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-教育精选-U1听力原文:TheImportanceofProtectingSeaResourcesDuringthe19thcentury,peopleinEuropeandAmericaclaimed声称thatmarineresourceswereunlimited.Forexample,anotedbiologistatthetimecommentedthatnoneoftheworldsgreatseafisherieswereevergoingtobeexhausted疲劳.Todaythough,thereisevidenceshowingthatmarine海洋resourcesareasseriouslyendangeredasthoseofthelandandtheair.Infact,insomewaysthethreatstofisharemorealarmingthanthethreatstoanimalsandbirds.Thisisbecausefishisamuchneededfoodresource,aspeoplethroughouttheworlddependonfishasanimportantpartoftheirdiet.Itisreportedthattosatisfyfooddemands,20billionpoundsoffishareharvested收获everyyearintheNorthAtlanticalone.Searesourcesarealsorapidlydeclininginmanyotherpartsoftheworld.Scientistsnowbelievethatfoodsuppliesfromtheseawontlastforever.Theywarnthatexcessivefishingwilldestroyfishreserveswithinthenextfewyears.Theyalsowarnthatthedeclineinfishsupplywillcausestarvationinsomepartsoftheworld.WhatHasTechnologyBroughtUs?U2Technologyplaysavitalroleinoursociety.Itmakesourlifemorecomfortableandconvenient.Withoutit,wecouldntevolveorcopeupwiththeeverchangingworldwelivein.Firstly,technologyshortensthedistancebetweenpeopleandmakescommunicationmucheasier.Today,theInternetiswidelyusednotonlyforthecollectionofinformationbutalsoforcorrespondence.Secondly,modernmeansoftransportation,suchasairplanesandhigh-speedtrainsmakeourjourneysmootherandfaster.Withthehelpofmoderntransportation,wecangoalmostanywherewewantto.Tojourneyintoouterspaceandotherplanetsisnotadreamanymore.Rocketsandspaceshuttleshavemadethedreamcometrue.Thirdly,modernmedicineprolongsourlifeandrelievespatientsfrompain.Somedeadlydiseases,suchascancerandAIDScanbetreatednow,andwecanlivelongerandbetter.Lastbutnotleast,technologyexpandsourvisionoftheworld.Itprovidesuswithlargerpossibilitiesbygivingusideasthatneveroccurredtousinthepast.Itishardtoimaginewhattheworldwouldbelikewithouttechnology.U3Script:FourStepstoSuccessfulGoal-settingSuccessfulpeoplealwayshavecleargoals.Greatmusicians,greatathletes,successfulsalespeopleandinspiringleadersknowwhattheywantinlife,andtheygoafterit.Noonebecomessuccessfulbyaccident!Andyet,alotofyoungpeoplethatIknowjustlivetheirliveswithnogoalsatall,orwithonlyvaguedreams,hopesandwishes.Nowondertheyhaveachievedsomuchlessthantheycould!Forthosewhohavenotyetexperiencedthejoyofsettingandachievingmagnificentgoals,hereisapowerfulsetofprinciplesthathaveworkedforthousandsofmyclients.Theywillworkforyou,too.Icallthem“FourStepstoSuccessfulGoal-Setting”:1.Decidewhatyouwant.Choosethelifeyouprefer!Youcanthaveeverythinginlife.Butyoucanhaveanythingyouchooseifyouwillfocus,paytheprice,andpursueitwithallyourheart.2.Makeclearyourvalues.Toooften,peoplechoosegoalsthatareinconsistentwiththeirprioritiesanddailybehavior.Doyouvaluehealth,orcomfort?Isfinancialindependenceapriority,ormerelyawish?Makesurethatyourgoalsareconsistentwithyourmostimportantvalues.3.Writethemdown.Havethecouragetoputyourintentionsonpaperandinyourownwords.Bespecificanddescribeyourgoalsindetail.Whenwillyouachievethem?Whatwillsuccesslooklike?Writedownthedetailsandreadyourgoalseveryday.4.Takeaction.Torunamarathon,youmustjogeveryday.Alovingmarriageorhappykidsrequireyourtime,yourattentionandyourlove,everyday.Yourdailyactionsneednotbeprofoundorextraordinary,buttheymustbeconsistentandpersistent.Successdoesnot“justhappen”.Justasanartistwillmakepreliminarysketchesandworkoutthedetailsinhismind,soyoursuccessrequireswrittengoals,carefulchoices,clearcommitmentsanddailypersistence.Youcandothis.Makesomethinggreatofyourlife!U4AttitudeMakesaDifferenceAttitudesaffectthewaypeoplegetalongathome,atschool,andatwork.Yourattitudewillinfluenceyourfeelingsofjobsatisfactionandyourcareersuccess.Attitudeisthewayyouthinkaboutthingsandacttowardothers.Infact,manyemployersbelievethatthemostimportantfactorinjobsuccessisapositiveattitude.Theyknowthatanemployeesworkperformanceiscloselyrelatedtohisorherattitude.Employeeswithapositiveattitudeenjoybetterbusinessperformance.Ifyouviewanewjobasanopportunity,achancetolearnnewthings,andactwithinterestandenthusiasm,youareexpressingapositiveattitude.Youalsodemonstrateapositiveattitudewhenyouarepolite,cooperativeandconsideratewithyourco-workersandsuperiors.Peoplewithapositiveattitudeviewtheworldasafriendlyplace.Theytakeresponsibilityfortheirdecisionsandhavetheabilitytocontroltheirfeelings.Peoplewithapositiveattitudeareeasytogetalongwith.Theyarehonestinexpressingtheirthoughtsandfeelings.Andtheyareopentosuggestionsandconstructivecriticism.Asyoubeginyournewjob,guardagainstanegativeattitude.Peoplewithanegativeattitudefrequentlycomplainandhavecarelessworkhabits.Theyalwaysblameothersfortheirownproblems.Besides,theyarecriticalandindifferenttotheneedsofothers. U5 LivingaFrugalLifePeoplewholiveafrugallifestyleoftenlivewithlessstress.Thisisbecausetheyknowhowtotakecontroloftheirmoneyand,therefore,theyhavemorecontrolovertheirlivesingeneral.Andifyouhavemorecontrolofyourlife,youarelikelytohavemorepeaceofmind.Withthatpeaceofmindcomeswhatmaybecalledfrugalfreedom,namely,freedomfromdebt,freedomfromenvy,freedomfromshame,freedomfromworry,andfreedomfromlossofonesidentity.Livingafrugallifedoesnotmeanhavingnothingorlivingpoorandcheap.Neitherdoesitmeandenyingoneselftheluxuriesoflife.Afrugallifestylesimplymeansthatyouhavetheintelligencetoliveahappyandfulfillinglifewithoutpossessingalot.Muchofthetransitionfrombeingextravaganttobeingfrugaliswithinthemind.Forexample,beforeyouleaveyourroom,remembertoturnoffthelight;keepallwindowsandoutsidedoorsclosedwhentheairconditioningison;turnoffthetapwaterimmediatelyafteruse;whenyougoshopping,useyourbraintosavemoneyoncertainthingsforsomethingelseyouneedorwant.Inshort,livingafrugallifestylemeansthatyoudonthavetokeepupwiththeJonesesandthatyoudonothavetofollowtrendsandfads.Weshouldalwaysrememberthatitiseasiertospendlessthanitistomakemore.Itiseasiertobefrugalthantofreeoneselffromfinancialstress.So,letusbefrugalandlivewithinourmeans.Itisagreatwayoflife.U6AlwaysBePositiveBeingpositiveisadiscipline.Therearesomanythingswecannotcontrol,forceswearepowerlesstochangebecausesomuchoflifeisunpredictable.Wecannotcontroldiseases.Wecannotcontrolinjuries.Wecannotcontroltheweatherandsomanyotherthingsthatareapartofourlives.Butwecancontrolourmoods.Amoodissimplyareflectionofourattitudeandwecertainlycanchangeourattitude.Forexample,whenoneofyourco-workersasksyouhowyouredoingwithyourwork,youranswermaybe“Ifeelgreat”.Butdoyoureallyfeelgreat?Probablynot.Ifyouranswerwerenegative,youwouldmakeyourco-workersfeelbadanduncomfortable.Inthatcase,youvebegunawholecycleofnegativity.Again,itsanattitude.Agoodattitudeandabadattitudearereallyjusttwodifferentwaysoflookingatthesamesituation.Heresanotherexample.Youhaveabigworkprojectdueonthebosssdesktomorrowmorning.Youareupagainstadeadline.Andyouarehalf-done.Nowtherearetwowaystolookattheproject.Youcanworryaboutalltheworkstillleftforyoutodo.Oryoucantellyourselfthathalfofitisalreadydone,andyouarecertainlybetteroffthanwhenyoufirststartedtheproject.Thatsyourchoice:istheglasshalf-emptyorhalf-full?Thatsthechoicewehavetomakeeverymorningwhenwegetoutofbed.Lookinghonestlyattherealityofthesituationandseeingthepositivesideofitmayindeedincreasethequalityofourlife.Self-motivatedpeoplelookateachdayasanewopportunity.Theylovewhattheydo.Theycannotwaittogettoworkinthemorning.U7ReadingEfficientlyYouknowyouhavetoread“betweenthelines”togetthemostoutofanything.Iwanttopersuadeyoutodosomethingequally一样importantinthecourseofyourreading,thatis:“writebetweenthelines”.Unlessyoudo,youarenotlikelytodothemostefficientkindofreading.Icontendthatmarkingupabookisanactoflove.Therearetwowaysinwhichonecanownabook.Thefirstisthepropertyrightyouestablishbypayingforit,justasyoupayforclothesandfurniture.Butthisactofpurchaseisonlytheprelude序幕topossession.Fullownershipcomesonlyw

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