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Thishasbeentheweekendguide.Thankyouforlistening.

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WeWishYouaPleasantNight

Goodevening,ladiesandgentlemen.Thisisyourcaptainspeaking.On

behalfofthecrew,letmeextendaverywarmwelcometoallofyouwhohave

chosentoflyAirChina.OurplaneisboundforNewYorkontheeastcoastof

theUnitedStates.Oursisadirectflight.Itwilltakethirteenandahalfhoursto

reachourdestinationonJuly19,at1:

30p.m.localtime.

MayIdrawyourattentiontotheSafetyFlightleafletwhichyou’llfindinthe

pocketatthebackoftheseatinfrontofyou?

Wedoaskthatyoureadit.You’ll

alsofindanAirChinamagazinewhichyoumayfindofinterest.Forthoseof

younotfamiliarwiththistypeofaircraft,letmeinformyouthatsmokingis

strictlyprohibitedatanytimeduringtheflight.Noristheuseofmobilephones

allowedonboardofouraircraftWehaveaduty-freebaronboardand

cigarettes,spirits,beerandmineralwaterwillbeonsaleduringtheflight.We

willservethreemealsduringtheentireflight,lunch,dinnerandbreakfast.For

thoseofyouwhoarevegetarian,pleasecontactamemberofthecabincrew

beforehand.Ifyouhaveanyquestionspleasedonothesitatetoaskamember

ofthecabincrew.Ourplanewilltakeoffshortly.Wouldyounowpleasemake

surethatyourseatbeltsaresecurelyfastenedinpreparationfortake-oft’?

May

Iwishyouapleasantflight!

Thankyou.

InterviewwithaCelebrity

W:

Couldyoutellusalittlebitaboutyourself?

M:

Sure.

Firstofall,wherewereyouborn?

IwasborninLondon,butI’mlivinginMadridnow.

Oh,really?

Howlonghaveyoubeenthere?

Notlong.ImovedfromLondonwithmytwodaughtersaboutsix

monthsago.

Areyouhappythere?

Yeah,veryhappy.Welovetheoutdoorlife.Also,mymother'

sSpanish.

Andwhatdoyoudoinyourfreetime?

Ilovereading.SometimesIfeellikewantingtobuyeverybookina

bookstore.I’mcrazyaboutbooks.AndI’mafastreader.

Doyoueverfeeltheneedtotakeabreaksoyoucanrechargeyour

batteries?

Allthetime.There’salwayssomuchmoretolearn.Goingawayhelps.

You’veobviouslytraveledalot,too.What’syourfavoriteplaceinthe

world?

That’sadifficultquestionbecauseI’vebeentosomanyamazing

places,butIthinkHawaiiismyfavorite.Thechildrenloveittheretoo.

Allofusareconcernedwithwhatkindofworldourkidsaregoingto

livein.Howdoyougiveyourchildrenasemblanceofanormallife?

Bylivinganormallife.

Butasasuperstar,youliveatalevelthat’sdifferentfrommostpeople.

Toadegree.yes.Butwe’veallgottofigureouthowtoraiseourkidsto

behappy,responsiblepeople.

Onelastquestion.Whatelsedoyouwanttodoinyourlife?

Oh,there’ssomuchIwanttodo.Ifeelalotofpersonalresponsibility

becauseofhowmuchI’vebeenblessed.IdovolunteerworkforChildren’s

Fund.Idoalotoffund-raisingeventsforthem.AndIlookforwardtocreating

opportunitiesforyoungpeople.

ThePersonIAdmireMost

Canyouthinkofapersonyouadmire?

ApersonIadmire?

Hmn.Yes,IthinkthepersonIadmiremostis

StevenHawking.

Isn’thetheprofessoratCambridgewithmotorneuronedisease?

That’sright.He’sspentmostofhislifefightingthedisease.Hefound

outthathe’dgotitwhenhewasastudent.Hewasatthetimeonlyabout20.

Goodness.Whatdidhedothen?

Well,hestoppedwastingtime.Andhestartedapplyinghimselftohis

studies.Heknewthatheriskeddyingyoung,buthebecamealeading

cosmologist.

WherehaveIheardofhim?

Iknownothingaboutcosmology.

Hewroteabookaboutitfortheaverageperson.InfactIremember

seeingitonyourbookshelves.

Oh,right.“ABriefHistoryofTime”,isthatit?

Yes,itwasarealbestseller,mostlytopeoplewhoputitontheir

bookshelvesanddidn’treadit.

Yeah.Howoldishenow?

He’sinhissixties;

IthinkHe’ssucceededinlivingfarlongerthan

anyoneexpectedhimto.

Butwhatkindoflifecanyouhavewithadiseaselikethat?

He’smanagedtoleadafairlynormallife.Hehasmarriedtwiceand

hasthreechildrenandagrandchildnow.Ithinkheneedstouseacomputerfor

almosteverythingnow,youknow,eating,speaking,writing

Mmm.It’sverysad,isn’tit?

Well,inaway.Heconsidershimselflucky.Yousee,despitehis

disability,heisrecognizedasoneofthegreatestmindsofourtime.

SuccessfulAdvertising

Oneofthekeystosuccessfuladvertisingistocatchtheinterestofreaders.

Inyourbusylife,thereislittletimetoreadeverypageinfrontofyou,soyou

havetobeveryselective.Beingawareofthis,advertisersgotogreatlengths

toarouseyourcuriosityinwhattheyhavetosay.Youshouldknowwhen

advertisersaretryingtocatchyourinterestsothatyoukeepinmindthatthey

areattemptingtoinfluenceyou.

Advertisersalwayshaveanintendedaudiencetargetedfortheir

messages—men,women,orchildrenofspecificages,fromvariousethnic

groups,andwithcertaininterests.Itisimportantthatyouknowtowhoman

advertisementisdesignedtoappealsothatyoucandecidewhetherornotyou

shouldspendyourtimegivingseriousconsiderationtowhatithastosay.

Obviouslythewholepointofagivenadvertisementistogetyouto

purchaseaproduct,takeacertainaction,orthink

Inacertainway.Aneffectiveadvertisementisveryspecificaboutthe

benefittoreadersasaresultoftheirbuying,doing,orthinkingwhateveris

beingurgedbythe

Advertisement.Itisextremelyimportantthatyourecognizethebenefit

stressedbyanadvertisementsothatyoucanmakeasounddecisionasto

whetherornottofollowitsadvice.

WeWereBorntoHelpYouDoIt

Better

Joyce:

Dad!

Father:

Yes?

„What‟sthematter,Joyce?

I‟mwonderingifIshouldbuyapairoftennisshoes.I‟mgoingto

jointhetennisclubinschool.

Whynot?

It‟sgoodthatyoufinallyplaysports.

ButI‟dliketohaveAdidas.

Adidas?

It‟stooexpensive.Theyareforprofessionalathletes.

ButalltheguysintheschooltennisteamarewearingAdidas,boys

aswellasgirls.

ButnoneofushaseverhadAdidasandweusedtoplayquiteOK.

HereisanadaboutAdidas.CanIreadittoyou?

Goahead.

“Overfifty-fiveyearsago,Adidasgavebirthtoanewideainsports

shoes.Andthepeoplewhowearourshoeshavebeenrunningandwinning

eversince.Infact,

Adidashashelpedthemsetover400worldrecordsintrackandfield

alone.”

Nonsensetheplayershavetogothroughalotofhardtrainingand

practice.Ithasnothingtodowiththeshoes.Theymaybecomfortable,but

You‟reright,Dad.Theadgoesontosay,“You‟reborntorun.And

wewereborntoHELPYOUDOITBETTER.”

11mm.Itmaybegoodforrunning,butyoudon‟trun.

Listen,Dad.Theadsays,“...Maybethat‟swhymoreandmore

football,soccer,basketballandtennis...“see?

“TENNISplayersareturningto

Adidas.Theyknowthat,whatevertheirgame,theycanrelyonAdidas

workmanshipandqualityineveryproductwemake.”

OK,OK,dear.IknowAdidasisgood.Buthowmuchisapairof

yourshoes?

Youdon‟thavetoworryaboutthat,Dad.I‟vesavedsomemoney

sincelastChristmas.Ijustwanttohearyouropinion.

That‟sgood.

TeaCeremonyinJapan

TheteaceremonyinJapan,orChanoyu,isaspecialformof

entertainmentfordistinguishedguests.Thetraditionstartedinthe15thcentury

andhasexistedforabout600years,andithasveryspecialandstrictrules

thatmustbefollowed.

Therearemanydifferentkindsofteaceremonies,fromtheinformaltothe

quiteformal.ButallChanoyuceremonieshaveonethingincommon,thatis,

guestsareinvitedtoenjoyamomentofpeaceandcalm.

TraditionallyaChanoyuceremonytakesplaceinatearoomwhichis

usuallynotverybig.Thegueststakeofftheirstreetshoesandputonspecial

bambooshoes.Thentheycrossabeautifulgarden.Theystopforamomentat

arockwaterbasin,wheretheywashtheirhands.Thentheyenterthetearoom

throughasmalllowdoor.

Theinsideofthetearoomissimplebutbeautiful.Theroomisnot

furnishedatall.Theflooriscoveredwithakindofbamboomatswhichare

called‘Tanami”Thereareflowersandsometraditi