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“The first and best of victories is for a man to conquer himself; to be conquered by himself is, of all things, the most shameful,” says Plato. Self-control is at the root of all the advantages. Let a man give in to his impulses(冲动) and feelings, and from that moment he gives up his moral freedom.A single angry word has lost many friends. When Socrates found in himself any temper or anger, he would check it by speaking low in order to control himself. If you are conscious of being angry, keep your mouth shut so that you can hold back rising anger. Many a person has dropped dead in great anger. Fits of anger bring fits of disease. “Whoever the gods would destroy they first make them mad.” “Keep cool,” says Webster, “anger is not argument.” “Be calm in arguing,” says George Herbert, “for fierceness makes error a fault.”To be angry with a weak man is to prove that you are not strong yourself. “Anger,” says Pythagoras, “brings with folly and ends with regret.” You must measure the strength of a man by the power of the feelings he conquers, not by the power of those which conquer him. Self-control is man’s last and greatest victory. If a man lacks self-control he seems to lack everything. Without it he can have no patience, no power to govern himself; he can have no self-confidence, for he will always be controlled by his strongest feeling. If he lacks self-control, the very backbone and nerve of character are lacking also.Very old people do raise moral problems for almost everyone who comes in contact with them. Their values—this can’t be repeated too often—are not necessarily our values. Physical comfort, cleanness and order are not necessarily the most important things. The social services from time to time find themselves faced with a flat with decaying food covered by small worms, and an old person lying alone in bed, taking no notice of the worms. But is it interfering(干涉) with personal freedom to insist that they go to live with some of their relatives so that they might be taken better care of? Some social workers, the ones who clear up the worms, think we are in danger of carrying this concept of personal freedom to the point where serious risks are being taken with the health and safety of the old.Indeed, the old can be easily hurt or harmed. The body is like a car, it needs more mechanical maintenance(机械维修，保养) as it gets older. You can carry this comparison right through to the provision of spare parts. But never forget that such operations are painful experiences, however good the results will be. And at what point should you stop to treat the old body? Is it morally right to try to push off death by seeking the development of drugs to excite the forgetful old mind and to activate the old body, knowing that it is designed to die? You can’t ask doctors or scientists to decide, because so long as they can see the technical opportunities, they will feel bound to give them a try, on the principle that while there’s life, there’s hope.When you talk to the old people, however, you are forced to the conclusion that whether age is happy or unpleasant depends less on money or on health than it does on your ability to have fun.

全球性的饮料 Tea, the golbal drink, is consumed around the world more than any other drink except water. Originating in China ,tea has long established itself as the national drink of this country, the nation with the biggest population on earth. 茶，一种全球性的饮料，是除了水之外，最让人着迷的饮品。起源于中国的茶，长久以来被定位成世界上拥有最大人口数量国家的“国饮”。A century before the birth of Christ, tea was described in Chinese texts as a health drink that made one live longer在公元前1世纪，茶被描述为“中国出口的延年益寿健康饮品”。 Tea is still being regarded as such. 现在仍然如此。Scientific studies have suggested that drinking five cups of tea a day can be compared to having two servings of vegetables科学实验证明，每天喝5杯茶，与吃两份蔬菜效果可以相比。. Both green and black teas are claimed to be effective for preventing cancer, heart disease, and many other deadly diseases. 绿茶喝红茶都被证明，对预防癌症、心脏病或其他致命疾病有一定效果。There is only one point people need to be aware of when they drink tea在喝茶时，人们唯一要注意的一点是 --- it should not be durnk along with meals. 茶不能在吃饭时喝This is because an element contained in tea can interfere with the body's absorption of iron. 这是因为茶里面的某种元素与人体对铁元素的吸收有抵触作用 Tea, a popular drink in China and many other countries, is carefully prepared according to local customs.茶作为中国和其他许多国家受欢迎的饮料，在当地人中间是被精心制作的 The Chinese put loose tea in teapots, add boiling water, and serce it in teacups. 中国人把散茶装到茶壶里，加入开水，并并在茶壶中浸泡The strong tea from China's Fujian Province is drunk in tiny cups before dinner. 盛在小杯子里的福建浓茶通常晚饭前喝Lighter teas with jasmine, rose or other flowers, are special to China's Changjiang River regions.茉莉、玫瑰或其他花茶是中国长江流域的特色 These are usually served after dinner to help digestion. 这些通常饭后饮来助消化 In England people use teabags and mugs. Many English people, travelling away from home, feel at a loss if their favourite teabags are not available. 在英国，人们用袋泡茶和杯子。如果喝不到他们最喜欢的袋泡茶，许多远行的英国人会觉得无所适从afernoon tea in England is still a time-honoured tradition.下午茶在英国是有时间性的传统 It's a good opportunity for people to socialize or discuss business matters, though now more young people prefer a cola.对于人们而言这是一个社交、谈生意的好机会，虽然现在更多年轻人喜欢可乐 In Japan, a tea ceremony is often held while people are drinking tea. 在日本茶道仪式通常在人们饮茶时进行The ceremony, usually held in a teahouse, dates back to the sixteenth century. 这种仪式通常在茶馆进行，可追溯到16世纪Guests follow strict rules set up then and the tea used is a powdered green tea. 客人们严格遵循规定来办，Though still practise today, the tea ceremony may not be as popular as it used to be.虽然这个活动现在也在实行 Young Japanese tend to favour other drinks.但年青一代日本人更喜欢其他饮料了 一字一句手工翻译的