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Fulfilling the dreamBolin Chen, 29, won his first award after ten years of acting. XINHUA陈柏霖：实现梦想需要时间和耐心。词数 389 建议阅读时间 5分钟HOW long will you wait to succeed in your dream career?Ten years or longer, Taiwan actor Bolin Chen would say. The 29-year-old finally earned back all his hard work when he won Best Leading Actor for his role in the popular TV series In Time With You (我可能不会爱你) at the 47th Golden Bell Awards, which was held in Taipei on Oct 26.From a very young age, we have a dream, whether its to be a painter, a scientist or a writer. But the desire (渴望) to paint, discover or tell stories fades (消褪) as we grow up, until that moment of finding our deep calling hits us.For Chen, this came when he was discovered by director Yee Chih-Yen in front of an ice cream store at the age of 19. Chen had considered becoming an excellent dancer, a model and a singer before he played the male lead in Yees movie Blue Gate Crossing (蓝色大门). His first taste of fame with the well-received drama showed him what he really wanted to be.However, show business didnt favor him instantly (立刻). Fame was not of interest to him as his rule for picking roles was to try something new each time.Over the next ten years he engaged (使忙碌) himself in genres as different as fantasy (魔幻) action in The Twins Effect II (2004), horror (恐怖片) in The Eye 10 (2005) and coming-of-age drama in Buddha Mountain (2010).Nothing made much of an impact until he successfully played a thoughtful and dedicated (忠心的) partner in a relationship of undeclared love (暗恋) with his best friend (played by Best Actress winner Ariel Lin). The TV drama was the biggest winner at the awards ceremony (仪式), sweeping seven awards out of its eight nominations (提名).Like his winning role, Li Daren, critics say Chen is just like a fine wine that will get better with age. Theres something about the way he carries himself that sincere and down-to-earth demeanor (气质) fans cant help but fall for.Many believe the Golden Bell trophy (奖杯) will take Chens acting career to new heights. But Chen says that the greatest gains are actually personal lessons.“Youll succeed in time as long as you love it with a passion (热情) because life will give back what you put into it,” he told Taiwan newspaper The China Times.“If your dream requires time and patience, give it.”高考词汇succeed vi. 成功If you try hard, you will succeed in the end.impact n./vt. 影响The computer has made a great impact on modern life.Crossing the lineA group of pedestrians jaywalk across a road in Taiyuan, capital of Shanxi province. CHINA DAILY终结“中国式过马路”到底需要什么？词数 377 建议阅读时间 7分钟THE traffic light turns red. As a pedestrian (行人), what do you do? The rule says “stop and wait,” but we often see groups of people running red lights.uInternet users have jokingly named this phenomenon “the Chinese-style street crossing”. While many people criticize it as bad manners, recent research reveals (揭示) another possible reason the duration (持续时间) of red lights in China exceeds (超过) what people can mentally bear.“Pedestrians have a maximum (最大) bearable (可忍受的) waiting time in their mind,” Ni Ying, a member of a research team at Tongji Universitys School of Transportation Engineering, was quoted (引述) by Xinhua News Agency as saying. “If they wait longer than that, they will be more likely to ignore the light.”From 2008 to 2010, Nis team carried out research on pedestrians waiting times at various road crossings. They found a correlation (相互关系) between running red lights and the length of time they had to wait before the light changed. They concluded that, on average, Chinese can wait for the traffic lights no longer than 70 seconds, and in downtown areas this number could extend (扩大) to 90 seconds.vMany countries work out pedestrians maximum bearable waiting time and use it to design traffic lights, according to Ni. For example, researchers found that it is 60 seconds for Germans and 45 seconds for Britons. Seldom does a red light in these countries exceed the limits.But the duration of red lights in China often exceeds the 70 or 90 second limit. Take Beijing for example. At Zhongguancun Avenue a red light lasts longer than 2 minutes, during which you could finish reading a short story on Teens. Pedestrians are then given just 30 seconds to cross the street.“I stop for red lights. But if Im really in a hurry or the traffic interval (区间) is long enough for me to cross, I move slowly forward (向前) seconds before the light turns green,” said Qi Xin, 17, living in Fengtai district in Beijing.However, the long waiting time cannot serve as an excuse for breaking the rules, commentator Li Zhiyong wrote on the Peoples Daily.“As long as the design of traffic lights remains the same, everyone should obey the rules, otherwise (否则) the country will be out of order and danger will be incurred for pedestrians,” wrote Li.Roman Holiday without the snacksTourists eat in front of the Pantheon in Rome.APIN the movie Roman Holiday, Audrey Hepburn shows the world what a romantic (浪漫的) scene is all about: wandering around Rome with a lover by your side and an ice cream in hand. But those who want to experience this may now have to pay a large price.Romes city council (议会) passed a new law in October. It prohibits (禁止) tourists from eating pizza, sandwiches or any other snacks or fast food around the historical sites in the city. Violators (违反者) will be fined (罚款) from 25 euros (202 yuan) up to 500 euros (4,044 yuan).City authorities explained that the law aims to improve peoples manners and protect sites that have a historic or architectural (建筑的) value.Similar bans (禁令) have been applied in some other Italian cities. In Venice, for example, eating snacks in the street is prohibited in St Marks Square.Critics say such bans reflect (反映) Italians attitudes toward public eating: they rarely eat or drink in the street.Students try brand new eye exercisesDONT be puzzled if a group of students sit nearby and start rolling their eyeballs at you. They may be doing their new eye exercises.In a recent online video, a girl demonstrates (展示) a new eye exercise program. She keeps her eyes open and rolls her eyeballs around to the music, or closes her eyes first and then opens them and tries her best to look up.The new program was designed by the Taizhou Office of the China School Health Action in Zhejiang Province and Bright Angel Eye-Protecting Center for Students. As a pilot scheme (计划), some schools in Shandong and Hubei have adopted (采用) the new program.In a CCTV report, some students who tried the exercise said they felt dizzy (头晕的) and sleepy after doing it. Some were even worried about turning cross-eyed.Doctors say that the program only exercises external muscles (外部肌肉) of the eyes. It cannot relieve eye fatigue (疲劳) and has little effect in preventing nearsightedness.重点讲解高考词汇mentally adv. 心理上We must equip the children mentally and physically to meet the trial they will face.various adj. 各种各样的There are various ways of getting to the station.length n. 长度，时间的长短The length of your talk must be at least 10 minutes.obey vt. 遵守，服从I always obey my father.长难句分析While many people., recent research. the duration of red lights in China exceeds what people can mentally bear.本句中的while表示“虽然，尽管”；破折号后的分句进一步说明人们闯红灯的另一个原因，该句的主干为the durationexceeds what people can mentally bear，what引导宾语从句，意思是“人们心理能够承受的范围”。考点看台Seldom does a red light in these countries exceed the limits.本句为部分倒装句。当句子以否定词，如seldom，never，hardly，little, not only等开头时，要用部分倒装，即把谓语动词的一部分（助动词或情态动词等）提前放到主语前面。A new approachA teenager from Forestwood is learning on a home computer.MCT美国课堂为吸引学生出奇招。词数 367 建议阅读时间 7分钟 教案和课件见网站 测试见7版LIKE so many teachers, Cristi Derow and Jennifer Bradley have spent most of their careers giving classroom lectures to students who sat passively (消极地) in their seats.The Lewisville, Texas, school teachers were aware (知晓) that the hours they spent on preparing lessons were too often wasted on many students.“We were losing half the class. They were looking at us, but they werent listening,” said Derow, who co-teaches history classes with Bradley.So Forestwood High School, Texas, did something new by using the “flipped (翻转的) classroom” method of instruction.“Weve completely done away with our lectures,” Derow said.And homework assignments (作业) “are all done in class,” Bradley said.With the flipped concept (概念), a students usual homework assignment is to watch pre-recorded lectures on their computers or smart phones.They walk into class ready to discuss the topic, collaborate (合作) with other students and work on assignments based on what they learned from the videos.Free from lecturing, the teachers can use class time to look deeper into the subject and focus on difficult concepts.“Now students are actively engaged (投入的),” said the teachers, who have seen a 15-20 percent increase in test scores.As students change from a passive to an active role, they learn critical (批判性的) thinking skills, learn to collaborate and become independent learners.Instead of doing homework assignments alone at home, students are now “working together, talking about it,” Bradley said. “If they dont agree on an answer, they debate it and have to justify (为辩护) their answers. Its a higher level of learning.”Her students give the flipped classroom high marks.Sarah Lee, 14, watches the 30-minute videos on a home computer. She likes the ability to rewind (重播) the tapes if she doesnt understand a concept.She also likes being able to take breaks and watch the lessons on her own schedule. “I can watch the videos over two or three days,” she said.Classmate Dawson Depperschmidt said she sometimes watches the video lectures on her iPhone at soccer games.She likes learning the lessons before she goes to school and thinks the time she spends in the classroom is more productive.“It gives us more time to learn at school,” Dawson said. “You get more in-depth in class.”School gets festival feelingStudents dressed like ancient beauties. PHOTO COURTESY OF LI DONGDONG美国大兵、唐朝仕女、迈克尔杰克逊我们的集市有你想看的一切！词数 290 建议阅读时间 6分钟TRY to imagine this: American soldiers wandering around with black “guns” in their hands; beauties of the Tang Dynasty sitting gracefully (优雅地) beside them; and a group of “Michael Jacksons” singing and dancing at the same time. Sounds like a daydream, right? But its real! They were just some of the performances by students on our playground last week.October is our schools traditional “month of arts”. We hold various activities over the whole month, such as indoor concerts and poetry (诗歌) reading competitions. What we like best is the students fair, during which we can sell and buy things all by ourselves on the playground.This year, the activity was rather fascinating (有吸引力的). Walking around the campus, you could hear lots of students shouting out to promote their products (产品). Some students even dressed in fancy costumes to attract customers attention. Now you can start to imagine what I described at the beginning of the article.There were many kinds of things for sale at the fair. Clocks, glasses, funny costumes and books were all sold at low prices. Shoes and clothes, on which students can draw pictures, were especially popular. As well as items (物品) for sale, the fair brings many activities for students to take part in. If you want to play a ball game, have a game of chess, or enjoy a violin performance, you need to pay first.Both the buyers and sellers enjoyed this years activities very much. One of my classmates told me with great joy that he sold his calligraphy (书法) work at a satisfying price. And my friends happily filled their bags with all kinds of things they bought at the fair.We all loved the “month of arts”. It made our school life colorful and enjoyable!Social parenting如果父母要求加你为QQ好友，你愿意吗？擂 场：河北省保定一中450班指导教师：李 娜 组织学生：李昂泽YES. We can get on better with our parents on QQ.Li Angze: Because of the generation gap (代沟), it is not always easy for children and parents to have face-to-face communication. But on the Internet, as they dont see each other directly, they will feel less embarrassed and talk with mutual (相互的) trust. Its good for their relationship.Liu Xiaoyue: Id like to add my parents on QQ because it means my parents will have a thorough (完全的) understanding of me. For example, if I write something sad on my QQ signature (签名), my parents will know I am feeling blue and cheer me up. If my parents go out of town, we can use QQ to see each other.Li Danrui: Parents always love us and they do everything good for us. Adding them to the list of our QQ friends is a way to show that we appreciate their love and we trust and love them too. There is a lot of inappropriate (不合适的) content (内容) on the Internet. Our parents can help us stay away from it.NO. Adding our parents on QQ is not necessary and will only mean we lose some of our privacy (隐私).Yan Feiyi: In my opinion, QQ is just like my diary. I can say everything in my QQ space and signature. I am old enough to have an independent space. Im afraid that if I add my parents on QQ, I will not say the things I want to in case (以防) my parents see them. I dont like that.Wang Wanlin: My parents disagree with making friends online, and they dont like me to do it either. If I add them on QQ, they may always worry about what I am doing when they see Im online. But in fact, I dont talk with strangers. To stop them worrying about me, I will not add them on QQ.Wang Congyu: I dont think its necessary to do so. We are family and we can and should talk face to face. We can see our parents love for us in their eyes or hugs, which we cannot get in QQ. Direct conversation is more efficient.Cyber FeverYoga Lin favors the opinion of Yuanfang.REUTERSYUANFANG is not only the right-hand man (得力助手) of Di Renjie, a famous detective (侦探) from the Tang Dynasty, in the TV series Detective DiRenjie, he is also one of the busiest people in Chinas cyberspace (网络).Everyone seems to favor his opinion. Even Taiwanese singer Yoga Lin (林宥嘉), 25, has been caught by “Yuanfang” fever.During a press meeting (新闻发布会) in Shanghai last week, when the room was made brighter so people could take photographs, the 25-year-old joked: “The lights are on. Yuanfang, whats your opinion?”But Lin admitted that he didnt even know who Li Yuanfang was until several days ago. “His name is all over micro blogs, so I did a little research and found that he was said to be a guard of Di Renjie.”Fever在这里不是“发烧”的意思，而是“一时的狂热，高度的兴奋”，即a situation in which many people feel very excited or strongly about something。例如：The whole country was caught up in “Justin Bieber” fever.In a rowOne Direction ranks 5th on the British under-30s rich list.REUTERSTHEY shot to stardom less than a year ago, and now One Direction, the UKs favorite boy band, have made it onto the British under-30s rich list.As a group they have reached No 5 on UK magazine Heats chart of rich, young celebrities, having collected a fortune of 26.33 million (about 270 million yuan) between them.The list has been topped by Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe for two years in a row. Radcliffe has a fortune of 53.33 million. Interestingly, his two fellow (伙伴) actors in the wizard (巫师) movie, Rupert Grint (who plays Ron Weasley) and Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) are on the list too, ranking 7th and 4th.In a row意思是“连续地，一个接一个地”，即happening a number of times without a break, one after another。例如：This is the third Sunday in a row that its rained.Future coupleMr Warren (L) and his wife live in the future. REUTERSA COUPLE in the UK like to do things differently they live in the future.For the past six years Janys and John Warren have lived by British Summertime throughout the year. Instead of putting the clocks back at the start of winter they do not change them. The couple said that living like this has had a positive (积极的) effect on their lives.The pair, who are both retired, began to experiment with time to see if it would help ease (减轻) Mr Warrens cluster headaches, a condition thought to be brought on by changing the clocks.The couple said that they feel a lot healthier than they used to. Mrs Warren, 68, told The Telegraph: “We heard that someone who suffered from them cluster headaches went to Australia and did not change his clocks and did not have an episode (发作). Its worked for us too.”Childrens minds take flightChildren learning in the plane school. AFPHOW do you get a childs early education off the ground? A head teacher in the Georgian city of Rustavi has found a unique way of creating an exciting learning environment. He has transformed (改造) an airplane into a kindergarten.Gari Chapidze bought an old Yakovlev Yak-42 from Georgian Airways and filled it with education equipment, games and toys but left the cockpit (座舱) intact (完好无损的) so it could be used as a play area.“The idea was to create a kindergarten where children go with joy,” Chapidze, who runs the kindergarten, told AFP. “The children come in to the kindergarten with pleasure and cry when they have to go home. They are happy here,” he added. How uplifting (振奋人心的)!horoscope 趣味星座(Nov 5 Nov 11)本周最需要决断力的星座Just for fun. Dont take it seriously.Libra天秤座(Sept 23 Oct 23)Dont leave anything unfinished this week but make sure you get all your work done. Hesitating for too long is a waste of your time and will get you nowhere. Do your homework and make decisions quickly. Sitting on the sidelines, waiting to see what everyone else does first, could mean you end up missing a good opportunity.本周不要拖拖拉拉，所有事情最好及时解决。犹豫太久只会浪费时间，不会带来任何好处(get you nowhere)。不论是写作业还是做决定都不要拖沓。站在一旁观望别人的行动会让你错失良机。Scorpio天蝎座(