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A friend in need is a friend indeed.患难朋友才是真正的朋友。 Actions speak louder than words.事实胜于雄辩 All is not gold that glitters.闪光的不一定都是金子 An idle youth， a needy age.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲 Bitter pills may have wholesome effects.良药苦口 Do wrong once and you"ll never hear the end of it.一失足成千古恨 Every cloud has a silver lining.守得云开见月明 Every man has his fault.人孰无过 First come， first served.捷足先登 Haste makes waste.欲速则不达 Honesty is the best policy.诚实至上 In fair weather prepare for foul.未雨绸缪 Knowledge is power.知识就是力量 Let bygones be bygone.既往不咎 Look before you leap.三思而后行 Man proposes, God disposes.谋事在人，成事在天 Money talks.金钱万能 No gains without pains.吃得苦中苦方为人上人 Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧 Silence is golden.献丑不如藏拙 Speak well of your friend，of your enemy say nothing.隐恶扬善 Take things as they come.逆来顺受 The ear1y bird catches the worm.先到先得 Time and tide wait for no man.岁月不饶人 To burn the cand1e at both ends.自暴自弃 To count one"s chickens before they are hatched. To make a mountain out of a molehill.小题大做 Too many cooks spoil tbe broth.人多手脚乱 Well begun is half done.事半功倍 When you are in Rome， do as the Romans do.入乡随俗 Where there is life, there is hope.留得青山在，不怕没材烧。 Living a Rewarding and Happy Life Requires Balance and Focus Good living is all about balance. Yet many people fail to realize this, and instead focus their energies on certain aspects of their life while neglecting others. This creates an imbalance, preventing us from reaching real and lasting satisfaction and fulfullment. To live a good life, one must maintain areas of strength while identifying and improving areas of weakness. The Rate My Life Quiz helps identify some of the weak areas. In order to be a balanced individual, you must have a clear mental state, a healthy body, a strong spirit, a dependable social network, romantic satisfaction, and financial stability. These are key components to a happy life. Yet in this modern world, we are often assaulted on each of these grounds. Television, information technology, the fast pace of life... these things create noise inside our heads. Junk food, pollution, chemicals, addictions, the rise in obesity and diabetes... these things contribute to the declining health of our bodies. Cynicism, depression, materialism, and a vacuous culture... these things damage our spirit and turn us away from finding real meaning in life. Our highly mobile society, the internet and television, weakening family bonds.. these things can work against a healthy social network of friends and family. Marital infidelity, moral decline, meaningless dating... these things work against pure and everlasting romantic love. Credit cards and accumulating debt, declining wages, unemployment, job outsourcing... these things make it difficult for many individuals to live sustainably. And too many people are willing to passively accept the circumstances of their day-to-day life. Too many people are so ingrained in their routine that meaningful change never comes. But let today be the day that YOU make a change. Let today be the start of a journey that will lead to greater balance and satisfaction. Improve your mind by sharpening it with challenging classes or puzzles or literature. Eliminate the noise by unplugging your technology each night, allowing you to practice the calming arts of meditation or yoga. Decide to get help for depression or other disorders of the mind. Find and eliminate sources of stress. Improve your body by eliminating highly-processed foods and instead eating foods that are natural, not preserved and full of chemicals. Start taking walks outdoors and give your body a regular work-out. Reduce stress, which is incredibly harmful to your body's good health. Drink water and tea and all-natural fruit juices. Give up vices such as cigarette smoking and alcohol, which make you feel good in the short-term but contribute to long-term harm. Let today be the day. Improve your spirit by reconnecting with the natural world. Take in a full appreciation of the wonderous creation around you. Focus on your faith and strengthen it. Find a house of worship that fits your world-view and attend services. Reject the cynicism and materialism of modern society and connect with something larger than yourself. Do something selfless each and every day. Improve your friend and family relations by reconnecting with long-lost friends or distant relatives. You will be amazed at how alive you feel once you do this. Use technology to your advantage and grow your social network by attending events at MeetUp.com, or similar sites. Turn your online interactions into face-to-face ones, to experience the full dimensions of friendship (remember to be safe). Volunteer to work with others for good causes. Improve your love and romance by focusing on finding a match based not on the shallow aspects of appearance or wealth but on a deeper compatibility. Many people are tempted by desires for loveless pleasure, yet such relationships do not bring fulfillment. Others hold out hope that they will be swept away by someone of great beauty. Be active in your pursuit of love and avoid the shallow focus that society dictates. Go to places where good people are, at coffee shops, at volunteer groups, at local events. This is also an area where you can let technology do the hard work for you, by trying out a matching site like eharmony.com. Improve your financial situation by shunning materialism and paying down any debts. We live in a disposable culture in which big money is made by the suggestion that you must throw away yesterday's products and buy the latest thing today. Instead, make yesterday's products last and only replace them based on true need. Focus on advancing your career; take classes to that end, if it will help your long-term employment prospects. Build a savings and grow it as best you can. Real change isn't easy--it takes effort and commitment, which is why many people avoid it. But the rewards you will reap are well-worth the effort. Why languish in a mediocre life just because it is easier to follow the path of least resistence? Excel to greatness, find real purpose and real satisfaction in your life! Do not fear change, but embrace it. Your journey starts now How To Treat Disabled People Living in the world, everyone dreams of being great and wise. Have some of us ever dreamt of being a normal person? I’m sure that all students will answer “No”, and you’ll question me, “Why do you ask such a silly question?” As a matter of fact, people who are disabled just wish that they themselves would one day be a healthy and normal person as us. Then how should we treat disabled people? The majority of us will claim to show respect for them and not to look down upon them. It is true. Most people have got a shock at their diligence. At present, a large quantity of the blind is learning the traditional Chinese treatment, such as massage and acupuncture. And after opening a shop, they can usually get well paid. Some people without arms have learned writing with their feet. What’s more, people with a moving handicap can do work very well, even if they can only move their head and mouth. Not to mention Hawking for example. So far as I know, not long before it is reported such two persons. Both of them do very well in computer. One is a girl, who is just round twenty years. With a pen in her mouth, she makes Flash. In spite of her disability, she still gets tens of thousands yuan per month. The other is a forty-year-old man. He manages the computer as well as the girl. Anyway he has succeeded in making a programme, which recorded his own language. Never is the way for disabled people to success easy. Apart from hard work, they need special patience and will, which are the key to success. Often we’re moved by their experiences. Then we will respect them and help them. As the god seems as if not equal to disabled people, we should help them. Some day when you meet a blind person in the street, go to help him/ her cross the street or show him/ her the way; some day when you meet a disabled person in a bus, give your seat to him/ her; some day you meet a disabled beggar, offer him some money; some day when you talk with a disabled person, encourage him/ her and let him/ her know the world is still beautiful. Not only should we treat disabled people equally, but even more well