大家说英语空中2012年

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SPRING-CLEANING-(3-2)-Sixstepstohelpyouspring-cleanyourmind,bodyandemotions

空中英語教室-2012-03-20 [Low]

：clutter,odds,needless,junkfood,paredown,pledge

(Music).o, etoStudioClassroomWorldwide.ThanksfortakingtimeoutofyourbusydaytostudyEnglishwithus.Well,January1stiswhenmanyofusdosomeseriousthinkingandnningforabetteryear.NowMarch21st,thefirstdayofspring,issomewhatrelated.That'swhenwebegintorollupoursleevesandgetdowntothebusinessofclearingoutthethingsinourhousesandapartmentsthatcreatedisorderandconfusion.Butwhystopthere?Whynotspring-cleanourminds,ourbodiesandouremotionstoo?Let'sopenourStudioClassroommagazinestopage39andbeginreadingwithSpring-cleaningstepmemberthree:Paredown.Spring-cleaning.Paredown...theclutterbecauseanorganizedhomeleadstoanorganizedmind.Gothroughyourclothesandgiveawayanythingyoudidn'twearlastseason.Thenpledgetogiveawayoneclothingitemforeverynewoneyoubuy.Lookthroughyouroldmagazinesandnewspapers.Iftheyareamontholdandyouhaven'treadthem,theoddsareyouneverwill.Getinthehabitofcuttingoutarticlesyouwanttokeep.Thenthrowawaytherestofthepaper.o,friends.ThankyousomuchforjoiningusforourSpring-cleaningofbothourthingsandofourselves.Yes.Nowwe'veseenbeforethatyoucanreconnect.Youreconnectwithnatureandreconnectwithyourfriendsandfamily.Nowwe'regoingtolookatoursecondtip.That'sright.Itistoparedowntheclutter.Yes.That'salotoftermsrightinthere,Ryan.Paredown.Yeah.Nowifyouare"paringdown,"itmeansyouareonlyleavingwhatisnecessary.You'regettingridofallthethingsthatyoudon'tneed.That'sright.Thisisagoodwordbutnotsomethingweuseveryoften.Soprobablynotsomethingyou'dseeinconversation,mostlikelyyouwouldseeitinwriting.Yes.Nowmanyofyou,youmighthavealotofthings.Youmightownnicethingsorliveinyourownapartmentoryourownhomeandhavealotofstuff.Sowewanttolookatthefirstthingthatyoucanparedownbeingyourclutter.That'sright,theclutter.Nowclutter,thatactually...it'skindofaweirdword.Youwouldthinkit'smaybeasound,butit'snot.Clutterisanoun.Yes.Andsome..."clutter"isreferringtothemanythingsthatyouhave,maybeitmightbealittlebitunclean.Ifyoulookatthingsthatmightbearoundonyourshelvesareonyourfloor,ifyoucallit"clutter,"thenmaybeit'sstuffthatdoesn'tlooknice.That'sright,ormaybethatyoudon'tuse.Sotheclutterisoftenthingsthatwejustaren'tusinginourhouses.Oftenwehaveoldnewspapersorbooksthatwedon'treadorlittleleftovergiftsfrompartiesjustlayingaroundthatwe'renevergoingtouse.Getridofit.That'sclutter.Yeah.Sowesee

howyoucanhelpgetridofthatclutter-andthatistoorganize.Organizeyourhomebecauseanorganizedhomeleadstoanorganizedmind.Iknowthatsoundsalittlebitcrazytosaythat,butIthinkit'strue.Iknowthatwhenmyroomgetstojustbeingamess,ifIcleanmyroomup,IfindthatIcanthinkclearerbecauseIhaveeverythinginorder.Thingsarethewaytheyshouldbe.I'mnotlookingatitandgoing:Ugh!Ihavetocleanupamess!NowthisisactuallywhyIlovetocleanduringspringtimebecausethat'swhenIwanttohaveamoreorganizedmind.That'swhenIwanttofeelbetter.Andcleaningandorganizingreallydoeshelpwiththat.Soparedown.Getridoftheclutter.That'sright.Gothroughyourclothes,andgiveawayanythingyoudidn'twearlastseason.Soifyouthink,"Oh,lastseasonwaswinter.Ihavealltheseamazingwinterclothes.Ilovethemall!"Butdidyouwearallofthem?That'strue.Anddoyoureallyntowearthemagainnextwinter?Somaybeyoudon'tneedthem,thenyoucangetridoftheclothesyoudon'tneed.That'sright.Youdidn'twearitlastseason,getridofit.Exactly.Sothenyoucanpledgetogiveawayoneclothingitemforeverynewonethatyoubuy.Oh.That'sclever.Soyouparedown,yougetridofalotbygettingridofthingsyoudidn'twearlastseason.Thenwheneveryoubuysomethingnew,yougetridofsomethingold.Soyousay,"Oh,Ineedanewpairofpants,"soyougetridofanoldpairofpants.Yeah.Thisactuallymakesalotofsense.Youstillhavethesameamountofclothing.Youjusthavenewonesandgetridoftheonesyoudon'twearanyway.Nowfirst,Kaylah,let'slookatthisword"pledge."Whatdoesitmeanifyoupledgetodosomething?Hmm,"pledge."Thatmeansyoupromise.Exactly.Sopromiseyourselfthatyouaregoingtogetridofoldclothes,andgetsomenewones.Nowoftenapledge,wecanthinkaboutaswhenwe'retalkingaboutorganizations.Ryan,ifyou'retryingtohelpouta oranorganization,someonethathelpspeople,youpledgethemthings.Youpledgethemmoney.Youpromisetogivemoneyoveralongperiodoftime.Oryoucanpledgeanitem.Thatmeansyou'reholdingittoyourwords.Exactly.OK.Sowe'veseenthatyoucangetridofsomeclutterthat'slyingaround,youcanalsogetridofsomeoldclothes.Nowhere'sanotherthingyoucangetridof.Lookthroughyouroldmagazinesandnewspapers.Isaidearlierthatwedohavenewspapersorbooks.Magazinesareanotherthing,weliketocollectthem.Theycomeinthemail.Orwe'reatthestoreandwesee,we'relike,"Oh!Thatlookssointeresting."Soyoubuyallthesemagazinesandyougethome.Thenyoudon'tusethem.Youdon'tusethem...Youdon'treadthem.Youdon'tcutoutpictures.Ifyou'renotusingthem,justgetridofthem.Yeah.Iftheyareamontholdandyouhaven'treadtheminawhile,thenoddsareyouneverwill.And"odds"meansthechanceofsomethinghappeningornothappening.Sotheoddsareyouwillnotreadit.Sogetinthehabitofcuttingoutarticlesyouwanttokeep.Thenthrowtherestofthepaperaway.Well,"keepinthehabitofcuttingoutarticlesyouwanttokeep"isourGrrontheGosentence.Sowe'llgovisitLiz,andthenjumponovertotheChatRoom.Hi,friends.Howareyoungtoday?MynameisLiz,

andit'stimeforGrrontheGo.We'retalkingaboutdifferentideasforSpring-cleaning.We'vetalkedaboutreconnecting.Andnowwe'regoingoverideasofparingdown.Whenitcomestoparingdown,wecanlookthrougholdmagazinesandnewspapersandseewhatwecanthrowout.Thewritersuggests:Getinthehabitofcuttingoutarticlesyouwanttokeep.That'sourGrrTipsentence.Noticehowthesentencebeginswiththephrase,getinthehabitof.It'sjustanotherwaytosaydevelopthehabitof.Sothewriterissuggestingthatwedevelopthehabitofcuttingoutarticleswewanttokeep.Ifyouwanttosuggestorencourageotherstostartdevelothehabitofngsomething,thengivethisphraseatry.Ifyouwanttoencouragepeopletorecycle,thenyoucansay:Getinthehabitofrecycling.Youcanalsousethisphrasewhenyou'reaskingothersforadviceonhowtodevelopthehabitofngsomething.Forexample:HowdoIgetinthehabitofexercisingeveryday?Youcanalsousethisphrasetotalkaboutpeoplewhoalreadydevelopedahabitofngsomething.Justremembertochange"get"andmakeitpasttenseinto"got,"like:Beckygotinthehabitofchewinghernailswhenevershefeltnervousaboutherwork.Wantmoreexamplesentences?They'reavailableintoday'sGrrTipsectioninyourStudioClassroommagazine.KeepupthegoodworkwithyourEnglishlearning.It'sgoodtogetinthehabitofpracticingyourEnglisheveryday,isn'tit?Well,that'sallthetimewehavefortoday.ThisisLizwithGrrontheGo,signingoff.Bye-bye.Hey,Bryan.I'mgoingtogetacoffeefromtheshopacrossthestreet.Doyouwantmetogetyouone?Oh.Thanksforasking,Ken,butnothanks.I'mtryingtokickthehabit.Kickthehabit?Whatdoesthatmean?It'sanidiomthatmeanstostopsomethingyou'reinthehabitofng.OK.SoBryan,Iknowthatahabitissomethingyoudoalot,especiallywithoutrealizingit.Butdopeopleusuallysaytheyhaveahabitorthatthey'reinahabit?Well,itdepends.Ifyou'retalkingabouthabitsingeneral,saythatyouhaveahabit,notthatyou'reinahabit.Soyoumighthaveabadhabit,butyoucan'tsayyou'reinabadhabit.Whatifyouaretalkingaboutaspecifichabitlikedrinkingcoffee?Inthatcase,IwouldeithersayI"have"acoffeedrinkinghabit,orI'm"inthehabitof"drinkingcoffeeeverymorning.Forme,itallstartedbackincollege.Whataboutyou?I'minthehabitofdrinkingcoffeeafterlunch.ButI'mthinkingaboutstop.SocanIsayIwanttokickthehabit?Yes,youcan.Oryoucansayyouwanttobreakyourcoffeedrinkinghabit.Isee.I'vereadaboutpeoplengthingsbyofhabit.Whatdoesthatmean?Thatmeansyou'renottryingtodoacertainthingoreventryingnottodoitbutyoudoitanywaybecauseyou'reinthehabit.Forexample,sometimeswhenI'monvacation,Iwakeupearlybyofhabit.Oh.That'stoobad.Well,I'mgoingtogetmydrinknow.IthinkI'llorderteainsteadofcoffee.Greatidea,Ken.().

ebackfromthebreak.Thismonth'sPSYCHOLOGYfeaturechallengesus:Whilewe'respring-cleaningourhousesandapartments,weshouldn'tstopthere.Keepgoingintootherareasofyourlifethatmightneedtobeclearedofclutter,likeyourmind.NowbeforewejumpintoSpring-cleaningsteps4and5,let'swrapupstep3aboutparingdownonline11.(Music).Spring-cleaning.(StudioClassroommagazineistheexception!You'llwanttokeepitforfuturestudyandreview.)...yourspending.Ifyoudon'thaveabudget,nowisagoodtimetomakeone.Abudgetwillhelpyoueliminateneedlessspending.You'llbesurprisedhowmuchyoucansaveinjustashorttimeyourweight.Receallyourjunkfoodwithhealthysnacks.Springisalsoagreattimetobeginexercising.OK.Soyoushouldfindmagazinesandnewspapersthatyoudon'treadanymore,cutoutthethingsyouwantandthenthrowtherestaway.Butweseeanexception.That'sright.StudioClassroommagazineistheexception.Thatmeanswedon'tfollowtherule.You'llwanttokeepitforfurtherstudyandreview.Sodon'tthrowawayyourStudioClassroommagazine.YouneedittohelpstudyyourEnglish.That'sright.StudioClassroommagazinesareveryvaluable,sodon'tthrowthoseaway.That'sright.Youwanttostudythemandreviewthem.That'sveryimportantwhenyou'relearningalanguagethatyoutaketimetoreview.NowI'mtryingtolearnrightnow,andIdon'ttaketimetoreview.Andthatmakesmeaverybadstudent.ButsinceallofourfriendsaregreatstudentsandwonderfulatstudyingEnglish,youtaketimetoreview.OK.Soyoucanparedownonyourclutter.Andhereweseeyoucanalsoparedownyourspending.Hmm.Thisisverywise.Yeah.Nowparedown,remember,meanstomakesomethinglast.Onlyusewhatyouneed.Sointhiscase,thatmeansyouareonlyspendingmoneyonthingsthatyouneed.Ifyoudon'thaveabudget,nowisagoodtimetomakeone.Everyoneshouldhaveabudgetintheirlifesoyouknowwhatyou'respending,whatyouneedtosave.Yeah.Abudgetisalistofhowmuchmoneyyoucanspendorntospend.Andabudgetwillhelpyoueliminateneedlessspending.Nowthisisgreat.Thisiswhatabudgetisfor.Itistohelpusbewisewithourspending,withhowmuchmoneywespend.Soweseetheword"eliminate."Thatmeansyoucantakeawayallneedlessspending.Yeah.Ifyoueliminatesomething,thatmeansyougetridofit.And"needless"istalkingaboutsomethingyoudon'tneed.That'sright,somethingthatiscompleyunnecessary.Ifyoualreadyhavefivejackets,youdonotneedanotherjacket.Sothatwouldbeneedless.Youdonotneedit.Sowhataresomethingsmaybewebuythatareneedlessitems?Well,likeyousaid,clothesareagreatexample.Sometimeswebuygadgetsthatwedon'tneed.Youdon'talwaysneedthenewestorthenicestcomputer.Andsothisisagreatway:Makeabudget.Findoutwhatyoudon'tneedtospendmoneyon.You'llbesurprisedhowmuchyoucansaveinjustashorttime.Ifyoukeeptrackofwhatyou'respending,youcansavealotofmoneybyjustknowingwhatyouhaveandwhatyoudon'thave.Yes.Sometimesit'ssurprisingtoseehowmuchmoneyyou'respendingonnicemealswhenyoucantryandsavemoneyon

foodthatislessexpensive.Ormaybeacheapercupofcoffeeinthemorning.Sothere'redefiniygreatwaystosave.Andsettingupabudgetwillhelpyoudothat.Exactly.OK.Sothere'ssomethingelseherethatwecanparedown...yourweight.Yes.NowmostofthetimeintheNewYear,peoplearepromising:Iwillloseweight.Becarefulwiththispromise.Whenyoudothis,makesureyou'rengitfortherightreasons,ngitforhealthreasons,forcomfortreasons,notbecausesomeoneisforcingyoutodoit.Exactly.Weseemanyofthesereasonsinthisarticlewiththingsyoucando,itisactuallyhealthyforyoutotryandmaintainagoodweight.Don'ttrytobetooskinny.That'sright.It'snotaboutbeingskinny;it'saboutbeinghealthy.Somakesureyouareahealthyweight.Agoodwaytodothisistoreceallofyourjunkfoodwithhealthysnacks.Nowevenifthisdoesn'tchangeyouweight,thisisjustagoodidea.Junkfoodisjustbad.Yeah.AndactuallyKaylah,Ilovejunkfood.Oh,no."Junkfood"isthingslikepizzaandicecream.It'sfoodthatisnothealthyforyou,andyoucanusuallyeatitreallyquicklyandeasily.SolikeIsaid,candy,pizza.Ilovepizza.Well,anotherjunkfoodthingtothinkaboutisfastfood,foodthatwegotodifferentfastfoodrestaurantstogetorifwebuythemataconveniencestore.Sometimesthose...thoseareconsideredjunkfood.Andthatisnotgoodforyou.Youshouldeathealthier.Nowevenifitdoesn'thelpyouloseweight,it'sgoodforyourbodytonothavethatmuchchemicalinit.Exactly,yeah.It'smuchbettertoeathealthysnacks.Thingslikefruitsandvegetablesactuallyarequitedelicious.Andmanypeoplecanforgetthatwhentheyeatcandyinstead.Well,springisalsoagreattimetobeginexercising.Onceagain,youcangetoutsideandgoforawalk.Youdon'thavetogoonarun.Butifyouwantto,run,run,run.Thisisagreattimeofyeartobeoutenjoyingthefreshair.Andforme,Idon'tenjoyrunning,butIdoenjoysports.Assoonastheweathergetsnice,gooutside.ysomebaseballorsomebasketball.It'llbemuchbetterforyou.That'sright.Exercisewillhelpyourbody,andinturn,helpyourmindbeclearandreadyforspring.Well,let'scheckouttoday'sskit.Springisofficiallyhere.Spring...it'satimetorefresh,atimetoreconnectwithnatureand