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Conversation3
IheardthatinSouthAfricasmokingisbannedinallenclosedpublicspaces.
Yes,that’sright.Butpubsandbarswithseparate,enclosedsmokingroomsareexcludedfrom
theban,andmostrestaurantsprovidesmokingsections,eitherindoorareaswithgoodair
circulationoroutdooropenareas.
WhatcanwelearnaboutthesmokingrulesinSouthAfrica?
Conversation4
So,yourresearchshowsthatevenwhenchildrenarenotdirecttargetsofviolenceinthehome,
theycanbeharmedbywitnessingitsoccurrence?
Yes,that’sright.Forexample,theycansufferimmediateandpermanentphysicalharm.
Theycanalsoexperienceshort-andlong-termemotionalandbehavioralproblems.
Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?
Conversation5
Skippingbreakfastiscommonamongpeoplewhoaretryingtoloseweight,butitdoesn’t
seemtobeasuccessfulstrategy.
No,itisn’t.Whileanybreakfastmaybebetterthannobreakfast,ahealthybreakfastcanbe
somethingsimplelikeahard-boiledegg,apieceof100percentwholegraintoastalongwitha
cupof100percentfruitjuice.
Whatisrecommendedforahealthybreakfast?
Longconversation
Iloveworkingout!
Ugh!
You’resweatingalloverthefloor…
Ijustranfivemiles!
AfriendtoldmeaboutthisgreatparkonJeffersonStreet.Iloveexploring
newparks!
Itryrunningatthegymthreedaysaweek,butit’ssoboringlookingattheTVmonitororthe
wallinfrontofmeforanhour.
Youshouldrunoutside!
Beinginnature,enjoyingthebeautifulflowersandthetrees,Ifeelmy
mindrelaxandthestressjustfallsaway.
Itisniceoutside.Mymomlovest’aichiandanearbyt’aichigroupmeetseverymorningat6
a.m.I’vetriedgoing,butit’stooearlyformetogetoutofbed…
T’aichiisreallygood.Youneedsomekindofexercise.It’sunhealthyforyoutositinfrontof
yourcomputerallday,everyday!
Well,Irecentlyspendmyweekendsawayfrommycomputer.
Ohreally?
Andwhathaveyoudonerecentlythatdidn’tinvolveacomputerorTVscreen?
Pandas!
IjustwenttotheSanDiegoZoowithmysisteronSaturday!
Theyhaveoneofthe
bestpandaexhibitsintheUS.ThemotherpandaisfromWolong,China,andhadhadsixbaby
pandasby2012sincearrivingattheSanDiegoZooinSeptemberof1996.
Oh,Ibetbabypandasareamazing!
Hey!
Maybeyoushouldgetazoomembershipandgo
jogginginthezoo!
Azoomembership!
Nowthat’sagreatidea!
IlovetheSanDiegoZoo.It’snearmyhouse,I
cangetgoodexerciseandIcanwatchthebabypandasgrowup!
Passage1
Haveyoueverfeltyoudon’thaveenoughhoursintheday?
Orthatyou’dgiveanythingfora
wholedaytocatchupwithyourself?
Well,herearesomeideasthatworkforme.
Firstofall,makeato-dolisteverydayandsetclearpriorities.Thetrickhereisn’tmakingthe
list;
that’stheeasypart.Thetrickismakingthepriorities.Ilookatmylistandputastarnextto
anythingthatisreallyurgent.ThenIputthenumber“2”nexttoanythingthatwilljusttakea
coupleofminutes.IactuallydothesequicktasksbeforeIgetonwiththeurgentones;
it’sabit
likeclearingoffthetopofyourdeskbeforesittingdowntowritethatimportantletter.
Second,knowwhenisthemostproductivetimeofdayforyouanddoyourworkorstudy
then.OneoftheshockingdiscoveriesImadeaboutmyselfisthatifIgetupat5a.m.,Icandoa
day’sworkandevenfitbreakfastinbeforehalfpastnine.Ofcourse,ifyouareanearlybird,itcan
bedifficulttoaccomplishtasksthatinvolvephoning“nightowls”,butthat’swhatemail’sfor!
Finally,donotletyourinboxrunyourlife.IjustrealizedrecentlyhowfrequentlyI
interruptedmyrealworktocheckmyinboxandrespondtothemosttrivialofemails.So,nowI
onlyopenitwhenabsolutelynecessaryandthissavesmehours.Ifyourworkdependsonyou
beingconstantlyaccessiblebyemail,thenyoucan’tdothis;
butbehonestandaskyourself,“AmIanemailaddict?
”
Withthesesimple,practicaltechniques,youwillbecomemoreefficient,lessstressedandbe
abletowinsome“me-time”foryourself.
Sothisisyourlastyearincollege.Haveyoueverthoughtaboutwhatyou’dliketodoafter
graduation?
Well,Ireallydon’tknow.Thejobmarketseemstobeimproving,soImaylookforajob
somewhere.ButIamalsointerestedinapplyingforgraduateschool.
DoyourememberLindawemetawhileagoatSusan’sbirthdayparty?
Linda?
Doyoumeantheladywhoyousaidwasanurseinthecommunityhospitalbeforeher
retirement?
Yeah,Iremember.Shelooksveryyoungforherage.
WhatdoesthewomanthinkofLinda?
IwishIcouldretiretomorrow.ThenIwouldnotneedtoworryaboutwork.
Idon’tlookforwardtoretirement.I’mafraidofgettingold–mybodywillslowdown,and
mychildrenwillbeaway.Idreadlosingindependenceandlivinginloneliness.
Whatmakesthewomanafraidofgettingold?
Iconsidermyearly20stobetheprimetimeofmylife.Howaboutyou?
Icouldn’tagreewithyoumore.That’snodoubtthegoldenperiod.Youareyoungand
energetic.Youarefreetopursueyourpassion.Thebestthingisthatyouhaveawealthof
opportunitiestoexplore.
Whatdoesthemanlikebestaboutbeinginhisearly20s?
Hi,John.YouaretakingLaw201thissemester,right?
Howdoyoulikeit?
Yeah,it’sagreatclass.We’velookedatseveralcasesofagediscriminationatwork.Such
casesareveryinterestingbecausetheyarerarelyclear-cutandcourtdecisionscanberather
controversial.
Whatdoesthemansayaboutagediscriminationcases?
Nancy,timetomakeabirthdaywish!
Iwish...hmm.OK!
Iwantahigh-payingjob,ahusbandwithaperfectfaceandbody,anda
bighouse...withaswimmingpool!
Wow,Nancy!
Thoseareyourthreewishes?
Ofcourse!
IfIhavethosethreethings,I’llbehappy!
Now,Nancy.Letmetellyoumystory,andyoumayseethingsdifferently.
“Seethingsdifferently?
”Whatdoyoumean,UncleCharlie?
HereiswhatIonceexperiencedinlife.WhenImarried,32yearsago,wehadahappy
marriage,abeautifulhouse,twoexpensivecars,and$200,000inthebank!
See,justlikenow!
Wait!
Iwouldsuggestthreedifferentwishes!
Well...Whatwouldyouwishfor?
You’reolderandwiser!
Whathappensifyouloseyourjob,loseyourhouse,andyourhusbandbecomessick?
Isuggest
thesethreewishes:
patience,courageandlove!
Patience,courageandlove?
Yes!
Ifyouhavepatienceandcourage,youandyourhusbandwillhavegoodjobsandanice
house.Andifyouhavetruelove,youandyourhusbandwillbebeautifultoeachotherno
matterhowoldyoubecometogether.
Thisisgood.
Withinsixyearsofourmarriage,wehadthreebeautifulchildren,butwelostourjobs,our
house,allourmoney,andthenIgotreallysickfornineyears.Butwedidn’tloseanything
trulyvaluable,becausewealwayssaid:
“Whereverthefiveofusaretogether,weareathome!
And,littlebylittlethingsdidimprove,andIfinallygotwell.Patience,courageandlove!
Thesearewhatmakelifefull,strongandhappy!
Hmm,Iwillremember.Patience,courageandlove!
Thanks,UncleCharlie!
Ifyouthinkthatyouhavetoliveuparemotemountaininordertolivealongandhealthylife,
areligiouscommunityinLomaLinda,California,mayproveyouwrong.Itsmembersareagroup
ofChristiansknownastheSeventh-dayAdventists.TheAdventistsenjoyamuchhigherlife
expectancythanaverageCalifornians.Adventistmencanexpecttoliveaboutsevenyearslonger
thanotherCalifornianmen.Adventistwomenarelikelytolivearoundfouryearslongerthanother
Californianwomen.TheAdventistsalsoactmuchyoungerthantheyareandseedoctorsmuch
lessthanordinarypeople.
Sowhat’sthesecretoftheAdventists’longevity?
Itisnotallintheirgenes.Noristheirgood
healthamereaccident.TheAdventistslivelongerpartlybecausetheyhaveavegetable-baseddiet.
Around35percentofthemarevegetarian,andaroundonehalfeatmeatonlyrarely.Tobaccoand
alcoholconsumptionsarediscouraged.Soarerichorspicyfoods,meat,anddrinkscontaining
caffeine.TheAdventistdietishighinfruitandvegetables.Italsoincludesplentyofwholegrains,
nuts,seedsandbeans,andwateristhedrinkofchoice.
ThelongevityoftheAdventistsisalsorelatedtotheirlifestyleandnaturalenvironment.They
believeinhavingregularexercise,helpingothers,andmaintainingstrongsocialandfamilialties.
Theyliveinamildclimatewithwarmsummersandcoolwinters.Interestingly,theairqualityof
LomaLinda,however,isnotasgoodasinotherlongevityhotspots.Thisshouldgiveusallhope,
asitsuggeststhatwedon’thavetohaveeverysi