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中国呼吁更好地照顾父母 The Chinese government has published a list of 24 guidelines on how to take better care of parents. They are a modern update to 24 old stories about respectful children from the Yuan Dynasty.The guidelines list 24 things to do with parents, including giving them a call every week, teaching them to use the internet, and supporting single parents remarriage. Though these may not suit everyone, the underlying idea of taking better care of parents not only through financial support but with closer communication, has struck a cord with many.I am very busy with work and my own family, that I may have ignored my parents. Its good to be reminded, and we should talk to our parents more.Our young people should keep alive this Chinese tradition. My son is very good to me, thats why I am so healthy. I am 84 year old!The guidelines stem from a Yuan Dynasty book, about 24 filial-hearted children who treated their parents very well. It is at the core of Chinese culture to value family and the older generation. And experts say its a value younger generations should never forget.Liu Shinan, Senior Editor, China Daily, said, Its THIS concept that encourages the whole nation to be united as one, in the face of disasters, wars and hardships.Statistics show more than 10% of population is above 60 years old. And more than half of elderly parents live alone. Frequent overtime work demands and few holidays make it difficult for people to find time for their parents. But apart from family support, more people are expecting better elderly care from the government. The ageing population presents a much wider social concern.Most families only have one child. Caring for the elderly puts a big pressure on young people. Its so important to increase social pension, now that we cant afford to go to an elderly care center. CET4阅读：节假日高速免费方案获批 2012年08月06日 13:50 来源: cet4v D 我要评论(0)The latest notice released by the State Council is set to offer a free pass for private vehicles during travel peaks.Passenger cars with seven seats or less as well as motorcycles will be able to travel through toll roads, bridges and tunnels for free during the Spring Festival, Tombsweeping Day, Labor Day and the National Day holidays.Liu Yue is a motorist who spends most of the holidays behind the wheel.Of course, Im happy to hear the news. It will help a great deal to cut my travel expenses. One time, I spent around 600 yuan on the toll ways for one trip. I will definitely go for a ride once the toll ways open for free, it will be a totally different experience to drive on free roads. However, Xiao Yang who mostly drives to get home from work, says the new rule could bring more traffic to the road.Families who initially planned to go for a day tour may change their plan and go for a longer tour. It may start a traffic jam. Why couldnt the roads open for free everyday?Last year, traffic authorities in 16-provinces released reports on their toll ways, saying most of the roads are heavily in debt.The report shows many of the provinces owe over 1-billion-yuan for toll road construction, with only four including Beijing recording profits.However, drivers are becoming concerned some toll roads are luring money long after the debts have been repaid.Cheng Shidong, a researcher with the Institute of Comprehensive Transportation of National Development and Reform Commission, says it has to do with the toll ways management system.At first, the roads were managed individually, and now, the toll roads are wrapped in a package and managed by local governments. Take Beijing for example, the money collected from all toll ways, no matter from Beijing-Tangshan expressway or Beijing-Shijiazhuang expressway, are governed by the same body, and the local authority will use the money to cover the debts for those toll ways that fail to generate profits. Cheng adds that opening toll ways for free on public holidays is not an ideal solution to curb traffic congestion or excessive toll way charges.The toll ways are always busy during holidays and they may become even more congested if cars are allowed to go through for free. Plus, for a long-term solution, local governments can re-negotiate their commission contracts with toll way management companies to cut down the fee collection period or the charging standard. Toll roads across the country can charge for a maximum of 30 years.China has over 74-thousand kilometers of highways, 95-percent of which are toll roads.2012.6英语四级阅读:绿茶11条健康功效 2012年05月17日 12:58 来源: cet4v D 我要评论(0)Heres a list of some of its amazing benefits benefits that you may not have been aware of. Some of these benefits are still being debated, so please do your own research if you want to use green tea for medicinal purposes. 绿茶,六大茶叶之一,备受人们的喜爱。它不仅口味清醇,回味无穷,更具备了许多有益人体健康的保健功效。那么喝绿茶的好处到底有哪些?下面小编来为大家讲解一下。Weight Loss.Green tea increases the metabolism. The polyphenol found in green tea works to intensify levels of fat oxidation and the rate at which your body turns food into calories. 促进新陈代谢，降低体重Diabetes.Green tea apparently helps regulate glucose levels slowing the rise of blood sugar after eating. This can prevent high insulin spikes and resulting fat storage. 调节血糖水平，防止糖尿病Heart Disease.Scientists think, green tea works on the lining of blood vessels, helping keep them stay relaxed and better able to withstand changes in blood pressure. It may also protect against the formation of clots, which are the primary cause of heart attacks. 预防心脏病Esophageal Cancer.It can reduce the risk of esophageal cancer, but it is also widely thought to kill cancer cells in general without damaging the healthy tissue around them. 降低患食道癌的风险Cholesterol.Green tea reduces bad cholesterol in the blood and improves the ratio of good cholesterol to bad cholesterol. 调节高密度胆固醇与低密谋胆固醇的比例，降低坏胆固醇Alzheimers and Parkinsons.It is said to delay the deterioration caused by Alzheimers and Parkinsons. Studies carried out on mice showed that green tea protected brain cells from dying and restored damaged brain cells. 可对抗老年痴呆和帕金森病Tooth Decay.Studies suggests that the chemical antioxidant catechin in tea can destroy bacteria and viruses that cause throat infections, dental caries and other dental conditions. 含有抗氧化成分，能保护牙齿Blood Pressure.Regular consumption of green tea is thought to reduce the risk of high blood pressure. 降低血压Depression.Theanine is an amino acid naturally found in tea leaves. It is this substance that is thought to provide a relaxing and tranquilizing effect and be a great benefit to tea drinkers. 缓解低落情绪Anti-viral and Anti-bacterial.Tea catechins are strong antibacterial and antiviral agents which make them effective for treating everything from influenza to cancer. In some studies green tea has been shown to inhibit the spread of many diseases. 具有抗菌性和抗病毒性，可对抗流感等多种疾病Skincare.Green tea can apparently also help with wrinkles and the signs of aging, This is because of their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. Both animal and human studies have demonstrated that green tea applied topically can reduce sun damage. 美容护肤2012.6英语四级阅读:我国从未批准脑保健品 2012年05月17日 12:57 来源: cet4v D 我要评论(0)Chinas top medical and food quality watchdog has warned customers about the consumption of so-called brain-care food, the Beijing Times reported.京华时报报道，国家食品药品监督管理局提醒消费者谨慎使用所谓的“补脑”食品。Amid the approaching senior high school and college entrance exams, Chinas State Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday that the country has never approved any health food with the self-alleged function to boost the consumers brainpower or to raise his intelligence. It added that those of authorized availability, are mainly used to improve the consumers memory, reduce physical fatigue and boost the immune system. They, do not stimulate, let alone increase, brainpower.在中考、高考即将来临之际，国家食药监局周四表示，我国从未批准过补脑、提高智商等功能的保健食品，并称国家批准的改善记忆、缓解体力疲劳、增强免疫力等功能的保健食品不适用于补脑或者提高智商。The SFDA cautioned consumers, especially the younger generations, against health care foodstuff, for these sometimes contain materials unfit for adolescents.国家食药监局提醒消费者，特别是青少年，要谨慎对待保健食品，有些保健食品原料不太适合年轻人使用。The watchdog also emphasized that health food should by no means be a replacement for any type of medical treatment.食药监局还强调，保健品从任何角度都不能替代医药治疗。2012.6英语四级阅读:相信世界末日将至? 2012年05月04日 16:39 来源: cet4v D 我要评论(0)Nearly 15 percent of people worldwide believe the world will end during their lifetime and 10 percent think the Mayan calendar could signify it will happen in 2012, according to a new poll.The end of the Mayan calendar, which spans about 5,125 years, on December 21, 2012 has sparked interpretations and suggestions that it marks the end of the world.Whether they think it will come to an end through the hands of God, or a natural disaster or a political event, whatever the reason, one in seven thinks the end of the world is coming, said Keren Gottfried, research manager at Ipsos Global Public Affairs which conducted the poll for Reuters.Perhaps it is because of the media attention coming from one interpretation of the Mayan prophecy that states the world ends in our calendar year 2012, Gottfried said, adding that some Mayan scholars have disputed the interpretation.Responses to the international poll of 16,262 people in more than 20 countries varied widely with only six percent of French residents believing in an impending Armageddon in their lifetime, compared to 22 percent in Turkey and the United States and slightly less in South Africa and Argentina.But only seven percent in Belgium and eight percent in Great Britain feared an end to the world during their lives.About one in 10 people globally also said they were experiencing fear or anxiety about the impending end of the world in 2012. The greatest numbers were in Russia and Poland, the fewest in Great Britain.Gottfried also said that people with lower education or household income levels, as well as those under 35 years old, were more likely to believe in an apocalypse during their lifetime or in 2012, or have anxiety over the prospect.Perhaps those who are older have lived long enough to not be as concerned with what happens to their future, she explained.Ipsos questioned people in China, Turkey, Russia, Mexico, South Korea, Japan, the United States, Argentina, Hungary, Poland, Sweden, France, Spain, Belgium, Canada, Australia, Italy, South Africa, Great Britain, Indonesia, Germany. 根据一项新调查，全世界有近15%的人相信世界末日将在自己有生之年到来，10%的人认为玛雅日历预示着世界将在2012年终结。跨越5125年的玛雅日历终止于2012年12月21日，这引发了各种关于世界末日的解读和联想。益普索全球公共事务部为路透社开展了这一调查。该部门的调研主管凯伦戈特弗里德说：“或是认为世界会在上帝手里终结，或是认为世界将因自然灾害或政治事件毁灭，不论是何种原因，全球有七分之一的人认为世界末日即将来临。”戈特弗里德说：“也许是因为媒体高度关注对玛雅预言的一种解读，认为世界将在公历2012年终结。”她补充说，一些玛雅学者对这种解读提出了质疑。这一跨国调查涵盖了20多个国家的16262个人，各国受访者的应答有很大差别。只有6%的法国人认为有生之年将会见到世界末日，与此同时，有22%的土耳其人和美国人，以及比例略低的南非人和阿根廷人相信末日将至。只有7%的比利时人和8%的英国人担心世界会在自己有生之年终结。此外，全球约有十分之一的人称自己为2012年即将到来的世界末日而感到恐惧或焦虑。有这种担忧的俄罗斯人和波兰人最多，英国人最少。戈特弗里德还说，教育程度或家庭收入低的人，以及那些35岁以下的人，更倾向于认为有生之年或2012年世界末日会来临，更容易因“末日”将至感到焦虑。她解释说：“也许那些年纪较大的人活得够久，因而对未来发生的事情不那么担心。”益普索公司调查了中国、土耳其、俄罗斯、墨西哥、韩国、日本、美国、阿根廷、匈牙利、波兰、瑞典、法国、西班牙、比利时、加拿大、澳大利亚、意大利、南非、英国、印尼、德国的居民。 2012.6英语四级阅读:脑中弹未取出依旧长寿 2012年05月04日 16:38 来源: cet4v D 我要评论(0)William Lawlis Pace, the holder of the Guinness World Record for living the longest with a bullet in the head, has died aged 103, the Guardian reported.据卫报报道，头部曾经中弹的威廉姆劳里斯佩斯活了103岁，如今去世，他也因此获得吉尼斯世界纪录。He was accidentally shot almost 95 years ago in 1917 by his older brother with their fathers .22 caliber rifle.1917年，威廉姆的哥哥拿父亲的点22口径的来复枪不小心击中了威廉姆的头部。这颗子弹在威廉姆的脑子里呆了差不多95年。His son said doctors in his home state of Texas left the bullet in place, fearing that surgery might cause brain damage.威廉姆的儿子称，家乡德州的医生说过，做手术有可能损伤大脑，所以就将子弹留在了脑子里。 2012.6英语四级阅读:四十年黄金定律 2012年05月04日 16:36 来源: cet4v D 我要评论(0) The prime site of nostalgia is always whatever happened, or is thought to have happened, in the decade between forty and fifty years past.人们怀旧的主要场景一般都是那些发生或是我们以为发生在四五十年之前的情景。What drives the cycle isnt, in the first instance, the people watching and listening; its the producers who help create and nurture the preferred past and then push their work on the audience.主导这种“怀旧周期”的并不是流行文化的受众，而是信息的生产者。这些生产者将他们自己所向往的过去重新创造发扬光大，并把这些成果推向广大的受众。Though pop culture is most often performed by the young, the directors and programmers and gatekeepersthe suits who control and create its conditions, who make the calls and choose the playersare, and always have been, largely forty-somethings.尽管流行文化通常是在年轻人身上体现出来的，但流行文化的指导者、编排者和把关者包括服装师、场景设计师、联络人和选择演员的工作人员基本上都是四十岁左右的人。Forty years past is the potently fascinating time just as we arrived, when our parents were youthful and in love, the Edenic period preceding the fallen state recorded in our actual memories.四十年前他们刚到这个世界上，那时父母们还年轻、还在享受爱情。比起后来的记忆中堕落的状态，那是一段伊甸园一般的美好时光。The forty-year rule is, of course, not immutable, and its cycle carries epicycles within it: the twenty-year cycle, for instance, by which the forty-somethings recall their teen-age years. But it is the forty-years-on reproduction of a thing that most often proves more concentrated and powerful than the original.所谓的“四十年黄金定律”当然不是铁打不变的，例如四十年的大周期中还包含着一个二十年的小周期，即四十岁左右的人开始回忆他们的少年岁月。不过事实证明还是四十年之后的复制更有力量。And so, if we can hang on, it will be in the twenty-fifties that the manners and meanings of the Obama era will be truly revealed: only then will we know our own essence.因此，如果我们再等一等，我们这个时代的习惯和含义就会在2050年被真正的揭示出来：只有到了那时我们才能够了解我们自己的本质。 2012.6英语四级阅读:孩子让生活更有意义 2012年05月04日 16:34 来源: cet4v D 我要评论(0)According to Britains national happiness survey, having children brings an increased sense of meaning into peoples lives, the Daily Mail reported.每日邮报报道，英国的全国幸福感调查显示，养孩子可使人们感到生活更有意义。The latest measure of the countrys well-being Thursday revealed that having children does not necessarily make people happier or more satisfied with their lot. But it does make them feel they have more of a reason for living.这项最新的调查显示，养孩子不一定能让人们更幸福，对自己的生活更加满意，却能使他们感到生活更有意义。The survey, carried out among 80,000 people, asked four questions: how satisfied they were with their lives, to what extent their lives were worthwhile, how happy they were yesterday, and how anxious they felt yesterday.有8万人参与了该调查。他们被问的4个问题包括：对生活的满意度如何、生活的意义有多大、昨天有多幸福以及昨天有多焦虑。It was conducted by the Office for National Statistics.调查由国家统计局负责。The researchers also acknowledged for the first time that the figures show that married people are happier than everyone else, and that the most miserable are those who are divorced or separated.研究人员还首次承认，他们的数据显示，结婚的人比其他任何人更幸福，而最痛苦的是离异或分手的人。People who are married or in civil partnerships reported the highest average levels of life satisfaction, significantly higher than cohabiting couples. The lowest average rating was reported by people who are divorced or separated, including those who have dissolved civil partnerships, the report said.报告说：“结婚或有民事伴侣关系的人平均满意度水平最高，比同居的伴侣要高很多。离异或分手的平均打分则最低，包括终止民事伴侣关系的人。” 2012.6英语四级阅读:EP学院奖学金计划 2012年05月04日 16:33 来源: cet4v D 我要评论(0)EFs dream scholarship, which is valued at one million yuan, is a series of online English training lessons. Upon receiving the scholarship, students will be able to join online oral English classes at any time and chat with native English teachers as they please.Vice CEO of the Education First Group Chen-Li granted students these scholarships on Tuesday in Beijing. She explained why EF decided to provide these students with this innovative language training program, rather than direct financial assistance.We could just as well provide them with cash, and they could well spend it on anything that they feel easier. To work on, it takes a serious consideration if we offer them access to the course itself and also offer them an opportunity to really implement rather than dream, keep dreaming.Chen Li believes that knowledge is the best charity and added that the dream scholarship would bring direct benefit to students from families with financial difficulties.Qian Ruoqing, a sophomore student with Beijing Normal University, is one of the 100 students to receive the scholarship. Qian Ruoqing said she would grasp any opportunity she could to improve her English. In her mind, learning with EF teachers online makes her feel more comfortable.I would be a bit shy in a real classroom, and sometimes I feel nervous when asked to stand up by teachers to answer a question. It would be much easier for me to accept such an online teaching format.In fact, Beijing Normal University is the second university to embrace EFs dream scholarship program, after the Shanghai-based East China Normal University since the private education company formally began the program in March last year. 2012.6英语四级阅读:五一乡村旅游热 With the approaching May Day holiday, many Chinese are looking to leave crowded big cities. And some rural initiatives are offering a new destination for city dwellers to relax.An escape from the hustle and bustle. Now is the season in the countryside to sow seeds. Once the tools are in hand, the experience is refreshing.The farmland has been divided into small plots and rented out. Its the new hotspot for city dwellers to take a break from the crowds during the short vacation. Once a lawyer, the owner says tending a field is a great stress relief.Yang Ting, Manager of Beijing D&F Agricultural Devt Co., said,“Many