"LUNA Online" very lovely

Luna Online is a cute free-to-play

本年度超人气网游——《Luna online》的可爱风暴已经席卷了整个亚洲。这股超级卡哇伊旋风已于近期登陆中国内地。
可爱，让我回想起当年玩希望online时候的感觉了！

5月12日汶川大地震一周年

5.12 Wenchuan earthquake One-year Anniversary

5月12日汶川大地震一周年

May 12, 2008, let us all Chinese people always remember this day for it, our "national calamity," the history of the Chinese nation, engraved too many disasters, but never the candidate of our national glories , One of the disaster, and again before loading the line, then let us bury the grief of all good, clean up all the ruins, was once their homes on the land, rebuild our homes, to live boldly, to live On a good living.

2008年5月12日，让我们所有中华儿女永远记住这一天吧，我们的“国难日”，中华民族的历史本上，铭刻了太多的灾难，但这永远也难掩我们民族的辉煌，一次次的灾难，一次次的负重前行，那么就让我们掩埋好所有的悲痛，清理干净所有的废墟，在曾经是家园的土地上，重建我们的家园，勇敢地活下去，能活，就好好活。

The deceased have to, toward the heaven, where there will be no more disasters, there will be no more tears, but for those who survived the disaster in the compatriots, alive to become a challenge, let them in an instant disaster Separated from the experience of life and death, the mother and son have deep moods, once the husband and wife loved each other, but now they had to be parting, the two separated, disaster, not only their physical destruction, destruction of their soul, flesh wounds over time slowly healing, can be the soul of grief, but not so far recovered pieces, post-quake reconstruction of their homes can, we can even build their homes more beautiful, but for us, more important is how to build their own spiritual home, how to ask The soul-deep scars.

逝者已去，奔向了天堂，那里不会再有灾难，不会再有泪水，但对于那些在灾难中幸存下来的同胞来说，活着就变成了一种挑战，灾难让他们在瞬间体验了生死离别，曾经的母子情深，曾经的夫妻恩爱，转眼却已阴阳两隔，灾难，不仅摧残了他们的肉体，更摧残了他们的灵魂，肉体的伤口会随着时间而慢慢地愈合，可心灵的伤痛，却远没有那么块痊愈，地震后的家园可以重建，我们甚至可以把家园建设的更加漂亮，但是对于我们来说，更重要的是如何建设自己的精神家园，如何抚平那心灵深处的创伤。

我喜欢奥黛丽·赫本

1929年5月4日 著名女演员奥黛丽·赫本诞辰

1953年与母亲的合影

　　奥黛丽·赫本１９２９年５月４日生于比利时布鲁塞尔，１９９３年卒于瑞士。二次大战期间曾在荷兰学习芭蕾舞。１９５１年在百老汇戏剧《琪琪》中的出色表演而成名。１９５３年因主演影片《罗马的假日》获奥斯卡最佳女演员奖和最佳剧情片女主角金球奖。曾四次获奥斯卡最佳女演员奖提名，三次获电影艺术学院最佳女演员奖。１９８８年，她出任联合国儿童基金会的使节，致力于第三世界儿童福利事业。她主演的主要影片有：《天堂里的笑声》（１９５１）、《战争与和平》（１９５６）、《窈窕淑女》（１９６４）等。

1953年，奥黛丽在罗马假日中的清纯造型风靡了全世界

1954年与第一位丈夫来尔·费勒结婚



奥黛丽试穿设计师吉文齐设计的婚纱

奥黛丽在《窈窕淑女》中的精彩表演

1969年与意大利精神病医生安德烈亚·多蒂结婚

奥黛丽与心爱的儿子，他也成了一名电影工作者

1991年，奥黛丽获奥斯卡终身成就奖，为她领奖的是《罗马假日》中的搭档派克

奥黛丽作为联合国儿童基金会大使到埃塞俄比亚巡视

回到童年

If I were a Boy Again

If I were a boy again, I would practice perseverance more often, and never give up a thing because it was or inconvenient. If we want light, we must conquer darkness. Perseverance can sometimes equal genius in its results. “There are only two creatures,” says a proverb, “who can surmount the pyramids—the eagle and the snail.”

假如我又回到了童年，我做事要更有毅力，决不因为事情艰难或者麻烦而撒手不干，我们要光明，就得征服黑暗。毅力在效果上有时能同天才相比。俗话说：“能登上金字塔的生物，只有两种——鹰和蜗牛。”

If I were a boy again, I would school myself into a habit of attention; I would let nothing come between me and the subject in hand. I would remember that a good skater never tries to skate in two directions at once.

假如我又回到了童年，我就要养成专心致志的习惯；有事在手，就决不让任何东西让我分心。我要牢记：优秀的滑冰手从不试图同时滑向两个不同的方向。

The habit of attention becomes part of our life, if we begin early enough. I often hear grown up people say “ I could not fix my attention on the sermon or book, although I wished to do so” , and the reason is, the habit was not formed in youth.

如果及早养成这种专心致志的习惯，它将成为我们生命的一部分。我常听成年人说：“虽然我希望能集中注意听牧师讲道或读书，但往往做不到。”而原因就是年轻时没有养成这种习惯。

If I were to live my life over again, I would pay more attention to the cultivation of the memory. I would strengthen that faculty by every possible means, and on every possible occasion. It takes a little hard work at first to remember things accurately; but memory soon helps itself, and gives very little trouble. It only needs early cultivation to become a power.

假如我现在能重新开始我的生命，我就要更注意记忆力的培养。我要采取一切可能的办法，并且在一切可能的场合，增强记忆力。要正确无误地记住一些东西，在开始阶段的确要作出一番小小的努力；但要不了多久，记忆力本身就会起作用，使记忆成为轻而易举的事，只需及早培养，记忆自会成为一种才能。

长大了，你还会哭吗？

When you grow up, will you cry?

Cry can release sadness and protect ourselves. When we grow up, we get used to repression, no longer cry loudly. Why show our weakness in front of people. Maybe our cries are considered petulance. It is no use crying. We have to solve the problems by ourselves after wiping tears. That kind of action only wastes time. Pretend without any troubles and deal with anything as usual. There isn’t more energy left to think any other problems. We had better go to bed after wash. If eyes become swollen because of crying, we will no longer as beautiful as before. Let us own a large heart. Tears mean a normal heart. Pains mean hearts are sensible. Do you have time to cry? Do you cry now?

哭泣可以缓解忧伤、保护自己。长大后，我们习惯了压抑，不再放声大哭。何必人前示弱，再落个撒娇之嫌。哭了又怎样，擦干泪，还得独自承担，浪费时间。难过了就忍着，神色如常地忙碌，到家已筋疲力尽，洗洗睡吧，哪儿有时间多愁善感，何况眼睛哭肿了明天会很难看。就让神经粗糙一点吧！有眼泪这心就没干涸，感觉痛这心还没苍老麻木。你还有时间哭吗？你还会哭吗？

朱自清：荷塘月色(The Lotus Pool By Moonlight)

The last few days have found me very restless. This evening as I sat in the yard to enjoy the cool, it struck me how different the lotus pool I pass every day must look under a full moon. The moon was sailing higher and higher up the heavens, the sound of childish laughter had died away from the lane beyond our wall, and my wife was in the house patting Juner and humming a lullaby to him. I quietly slipped on a long gown, and walked out leaving the door on the latch.

这几天心里颇不宁静。今晚在院子里坐着乘凉，忽然想起日日走过的荷塘，在这满月的光里，总该另有一番样子吧。月亮渐渐地升高了，墙外马路上孩子们的欢笑，已经听不见了；妻在屋里拍着闰儿，迷迷糊糊地哼着眠歌。我悄悄地披了大衫，带上门出去。

A cinder - path winds along by the side of the pool. It is off the beaten track and few pass this way even by day, so at night it is still more quiet. Trees grow thick and bosky all around the pool, with willows and other trees I cannot name by the path. On nights when there is no moon the track is almost terrifyingly dark, but tonight it was quite clear, though the moonlight was pale.

沿着荷塘，是一条曲折的小煤屑路。这是一条幽僻的路；白天也少人走，夜晚更加寂寞。荷塘四面，长着许多树，蓊蓊郁郁的。路的一旁，是些杨柳，和一些不知道名字的树。没有月光的晚上，这路上阴森森的，有些怕人。今晚却很好，虽然月光也还是淡淡的。

Strolling alone down the path, hands behind my back, I felt as if the whole earth and sky were mine and I had stepped outside my usual self into another world. I like both excitement and stillness, under the full moon, I could think of whatever I pleased or of nothing at all, and that gave me a sense of freedom. All daytime duties could be disregarded. That was the advantage of solitude: I could savour to the full that expanse of fragrant lotus and the moonlight.

路上只我一个人，背着手踱着。这一片天地好像是我的；我也像超出了平常的自己，到了另一世界里。我爱热闹，也爱冷静；爱群居，也爱独处。像今晚上，一个人在这苍茫的月下，什么都可以想，什么都可以不想，便觉是个自由的人。白天里一定要做的事，一定要说的话，现在都可不理。这是独处的妙处，我且受用这无边的荷香月色好了。

As far as eye could see, the pool with its winding margin was covered with trim leaves, which rose high out of the water like the flared skirts of dancing girls. And starring these tiers of leaves were white lotus flowers, alluringly open or bashfully in bud, like glimmering pearls, stars in an azure sky, or beauties fresh from the bath. The breeze carried past gusts of fragrance, like the strains of a song faintly heard from a far-off tower. And leaves and blossoms trembled slightly, while in a flash the scent was carried away. As the closely serried leaves bent, a tide of opaque emerald could be glimpsed. That was the softly running water beneath, hidden from sight, its colour invisible, though the leaves looked more graceful than ever.

曲曲折折的荷塘上面，弥望的是田田的叶子。叶子出水很高，像亭亭的舞女的裙。层层的叶子中间，零星地点缀着些白花，有袅娜地开着的，有羞涩地打着朵儿的；正如一粒粒的明珠，又如碧天里的星星，又如刚出浴的美人。微风过处，送来缕缕清香，仿佛远处高楼上渺茫的歌声似的。这时候叶子与花也有一丝的颤动，像闪电般，霎时传过荷塘的那边去了。叶子本是肩并肩密密地挨着，这便宛然有了一道凝碧的波痕。叶子底下是脉脉的流水，遮住了，不能见一些颜色；而叶子却更见风致了。

Moonlight cascaded like water over the lotus leaves and flowers, and a light blue mist floating up from the pool made them seem washed in milk or caught in a gauzy dream. Though the moon was full, a film of pale clouds in the sky would not allow its rays to shine through brightly; but I felt this was all to the good - though refreshing sleep is indispensable, short naps have a charm all their own. As the moon shone from behind them, the dense trees on the hills threw checkered shadows, dark forms loomed like devils, and the sparse, graceful shadows of willows seemed painted on the lotus leaves. The moonlight on the pool was not uniform, but light and shadow made up a harmonious rhythm like a beautiful tune played on a violin.

月光如流水一般，静静地泻在这一片叶子和花上。薄薄的青雾浮起在荷塘里。叶子和花仿佛在牛乳中洗过一样；又像笼着轻纱的梦。虽然是满月，天上却有一层淡淡的云，所以不能朗照；但我以为这恰是到了好处——酣眠固不可少，小睡也别有风味的。月光是隔了树照过来的，高处丛生的灌木，落下参差的斑驳的黑影，峭楞楞如鬼一般；弯弯的杨柳的稀疏的倩影，却又像是画在荷叶上。塘中的月色并不均匀；但光与影有着和谐的旋律，如梵婀玲上奏着的名曲。

Far and near, high and low around the pool were trees, most of them willows. These trees had the pool entirely hemmed in, the only small clearings left being those by the path, apparently intended for the moon. All the trees were somber as dense smoke, but among them you could make out the luxuriant willows, while faintly above the tree-tops loomed distant hills - their general outline only. And between the trees appeared one or two street lamps, listless as the eyes of someone drowsy. The liveliest sounds at this hour were the cicadas chirruping on the trees and the frogs croaking in the pool; but this animation was theirs alone, I had no part in it.

荷塘的四面，远远近近，高高低低都是树，而杨柳最多。这些树将一片荷塘重重围住；只在小路一旁，漏着几段空隙，像是特为月光留下的。树色一例是阴阴的，乍看像一团烟雾；但杨柳的丰姿，便在烟雾里也辨得出。树梢上隐隐约约的是一带远山，只有些大意罢了。树缝里也漏着一两点路灯光，没精打采的，是渴睡人的眼。这时候最热闹的，要数树上的蝉声与水里的蛙声；但热闹是它们的，我什么也没有。

Then lotus-gathering flashed into my mind. This was an old custom south of the Yangtse, which apparently originated very early and was most popular in the period of the Six Kingdoms,* as we see from the songs of the time. The lotus were picked by girls in small boats, who sang haunting songs as they padded. They turned out in force, we may be sure, and there were spectators too, for that was a cheerful festival and a romantic one. We have a good account of it in a poem by Emperor Yuan of the Liang dynasty called Lotus Gatherers:

忽然想起采莲的事情来了。采莲是江南的旧俗，似乎很早就有，而六朝时为盛；从诗歌里可以约略知道。采莲的是少年的女子，她们是荡着小船，唱着艳歌去的。采莲人不用说很多，还有看采莲的人。那是一个热闹的季节，也是一个风流的季节。梁元帝《采莲赋》里说得好：

Deft boys and pretty girlsReach an understanding while boating;Their prows veer slowly,But the winecups pass quickly;Their oars are entangled,As they cut through the duckweed,And girls with slender waistsTurn to gaze behind them.Now spring and summer meet,Leaves are tender, flowers fresh;With smiles they protect their silks,Drawing in their skirts, afraid lest the boat upset.

于是妖童媛女，荡舟心许；鷁首徐回，兼传羽杯；欋将移而藻挂，船欲动而萍开。尔其纤腰束素，迁延顾步；夏始春余，叶嫩花初，恐沾裳而浅笑，畏倾船而敛裾。

There we have a picture of these merry excursions. This must have been a delightful event, and it is a great pity we cannot enjoy it today.

可见当时嬉游的光景了。这真是有趣的事，可惜我们现在早已无福消受了。

I also remember some lines from the poem West Islet:

于是又记起《西洲曲》里的句子：

When they gather lotus at Nantang in autumnThe lotus blooms are higher than their heads;They stoop to pick lotus seeds,Seeds as translucent as water.

采莲南塘秋，莲花过人头；低头弄莲子，莲子清如水。

If any girls were here now to pick the lotus, the flowers would reach above their heads too -- ah, rippling shadows alone are not enough! I was feeling quite homesick for the south, when I suddenly looked up to discover I had reached my own door. Pushing it softly open and tiptoeing in, I found all quiet inside, and my wife fast asleep.

今晚若有采莲人，这儿的莲花也算得“过人头”了；只不见一些流水的影子，是不行的。这令我到底惦着江南了。——这样想着，猛一抬头，不觉已是自己的门前；轻轻地推门进去，什么声息也没有，妻已睡熟好久了。

出境旅游必备英语语句大全

一、出入境填表常用词汇

　　姓：Family name，Surname 名：First Name，Given name
　　性别：sex，gender
　　男：male；女：female
　　国籍：nationality，country of citizenship
　　护照号：passport number
　　原住地：country of origin
　　前往国：destination country
　　登机城市：city where you boarded
　　签证签发地：city where visa was issued
　　签发日期：date of issue
　　出生日期：date of birth，birth date
　　年：year；月：month；日：day
　　偕行人数：accompanying number
　　签名：signature
　　官方填写：official use only
　　职业：occupation
　　护照：Passport；签证：Visa
　　登机、启程：Embarkation
　　登岸：Disembarkation
　　商务签证：Business Visa
　　观光签证：Tourist Visa

二、乘机常用词汇

　　航站、终点站：Terminal
　　入境大厅：Arrival Lobby
　　出境大厅：Departure Lobby
　　登机门号码：Gate Number
　　登机证：Boarding Card，Boarding Pass
　　机场税：Airport Tax
　　登机手续办理处：Check in Counter
　　海关申报处：Customs Service Area
　　货币申报：Currency Declaration
　　免税商品：Duty-Free Items
　　大号：large；中号：medium；小号：small
　　纪念品：Souvenir
　　行李：Baggage，Luggage
　　托运的行李：Checked baggage
　　行李领取处：Baggage claim area
　　随身行李：Carry-on baggage
　　行李牌：Baggage Tag
　　行李推车：Luggage Cart
　　退税处：Tax-free refund
　　盥洗室（厕所）：Lavatory，washroom，toilet
　　W.C.＝water closet，rest room
　　男厕：Men's，Gent's，Gentlemen's
　　女厕：Women's，Lady's
　　使用中：Occupied
　　空闲：Vacant
　　男（女）空服员：Steward（Stewardess）
　　机内免税贩卖：In-Flight Sales

三、钱币兑换常用词汇

　　外币兑换店：Currency Exchange Shop
　　汇率：Exchange rate
　　旅行支票：Traveler's check
　　手续费：Commission
　　银行买入价：We buy（Bid）
　　银行卖出价：We sell（Ask）

四、酒店常用词汇

　　入住登记手续：Check-in
　　客房服务：Room Service
　　退房（时间）：Check Out（Time）
　　前台：Front Desk，Reception
　　酒店大堂：Lobby
　　咖啡馆：Coffee shop
　　服务员，侍者：waiter（餐厅、旅馆的服务生、行李员）
　　电话叫醒服务：Wake Up Call，Morning Call

五、日常用语

　　你好，很高兴认识你：How do you do，I’m glad to meet you.（It's nice meeting you.）
　　请问你叫什么名字：May I have your name, please?
　　我可以试穿一下吗：May I try it on?
　　多少钱：How much?
　　请把菜单给我：Please show me the menu.
　　干杯：Cheers! Bottoms up!
　　我迷路了，您能告诉我怎么回饭店吗：I'm lost．Could you do me a favor to find my hotel?
　　你能帮我拍照吗：Could you take a picture for me?
　　非常感谢：Thank you very much.
　　不客气：You're welcome．
　　我就是忍不住：I just couldn't help it.
　　让我们保持联系：Let's keep in touch.
　　我怎样能跟你联络上：How can I get in touch with you?
　　我将会尽我最大努力：I'll do my best.
　　请稍等一下：Wait a moment please.
　　你先请：After you
　　我们该走了：We'd better be off.
　　我真要累死了：I'm really dead.
　　真是那样吗：Is that so?
　　我不确切知道：I don't know for sure.
　　太好了，太棒了：That's something.
　　这主意真棒：Brilliant idea!
　　此话当真：Do you really mean it?
　　你帮了大忙：You are a great help.
　　我身无分文：I'm broke.
　　我一直不太喜欢这东西：I never liked it anyway.
　　别跟我耍花招：Don't play games with me!
　　看情况再说：That depends.

讲述-小镇里的“洋女婿”

小镇里的“洋女婿”

在浙江德清工作的英国工程师约翰在超市里偶遇农村打工妹方琴，方琴的热情和善良深深地打动了约翰。尽管方琴和约翰身份、收入相差悬殊，真心相爱的两个人历尽波折最终走到了一起。

德清人的友好热情也使约翰爱上了中国，辞去英国的工作定居在了这个小镇。

爱我的人请举手

[半边天]爱我的人请举手 第三集(2009.04.08)

简介:王丹丽是生活在上海的白领单身女性，年逾38岁的她有着优秀的教育背景和国外工作生活的经历。一直在工作上投入巨大热情和精力的她，也由此获得了良好的社会地位，如今，她是上海某公司的总裁。但是这样的女性在这样的城市如何能够找到属于自己的爱情却是个问题。王丹丽的爱情信条是不要为了结婚而结婚，如果没有爱情她宁可做一名“剩女”。在这样的坚持和等待中，她迎来了属于自己的爱情。本期节目将讲述一个刚刚跨越“剩女”生涯的38岁骨灰级“剩女”的爱情故事。

SPRING IS HERE

Today, look at the blue sky, hear the grass growing beneath your feet, inhale the scent of spring, let the fruits of the earth linger on your tongue, reach out and embrace those you love. 　　

今天，仰望蓝天，聆听小草在脚下生长，呼吸春天的气息，细细品尝大地的果实，然后放开双手拥抱你的所爱。

What a miracle it is!

No matter how long the winter, how hard the frost or how deep the snow, Nature triumphs. No season is awaited so eagerly or welcomed so warmly as spring…Each year I am astonished by the wealth of flowers the season gives us.

这真是一个奇迹！无论冬天多么漫长，无论霜雪多么严寒，自然总能获胜。没有哪个季节像春天那么让人翘首企盼……每年春花的烂漫总让我惊讶不已.

Picture this: The air and the earth interpenetrated in the warm gusts of spring; the soil was full of sunlight, and the sunlight full of red dust. The air one breathed was saturated with earthy smells, and the grass under foot had a reflection of blue sky in it.

想象这样一幅图景：温暖的春风弥漫着泥土的气息，阳光照射着每一寸土壤，土壤把阳光染成深红色。空气中渗透着泥土的清香，脚下的小草与头上的蓝天遥相呼应。

In those vernal seasons of the year, when the air is calm and pleasant,it were an injury and sullenness against Nature not to go out and see her riches, and partake in her rejoicing with heaven and earth.

在春天这个季节里，当天朗气清的时候，如果不到室外观赏大自然的丰饶，并分享天地的喜悦，就是对它的一种伤害和亵渎。

Sunshine In The Rain蔡依林《日不落》原版

burning《燃烧》

超好听的失恋歌曲，由挪威歌手玛丽亚亚瑞唐多(Maria Arredondo)所唱，她的嗓子非常好，性感但不做作，有力但不炫耀，明亮但不过分照人。她的低音很沉，很女人但是又很自立。她的《Burning》是非常棒的一首歌，诱惑力，爱情，妖娆的盘绕让人无法拒绝。

Passion is sweet

激情令人幸福

Love makes weak

爱情令人脆弱

You said you cherished freedom so You refuse to let it go

你曾说过自由至上 因此你不愿被束缚

Follow your fate

命中注定

Love and hate

爱恨情仇

Never fail to seize the day But dont give yourself away

日夜追逐你的梦想 从未放弃

Oh when the night falls

噢 当夜暮降临时

And your all alone

你孤身一人

In your deepest sleep what Are you dreaming of

在你沉睡之时 你梦到了什么

My skin's still burning from your touch

你抚摸过的肌肤依然在灼烧

Oh I just can't get enough I

噢 我却无法满足

Said I wouldn't ask for much

曾答应不再向你索取

But your eyes are dangerous

然而 你的眼神摄人心魄

Oh the thought keep spinning in my head

对你的思念挥之不去

Can we drop this masquerade

我们可否坦诚相对

I can't predict where it ends

纵使结局无法预算

If your the rock I'll crush against

我仍旧甘愿飞蛾扑火

Trapped in a crowd

置身于人海茫茫之中

The music is loud

乐声嘈杂

I said I love my freedom to Now I'm not sure I do

我曾说过 我同样珍爱自由 现在却不可置否

All eyes on you

视线被你占据

Rings so true

我已看清一切

Better quit while you're ahead Now I'm not so sure I am

感情深入之时 却是分手之日 然而我却无法做到

My soul my heart

我的灵魂 我的芳心

If you're near if you're far

无论你近在咫尺或是远在天涯

My life my love

我的生命 我的挚爱

You can have it all....ooohaaaah

请一并带走

无条件的爱你

Her gesture, motion,

and her smiles,Her wit,

her voice my heart beguiles,

Beguiles my heart,

I know not why,And yet,

I'll love her till I die.

她的一舉一動，她的一顰一笑；她的聰慧，她的聲音將我的心俘虜；將我的心俘虜。我不明白個中緣由，但我會愛她到永遠。

I just wish someday and somehow,

We can be back together,

Together we'll stay,

Always and forever.

我只希望有那么一天，不管怎样；我们能重新在一起；相依相伴，直到永远！

Whenever you need me,

I'll be here.

Whenever you're in trouble,

I'm always near.

Whenever you feel alone,

and you think everyone has given up...

Reach out for me,

and I will give you my everlasting love.

当你需要我的时候，我都会在这里；当你有麻烦的时候，我都会在你身边；当你觉得孤独的时候；当你认为所有的人都已绝望；到我这里来，我会给你所有的爱。

Don't worry about looking handsome,

Or being strong and brave.

Just as you love me unconditionally,

I love you just the same.

不要担心自己是否英俊，是否强壮，是否勇敢，我将无条件地爱你，就象你无条件地爱我一样。

为了爱情永不说再见

If I could take this moment forever

如果我可以永远地拥有着个瞬间

Turn the pages of my mind

将我心灵的记忆

To another place and time

倒回到另一个地点及时间

We would never say goodbye

我们永不会说再见

If I could find the words I would speak them

如果我可以找到这些话,我一定要把它说出来

Then I wouldn't be tongue tied

我就不会让舌头打结

Will I look them to your eyes

当我注视你眼睛的时候

We would never say goodbye

我们永不会说再见

If I could stop the moon ever arising

如果我永远地阻止月亮升起来

Day would not become the night

白天就不会变成黑夜

Would't feel this cold inside

我就不会感到内心寒冷

And we'd never say goodbye

我们永不会说再见

I wish that our dreams were frozen

我希望我们的梦不会冻结

Then our hearts would not be broken

这样我们的心也不会破碎

When we let each other go

当我们让彼此成为过去

If I could steal this moment forever

如果我可以永远地偷走这个瞬间

Paint a picture perfect smile

画一张照片式完美的微笑

So our story stayed alive

我们的故事可以重演

We would never say goodbye

我永远不说再见

Ahh...........

When We Two parted 想起从前我们俩分手

By George Gorden Byron乔治·戈登·拜伦

When we two parted

In silence and tears,

Half broken-hearted

To see for years,

Pale grew thy cheek and cold,

Colder thy kiss;

Truly that hour foretold Sorrow to this!

The dew of the morning

Sunk chill on my brow-

It felt like the warning

Of what I feel now.

Thy vows are all broken,

And light is thy fame:

I hear thy name spoken,

And share in its shame.

They name thee before me,

A knell to mine ear;

A shudder comes o'er me-

Why went thou so dear?

They know not I knew thee

Who knew thee too well:

Long, long shall I rue thee,

Too deeply to tell.

In secret we met-

In silence I grieve,

That thy heart could forget,

Thy spirit deceive.

If I should meet thee

After long year,

How should I greet thee?

With silence and tears.

想从前我俩分手，默默无言地流着泪，

预感到多年的隔离，我们忍不住心碎；

你的脸冰凉、发白，你的吻更似冷冰，

呵，那一刻正预兆了我今日的悲痛。

清早凝结着寒露，冷彻了我的额角，

那种感觉仿佛是对我此刻的警告。

你的誓言全破碎了，你的行为如此轻浮：

人家提起你的名字，我听了也感到羞辱。

他们当着我讲到你，一声声有如丧钟；

我的全身一阵颤栗——为什么对你如此情重？

没有人知道我熟识你，

呵，熟识得太过了——我将长久、长久地悔恨，

这深处难以为外人道。

你我秘密地相会，我又默默地悲伤，

你竟然把我欺骗，你的心终于遗忘。

如果很多年以后，我们又偶然会面，

将要怎样招呼你？只有含着泪，默默无言。

治·戈登·拜伦，19世纪英国著名诗人。去年是他逝世180周年，这首诗是他的名作，采用五言古诗体

美人鱼

[电影][美国]美人鱼
主 演:汤姆·汉克斯(Tom Hanks)
尤金·列维(Eugene Levy)

美人鱼（1）

美人鱼（2）

Be Happy

Red is for love 红色是情爱，Let you love shine 让她放光彩。

Orange is for hope 橙色是希望，Dream you dream 放飞心中的梦想。

Yellow is for happiness 黄色是幸福，Create it in you soul 产生在灵魂的深处。

Green is for trust 绿色是信任，Trust yourself 相信自己的忠贞。

Blue is for truth 蓝色是真理，Live you inner truth 发自你的心底。

Indigo is for freedom 靛蓝是自由，Take responsibility for yourself 请用责任去守侯。

Violet is for respect 紫色是尊敬，Toward everybody you meet. 面对芸芸众生。

And so you create your own cercle of colors to see a Rianbow 创造自己的缤纷彩虹

Hear and feel the sounds of each color 感受属于你的多彩人生

Write your own symphony 书写自己的生命的乐章

And share it with the World 同世上的人们共同分享

改变你所围绕的人

Life is a theater... Invite your audience carefully.
Not everyone is good enough to have a front row seat in our lives.
There are some people in your life who need to be loved from a distance.
It's amazing what you can accomplish when you let go of draining, negative relationships.

人生是一座剧院。。。慎重邀请你的观众。

并非所有的人都有资格坐在我们生命的前排。

生活中对一些人要敬而远之。

当你放开那些费神而无益的人事关系，你会取得惊人的成就。

The more you seek quality and growth, the easier it will become to decide who gets to sit in the front row... and who should moved to the balcony of your life.

你追寻的品质和成长越多，就越容易决定谁坐在前排，谁将进入你人生的包厢。

You cannot change the people around you.
But you can change the people you are around.

你无法改变你周围的人，

但可以改变你所围绕的人。

First Ladies in G20 London

First Ladies in G20 London

第一夫人在伦敦G20峰会上的风采

First ladies from the countries participating the G20 Summit pose for a photo in London on April 2, 2009. Leaders from the Group of 20 developed and emerging economies are in London discussing global solutions to the financial and economic crisis.

Forgiveness Boosts Health

To err is human and to forgive divine, according to the old adage, but humans who forgive are known to experience significant physical and mental health benefits from doing so.

Now researchers report that these beneficial health effects appear to vary by age, along with the willingness to forgive others, the willingness to forgive oneself.

俗话说"人孰能无过，宽恕为上"，最近一项试验表明宽恕别人还能够有效促进人们自身的身心健康。研究者发现，不同年龄的人对人对己的宽容程度都不同，不同程度的宽容之心对健康的影响也不同。
There are age differences in some forms of forgiveness and in their relationship to health.''

不同年龄段的人宽容之心是不一样的，其对健康的影响程度也有所不同。

Among survey participants of all ages, however, reports of forgiveness of themselves and others were associated with decreased psychological distress, including feelings of restlessness, hopelessness and nervousness.

各个年龄段的被调查者在对他人和对自己宽容以待的时候，往往会减轻自己的心理压力，例如减少自己烦躁、绝望和紧张等情绪。

In other findings, attendance at religious services was associated with decreased psychological distress, particularly among young and middle-aged adults, and increased life satisfaction among young and old adults. Service attendance was also associated with higher self-rated health among all age groups.

这项研究还发现，中青年人参加宗教祈祷仪式，感受自己被上帝宽恕，减轻了他们的心理压力，而年轻人和老年人参加宗教祈祷仪式，则提高了他们对生活的满意度。所有被调查者在参加了宗教祈祷仪式后都对自己的健康状况感觉良好。

爱对方多一点，还是爱自己多一点？

Give more love or get more love from others？




有人说，爱是无私的，应该爱对方多一点；可是又有人说，自己都不爱，如何爱别人？每个人的爱情理念不同，因而会产生不同的爱情誓言。无论如何，你爱自己多一点，还是爱对方多一点呢？

观点A：选择爱自己多一点懂得爱自己才会有资格去爱别人。多爱对方一点，到最后自己受伤也就多一点。但感情是不能控制的，在不知不觉中爱对方比爱自己更多。观点B：对方幸福，自己才会幸福我觉得还是爱对方多一点好！只有爱对方，让对方幸福快乐，自己才能幸福快乐，为此付出再多也是值得的！

观点C：爱情需要把握好一个“度”我觉得无论爱别人多一点还是爱自己多一点，最重要的是把握好一个“度”，爱情面前既不能爱得失去理智也不能丧失自己，只有两个人在爱自己的同时不忽略爱别人才是最平衡的相处方式。

希望与绝望

Hope is what keeps life going. Parents always hope their children will do well.
Hope makes us dream. Hope builds in patience.
Life teaches us not to despair even in the darkest hour, because after every night
there is a day. Nothing remains the same we have only one choice keep moving on
in life and be hopeful.
Life teaches us not to regret over yesterday, for it has passed and is beyond our control. Tomorrow is unknown, for it could either be bright or dull.
So the only alternative is work hard today, so that we will enjoy a better tomorrow.

希望与绝望

希望是人生动力之源。父母总是希望自己的孩子能够做得很好。
希望使我们有梦想。希望使我们变得有耐心。
人生教会我们即使是在最困难的时候都不要绝望，因为黑暗之后终将是黎明。
没有什么事一成不变的，我们惟有充满希望地继续生活。
人生教会我们不要对过去的事感到后悔，因为过去的终究是过去了并且我们已无法控制。没人知道明天会是怎样，因为它可以是光明的同样也可以是无趣的。

The Joy of Living-生活的乐趣

Joy in living comes from having fine emotions, trusting them, giving them the freedom of a bird in the open. Joy in living can never be assumed as a pose, or put on from the outside as a mask. People who have this joy don not need to talk about it; they radiate it. They just live out their joy and let it splash its sunlight and glow into other lives as naturally as bird sings.

We can never get it by working for it directly. It comes, like happiness, to those who are aiming at something higher. It is a byproduct of great, simple living. The joy of living comes from what we put into living, not from what we seek to get from it.

　　生活之乐趣来源于良好的情绪，信赖这些情绪，并任由它们如同鸟儿高翔于天空般地自由自在。生活的乐趣是无法靠姿态摆出来的，也无法用戴上一张面具来伪装。 拥有这种乐趣的人们无需挂在嘴边，他们自然会焕发出快乐的气息。他们自己生活在快乐当中，也将这样的快乐自然而然地感染着他人，犹如是鸟儿就必将歌唱。

　　直接追求生活的乐趣却只会使乐趣远离我们，它与幸福一样青睐胸有大志的人们。生活过得高雅、简单便会产生出乐趣。它是我们对生活的投入，而非所求。

Thinking of You 思念着你

I sit here quietly and watch the sun set,

Thinking of someone that I've never met.

I wonder: does he think of me too?

Needless to say I am thinking of you.

Wanting to hold you, to see you face,

And you take me away to a better place.

You feel so right, too good to be true,

I just can't stop thinking of you.

My friends say that I might regret

Losing my heart to a guy I've not met.

I say there is nothing I can do,

I cannot help thinking of you.

I believe you were made special for me,

But wonder if that could possibly be?

I'm tired of being so alone and blue,

But I always smile when thinking of you.

我静静地坐在这里，看着夕阳西落，

思念着一个我从未谋面的人。

我问自己：他也想我吗？

无可置疑地我正在想着你。

想要拥抱你，看着你的脸庞，

想要你带我去到一个更美妙的地方。

你的完美，你的好，几乎不真实，

我就是无法停止去想你。

朋友们说我会后悔，

把我的心交给一个未曾见过面的人。

我说我也无能为力，

我就是禁不住要去想你。

相信你专为我而生，

但又怀疑这是否可能？

我已厌倦孤独与忧郁，

但每当想着你，我总会微笑。

Thinking of You 思念着你;

雅漾舒护活泉水喷雾

雅漾活泉位于法国南部欧伯山谷中的一个小村庄。每一滴水都在数亿年形成的地层中缓慢流淌40余年，吸收均衡丰富的矿物质和微量元素，终于源源涌出

产品简介:

【产品名称】：Avene/雅漾舒护活泉水

【产品成份】：二氧化硅 碳酸氢盐 微量元素

【产品功效】：年复一年地保持活性不变，每滴活泉水均在山中流淌40年后形成。

低矿物含量，但富含天然二氧化硅，在皮肤上形成一层可透气的保护膜。二氧化硅、碳酸氢盐与微量元素等使皮肤柔滑。 纯净无菌。 临床用于治疗异位性皮炎、牛皮癣、烧伤等，医疗费用可以由法国社会医疗保障体系支付。 唯一的在无菌条件下运输及罐装的活泉水，完好无损地保存了雅漾活泉水的特性。 加强皮肤的天然保护作用。 快速有效、作用持久。 使用方便，利于环保。

【舒缓作用】：皮肤发红，红斑，晒斑，酒渣鼻，痤疮的联合治疗，褪除毛发后，尿布疹，剃面引起的损伤，湿疹，疤痕瘙痒，皮肤外科手术（激光手术，整平手术，痣切除术，整容外科手术，换肤手术…）。（注：手术中使用可清洁伤口，术后有抗炎作用和促进伤口愈合。） 有助于卸妆和固妆。 夏季旅游或运动后使用，有补充水份作用。 舒缓应各种外界物质作用而形成的刺激。

【适合肤质】：敏感性、高度敏感性和过敏性皮肤。

【使用方法】：轻柔喷雾至脸或身体,让其作用1分钟左右，然后用纸巾轻轻吸干。

【注意事项】：切记不可摇晃，处于静止状态，否则压力会失去，无法使用。

Growing Up In A Recession Can Shape A Child's Future

K. Esther Szabo was a small child when the recession of the early 1970s sent her family's fortunes into a tailspin. Her father, an economist, struggled to find work, and her mother worried about paying the bills. The family eventually filed bankruptcy.

The tensions at home put a permanent mark on Ms. Szabo. To help her family, she started working at age 8, doing chores for neighbors, and has been working ever since. When a personal-finance class in college introduced her to the idea that calamities like the one that crippled her family could be avoided with careful planning, she found the idea 'mind-blowing,' she says. She now co-owns a Los Altos, Calif., financial-planning firm.

In this current recession, we may be creating a new generation of Ms. Szabos. Economic downturns leave enduring marks on the career prospects and aspirations of children. Some youngsters will face lasting setbacks, while others will emerge more focused and motivated, based on studies of past recessions. The outcome depends partly on a child's age, on the example set by parents, and on whether young people can be empowered somehow to help their families through the crisis.

College students may be among the hardest-hit. Graduates who entered the job market in the recession of the early 1980s made significantly less money for at least a decade, compared with those who graduated in more prosperous times, says a study by Yale University's Lisa Kahn. Another study, a 21-year look at 39,000 father-son pairs published last year in the Journal of Labor Economics, found sons whose fathers were laid off had annual earnings 9% lower than comparable youths whose fathers kept their jobs. Recession-era grads also tended to remain stuck in lower-prestige jobs, even after the economy recovered, Dr. Kahn found. While the reasons aren't clear, some may have invested too much in their original jobs to try to move to a more prestigious job and start anew when the economy picked up. Others may have felt loyalty to the employers that harbored them in hard times.

Small children, too, are vulnerable psychologically in ways that shape their aspirations. Glen Elder, a professor of sociology at the University of North Carolina, found in studies of the Great Depression that the self-image of small children of that era was shaped by the morale of their same-sex parent. Amid the traditional gender roles of the time, young boys suffered most, from seeing their fathers deprived of work and a sense of identity, says Dr. Elder, author of 'Children of the Great Depression.' Because preschoolers and pre-teens were too young to understand the causes or to help out financially, they risked growing up with 'a lack of initiative, of confidence, of self-efficacy,' he says.

Those who fared best, Dr. Elder says, were teenagers when the downturn hit -- young enough to avoid the worst blows, but old enough to work for pay. 'They were in an opportune time . . . to pick up some of the lessons of the period,' he says. Depression-era hardships also led youths from hard-hit families to grow up faster; many committed to a vocation shortly after high school, earlier than offspring of more prosperous families.

Past isn't necessarily prologue, of course. Also, applying the lessons of the past will be hard; kids today who try to find work face tall hurdles, with teen employment hitting new lows, says Andrew Sum, director of Northeastern University's Center for Labor Market Studies.

Nevertheless, parents are already finding lessons in the current troubles. Based on a study of 77 white-collar layoff victims published last year in the journal Social Forces, jobless parents are urging children to equip themselves to survive hard times, by developing transferable skills or learning to be entrepreneurs.

With luck, many youngsters will take the cue. 'It's a joy for me,' says Ms. Szabo, the financial planner, 'when I help people see they don't have to be a victim' of a bad economy. A big reward, she adds, is seeing anxious customers leave her office with renewed confidence in their plans for the future.

上世纪70年代初期的经济衰退让K·埃丝特·萨博(K. Esther Szabo)的家庭陷入了困境，那时她还只是个小孩子。她的父亲是一位经济学者，整日为找工作而奔波，而母亲则为维持这个家的生计而担 。最终，萨博一家还是入不敷出，宣告破产。


生活上的压力在萨博身上打下了永久的烙印。为了减轻家里的负担，她8岁就开始打工赚钱，先是为邻居做家务，从那以后就一直在工作。大学的个人理财课程让她明白，如果细心规划，她家遭遇的那些不幸是可以避免的。她说，这一发现让她“茅塞顿开”。现在，她是加利福尼亚州洛斯阿图斯市(Los Altos)一家理财规划公司的共同拥有人。


Getty Images眼下的经济衰退可能造就新一代的萨博。经济衰退会对孩子们的职业前景和未来理想产生持久的影响：研究显示，有些年轻人将遭受难以摆脱的挫折感，而另一些人则会变得更加目标明确、全力以赴。造成不同结果的原因在一定程度上取决于孩子的年龄、父母的示范作用以及这些年轻人能否通过某种方式帮助他们的家庭度过危机。


大学生或许是遭受打击最严重的人群之一。耶鲁大学(Yale University)莉萨·卡恩(Lisa Kahn)的一项研究表明，80年代初经济萧条时期进入就业市场的大学毕业生与在好年头参加工作的大学生相比，他们的工资收入至少在十年内都要比后者少得多。针对3.9万对父子进行的另一项为期21年的研究表明，如果父亲失去了工作，那么来自这些家庭的孩子们每年的收入要比那些父亲有工作的孩子们低9%。该研究成果去年发表在《劳动经济学》(Journal of Labor Economics)杂志上。卡恩发现，即使经济复苏，衰退期毕业的大学生们也往往继续从事那些低收入的工作。尽管确切原因还不清楚，但有些人可能对原来的工作投入了太多，以至于经济好转时也难以找到一份收入更高的工作重新开始。还有些人可能觉得应该对雇主忠诚，因为他们在经济困难的时候为自己提供了避风港。


小孩子们在心理上同样容易受到冲击，从而影响到他们未来的志向。北卡罗来纳大学(University of North Carolina)社会学教授、《大萧条时期的孩子们》(Children of the Great Depression)一书的作者格伦·埃尔德(Glen Elder)在对大萧条的研究中发现，小孩子们自我形像的形成深受其父母中同性别一方精神状态的影响。按照当时传统的性别定位，男孩子受到的影响最大，因为他们看到父亲丢掉了工作，同时也失去了社会认同感，埃尔德说。那些学龄前或是还不到十岁的孩子们年龄太小，还难以理解生活困难的原因，也不能在经济上对家庭有所帮助，所以他们在成长过程中有可能遭遇“缺乏主观能动性、自信和自我效能信念”的风险。


埃尔德表示，那些在萧条时期正值十几岁的青少年们对这一切应付得最好：他们年龄尚小，因而躲过了最严重的冲击；而这个年龄又足以让他们出去打工赚钱。“他们生逢其时……恰能从萧条中汲取一些经验教训，”他说。那些来自遭受沉重打击家庭的孩子们还因为大萧条时期的困境更快地成长起来。他们中的许多人高中毕业后不久便参加了工作，早于来自富裕家庭的孩子们。


当然，过去的事情并不能代表现在和未来。东北大学(Northeastern University)劳动力市场研究中心主任安德鲁·萨姆(Andrew Sum)说，以过去得到的经验教训来应对今天的危机也并不容易；如今，找工作的孩子们面临着很高的门槛──青少年的就业率已再创新低。


尽管如此，家长们还是已经从当前的困境中汲取教训了。根据《社会力量》(Social Forces)期刊去年发表的对77名失业白领的研究，这些失去工作的家长们要求孩子们掌握综合技能或学会自己创业，做好应对危机的准备。


幸运的话，许多年轻人将会遵照这些劝告行事。财务规划师萨博说，“当我帮助人们认识到他们不必成为经济不景气的牺牲品时，我很开心。”她说，看着焦虑不安的客户在离开我的办公室时对未来重拾自信，是对我的最大奖赏。

孕期怎样补充叶酸

叶酸，是一种B族维生素，也叫做B9。叶酸对细胞分裂和组织生长具有特别重要的作用,维持大脑的正常功能，是脊髓液的重要组分部分。可用来预防神经管出生缺陷。

专家认为，在怀孕最初的28天，是胎儿神经管成长的关键时期，如果这时候胎儿缺乏叶酸，造成畸形儿的可能性较大。因此提倡从围孕期，也就是从开始计划怀孕的时候开始，就要补充叶酸。

近年来的研究资料已证明，为预防神经管畸形的发生，妇女从孕前一个月至怀孕后三个月每日补充400ug叶酸，可收到最佳效果。若补充时间开始得晚或补充时间短均会影响预防效果，而更早地开始补充或延长补充时间对孕妇则有益无害。但大剂量补充叶酸有可能产生副作用。每日叶酸的服用量应控制在lmg以下为宜。

最常用的叶酸增补剂：如“斯利安”，每片含0.4毫克叶酸，是国家批准的预防药品。

另外，福施福除了补充叶酸外，还补充其他孕妇需要的维生素和微量元素。

可在怀孕前三个月先吃叶酸斯利安，等确定怀孕后，改吃福施福，可以补充全面的营养。

也可以服用含叶酸的配方奶粉、保健品等，但应注意叶酸含量，不可补充过量。

饮食中则以猪肝、黄豆、豌豆苗、油菜、鸡腿菇（干）、红皮鸡蛋等含叶酸较多。

瑞典王储与平民订终身 佳偶良缘将完婚

SWEDEN'S future queen will marry her boyfriend next year, the royal court announced yesterday, ending years of speculation.

The court announced the engagement of Crown Princess Victoria to Daniel Westling after informing government ministers at Stockholm's waterfront royal palace.

The wedding will take place "in the early summer of 2010," the royal court said.

Victoria, 31, is first in line to succeed her father, King Carl XVI Gustaf, to the Swedish throne. She and Westling, a 35-year-old gym owner, became a couple in 2002. Wedding rumors have mounted since July last year, when Westling moved to the royal family's residence outside Stockholm.

The court said Westling would assume the title Prince Daniel, Duke of Vastergotland, after the wedding.

The king had given his consent and requested the approval of the government, in line with Sweden's constitution, the court said.

The duties of the figurehead monarch, who has no political power, revolve mostly around representing the nation and receiving foreign dignitaries. He also hands out the prestigious Nobel Prizes every year.

Royal expert Jenny Alexandersson, who has reported on the crown princess for celebrity magazine Svensk Damtidning since 2003, said the wedding would be "fantastic" for Sweden, especially considering the current economic crisis.

"The fact that Sweden's heir to the throne will marry will give echoes around the world. It will be a great big wedding with more than 1,000 guests, including representatives from all big royal families."

很多人都是读着"灰姑娘"的童话故事长大的,在现实生活中,王室与平民的结合也一直是人们津津乐道的话题。如今,又有一场公主与平民男友的佳话在欧洲王室上演。24号,瑞典王室正式宣布,王储维多利亚公主与男友、同时也是她的私人健身教练丹尼尔·韦斯特林订婚,婚礼将于明年举行。

根据瑞典宪法,王室主要成员的婚事要获得政府的批准,24号,国王卡尔十六世·古斯塔夫在电视讲话中说,自己同意两人结婚,政府也同意王储的婚事。两人成婚后,丹尼尔·韦斯特林将被授予丹尼尔王子、西约特兰公爵的称号。

瑞典国王

卡尔十六世·古斯塔夫:王储维多利亚公主的婚礼将于2010年初夏举行,那将是一场传统的婚礼.届时人们将在瑞典见证这一美丽的时刻.通过近几年的相处我们已经熟悉了丹尼尔的为人,我们认为他是个认真努力的年轻人

瑞典皇后

西尔维娅:我希望丹尼尔能够像我一样感受到瑞典人民的热情与友好,那将让我感到非常快乐
瑞典王储维多利亚生于1977年,是国王古斯塔夫与王后西尔维娅的长女。在她两岁的时候,瑞典公布了新的《王位继承法》,宣布国王的第一个孩子,不论男女都可以继承王位,因此维多利亚公主成为瑞典第一位女王储。

瑞典王储

维多利亚:能够为瑞典民众行使职责让我感到非常高兴和自豪,如果这些职责能有两个人来分担，那就会变得更加容易.有丹尼尔在我身边我感到安全放心过去几年，你们或许已经感受到我变得更坚强更幸福了，即将成为王室乘龙快婿的丹尼尔·韦斯特林,现年35岁,来自一个平民家庭,他是维多利亚的私人形体课教练,在斯德哥尔摩拥有一家私人健身会所,两人从2002年开始相恋。

丹尼尔·韦斯特林:我的主要任务就是在王储履行对国家的职责时给予支持,同时我希望能以不同的方式为瑞典人民服务，这对未婚夫妻在接受随后进行的单独采访时显得更加轻松。他们表示,两人并不是一见钟情,而是从友情逐步发展成爱情的。这样相知相恋的过程让他们拥有了坚实可靠的感情基础。

瑞典民众也对这段长达7年的恋爱长跑接近幸福终点表示认可和期待。

瑞典居民:这是好事瑞典人已经等了很长时间了

瑞典居民:我感到很高兴他们交往很长时间了现在是时候了

为表达对王室的支持,数百瑞典人聚集在王宫外,还有人分发带有两人名字首写字母的T恤衫。
瑞典首相弗雷德里克·赖因费尔特说,在国际金融危机的黑暗中,这一消息带来了希望之光,让人们感到温暖。

据瑞典商业研究所预计,王储的婚礼将帮助瑞典吸引更多的游客,预期届时将会有1万多名游客到瑞典观礼,仅住宿和就餐消费就能达到2亿瑞典克朗,约合2千万美元。

极速前进

　极速前进（The Amazing Race），是一个真人秀节目，一群人环游世界进行竞速比赛。CBS从2001年开始按季播出。比赛从美国开始，也在美国结束。各队必须按照信息提示周游世界。

　　剧集资料

　　首播日期：2001-9-5 美国

　　国家/地区： 美国

　　类型： 动作/游戏秀/真人秀/冒险

　　对白语言： 阿拉伯语/英语/法语/毛利语/西班牙语/粤语/北印度语/俄语/匈牙利语

　　字幕文件：中文 http://www.ifuzhu.com/

　　发行公司： CBS Television

　　出品人杰里·布鲁克海默（Jerry Bruckheimer）

　　制片人Bert van Munster

　　导演： Hans van Riet ....(11 episodes, 2001)

　　编剧： Jennifer Basa ....(2 episodes, 2004-2005)

　　Elise Doganieri ....(unknown episodes)

　　Bill Pruitt ....(unknown episodes)

　　Bert Van Munster ....(unknown episodes)

　　主持人:菲尔·基欧汉（Phil Keaghan)

　　队伍：《极速前进》的11支队伍 (第3,4,10季是12支)由2名有一定关系的队员组成。（第8季为家庭版4人一组共10组）

金钱:　　每段赛程的开始，每个队伍会拿到一定的金钱，通常是美元，每段提供的金钱不同，从1美元到100美元都可能，在比赛中，所有的开支只能从这些钱里面扣。但是飞机票可以用信用卡支付。每段赛程余下的钱可以被用在以后的赛程中。

Route Information:路线信息
　　
　　路线信息是指引队伍将要去的地方的信息。这个信息一般只告诉各队下一个目的地；至于怎么去，各队自己解决。 但是有些信息指定了交通方式。路线信息会指示出下一个目的地，可能是其他国家的某个城市，可能是当地的某个位置，也可能是中途站或者终点的位置。
　

Detour:绕道

　　每一轮比赛都有绕道，一个绕道比赛要从2件任务中选择一件，各有利弊。每队必须完成他们选择的任务才可以拿到下一条线索。通常，会有一个耗时长且简单的任务和耗时短但相对较难的任务供选择。
　　

Road Block:路障

　　路障只能由一队的一名队员完成，两个人先阅读大概的任务描述，然后决定了谁参加以后才可以看详细的任务描述，当然，他们也可以根据之前队伍的表现来猜测任务。
　　

Fast Forward: 快进

　　快进可以让一个队伍跳过本轮剩下的赛程直接去中继站，快进任务的信息和普通任务的信息都写在任务卡片上。每段赛程只有一个快进。在快进争夺赛中失败的队伍必须回去执行普通任务。每队在整个比赛中也只能使用一次快进，他们必须要在最正确的时候使用。使用快进的队伍通常第一个到达中继站。

Yield：让路权　　

让路权可以让一个队伍使另外一队停止前进一定的时间。要使用让路权，需要在让路权标示处(在某任务指示处附近)将被让路的队伍的标志放上。 当被让路的队伍到达时，他们必须倒转沙漏，等沙子倒尽后才可以继续。和快进一样，每队只能使用一次让路权,每一季只有两个赛段可以使用让路.

Intersection: 十字路口

　十字路口是需要每个队伍与其他一支队伍组成一对（各队可以自由选择友队），然后共同做出决定并完成任务（包括快进），一直到下一个信息说明可以结束十字路口前。

U-Turn: 旋转　　

旋转是由让路演变而来，一个队伍可以在完成一个绕道环节后，使另一个队伍完成另一个未完成的绕道项目，只有当另一个队伍完成了两个绕道任务才可以获得下一条线索。

Speed Bump：减速带　　

减速带是只有在上一个非淘汰赛段的最后一支到达的队伍才需要完成的环节。此个队伍在下一个赛段中的某一时刻会遇到减速带，他们需要完成一个额外的任务，而这个任务其他队伍不用完成，只有在顺利完成这个任务之后才可以获得下一条线索，并加紧弥补因此损失的时间。

Pit Stop:中途站（加油站）　　

每赛段的终点，供队员们休息，最后到达中继站的队伍会被淘汰(在非淘汰赛段除外)。在某些赛段，最先到达的队伍会在比赛结束后拿到额外奖品,各队在到达12小时后从中途站出发进行下一赛段的比赛。

　　在每个终点，队员们主要是吃饭和睡觉，但是在他们到达不久后就会被要求采访，请他们谈一些在刚刚完成的赛段中的经历。这些采访最后会加入到编辑好的插话以更好的表现队员们在比赛中的心情与感受。

　　一般情况下，各队在到达12小时后或36小时后从中继站出发，不过也有例外。
　　第1季中, 在撒哈拉由于沙尘暴滞留60小时；
　　第7季中, 在博茨瓦纳滞留14小时；
　　第8季中, 在哥斯达黎加滞留20小时； 在兰开斯特滞留超过12小时, 但具体时间不祥；
　　第9季中, 在阿曼滞留24小时；
　　第10季中,在印度金奈滞留22小时；在摩洛哥滞留15小时。

　　中继站免费提供给选手食物。最后到达中继站的队伍会被淘汰，在非淘汰赛段除外。在某些赛段，最先到达的队伍会在比赛结束后拿到额外奖品，例如免费旅游，数码相机等等。在第6季中，每段比赛都有奖品。 第7季只有部分赛段有奖品。

　　各队要完成比赛并且避免最后到达中继站。最后到达的队伍会被淘汰，如果其他队伍都已到达，而剩下的一队差很远，路线提示会告诉他们中继站的位置。(Peggy和Claire，Shola 和 Doyin, Mary合Peach，第2季)。主持人菲尔·基奥汉有时也会到该队的跟前宣布淘汰(Marshall和Lance, 第5季，Lena和Kristy, 第6季,Toni和Dallas,第13季).

非淘汰赛段

　　每季比赛都有几个非淘汰赛段，在这些赛段中最后到达中继站的队伍不会被淘汰，可以继续比赛。各队不会被告知哪些赛段非淘汰赛段。从第十季开始，非淘汰赛段的最后一队将会被待定，如果这一队不能在下一个赛段获得第一名，将会有三十分钟的延时，如果延时中有其他队伍到达导致其成为最后一名，该队也将被淘汰。在第1季到第4季中，淘汰赛指示中继站的路线信息会写上:"最后到达的队伍会被淘汰"，非淘汰赛段则没有这些字，从第5季开始，这行字改成了"最后到达的队伍可能会被淘汰" ，第一赛段除外。

　　第5季对最后到达的队伍有惩罚，该队要上交所有钱财，并且以后赛程没有钱财供应。队员可以借钱或者乞讨。

　　第7季的惩罚更为严格，队员必须上交除了衣物和护照以外的所有物品。
“未完待续”赛段　　第6季出现了第一个2倍长赛段，之后的每一季节目中也都会出现双重赛段。这个赛段有两个绕道和路障。主持人 菲尔·基奥汉在类似中继站的中点站告诉他们下一个目的地。

　　第6季第一次引入了双倍长度的赛段,于是前半赛段会以一条“未完待续”的信息作为赛段结束标志，而不是以往的终点；而后半赛段会出现第二个路障和绕道任务。在第7、8、9季的加长赛段各队会在比赛中途在往常的铺在终点的地毯上见到主持人 Phil Keoghan，他们并未如往常一样被记录下时间而是从他手中得到了下一个线索。在极速前进第10季中，这个加长赛段中主持人并未出现，取而代之的是在下一个线索中被要求“继续前进！！！”（KEEP RACING!!!）。另外，第8季的2小时的大结局同第6季的加长赛段类似。一般来说，这样的双倍长度赛段很容易辨别，因为各队得到的线索上写道：“到地毯处找Phil” （Go find Phil at the mat）而不是“前往下一个终点”。在双倍赛段的两个半部分之间没有休息时间, 一般会设计让队伍在长时间的火车或飞机旅程中吃饭、休息。

　　第6季中出现“未完待续”赛段完全出于偶然。在匈牙利的第六赛段原本是设计成两个赛段，包括一个非淘汰赛段（当时的规则是最后一名将被收走所有的现金）。不过，制作者发现在匈牙利乞讨是违法的，这样使得最后一名无法为下一个赛段乞讨钱。于是便将其改为了一个加长赛段来取代非淘汰赛段（保证队伍数量不变），并以一个录像信息作为下半赛段的第一个任务线索。

惩罚和特殊规则　

　所有队伍都必须按照规则进行比赛。如果在某项任务失败会遭到罚时，可以影响他们在一个赛段的名次。

　　1.各队必须买经济舱的机票，或者付经济舱的钱而去商务舱或头等舱。(Frank和Margarita, 第1季; Reichen 和Chip, 第4季; Ray和Deana, 第7季).

　　2.队伍不可以向认识的人求助。只可以向当地人，旅行社，航空公司等求助。 (第3季有一个例外，各队可以在结束绕道后和家人通话)

　　3.漏读指示的某些条款而犯规，罚30分钟。(有队伍因此从第1变成最后而被淘汰)

　　4.故意违背线索指示，罚24小时(Nancy和Emily, 第1季).

　　5.不按绕道指示行动，罚至少30分钟(Andre和Damon，第3季，因为犯规非法赚取48分钟，被罚78分钟).

　　6.从线索箱里面拿出超过1份路线信息，罚30分钟(Freddy和Kendra，第6季).

　　7/任何延误他队的行为，例如偷别队的车 (Don和Mary Jean，第6季).

　　8.放弃路障，在下一个队伍到达时开始罚4小时。(Hayden和Aaron, 第6季; Rob 和Amber, Ray和Deana, Meredith 和Gretchen, 第7季).

　　9.没有完成任务直接去中继站会被提示任务未完成。

　　10.非自己责任导致的交通工具抛锚不会罚时。

　　11.队伍可以在任何时间被检查物品和钱财。
　　

最终赛段

　　三支队伍会进入最终赛段。第一部分是要去一个较难到达的目的地。第二部分是让队员去向位于美国某个大城市的终点。三支队伍要按照提示去向终点，主持人菲尔·基欧汉和其他被淘汰的队伍会在那里等待他们到来。第一个到达终点的队伍会拿到1百万美元的奖金，其他队伍会根据名次拿到一定奖金。有时候。第三名落后太远，当前两名到达后，他们会直接在信息提示站收到比赛结束的消息(Joe and Bill，第1季; David and Jeff，第4季)。

To an Isle in the Water
去那水中一小岛

Shy one, shy one,

Shy one of my heart,

She moves in the firelightPensively apart.

She carries in the dishes,

And lays them in a row.

To an isle in the waterWith her would I go.

She carries in the candles,

And lights the curtained room,

Shy in the doorwayAnd shy in the gloom;

And shy as a rabbit,Helpful and shy.

To an isle in the waterWith her would I fly.

羞答答，羞答答，我羞答答的心上人，炉火映照她忙碌，心事重重不肯走近。
她端进碗碟一摞摞，一排排儿摆放好。我愿带上她一起走去那水中一小岛。
她拿进蜡烛一枝枝，照亮遮严的屋子，羞答答站在屋门口，羞答答在暗影里；
羞答答象个小兔子，羞答答的人儿好。我愿带上她一起逃却那水中一小岛。

Love is more thicker than forget

Love is more thicker than forget　
爱情更值得珍惜　

More thinner than recall

More seldom than a wave is wet　

　　

More frequent than to fail　

It is most mad and moonly　

And less it shall unbe

Than all the sea which only　

Is deeper than the sea　

Love is less always than to win　

Less never than alive　

Less bigger than the least begin　

Less littler than forgive

It is most sane and sunly

And more it cannot die

Than all the sky which only

Is higher than the sky　　

爱情比忘却厚;爱情比忘却厚;比回忆薄;比潮湿的波浪少;比失败多;它最痴癫最疯狂;但比起所有

　

比海洋更深的海洋;它更为长久;爱情总比胜利少见;却比活着多些;不大于无法开始;不小于谅解　　

他最明朗最清晰;而比起所有;比天空更高的天空;他更为不朽;

When Love Beckons You 爱的召唤

When love beckons to you, follow him, though his ways are hard and steep. And when his wings enfold you, yield to him, though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you. And when he speaks to you, believe in him, though his voice may shatter your dreams as the north wind lays waste the garden.

For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you. Even as he is for your growth so is he for your pruning. Even as he ascends to your height and caresses your tenderest branches that quiver in the sun, so shall he descend to our roots and shake them in their clinging to the earth.

But if, in your fear, you would seek only love’s peace and love’s pleasure, then it is better for you that you cover your nakedness and pass out of love’s threshing-floor, into the seasonless world where you shall laugh, but not all of your laughter, and weep, but not all of your tears. Love gives naught but it self and takes naught but from itself. Love possesses not, nor would it be possessed, for love is sufficient unto love.

Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself. But if you love and must have desires, let these be your desires:

To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night.

To know the pain of too much tenderness.

To be wounded by your own understanding of love;

And to bleed willingly and joyfully.

To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving;

To rest at the noon hour and meditate love’s ecstasy;

To return home at eventide with gratitude;

And then to sleep with a payer for the beloved in your heart and a song of praise upon your lips.

Love and Time 爱与时间

从前，一个小岛上驻扎着林林总总各种感情，有幸福、悲伤、知识等等，还有爱。有一天，感情们接到通知说，小岛马上就要下沉，于是纷纷造船逃离。惟有爱无动于衷。

Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others, including Love. One day it was announced to the feelings that the island would sink, so all constructed boats and left. Except for Love.

Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to hold out until the last possible moment.
When the island had almost sunk, Love decided to ask for help.

Richness was passing by Love in a grand boat. Love said,

"Richness, can you take me with you?"

Richness answered, "No, I can't. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you."

Love decided to ask Vanity who was also passing by in a beautiful vessel. "Vanity, please help me!"

"I can't help you, Love. You are all wet and might damage my boat," Vanity answered.

Sadness was close by so Love asked, "Sadness, let me go with you."

"Oh . . . Love, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!"

Happiness passed by Love, too, but she was so happy that she did not even hear when Love called her.

Suddenly, there was a voice, "Come, Love, I will take you." It was an elder. So blessed and overjoyed, Love even forgot to ask the elder where they were going. When they arrived at dry land, the elder went her own way. Realizing how much was owed the elder, Love asked Knowledge, another elder, "Who Helped me?"

"It was Time," Knowledge answered.

"Time?" asked Love. "But why did Time help me?"

Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered, "Because only Time is capable of understanding how valuable Love is."

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芭比娃娃“五十知天命”Barbie feels her age at 50

20世纪最广为人知及最畅销的玩偶芭比娃娃今年50岁了。1959年3月9日举办的美国国际玩具展览会上，露丝•汉德勒携芭比首次亮相，这个介于小女孩和成年女子之间的美国少女顿时成为全世界男女老少的心爱之物。芭比娃娃畅销世界上150个国家，总销售量超过10亿个。50年来，芭比娃娃已经尝试过100多种不同职业的造型，从职业女性到总统候选人，造型百变，创意不断。不过，七年前贝兹娃娃的出现使芭比娃娃的销量开始受到挑战，50岁却魅力依旧的芭比开始想办法回击了。

没有情人的情人节

2.14又到了，每一年的情人节都一样，一个人默默的看着别人幸福过着开心的节日，看见满大街的女人很多都拿着玫瑰花，还一脸幸福的笑意，想来情人节为何成为很多女人重视的节日，自然是因为在这一天男人们会慷慨解囊，为女人买上一束玫瑰，没有一束也来一枝吧，要不女友或妻子就不高兴了。

说起情人节，总是会想起以前每次的情人节都是听着街边放着熟悉的＜没有情人的情人节＞的歌曲自己小声跟唱．又是一年的情人节了．心里难免有些忧伤．爱在心口难开。

女人在这节日是要攀比的，比谁收的玫瑰多，或是谁的爱人大方，请吃了情人节套餐了，或是收到的戒指了是金还是钻石，明天就美美的在同事同学面前炫耀一翻，那的得意的样子好比男人炫耀泡了一个美女的心态，你要是没有收到花也没有情人套餐你就给你寄予无限的同情，其实是可怜你没有人爱呢，没有情人的情人节并不可怕,可怕是自己的心态.祝所有的朋友都有一个开心快乐的情人节.

爱的甜言蜜语

Happy Valentine's Day ?@^o^@

Love keeps the cold out better than a cloak.

爱比大衣更能驱走寒冷。

Take away love, and our earth is a tomb.

没有了爱，地球便成了坟墓。

My heart is with you.

我的爱与你同在。

I miss you so much already and I haven't even left yet!

尽管还不曾离开，我已对你朝思暮想！

I'll think of you every step of the way.

我会想你，在漫漫长路的每一步。

Wherever you go, whatever you do, I will be right here waiting for you.

无论你身在何处，无论你为何忙碌，我都会在此守候。

Passionate love is a quenchless thirst.

热烈的爱情是不可抑制的渴望。

The most precious possession that ever comes to a man in this world is
a woman's heart.

在这个世界上，男人最珍贵的财产就是一个女人的心。

One word frees us of all the weight and pain in life.That word is love.

有一个词可以让我们摆脱生活中所有的负担和痛苦，那就是"爱情"。

Every day without you is like a book without pages.

没有你的日子就像一本没有书页的书。

Love is hard to get into, but harder to get out of.

爱很难投入，但一旦投入，便更难走出。

Love is a light that never dims.

爱是一盏永不昏暗的明灯。

She who has never loved, has never lived.

人活着总要爱一回。

Life is the flower for which love is the honey.

生命如花，爱情是蜜。

No words are necessary between two loving hearts.

两颗相爱的心之间不需要言语。

Precious things are very few in this world. That is the reason there is just one you.

在这世上珍贵的东西总是罕有，所以这世上只有一个你。

You make my heart smile.

我的心因你而笑。

菲尔普斯承认吸食大麻 向公众致歉

Phelps admits 'bad behavior' after cannabis pic

News of the World, a British newspaper publishes a photo which shows Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps is inhaling from a glass pipe which is generally used to smoke the drug.

Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps admitted Sunday that he had engaged in "regrettable" behavior and "demonstrated bad judgment" after a photo was published that appeared to show him smoking cannabis.

A British newspaper, the News of the World, published the photo allegedly showing the multiple Olympic gold medal-winner inhaling from a glass pipe which is generally used to smoke the drug.

"I engaged in behavior which was regrettable and demonstrated bad judgment," Phelps said in a statement.

"I'm 23 years old, and despite the successes I have had in the pool, I acted in a youthful and inappropriate way, not in a manner that people have come to expect from me.

"For this, I am sorry. I promise my fans and the public -- it will not happen again."

The newspaper said the picture was taken on November 6, almost three months after Phelps won an historic eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics, when he went to a party at the University of South Carolina.

USA Swimming, the national governing body for the sport, said it was disappointed by Phelps' admission.

"We are certainly disappointed in Michael's behavior. Our Olympic champions are role models who are looked up to by people of all ages, especially young athletes who have their own aspirations and dreams," USA Swimming said in a statement.

"That said, we realize that none among us is perfect. We hope that Michael can learn from this incident and move forward in a positive way."

The US Olympic Committee also expressed disappointment in the swimmer, who on January 22 was named the USOC's Sportsman of the Year for making Olympic history in Beijing by collecting the most golds won by any athlete at a single Games, giving him a career total of 14 golds.

"We are disappointed in the behavior recently exhibited by Michael Phelps.

"Michael is a role model, and he is well aware of the responsibilities and accountability that come with setting a positive example for others, particularly young people. In this instance, regrettably, he failed to fulfill those responsibilities," the USOC said.

The photograph shows Phelps, wearing a white t-shirt and a baseball cap back to front, holding the pipe -- known as a bong -- to his lips and apparently inhaling.

The tabloid quoted a partygoer as saying: "You could tell Michael had smoked before. He grabbed the bong and a lighter and knew exactly what to do."(Agencies)

菲尔普斯承认吸食大麻 向公众致歉

近日，奥运游泳冠军迈克尔·菲尔普斯的一张貌似正吸食大麻的照片被曝光。上周日，菲尔普斯就此事致歉，坦称自己的行为“令人遗憾”，并称此事“反映出自己的判断力较差”。

这张照片由英国《世界新闻报》刊登，照片上，这位奥运夺金王正用一个玻璃烟管吸烟，而这种烟管通常被用来吸食大麻。

菲尔普斯在一份声明中称：“我做出了令人遗憾的不明智之举.”

“今年我23岁，尽管我在泳池里取得了成功，可我的行为却很幼稚、不恰当，让大家失望了。”

“对此我深感抱歉，在此我向所有的支持者和公众作出承诺，这种事情再也不会发生了。”

该报称，这张照片拍摄于去年11月6日，大约在北京奥运会的三个月后，当时菲尔普斯在南卡罗来纳大学参加一个派对。在北京奥运会上，菲尔普斯包揽八金，取得历史性战绩。

全美游泳管理中心美国游泳协会表示对菲尔普斯的行为深感失望。

美国游协在一份声明中称：“毫无疑问，我们对菲尔普斯的行为深感失望。我们的奥运冠军是众人尊敬的榜样，对于那些有志向和梦想的年轻运动员尤为重要。”

“这让我们认识到我们并不完美。我们希望迈克尔能从此事中汲取教训，并以积极的方式取得进步。”

美国奥委会也表达了对这位游泳冠军的失望之情。今年1月22日，菲尔普斯凭借在北京奥运会上取得的骄人战绩当选美国奥委会“年度最佳运动员”。在北京奥运会上，菲尔普斯成为奥运会历史上单届获得金牌总数最多的运动员，这使他的奥运金牌总数达到14枚。

“我们对迈克尔?菲尔普斯最近的所作所为感到失望。”

美国奥委会称：“菲尔普斯是一个楷模人物，他很清楚自己应为其他人，尤其是年轻人，作出积极表率的责任和义务。但很遗憾在这件事中他没有履行好这种责任。”

照片中，菲尔普斯身穿白色T恤，反戴棒球帽，手持烟管（水烟枪）罩在嘴上，看上去像在吸着什么。

该报援引一位社交常客的话说：“可以看出他以前也吸过。他手拿水烟枪和打火机，看起来很在行。

Happy Niu Year 牛年快乐

2008 is now finally in the past as millions of Chinese people around the world welcomed the Chinese New Year on Monday 26 January.

As we waved goodbye to the Year of the Rat, the Year of the Ox was greeted in traditional style with firecrackers, parties and feasts.

As the Chinese word for Ox is pronounced 'Niu' which sounds similar to 'new' in English, but has the meaning of being 'bullish', this pun is interpreted as an auspicious start to the year.

According to Chinese astrology, people born in the Year of the Ox are patient, hardworking and can inspire confidence in others. However, they can be fierce and remarkably stubborn at times.
Traditionally in London, the Chinese New Year celebration is held on the first Sunday after New Year's Day. This year, the mayor of London has promised spectators a rich mixture of live performances, a colourful parade and culinary delights at the famous landmark Trafalgar Square.

Further up in Derry, in Northern Ireland, the celebration arrived early. Locals were treated to calligraphy demonstrations, authentic Chinese tea tasting and a Chinese banquet. The mayor of Derry, Gerard Diver, thought the events were extremely important, not just for the Chinese community, but to everyone in Derry.

“We live on an island, and I sometimes think that we're perhaps not as exposed to different cultures or to different ways of doing things as we should be. This is a valuable opportunity to gain an insight into Chinese culture and traditions, and it's also an important sign of progress,” said Mr Diver.

The global financial crisis has, however, affected celebrations elsewhere in the country. Coventry Community Chinese Association was forced to cancel its plans for the New Year due to lack of funding. Similarly in the south west part of the country, decisions were made to scale down the celebration after a number of sponsors were forced to cut back on financial support.

Despite the setbacks, people are determined to welcome the Niu Year in style and hope the Year of the Ox will bring prosperity through fortitude and hard work.

今天是我生日

January 22,Happy Birthday to myself. It is my 24th birthday。

今天是我的生日，又一个简简单单的生日，

已经习惯了 ，日子过的快得不可思议。

这一年的时间对我来说经历了很多事情。

春节的由来

The Origin of Chinese New Year

春节一般指除夕和正月初一。但在民间，传统意义上的春节是指从腊月初八的腊祭或腊月二十三或二十四的祭灶，一直到正月十五，其中以除夕和正月初一为高潮。在春节期间，我国的汉族和很多少数民族都要举行各种活动以示庆祝。这些活动均以祭祀神佛、祭奠祖先、除旧布新、迎禧接福、祈求丰年为主要内容。活动丰富多彩，带有浓郁的民族特色。

The Chinese New Year is now popularly known as the Spring Festival because it starts from the Begining of Spring （the first of the twenty-four terms in coodination with the changes of Nature）。 Its origin is too old to be traced. Several explanations are hanging around. All agree， however， that the word Nian， which in modern Chinese solely means year， was originally the name of a monster beast that started to prey on people the night before the beginning of a new year.

One legend goes that the beast Nian had a very big mouth that would swallow a great many people with one bite. People were very scared. One day， an old man came to their rescue， offering to subdue Nian. To Nian he said， I hear say that you are very capable， but can you swallow the other beasts of prey on earth instead of people who are by no means of your worthy opponents？ So， it did swallow many of the beasts of prey on earth that also harrassed people and their domestic animals from time to time.

After that， the old man disappeared riding the beast Nian. He turned out to be an immortal god. Now that Nian is gone and other beasts of prey are also scared into forests， people begin to enjoy their peaceful life. Before the old man left， he had told people to put up red paper decorations on their windows and doors at each year's end to scare away Nian in case it sneaked back again， because red is the color the beast feared the most.

From then on， the tradition of observing the conquest of Nian is carried on from generation to generation. The term Guo Nian， which may mean Survive the Nian becomes today Celebrate the （New） Year as the word guo in Chinese having both the meaning of pass-over and observe. The custom of putting up red paper and firing fire-crackers to scare away Nian should it have a chance to run loose is still around. However， people today have long forgotten why they are doing all this， except that they feel the color and the sound add to the excitement of the celebration.

Laba Festival 腊八节

腊月初八，我国人民有吃腊八粥习俗。据说腊八粥传自印度，和佛教始祖释迦牟尼有关。释迦牟尼本是古印度北部迦毗罗卫国（今尼泊尔境内）净饭王的儿子，他见众生受生老病死等痛苦折磨，又不满当时婆罗门的神权统治，舍弃王位，出家修道。初无收获，后经六年苦行，于腊月八日在菩提树下悟道成佛。在这六年苦行中，每日仅食一麻一米。后人不忘他所受的苦难，于每年腊月初八吃粥以做纪念。“腊八”就成了“佛祖成道纪念日”。腊八粥在古时是用红小豆、糯米煮成，现在在中国各地腊八粥的花样，争奇竞巧，品种繁多。

Laba is celebrated on the eighth day of the last lunar month, referring to the traditional start of celebrations for the Chinese New Year. "La" in Chinese means the 12th lunar month and "ba" means eight. Legends about the origin of this festivity abound. One holds that over 3,000 years ago sacrificial rites called "La "(腊) were held in the twelfth lunar month when people offered their preys to the gods of heaven and earth. The Chinese characters for prey (猎物) and the twelfth month (腊) were interchangeable then, and ever since "La" has been used to refer to both. Since the festival was held on the eighth day of the Last month, people later appended the number eight ("ba" in Chinese), giving us the current Laba . The majority Han Chinese have long followed the tradition of eating Laba rice porridge on the Laba Festival. The date usually falls in mid-January.

Laba rice porridge（粥） was first introduced to China in the Song Dynasty about 900 years ago. Buddhism was well accepted in the areas inhabited by the Han Chinese, who believed that Sakyamuni（释迦牟尼）, the first Buddha and founder of the religion, attained enlightenment on the eighth day of the twelfth month. Sutras（佛经） were chanted in the temples and rice porridge with beans, nuts and dried fruit was prepared for the Buddha. With the passing of time the custom extended, especially in rural areas where peasants would pray for a plentiful harvest in this way. There is, however, another touching story: When Sakyamuni was on his way into the high mountains in his quest（寻求） for understanding and enlightenment, he grew tired and hungry. Exhausted from days of walking, he fainted away by a river in India. A shepherdess found him there and fed him her lunch -- porridge made with beans and rice. Sakyamuni was thus able to continue his journey. After six years of strict discipline, he finally realized his dream of full enlightenment on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. Ever since, monks have prepared rice porridge on the eve and held a ceremony the following day, during which they chant sutras and offer porridge to Buddha. Thus, the tradition of eating Laba porridge was based in religion, though with the passing of time the food itself became a popular winter dish especially in cold northern China. According to written records, large Buddhist temples would offer Laba rice porridge to the poor to show their faith to Buddha. In the Ming Dynasty about 500 years ago, it became such a holy food that emperors would offer it to their officials during festivals. As it gained favor in the feudal （封建的）upper class, it also quickly became popular throughout the country.

Laba rice porridge contains glutinous rice （糯米）, red beans, millet, Chinese sorghum, peas, dried lotus seeds, red beans and some other ingredients, such as dried dates, chestnut meat, walnut meat, almond, peanut, etc. Actually eight ingredients（配料、成分） are used, cooked with sugar to make the porridge tasty. Northerners prefer to use glutinous rice, red beans, dates, lotus seeds, dried pulp（果肉）, walnuts （胡桃）, pine nuts and other dried fruits in their porridge; southerners like a salty porridge prepared with rice, soybeans（大豆）, peanuts, broad beans, taro, water chestnuts, walnuts, vegetables and diced meat. In the north, it is a dessert with sugar added; in the south, salt is put in. Some people like to add cinnamon and other condiments to add flavor. Controlling the heat is of great importance in making Laba porridge. At the start, the flame must be high, but the fire is then turned down to let the porridge simmer until it begins to emit a very delicious smell. The process is time-consuming but not complicated. Laba porridge is not only easy to prepare, but also a nutritious winter food because it contains amino acids, protein, vitamins and other nutrition people need. Cooked nuts and dried fruit are good for soothing nerves, nourishing one's heart and vitality, and strengthening the spleen. Perhaps that is why it is also called babao (Eight Treasure) porridge.