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When the fox first saw1 the lion he was2 terribly3 frightened4. He ran5 away, and hid6 himself7 in the woods.
The second time, however8, he came9 near the lion. He stopped at a safe distance10, and watched him pass by.
The third time they came near one another.The fox went straight11 up to the lion, and stayed the whole12 day with him. He asked the lion how his family was, and when they would13 meet again.
They soon became14 good friends.
狐狸第一次见到狮子时非常害怕，赶紧藏到森林里。
当他第二次遇到狮子时，则站在附近看狮子经过。
第三次遇到狮子时，他竟有胆量，走了上去，与狮子进行十分亲切的谈话。
不久，他们变成了好朋友。
电脑键盘比马桶座还脏？
Think twice before eating those dropped crumbs off your computer keyboard -- you might as well be eating off a toilet seat, according to a new study on the amount of germs on keyboards.
Think twice before eating those dropped crumbs off your computer keyboard -- you might as well be eating off a toilet seat, according to a new study on the amount of germs on keyboards.
A study by British consumer magazine "Which? Computing" asked a microbiologist to examine for bugs on 33 keyboards in a typical London office, a toilet seat and a toilet door handle.
Four keyboards were judged potential health hazards and the microbiologist recommended the removal of one keyboard as it had 150 times the pass limit of bacteria -- five times filthier than the swabbed toilet seat.
"Most people don't give much thought to the grime that builds up on their PC, but if you don't clean your computer, you might as well eat your lunch off the toilet," said Sarah Kidner, editor of "Which? Computing" in a statement.
The study found that eating lunch at desks is the main cause of a bug-infested keyboard. Dropped crumbs and food encourages the growth of millions of bacteria.
Poor personal hygiene, such as not washing hands after going to the toilet, may also add to the dirtiness of keyboards.
But despite the health hazard of a dirty keyboard, a survey of 4,000 people by the magazine found one in 10 people ever cleaned their keyboard while another two in 10 never cleaned their mouse.
Almost half -- or 46 per cent -- cleaned their keyboard less than once a month.
To clear out bugs, the magazine recommends users unplug keyboards, turn them upside down and shake them.
一项有关电脑键盘上细菌数量的最新研究称，以后捡起落在键盘上的食物碎屑往嘴里塞之前可得想好了，这跟从马桶座上捡东西吃差不多。
这项研究由英国消费者杂志《Which? Computing》开展。该杂志让一位微生物学家对伦敦某办公室内的33个电脑键盘，一个马桶座和一个卫生间门把手进行细菌检测。
经检测发现，其中有四个键盘对人体健康存在潜在威胁。有一个键盘上的细菌数量超标150倍，比擦过的马桶座还要脏5倍，这位微生物学家建议将其从办公室搬走。
《Which? Computing》的编辑莎拉？德纳在一份声明说：“多数人都不太在意电脑上积聚的灰尘污垢，但如果你不注意清洁，你等于坐在马桶旁吃午餐。”
研究发现，在办公桌旁吃午餐是导致键盘细菌滋生的主要原因。吃饭过程中掉落的碎屑和食物会滋生大量细菌。
便后不洗手等不良的个人卫生习惯也是导致键盘污染的重要原因。
但尽管不干净的键盘会危害健康，该杂志对四千人开展的一项调查显示，有10%的人从来不清洁电脑键盘，20%的人从不清洁鼠标。
近一半（46%）的人一个月都不清洁一次键盘。
那么应该如何清洁键盘呢？该杂志建议，可以将键盘（从主机上）拔出，然后将其倒过来摇晃。
女性领导能力优于男性
Women make better business leaders than men in all but two areas of management, but men have the upper hand when it comes to focusing on the bottom line, according to an Australian survey released on Monday.
Data collected from 1,800 Australian female and male chief executive officers and managers found women exhibit more strategic drive, risk taking, people skills and innovation, and equaled men in the area of emotional stability.
But men came out on top when it came to command and control of management operations and focusing on financial returns.
The survey, conducted for the Steps Leadership Program by employment consultancy firm Peter Berry Consultancy, found women were more likely to take a chance with their ideas and challenge the status quo.
"Women are ambitious, bold, mischievous, colorful and imaginative. They are more confident, competitive, visionary and have a stronger presence," Gillian O'Mara, general manager of the Steps Leadership Program, said in a statement.
But the survey found that men were more task focused and concentrated on getting the job done rather than dealing with relationships.
"(Men believe that) that bottom line dollars are the only game in town. Their key motives and preferences in life appear to be around revenue, budgets and profit. At work and at home, they are driven by financial opportunities," said O'Mara.
"Men are task focused and concentrate on getting the job done without bothering too much with relationships. They are more comfortable with hierarchies, title silos and processes."
The results of the survey, which was based on an international research-based personality test called the Hogan Assessment System used by organizations to select employees, will be presented at a female leadership seminar in Sydney on May 14.
本周一公布的一项澳大利亚调查显示，除两个领域外，女性的领导能力都优于男性。不过，男性在抓问题关键方面还是要略胜一筹。
针对澳大利亚1800名男性和女性主管和经理的调查数据显示，女性管理者更具战略意识、冒险精神、人际交往能力和创新精神，但在情绪稳定方面与男性管理者差不多。
不过男性在管理工作的整体掌控及关注利益回报方面要强于女性。
该调查是由彼得？贝利就业咨询公司为“领导能力指南项目”开展的。调查发现，女性管理者比男性管理者更勇于尝试自己的想法或挑战现状。
“领导能力指南项目”主管吉里安？奥马拉说：“女性有志向，她们大胆、淘气、有趣，富有想象力。与男性相比，她们更加自信、更喜欢竞争，爱幻想，表现能力也更强。”
但调查发现，与女性管理者相比，男性更关注工作本身，他们更专注于搞好工作而不是忙于处理各种关系。
奥马拉说：“（在男性看来）他们唯一的游戏规则就是最终的利润。他们的人生动力和喜好似乎都与收益、预算和利润有关。无论在家还是工作，他们都在为赚钱而奋斗。”
“此外，男性更关注工作本身，更专心于搞好工作而不是忙着处理各种复杂的人际关系。他们更能适应层级、头衔差别和升迁的过程。”
该调查是根据一项名叫“霍根评价体系”的国际研究型人格测试开展的，该评价体系常被各类组织用来挑选雇员。该调查结果将于5月14日在悉尼举行的女性领导能力研讨会上发表。
Have you ever been around someone who immediately put you at ease? Perhaps you may be one of those people who others feel safe around.
有没有遇到过那么一个人，只要他/她在你身边，你立即就觉得安心？或许你就是让别人觉得安心的那么一个人。
What is the common thread in people who emanate warmth? Some may think it is related to personality or physical appearance. But this does little to explain why bright beacons of light can be found anywhere. Essence has nothing to do with our exterior.
那些气场中自带温暖的人有哪些共性呢？一些人也许认为这与性格或外貌有关。但这基本解释不了为什么明亮的灯塔之光四处可见。本质与咱们的外在无关。
I like to believe the common thread is a universal trait we are all able to tap into. When we see the truth of who we are and wholeheartedly love every part of that truth, we automatically shine. When we embrace our essence and live in congruence with who we are, we radiate peace.
我愿意相信这个共性是咱们都能够触及的、普遍存在的品质。当咱们欣赏自己的本质并全心全意热爱着这一切的时候，咱们自然而然就会出类拔萃。每当咱们欣然接受自己的本质并遵循本心来生活的时候，咱们会自带平和的光环。
Every day we can choose to wake up and see the gift of getting to be who we are. When we decide to live from this way of "being," it becomes easy to see this same light and gift in everyone — even those who may not yet see it in themselves.
每天，咱们都可以选择一醒来就欣赏做自己这一项天赋。当咱们决定以“本性”来生活的时候，在每一个人身上，甚至是那些可能还没有开始欣赏自身本性的人身上，咱们变得很容易就能看到同样的光芒和天赋了。
The benefits of self-love are many. What I know to be true without a doubt in my heart, is that we are all capable of giving this gift to ourselves.
自爱的益处有很多很多。我所知道的真相就是，咱们都能赋予自己这项天赋，这点我深信不疑。
These words help me remember why embracing my essence is always the best thing to do. Perhaps this may resonate with where you are.
这些话让我想起欣然接受自己的本质始终是上策的原因。或许这也会与你产生共鸣。
When you love who you are,
当你爱自己的时候，
you become a conduit of light.
你会成为一道光。
Just drop into your heart space,
只需触及心房，
and live life from this view.
并遵循本心来生活。
For all of this doing
做这一切
is not who you are.
无关你是谁。
Listen to your heart’s soft whisper,
聆听内心轻柔的呢喃，
this voice will show you the way.
她会告诉你方法。
Live life from your essence
遵循本性来生活
is what she will say.
她会这样告诉你。
See the light in yourself,
欣赏自身的光芒，
and your world will be bright.
你的世界都会变得明亮。
There is no need to worry,
没必要担心，
you are exactly as you should be;
你正是自己本来的模样；
remember to love who you are,
记得爱自己，
and love you will see.
爱自己欣赏的一切。
中国网民人数世界第二
The Internet is becoming more and more popular in China, where 123 million users were counted by the end of June, second in the world only to the United States.
The fast growth of Internet has become a spotlight in China's information and communications industries, said Vice Minister of Ministry of Information Industry Jiang Yaoping on Thursday.
Jiang told a national meeting on Internet that the country's increasing netizens prompted the rapid development of Internet related technologies in China.
The number of broadband users reached 77 million and there are currently 788,000 websites in the country, according to Jiang.
Despite its second place in the world list, Internet penetration is actually relatively weak per capita in the country of 1.3 billion people.
Jiang said Internet has played an increasingly important role in promoting China's economic development and improving people's life quality.
Meanwhile, he said China is stepping up efforts in supervising the Internet. With the wide use of Internet in the country, his ministry has already shifted focus from ensuring information and network safety to protecting intellectual property rights, consumers' rights and privacy and business secrets.
A series of rules and regulations have been worked out in this regard, including the Internet Safety Emergency Plan, he noted.
One morning a countryman went to his goose's nest, and saw a yellow and glittering1 egg there.
He took the egg home. To his delight, he found that it was an egg of pure gold.
Every morning the same thing occurred, and he soon became rich by selling his eggs.
The countryman became more and more greedy. He wanted to get all the gold at once, so he killed the goose, when he looked inside, he found nothing in its body.
一天早晨，一位农夫发现自家的鹅窝中有一只金灿灿的蛋。
他将蛋带回家，惊喜地发现这是一个金蛋。
此后，农夫每天都能得到一个金蛋。从此，他靠卖他的金蛋变得富有起来。
农夫变得越来越贪婪，他想一下子得到鹅肚子中所有的金蛋。于是他杀死了鹅，但是，鹅肚子中什么也没有。
Donny is my little brother. He is a naughty1 boy.
On Sunday morning Donny went into the yard and played with a dog. Sometimes a bird would come down to stay on the top's of the dog's house. Then Donny threw a stone at it. Suddenly the little boy began crying. Mother ran to Donny and asked him what was wrong. He said, "I've broken2 sister's plate. She has beaten me." "Why?" "I threw it at a bird, and it went straight to the plate."
Such was my naughty brother.
东尼是我的小弟弟，他是个调皮的孩子。
星期天早晨，东尼跑到院子里跟小狗玩。恰巧，一直小鸟落在狗舍上，东尼就用石头砸它。突然，这个小男孩哭了起来。妈妈跑过去问出了什么事。他哭着说：“我姐姐盘子摔碎了，她打了我！”“为什么？”“我拿石头砸一只小鸟，但是却打碎了姐姐的盘子。”
哎，这是我淘气的弟弟。
高个女性生双胞胎几率大
Taller women are more likely to have twins, according to a US study.
Gary Steinman, an obstetrician at New York's Long Island Jewish Medical Center, compared the heights of 129 women who gave birth to twins or triplets with the average height of women in the United States and found women with multiple-birth pregnancies averaged more than an inch taller.
Steinman, whose study is being published in the September issue of the Journal of Reproductive Medicine, said the reason seems to be an insulin-like growth factor, which has been positively linked to both height and twinning.
Insulin-like growth factor is a protein that is released from the liver in response to growth hormone. It increases the sensitivity of the ovaries to follicle stimulating hormone, thereby increasing ovulation, the study said.
"Any circumstance that affects the amount of available insulin-like growth factor so as to modify the sensitivity of the ovary to follicle-stimulating hormone appears to govern the rate of spontaneous twinning," Steinman said in a statement.
Previous studies have demonstrated that shorter people have significantly lower levels of this protein and that countries with taller women have higher rates of twinning compared to countries with shorter women.
In a previous study, Steinman found that women who consume animal products, specifically dairy, were five times more likely to have twins. Cows, like humans, produceinsulin-like growth factor in response to growth hormones and release it into the blood, and the protein makes its way into their milk.
"Always remember that your present situation is not your final destination. The best is yet to come." - Unknown
“一定要记住，你目前的处境并非你的最终目标，最好的日子终将到来。”——匿名
If your life isn't where you want it to be, change it. It's what successful people have done for thousands of years. You may currently be struggling and frustrated with your life but it's not going to stay like this forever, that is, unless you don't do anything to change it.
如果现在的生活并非如你所愿，那就去改变，数千年来成功人士都是这样做的。你现在可能正在挣扎，目前的生活使你沮丧，但生活不会一成不变，只要你能行动起来做出改变。
The best time of your life may still be ahead of you but it won't just magically show up, you have to create it. It's in your power to create whatever future you want for your life. Even if your best days are truly behind you, you can still have plenty of great days ahead of you if you decide to make it so.
最好的生活仍在前方等着你，但它不会无缘无故出现，需要你亲手去创造。你拥有那种力量去创造自己未来想要的生活，即使最好的日子已经过去，但只要你下定决心未来仍有很多好日子等着你。
Instead of letting circumstances control and defeat you, use them to push you into action so that you can change your present situation. Bad times aren't going to last forever but if you want more great times ahead of you instead of just good times, it's time to start doing things that will make that a reality… it's time to work toward your ideal destination.
不要让生活控制或打败你，你要把压力变成动力去改变目前的处境。糟糕的情况不会永远持续下去，但如果你想要以后的生活更美好，那现在就要行动起来去把愿望变成现实，现在就要朝自己梦想的生活努力前行。
If you think you are beaten, you are; If you think you dare not, you don't; If you want to win but think you can't; It's almost a cinch you won't. If youthink you'll lose, you're lost; For out of the world we find Success begins with a fellow's will; It's all in a state of mind. Life's battles don't always go To the stronger and faster man, But sooner or later the man who wins Is the man who thinks he can.
如果你认为你败了，那你就一败涂地； 如果你认为你不敢，那你就会退缩； 如果你想赢但是认为你不能； 那么毫无疑问你就会失利。 如果你认为你输了，你就输了； 因为我们发现人世间 成功从一个人的意志开始； 成功是一种心态。 生活之战中， 胜利并非总是属于更强和更快的人， 胜利者终究是 认为自己能行的人。