2022-06-21 10:46:12来源：学习啦
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随着全球经济一体化和科技的迅猛发展,英语作为国际语言在现代社会中发挥着越来越重要的作用。
Be an Optimist(做一个乐观的人)
Do you see the glass as half-full rather than half empty?Do you keep your eye upon the doughnut，not upon the hole?Suddenly these clichés are scientific questions，as researchers scrutinize the power of positive thinking. Research is proving that optimism can help you to be happier，healthier and more successful. Pessimism leads，by contrast，to hopelessness，sickness and failure，and is linked to depression，loneliness and painful shyness. If we could teach people to think more positively，it would be like inoculating them against these mental ills.
Your habits count but the belief that you can succeed affects whether or not you will. In part，that‘s because optimists and pessimists deal with the same challenges and disappointments in very different ways. When things go wrong the pessimist tends to blame himself.“I’m not good at this.”“I always fail.”He would say. But the optimist looks for loopholes. Negative or positive，it was a self-fulfilling prophecy. If people feel hopeless they don‘t bother to acquire the skills they need to succeed.
A sense of control is the litmus test for success. The optimist feels in control of his own life. If things are going badly，he acts quickly，looking for solutions，forming a new plan of action，and reaching out for advice. The pessimist feels like fate‘s plaything and moves slowly. He doesn’t seek advice，since he assumes nothing can be done. Many studies suggest that the pessimist‘s feeling f helplessness undermines the body’s natural defenses，the immune system. Research has found that the pessimist doesn‘t take good care of himself. Feeling passive and unable to dodge life’s blows，he expects ill health and other misfortunes，no matter what he does. He munches on junk food，avoids exercise，ignores the doctor，had another drink.
Most people are a mix of optimism and pessimism，but are inclined in one direction or the other. It is a pattern of thinking learned at our mothers‘knees. It grown out of thousands of cautions or encouragements，negative statements or positives ones. Too many“don’t”and warnings of danger can make a child feel incompetent，fearful—and pessimistic. Pessimism is hard habit to break—but it can be done.
A Glimpse of Music Today (当今音乐一瞥)
Prior to the invention of the radio and the phonograph，the only means whereby music could be brought to a big audience was actually having it performed live. But today we have radio and film，records and tapes，and something lese，music videos!
Actually the marriage of motion pictures and popular music is nothing new. The movie industry has made musical films for decades，and musical programs have been a staple on home screens ever since the first days of television. So what makes this phenomenon called“music videos”so different?Perhaps the answer could best be provided by the music recording industry By the late 1970s，record sales in many Western countries underwent a major slump，faced with competition from new leisure time activities such as video games. To fight back，record companies stepped up the production of video clips as a marketing tool for their records. By the middle of this decade，virtually every pop song that became a hit would also be presented to the public in the form of a music video. Today，pop music lovers perceive their favorite songs not only in musical terms，but also in visual terms. Music videos are so popular that they have become an important part of television programming in many countries. In the United States，there is actually al television channel which shows videos 24 hours a day. The visual style of music videos have also affected different branches of the communications media. For instance，a lot of today‘s advertising looks and sounds like pop music video. This usually means snappy editing techniques，upbeat music and striking images. Typically，most music videos run for about 3 to 4 minutes，the average length of a pop song.
there is actually al television channel which shows videos 24 hours a day. The visual style of music videos have also affected different branches of the communications media. For instance，a lot of today‘s advertising looks and sounds like pop music video. This usually means snappy editing techniques，upbeat music and striking images. Typically，most music videos run for about 3 to 4 minutes，the average length of a pop song.
Friends 朋友
A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart.
真正的朋友是一个可以援手帮助并感动你心扉的人。
There"s always going to be people that hurt you，so what you have to do is keep on trusting and just be more careful about who you trust next time around.
别人常常伤害你，所以你该继续付出信任，并小心挑选你下次信任的人。
Make youself a better person and know who you are before you try and know someone else and expect them to know you.
在你想了解别人也想让别人了解你之前，先完善并了解自己。
Remember：Whatever happens，happens for a reason.
要记住：任何事情的发生都有因有起。
How many people actually have 8 true friends?Hardly anyone I know.But some of us have all right friends and good friends.
有多少人可以拥有八个真正的朋友?就我所知少之又少。但我们会有泛泛之交和好友。
