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　　It’s 2009．You feel sick, so you go to the doctor．She checks your fever, looks at your throat, and asks what you’ve been thinking about lately．When you leave, she gives you some medicine, but also a list of thinking skills that you are supposed to practice daily．She says that the way you think is causing some of your illness．

　　Doctors and other scientists who study the human mind and try to explain why people behave in the way that do, called psychologists, are starting to believe it．You know that your brain is connected to every part of your body through your nervous system(神經(jīng)系統(tǒng))．Now scientists have proved that how you think and feel can have an influence on the health of your body．

　　Stress(壓力，緊張)is caused whenever there is a problem or a change in your life．Of course, everybody has stress more or less; nobody’s life is perfect．In fact, stress is necessary．Without stress, we would never learn anything or grow or change．We would probably be bored to death．But too much stress can hurt you．It can weaken your body’s protection so that you are more likely to catch diseases．It can even make you more likely to have an accident．

　　When you feel stress, your brain sends a message to your body to produce a chemical called adrenaline(腎上腺素)．Adrenaline speeds up your breathing and your heartbeat．Today you have a different kind of stress．Problems like endless homework or troubles with your family are the kind of things you can’t fight or run away from, so you don’t use up all that adrenaline．It just stays bottled up inside you, and that’s what can do something bad to you．

　　What can you do about stress?First, you can try to find ways to change things so you aren’t under so much stress．You can set up a plan to finish homework or go to a doctor or a psychologist to try to work things out with your family or your friends．But sometimes you can’t change a stressful situation．Sometimes you don’t even want to．A big change might be a good change, but it will still be stressful．

　　The link(關聯(lián))between your body and brain works in two ways．Your body can help your mind deal with stress．If you are under stress, you need to take especially good care of your body．It’s important to get enough sleep and eat nutritious meals．Some people take a vitamin－mineral pill every day．Another thing that you can do is daily exercise．If you go walking or do aerobic dancing or work out at the gym, you give your body a chance to burn up some of that adrenaline．Of course, a person who isn’t used to much physical activity should start slowly．Anyone with a continuing physical problem should check with a doctor before staring any exercise programs．

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　　When you cough or sneeze, you’d better turn your head away from others and cover your mouth with the full part of your hand．And then, you should say, “Excuse me．”

　　This seems so simple, but it is surprising how many kids have never been told to do this．Actually, I notice adults all the time who cough and sneeze in public without placing a hand over the mouth．One important thing I point out to the kids is that after they sneeze or cough on their hands, they should wash their hands as soon as possible．If not, they will be passing those germs(細菌)along to everything and everyone they touch．

　　If you come to a door and someone is following you, hold the door．If the door opens by pulling, pull it open, stand to the side, and allow the other person to pass through first, then you can walk through．If the door opens by pushing, hold the door after you pass through．

　　After a few weeks of seeing kids try to get through doors in the school and watching them enter restaurants as the door hit other people, I knew I had to discuss the problem with my students．Teaching them small acts of kindness, such as letting someone else go through a door first as they hold it open, may seem unimportant, but it can go along way toward helping students realize hot to be polite and thank others．Once they’ve been told, they’re halfway there．

　　When we have to go up moving stairs, we will stand to the right．That will give others who are in a hurry a choice of walking up the left-hand side of the moving stairs．When we are going to enter a lift, the underground, or a doorway, we will wait for others to exit before we enter．

　　After college when I moved to London, I was surprised at how polite everyone was in the subways．I was even more touched when I traveled to Japan．In both places, people made efforts to make way for others．On moving stairs, everyone stood to the right and walked to the left．On lifts, everyone would stand over to the side and allow others to exit before they would begin to enter．

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　　Korean culture(韓國文化)is really exciting right now．The Korean Wave is sweeping Asian countries including China．Young people are going crazy(瘋狂的)about Korean TV plays, Korean pop songs, taekwondo and the Korean language．

　　The Korean Wave started a few years ago with the TV series Winter Sonata．This love story is still popular．People, especially girls, like the beautiful story and good-looking actors(演員)like Bae Yong Jun．

　　In the music world, Korean girls are making themselves heard in China．You can often find big Korean names like Baby Vox, S．E．S and Finkle at the top of the Chinese music charts(排行榜)．

　　The Korean Wave has also made young people want to try the clothes and hairstyles of pop stars, too．Not only that．Now some girls in China are having plastic surgery(整容)to change the way they look．People say some beautiful Korean stars have had plastic surgery．These stars don’t make plastic surgery look shameful．(丟面子的)．

　　Are all the faces of beautiful Korean girls not real?Find out for yourself when you next visit South Korea．

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　　Many hospitals have blood banks．In these banks, blood of all types is stored．When blood is needed, it is taken from the bank．Healthy people then give blood to the bank to replace(取代)the blood that is used．Blood can be kept in the fridge for about three weeks with a kind of chemical．

　　When people lose much of their blood because of operations or accidents, they may need transfusions(輸血)．Some people may need transfusions because of illness．Sometimes only a part of the blood is used for transfusions．Plasma(血漿), the liquid part of the blood, may be given alone．Transfusions of plasma are often given when people have been badly burned．

　　When a person gets a transfusion, he gets blood of the same type as his．Or there may be a bad reaction(反應)．To make it safer, before a transfusion is given, the blood to be used must be tested with the blood of the person who is to receive it．This testing is called cross matching of the blood．

　　Oswald Robertson, an American doctor, was the first one to give transfusions．He used blood that had been stored for some time to help wounded soldiers in 1918 in World War One．

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　　Once there lived an old man in a mountain village．He was a famous hunter(獵人)．He often went hunting alone in the mountains．He was not afraid of any animals, even a tiger．

　　One night, someone saw a tiger come into the village, and stole two sheep away．The next night the tiger came again．The villagers were frightened．They asked the old hunter to catch it so that they could have a safe life．

　　When the old man heard the tiger, he thought hard．He wondered why the tiger came at night twice but only stole the sheep．The next night he walked about outside the village．Suddenly he saw the tiger coming．He quickly threw himself on the ground．To his surprise, the tiger did not come at him, but went away．He followed it quietly and found it was running on two of its feet just like a man．Then everything was clean．

　　On the fourth day, when it got dark, the hunter took some animal skins(皮)with him and hid himself behind a big tree near the village．He was waiting for the “tiger”．As soon as the“tiger”came near the tree, the old hunter jumped out, caught the“tiger”by the“l(fā)eg”and said,“Don’t be afraid．I do not mean to hurt you．You know who I am, don’t you?”

　　The“tiger”said“Yes”and took off the tiger’s skin．

　　“You are poor．But you mustn’t steal anything from others．Here are some animal skins for you．You may sell them at the market．With the money, you can buy food and clothes for your family．Work harder and make a living．”With tears in his eyes, the poor man thanked the kind-hearted old hunter and walked home．

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An artist went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday, and stayed with a farmer．Every day he went out with his paints and his brushes and painted from morning to evening, and then when it got dark, he went back to the farm and had a good dinner before he went to bed．At the end of his holiday, he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said,“No, I do not want money, but give me one of your pictures．What’s money?In a week it will all be finished, but your painting will still be here．”The artist was very pleased and thanked the farmer for saying such kind things about his paintings．The farmer smiled and answered,“It’s not that．I have a son in London．He wants to become an artist．When he comes here next month, I will show him your picture, and then he will not want to be an artist any more, I think．”

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　　Do you get enough sleep?With so much homework it's often difficult to get the rest you need．But you need to try, because sleep keeps you healthy and it stops you getting fat．

　　Recently, a group of US scientists did a study(調查)of kids aged between 8 and 13．The study found that if kids sleep for just one extra(額外的)hour each day, the chance of their getting fat is cut by about 30 percent(30％)．

　　Why?When people don't get enough sleep, they become tired．When they are tired, they don't exercise enough．Also, kids like snacks：If they are awake(醒著的)an extra hour or two each day, they have more time to eat snacks or other unhealhy foods．

　　So, how much sleep should you get?Scientists suggest 10 to 11 hours a night for kids aged 5 to 12．For older kids, eight to nine hours will do．

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　　The Beijing Olympic Games are getting closer and closer．Are you looking forward to the excitement ahead?To cheering on stars like Yao Ming and Liu Xiang?

　　On April 15, more than 7 million tickets went on sale．If you can use the Internet, go to www．tickets．beijing2008．cn．, Or you can go to the Bank of China to book a ticket．But there's no hurry．Any time before June 30, you can book a ticket to the opening and closing ceremonies(開幕式和閉幕式)．You can also order tickets to 28 sports events incuding basketball, football and swimming．

　　Whether(是否)you book tickets early or on the last day, you have an equal(相同的)chance of getting one．If too many people want to see the same event, a computer will decide who are the lucky ones．You may worry that your pocket money will not be enough for a ticket．But the fact is tickets to the games are cheap．What's more, students can get even cheaper tickets-for 10 yuan or less．

　　Tickets for your parents aren't expensive, either．More than half are 100 yuan or less．The most expensive tickets cost 5,000 yuan．They are for the opening ceremony．It will be held on August 8, 2008．

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