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TheWaronCollegeCafeteriaTrays

A)Collegecafeteriafoodisabouttogetabittoughertotake-literally.Thisfall

thousandsofstudentswillhavetonavigatetheiruniversitydininghallswithoutone

crucialfeature:thecafeteriatray.

B)FromtheUniversityofCaliforniaatSantaCruztoVirginiaTech,cafeteriatrays

aredisappearing,enablinguniversitiesandfood-servicecompaniestoreducefood

waste,lowerenergycostsandmakecollegecampusesmoreenvironmentally

sustainable.Thereasoninggoeslikethis:Whenstudentsareallowedtousetrays,they

tendtoroamaroundthecafeteriagrabbingfoodwithabandonuntilspaceonthetray

runsout.Ifyouremovetheirtrays,youmakeitimpossibleforthemtocarryasurplus

ofdishes,andtheywillmaketheirselectionsmorecarefullyandbesatisfiedwithless

foodoverall.Thatsavesonfood.Further,gettingridoftraysmeansdishwashershave

lesstowash.Thatsavesonwaterandenergy.

C)"Diningfacilitiesoncampusestakeupiofivelimesmorewater,fivelimesmore

energy,fivetimesmorewastepersquarefootthanthedorm,^^saysMonicaZimmer,a

spokeswomanforSodexo,afood-servicecompany(hatservesapproximately600US

campuses.

D)Exactlyhowmuchgreenercanatray-bannedcampusget?AccordingtoaJuly

reportreleasedbyAramarkHigherEducationFoodServices,adiningcompany

servingabout500schoolsnationwide,studentswaste25percentto30percentless

foodwhentheyaren'Icarryingatray,anddininghallssaveathird-toahalf-gallonof

washwaterpertray,onaverage.TheUniversityofMaineatFarmingtonwenttrayless

inFebruary2007,reportinganoverallreductioninfoodwasteof65,000poundsand

288,288gallonsofwaterconserved.Meanwhile,GeorgiaTech-whichimplemented

ano-trayprograminresponsetothedroughtof2007-estimatedthattheuniversity

saved3,000gallonsofwaterperdaybygivingupthetrays.

E)Thepushforconservationdoesn'tendwithtrays.GeorgeMasonUniversityin

Fairfax,Virginia,isattheforeofthesustainable-dining-hallcampaign.InSeptember,

itwillopenSouthside.Itisn'tacafeteria;it'safullservicefoodcourtwithtakeout

mealsandindoorandoutdoorseating-andnotrays.Thereareseveralfoodstations

tochoosefrom-includingtheuSpaghettaboutif,pizza-and-pastastationandthe

44AfterAH“dessertbar-andeachoffersitsownsilverware,dishesandseatingarea.

uWithoutthetray,itjustdoesn'tgiveyouthatIneedtogoeverywhereandfillup

mytrayandthensitdownoption,saysDeniseAmmaccapane,residentdistrict

manageratGeorgeMason."Insteadyou'resaying,Ilikethisitemonthemenutoday.

ThafswhatTmgoingtohave?,

F)Southsidewillalsouseeco-friendlychemicalcleaners,biodegradableto-go

containers,andbulksugarandketchupdispensersinsteadofdisposablepackets.

Kitchenwasteoilwillbefilteredandreusedbeforebeingdonatedtobiodiesel-fuel

depots."That'showwegettoasclosetozeropercentwasteaspossible,Msays

ZimmerofSodexo,whichprovidesGeorgeMason'sdiningservices.

G)Indeed,doingawaywithlunchtraysisjustonepieceofagranderschemetomake

dininghallsandcampusescarbonneutral.Schoolshavebegunbuyingorganicand

locallygrownfoods,forexample,orsometimesgrowingfoodrightoncampus.Atthe

UniversityofMaryland,there,satomatoandherbgardenatoponeofthedining

facilities;itwasplantedtogenerateinterestinlocalandsustainablefarming,andis

wateredinpartusingrunofffromrefrigeratorcondensation(凝結(jié)的水珠).

H)Thegreenmessagegetsbroadcastinavarietyofways:atClaremont-McKenna

CollegeinCalifornia,studentserectedagiantpyramidofwaste-astackof

styrofoamto-gocontainers-designedtoencouragestudentstoeatin.^Fundamentally,

Ithinkconsumershavetounderstandthatsomeoftheresponsibilitylieswiththemto

createlesswaste,“saysHeleneYork,directorofBonAppetitManagement,a

companythathasbeendedicatedtosustainablefoodinitiativesatcollegesnationwide

since1999.ToYork,eliminatingcafeteriatraysisjustonetactictoaddresstheissue

offoodwaste;reducingthesizeofservingdishesandportions,shesays,mightbejust

aseffective.AspartofitsLowCarbonDietprogram,launchedinApril,BonAppetit

haschallengedall80ofitsaccountstoreducefoodwasteby25percentbyApril2010.

Thecompanyprovidestheeducationalmaterialandletsitscollegesdecidehowit

shouldbeimplemented.

I)Noteveryschoolcanaffordtobuildsustainableeateriesfromscratch,andnotevery

schoolcanevengetridoftrays.Manycollegesrunupagainstcommoninfrastructural

andculturalbarriers-suchascafeteriawashroomrollersthatcan'teasily

accommodateplatesthataren'tontrays,orcampusresidentswhojustcan'tgeton

boardwithatray-freelunch.Atsomeschools,likeMiddleburyinVermont,trayswere

simplyremoved,andadministratorsletthegrumblingsubside.Butatmostother

colleges,themovementhasbeengroundedincommunitydiscussiononsustainability

concepts-sostudentsandfacultyareonboardwiththeidea.SaysChrisStemen,

seniordirectorofsustainabilityandenvironmeniaistewardship(管理工作)at

Aramark:"Pariofwhyyou'reatcollegeisforthelearningenvironment-new

mindset,newhabits,newideas.”

1.Tray-freeprogramcanavoidnotonlythewasteoffood,butalsothewasteofwater

andenergyoncampus.I)B

2.TheUniversityofMarylanduserefrigeratorcondensedwatertoirrigatevegetables

plantedontopofonedininghall.l)G

3.GeorgeMasonUniversitytakestheleadinpromotingtheconceptofsustainable

diningfacilities.!)E

4.Comparedwiththedorm,thedininghallusesmorewaterandenergy,and

witnessesmorewaste.1)C

5.Thepyramidofstyrofoamcontainersareusedtoremindstudentstoeatinfor

environmentalprotection.1)H

6.Southsidewillreusetheprocessedwasteoilbeforegivingitawayforindustrial

use.1)F

7.ThedroughtmadeGeorgiaTecheliminatetraystosavewater.1)D

8.Removaloftraysandreductionindishsizecanhelpsolvetheproblemoffood

waste.1)H

9.Withouttrays,studentswillsettleononemenuitemratherthantaketoomuch

food.l)E

10.Someuniversitiesstillkeeptraysbecauseoftheinfrastructuralproblemsand

culturalbarriersthere.1)1

ShouldStudentsbePaidforGoodGrades?

ShouldStudentsbePaidforGoodGrades?

A)Backintheday,agoodreportcardearnedyouaparentalpatontheback,butnow

itcouldbemoneyinyourpocket.Experimentswithcashincentives(激勵(lì))for

siudemshavebeencatchingoninpublic-schooldisiricisacrossihecountry,andso

has(hedebateoverwhethertheyareabrillianttoolforhard-to-motivatestudentsor

bribery(賄賂)ihatwilldestroyanychanceoffosteringaloveforlearning.Eitherway,

arigorous(嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)?shù)?newstudy-oneofrelativelyfewonsuchpay-fbr-performance

programs-foundthattheprogramsgetresults:Cashincentiveshelplow-income

studentsstayinschoolandgetbettergrades.

B)Accordingtoastudyreleasedtodaybythesocial-policyresearchgroupMDRC,a

nonpartisan(無黨派的)organizationperhapsbestknownforevaluatingstate

welfare-to-workprograms,cashincentivescombinedwithcounselingoffered“real

hope”tolow-incomeandnontraditionalstudentsattwoLouisianacommunity

colleges.Theprogramforlow-incomeparents,fundedbytheLouisianaDepartment

ofSocialServicesandtheLouisianaWorkforceCommission,wassimple:enrollin

collegeatleasthalf-time,maintainatleastaCaverageandearn$1,000asemesterfor

uptotwoterms.Participants,whowererandomlyselected,were30percentmore

likelytoregisterforasecondsemesterthanstudentswhowerenotofferedthe

supplementalfinancialaid.Andtheparticipantswhowerefirstofferedcashincentives

inspring2004-andthuswhoseprogresswastrackedforlongerthanthatof

subsequentgroupsbeforeHurricaneKatrinaabruptlyforcedresearcherstosuspend

thesurveyforseveralmonthsinAugust2005-werealsomorelikelythantheirpeers

tobeenrolledincollegeayearaftertheyhadfinishedthetwo-termprogram.

C)StudentsofferedcashincentivesintheLouisianaprogramdidn'tjustenrollin

moreclasses;theyearnedmorecreditsandweremorelikelytoattainaCaverage

thannonparticipants.And:heyshowedpsychologicalbenefitstoo,reportingmore

positivefeelingsabouttherrselvesandtheirabilitiestoaccomplishtheirgoalsforthe

future."It'snotveryoftenthatyouseeeffectsofthismagnitudefbranythingthatwe

test,“notesThomasBrock,MDRC'sdirectorfbryoungadultsand

postsecondary-educationpolicy.

D)AlthoughUScollegeenrollmenthasclimbed,collegecompletionrateshavenot.

Onlyathirdofstudentswhoenrollincommunitycolleges-whicheducatenearly

halftheundergraduatesintheUS-getadegreewithinsixyears.Hencetheinterestin

thisstudyamongsuchphilanthropic(慈善的)powerhousesas(heBill&Melinda

GatesFoundation,whichhelpedfund(heMDRCstudy.(MDRC,bytheway,was

createdin1974by(heFordFoundationandagroupoffederalagencies;originally

namedtheManpowerDemonstrationResearchCorporation,itnowgoesonlyby(he

abbreviation.)

E)Giventhat(hefbllow-upstudyof(heprogramwasdisruptedastheschools

struggledtorebuildenrollmentandfacilitiesinthewakeofKatrina,it'sdifficultto

drawanylong-termconclusionsabouttheeffectsthatcashincentiveswillhaveon

community-collegestudents.However,therecouldsoonbemoredatatoparse:witha

grantfromtheGatesFoundation,MDRCplanstotestcashincentivesatcommunity

andstatecollegesinCalifornia,NewMexico,NewYorkandOhio.

F）Despitetheimpressive,thoughshorttermresultsofthestudy,somecriticsin

highereducationareconcernedthatcashincentiveswillencouragestudentstostart

takingeasiercoursestoensurethey'lldowellenoughtopocketthemoney.“Everyone

knowswhatthegutclassesarewhenthey'reincollege/*notesKiraboJackson,an

assistantprofessoroflaboreconomicsatCornellwhohasstudiedcashincentivesfor

highschoolstudents.ktByrewardingpeoplefbraGPA,you'reactuallygivingtheman

impetustotakeaneasierroutethroughcollege.vOthercriticsnotethatstudents?

internaldrivetolearnmaybesapped（削弱）astheyfbcusongettinganexternal

reward.

G）Butthoseinvolvedwiththestudynotethatparticularlyinthiseconomy,cash

incentivescouldhelppart-timestudentsdevotemorehourstotheirstudies.Faced

withsoaringbillsfbrtuition,booksandhousing,manycollegestudentsneedajob

jusiiogeiby.IniheLouisianaprogram,allthepanicipaniswerelow-incomeparents,

three-quartersofwhomwereunmarriedorlivingwithoutapartner."We'retalking

aboutadultswhohavequiteanumberofotherresponsibilities,saysBrock.4iWhen

youTetalkingaboutminorswhoarerequiredbylawtobeinschool,that'sadifferent

situation.,,

H）ArnelCosey,assistantvicechancellorforstudentaffairsandprovost（教務(wù)長）for

theCityParkCampusatNewOrleans,DelgadoComirunityCollege,oneoftwo

schoolsinthestudy,sayssheunderstandswhysomepeopleareconcernedthatcash

incentivesarenothingmorethanbribery.k4Butontheotherhand,1thinkbecauseIam

involvedwiththesestudentsdaily,TmnotsurethatTmopposedtobribing,“shesays.

“Ifthat'swhatweneedtodofbrthesepeopletoreachthesegoals,whichultimately

willleadtothemhavingabetterlife,1wish1hadmoremoneytogive.”

I)Besides,asCoseyadds,ifallgoeswell,studentswillbegettingcashincentivesfor

theirworksoonaftergraduating-inthefbnnofapaycheck.*kMostofuswouldn't

turnupatworkeverydayifweweren'tgettingacheck,Mshesays."What'swrong

withstartingthepaymentalittleearly?^^

I.Low-incomestudentsintwoLouisianacommunitycollegesaremotivatedbycash

incentivestogoonwiththeirstudy.1)B

2.StudentsintheLouisianaprogramaremorepositiveaboutthemselvesandtheir

futurelife.l)C

3.MDRCwillanalyzemoredatatolearntheeffectsofcashincentivesinsome

communityandstatecolleges.1)E

4.Somecriticsareworriedthatstudentsmayavoiddifficultcoursestomakesurethat

theycangetthecashincentives.!)F

5.Studentswithcashincentivesaremorelikelytostayincollegesthanthose

without.1)B

6.Abouttwo-thirdsofcommunity-coliegestudentsarenotabletograduateinsix

years.1)D

7.Whatadultstudentsdifferfromunderagestudentsisthattheyhavemany

responsibilitiestofulfill.I)G

8.Peoplewhodon'tthinkmuchofcashincentivesareafraidthatsomestudents'

internallearningmotivationwouldbeweakenedbytheexternalreward.1)F

9.Withthepromotionofcashincentivesinpublic-schooldistricts,peoplestartto

argueoverwhethertheywillencourageordamages(udents,lovefbrlearning.1)A

10.Becauseoftherisingexpensesofstudyandhousing,manycollegestudentscan't

makeendsmeetwithoutajob.1)G

unit2

BuildingRelationshipsinBlendedFamilies

A)Blendedfamiliesoftenhaveatoughtimeofit.It'snevertheintentionto

makelifedifficult,butwhenparents,forexample,takeonchildrenfromanother

marriage,theywillhavealreadyformedtheirownideasandidealsabouthow

childrenshouldbebroughtup.Thedifferenceisthatthenewparenthasalotof

adjustmentstodo,asthereismorethanchild-rearinginvolved.Thewholehostof

loyaltiesandinsecuritiescomeintoplaywhenonetriestobuildrelationshipswithin

blendedfamilies.

B)Thedynamicsofthefamilyandthesupportfromothermemberscannot

alwaysbedependedupon.Oftenwhenmarriagesbreakuporevenwhentheblending

ofthefamilyisbetweendiilerentfaiths,thereareotherpeople'sfeelingstoconsider

andrelationshipscanonlybebuiltifthedynamicsoftherelationshiparefully

understood.Thechildwhomisbehavesmayactuallybe'ettingoutsignalssuchas

“Youarenotmyparent“andthesesignalsshowthedistresstheyfeelatbeingplaced

withanewparentwithwhomtheyareunfamiliar.Havingcomethroughafamily

crisisinwhichtheyhavelostoneparent,theydon'tknowwhattheboundariesare,

andcaniesithese.

C)Anewparentwithinafamilymayneverbethenaturalparentofachild.That

childhasloyaltiestotheirnaturalparents,ormayevenhaveafearofrecrimination

(吵架)whichisleftoverfromthemarriage.It'stimetositdownandtalktothem.

Admittingthatyoudon'tknowtheirfeelings,butwhatyouwantisastart.Admitting

thatyouareinexperiencedasaparentandknowingthattheystilllovetheirnatural

parentsarestepsin(herightdirection.Justbecause(heirmomordadistheexofyour

newlovedoesn'tmakethemtheenemy.Therelationshipended,whichledtoyour

havingarelationshipinthefirstplace.Acceptthat,andletthechildrenknowthatyou

arethereforthem,butthatyou'renewatthejobandmayneedtheirhelp.Nobodyis

comparingyou,unlessyouyourselfbringupcomparisons.

D)Becarefultoletthemknowyouareadifferentpersonandthatyoumayall

needtogettogethertosetoutgroundrules.Letyourpartnerknowthattalkingtothe

kidsanddecidingwhodoeswhatarevitaltomaketherelationshipwork.Thechildren

areinanewsituation.Theyhaveexpectationsofadults,andoftenaredisappointed

becausetheirnewmomordadisn'tthesameastheonetheylost.Neverbeafraidto

talktothemaboutit.Anopen-mindedrelationshipisbetterthanonethatseeks

avoidanceofcertainsubjects.Thekidsneedtotalkabouttheirfeelingswithout

feeling(hatthenewparentdeteststheiroldparent.Loyaltyissomethingwhichis

earnedbyteachingthemtohavetrustinlife,andbylettingthemtaketheirowntime

totrustyou.

E)Thein-lawsmayhavetheirownideasabouttheupbringingofthechildren.

Withthewelfareofthechildrenatheart,trynottoshowbadfeelingstowardtheir

grandparents,evenifyournewpartnerismarriedoutsidetheirfamily.Achildwho

gainsanewsetofgrandparentsstillneedscontactwiththeoldgrandparents,andthey

shouldn'tbedeniedthischance,iftheyareopenenoughtoacceptthattheirsonor

daughterhasmovedon.Oftenbondsaresolidbetweenchildrenandgrandparents,and

talkingwiththekidswillgiveyouagreatindicationofwhetherthisisihecase.Their

parentwhoisnowmarriedtoyoumaynolongerberelatedtothoseexin-laws,but

thechildrenmayfeeltheywanttobe.Shownobias,andaccept(hisasabonusfbrthe

kids,ratherthanpartofthebaggagewhichcomeswith(hemarriage.

F)Thechildrenwithinablendedfamilymaynotseeeyetoeye.Theymayfeel

favoredbyoneparentandneglectedbyanother.Fairnessisessential,andletting(he

childrenknowtheyarelovedandwelcomeisveryimportant.Thechildrenneedtoget

ontogether,andsidingwithoneagainstanothercausesevenmoredisharmony.Your

childrenmaynotwanttoshareyourlove,butexplaintothemthattheloveyoufeel

fbrthemissomethingconstant,thatneverchanges,butthatembracesandwelcomes

theotherkidsaswell.Thechildrenofbrokenhomeswhocometogetherintoanew

relationshipwillalreadyhaveapastwhichincludesdisappointment.Theyhaveless

trustthanchildrenwhohavealwayshadthesameparentslivingtogether,withgood

reason.Theyneedtofeelsecure.

G)Encouragethechildrentohelpeachother,andunderstandthatallthedoubts

theyfeelarealsofeltbytheotherkids.Makethemseethatyouareallinthesame

placeandallhavetroubledbackgrounds,butthattogether,thiscanmakethemmuch

strongerasafamily.

H)Buildingrelationshipswithinablendedfamilytakesalotofgrowingtogether.

Ittakesplentyoftimetogethertofindthingsyouhaveincommon.Italsotakes

respectforeachindividualinthatsituation,aseachpersonseesthingsdifferentlyand

willhavehisownperspective.Onceyoucanlearntolistenandadapttofitthose

membersofthefamilyintothefamilyunit,andtheylearntolistenandadapttotheir

newfamily,relationshipscanbebuiltonafirmfoundationandgivethembacktheir

senseofsecurity.

1.Brokenmarriagemayleavekidswithdisappointmentanditisnotsoeasyforthem

iotrustocherpeople.1)F

2.Forchildren'ssake,anewparentshouldshowduerespecttotheirnatural

grandparents.1)E

3.Fairnessandlovetochildrenareimportanttoamixedfamily.1)F

4.Anewparentshouldmakechildrenknowheisdifferentfromtheirnaturaloneand

wouldliketoworkwiththemtolaydownbasicprinciplesofthenewfamily.1)D

5.Kidsinblendedfamiliescommitwrongdoingstoshov/(heirdistrustofthenew

parentandfeelingofinsecurity.1)B

6.Toacceptthefactthatkidsstilllovetheirnaturalparentsis(herightwaytogofor

aninexperiencednewparen:.1)C

7.Membersinablendedfamilyshouldworktogethertofindsharedinterestsand

valuedifferentperspectives.!)H

8.Ifanewparentmakeschildrenfeelfreetotalkabouttheirtruefeelings,hecan

graduallygetthemclosertohimandcultivatethesenseofloyaltyinthem.l)D

9.Marryingapersonwhohaschildrenfromtheformermarriagerequiresonetoadapt

himselftohispartner'swayofchild-educating.1)A

10.Thereisnoreasonforamantohateachildjustbecausethechildisfromthe

previousmarriageoftheman'sspouse.1)C

APrenup(婚前協(xié)議)MayBeRightforYou

A)Peoplemoanandgroanaboutprenups,andatfirstblush.It'seasytoseewhy:

Couplesmaynotwanttoconsiderhowtheirmarriagewillendwhentheyintendtobe

marriedforlife.Amarriageisacontract,andaprenuptialagreementisputtingfiner

pointsonthatcontract.

B)Aprenupisalegalagreementthatspecifieshowcoupleswilldivideassetsin

theeventofdivorce.Itisastatement(hatallowsfor(hepossibilityofdivorce,and

considerswhattodointheeventofadivorce.Whencouplesmarryandeachhas

significantassets,aprenuptialagreementmaybebeneficialinkeepingthoseassets

dividedin(heeventofihedissolutionofthemarriage.Coupleswhohavechildren

frompreviousmarriagesmayalsowanttouseoneinordertoprotectassetsfortheir

children.Somereligionsfind(heprenuptialagreementmorallyrepugnant(讓人反感

的).Churches,liketheRomanCatholicChurch,don'tbanthesetypesofagreements

butcertainlydofrownuponthem.Sinceamarriageisalifetimebindingcommitment

totheCatholicChurch,aprsnupsimplydoesn'tmakesenseandappearstocontradict

churchteachings.

C)Historically,prenuptialagreementswereforwealthypeoplewhoneededto

protectextensiveassets,abusinessorinvestments.Butmoreandmoremiddleclass

peoplearedraftingprenups.Andwithsomuchaboutsame-sexmarriageinthenews,

1alsohavetomentionthatthey,renotjustforstraightpeople.A2011surveybythe

AmericanAcademyofMatrimonialLawyersfoundthatprenupshadincreased73

percentoverafive-yearperiod.Oneinterestingfactoid(說法):Morewomenare

requesting(hem.

D)Why?Foronething,anailing(境況不佳的)economyhaspeoplethinkabout

moneymore.Weallknowthestatisticthatabout50percentofmarriagesendin

divorce,sopeoplearebeingalittlemorerealisticaboutapossiblesplit.Andpeople

aregettingmarriedlaterinlife.TheaverageageoffirstmarriageintheUnitedStates

is27forwomenand29formen,upfrom23fbrwomenand26formenin1990and

20and22in1960.Becausethey'regettingmarriedolder,morepeoplehaveactual

assetstheywanttoprotectintheeventtherelationshipgoessouth.

E)Hereyoumightbetemptedtosaythatyouandyourfiancehavenoassets.

Youcan'ttakehalfofnoth:ng,right?Notso.Infact,youcanenduptakinghalfof

lessthannothing-meaningyourspouse'sdebtscouldhauntyou.Andagain,Iwant

topointtothatrisingageofnewlyweds-moreandmorepeoplearetakingliabilities

tothealtar-likecreditcarddebtandstudentloans.Itmakesperfectsensethat

spouseswouldwanttoprotecteachotherfromanyliabilityonehasgoingin.You're

saying“Ido,"noi“Iowe."Also,youprobablyhavesomeassetsyouhaven*ithought

aboutthatyou'dliketokeepseparate-likearetirementplanoranexpected

inheritance.Orwhataboutpropertyyourparentsmaypassdowntoyouandyour

siblings?

F)Becauseprenupsaresuchanemotionallychargedissue,it'simportantto

proceedwithcaution;butstarttalkingsoonerratherthanlater.Thatmeansasyouget

engaged.Thisshouldn'tbealast-minuterequestforasignatureoutsidethechurch.If

you'rerecentlyengaged,thisistheperfecttimetobringitupbecauseyoucanuse

yourtaxesasanexcuse.Nextyear,youUlfilejointly,soeventhoughit's

uncomfortable,suggestyouexchangereturnsasawaytostarttheconversation.

G)Manypeopleshyawayfromtheperceivedcost.Accordingtoanewstudyby

TheWeddingReport,theaverageengagementringcostsover$3,300.Bycomparison,

theattorneyfeesforaprenupwillprobablystartatabout$2,000.You'llneedto

contactafamilyattorneyandbothyouandyourbetrothedwillbothneedyourown

lawyer.Don'ttrythedo-it-yourselfrouteonthisone.Yourcousinthenotaryisnot

goingtocutit.Anythingyoudraftonyourownwillnotstandupincourt.

H)Therearesomeonlineresourcesifyou'reveryconcernedaboutcostsandjust

needasimpleagreement.Forexample,Lhasa“prenuppackage5'that

startsatS600.Somegeneralguidelines:Whenpreparingaprenup,you'dofcourse

addressanyproperty,retirementaccounts,andanydebt.Butyoushouldalsoconsider

sentimentalbelongingslikefurnitureandothernon-traditionalthingslikepets.

Sortingitoutnowcouldsaveyouamajorheadacheinthefuture.

I)Also,evenifacoupledoesn,tdraftaformalprenuptialagreement,itiscritical

thattheyhaveacompletelyhonestdiscussionaboutfinancespriortothe"IDo's”.

Thatmeanscomingcleanaboutanyoutstandingdebtsandsettingsomeparameters

(決定因素)abouthowyouwillmanageyourfinancesasacouple.

J)Manystudiescitefinancialissuesasoneofthelopcausesofdivorce-right

alongsidecommunicationproblemsandinfidelity(不忠實(shí)).Why?Frequently,

couplesdon'lrealizetheyhaveverydifferentvaluesaroundmoneyuntilthey'vetied

theknotandco-mingledtheiraccounts.Don'tmakethatmistake!Ifit'saJune

wedding,firstgofortheprenup.

1.Evenwithoutawrittenprenup,acoupleshoulddiscuss:hefinancialissuesfrankly

andsincerelybeforetheweddingceremony.1)I

2.Asasensitiveissue,talksonprenupsshouldbemadewithcautiontoavoidhurting

feelings.1)F

3.Prenupscanbeappliednotonlytothemarriagesofheterosexualpeoplebutalsoto

theonesofgaysorlesbians.l)C

4.Aspeoplegetmarriedolder,theymaybringdebtstothemarriage.1)E

5.Peoplefeeluneasyaboutprenupsbecause(heagreementsmakethemthinkabout

thepossibledivorceevenbeforemarriage.I)A

6.Somewebsitescanhelpmakesimpleagreementswithlowerfeecharged.1)H

7.Whileprenupsweremainlyfortherichinthepast,moremiddleclasspeoplealso

jointheranktoday.1)C

8.Amanandhisfianceeshouldhavetheirlawyersdrafttheprenupsratherthandoit

bythemselves.!)G

9.Becauseofthehighdivorceratenowadays,peoplethinkmoreaboutthewaysto

protecttheirassetsinthecaseofabreakup.1)D

10.Somereligionsdisapproveofaprenup,becauseitisnotconsistentwithreligious

doctrinesaboutmarriage.I)B

unit4

ReasonsWhyWeNeedHeroes

A)Heroesnurtureuswhenwe'reyoung.Ourresearchhasshownthatwhenpeople

areaskedionameiheirownpersonalheroes,(hefirstindividualswhooftencometo

mindareparentsandcaretakers.Allofusowewhateversuccesswe'vehadinlifeto

thepeoplewhowerethereforuswhenwewereyoung,vulnerableanddeveloping.

Whenwerecognizethegreatsacrificesthatthesecaretakershavemadefbrus,we're

likelytocallthemourheroes.

B)Heroesrevealourmissingqualities.Heroeseducateusaboutrightandwrong.

Mostchildren*sstoriesservethisdidactic(教導(dǎo)的)purpose,showingkidsthekinds

ofbehaviorsthatareneededtosucceedinlife,tobettersociety,andtoovercome

villainy(邪惡).Itisduringouryouththatwe