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经历,gottogethertovisittheirolduniversityprofessor.Conversationsoonturnedintocomplaintsaboutstressinworkandlife.

Offeringhisguestscoffee,theprofessorwenttothekitchenandreturnedwithalargepotofcoffeeandanassortment[ə'

sɔ:

tmənt]分类ofcups-porcelain（['

pɔ:

slin]瓷器；

瓷制的、精美的）,plastic,glass,crystal（['

kristl]水晶）,someplain（简朴的;

朴素的）looking,someexpensive,someexquisite（['

ekskwizit]精美的;

精致的）-tellingthemtohelpthemselvestothecoffee.Whenallthestudentshadacupofcoffeeinhand,theprofessorsaid:

“Ifyounoticed,allthenicelookingexpensivecupsweretakenup,leavingbehindtheplainandcheapones.Whileitisnormal（正常的,正规的,标准的）foryoutowantonlythebestforyourselves,thatisthesource（根源;

来源）ofyourproblemsandstress.Beassured（确定的;

得到保证的）thatthecupitselfaddsnoqualitytothecoffee.Inmostcasesitisjustmoreexpensiveandinsomecasesevenhideswhatwedrink.Whatallofyoureallywantedwascoffee,notthecup,butyouconsciously（['

kɔnʃəsli]有意识地；

自觉地）wentforthebestcups.Andthenyoubeganeyeingeachother’scups.

Nowconsiderthis:

lifeisthecoffee;

thejobs,moneyandposition（地位;

身份）insocietyarethecups.Theyarejusttoolstoholdandcontain（包含;

容纳）life,andthetypeofcupwehavedoesnotdefine（解释,给...下定义）,norchangethequalityoflifewelive.（生活就是咖啡；

而工作、金钱、社会地位只是装咖啡的杯子。

它们不过是承载生活的工具。

我们拥有什么样的杯子并不能定义，或是改变我们生活本身的品质。

）

Sometimes,byconcentratingonlyonthecup,wefailtoenjoythecoffeeGodhasprovidedus.”

Godbrewsthecoffee,notthecups.Enjoyyourcoffee!

“Thehappiestpeopledon’thavethebestofeverything.Theyjustmakethebestofeverything.”

Livesimply./Lovegenerously./Caredeeply./Speakkindly.LeavetheresttoGod.

2Howdowedealwithourproblems?

Richorpoor,youngorold,weallhaveproblems.Andunlesswedealwithourproblems,wecaneasilybecomeunhappy.Worryingaboutourproblemscanaffecthowwedoatschool.Itcanalsoinfluencethewaywebehavewithourfamilies.Sohowdowedealwithourproblems?

Therearemanyways.

Bylearningtoforget.

Mostofushaveprobablybeenangrywithourfriends,parentsorteachers.Perhapstheysaidsomethingyoudidn’tlike,oryoufelttheywereunfair.Sometimes,peoplecanstayangryforyearsaboutasmallproblem.Timegoesby,andgoodfriendshipsmaybelost.

Whenweareangry,however,weareusuallytheonesaffected.Perhapswehaveseenyoungchildrenanddecidenottotalktoeachother.However,thisusuallydoesnotlastforlong.Thisisanimportantlessonforus:

wecansolveaproblembylearningtoforget.

Byregardingproblemsaschallenges.

Manystudentsoftencomplainaboutschool.Theymightfeeltheyhavetoomuchworktodosometimes,orthinktherulesaretoostrict.Wemustlearnhowtochangethese“problems”into“challenges”.Educationisanimportantpartofourdevelopment.Asyoungadults,itisourdutytotryourbesttodealwitheachchallengeinoureducationwiththehelpofourteachers.

Bythinkingofsomethingworse.

Bycomparingyourselftootherpeople,youwillfindyourproblemsarenotsoterrible.ThinkaboutStephenHawking,forexample,averycleverscientist,whoregardshismanyphysicalproblemsasunimportant.Hecan’twalkorevenspeak,buthehasbecomeveryfamousandsuccessful.Weareprobablyquitehealthyandsmart.Let’snotworryaboutourproblems.Let’sfacethechallengesinstead.

3Heusedtocausealotoftrouble.

MartinMurrayisafifteen-year-oldboy.Heusedtobea“problemchild”,butarecentconversationwithhismotherchangedhislife.Hedidn’tusetogivehismothermanyproblems.However,afterhisfather’sdeat5hafewyearsago,Martin’slifebecamemuchmoredifficult.Hismothercouldn’taffordtopayforherchild’seducation.Todothis,shehadtowork,andsowasoftennotathome.

Hismotherlookedafterhimaswellasshecould.Unfortunately,Martinstillcausedproblemsforhimselfandhisfamily.Hewasnotinterestedinstudyingandheoftengotintotroublewiththepolice.Luckily,hismotherwasverypatient,anddidn’tgiveuptryingtohelphim.Intheend,shemadeadifficultdecision:

tosendhimtoaboy’sboardingschool.Martinhateditandusedtocausealotoftrouble.Oneday,hetoldhisteacherhewantedtoleavetheschool.EventheteacheragreedthatMartinwaswastinghistime.

TheheadteachersaiditwasnecessaryforMartintotalkwithhismother.Martincalledhismother,buttohissurprise,thisphonecallchangedhislife.“ItwasexactlywhatIneeded,”hesaid.“Mymotherhelpedmetounderstandhowmuchshehadgivenme.Shealsotoldmethateventhoughmyfatherwasnolongerwithus,hewaswatchingmeandwouldalwaystakeprideineverythinggoodIdo.That’swhenIdecidedtochange.Irealizethatsincemyfatherdied,Ihavebeenafraidofbeingalone,andhavetriedtomakemymotherpaymoreattentiontome.”

NowMartinhasreallychanged.Hehasbeenworkinghardandisnowoneofthebeststudentsinhisclass.Howwasheabletochange?

Hismother’slovehelpedhimtofeelgoodabouthimself,andasMartinhimselfsays,“It’sveryimportantforparentstobetherefortheirchildren.”

4ShouldIbeallowedtomakemyowndecisions?

Manyteenagershavehobbies.Butsometimesthesehobbiescangetinthewayofschoolwork,andparentsmightworryabouttheirchild’ssuccessatschool.Teenagersoftenthinktheyshouldbeallowedtopracticetheirhobbiesasmuchastheywant.Doyouagree?

LiuYu,afifteen-year-oldboyfromShandong,isarunningstar.Heisonhisschoolrunningteamandhasalwayswantedtobeaprofessionalathlete.However,hisparentswon’tallowhimtotrainasmuchashewouldliketo.“OfcoursewewanttoseeLiuYuachievehisdreams,”saysMr.Liu,“andweknowhowmuchhelovesrunning.That’sgreat,andmywifeandIhavewatchedhimineveryoneofhisraces.Wehavenothingagainstrunning.Butwedothinkthatoursonneedstoberealistic.Nowthatheisgettingolder,heneedstothinkaboutwhatwillhappenifhedoesn’tbecomeaprofessionalrunnerintheend.”

LiuYudoesn’treallyagree.“Well,IthinkIshouldbeallowedtomakedecisionsformyself.”Hesays.“MyparentshavealwaystaughtmetheimportanceofworkinghardandnotjusttodowhatIenjoy.Iunderstandthis.ButI’mseriousaboutrunning.BeingaprofessionalrunneristheonlythingIhaveeverwantedtodo.”

Mr.andMrs.LiubelievethatLiuYushouldstudyhardintheevenings,andsotheydon’tallowhimtopracticerunningonschoolnights.“Iknowthismightseemstrict,”saysMrs.Liu,“butwethinkwe’redoingtherightthing.Hehastounderstandthatveryfewpeoplecanbecomeprofessionalathletes.It’saverydifficultdreamtoachieve.Wedon’tallowhimtopracticeeverydaybecausewethinkheneedstospendtimeonhishomework.”

ButLiuYustilldoesn’tagree.“Iknowmyparentscareaboutme,”hesays.“ButtheyarealwaystalkingaboutwhatwillhappenifIdon’tsucceed.ButIwillsucceed.IthinkIshouldbeallowedtomakethisdecisionformyself.OnlythenwillIhaveachanceofachievingmydream.”

5onlyeatfoodthattastesgood.

Howimportantiskeepinghealthytoyou?

Agroupofyoungpeoplegottogethertodiscussthisquestion.Here’spartoftheirdiscussion.

PETER:

I’dliketostayhealthy,buttobehonest,Ionlyeatfoodthattastesgood.Andiffoodtastesgood,it’susuallybadforyou,isn’tit?

Colatastesbetterthanwater,forexample.

TONY:

Well,foodthatisbadforyoucantastegood.ButIprefernottoeattoomuchfoodthatisfried,like,er,Frenchfries.Doyoueatfastfood,Laura?

LAURA:

DoIeatfastfood?

Never.Ilovetoeatfoodthatishealthy.Iwanttotakecareofmyhealth,soIeatmainlyfruitandvegetables.Oh.AndIstayawayfromsugar,youdotoo,don’tyou?

Hm,yes.AndIthinkmostpeopleareinagreementthatfruitandvegetablesaregoodforhealth.But,um,Iwouldsaythatfastfooditselfisn’talwaysbadforyou,buttoomuchofitisnotgoo.

Actually,didyouknowthatit’sbeenfoundinlaboratorytestingthatsometypesofoilarereallybadforus?

SoIdon’teatanythingthat’sbeencookedinoil.Also,didyouknowthatsomefoodsmightcausecancer?

Likeburntbarbecuedmeat.I’veheardeatingburntfoodlikethiscanincreasetheriskofcancer.

Really.ButIlovetoeatmeatthat’swellcooked,evenifitisalittleburnt;

It’sdelicious,andmeatisn’treallydangerous,isit?

Oh.Yes,itis.Inevereatmeat.It’snotatallgoodforourhealth.IfIwereyou,I’deatnutsinstead.

Well,Iagreeit’sgoodtoeatlotsoffruitandvegetables,butIthinkit’salsofinetoeatsomemeatorfish.Peoplewhoeatabalanceddietshouldbehealthierthanthosewhoonlyeatbiscuitsandhamburgers,shouldn’tthey?

IprefertoonlyeatfoodthatIlike,butisn’titimportanttoeatfoodthat’shealthy,evenifyoudon’tlikeit?

Themainthingistohaveagoodbalance.

6I’dlovetosailacrossthePacific.

Wealldreamaboutthingsthatwewouldliketodoandthingswehopetoachieveinthefuture.Butareeverybody’sdreamsthesame?

Herearesomeofthefindingsofasurveyabouthopesanddreams,inwhichthousandsofstudentsacrossChinatookpart.

Whatarethehopesofteenagers?

Wereceivedseveraldifferentanswerstothequestion:

whatwouldyouliketodoafterfinishingyoureducation?

Itseemssomestudentswouldliketostartworkassoonaspossible,sothattheycanhelpprovidebetterlivesfortheirparents.Otherstudentshopetocontinuestudyingafterfinishing