1. This story illustrates an important principle about managing time: No one can do it all. Each of us has to make choices and accept trade-offs. The problem is that many people choose in ways that put themselves and their health last. They take better care of their houses and cars than they do of themselves. They put everyone else’s needs ahead of their own. That’s fine if it’s occasional. It would even be okay if there was a balance. But most people living that way are wearing themselves out, feeling out of control. They stop exercising or start skipping meals; next they steal time from their sleep. 1. 这个故事说明了支配时间的一条重要原则：没有人能够兼顾一切，每个人都必须有所选择，有所放弃。问题是许多人在作出选择时往往把自己和自己的健康放到了最后一位。他们照料房子和汽车比照顾自己还上心，他们总是先考虑别人的需要，之后才是自己。如此偶尔为之，当然是好事；或者若能把握好平衡，也未尝不可。但大多数选择这种生活方式的人总是把自己搞得身心疲惫，甚至感觉处在一种失控状态。他们停止了锻炼，顾不上吃饭，甚至不得不从睡眠中挤时间。
2. So what is the solution? In a word, prioritize. Decide what you want in your life, and put that first. On a daily basis, that should include regular meals, adequate sleep and time with
your family. Exercise, leisure, friendships and hobbies should also be regular aspects of life. The point is to do something for yourself every day. The choice is yours: Whatever makes you feel good about yourself and your life. Take a nap. Take a walk. Take time to play the piano. Stop bringing your briefcase home from the office. 那么，解决的办法是什么呢？一句话，分清主次。想好你在生活中想要什么，将其置于首位。就一天中要做的事情来讲，一日三餐、充足的睡眠以及和家人在一起的时间都是不可缺少的，锻炼、休息、交友、爱好也应当成为生活的内容。重要的是每天为自己做点事。选择权在你自己手上：凡是能让你对自己和生活感到满意的事都可以去做。挤时间小睡，抽时间散步，时间弹琴。不要养成把公文包从办公室带回家的习惯。
3. Successful language learning is active learning. Therefore, successful learners do not wait for a chance to use the language; they look for such a chance. They find people who speak the language and they ask these people to correct them when they make a mistake. They will try anything to communicate. They are not afraid to repeat what they hear or to say strange things; they are willing to make mistakes and try again. When communication is difficult, they can accept information that is inexact or incomplete. It is
more important for them to learn to think in the language than to know the meaning of every word. 成功的语言学习是主动的学习。因此，成功的学习者不坐等使用语言的机会。他们主动去讲这种语言的人，请他们在自己出错时帮助纠正。他们利用一切机会进行交流。他们敢于重复听到的话语，也勇于开口去讲，不怕别人笑话。他们不怕犯错误，反复练习。当交流遇到障碍时，他们能够接受不准确或不完整的信息。对他们来说，更重要的是学会用这种语言思维，而不是弄懂每一个单词的意思。
4. In some countries with advanced industries, they have free education for all. Under this system, people, no matter whether they are rich or poor, clever or foolish, have a chance to be educated at universities or colleges. They have for some time thought, by free education for all, they can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation. But we can already see that free education for all is not enough. We find in such countries a far larger number of people with university degrees than there are jobs for them to fill. 在一些工业发达国家，公民享受免费的义务教育。在这种体制下，人们不论贫富，不分智愚，都有机会在大学或学院里接受教育。他们曾一度认为，通过为全体公民提供免费的义务教育，就能够解决一切社会问题，建设一个美好的国家。但是我们现在已经能够看到，
仅有全民义务教育是不够的。我们发现，在这些国家里拥有大学学位的人远远超过了他们所愿意从事的工作的数量。
5. However, many experts in the field of health consider breakfast to be the most important meal of the day. If we eat a good breakfast, they say, we will have the energy and nutrients we need to begin our working day with vigor and hopefully with good humor. Nevertheless, many people skip breakfast or substitute a donut and a cup of coffee for a well-balanced meal. What happens if we ignore the importance of breakfast? 然而，健康领域的许多专家都认为早餐是一天中最重要的一餐。他们认为，如果我们吃一顿丰盛的早餐，才会有身体所需要的能量和营养，从而能够精力充沛、心情愉快地开始一天的工作。不过，仍然有很多人不吃早餐，或者用一个油炸圈饼和一杯咖啡代替一顿营养均衡的早餐。如果我们忽视早餐的重要性，会有什么样的后果呢
6. Some people go to bed late at night and get up late in the morning. This is not good for them. We must sleep at night when it is dark. The dark helps us to sleep well. When daytime comes, we must get up. It is the time for exercise. Exercise means doing somethi
ng with the body. Walking, running, jumping, swimming, playing games are all good forms of exercise. If the body is not used, it becomes weak. Exercise keeps it strong. Exercise helps blood to move around inside the body. This is very important. Blood takes food to all parts of our bodies. The brains in our heads also need blood. We think with our brain. If we can keep our bodies healthy, and do exercises, we can think better! 有些人晚上睡得晚，早上起得也晚。这对他们没有好处。天黑了我们就该睡觉，黑暗有助于我们很好地睡眠。天亮了我们就该起床，因为到了该锻炼的时间了。锻炼就是用身体做些活动。走、跑、跳、游泳、做游戏都是锻炼的好形式。如果身体得不到锻炼，它就会变得虚弱。锻炼能保持身体强壮。锻炼促进血液在体内循环，这很重要。血液为身体的各个部分输送营养。大脑也需要血液，因为我们用大脑思考。如果我们既保持机体的健康，又勤锻炼，我们就能更好地思考。
7. The home of bees is called a bee-hive. Here hundreds — even thousands — of bees live. They work day and night building small walls of wax. Here they make their honey. This is the same honey that we eat. Where does the honey come from? Bees live on food from flowers. Have you ever seen bees flying around a flower garden? When a bee rests
on a flower, it tries to go to the center of it. There it takes in as much food as its body can hold. Then it carries the food back to the hive.
蜜蜂的家被称为蜂巢，成百甚至上千的蜜蜂生活在这里，它们夜以继日的工作以筑起小小的蜂窝壁。就在这里，它们进行酿出了蜂蜜。这就是我们吃的蜂蜜。课蜂蜜又是从何而来呢？蜜蜂以花朵为生。你曾经见过蜜蜂在花园中围绕着花丛在飞吗？当蜜蜂停落在花朵上的时候，它就是试图进入花蕊中。在那里，它会吮吸很多食物，直到身体不能在承受了接着，它会把这些事物带回蜂巢。
8. A man lived in a tall building in the city of Moscow. He liked living there. It was usually very quiet, and he could see the park from his window. There was only one problem: the man upstairs. Every night, the man upstairs came back late. He always took off his shoes and threw them on the floor. At this time, the man downstairs was trying to sleep. But every night he heard the noise upstairs. Bang! One shoe. Bang! The other shoe. It was too bad. He found it very difficult to get to sleep and he was rather angry with the man upstairs. 在职研究生考试有一个人住在莫斯科城的高楼里。 他喜欢住那儿。 那儿通常很安静，从他的窗户
他可以看见公园。 但仅有一个问题：住在楼上的人。 每天晚上，楼上人回来很晚。 他总是脱下鞋子，把它们丢在地板上。 这时楼下人正试图入睡。 但每天晚上他都听到楼上的声音。 砰！一只鞋子。砰！另一只鞋子。 这真是太糟了。他觉得这样很难入睡， 他对楼上的人相当生气。