You may like it or hate it, but it will be yours for as long as you live. How you take care of it or fail to take care of it can make an enormous difference in the quality of your life.
无论喜欢还是厌恶，你的身体要跟随你一辈子。能否照顾好自己的身体，会决然影响你的一生。
2. You will learn lessons. “人生”学校，无所不教。
You are enrolled in a full-time, informal school called Life. Each day, you will be presented with opportunities to learn what you need to know. The lessons presented are often completely different from those you need.
有一所大学，非正式但终身制，这就是人生。每天，它都会有机会教给你你应该学会的东西。常常，人生的课程并非你想要的。
3. There are no mistakes, only lessons. 没有错误，只有教训。
Growth is a process of trial, error and experimentation. You can learn as much from failure as you can from success. Maybe more.
成长是探索、犯错和试验的过程
当年的英文教材
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From Economist.com
The president of Sudan thumbs his nose at the International Criminal Court
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Sin aqua non
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From Economist.com
Dams are making a comeback
IT WAS political theatre as usual. Two demonstrators from a non-governmental organisation (NGO) called International Rivers disrupted the opening ceremony of the fifth World Water Forum, a week-long gathering in Istanbul of the great and good who work on matters watery which concludes on Sunday March 22nd. The demonstrators unfurled a ban
America and Iran
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From Economist.com
America's president calls for a new beginning in relations with Iran
AFP
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A Plan B for global finance
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From The Economist print
edition
In a guest article, Dani Rodrik argues for stronger national regulation, not the global sort
THE clarion call for a global system of financial regulation can be heard everywhere. From Angela Merkel to Gordon Brown, from Jean-Claude Trichet to Ben Bernanke, from sober economists to countless newspaper editorials; everyone, it seems, is asking for it regardless of political complexion.
Dani Rodrik is aMar 12th 2009
From The Economist print
edition
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Frito-Lay, a snack-food company owned by PepsiCo, has launched a campaign called “Only In A Woman’s World” to convince women that crisps and popcorn are not just for male, beer-guzzling sport fans. OfficeMax, America’s second-largest office-supplies company, has redesigned its notebooks
