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Beinginnature,enjoyingthebeautifulflowersandthetrees,Ifeelmy
mindrelaxandthestressjustfallsaway.
Itisniceoutside.Mymomlovest’aichiandanearbyt’aichigroupmeetseverymorningat6a.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!
Q1:
Whathasmadethemansweatalloverthefloor?
Q2:
Whydoesn’tthewomangotopracticet’aichiwithhermom?
Q3:
Whatdoesthewomannormallydoonweekends?
Q4:
Whydoesthemansuggestthewomangetazoomembership?
Unit3
Rebecca,Ijustlearnedofanamazingparkrightherenearourcity!
Really?
Isitanatureparkoranentertainmentpark?
It’sabeautifulnaturepark,located15milesfromourhome.
What’sitcalled?
ItiscalledBigSkyParkandhasnicewalkingtrailsandcampingsites!
Bill,thisisperfect!
Wecanhaveavacationandstillkeepsavingmoneytovisitmyfamily
sometime.But,canwegettoBigSkyParkwithoutacar?
Yes,easily.WejusttaketheNo.32busthatgoesrighttothepark.Theonlyproblemwillbe
gettingallofourcampingstuffwithusonthebus.
Well,Ididjustbuythatnewcarttohelpcarrygrocerieshomeonthebus,pluswehaveyour
bigbackpack.Together,Ithinkwewillbefine.Allofourcampingequipmentshouldeasilyfit
onthebus.
Good.Good!
Iknowwecanmakeitareallyspecialweekend.Ihavelongedforatimewhen
wecouldwalkalonetogetherinthequietbeautyofnature.I’mso,sohappytohavethis
chancetobewithyouatthepark.
Iknowmetoo!
IknowwhatI’lldo!
I’llpackallofourfavoritefood,andI’llbakeasmall
chocolatecake.Yourfavorite!
Thenwecandrinkteaandeatthechocolatecakearounda
campfire.I’msohappyyoufoundBigSkyPark.Ican’twait,justtwomoredaysforthe
weekendtocome!
I’msohappyaswell.BigSkyParkwillbewonderful.Thefire,thedinnerandspendingtime
withyoumakemesuchahappy,happyman,Rebecca!
WhatmakesBigSkyParkanicevacationplaceforthecouple?
Howcanthecouplegetalltheircampingstuffonthebus?
Whatwillthewomanprobablydobeforetheirtrip?
Whatdoesthecouplelongtodoatthepark?
Unit5
Thisfeelslikeadream...ThelasttimeIwasinSanFranciscowas30yearsago,whenIwas
yourage,15yearsold.Somuchhaschangedinthecity–butyouknow–manyofthesitesare
justthesame.
Wow!
SanFranciscoisasbeautifulasapicture!
Ican’tbelieveit!
Let’sgetgoing!
Let’slook
atthemapandtakethestreetcartotheGoldenGateBridge.
Yes,ofcourse.But,wait–let’sjusttakeamomenttolookattheGoldenGateBridgefrom
here–uphighonthehill.Seehowamazingthesunlooks,shiningonthebridgetherehigh
abovethewater?
Sometimesthebestwaytoreallyenjoysomethingistoseeitfromdifferent
anglesandperspectives.
Yes!
Justbeautifulfromhere!
OK!
Wait!
Youknowwhat,AuntLucy,I’m
really,reallyhungry!
MayweeatbeforeweheadouttoseetheGoldenGateBridge?
Yes,ofcoursewecan.We’realreadyhereinChinatownandnearmyfavoriteChinese
restaurant.Evenafter30yearshavepassedsinceIlastvisited,it’sstillbusyandactive.
That’sgreat,AuntLucy!
And,it’srighthere!
Thisisamazing!
Themaninsidethewindowismakingnoodlesbyhand–justbypulling
ontheflourdough.I’veneverseenanythinglikeitbefore.How?
Yes,Iknow.It’samazing,right?
Andthefoodisdelicious,too!
Sometimesthebestwayto
enjoycultureistosimplyslowdownandtrulyexperienceit.Wehavefivefulldaysherein
SanFrancisco.Let’sgoslowlyandenjoyeverymoment!
Whatisthewoman’simpressionofSanFranciscowhenvisitingthistime?
WhatdoesthewomansuggesttheydobeforegoingtotheGoldenGateBridge?
Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?
Whatdoesthewomanconsidertobethebestwaytoenjoyculture?
Unit7
Haveyouheard?
Abigstormiscoming!
Theweathermansaysahurricaneiscoming!
Eventhoughourcityis50milesfromthe
ocean,wewillstillbeinthepathofthehurricane.
Ihearditontheradionews,too!
Weneedtoprepare.There’sanEmergencyItemslistonthe
refrigerator.I’llgetit.
OK.Bepreparedtobewithoutfood,waterorelectricity.
Sothelistsaysonegallonofwaterperpersonperday.Italsosaysweneedtogetfoodthat
doesn’tneedrefrigeration.
Howmanydaysofsuppliesshouldweget?
Itsaystoprepareemergencysuppliesfor10days.
Well,wehavefourflashlightsalready.
Yes,butweneedbatteriesfortheflashlights.
OK,solet’sgetreadyandgotothestore.Ihopeeveryoneelseintownhasn’talreadybought
outthestorefortheirownsupplies.Shouldwebringcash,incasethecreditcardmachines
don’twork?
Yep!
Ialreadywentbythebankthismorning.Ihave$1,500cashonhand.So,scratchoff
flashlightsandcashfromourEmergencyItemslist.
Hmm,youknow,ifwedon’tusethe$1,500cashforthestorm–Icouldeasilyfindauseforit
shoppingatthemall.There’sabeautifulnewsuitandshoesandanamazinglongcoatand...
Hahaha.Hmmlet’ssee:
$1,500is$1,300morethanourbudgetforclothingexpensesper
month!
Rememberthatwetookthiscashfromouremergencysavingsaccount–mysweet
love–sothatwewouldbepreparedinanemergency.Shoppinginthemallisnotan
emergency!
Whatwillthecoupledotoprepareforthestorm?
Whatthingsdotheyhaveathomeforemergencysituations?
Whydoesthewomansuggesttheybringcashwiththem?
What’stheirbudgetforclothingeverymonth?
Inaperfectworld,wewouldallavoidtoomuchcreditcarddebtandwouldneverhavetodealwiththetroubleofbeingunabletomeetourcreditcardpaymentobligations.Butthisisnotaperfectworld,andunfortunately,thesedistressingsituationsarethenormformanypeople.Ifyoufindyourselfinthisposition,orheadingthere,youshouldcutyourspendingnow.
Don’twaituntilyoursituationissodesperatethatyouhavefewoptionsavailabletoyou.Facingthefactorsthatgiveyoutheurgetospendmoneycarelesslycanbeuncomfortable,butifyoudon’tfacethem,howwillyoucontrolyourdebtandacquirethethingsyoutrulywant?
Onenegativeaspectofusingcreditcardsinsteadofcashisthatyouaretotallyunawareofthefactthatyou’respendingrealmoney.Thepleasantfeelingsyouexperiencewhenyoupurchasetheitemareisolatedfromtheunpleasantfeelingsofmakingthepaymentwhenyougetthecreditcardstatement.Studiesaffirmthatmostpeoplearemuchlesslikelytobuywhenpayingwithcashasopposedtocreditcards.So,tryleavingyourcreditcardsathome,andpaywithcashorcheck.
Toreallycontrolyourspendingandyourcreditcarddebt,youneedtoexaminewhatmoneymeanstoyou.Makeanefforttonoticehowyouinteractwithmoneyandwhatbeliefsandattitudesyouhaveaboutmoney.Studiesalsoshowthatpeoplewithlowself-esteemengagethemselvesinmoreimpulsespendingandbuyingthingstheydon’tneed.Remindyourselfdailythatyourworthasapersonhasnothingtodowithhowmuchmoneyyouhave.Onceyouareconvincedofthis,youwillbreakthepsychologicalbarriersthatwerekeepingyoufromhandling
yourmoneywisely.
Asolutionmaybeathandforholidaymakerswhoarestrugglingtofindquiet,out-of-the-wayplacestogo.Forthosewhoreallywanttogetawayfromthecrowdedandmuch-traveledresorts,theynowfinditpossiblebecauseanewholidaydestinationhassprungup–Antarctica.
However,thisnewhotspot,orfreezingzone,mightonlybeforthosewhoarefabulouslyrichifanewpolicygetsunderway.TourismonAntarcticahasbeenincreasingdramatically,fromafewthousandpeoplein1985tomorethan40,000in2007.ThegrowingnumbersarehavinganadverseeffectontheuntouchedenvironmentoftheSouthPole.Tocombatthis,researchers
fromHolland’sMaastrichtUniversityhavecomeupwithasensiblesolution:
Limitthenumberoftouristsallowedtovisitandhawkthevacationstothosewhoaredeterminedtogoandarewillingtoofferhigheramountsofmoneythanothersforthetrip.
Manyenvironmentalprotectionagenciesagreethatthereisaneedtoprotectthefrozenwildernessfromthedamagecreatedbymoderntourism.Antarcticaisthelastunspoiledplaceonearth.Ithasaverydelicateecosystemthatcouldbeeasilyupsetbystreamsoftouristslandinginairplanesandu