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·MaybePoshSpicebecametooposhherselftoshakeherbootyonaShe'ssaidinthepastthatshe’sgotnonstojoinwithBaby,Scary,Gingerand1TheSpiceGirlsareanEnglishpopgirlgroupformedin1994.ThegroupconsistsofMelanieBrown("ScarySpice"),MelanieChisholm("SportySpice"),EmmaBunton("BabySpice"),GeriHalliwell("GingerSpice"),andVictoriaBeckham,néeAdams("PoshSpice").Withthe"girlpower"phenomenon,theSpiceGirlswerepopularculturaliconsofthe1990s.Theyarecitedaspartofthe'secondwave'1990sBritishInvasionoftheUS.2Aspoilsportmeanssomeonewhospoilsthepleasureof ngtheOlympicswasanincrediblehonour.That'sThankyoutoeverybody,butnomore,"我感谢大家，但是不会再有了。shesaidafterthegroupperformedattheClosingCeremonyoftheOlympicGamesinLondonin2012.她在Andthenthere'sFriends.Well,nomorechatsatthefictitiousCentralPerkcafeforChandlerBing.然后就是《老友记》。在中的公园咖啡厅里聊天的不再有·宾ActorMatthewPerryhasannouncedthathewon'tattendthereunionshowofthehitAmericanTVwhichcapturedtheimaginationofaudiencesinseveralItendedin2004aftertenPerry'sspokes 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withmorepointswins.//Averyfunsport.Um,ohyeah,I’mthecaptainofit.//Iy,Iy,um,positionofwidereceiver.//Who_the,thepositionofwidereceivercallsforyouto,//catchpassesand,runrealfast.DictationLotsofthingsinfluencehowyourdinnermaytastetoyou:howit'spresentedonate,howhungryyouareandofcourse,yourtastebuds.Butresearcherswantedtoknowifearlycourses—appetizers—influencethetasteofameal,andtrulydowhet1yourappetite.Researchershad64volunteerseatoneoftwomeals.Themealswerethesame—bruschettaasanappetizerandanentree3ofpastawithgarlicandoil.Thepastathateveryonegotwaspreparedtobeonlyso-so.Butsomeofthevolunteersfirstgotabruschettathatwasmadetobemediocre,whiletheothersgotonethatwasslar.Thenthevolunteersratedthemeals.Andpeoplewhoatethegoodappetizerthoughttheirentreewasevenworsethanpeoplewhohadthemiddlingappetizer.ThestudyisinthejournalFoodQualityandPreference.Thisworkbuildsonpreviousstudiesthathavefocusedontheperceptionoffoodanddrink,andothersensoryexperience.Inoneinvestigationforexample,researchersfoundthathearingaloudsoundfirstthenmakesasoftsoundseemtosoundevensofter.Researcherscallthiseffecthedonic6contrast—theperceptionorpleasuregainedfromsomethingisaffectedbyhowitcomparestoothersimilarstimuli.Maybekeepthatfactinmind—oronthetipofyourtongue—nexttimeyounyourcourses..Dictation6Considerthetimesyou'vehoppedonasubway,//boardedaneorenteredawaitingroom.想象一下你有多少次跳进地铁,登上过飞机或进入等候室。Andchancesare,youprobablyavoided//engagingwithanyfellowcommutersorpatients.很有可能,你要避免与任何通勤者或接触。Butcontrarytowhatwemightthink,we’dactuallybehappier//ifwedidstrikeup1aconversationwithatotalstranger.但与我们想象相反的是,如果与一位陌生人侃侃而谈的话，我们可能会因此感到快乐。Inastudy,commutersinChicagowereaskedtoeithertalkwithastrangeronatrain,//orsitquietlyalone,//ordowhateverthey'dnormallydoontheircommute.在一项研究中,芝加哥的通勤者们被要求要么在火车上和一位陌生人交谈,要么独自一人静静闲坐,要么干脆他们就像往常一样表现。Then,theyrespondedtoasurveyabouthowtheyfelt.而后他们表达了自己对于这项的感受。Turnsoutthosewhoengagedwithstrangershadthemostpleasurableexperience//andthosewhoremainedsolitaryonthetrainhadtheleastenjoyableexperience.结果显示那些与陌生人谈话的人最愉快而那些依然孤独的人则最不Theseanswerswerethencomparedwithanothergroup//thatdidnotparticipatebutinsteadhadtopredict//howtheymightfeelineachsituation.这些结果与另一组并没有参与其中,只是预测对于每一种情况反应的人进行相比。Andthisgroupthoughttalkingwithstrangerswouldbetheleastenjoyable,byfar.到目前为止这组人认为和陌生人交谈是最不愉快的。ThestudyisinthejournalofExperimentalPsychology.这项研究已经在《实验心理学》上。Sodespitebeingsocialanimalsandenjoyingsocialengagement,//weavoidchattingwithstrangers.所以尽管我们自认为是社会动物,以享受社会接触自居,但仍然尽可能避免与陌Why?Well,accordingtoafollowupstudy//it'sbecausewethink,wrongly,thatstrangersdon'twanttotalkwithus.原因何在?嗯,根据一项后续研究显示因为我们错误地认为,陌生人不想和我们谈话。 Well,theonewaytogetoverthisofcourseistopracticereachingoutwhoknows,commutingcould ealotmoreenjoyable.解决这个问题的方法之一就是亲身实践—结果谁知道呢，交流沟通或许会更愉快。Dictation07TheMiddayThemiddaynapisapreschooltradition.Butisitnecessary?Somepreschoolsntoeliminatethisdowntime1tofitinmoreteaching//whichcouldcomeattheexpenseoflearning.Becauseastudysuggeststhatthesnoozemayhelpkids//retaininformationtheylearnedearlierintheday.TheworkispublishedinPLOSONE.Toseehownapsaffectacademicperformance,//researcherstaught40preschoolersbetweentheagesof3and6//toperformamemorytask.Afterafewhoursofbreaktime//thechildreneitherstayedawakeorgottonap,//sleeforanaverageofminutes.Althoughnapmadenosignificantdifferencetofeelingsofsleepiness,//itdidhelpenhancememory.Whentestedlaterintheday,//studentswhohadrestedperformedbetter.Eventhenextday,thechildrenwhohadnapped//aftertheinitiallesson//stillretainedmoreinformation.Thebenefitwasgreatestforstudentswhotooknapsregularly,//notjustduringthestudy.Whichsuggestsschoolsmaywanttokeepsleeponthesyllabus.Dictation08NotkeenonDoyouhavetroublefindinganovelthattakesyourinterest?WhynotfollowAmmonShea’sexampleandstartreadingadictionary?MrSheaownsover1,000dictionariesandhelikestoreadthemforfun.Herecentlyspentayearreadingall20volumesoftheOxfordEnglishDictionary.er59millionwords.AshereadfromAtoZ,henoteddowninterestingwordsinaledger.Thisincludeswordssuchas“happify”,meaningtomakesomeonehappy,and“tripudiate”whichmeanstodanceskiporleapforjoy.其中包括的单词有happify（使开心），和tripudiateMr.Sheaalsokeptadiaryabouthisexperiencewhichhassincebeenturnedintoabest-sellingbook.Whydidhedothis?Heclaimsit