable and healthy form of entertainment．

　　But Langteau and “Sofa Boy” seem to be in a unique position to deliver a message of gaming moderation that the young game－savvy masses might actually listen to．After all, this is a man who understands what it means to be a kid with a passion for games．His early experience has taught him a lesson．

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　　Let us begin by saying what does not cause our dreams．Our dreams do not come from “another world”．They are not messages from outside source．They are not a look into the future, either．

　　All our dreams have something to do with our feelings, fear, longings, wishes, needs and memories．If a person is hungry, or tired, or cold his dreams may include a feeling of this kind．If the covers on your body, such as a quilt or a blanket have slipped off your bed, you may dream that you are sleeping on the ice or snow．The material for the dream you will have tonight is likely to come from the experiences you have today．

　　So the subject of your dream usually comes from something that has effect on you while you are sleeping (feeling of cold, a noise, a discomfort, etc)and it may also use your past experiences and the wishes and interests you have now．This is why very young children are likely to d ream of fairies, older children of school examinations, hungry people of food, home－sick soldiers of their families, and prisoners of freedom．

　　To show you how that is happening while you are asleep and how your wishes and needs can all be joined together in a dream, here is a story of an experiment．A man was asleep and the back of his hand was rubbed with absorbent cotton．He would dream that he was in a hospital and his charming girl friend was visiting him, sitting on the bed and feeling his hands!

　　There are some scientists who have a special study of why we dream, what we dream and what those dreams mean．Their explanation of dreams, though a bit reasonable, is not accepted by everyone, but it offers an interesting way of dealing with the problem．They believe that dreams are mostly expressions of wishes that did not come true．In other words, a dream is a way of having your wishes carried out．

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　　As you grow rapidly through your teenage years, you will experience a lot of changes．The changes may seem difficult and they may seem to happen quickly．Don't panic!You will deal successfully with them!You are a young adult now!

　　With more responsibility, you will find more freedom to make your own choices．This is a time to be well informed about your choices so that you can make healthy balanced decisions that will help shape your future．You may already know your career path or you may have no idea at all what you want to do．Both situations are fine!Work hard and the right opportunity will present itself to you．

　　Young adulthood means greater freedom and more choices．You will probably want to be independent．But try not to shut your family out of your life．You should learn to think of others even though you are old enough to look after yourself．Your family have been with you since you came into this world．

　　It is also perfectly natural in this time for you to spend more time with your friends than your family．Choose your friends wisely．A true friend will stand by you no matter what happens．

　　This period is a part of the life cycle．There are some people who will be with you throughout life's journey and there will be some people with whom you part and go separate ways．Leaving school can be hard．The reality is that you may not ever see all of your classmates again．

　　You are a young adult．It is your life．No one can live it for you．The choices that you make from now on will be your choices．So making the right choices will be important to you．Life is for living．Enjoy your life wisely!

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　　Recently there was a major discovery in the scientific research－the mapping of all DNA in a human gene(基因)is complete．Couple of years ago, this seems an impossible task for scientist to accomplish．All this progress in science leads us to believe that the day, when the human being will be cloned, is not far away．Human cloning has always been a topic of argument, in terms of morality(道德)or religion．

　　Taking a look at why cloning might be beneficial, among many cases, it is arguable that parents who are known to be at risk of passing a genetic limitation to a child could make use of cloning．If the clone was free of genetic limitations, then the other clone would be as well．The latter could be inserted in the woman and allowed to ripen to term．Moreover, cloning would enable women, who can’t get pregnant, to have children of their own．

　　Cloning humans would also mean that organs could be cloned, so it would be a source of perfect transfer organs．This surely would be greatly beneficial to millions of unfortunate people around the world that are expected to lose their lives due to failure of single(or more) organ(s)．It is also arguable that a ban on cloning may be unlawful and would rob people of the right to reproduce and limit the freedom of scientists．

　　Arguments against cloning are also on a perfectly practical side．Primarily, I believe that cloning would step in the normal“cycle”of life．There would be a large number of same genes, which reduce the chances of improvement, and, in turn, development－the fundamental reason how living things naturally adapt to the ever-changing environment．Life processes failing to do so might result in untimely disappearance．Furthermore, cloning would make the uniqueness that each one of us possesses disappear, thus leading to creation of genetically engineered groups of people for specific purposes, and chances are that those individuals would be regarded as“objects”rather than people in the society．

　　Scientists haven’t 100％ guaranteed that the first cloned humans will be normal．Thus, this could result in introduction of additional limitations in the human“gene-pool”．

　　Regarding such arguable topics in“black or white”approach seems very innocent to me personally．We should rather try to look at all“shades”of it．I believe that cloning is only legal if its purpose is for cloning organs; not humans．Then we could regard this as for“saving life”instead of“creating life”．I believe cloning humans is morally and socially unacceptable．

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　　They are among the 250, 000 people under the age of 25 who are out of work in the Netherlands, a group that makes up 40 percent of the nation’s unemployed．A storm of anger boils up at the government-sponsored(政府资助的)youth center, even among those who are continuing their studies．

　　“We study for jobs that don’t exist,”Nicollets Steggerda, 23, said．

　　After thirty years of prosperity, unemployment among 10 member nations of the European Community has reached as much as 11 percent, affecting a total of 12.3 million people, and the number is climbing．

　　The bitter disappointment long expressed by British youths is spreading across the Continent．The title of a rock song“No Future”can now be seen written on the brick walls of closed factories in Belgium and France．

　　One form of protest(抗议) tends to put the responsibility for a country’s economic troubles on the large numbers of“guest workers”from Third World nations, people welcomed in Western Europe in the years of prosperity．

　　Young Europeans, brought up in an extended period of economic success and general stability, seem to be similar to Americans more than they do their own parents．Material enjoyment has given them a sense of expectation, even the right to a standard of living that they see around them．

　　“And so we pass the days at the discos, or meet people at the café, and sit and stare,”said Isabella Cault．“There is usually not much conversation．You look for happiness．Sometimes you even find it．”