Topic 1: How to Have a Sense of Humor (Edited by Zenik H)
Humor is one of the greatest assets a person can have. Working on building your sense of humor will help you out a lot in life, including in being able to defuse difficult situations and in reducing your stress levels.
1 Know what lots of people find funny. Not everyone finds everything funny, but there are lots of general topics that are funny. Make a list of topics that appeal broadly in a humorous way and explore these further.
2 Watch shows and movies that are funny. Comedy sketches, stand-up, movies, anything you think might contain humor. If you don't get why it's funny, try watching it again and deconstruct the humorous elements.
3 Laugh. Try laughing when other people do. Get into the habit. Natural laughing may then come to you and will be an automatic reaction when something funny occurs.
4 Try to see the funny side of difficult or embarrassing situations. This can help to alleviate angst, fear and unhappiness if you can inject a little lightheartedness into such occasions. Naturally, keep in good taste and do not step over the line where mourning, death, loss and pain are involved.
5 When someone says something and you want to make it funny, start the sentence by saying "yes" and then build on it. And don't insult them or tear them down. Add to what they said to make it even better!
Questions:
1. Do you have a good sense of humor and how a sense of humor works in your daily Life?
2. How to be a humorous person? How to make people laugh?
3. What do you think to the different sense of humor for men and women?
Topic 2: How to Make Exercise a Habit (By Les Whitley)
Making exercise a habit relieves stress and improves the quality of life.
Making exercise a habit takes time, effort, and commitment. Exercise especially with the population, the way we are trending towards the levels of obesity continuing to be on the rise, we are finding more and more that it is becoming less and less of a habit. It is less and less a part of our active everyday lifestyle.
We are spending less and less time in becoming active. The most important thing in finding a way to make exercise part of your regular routine is finding something you enjoy doing and doing it as often as you possibly can. If you enjoy the outdoors, spend more time outdoors whether it is hiking, biking, swimming, boating, do something and be active and do it often. If you don't like the outdoors don't commit to an exercise that is going to put you outdoors. If you enjoy being indoor in a climate controlled environment then commit to a gym or purchase equipment on your own.
Make it part of your regular routine, just as simple as putting on your shoes or getting dressed in the morning. Exercise should be a component of your daily life. Whether it is in the morning, in the mid-day or in the afternoon or in the evening, set time, keep to that schedule and find something you enjoy and do it as often as you possibly can.
Questions:
1. How often and how many times will you do any form of exercise per week?
2. Do you exercise regularly? Why or why not?
3. If you do exercise as a routine, what do you do to stay in shape?
4. You know exercise is good for you, but do you know how good?
Words & Phrases
1. commitment 承諾;保證
Billy made a commitment to post the discussing subjects on time.
比利承諾保證按時寄上討論主題。
2. be on the rise 上升
The price of gold appears to be on the rise these days.
黃金價格最近看来是在上升。
3. routine 惯例;常規;例行公事
Sherry includes the mountain hiking as a regular part of her fitness routine.
雪莉把登山健行做為日常健身的固定環節。
4. component 部分
The constructional plan has five main components.
那個建築的計畫有5個主要部分。
(edited by Billy)
Conversation
Billy: Do you have any plans for this weekend?
Sherry: I don't know. I might watch soap operas from PPS at home. And you?
Billy: I'm going to meet some friends.
Sherry: What are you going to do?
Billy: You know, we are diehard fans of Jeremy Lin, and we have some tickets to the NBA game. Do you want to go?
Sherry: Not really, Billy. I am not a fan of basketball.
Billy: Oh, do you like sports?
Sherry: Yes, of course.
Billy: What kind of sports do you like?
Sherry: I like badminton.
Billy: Oh, why you like badminton?
Billy: Oh, why you like badminton?
Sherry: Playing badminton is an aerobic sport that gives a lot of health benefits that help us to reduce the risk of heart disease, diabetes and obesity.
Billy: Wow! This is real good information for me, maybe next time we can play badminton together.
Sherry: Sure.
(By Billy)
1. aerobic有氧的
Yoga is aerobic activity and it's good for health.
瑜珈是有助於健康的有氧活動.
2. obesity 肥胖
Sugary beverages can easily lead to obesity.
含糖飲料容易導致肥胖.
3. diehard 頑固的
Steward is a diehard conservative and is completely against homosexuality.
史都華是個頑固的保守主義者,堅决反對同性戀.
