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1、-AStrangePresentOneday,whenIwas14,myunclesentmeapinkT-shirtfromST.Louis,Missouriasmybirthdaypresent.OnabeautifulSundaymorning,IworethispinkT-shirtandwalkedgentlytothemarket.Ontheway,someboyswhistledatme.Ibecameverynervous,soIwalkedfasterandmoreproperlywithmoredecorum,butmo
2、reandmoreboyswhistledatmelater.Therefore,Icouldn’thelpbutbecomemoreagitated.Suddenly,Iturnedbackandruntomyhome.Iaskedmymother,“Whydidtheboyswhistledatme?”MymotherlookedatmyT-shirtwithasmileandsaidnothing.ThenIturnedtomyfather.“Whydidtheboyswhistleatme?”Myfatherlookedatmybe
3、autifulnewT-shirtandthenlaughinglyasked,“Areyoulonely?”Suddenly,Irealizedwhytheboyswerewhistlingatme.ThemessageonmypinkT-shirtwas“Iamlonely”. --[注释]：whistle:asmallwindinstrumentformakingwhistlingsoundsbymeansofthebreath口哨 properly:characterizedbyappropriatenessorsuitabilit
4、y;fitting恰当的 decorum:theconventionsofpolitebehavior礼貌 agitated:激动的，表现不安的 VacationsinSpaceWantarideinaspaceship?Itwillcostyouabout20millionUSdollars.Atleastthat’swhatDennisTitorecentlypaidforatriptotheInternationalSpaceStation.Whatifyouaren’trich,butstillwantto--travelinspa
5、ce?Don’tworry.ResearchsupportedbyNASAmightmakeyourdreamcometrue.Scientistsarerefiningaprocessthat,ifsuccessful,willenablerocketstotakeofffromthebackofanairplane.Ifpeopledoenduptakingvacationsinspace,don’tworryaboutfindingsomewheretostay.BusinessmenlikeBritishRichardBranson
6、arealreadythinkingaboutbuildinghotelsoutthere. [注释]：NASA:NationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(美国)国家航空航天局；美国航天及太空总署 endup:结束；告终 --KeepingPleasantInthesegrimtimes,weigheddownwithtensionandpressurefromtherealitiesoflife,manypeoplehavelosttheirsenseofhumor.Theytendtokeepa
7、straightfacealldaylongandfailtokeeplifeinperspective.Theyforgethowtosmileandfinallybecomephysicalandmentalwrecks.Theyregardlifeasaburden,andtendtolookonthedarksideofthings. Wellgoesasaying,“Laugh,andgrowfat.”Laughterreleasestension,andsmilinghelpscreateapleasantsocialatmos
8、phere.And,thus,inaway,--asenseofhumorisanelixirthathelpscurementaldiseases.Somepatientsev
