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有声双语美文：难道真要工作一辈子吗？

Warren Buffet once said: \sleep, you will work until you die.\

沃伦·巴菲特曾经说过：“如果你不想个办法在你睡觉的时候赚钱，那你就得一直工作到死。”

Sounds ridiculous in the first place, right? Isn’t that obvious? 这句话初听下来有点荒唐，这不是明摆着的吗？

And how on earth can it be possible to make money while you sleep? 而且，怎么可能在睡觉的时候赚钱？

If you want to have an income, you have to work, right? 如果需要有收入，当然就得一直工作，对不对？ But no, what he said is not wrong. 不，其实他说的并没有错。

That way which he described as to make money while you sleep is called investing.

他所说的那种“在睡觉时赚钱”的方法，就是投资。

Normal middle-class use their skills and time to make money. But the rich use their money to make money. They invest the money that they own now to make ROI, which means return on investment.

普通的中产阶级靠技能和时间换钱，而有钱人是靠钱赚钱的，他们用自己现有的钱去赚取投资回报。

It’s not a hard thing to do, because there are a lot of ways to manage your personal finance.

这个方法并不难，因为理财的方式有很多。

In the past, I usually spent as much as I could earn in a month. 从前，我是一个大手大脚的月光族，每个月赚多少就花多少。

But when I saw this quote of Buffett, I suddenly realized: Isn’t that making all my efforts in vain? Because I have nothing left. I didn’t make anything for my future.

但自从看到了巴菲特的这句话，我才恍然大悟：这样一来，我每个月不就白

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工作了吗？因为什么都没有剩下，我并没有为自己的未来创造什么。

That’s why I started to face the truth of how I was living. And I made some bold changes and began to save money.

这也就是为什么我开始正视自己的生活方式，并进行了大刀阔斧的改变，开始存钱。

I wish that there is a day when I no longer need to work and can use money to make money.

我希望有一天能不再工作，而是用钱来赚钱 ==

囧研究：玩手机对眼睛的伤害，究竟有多大？

We all know that the blue light that emits from our smartphones isn't good for our eyes, but a new study has discovered just how much damage it can cause.

我们都知道智能手机发出的蓝光对眼睛有伤害，但一项最新研究发现了这些蓝光的具体的伤害程度。

Researchers say that this light is absorbed by vital molecules in our retina and triggers the production of a toxic chemical that kill cells.

研究人员发现，视网膜上面的主要分子会吸收这些蓝光，并会产生有毒的化学物质来杀死细胞。

This damage can lead to large blind spots in our vision that are the hallmark of macular degeneration, a disease that leads to blindness.

这种伤害可导致视力出现大面积盲点，也就是黄斑病变的典型特征。这种疾病最终会导致失明

The team from the University of Toledo in Ohio says it is urging the public to not use phones in the dark because this can dilate pupils and lead to even more harmful blue light entering our eyes.

来自俄亥俄托莱多大学的研究小组，呼吁公众不要在暗处使用手机，这样会导致瞳孔放大，而且导致更多蓝光进入我们的眼睛。

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of vision loss for those age 50 or older, according to the National Eye Institute.

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国立眼科研究所的数据表示，由于黄斑病变导致视力减弱的主要是50岁及以上的人群。

Sufferers will experience blurred vision or even 'blind spots' in their central vision that may grow larger as the retina dies.

患者通常会觉得在视觉中心区域视力模糊，或者出现“盲点”，而且随着视网膜细胞坏死盲点的区域会扩大。

According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, 9.1 million

Americans have early AMD and 2.1 million above age 50 have late AMD, which is a stage of severe vision loss.

根据美国眼科学会，910万美国人有早期黄斑病变，有210万年龄超过50岁的美国人有晚期黄斑病变，也就是视力重度损害。

For this study, the team decided to focus on retinal, a form of vitamin A found in the retina that coverts light into metabolic energy.

从研究结果来看，研究小组把重心放在视网膜上，在视网膜上发现的一种维生素A能够把光转换成代谢能。

Photoreceptor cells, use retinal to covert light into signals that are sent to the brain.

感光细胞通过视网膜将信号传递给大脑。

The team did find a molecule, a vitamin E derivative known as alpha tocopherol, that can stop the cells from dying.

研究小组发现一种分子，是维他命E的衍生物也就是α生育酚，能够阻止细胞的死亡。

DrKarunarathne says some of the ways we can protect ourselves include wearing sunglasses that can filter both UV and blue light, using blue light filters on our phones, and not looking at cell phones or tablets in the dark. 有以下几种方式可以保护我们，包括佩戴太阳眼镜可以滤掉UV和蓝光，在手机上用蓝光滤膜，不要在黑的地方玩手机和平板，Karunarathne博士如是说 ==

深色更醉人：威士忌还是伏特加？(双语音频) Lighter Drinks Avoid Heavy Head

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It’s the season for celebrating – and many of those celebrations include imbibing alcohol. Which sometimes leaves us the next morning with uncomfortable reminders of our excesses. But does what we drink—say bourbon versus vodka—make a difference? Apparently so, according to a study in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 正逢节庆时期，庆祝的方式之一就是饮酒狂欢，而第二天早上回想起头天的嗜酒无度又让人心里不痛快。可是，喝不同的酒，例如喝波本威士忌还是喝伏特加，会对我们有不同的影响吗？显然是有的。这一结论来自于《酒精中毒：临床与实验研究》刊登的一项研究。

Researchers enlisted 95 volunteers. Their sleep patterns were measured to make sure that lack of rest didn’t distort the results. Those who got drunk on bourbon reported worse hangovers—headaches, nausea and general discomfort. And they performed worse on tasks that required careful attention for decision-making. They didn’t sleep any worse than vodka drinkers, though.

研究者招募了95名受试者。他们的睡眠模式已经过测量，以确保缺乏休息不会影响测试结果。喝波本威士忌的人其头痛、恶心、全身不适等宿醉症状更为严重，而且在需要集中精力做出决策时表现得更糟。尽管如此，他们的睡眠质量并不比喝伏特加的人差。

Here’s why bourbon might hurt more: many alcoholic beverages contain byproducts of fermentation called congeners, complex organic compounds that in large doses can have toxic effects. And darker distilled drinks and wines generally have more of these congeners than do lighter ones. Bourbon, in fact, has 37 times more than vodka does. Which, the

researchers note, may add to the hangover effect. So if you’re worried about a dark hangover cloud in the morning, maybe stick to lighter drinks tonight.

我们解释一下为什么波本酒会造成更大的损害：很多酒精饮料都含有一种叫酒精同类物的物质，它是发酵的副产品。如果人体大量吸收这种复杂的有机复合物就会中毒。而颜色更深的蒸馏酒和葡萄酒等酒类普遍要比浅色的酒含

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有的酒精同类物多，像波本的酒精同类物就要比伏特加多37倍。研究者们指出，这会使宿醉更严重。所以，如果不想第二天早上宿醉，头上像顶着阴云一样，今晚还是喝浅色的酒饮料吧。 —Cynthia Graber ==

Quora精选：有哪些小事千万不能忽视

What should you never ignore in your life? 生活中永远不该忽视什么？

获得403.4k好评的回答@Rhina Cepe： NEVER IGNORE WHAT YOUR BODY FEELS 永远不要忽视身体的感觉

I had a neighbor who was healthy, active and lively. One night, she experienced stomach ache and the next day, she was dead. 我有一个邻居很健康、积极、精力充沛。一天晚上她胃痛，第二天就去世了。 Turns out, her gallbladder exploded and poisoned her whole body. 结果发现她胆囊破裂，导致全身中毒。

Imagine that. As small matter as stomach ache turned out to be something big that even caused fatality. So never ignore what your body feels. It’s better to spend money on hospital bills than to spend money for funeral. 想象一下，小到胃痛都能严重到使人毙命。所以永远不要忽视身体的感觉，花点钱看病要好过把钱花在葬礼上。

获得59.3k好评的回答@John Thomas Nyakundi：

Never ignore energy. 永远不要忽视能量。 Energy never lies. 能量从不说谎。

I came across that quote a year and a half ago and my life has never been the same since.

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1年半以前我偶然看到这句话，生活便从此不同。

I used to find that after interacting with certain people or doing certain things I always ended up feeling so enthusiastic and positive. Then after interacting with some other people or partaking in other activities, I’d end up feeling miserable and dejected. I couldn’t figure out why.

我过去发现接触了某些人或做了某些事之后我总是感觉很有热情很积极，而接触了其他人或做其他事情之后就会感觉很痛苦很沮丧。我也不清楚是怎么回事。

Then I came across this quote. It forced me to do an audit of my life and what was going on in it.

后来我看到了这句话。它让我重新审视了自己的生活和生活中的事。 I found out that all the situations that always left me with a positive vibe were the things/people that were really good for me in the long run and were involved in my spiritual, physical, emotional or professional growth (even though at that exact moment they might have been challenging me). I also figured out that most of the times I made really bad decisions which I ended up regretting were preceded by moments of bad energy that I ignored.

我发现所有那些让我心态积极的情况都是从长远角度看真的对我有益的事或人，而且渗透到我的精神、身体、情感或职业的成长中（即使当时对我来说可能颇有挑战）。我也发现大多数时候我忽视的负能量导致我做了一些最终后悔的愚蠢决定。

So from then on, whenever I’m in a situation where I’m unsure of myself, I always take a step back and try to consciously recognise what sort of energy is floating around that situation.

所以从那以后无论何时我所处的环境使我不自信时，我都会退一步，有意识地去分辨这种情况下我周围充满的是正能量还是负能量 ==\\

英语演讲稿：难忘的经历

Everyone has some unforgettable experiences.Me too! Today I am glad to

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share my experiences now . They are all unique , but they are not always the most important things .

In the morning, we got to the hotel where we lived. After breakfast, we began to our travel. First we took the bus to the Sea Park. There are so many different kinds of fishes that I couldn’t believe my eyes. We also saw the show of dolphins. Then we had lunch in a restaurant. The seafood which was very famous in China was delicious.After lunch we went swimming. The sea was blue and beach was golden. We all enjoyed ourselves in the sea. Finally we went back the hotel where we lived. We had a happy day.In this trip, we also went to some places which were interesting and famous in Dalian, went shopping and so on.Several days later, we left Dalian. On our way home, we were very happy. This was the reason why we didn’t feel tired. In all, we had a good holiday.

One of my most unforgettable experiences occurred on my five years old,.One Sunday afternoon, this is my first time to play computer. Dad said: \story of a rich lessons took place.

I sit at the computer in front, according to pass together, the result out an reads delete something, I feel very curious, and then press the ok. Then, an icon on the computer screen immediately, it turns out the key is to take away the \the \be entertained, and also called out: \

delete...\computer and how to delete the recycle bin not. When dad came back, I happily tell dad I help clean up garbage process, computer's dad hit the ceiling result, originally I not clear \genius has installed the software yesterday, dad immediately called me a dog blood spray head.

Through this thing I got a lesson: curiosity is not no, but some people are just ran a curse because of curiosity, so we are curious to curious, don't

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more hands feet, so as not to trouble.

I am sure this is event is one of my unforgettable experiences all my life! ==

戴眼镜的人往往更聪明？这居然真的有科学依据

这可不是开玩笑，而是正儿八经的研究，是由英国的爱丁堡大学（University of Edinburgh）主导的，他们发现高智商人群和视力不好的人之间有很可观的基因重叠（genetic overlap），高智商的人有30%更高的几率发生视力问题。

如果你是戴眼镜的，那么你很有可能比一般人聪明。 这次的这个研究是同类研究中最大的一个，爱丁堡大学的研究员们研究了30多万人的认知能力和基因数据。这些人的年龄从16岁到102岁不等。

Their analysis found “significant genetic overlap between general cognitive function, reaction time, and many health variables including eyesight, hypertension, and longevity”. Specifically, people who were more

intelligent were almost 30% more likely to have genes which might indicate they'd need to wear glasses.

他们的分析发现“人们的认知能力、反应时间和很多健康变量之间有很可观的基因重合，这些健康变量包括视力、高血压、寿命”。尤其值得注意的是，聪明人有几乎30%更高的几率携带可能让他们带上眼镜的基因。 不过聪明也不是只会给你的健康带来坏处，它也和很多正面的健康属性呈现了相关性。研究人员发现聪明的人患心绞痛、肺癌和抑郁症的几率都更低。 当然，我们必须注意，这些都只是统计结果和相关性，并没有证明任何因果关系。

而且智力本来就是一个很模糊、很主管的概念；给它下定义是一件非常难、甚至不可能的事情。

所以直接把智力和DNA联系起来还为时过早，而且这也很容易走到种族主义的歧途上去。

撇开基因的问题不谈，戴眼镜还是有不少好处的，不管你戴的是真眼镜还是假眼镜。已经有很多研究表明：戴眼镜会让别人觉得你更聪明、更可靠、更

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勤奋、更诚实。

因为这一点，很多辩护律师会让他们的客户在出庭时戴上眼镜。 一位律师说：

“Glasses soften their appearance so that they don’t look capable of committing a crime. I’ve tried cases where there’s been

a tremendous amount of evidence, but my client wore glasses and got acquitted. The glasses create a kind of unspoken nerd defense.”

眼镜会软化他们的外表，让他们看起来不像是会犯罪的人。我处理的一个案子里，证据多到爆，但我的客户是戴眼镜的，最后无罪释放了。眼镜让你看起来更有书生气，形成了一层无声的屏障。

OK，来讲讲今天的词 Overlap ==

Quora精选：起早床好难，如何成功起早床？

What is your personal method for waking up early? 你有什么早起的好方法？

获得14.4k好评的回答@Paulo Knabben：

Alright, in order to help people I decided to edit my answer to be more clear.

为了帮助大家我决定回答得更明白。

I wake up at 5am every morning, consistently, for 6 months now and I'm so used to it that I'm able to get out of bed even before the alarm starts ringing. Here's my 2 simple steps on how I managed to do it:

我每天早上5点起床，始终如一，到现在坚持6个月了，我已经习惯到有时甚至闹钟还没响我就起床了。下面是我成功做到的2个简单方法：

1) I decided I would be a morning person: You may want to be, but you have to decide to be a morning person. And for that, you must plan how to do it. By \1）我决定要做一个早起的人：你可能也想，但你要下定决心早起。因为一

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旦下决心就必须计划如何去实现。我说的“下定决心”是指有成为早起的人的渴望。

Stop dreaming about it, start taking action. 不要只是幻想了，开始行动起来吧。

2) I have a well planned routine (that works fine for me): Again, that's a routine I designed that works really fine for me. You're free to try it yourself and I hope you can find new ways to improve it and reach your goal. However, my routine is like this:

2）我有一个固定日程（很适合我）：再说一遍，我设计的这个日程真的很适合我。你可以自由选择适合自己的日程，我希望你能找到新方法来改善它并实现你的目标。我的日程是这样的：

●5am the alarm rings (it's out of my reach): before I turn it off, I turn on the lights so I'm not inclined to snooze it (which I never do). ●早上5点闹钟响了（闹钟放在我够不到的地方）：我先开灯才能去关掉闹钟，这样我就不会再回去睡了（我从没回去睡过）。

●I get a 1-3 minute cold shower: the cold shower helps me to wake up and put dizziness and sleepiness away.

●洗1-3分钟冷水澡：冷水澡帮我清醒，困意全无。 ●I get dressed for workout. ●穿好锻炼的衣服。

●I make a nice breakfast for me and for my family. ●为自己和家人做美味早餐。

●I meditate for 10 to 15 minutes using Calm app. ●利用Calm应用程序冥想10-15分钟。

●I pack everything I need for my day (clothes, food, etc.). ●准备好一天所需要的东西（衣服，食物等） ●I choose 3 things each day to be thankful for. ●每天找3件需要感激的事。

●I go to the gym and start working out at 6:30am until 7:30am. ●去健身房从6:30锻炼到7:30。

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●I get a another 1-3 minute cold shower after working out: yes, again. You have to be clean to work, and cold shower increases testosterone, helps muscle recovery and to strengthen resilience.

●锻炼之后再洗1-3分钟冷水澡：是的，再洗一次。你需要干干净净去上班，冷水澡能促进睾丸素的分泌，有助于肌肉恢复并增强弹性。

●I get to work at 8am. ●8点去上班。

I understand that we're in different places/countries/cities. But I live near the gym where I work out and the gym is ~ 15 minutes from work.

Because I spend so little time commuting, I have more time to accomplish other tasks.

我知道我们在不同的地方/国家/城市，但我的住处离我健身的健身房很近，健身房离单位15分钟的路程。因为上班路上花费的时间很少，所以有更多时间来完成其他活动。

To become a morning person, you have to have things to do. Otherwise it won't work. Don't start your day without a plan, without a challenge. It's boring and won't push you over your limits.

为了成为一个早起的人，你需要有事做，否则一切都是徒劳。一天要有计划有挑战地开始。否则会很无聊，也不能促使你突破自己的极限。 Good luck! 祝你好运！ ==

有声双语美文：内向不是胆怯的借口

Job interviews can be mildly terrifying for anyone, but they’re

extra-extra-terrifying for introverts. Here, some tips for giving a great first impression, even if your instincts are to go hide in a corner.

求职面试也许对于任何人来说是“温和的可怕”的，但是对于性格内向的人来说则是“极！极！可怕”的。下面，给你分享一些小诀窍，帮助你留下良好的第一印象，即使你的本性更驱使你躲藏在角落里。

“I’ll just wing it” should not be a line in any introvert’s arsenal—that’s

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especially be true for interviews. Whether you enlist a pal to run through questions with you ahead of time or just practice in front of a mirror, go through an entire mock interview out loud until it feels natural.

“我只能即兴表现了。”不应成为任何一位内向者的武器底线——特别是参与面试的时候。不管你找了一位同伴提前演练一遍面试问题，还是只是自己在镜子前练习，你都应该大声练习整个模拟面试的流程，直到让你自己感到自然。

Introverts aren’t naturals at self-promotion, so take stock of the things you’re best at and figure out a no-nonsense way to talk about them. We find it easier to talk quantifiably (“At my last company, my press materials brought in 12 new clients”) rather than with bravado (“I’m a terrific writer. Everyone knows it.”).

内向者都不太擅长自我推广，所以你要盘点自己最擅长的事情然后构思一个严肃的方法去谈论它们。我们发现，用数字说明事实的方法更简单（“在上一家公司的时候，我的出版材料吸引了12位新客户”）而不是虚张声势（“我写作水平非常高，人人都知道。”）。

Off-the-cuff comments and free-flowing conversations aren’t typically where introverts shine, so instead of leaving things up to chance,

brainstorm a list of all the questions you think your interviewer will ask you and prepare your answers accordingly.

即兴发表意见和随意发挥的对话通常并非内向者展现自己的好场景，所以，与其靠运气倒不如头脑风暴，列出所有你认为面试官会提问的问题，然后一个一个准备好你的答案。

We’re not saying you should put on a hat and a pair of those fake

moustache glasses, but scoping out the area where your interview will be proves majorly comforting come go time. Map out your route (or even try it the day before) to minimize travel-related stress and triple-check the

weather to make sure you’re dressed appropriately. (No introvert wants to show up a sweaty mess.)

我们不是叫你戴上一顶帽子和一副带有假胡子的眼镜，但是打量进行面试的

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场所能够大大地安抚你在面试过程的情绪。在地图上标注好路线（或者甚至在前一天先踩点），以便舒缓路途带来的压力，多次查看天气预报，确保你能够得当地穿着打扮。（没有一个内向的人希望自己大汗淋漓地出现在别人面前。）

If you’re uncomfortable in what you’re wearing, it’ll show on your face and in your body language. Before an interview, take some time to select pieces that make you feel like the boss you are.

如果你对自己所穿着的衣服感到不适，这会体现在你的脸上和肢体语言上。在面试之前，要花点时间挑选不同配件单品，让你感觉自己说了算的自信。 In the days leading up to an interview, introverts might start to feel

insecure about their inward-facing qualities. Don’t! Instead, try talking up your more positive introverted tendencies right there in the interview. For example, many introverts are detail-oriented, thoughtful, creative and serious self-motivators.

在面试前几天，内向者们可能会因为自己的内向特质而感到没有安全感。千万别有这样的想法！相反，你更应该在面试的时候大胆地赞赏自己的性格向内倾向的积极之处。例如，许多内向者是注重细节的，体贴的，创造力强的以及严肃的自我鼓励者。

If you can help it, don’t schedule back-to-back interviews. Allow yourself to regroup after each one by booking a massage, setting aside time to read a good book or making a favorite meal for dinner—pretty much anything that constitutes self-care.

如果你能够忍得住，就不要安排背靠背的面试。给予自己重组的机会，可以通过预约一次按摩，安排空闲时间阅读一本好书或者做一顿美味的晚餐——更像是关爱自己的事情。 ==

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