Think fast! Translate this session into standardized English: `Wass ^? N2M,U?, JC.G2G. BFN" Dazed? Your dictionary can't help you, but the glossary we've provided will.

If you get it right away, you're probably one of the kids who use instant messaging. Kids who use instant messaging already make up 60 percent of all kids online. Yahoo Inc., Microsoft Network Online Services, and America Online Services Inc. provide users with chat software that they can use to chat instantly over the Internet through a text window. Users type instant messages so quickly that they don't slow down to take into account capitalization, punctuation, or whether a word is spelled correctly. As a result, new acronyms and instant messages are used to constantly be created, appearing faster than a high-speed modem can run.

Keyboard Nation

The typical instant-message chat typically lasts more than half an hour, with three or more friends chatting together, often in different places. more than 1/3 of instant chatters say they use it to chat every day. Almost half of teenage Internet users believe that online chatting has enhanced their friendships. Keeping in touch this way is quick and easy.

Gabby Levin, 12, said she uses instant messaging almost every day. Without instant messaging there would be no way to communicate, she said. Our moms and dads are always hogging the phone.

Stephen Minz, 13, prefers instant messages to phone calls "because then I can talk to several people at once." Chatting online is also a great way to keep in touch with friends who are far away, and the kids' page doesn't have to worry about phone bills.

Misinformation?

Instant-message chat doesn't always promote friendship. Advantageously, kids borrow it to vent their anger. These kids aren't really trying to be destructive, it's just that it's easier to spill the beans online than face-to-face, says Oliver Davis, 11: " There's guilt in lashing out face-to-face, and instant messaging is so much easier."

Many parents and teachers agree that when instant-message chatting becomes a habit, children's attention is distracted from what's important, said Ms. Julia Lang, whose 13-year-old son, Tyler, "is always waiting for the beeps on the computer, and it's hard for him to focus on homework or family activities."

Children's essays are populated with Internet language and emoticons (emoji drawings made up of punctuated resurrections.) The teachers are drying up to refurbish that students often use the wrong "its" and "it's" when writing essays, and now there are more "u's," "r", "wuz" and other Internet words.

The safety of children is also an issue. Keeping in touch with friends is good, but making friends with strangers online alone is not, and many parents monitor online chatting by limiting the amount of time spent on the Internet or by putting computers in public spaces.

Instant messaging isn't that bad

Experts who study children and the internet claim that instant chat doesn't get in the way of showing life. They note that new technology always stirs up old fears, "It's like people worrying about video games in the 1980s and TV in the 1960s, but there's always the fear that kids won't do anything (but go back to playing video games or watching TV)

But even parents and teachers who don't like instant messaging admit that kids are finally writing things, and their typing skills are improving, but is this at the expense of standard English? Linguistics professor Naomi Barron says "as long as kids know the difference between formal and spoken language, it won't prevent them from mastering proper English."

Barron adds that "language has always changed and will continue to change, and what we do and what we encounter can change, and language must change with it." That's good news.G2G, L8R.(I've got to go, goodbye).

2 Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

After God created the heavens and the earth, he created man from clay and gave him life. Then God rebuilt the Garden of Eden in the east and placed the man in it. God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground and planted a beautiful tree in the center of the Garden of Eden, which was the "Tree of Life". Anyone who ate from this tree would live forever.

God said, "It is not good to let the man live alone; I will make him a helper like him." God let the man fall into a deep sleep and then took his - rib and made a woman. God brought the woman to the man. The man's name was Adam and the woman's name was Eve. From then on, Adam and Eve enjoyed the fine things God gave them and lived happily in the Garden of Eden.

God wanted Adam and Eve to prove their love for him, so he planted - a tree of wisdom to test them. God told them, "You may eat the fruit of any other tree, but you may not eat the fruit of this tree. If you eat it, you will surely die."

One day, something unfortunate happened. -A snake slipped into the Garden of Eden. It came to Eve first and asked Eve, "Did God warn you not to eat the fruit of any - tree in the garden?"

"All but the fruit of that tree are not to be eaten. God said we must not eat the fruit of the Tree of Wisdom, Bu, or we will surely die." Eve answered truthfully.

The serpent said, "That is not true, and you will certainly not die. God knows that if you eat the fruit of this tree, you will be like him - able to recognize good and evil, that's why he forbade you to eat it."

Up until this point, Eve had never touched the forbidden tree. But now, she looked at the fruit of the tree -death and thought to herself, "If you can really be as smart as God -like by eating it, she would like to taste it -taste it. So she picked the forbidden fruit and ate it, and gave some to Adam - who also ate it.

When they both ate the forbidden fruit, their eyes were immediately opened. Realizing that they were naked, they wrapped the leaves around themselves and covered themselves.

Soon after, they heard the voice of God in the garden and were terrified. They hid in the woods. And God called out at the mouth, "Adam, where are you?"

Adam said, "I hear you, but I am naked and afraid to come to you."

God asked, "Who said you were naked, have you eaten the forbidden fruit?" So Adam told God that Eve had given him 'some forbidden fruit' and he ate it.

"What's going on here?" God asked Eve. Eve told God what happened.

God looked at them and said, "You must be punished for not listening to me. The serpent, who shall be water far above the ground, hated and feared by mankind; Eve, your daughters will be tormented by the pains of childbirth because of what you have done; Adam, your children and grandchildren will labor hard for their livelihoods forever; and you people, who were dust, shall still return to dust."

God drove them out of the Garden of Eden and sent an angel to guard the gates to prevent them from returning to steal the fruit of the Tree of Life."

3 What's in a name?

"What's in a name?" According to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, names count for nothing. "A rose still smells as fragrant if it is called by a different month." However, Shakespeare may have been wrong. In many cultures, names and titles are very important.

Americans take great care when naming their children. American parents usually think about the impression their child's name makes on others, rather than the meaning of the name itself. For example, most Americans find the name "Jennifer" more appealing than the name "Betha. When choosing a first name, consider the last name as well. Names like "Lester Chester Hester" sound poetic, but are a little weird. American parents generally avoid giving their children names that remind them of annoying people. On the other hand, parents may name their children after respected relatives or famous people. The popularity of certain names varies from era to era. For example, names like "Fanny" and "E1mer" used to be popular, but now they sound outdated. But names like "John," "David," "Mary," and "Sarah" have stood the test of time and become more popular. John", "David", "Mary", and "Sarah" have stood the test of time and are still favorites today.

Americans don't always call their friends and loved ones by their first names; they use nicknames. Sometimes they simplify their friends' names. For example, people call Elizabeth "Lisa" or "Betsy". When children grow up, they decide for themselves what nicknames they would prefer to be called by. If they think their nickname is too childish, they will use a more mature one. Some people simply use initials, such as "B.J." or "R.C.". Of course, people use special nicknames for their children or loved ones, which often carry a sweet connotation, such as "honey".

Informally, people call each other by their first names. Sometimes elders allow young people to call them by their first names. But in most formal situations, people use the appropriate title (e.g., "Mr.", "Ms.", "Dr.", "Prof.") plus the last name. ") plus the last name. After introductions, the person may say, "Call me Tom." If the other person does not say that, then they should be addressed by their (title plus) last name.

Americans still use some very formal titles, reflecting their European heritage. The British refer to their king and queen as "Your Majesty. Americans call judges "Your Honor." When speaking to a national leader, Americans address him or her as "Mr. President." Many churches refer to their leaders as "Your Excellency." In everyday life, the terms "Mr." and "Ms." indicate a degree of respect. However, Americans do not often use occupations or positions as formal titles. For example, a student might call a teacher Mr. (or Ms.) Hudson, but not "Mr. Hudson.

What's in a name? Names count for a lot. So if you want to give yourself an English name, pick a good one. A made-up name will sound out of place to a native English speaker. Translating your Chinese name directly into an English name may not be appropriate either. A good name is what creates a positive and lasting impression. As an American politician once said, "Unlike Shakespeare's plays, the fragrance of a rose in real life depends on its name."

4 Who should I emulate?

When considering who could be my role model, I find that quite a few people I know could. But the people I shared my thoughts with wouldn't know my friends, my sister-in-law, or the girl I work with. So, I thought I should write about a celebrity. But there don't seem to be many good role models to choose from, at least not in the sense that we usually think of them as "typical".

My role model had to fulfill several criteria. First, she must be my age. Second, she must have overcome some difficulties: in other words, she must not have been given her "celebrity" status. Finally, she must have helped others.

I believe that Oprah Winfrey meets all of these criteria.

Oprah Winfrey had a difficult early life. She was born in 1954 to a poor, unmarried black girl. After her mother moved north, for a time Oprah was raised by her grandmother. She was abused and gave birth to a child, which later died: after that, she came to Nashville and lived with her father.

Oprah's fame began when she hosted morning talk shows such as Good Morning, Chicago Party, and because of her popularity, she launched The Oprah Winfrey Show in 1986, and then started her own company, The Oprah Winfrey Show.

In 1994 Oprah did something that earned my respect. She decided to break away from the style of other daytime talk shows and promised that her show would leave sensationalized and boring topics behind. Viewers responded positively to this and thus her fame skyrocketed. The Oprah Winfrey Show now focuses on meaningful topics, many of which are aimed at women.

Oprah has used her fame to create a number of worthwhile programs, including the Oprah Book Club in 1996, which aims to rekindle the nation's interest in literature, and the Oprah's Angel Network in 1997, which encourages people to give to those in need. "In 1997, she founded the Oprah's Angels Network, which encourages people to open their hearts to those in need. One of the organization's activities is to raise spare change to support underprivileged students in college.

Oprah has always shared her good fortune with others; she keeps her word and her Oprah Winfrey Show has always focused on topics that inspire her viewers. Her weekly topics include spirituality, physical health, relationships, and how to gain financial independence.

Winfrey has earned praise for her talent for performing in public and her quick thinking when answering questions. The Oprah Winfrey Show has an estimated 14 million daily viewers in the United States. She is also a successful actress, having been nominated for an Academy Award for her role in The Color Purple.

I admire Oprah because she's like an "ordinary girl". Once I attended a lecture by one of Oprah's favorite authors. The audience was seated before the lecture when a couple of black women came in. My friend said, "Look, Oprah's coming." I said, "No way, that's not Oprah." She said, "Yes, that's her." As it turned out, that person was really Oprah, and she didn't look any different from us. She was a little embarrassed to stand up when the speaker introduced her.

I think Oprah is a good person, someone to be friends with. She knows her goals. She has earned a reputation for herself and knows how to share it with others.

5. Was it a brilliant move or a mistake?

- The Story of New Coke

In May 1985, Coca-Cola made a marketing mistake. After 99 years of continuous success, the company actually threw away its product formula and replaced it with a sweeter, fresher tasting New Coke. Then the company spent a fortune on advertising the new flavor.

At first, New Coke sold well. But soon it continued to falter. The company received more than 1,500 phone calls and letters from angry customers every day. A group called the "Old Coke People" protested and threatened to sue unless Coca-Cola responded or disclosed the old formula.

Just two months later, in mid-June, Coca-Cola resumed production of Old Coke, calling it "Classic Coke." New Coke and Classic Coke were placed side by side on supermarket shelves, and Coca-Cola claimed that New Coke was its main brand, but consumers did not think so. By the end of 1985, Classic Coke had doubled sales of New Coke in supermarkets, and had become Coca-Cola's main brand.

Why was New Coke introduced to the market in the first place? What went wrong? Many analysts believe it was a failure of market research.

In the early 1980s, although Coca-Cola was the pioneer in soft drinks, its market share was gradually threatened by Pepsi. For several years, Pepsi successfully launched a challenge to Coca-Cola. A series of taste tests showed that consumers favored the sweeter Pepsi, and by early 1985, while Coca-Cola still led in overall market sales, Pepsi was overtaking it by 2% in supermarket sales. In the huge soft drink market, this 2% share meant hundreds of millions of dollars in retail sales. Coca-Cola had to take steps to stop the momentum, and changing the flavor of Coca-Cola seemed to be the way to do it.

So Coca-Cola embarked on the largest new product research program in the company's history. The program lasted more than two years, cost tens of thousands of dollars, and involved more than 200,000 taste tests. In blind tests, 60% of consumers chose New Coke over Old Coke, and 52% thought New Coke was better than Pepsi Ha. The research seemed to indicate that New Coke would be the winner.

So Coca-Cola brought New Coke to market full of information, but what happened?

In retrospect, it seems that Coca-Cola's market research was too narrow in scope, focusing only on taste and completely ignoring how consumers felt about replacing Old Coke with New Coke. At the same time, the research was conducted mainly through "blind testing", neglecting to consider the product's name, history, packaging and image as a whole. For many people, Coca-Cola is as authentically American as hot dogs and apple pie, and the company failed to take into account people's feelings about Coca-Cola.

Managers at Coca-Cola made judgments that may have been unwise. For example, they failed to take into account the fact that the other 40 percent of consumers ebara need the old brand of Coke. If Coca-Cola had been smart, it would have ignored the old Coke and pushed the new Coke into the market as an extension brand. Moreover, the new Coke should not have been rolled out nationwide at once, but should have been pushed out locally first to understand the market's reaction beforehand.

Some observers, however, say Coca-Cola's managers are making a smart move. Supermarkets will be resistant to another flavor of Coke on their shelves. By moving the original flavor of Coke first and then putting it on the shelves, Coca-Cola has two brands on the shelves. In the competition for shelf space, this is a smart strategy indeed.

6Is cloning double trouble?

Sheep are very common in Scotland, but a few years ago an ordinary-looking Scottish sheep named Dolly took the world by storm, with scientists claiming that the sheep was science fiction made real. Why is this?

Dolly was a clone, and from the length of her eyelashes to the style of her wool, Dolly was an exact copy of another adult ewe.

Dolly's life began in a laboratory, where scientists took a cell from a ewe and placed its nucleus inside a sheep's egg cell. The nucleus was removed from the egg cell itself. Stimulated electrically, the cells began to divide, and the scientists placed those cells inside the uterus of another ewe and allowed them to continue to develop into a lamb, and that ewe gave birth to Dolly. Tests proved that Dolly was identical to the ewe that provided the experimental cells.

The biggest difference between Dolly and the other sheep was that Dolly's cells had genes from that ewe. Genes are the hereditary instructions inside a cell that determine the appearance and many other characteristics of living things. Naturally occurring animals, including humans, have a combination of genes from both parents.

Now people wonder if soon the world will see another incredible thing, human cloning.

What are the benefits of cloning?

Dolly's cloners say they are not trying to invent ways to clone humans. The purpose of their research is to help farmers.

If a particular sheep's wool grows thick, farmers will imagine a live several of the same sheep. What if a particular cow produces a lot of milk? In the same way, farmers mate males and females of animals with such superior traits in the hope that their offspring will be good at both, and cloning is a much faster, more direct way to accomplish this.

Some scientists argue that fiddling with nature in this way is too dangerous, and the lead researcher on the Dolly project admits that one of the dangers of cloning is that if the animal carries bad credits, such as suffering from a serious disease, all of his clones will have the same defects.

Bold idea: human cloning

Cloning a ewe is one thing, but what if you cloned another? Scientists say we're one step closer to cloning humans, for example. But the lead researcher on the Dolly project says the research work being done on Dolly should not be tested on humans. "It's not legal in his country," he said, "and we have explained to the authorities that we promise not to misapply this technology."

Human cloning might make it possible for childless people to hopefully become parents. Imagine: a basketball team made up entirely of cloned Michael Jordans, or you have your own clone to help you with your homework! There's another big problem, though: human cloning may be impossible. Human physiology is different from sheep, and researchers may find that we'll never be able to make clones.

Even for human cloning research would cause big problems. To clone a person you would have to use real human cells. If the tests don't work, researchers will create defective clones; after all, it took 277 tests to create Dolly, and another 276 eggs that didn't survive; can it be that way with humans?

Many worry that even if cloning research is made illegal, very wealthy people will still secretly experiment with cloning, said one researcher, adding, "I don't think there's any way we can effectively stop the technology at all." "And there are a lot of questions to ponder."

7 SARS

World Health Organization scientist Dr. Karel Urbani, who struggled to stop the spread of a virus around the world, died in Asia in March 2003 after being infected by the virus himself. The disease, known as SARS, caused a worldwide panic as it caused a deadly lung infection in Indonesia.

What is SARS?

SARS is a severe lung infection with initial flu-like symptoms caused by a new virus that can mutate in animals (cats and chickens). The SARS epidemic broke out when this virus infected the human body. SARS began in South China and spread to 24 countries in Asia, North and South America, and Europe over the next eight months.

In November 2002, the first case of SARS was detected in China, and in July 2003, the last case was reported. By this time, more than 8,000 people had been infected with SARS, and 813 of them had died. Today, countries are still keeping a close eye on SARS to make sure there are no further outbreaks.

Symptoms

The initial stages of SARS present with high fever, headache, joint pain and cough. As the disease worsens, most patients develop pneumonia due to lung damage. Lung infections cause breathing difficulties and can lead to death in about 10 percent of patients.

Doctors in Hong Kong first noticed an increase in the number of patients with serious lung infections. Later, medics realized that many of the patients were living in the same apartment building. Some health care workers who had been in contact with people with lung infections also contracted the disease. They realized that a new disease was spreading in Hong Kong and that something had to be done immediately.

How did SARS spread?

The SARS virus has yet to be explored further. Researchers believe that the virus can only survive for a short time outside the human body, and that it can be killed quickly with soap and bleach.

Researchers studying the condition in Hong Kong realized that the virus is only contagious in close contact. The SARS virus in a patient's cough or sneeze can be transmitted to others through the air or through contact.

Global response

Experts who study the spread of the virus believe that SARS is not readily contagious and generally only infects those who live with SARS patients or those doctors and nurses who come into close contact with patients during treatment, yet the global response to SARS has been extraordinary.

Modernized travel means the virus can spread quickly around the globe. Countries conduct medical checks on travelers arriving at airports to check for signs of Sars. Hundreds of pedestrians wearing masks on the streets of Hong Kong and other Chinese cities retracing their steps were quarantined. The world economy took a hit as almost no one traveled to the infected areas.

Many countermeasures were taken around the world and the SARS virus was quickly and effectively contained.

Prevention is better than cure

Researchers have been seeking ways to treat SARS. Researchers led by Zhong Nanshan, a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, have invented a vaccine that can prevent Sars. Research on the vaccine has entered the human testing phase. According to the researchers, the vaccine has no significant side effects.

As long as laboratories and wildlife are managed correctly and the four main defenses are taken: early detection, early reporting and early treatment, the likelihood of another serious outbreak of SARS is small, Zhong said.

8Attitude is everything

Jerry is always in a good mood and he always says something positive, and if someone asks him how he's doing, he'll reply, "I couldn't be better."

He was a very unique manager because when he jumped from one restaurant to another, he always had a couple of male waiters following him. These waiters followed Jerry closely because he was a natural motivator, and if one of the employees hit a rough patch, Jerry would teach him how to see the optimistic side of things.

I was very curious about this man, so one day I asked him, "I really don't understand, you can't be optimistic all the time, can you? How do you keep that positive outlook?"

Jerry replied, "Every morning I wake up and say to myself, 'Jerry, you have two choices today, you can choose to be in a good mood or a bad mood, I choose to be in a good mood, I can choose to be a victim every time something bad happens, I can choose to learn from it, I can choose to accept it every time someone complains about it to me. me to complain is, I can choose to accept complaints, or I can point out the positive and optimistic side of life: I choose to point out the positive and optimistic side of life."

Life is a constant choice, every situation is a choice, it's up to you to choose how to react, it's up to you to choose how other people affect your mood, it's up to you to choose to be in a good mood, it's up to you to choose to be in a bad mood, it's up to you how to live your life, and I reflect on what Jerry said.

Soon, I came to open a catering business and started my own business, and we lost touch. However, whenever I was faced with a decision in my life, I thought of him. A few years later, I heard that once Jerry forgot to close the back door, robbers took the opportunity to enter the door to rob, Jerry was shot and seriously injured, fortunately, people were very bitter to find Jerry, rushed him to the local hospital, after 18 hours of surgery and several weeks of intensive care, Jerry was finally discharged. Six months after this incident , I met Jerry and I asked him how he was feeling and he replied, "Too good to be true, want to see my scar?"

Instead of looking at his scars, I asked him what was going through his mind at the time of the robbery, "The first thing that came to my mind was that I should have locked the back door," Jerry replied, "Then I fell to the ground, and that's when it occurred to me that I had two choices, that I could either choose to live or I could choose to die. I choose life."

"Weren't you scared?" I asked, and Jerry continued, "The emergency paramedics were great, they kept telling me I would be okay, but when they took me to the emergency room, the look on the doctors' faces scared me, I saw the look in their eyes as if to say that this person was finished."

"I knew I had to take action." "What did you do?" I asked. "Well, the nurse asked me if I was allergic to anything," Jerry said, "and I answered, yes, and that's when the doctors and nurses stopped what they were doing and waited for my answer, and I blurted out, bullet."

"To their laughter, I told them, I want to live, operate on me, treat me as if I were alive, not as if I were dead." Because of the doctor's excellent medical skills, but also because of his positive and optimistic attitude towards life, Jerry finally survived. From Jerry, I learned that we can choose to live each day to the fullest. Ultimately, attitude determines everything.