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Howdoyoumakefriends?
IsharemyjoyandsorrowwithmyfriendsandIalsokeeptrackofhimwhileIambusy.
Thatisreallyagoodwaytokeepfriendshipalive.
2_Dining
Don'
tyouthinktherearegreatdifferencesbetweenChineseandwesternwaysofdiningoutwithfriends?
Yes,theyarequitedifferent.WeChinesehelpourselvestoeverythingwithchopsticks,whileWesternerstakeaknifeandfork.
A:
IthinkIhavebeenusedtousingourchopsticksastheyareconvenientformetohandleeasily.Whataboutyou?
Idon'
tlikeusingtheknifeandforkatall,theyaresohardtouse.Ilikethesamewithyou.
Really?
Itseemsthatourchopsticksarebetterforus.
Youmayberight.Whatdoyouthinkofthewesternstyleofeating?
Inaword,Ican'
tstandwithit.IamafraidIwillgetmad.
Youknow,thefoodisnotenoughandIwouldbestarving.Andtheycan'
ttalkwhendining(进餐).
Year,ourChinesedinnerisusuallyplentifulandwecantalkandeathappily.
Iagreewithyou.Butthemostimportantthingistobeawareofthedifferencessoastoavoidmisunderstanding.
3_Wedding
Howmuchdoyouknowabouthewedding?
Alot.Butinaword,theweddingisanimportanteventinaperson'
slifeeverywhereintheworld.
That'
strue.ButdoyouknowtherearegreatdifferencesofweddingbetweenWesterncountriesandChina?
Yes,theyareverydifferentindeed.Itisreflectedinvariousrespects.
Likewhat?
InWesterncountries,manypeoplegetmarriedinachurchwhileinChinathisisrare.
Itreallyis.ButaChineseweddingisoftenheldathome.
Secondly,WesternpeopleoftenchooseascenicspottoholdweddingpartieswhereasmostpeopleinChinagivetheirweddingpartieseitherathomeorinarestaurant.
Yeah,butIpreferWesternwaybecauseIthinkit'
smorebeautiful.
Andyouknow,inWesterncountries,thecolorofthebride'
sdressiswhite,whichisasymbolofpurity,whileinChina,traditionally,thecolorofthebride'
sdressisred,whichisasymbolofhappiness.
Althoughtheyaresomanydifferences,sacrednessandjoyarethesamespiritofallweddings.
Yes,youareright.
4_Memory
Howmuchdoyouknowaboutmemory?
Imyopinion,memorycanbedefinedasthecapacitytokeepinformationavailableforlateruse.
Whatisyourearliestmemory?
Iamnotsure.MaybewhenI'
mfiveyearsold,Icanremembersomething.
Areyougoodatrememberingthingsyouhaveseen?
Yes,ifIseesomething,Icanrememberit.
Really?
That'
sgood.Youcan'
timaginetheimportanceofmemory.
Whydoyousayso?
Agoodmemorycanhelpyoulearnwellandrememberthingseasily.
Howmanyfactorsinfluencehowwellone'
smemoryworks?
Mood,pressure,ageandbadhabitscanbeabletoaffectaperson'
smemory.
Year,Iagreewithyou.It'
simpossibleformetoconcentratewhenI'
mtenseornervous.
Well,Howdoyouimproveyourmemory?
People'
smemoryfailsgraduallyastheygetolder,thus,themoreweuseit,thebetteritgets.Trytouseyourmemorytothemostand,you'
llimproveyoumemory.Also,weshouldgetenoughsleepandvitamins.
Yes,youareright,andalittleexerciseisnecessary.
5_Wealth
Whatwillyoudoifyouwinalottery?
IwilldoallthethingsIwant,Ithinkitwillbefullofhappiness.
Doyouthinkmoneycanbringhappinessinoursociety?
PartiallyIthink.
Why?
Youknow,moneycanbuycertaincomfortsandoffersomesecurity,butit'
snottheanswerforeverything.
Well,whataresomeofthevaluablethingsinlifethatmoneycan'
tbuy?
thereareanumberofveryimportantthings,suchaslove,health,whichcan'
tbemeasuredbymoney.
Yes,you'
reright.
AndIthinkweshouldvaluethemostimportantthinginourlife,itcan'
tbelost.
Well,doyouthinkwecanequatehappinesswithwealthsincemoneyranksveryhighinpeople'
svaluesystemtoday?
No,No,Idon'
tthinkIcanagreewithit.
NordoI.Becausehappinessdoesn'
tdependontheamountofmoneyyouhave.
Yes,wecangethappinessfromeverydaythingsevenifitisasmallmatter.
Weenjoyhappinesswithoutonlymoney,don'
tyouthinkso?
6_Smoking
Haveyoueverpickedupsmoking?
Mm…youknow,outofcuriosity,sometimeIsmokedonecigarettewhichisstolenbymefrommyfather'
s.
Yeah,Ihavethesameexperiencewithyou.
FromthenIgaveitupatonceandwon'
ttouchanymore.BecauseIknowsmokingisknownasafatalcauseoflungcancer,maybeharmfultomyhealth.
However,therearestillsomanysmokersandmostareyoungsmokersamongthem.
RecentlyIfindanincreasingnumberofyoungpeoplesmokinginthenews.
tunderstandwhythoseyoungsmokersaresoaddictedtosmoking?
Couldyoutellmewhathappened?
Ithink,someyoungpeoplemayhavepickedupsmokingduetocuriosityorpeerpressure,andothersthoughtitwascool.
Besidessmoking,wecanalsodootherinterestingandcoolthingthatcanreducethepressure.Theyneednottosmokebecauseofthat.
Yes.Smokingisnotawasteofmoneybutisalsoadangertoone'
shealth.Whatdoyouthinkwecandotodiscouragetheyoungfrompickingupsmoking?
Inthefirstplace,weshouldconducteducationabouttheharmofsmokingontheyoung.
Maybethegovernmentshouldcreatesomerulestopreventyoungpeoplefromsmoking.
Yeah,theyarehelpfultotheyoung.Buttheimportantthingisthat,Theyoungthemselvesshouldtrytheirbesttokickthebadhabitaftertheyrecognizetheirerrors.
7_Aging
Howoldarepeopleconsideredelderly?
65yearsold,Ithink.
Yes,agingcomestoeveryoneaftertheyreachacertainage.Italsomeansadeclineinallareasofaperson'
smentalandphysicalabilities.
So,noonewantstobecomeolddaybyday.Ifapersonisover65yearsold,heorshewillsuffervariouskindsofillnessessuchasheartdisease,highbloodpressure,diabetes,etc.
Year,andmostofthebodyorgansperformlesseffectivelywithadvancingage.Forexample,manyelderlypeoplewilldeclineinvisionandhearing.
Iheardthatatypicalsignofagingisforgetfulness.Theyhavedifficultyinrememberingrecenteventsbutretainvividmemoriesofwhathappenedtothemalongtimeago?
Wow,that'
sterrible!
Year,itisthefactindeed.
Thenwhatcanwedotohelpthemliveahappylife?
Weshouldtreatoldpeoplewithrespectandaffection.Whentheyaresick,weneedtotakecareofthemwell.
Mostoldpeoplewanttobeadmired,recognizedandpraisedbytheyoung,it'
sapleasuretothem.
Especially,aschildren,itistheirresponsibilitiestovisittheiroldparentsoften.Ithink,theirparentswillbeverydelighted.
Year,andatlastIwishalltheelderlypeopleenjoytheirremainingyearsinhappiness.
8_War
Inancienttimes,Chinawasfilledwithwarsandlotsofpeoplelosttheirliveseveryyear.Whatdoyouthinkarethecausesofwar?
Atthattime,everycountrywantedtogetmorelandandpopulationsothattheycanbecomestrongerandstronger.
Intoday'
sworld,manywarsarehappeningindifferentcountries.Inwar,everyonelose.Warcreatesufferingforallconcernedandeventhosenotconcerned.
Yes,warisahumantragedy,millionsofpeopledieandfamiliesfallapartasaresultofwar.
Warmaybreakoutbecauseofethnic(种族)orreligiousconflicts,territorial(领土)oreconomicdisputesandsoon.
Throughouthistory,itisnotdifferenttofindthatmostwarshavebeenwagedtoprotecttheeconomicinterestsofsuperpowers.
Sincewaristhegreatestsource(源头)ofpainandsuffering,whatcanwedotopreserve(保护)peacethateveryonewanttoearn?
Nothingcan'
tberesolvedintheworld,thus,westillhavemanywaystotackletheissue.Forinstance,conflictscanberesolvedthoughpeacefulmeansatthenegotiationtable.
Yes,Iagreewithyou.Ifthisdoesn'
twork,wecanevenuseforcetoexchangeanewpeace.
However,yoursolutiontotheproblemcanonlybringmoreviolence,I'
mafraid.
I'
mnotsure.Maybeyouareright.Thenwhatisthemostreasonableway?
Toprepareforwaristheonlywaytopreservepeace,Ithink.
Itismoreofviolencethanagoodway,I'
magainstit.
sthefacts!
Whatwecandoistowishtheworldwillbeinpeace.
Yeah,Ifthereisnowar,howbeautifulourworldwillbe!
9_Home-schooling
Doyouthinktheschoolisthebestplaceoflearningforchildren?
Whyorwhynot?
tlikelearningatschoolbecauseit'
ssolimitedthatIcan'
trangeeverythingformereasonably.Inmyopinion,home-schoolingmaybesuitableforme.
magainsthome-schooling.Inthefirstplace,youshouldknowhome-schoolingisadecisionbyparents,notyou.
Buttheadvantagesofhome-schooling,Ithink,faroutweighitsdisadvantages.
Yes,youareright.How