Tips of losing weight:  Weight loss is a hard topic. Lots of people aren’t satisfied with their present weight, but most people aren’t sure how to change it. You may want to look like the models or actors in magazines or on TV, but those goals might not be healthy or realistic for you.   (1)  

So what should you do about your weight control?

  (2)   The best way to find out if you are at a healthy weight or if you need to lose or gain weight is to talk to a doctor or dietitian (营养师).   (3)   If it turns out that you can benefit from weight loss then you can follow a few of the simple suggestions listed below to get started.

  (4)   People who lose weight quickly by crash dieting or other extreme measure usually gain back all of the pounds they lost, because they haven’t permanently (永久的) changed their habits. Therefore, the best weight management ways are those that you can maintain for a lifetime.

Small changes are a lot easier to stick with than large ones. Try reducing the size of what you eat.   (5)   And then keep it for a longer time. Once you have that done, start gradually introducing healthier foods and exercise into your life.

It’s a good idea to maintain a healthy weight because it’s just that healthy.

A garden that’s just right for you

Have you ever visited a garden that seemed just right for you，where the atmosphere of the garden appeared to total more than the sum（总和） of its parts？　(1)　．But it doesn’t happen by accident．It starts with looking inside yourself and understanding who you are with respect to the natural world and how you approach the gardening process．

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Some people may think that a garden is no more than plants，flowers，patterns and masses of color．Others are concerned about using gardening methods that require less water and fewer fertilizers（肥料）．　(3)　．However，there are a number of other reasons that might explain why you want to garden．One of them comes from our earliest years．

●Recall（回忆）your childhood memories

Our model of what a garden should be often goes back to childhood．Grandma’s rose garden and Dad’s vegetable garden might be good or bad，but that’s not what’s important．　(4)　﹣how being in those gardens made us feel．If you’d like to build a powerful bond with your garden，start by taking some time to recall the gardens of your youth．　(5)　then go outside and work out a plan to translate your childhood memories into your grown﹣up garden．Have fun．

It is necessary as well as important that teenagers learn how to save money. As is known, the money you save can be for rainy days and be used to pay through your college education. If you think it is a hard task and don’t know how to do it, please do as the following.

 ___(1)__

My dad always tells me that if one doesn’t respect money, it will never respect you. Hence, it’s important that you keep a record of your daily expenses. Make it a habit to write down all that you have spent. And when you find out the total expense at the end of the month, you’ll realize what you’ve spent more money in doing _(2)___ .

Open a savings account

Opening a savings account is a better way to save money. You can set a goal: say (for example), the money is for a new notebook or for college, and then save, until you have enough money to buy a notebook or until you go to college. __(3)___ .

Don’t carry much cash

Do you have the habit of not leaving a store without buying anything? The only way to stop that is carrying less money with you. Go to the store with the minimum amount of money, which will not even help you buy a drink. __(4)_ .

Save the change

Save the change that you get back. If you have gone to a shop to buy something and get back some change, then do not spend them   (5)__  And  you’ll be surprised at the huge amount of money after days.

Follow these tips above, and thus you can save a lot of money. And surely, they’ll help you be more responsible in your life.

Money Matters

Parents should help their children understand money  (1)  So you may start talking about money when your child shows an interest in buying things, candy or toys, for example.

The basic function of money

Begin explaining the basic function of money by showing how people trade money for goods or services. It is important to show your child how money is traded for the things he wants to have. If he wants to have a toy, give him the money and let him hand the money to the cashier(收银员).  (2)  When your child grows a bit older and understands the basic function of money, you can start explaining more complex ways of using money.

Money lessons

Approach money lessons with openness and honesty  (3)  If you must say no to a child’s request to spend money, explain, “ You have enough toy trucks for now.” Or, if the request is for many different things, say, “You have to make a choice between this toy and that toy.”

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Begin at the grocery store. Pick out two similar brands of a product—a name-brand butter and a generic (无商标产品)，for example. You can show your child how to make choices between different brands of a product so that you can save money  (5)  If he chooses the cheaper brand, allow him to make another purchase with the money saved. Later, you may explain how the more expensive choice leaves less money for other purchases.

Every animal sleeps, but the reason for this has remained foggy. When lab rats are not allowed to sleep, they die within a month.   (1)  

One idea is that sleep helps us strengthen new memories.   (2)  We know that, while awake, fresh memories are recorded by reinforeing (加强)connections between brain cells, but the memory processes that take place while we sleep have been unclear.

Support is growing for a theory that sleep evolved so that connections between neurons(神经元) in the brain can be weakened overnight, making room for fresh memories to from the next day.   (3)  

Now we have the most direct evidence yet that he is right.   (4)  The synapses in the mice taken at the end of a period of sleep were 18 per cent smaller than those taken before sleep, showing that the connections between neurons weaken while they are sleeping.

If Tononi’s theory is right, it would explain why, when we miss a night’s, we find it harder the next day to concentrate and learn new information-our brains may have smaller room for new experiences.

Their research also suggests how we may build lasting memories over time even though the synapscs become thinner. The team discovered that some synapses seem to be protected and stayed the same size.   (5)  “You keep what matters,” Tononi says.

Building Trust in a Relationship Again

Trust is a learned behavior that we gain from past experiences.  (1)  Trust is a risk. But you can’t be successful when there’s a lack of trust in a relationship that results from an action where the wrongdoer takes no responsibility to fix the mistake.

Unfortunately, we’ve all been victims of betrayal. Whether we’ve been stolen from, lied to, misled, or cheated on, there are different levels of losing trust. Sometimes people simply can’t trust anymore.  (2)  It’s understandable, but if you’re willing to build trust in a relationship again, we have some steps you can take to get you there.

•  (3)  Having confidence in yourself will help you make better choices because you can see what the best outcome would be for your well-being.

• Stop regarding yourself as the victim. If you’ve been betrayed, you are the victim of your circumstance. But there’s a difference between being a victim and living with a “victim mentality”.     (4)  

• You didn’t lose “everything”. Once trust is lost, what is left? Instead of looking at the situation from this hopeless angle, look at everything you still have and be thankful for all of the good in your life.  (5)  Instead, it’s a healthy way to work through the experience to allow room for positive growth and forgiveness.

House Sitting

  In many countries of the world people do what is called house sitting. It means that if owners of the house are going away, they want someone to come into their home and look after the house and maybe pets while they are away.

  In Australia, many people travel. After people retire, they might buy a van and travel all over the country.   (1)  

  So if someone wants to travel or go away for some reason, they might want someone in their home to care for it and keep the gardens tidy. House sitters might have to care for pets. Also, quite a few people have swimming pools in their back yard and they need cleaning.   (2)  

I feel it is a great way of seeing the country, because you go and stay in a new city, get to meet new people, and have time to go sightseeing in a new area.

  (3)   There are websites where you find the advertisements by people who want to travel, and by replying to the advertisement, you can make arrangements to go and look after their home.

There are some requirements to be a house sitter. You must be a trusted person, so that the home owner knows you will not steal anything. You must be able to go when the house owner wants you to go, so you need lots of free time.   (4)  You need to be good with pets, able to care for cats and dogs, or other pets they may have.

Some house sitting jobs are just for a few days or a couple of weeks while the house owners have a short holiday. Sometimes it is for much longer. We have had one house sit for six months, while the home owner travelled to Europe.

  (5)  Then you can travel to many different countries and stay there. One of the important things to get is references from the home owners where you have stayed. A reference is a written letter to say that you are trustworthy and have looked after their home well. You can show these letters to possible house sitting jobs and they know you will do a good job.

How to prepare for exam?

Here are some tips you can read with your child.

The first step in preparation for examination is to set a fixed time each day to study and a schedule to say when to start the revision and for which subject.The plan should include how many chapters to revise and how many worksheets to work on.  (1)   Parents who do not know the examination time schedule can search ‘exam timetable’ to see the official examination schedule.  (2)  

The second thing is to decide on the place to study.Some need total silence in a library before they can concentrate while others like to have some background music like in the cafeteria.  (3)   So there is no need to tell your child to change the study place if he is producing the desired results. 

  (4)   For lessons,pupils must participate in lessons and discussions actively.For exercise,work on the simple ones in the textbook.For theory,pupils can use the mind map method to summarize the facts. 

At last,study smart.Focus on chapters that are the core of the subject or difficult chapters.  (5)  

Every one complains. Even if you argue that you are the happiest person in the world, you still complain sometimes. Sometimes you complain: without even realizing it, but rarely is it ever helpful.  (1)  ．Here are some tips to stop complaint and give up the negative thoughts:  (2)  ．When you find yourself thinking or saying a negative comment about something or someone, stop and force yourself to say something positive instead. Seek the help of a cheerful friend to change you when you complain and help you to see the positive in the situation.

Make a list of things we are grateful for.

We often complain about the things we donˈt have without noticing those things we already have. Be grateful for what we have in our life because we are lucky simply for being ourselves.  (3)  ．

Learn to adapt to the changes. There are many things we canˈt change.(4)． Always find the positive side of each situation, regardless of however difficult the situation is. With parentsˈ and friendsˈ support, we can survive any life changes.

Allow yourself to vent（发泄）your feelings every once in a while.

Constantly ignored negative thoughts could add up. If you are really going through a rough time, donˈt be afraid to share your feelings with a close friend or family member or see a therapist.

Find what makes you happy.

(5)．Maybe it is time to make the hard decision to move on to another job or career.Uncover what your biggest complaints are about and see if you can change the situation to make you happy. Choose happiness, focus on the positive, and be kind always!