businesslike

AreYouinLove?

Whatisthedifferencebetween“havingacrush”onsomeoneandfallinginlove?

Youthinkyou’’shappened

before,butitwasjusta“crush”.Howcanyoutellifit’srealthistime?Here’swhatourreaders

said:

Ifyou’reinlove,…

You’llfindyourlftalkingtoortelephoningthepersonfornoreason.(Youmightpretendthere’s

areason,butoftenthere’snot.)

You’llfindyourlfbringingthispersonintoeveryconversation.(“whenIwasinMexico-,”a

erruptwith,“myboyfriendmadeagreatMexicandinnerlastweek.”)

Youmightsuddenlybeinterestedinthingsyouudtoavoid.(“whenawomanasksmetotellher

allaboutfootball,Iknowshe’sfalleninlove,”saidaTVsportsannouncer.)

OK,soyou’linginloveisonething,

youtell,astimepass,you’restillinlove?Ifyoustayinlove,

htnotalwayscallhimor

spersonwillneverthelessbecomemoreandmoreimportantinyourlife.

You’ufirstfellinlove,youwere

ginloveisgreat-stayinginloveivenbetter!

FriendsAgain-Forever(Unit1)

Doyouhaveanyfriendsthatyouhaveknownalmostallyourlife?

verythingtogether:piano

lessons,movies,swimming,horbackriding.

WhenIwas13,dIkeptintouchthroughletters,andwesaw

eachotheronspecialoccasions-likemyweddingandMary’werebusywithchildren

andmovingtonewhomes,acardthatIntcamebackstamped

“AddressUnknown.”IhadnoideahowtofindMary.

Overtheyears,dtosharestoriesofmychildrenandthen

wasanemptyplaceinmyheartthatonlyafriendlikeMarycouldfill.

OnedayIwasreadingthenewspaperwhenInoticedaphotoofayoungwomanwholookedalot

likeMaryandwholastnamewasWagman-Mary’smarriedname.“Theremustbethousandsof

Wagmans,”Ithought,butIwrotetoheranyway.

Shecalledassoonasshegotmyletter.“!”shesaidexcitedly.“MaryAllenWagmanis

mymother.”MinuteslaterIheardavoicethatIrecognizedinstantly,

laughedandcriedandcaughtuponeachother’slives.

re’sonethingthatMaryandIknowforsure:

Wewon’tloeachotheragain!

StrategiesforKeepingYourJob(Unit2)

Insomecountries,aproblem

inyourcountry?

Aftersixyearswiththecompany,n’

thecontrary,hewasagoodworker,rce

on,careerexpertsdeveloped

strategiesforholdingontoajob.

goodworkerissometimeslessimportantthanmaking

surethatpeopleknowyou’eerfornewresponsibilities,pushyourideas,

andgenerallymakeyourlfvisible.

ompanybuysnewcomputers,

ningmoreaboutthemarketingcouldhelpyou,takeashortcourin

marketing.

indout

thatsalesisbecomingthemostimportantdepartment,trymakingamovetosales.

whofindthingstocomplainaboutarealotlesspopularthanpeoplewhofind

thingstoprai.

goodideasisn’dtobeable

tocommunicateyourideas.

oftenimpressabossbyarrivingearlyandworkinglateandby

dressinginabusinesslikewayevenifothersdresscausally.

Intheend,itallcomesdowntoonebasicstrategy:Makeyourlfsovaluablethatthecompany

won’twanttoloyou.

TheThreattoKiribati(Unit7)

youthinkthethreattoKiribatimightbe?

ThepeopleofKiribatiareafraidthatonedayinthenot-distantfuture,theircountrywilldisappear

ltimesthisyear,thePacificislandnationhasbeen

ides,whichsweptacrosstheislandanddestroyedhous,

camewhentherewasneitherwindandnorrain.“Thisneverhappenedbefore,”saytheolder

citizensofKiribati.

Whatiscausingthemysterioushightides?

fuelslikeoilandcoalarebeingburned,pollutantsarerelead;thepollutantstrapheatinthe

earth’temperaturescauwatertoexpandandalsocreatemorewaterto

expandandalsocreatemorewaterbymeltingglaciersandpolaricecaps.

Ifthetrendcontinues,scientistssay,desh,forexample,might

alislandnationsofthePacific,likeKiribatiandMarshallIslands,

however,softhe

coralislandswouldbeeveryone’ormationsarehometomorespeciesthananyother

placeonearth.

,onwhichtheireconomicshavealwaysbeen

bad,n’thavethemoneyforexpensive

yhavenocontroloverthepollutants,whichare

ycandoistohopethat

industrializedcountrieswilltakestepstoreducepollution.

TheGlobalVillage(Unit10)

Whatdoyouthinkthetermglobalvillagemeans?

Moreandmoreoften,

typicalvillage,however,everyoneknowveryoneelandthepeoplefacethesamekindsof

theworldbeavillage,whenitishometoalmost6billionpeople?Political

andtechnologicalchangesinthepastcenturyhavemadetheglobalvillagepossible.

PoliticalchangesTheyearsfollowingWorldWarⅡemedtopromipeaceandmoreequality

mple,theUnitedNationswasfoundedin1945tohelpcountriesresolve

omiwassoonshattered,however,bytheColdWar-tensionbetween

wosuperpowerngagedinanarmrace,spending

tionsoftheworldalignedthemlveswitheitheroneof

thetwocountries,andtheworldappearedtobeinastateofhostility,eminglyonthebrinkof

war.

ItwasnotuntilthecollapoftheSovietUnionbetween1989and1991thattheColdWarended.

TheendofColdWartensionmadetheglobalvillagemorepoliticallypossiblebyopeningnew

channelsofcommunicationsbetweennations.

TechnologicalchangesTechnologically,thegreatestcontributortotheglobalvillageis

rochiphasmadesatellitesandcomputers

ormsofhigh-techcommunicationsallownewsandideastotravelquicklyfrom

countrytocountry,makingpeopleawareoftheirneighborsaroundtheglobeindramaticnew

htheInternet,wecangetinformationfromanywhereandcarryonelectronic

htelevisionprogramstransmittedbysatellite,we

areexpodtomanycultures.

Whatwillhappenaswemoveintothetwenty-firstcenturyandbeyond?Almostcertainlythe

yisthispossible,butthechallengesthat

worldfaces-forexample,pollution,populationgrowth,andconflictsamongpeoples-willmakeit

necessary.