话题12Languageoutput.ppt

First of all, in my opinion, it’s important for us to have a proper attitude towards exams because they are only a means of checking how we are getting along with our studies, so there is no need to worry too much about the results. Studying hard every day and making careful plans for every exam can help us avoid suffering from the pressure of exams. Besides, enough sleep can make us energetic and enable us to perform well in an exam. Therefore, during the period of exams, we should avoid staying up too late and try a warm bath or a cup of warm milk before going to bed, which might help us to have a sound sleep.We’d better go out for a walk or do some outdoor exercises before and during an exam so that we can keep ourselves relaxed and then concentrate ourselves on exams. 5.每天努力学习、认真准备好每场考试可以帮助我们减少考试压力。(avoid suffering from the pressure of) 6.足够的睡眠可以让我们更有精神，保证我们在考试中好好发挥。(make sb. energetic and enable us to do) 7.考试期间尽量避免熬夜，睡前洗热水澡、喝热牛奶等有助于睡眠。(avoid staying up too late，have a sound sleep) 8.考试前或考试期间可以出去散步或做一些户外运动，这样就可以放松自己并专心考试。(before and during an exam,so that...，concentrate on) I started thinking about Chinese table manners. My wife and I will share things from the same plate or cup but we always put serving spoons out with the dishes on the table. We dont frequently use them, though. In my family we use our personal chopsticks to take food from the serving dishes. But we are careful and only touch the food we will eat ourselves. I have heard of some people who use two sets of chopsticks, one for eating, and one for serving. I have also seen some people who invert their chopsticks, that is, to serve other people with the other ends that havent touched their lips. Personally, I am not quite in favor of the above manners, which is very likely to transfer/spread diseases. I absolutely agree with the author that communal or serving chopsticks and spoons are recommended to avoid the transference of any diseases while dining. There i