听力谜底.ppt

;Week One;Several years later, a wonderful woman came into his life, and they were married. She had two sons, one of them still at home. Under her influence, we became a blended family. And a good relationship developed between the two families. She always treated us as if we were her own children.;It was because of our other mother, daddys second wife, that he became closer to his own children. They shared over 25 years together before our father passed away. At the time of his death, the question came up of my mother, daddy’s first wife, attending his funeral.;I will never forget the unconditional love shown by my step mother, when I asked her if she would object to mother attending daddy’s funeral, without giving it a second thought, she immediately replied, “Of course not, honey. She’s the mother of my children.” ;Second Week;If you are a young college student, most of your concerns about your health and happiness in life are probably focused on the present. Basically, you want to feel good physically, mentally, and emotionally now. You probably dont spend much time worrying about the distant future, such as whether you will develop heart disease, or cancer, how you will take care ofyourself in your retirement years, or how long you are going to live. Such thoughts may have crossed your mind once in a while. However, if you are in your thirties, forties, fifties, or older, such health-related thoughts are likely to become increasingly important to you. Regardless of your age, you can make a number of important changes in your current life style that will help you feel better physically and mentally. Recently researchers have found that, even in late adulthood, exercise, strength training with weights, and better food can help elderly individuals significantly improve their health and add happiness to their life. We know much more about preventive health today than our parents and grandparents did in the past, giving us the opportunity to avoid some of the healt