Suzanne’s
Summary2:
Eleven British jurors went all the way to Paris to investigate the doubt point of Diana's death. Both French and British authorities agree that chauffeur Henri Paul was drunk and speeding , it was not a planned accident. The jurors traced every place Diana had stayed in Ritz and went the itinerary they drove that day again. What makes the jurors more suspicious is that why the driver didn’t took the shorter route but chose to drive into that dark tunnel. I t is also doubted whether it was true about the information we heard, was it a conspire of French and Britain?
1. itinerary→route
2. took→take
3. conspiracy
Summary1
What’s the problem if you watch your diet so carefully and eat healthily but feel so unhealthy.
Wendy Moro and her doctor find out the problems were came from the healthiest dish we think, the fish. Mercury enters the ocean and turns into methylmercury, which can be harmful to unborn baby or little infants .It passes from small fish to huge ones through food chain. The symptom might be hair loss, muscle fatigue, birth defects, feel sick and so on.
1.?
2.coming
Cindy's
-Summary-1
According to this article, we know that the inventor tried to create a machine which can load one people to fly. It looks like a mini helicopter with two fans and 120 horsepower engines. It is said that this machine would be sold next year on the market with about a million dollars; however, it is still an unknown. Though NASA has signed on with the inventor to develop the machine, the innovation’s first usage would be on military.
1. please add ,
-Summary-2
According to the news, the stress and anxiety of hostile and angry relationships can boost the risk of developing heart disease, and heart condition is obviously affected by the negative intimate relationships.If you have many positive relationships, it means “healthier life”, which can cut down the probability of heart disease. Therefore, the people you get along with are also factors of affecting your health situation; the good people are good to your health, and the passive people are negative to your health.
Wendy's
Summary1
China has built a mammoth reservoir, the Three Gorges Dam, in order to solve electrical shortage. Although it has offered electricity to the masses, it has still brought many ecological disasters. And many locals were forced to move to another place. The China’s official knows that they couldn't achieve the economic prosperity at the cost of environment. Therefore, now the government will heighten their guard to it, and work up an effective way to these questions.
1.at→by
2.work up→provide
3.way→method
4.questions→problems
Summary2
Three decades ago, people who owned college degree had better development and more opportunities than others. This phenomenon becomes more apparent than before. However, not all people have these kinds of background and resource to support themselves for advanced education. Due to these reasons, many experts consider some measures for solving the problems. They advocate college making tuition free and boosting applications. And further, they hope to give students a chance to earn college credits in high school.
1.apparent→obvious
2007年12月23日 星期日
2007年12月5日 星期三
group discussion
Sorry
We submited this homework on BB before,
so submited here late.
Wendy 說:
Our topic is...
Vivi 說:
Night-shift work linked to cancer
Cindy 說:
Yep.
S'uzanne 說:
Yeah, that's a really new research.
Vivi 說:
We just knew that burning the nigh oil hurts our liver.
S'uzanne 說:
Let's start from the first paragraph
Cindy 說:
Ok.
Cindy 說:
and it also causes other problems, such as the breast cancer.
Wendy 說:
But it's easy for university students to do that.
Vivi 說:
We often sleep late to do meaningless things.
Wendy 說:
Yes. That' s what I mean.
Vivi 說:
For example, chating online with friends.
S'uzanne 說:
And watch movies at night
Cindy 說:
As time goes by, our health situations may get worse.
Vivi 說:
Yes, but the workers do not have choices.
S'uzanne 說:
They have to support their families by working.
Wendy 說:
What is the reason to make a person to find a night-shift job?
S'uzanne 說:
Maybe they have to do another job at day.
S'uzanne 說:
Most people who work at night is people with low social status.
Wendy 說:
Oh, but it gets them higher opportunities to get cancer.
Cindy 說:
Right. And the WHO will add overnight shift work as a probable reason of cancer.
Vivi 說:
But those experts do not think Night-shift work is the only reason for cancer, right?
S'uzanne 說:
I think you are right.However, scientists suspect that overnight work is dangerous because it disrupts the circadian rhythm, the body's biological clock.
Vivi 說:
Yeah, the constant work and rest is important.
Cindy 說:
Yes. The body produces hormone melatonin at night , which can suppress tumor development. So rest is improtant.
Wendy 說:
I think it is also vital to take a body examination.
Wendy 說:
If we have the cancer tumor in our body, we can take the therapy ealier.
Cindy 說:
But people have little time to go to the hospital and have a check.
Cindy 說:
You know, they just think that they have lots of work to do.
Vivi 說:
Yes, the basic measure we should take is going to bed early.
S'uzanne 說:
We should try to reach this goal as well.
S'uzanne 說:
Because not getting enough sleep makes your immune system vulnerable to attack, and less able to fight off potentially cancerous cells.
Wendy 說:
As the matter of fact, we seldom take seriously about this thing.
Wendy 說:
University students spend too much time on chatting and going out with friends at night.
S'uzanne 說:
Researcher advises workers to sleep in a darkened room once they get off work. "The balance between light and dark is very important for your body. Just get a dark night's sleep."
Cindy 說:
That's a good idea. it's said that work in the artifical light can cut down the cancer rate.
Vivi 說:
I think that the boss of companies should care about employee's bodies.
Cindy 說:
Of course.
Wendy 說:
You mean they should let their employees take turn doing the night-shift work
S'uzanne 說:
That might be a good idea to be carried out.
Vivi 說:
No, the article said "If you worked at night and stayed on it, that would be less disruptive than constantly changing shifts."
Cindy 說:
Uh, the worse situation is flipping between night and daytime shifts.
Vivi 說:
We tend to misunderstand this concept.
Wendy 說:
But how can these people, who take the night-shift work, decrease the possibilities to get cancer?
Wendy 說:
Especially liver cancer.
S'uzanne 說:
Scientist are trying to invent a kind of light that doesn't do people harm.
S'uzanne 說:
Maybe that's the way.
Vivi 說:
But the current result is not satisfied by pepole.
Vivi 說:
Due to the red light.
S'uzanne 說:
The color that seems to have the least effect on melatonin is one that few people would enjoy working under: red.
S'uzanne 說:
That the quote from the article
Wendy 說:
If i am the worker, i won't enjoy doing things under the light, either.
Wendy 說:
It makes me feeling nervous,
S'uzanne 說:
and uncomfortable.
Wendy 說:
That's right.
Cindy 說:
So we must come back to the basic way of solving the problem.
Wendy 說:
At least we should try our best to protect our body from disease.
S'uzanne 說:
We can only hope that researchers can come up with a new invention to change this situation.
Cindy 說:
That's right.
Wendy 說:
Therefore, the conclusion is..
S'uzanne 說:
We have to get on bed and turn off our light right now.
S'uzanne 說:
So, end of our discussion.
Vivi 說:
OK, good night.
S'uzanne 說:
Have a sweet dream.
S'uzanne 說:
Ladies, let's go to sleep so we won't afflict over breast cancer.
Wendy 說:
That's a pratical suggestion.
S'uzanne 說:
I totally agree.
Wendy 說:
So, good night then.
S'uzanne 說:
Bye, ladies.
Cindy 說:
Ok~good night, everyone.
We submited this homework on BB before,
so submited here late.
Wendy 說:
Our topic is...
Vivi 說:
Night-shift work linked to cancer
Cindy 說:
Yep.
S'uzanne 說:
Yeah, that's a really new research.
Vivi 說:
We just knew that burning the nigh oil hurts our liver.
S'uzanne 說:
Let's start from the first paragraph
Cindy 說:
Ok.
Cindy 說:
and it also causes other problems, such as the breast cancer.
Wendy 說:
But it's easy for university students to do that.
Vivi 說:
We often sleep late to do meaningless things.
Wendy 說:
Yes. That' s what I mean.
Vivi 說:
For example, chating online with friends.
S'uzanne 說:
And watch movies at night
Cindy 說:
As time goes by, our health situations may get worse.
Vivi 說:
Yes, but the workers do not have choices.
S'uzanne 說:
They have to support their families by working.
Wendy 說:
What is the reason to make a person to find a night-shift job?
S'uzanne 說:
Maybe they have to do another job at day.
S'uzanne 說:
Most people who work at night is people with low social status.
Wendy 說:
Oh, but it gets them higher opportunities to get cancer.
Cindy 說:
Right. And the WHO will add overnight shift work as a probable reason of cancer.
Vivi 說:
But those experts do not think Night-shift work is the only reason for cancer, right?
S'uzanne 說:
I think you are right.However, scientists suspect that overnight work is dangerous because it disrupts the circadian rhythm, the body's biological clock.
Vivi 說:
Yeah, the constant work and rest is important.
Cindy 說:
Yes. The body produces hormone melatonin at night , which can suppress tumor development. So rest is improtant.
Wendy 說:
I think it is also vital to take a body examination.
Wendy 說:
If we have the cancer tumor in our body, we can take the therapy ealier.
Cindy 說:
But people have little time to go to the hospital and have a check.
Cindy 說:
You know, they just think that they have lots of work to do.
Vivi 說:
Yes, the basic measure we should take is going to bed early.
S'uzanne 說:
We should try to reach this goal as well.
S'uzanne 說:
Because not getting enough sleep makes your immune system vulnerable to attack, and less able to fight off potentially cancerous cells.
Wendy 說:
As the matter of fact, we seldom take seriously about this thing.
Wendy 說:
University students spend too much time on chatting and going out with friends at night.
S'uzanne 說:
Researcher advises workers to sleep in a darkened room once they get off work. "The balance between light and dark is very important for your body. Just get a dark night's sleep."
Cindy 說:
That's a good idea. it's said that work in the artifical light can cut down the cancer rate.
Vivi 說:
I think that the boss of companies should care about employee's bodies.
Cindy 說:
Of course.
Wendy 說:
You mean they should let their employees take turn doing the night-shift work
S'uzanne 說:
That might be a good idea to be carried out.
Vivi 說:
No, the article said "If you worked at night and stayed on it, that would be less disruptive than constantly changing shifts."
Cindy 說:
Uh, the worse situation is flipping between night and daytime shifts.
Vivi 說:
We tend to misunderstand this concept.
Wendy 說:
But how can these people, who take the night-shift work, decrease the possibilities to get cancer?
Wendy 說:
Especially liver cancer.
S'uzanne 說:
Scientist are trying to invent a kind of light that doesn't do people harm.
S'uzanne 說:
Maybe that's the way.
Vivi 說:
But the current result is not satisfied by pepole.
Vivi 說:
Due to the red light.
S'uzanne 說:
The color that seems to have the least effect on melatonin is one that few people would enjoy working under: red.
S'uzanne 說:
That the quote from the article
Wendy 說:
If i am the worker, i won't enjoy doing things under the light, either.
Wendy 說:
It makes me feeling nervous,
S'uzanne 說:
and uncomfortable.
Wendy 說:
That's right.
Cindy 說:
So we must come back to the basic way of solving the problem.
Wendy 說:
At least we should try our best to protect our body from disease.
S'uzanne 說:
We can only hope that researchers can come up with a new invention to change this situation.
Cindy 說:
That's right.
Wendy 說:
Therefore, the conclusion is..
S'uzanne 說:
We have to get on bed and turn off our light right now.
S'uzanne 說:
So, end of our discussion.
Vivi 說:
OK, good night.
S'uzanne 說:
Have a sweet dream.
S'uzanne 說:
Ladies, let's go to sleep so we won't afflict over breast cancer.
Wendy 說:
That's a pratical suggestion.
S'uzanne 說:
I totally agree.
Wendy 說:
So, good night then.
S'uzanne 說:
Bye, ladies.
Cindy 說:
Ok~good night, everyone.
2007年11月10日 星期六
Summary3
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/11/09/india.girl.ap/index.html
members:陳禹村suzanne 張采崴Vivi
Click me to listen to our recording (made by S'uzanne"no.20" and Vivi"no.18")
An Indian baby girl with four additional limbs by birth survived after conducting a big surgery. Doctor said that the reason of her deformity was because that girl absorbed limbs of the other fetus when in her mother’s womb. Little girl has revived and start to smile and move her tiny toes. What’s more, surgeon says that she won’t have to do any other operation anymore. Living in superstitious part of India, she was regarded as the Hindu goddess. Therefore, there’re crowds of people who want to buy that girl. So finally they are able to live a life of ease.
members:陳禹村suzanne 張采崴Vivi
Click me to listen to our recording (made by S'uzanne"no.20" and Vivi"no.18")
An Indian baby girl with four additional limbs by birth survived after conducting a big surgery. Doctor said that the reason of her deformity was because that girl absorbed limbs of the other fetus when in her mother’s womb. Little girl has revived and start to smile and move her tiny toes. What’s more, surgeon says that she won’t have to do any other operation anymore. Living in superstitious part of India, she was regarded as the Hindu goddess. Therefore, there’re crowds of people who want to buy that girl. So finally they are able to live a life of ease.
2007年10月9日 星期二
Pill helps alcoholics taper off drinking
http://health.yahoo.com/news/ap/alcoholism_pill.html
Summary
This news talks about a new pill, Topamax which might help alcoholics to reduce their desire of liquor. However, promoting the medicine would face some difficulties. For example, it would cause some aftereffects and we would not know something will happen after stopping taking it. In addition, the researchers did an experiment to observe the result,
and one man had succeeded to quit alcohol. But Topamax still has a few defects that other experts do not agree on.
Words
taper off: to become gradually smaller or less frequent
migraine: severe continuous pain in the head, often with vomiting and difficulty in seeing
detox: medical treatment in a special hospital to stop someone drinking too much alcohol or taking harmful drugs:
rehab: the process of helping someone to stop taking drugs or alcohol
dizziness: feeling as if everything is spinning round and being unable to balance and about to fall down
manuscript: the original copy of a book or article before it is printed
placebo: a substance given to someone who is told that it is a particular medicine, either to make them feel as if they are getting better or to compare the effect of the particular medicine when given to others:
relapse: to become ill or start behaving badly again, after making an improvement
sober: not drunk or affected by alcohol
stigma: when people disapprove of something, especially when this is unfair
patent: the official legal right to make or sell an invention for a particular number of years
Question and Answers
1. Q:How much money of Topamax?
A: The drug costs at least $350 a month, plus the price of doctor's visits.
2. Q:What might happen if you take the drug, Topamax?
A :Trouble concentrating, tingling ,itching, drowsiness and dizziness.
3. Q: What symptom did Tom Wolfe have when he took the medicine first?
A: He felt a little lightheaded but recovered when he got used to Topamax.
4. Q: What obstacles does Topamax have?
A: Its maker’s paten will become overdue next year, so they have no extra money to advertise it.
5. Q: Does the Ortho-McNeil cultivate some new use of Topamax?
A: NO, but it keeps supporting other studies.
Summary
This news talks about a new pill, Topamax which might help alcoholics to reduce their desire of liquor. However, promoting the medicine would face some difficulties. For example, it would cause some aftereffects and we would not know something will happen after stopping taking it. In addition, the researchers did an experiment to observe the result,
and one man had succeeded to quit alcohol. But Topamax still has a few defects that other experts do not agree on.
Words
taper off: to become gradually smaller or less frequent
migraine: severe continuous pain in the head, often with vomiting and difficulty in seeing
detox: medical treatment in a special hospital to stop someone drinking too much alcohol or taking harmful drugs:
rehab: the process of helping someone to stop taking drugs or alcohol
dizziness: feeling as if everything is spinning round and being unable to balance and about to fall down
manuscript: the original copy of a book or article before it is printed
placebo: a substance given to someone who is told that it is a particular medicine, either to make them feel as if they are getting better or to compare the effect of the particular medicine when given to others:
relapse: to become ill or start behaving badly again, after making an improvement
sober: not drunk or affected by alcohol
stigma: when people disapprove of something, especially when this is unfair
patent: the official legal right to make or sell an invention for a particular number of years
Question and Answers
1. Q:How much money of Topamax?
A: The drug costs at least $350 a month, plus the price of doctor's visits.
2. Q:What might happen if you take the drug, Topamax?
A :Trouble concentrating, tingling ,itching, drowsiness and dizziness.
3. Q: What symptom did Tom Wolfe have when he took the medicine first?
A: He felt a little lightheaded but recovered when he got used to Topamax.
4. Q: What obstacles does Topamax have?
A: Its maker’s paten will become overdue next year, so they have no extra money to advertise it.
5. Q: Does the Ortho-McNeil cultivate some new use of Topamax?
A: NO, but it keeps supporting other studies.
2007年9月28日 星期五
Computers and Girls
Computers and Girls
Summary:
This article shows that girls are not so active in technology as boys, because of the unlike personalities. For example , boys may do things directly; oppositely, girls usually think twice. In addition, boys like to play computer games to imagine that they become other roles, but girls don’t like. And these phenomena would lead to the new gender gap. However, the interval would be narrowed when girls' and boys' abilities get the same level someday.
Reflection:
For me, I am a typical girl. I just use computer to send e-mail, chat with my friends, do my homework, and so on. Thus, the other functions in computer are strange to me. Besides, it is a troublesome thing when I need to ask someone else to help me fix my computer, so I want to change me to be skilled in it. After all, I can't rely on others forever.
Summary:
This article shows that girls are not so active in technology as boys, because of the unlike personalities. For example , boys may do things directly; oppositely, girls usually think twice. In addition, boys like to play computer games to imagine that they become other roles, but girls don’t like. And these phenomena would lead to the new gender gap. However, the interval would be narrowed when girls' and boys' abilities get the same level someday.
Reflection:
For me, I am a typical girl. I just use computer to send e-mail, chat with my friends, do my homework, and so on. Thus, the other functions in computer are strange to me. Besides, it is a troublesome thing when I need to ask someone else to help me fix my computer, so I want to change me to be skilled in it. After all, I can't rely on others forever.
Just like the passage tells to us, girls and boys always act in dissimilar ways. Both they have advantage and weakness. Nevertheless, I think girls should brace up to try something different. Learning is necessary in this modern society, because more abilities we own, more opportunities we can catch. The traditional Chinese thought about female is not apply to now.
http://literacynet.org/cnnsf/computergirls/home.html
2007年9月13日 星期四
Self Introduction
Hello everyone, I'm Vivi. I come from Dashi Taoyuan and graduated from Wu-ling senior High school. Now, I am a freshman of National Central University. Although I have an older sister who graduated from this school in this June , I will explore my new life by myself.
I am interested in listening to music and watching movies. Therefore, I was so happy when I knew not only there are alot of movies will be displayed in the 107 theater and the liberary, but also the tickets are cheap even free.
In addition to developing my hobbies, I have to learn a lot of new things there. My new courses are big challenges to me . For example , I should learn how to swim in PE class. So , if there are some classmates who can swim , please teach me , thank you. A various of English classes also scare me , but I believe my Englisg skills will advance as long as I do my best！
I am interested in listening to music and watching movies. Therefore, I was so happy when I knew not only there are alot of movies will be displayed in the 107 theater and the liberary, but also the tickets are cheap even free.
In addition to developing my hobbies, I have to learn a lot of new things there. My new courses are big challenges to me . For example , I should learn how to swim in PE class. So , if there are some classmates who can swim , please teach me , thank you. A various of English classes also scare me , but I believe my Englisg skills will advance as long as I do my best！
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