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　篇一

改善室內景觀 選擇合適植物

Step 1: Select a Spot

1.選擇位置

Before you purchase your plant, it is advisable that you decide on its ultimate location in your home.

在購買植物之前，我們建議你最好決定一下放在家中什麼位置。

Find a space in your home that receives the best amount of natural light. Survey the surroundings in the home, making note of window positions (north, south, east and west). Obviously, most rooms in the house are going to be considered low light compared to the light outside so you'll want to designate a spot that gives you the most light as well as space for the plant you plan to purchase. Also consider the temperature of the rooms in which your plant may live and the amount of humidity.

選擇一個植物能夠最好地吸收自然光線的地方。調查一下房間周邊環境，記錄窗子朝向。很明顯，房間內的光線不如室外光線強。所以，你肯定想為即將購買的植物選擇一個光線最好的地方。同時還要考慮房間的濕度和温度。

Step 2: Know Your Plants

2.瞭解你的植物

There are many common houseplants to choose from. If you are someone who likes to see fairly instant results and not spend too much time caring for your plant, it may be better for you to stick to plants belonging to the palm family. Another excellent choice would be dieffenbachia. Money plants and rubber plants are other all-time favorites.

有多種室內植物供你選擇。如果你想看到立竿見影的效果，不想花費太多時間來照料你的植物，最好選擇棕櫚科植物。花葉萬年青也是一個很好的選擇。金錢樹和橡膠樹也是永恆的選擇。

Other plants which are easy to take care of include corn, jade and aloe vera.

其他比較容易護理的植物包括玉米和蘆薈。

Step 3: Find a Healthy Plant

3.尋找健康的植物

Purchase houseplants that look as if they have been well cared for and have all green leaves.

購買看上去護理的比較好，葉片全部是綠色的植物。

Look for new buds and leaves as this shows the plant has a vibrant, healthy future.

看一下有沒有新長出的嫩芽和葉片，因為這表明植物的長勢比較好。

Check out the soil and leaves for spots or insects. You should pass on plants that have wilted, brown or crunchy dy and compact in build is a good quality in a houseplant.

檢查一下土壤，看一下葉片有沒有斑點或昆蟲。如果葉片枯萎，發黃或捲曲，這種植物忽略掉。整個植株比較結實茂盛是室內植物品質較高的保證。

　篇二

植物也受噪聲影響

You can almost hear the law of unintended consequences at work among the flora and fauna ofnorthwestern New Mexico.

你幾乎不敢相信新墨西哥州西北動植物研究工作帶來意想不到的結果。

Thousands of natural gas wells dot the landscape there, along with the compressors that getthe gaseous fuel ready to travel through pipelines. The compressor rumble is constant, andseems to be attracting black-chinned hummingbirds, according to a new experiment. Thefindings appeared this week in the journalProceedings of the Royal Society B.

成千上萬的天然氣井點綴在那兒的風景中 通過燃料氣體壓縮機而穿越管道輸送。根據一項新的實驗壓縮機恆定的隆隆聲似乎能吸引一種black-chinned蜂鳥。這些發現刊登在本週的皇家社會研究月刊。

Researchers set up test flower beds and tracked bird landings. They found that thehummingbirds were five times more likely to visit noisy areas. Why? Perhaps because thewestern scrub jay tends to avoid noise. And western scrub jays eat baby hummingbirds. Thesituation is good for wildflowers that are pollinated by the hummingbirds.

研究人員通過建立花圃並跟蹤測試鳥類降落次數。他們發現蜂鳥有超過五倍可能性去喧鬧的地區這是為什麼?或許是因為西方矮樹松鴉不喜歡噪音，而西方矮樹松鴉喜歡吃蜂鳥幼鳥。這樣由蜂鳥授粉的野花在鬧市區開的很好。

But the absence of jays seems to be bad for other plants. For example, the pinon pine relieson scrub jaysto spread its seeds. As a result, pine seedlings were four times less abundant atnoisy sites than quiet ones.

但缺乏松鴉似乎對其他植物不利。例如 矮松樹依賴松鴉來傳播種子。結果 喧鬧地點鬆幼苗清靜地兒減少四倍。

Pinon seedlings take decades to become pinon pines, a critical habitat for hundreds of speciesin the western U.S. So the forest of the future may never take root. Darn noisy neighbors.

矮松樹苗要花上幾十年的時間成為松樹 而因為討厭嘈雜的鄰居，在美國西部的森林中作為數百種關鍵物種棲息地的矮松樹苗可能永遠不會生根。

　篇三

我喜歡你是靜靜的

I like for you to be still

我喜歡你是靜靜的

I like for you to be still: it is as though you are absent

and you hear me from far away and my voice does not touch you

It seems as though your eyes had flown away

and it seems that a kiss had sealed your mouth

我喜歡你是靜靜的：彷彿你消失了一樣

你從遠處聆聽我，我的聲音卻無法觸及你

好像你的目光已經遊離而去如同一個吻，封緘了你的嘴

as all things are filled with my soul

your emerge from the things, fill with my soul

you are like my soul, a butterfly of dreams

and you are like the word melancholy

如同我積滿一切的靈魂

而你從一切中出現，充盈了我的靈魂

你像我的靈魂，像一隻夢想的蝴蝶

你如同“憂鬱”這個詞

I like for you to be still, and you seem far away

It sounds as though you are lamenting, a butterfly cooing like a dove

And you hear me from far away, and my voice does not reach you

Let me come to be still in your silence

我喜歡你是靜靜的：好像你已遠去

你聽起來像在悲歎，一隻如鴿般細語的蝴蝶

你從遠處聆聽我，我的聲音卻無法觸及你

讓我在你的靜謐中安靜無聲

And let me talk to you with your silence

That is bright like a lamp, simple as a ring

You are like the night, with its stillness and constellations

Your silence is that of a star, as remount and candid

並且讓我籍着你的沉默與你説話

你的沉默亮若明燈，簡單如環

你如黑夜，擁有寂靜與羣星

你的沉默就是星星的力量，遙遠而明亮

I like for you to be still: it is as though you are absent

distant and dull of sorrow, as though you had died

One word then, one smile, is enough

And I'm happy, happy that’s not true

我喜歡你是靜靜的'：彷彿你消失了一樣

遠隔千里，滿懷哀慟，彷彿你已不在人世

彼時，一個字，一個微笑，就已足夠

而我會感到幸福，因那不是真的而感到幸福

　篇四

Serenity

平靜

Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom. It is the result of long and patient effort in selfcontrol, Its presence is an indication of ripened experience, and of a more than ordinary knowledge of the laws and operations of thought.

心靈的平靜是智慧的寶藏，它來自於長期、耐心的自我控制。內心的安寧是經歷成熟的表現，也是對思想活動規律的更深入的瞭解。

A man becomes calm in the measure that he understands himself as a thought evolved being, for such knowledge necessitates the understanding of others as the result of thought, and as he develops a right understanding, and sees more and more clearly the internal relations of things by the action of cause and effect he ceases to fuss and fume and worry and grieve, and remains poised, steadfast, serene.

一個人能否心境平和，取決於他對自己的瞭解程度，因為如果他想了解別人，就必須先了解自己;當他對人對己有了更深入的瞭解，並越來越清晰地洞察到事物內部息息相關的因果關係時，他就不會再驚訝、憤怒、焦慮或憂愁，而是以從容、鎮定、平和的態度去對待一切。

The calm man, having learned how to govern himself, knows how to adapt himself to others; and they, in turn, reverence his spiritual strength, and feel that they can learn of him and rely upon him. The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Even the ordinary trader will find his business prosperity increase as he develops a greater selfcontrol and equanimity, for people will always prefer to deal with a man whose demeanor is strongly equable.

鎮靜的人知道怎樣控制自己，也知道如何去適應與他人相處;反之，別人也會對他的人格魅力表示尊重，並會以他為榜樣，認為他是個可靠的人。一個人越是處變不驚，他的成就、影響力和號召力就越大。即使是一個普通商人，如果他遇事能夠很好地自我控制並鎮定自若，那麼他會發現自己的生意蒸蒸日上;因為人們總是更願意與一個舉止從容、沉着冷靜的人打交道。

The strong, calm man is always loved and revered. He is like a shadegiving tree in a thirsty land, or a sheltering rock in a storm. "Who does not love a tranquil heart, a sweettempered, balanced life?" It does not matter whether it rains or shines, or what changes come to those possessing these blessings, for they are always sweet, serene, and calm. That exquisite poise of character, which we call serenity is the last lesson of culture, the fruitage of the soul. It is precious as wisdom, more to be desired than gold — yea, than even fine gold. How insignificant mere money seeking looks in comparison with a serene life, a life that dwells in the ocean of truth, beneath the waves, beyond the reach of tempests, in the eternal calm!

堅強、冷靜的人總是會贏得人們的好感和敬意;他就像烈日下一棵濃蔭遮地的大樹，或是暴風雨中能夠遮風擋雨的巨巖。“誰不愛一顆安靜的心，一個温和、平實的生命呢?”無論是狂風暴雨，還是紅曰當空，無論是天翻地覆，還是命運逆轉，一切都等閒視之，因為這樣的人永遠都是謙和、冷靜、沉着。那種我們稱之為泰然自若的平靜性格，是修養的最後一課，也是靈魂之花的碩果。它像智慧一樣寶貴，價值勝過黃金一是的，勝過足赤真金。與寧靜的生活相比，追逐名利的行為多麼不值一提，那是一種在真理的海洋中的生活，在驚濤駭浪之下，遠離暴風雨的侵擾，永遠存在於寧靜之中。

"How many people we know who sour their lives, who ruin all that is sweet and beautiful by explosive tempers, who destroy their poise of character, and make bad blood! It is a question whether the great majority of people do not ruin their lives and mar their happiness by lack of selfcontrol. How few people we meet in life who are well balanced, who have that exquisite poise which is characteristic of the finished character!"

“我們認識的許多人都把自己的生活搞得一片狼藉，他們的怒火破壞了所有美好的事物，同時也摧毀了自己安靜的生活，並遺禍後代!現在的問題是，大多數人是否因為缺乏自我控制能力而破壞了自己的生活，損毀了原有的幸福呢?在生活中，我們很少遇到能夠做到沉着冷靜、擁有成熟的性格所特有的那種平靜的人。”

Yes, humanity surges with uncontrolled passion, is tumultuous with ungoverned grief, is blown about by anxiety and doubt. Only the wise man, only he whose thoughts are controlled and purified, makes the winds and the storms of the soul obey him.

是的，人性因為無法控制的激情而躁動不安，因為放任無度的悲傷而起伏波動，因為焦慮和猜疑而備受打擊。只有睿智的人，只有控制並淨化了思想的人，才能在心靈的世界裏呼風喚雨。

Tempesttossed souls, wherever ye may be, under whatsoever conditions ye may live, know this in the o cean of life the isles of blessedness are smiling, and the sunny shore of your ideal awaits your coming. Keep your hand firmly upon the helm of thought. In the bark of your soul reclines the commanding master; he does but sleep; wake him. Selfcontrol is strength; right thought is mastery; calmness is power. Say unto your heart, "Peace, be still!"

經歷過暴風雨洗禮的人們，無論你們身在何方，無論你們處境如何，你們都要知道，在生活的海洋中，幸福的島嶼在對你微笑;照耀你理想的陽光就在前方。要牢牢握住思想之舵。在你的靈魂深處，有一個指引你方向的主宰者，他可能還在沉睡，喚醒他吧。自我控制是力量，正確的思想是優勢，沉着冷靜是能量。要時常對你的心靈説：“平和，安靜!”

　篇五

挑戰自我 改變常規才能獲得成長

Challenging yourself is important for your personal growth. This could mean drifting away fromyour daily routine and stepping out of your comfort zone. Thinking of it might even be achallenge already but this coaching video will be your guide.

挑戰自己對於個人成長很有必要。挑戰，可以是脱離日常生活的軌道，也可以是走出舒適的個人天地。光是產生這樣的想法本身就已經是一種挑戰了，本期節目將會教你如何實現這些想法。

How to challenge yourself? Challenging yourself is so important for your own personal someone wants to do the same thing everyday for the rest of their lives, life would be veryvery dull. So, challenging yourself actually mixes things up a little bit and actually enables youto discover a little bit more about yourself and personally grow.

挑戰自己對自我成長很重要。如果想要在接下來的時間裏每天都做同樣的事情，那麼生命就會變得很無趣。所以挑戰自己實際上就是做些改變並發現新的自己，只有這樣人才能不斷成長。

So to challenge yourself, what would you think is the best way to do so? I would say it's to dosomething different. So, set yourself some goals that are slightly different than what yournormal routine would actually consist of. So, if you're used to reading a particular type ofbook, why not read a different type? So if you're used to reading novels, why not readnewspapers? It may sound quite bizarre and quite minimal but that could be a really small goalthat you could set yourself to actually challenge yourself.

挑戰自己，你認為最好的方法是什麼呢?在我看來，就是去做不一樣的事情。所以，可以在日常工作的範疇之外，給自己設置一些別的的目標。如果你只讀一種類型的書，為什麼不多讀讀其他種類的書呢?比如你只看小説，可以偶爾讀讀報紙改變一下。下定決心去做這些小小的改變，能真正挑戰你自己。

If you're a dancer for instance and you've been doing the same dance for the past 5 years, whynot take up a different activity or a different sport? Challenging yourself is not about sort ofmaking things difficult but it's actually to move you out of your comfort zone to do somethingcompletely different which enables you to grow. If you're doing the same thing day in and dayout, where would the challenge be? Where would the change be? Where would your change ofbehaviour and patterns be? So to challenge yourself, it's really important in this day and , to challenge yourself is to take yourself out of the box and do something different.

如果你是一個舞者而且在過去的5年中一直跳同樣的舞蹈,為什麼不從事別的的項目或別的運動呢?挑戰自我不是自找麻煩,而是走出舒適的私人天地，去做一些完全不同的事情——真正使你成長的事情。如果你日復一日地做着同樣的事情,什麼對你來説算是挑戰?你需要在哪些地方做出改變?你會的行為和模式會變成什麼?因此,挑戰自己就是跳出小天地，做些不一樣的事情。

As human beings, we need to grow as individuals and change our behaviours every now andthen. So, change your routine and do something different today. .

作為單個的人，我們應該時不時的改變行為方式。所以，從現在開始，嘗試着改變改變吧。