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(2009-02-25 21:11:35)
Lesson71Afamousclock
WhenyouvisitLondon,oneofthefirstthingsyouwillseeisBigBen,thefamousclockwhichcanbeheardallovertheworldontheB.B.C.IftheHousesofParliamenthadnotbeenburneddownin1834,thegreatclockwouldneverhavebeenerected.BigBentakesitsnamefromSirBenjaminHallwhowasresponsibleforthemakingoftheclockwhenthenewHousesofParliamentwerebeingbuilt.Itisnotonlyofimmensesize,butisextremelyaccurateasw...[阅读全文]
(2009-02-24 21:08:01)
Lesson70Redfordanger
Duringabullfight,adrunksuddenlywanderedintothemiddleofthering.Thecrowdbegantoshout,butthedrunkwasunawareofthedanger.Thebullwasbusywiththematadoratthetime,butitsuddenlycaughtsightofthedrunkwhowasshoutingruderemarksandwavingaredcap.Apparentlysensitivetocriticism,thebullforgotallaboutthematadorandchargedatthedrunk.Thecrowdsuddenlygrewquiet.Thedrunk,however,seemedquitesur...[阅读全文]
(2009-02-23 19:36:11)
Lesson69Butnotmurder!
Iwasbeingtestedforadrivinglicenceforthethirdtime.Ihadbeenaskedtodriveinheavytrafficandhaddonesosuccessfully.Afterhavingbeeninstructedtodriveoutoftown,Ibegantoacquireconfidence.SurethatIhadpassed,Iwasalmostbeginningtoenjoymytest.Theexaminermusthavebeenpleasedwithmyperformance,forhesmiledandsaid,\'Justonemorething,Mr.Eames.Letussupposethatachildsuddenlycrossestheroadin...[阅读全文]
(2009-02-22 11:28:50)
HowtoOvercomeProcrastination:
Whateverthereasonbehindprocrastination,itmustberecognized,dealtwithandcontrolledbeforeyoumissopportunitiesoryourcareerisderailed.
Step1:Recognizethatyou\'reProcrastinating
Ifyou\'rehonestwithyourself,youprobablyknowwhenyou\'reprocrastinating.
Buttobesure,youfirstneedtomakesureyouknowyourpriorities.Puttingoffanunimportanttaskisn\'tprocrastination,i...[阅读全文]
(2009-02-22 09:29:29)
Lesson68Persistent
Icrossedthestreettoavoidmeetinghim,buthesawmeandcamerunningtowardsme.ItwasnousepretendingthatIhadnotseenhim,soIwavedtohim.IneverenjoymeetingNigelDykes.Heneverhasanythingtodo.Nomatterhowbusyyouare,healwaysinsistsoncomingwithyou.Ihadtothinkofawayofpreventinghimfromfollowingmearoundallmorning.
\'Hello,Nigel,\'Isaid,\'Fancymeetingyouhere!\'
\'Hi,Elizabeth,\'Nigelans...[阅读全文]
(2009-02-21 08:54:13)
BeatingProcrastination
ManageYourTime.GetItAllDone.
Ifyou’vefoundyourselfputtingoffimportanttasksoverandoveragain,you’renotalone.Infact,manypeopleprocrastinatetosomedegree-butsomearesochronicallyaffectedbyprocrastinationthatitstopsthemachievingthingsthey\'recapableofanddisruptstheircareers.
Thekeytocontrollingandultimatelycombatingthisdestructivehabitistorecognizewhenyoustartpro...[阅读全文]
(2009-02-21 07:17:18)
Lesson67Volcanoes
HarounTazieff,thePolishscientist,hasspenthislifetimestudyingactivevolcanoesanddeepcavesinallpartsoftheworld.In1948,hewenttoLakeKivuintheCongotoobserveanewvolcanowhichhelaternamedKivuro.Tazieffwasabletosetuphiscampveryclosetothevolcanowhileitwaseruptingviolently.Thoughhemanagedtotakeanumberofbrilliantphotographs,hecouldnotstaynearthevolcanoforverylong.Henoticedthatarivero...[阅读全文]
(2009-02-19 07:02:16)
Lesson66Sweetashoney!
In1963aLancasterbombercrashedonWallisIsland,aremoteplaceintheSouthPacific,alongwaywestofSamoa.Theplanewasn\'ttoobadlydamaged,butovertheyears,thecrashwasforgottenandthewreckremainedundisturbed.Thenin1989,twenty-sixyearsafterthecrash,theplanewasaccidentallyrediscoveredinanaerialsurveyoftheisland.Bythistime,aLancasterbomberinreasonableconditionwasrareandworthrescuing.Th...[阅读全文]
(2009-02-18 07:07:29)
Lesson65Jumboversusthepolice
LastChristmas,thecircusowner,JimmyGates,decidedtotakesomepresentstoachildren\'shospital.DressedupasFatherChristmasandaccompaniedbya\'guardofhonour\'ofsixprettygirls,hesetoffdownthemainstreetofthecityridingababyelephantcalledJumbo.Heshouldhaveknownthatthepolicewouldneverallowthissortofthing.ApolicemanapproachedJimmyandtoldhimheoughttohavegonealongasidestreetasJ...[阅读全文]
(2009-02-17 20:19:03)
Lesson64
TheChannelTunnel
In1858,aFrenchengineer,AimeThomedeGamond,arrivedinEnglandwithaplanforatwenty-one-miletunnelundertheEnglishChannel.HesaidthatitwouldbepossibletobuildaplatforminthecentreoftheChannel.Thisplatformwouldserveasaportandarailwaystation.Thetunnelwouldbewell-ventilatediftallchimneyswerebuiltabovesealevel.In1860,abetterplanwasputforwardbyanEnglishman,WilliamLow.Hesugge...[阅读全文]
