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I've learned…That the best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person.

I've learned…That when you're in love, it shows.

I've learned…That having a child fall asleep in your arms is one of the most peaceful things in the world

I've learned…That being kind is more important than being right.

I've learned…That you should never say no to a gift from a child.

I've learned…That I can always pray for someone when I don't have the strength to help him in some other way.

I've learned…That no matter how serious your life requires you to be, everyone needs a friend to act goofy with.

I've learned…That sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold and a heart to understand.

I've learned…That money doesn't buy class.

I've learned…That's it's those small daily happenings that make life so spectacular.

I've learned…That under everyone's hard shell is someone who wants to be appreciated and loved.

I've learned…That the Lord didn't do it all in one day. What makes me think I can?

I've learned…That when you plan to get even with someone, you are only letting that person continue to hurt you.

I've learned…That love, not time, heals all wounds.

I've learned…That the easiest way for me to grow as a person is to surround myself smarter than I am.

I've learned…That everyone you meet deserves to be greeted with a smile.

I've learned…That there's nothing sweeter than sleeping with your babies and feeling their breath on your cheeks.

I've learned…That no one is perfect until you fall in love with them.

I've learned…That life is tough, but I'm tougher.

I've learned…That opportunities are never lost; someone will take the ones you miss.

I've learned…That when you harbor bitterness, happiness will dock them.

I've learned…That I wish I could have told my Dad that I love him one more time before he passed away.

I've learned…That a smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks.

I've learned…That I can't choose how I feel, but I can choose what I do about it.

I've learned…That everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it.

I've learned…That it is best to give advice in only two circumstances; when it is requested and when it is a life threatening situation.

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　　Four best friends met at the hospital since their wives were giving births to their babies. The nurse comes up to the first man and says, "Congratulations, you got twins." The man said "How strange, I'm the manager of Minnesota Twins." After awhile the nurse comes up to the second man and says, "Congratulations, you got triplets." Man was like "Hmmm, strange I worked as a director for the "3 musketeers." Finally, the nurse comes up to the third man and says "Congratulations, you got twins x2." Man is happy and says, "Ironic, I work for the hotel "4 Seasons." All three of them are happy until they see their last buddy jumping all over the place, cursing God and banging his head on the wall. They asked him what's wrong and he answered, "What's wrong? I work for 7up"!

　　四个好朋友在医院里碰面了,他们的妻子正在生产.护士过来对第一个男人说:"恭喜,你得了双胞胎."男人说:"多奇怪呀,我是明尼苏达双子队的经理."过了一会儿,护士过来对第二个男人说:"恭喜,你得了三胞胎."男人很喜欢:"嗯,又巧了.我是3M公司的董事."最后,护士跑来对第三个男人说:"恭喜,你得了2对双胞胎."男人很开心地说:"真令人啼笑皆非,我为四季宾馆工作."他们三个都很高兴,但第四个伙伴急得像热锅上的蚂蚁,咒骂上帝并用头撞墙.他们问他有什么不对劲,他回答道:"什么不对劲?我可是在七喜公司工作呀!"

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Once upon a time there lived a man called Yunus, who wanted to get married. He had often seen a pretty girl at the window of his neighbor's house, and wondered if she were of marriageable age.

He went to his neighbor, and said: "Brother, have you any objection to me as a son-in-law? I think you have a daughter who would suit me."

The neighbor answered: "Yes, indeed I have one girl left who really should be married now. But there is one snag."

"And what is that?" asked Yunus.

"Well, you see, she has got such a very bad temper that I hate to inflict her upon anyone, least of all such a good friend as yourself," said the other. "The only thing which must be done before she marries is almost impossible, I'm afraid. No one would go to all that trouble for my little Fatima, I'm sure."

"Tell me about it, please," said Yunus, "and if it is in my power, I will do it."

"I have been told," said the girl's father, "that three drops of water from the Well of Sweetness will be enough to cure any woman's bad temper."

"Let me go, then," said Yunus. "Where is the Well to be found ?"

"The old woman who begs on the steps of the mosque knows," said the neighbor. "It has to be brought back in a tiny bottle, which just holds three drops. But my dear Yunus, do not put yourself to so much trouble!"

"Think nothing of it," replied Yunus cheerfully, "I shall set off today." He bought a small bottle in the market, and went off to the old woman who was seated on the mosque steps with a begging bowl in her hands.

"Where is the Well of Sweetness?" asked Yunus, dropping a coin into the bowl.

"Seven days to the West, and seven days to the East, there you will find the river. Cross that, and you will come to the country where a Giant lives. Ask him, he will tell you what you want to know," she said.

Yunus travelled on and at last arrived at the river. The ferryman rowed him across, and Yunus asked him, "Where does the Giant live?"

"In that direction," the ferryman told him. "He has a cave in those mountains. But be polite when you speak to him, or he will hit you with his great club."

It was a long, weary walk, and when he arrived at the foot of the mountains, Yunus lay down and went to sleep. When he woke, he felt very warm and comfortable, and thought at first he must be in his own bed at home. But when he opened his eyes, he saw that he was lying in the palm of a gigantic hand.

"Hah-hah, little mortal, so you have come to visit me, have you?" said the Giant. "Who are you, and what do you want?"

"Most noble Giant," said Yunus, politely, "peace be upon you! I have come to ask you where I may find the Well of Sweetness. I only want three drops to take back to the girl I wish to marry, because she has a very bad temper."

"If you had not replied so courteously," said the Giant, "I would have crushed you like a fly! However, since I do not get many visitors who address me respectfully, I will tell you.

"Here, inside my cave, is a secret passage guarded by a three-headed dragon. Go along the passage, and when you see the dragon, say leave of Suliman, Son of David (upon whom be peace!), let me pass!' and the dragon will let you through to the Well."

The Giant then put Yunus down on the ground, and he entered the cave with beating heart. Sure enough, as he proceeded down the passage which the Giant showed him, there was a three-headed dragon, breathing fire and lashing a long green tail. "By leave of Suliman, Son of David (upon whom be peace!), let me pass!" said Yunus, and the dragon let him continue without doing him any harm.

After a long time there was a shaft of light ahead, and Yunus saw a beautiful fairy pulling up a bucket of water from a deep well.

"Peace be upon you!" said he, and the enchanted creature replied in a sweet voice, "Peace to you, mortal; come, I will fill your bottle for you." She did so, and handed it back to Yunus. He was so delighted, he kissed the fairy's hand in gratitude, but as he did, she disappeared.

Now he had to go back the way he had come, and it seemed twice as difficult as it had been before. The sharp stones cut his feet, and his hands were bruised as he felt his way in the gloomy rock-hewn passage.

At last he reached the fire-breathing dragon, but as soon as its six blazing eyes looked in his direction he said the magical sentence, and it allowed him to go past.

He got to the Giant's cave once more, and showed him the tiny bottle of water.

"Hah-hah, little mortal," said the Giant, "you have got what you wanted. Now you must work for me for a year and a day, and then you may go home."

So Yunus served the Giant for a year and a day, cutting grass for his goats, which were milked every day, and cooking the Giant's evening meal in a big pot. He washed the dishes, hung the huge shirts out on the bushes to dry, and kept the fire alight. When a year and a day had gone, the Giant was so pleased with him that he gave him a bag of gold, and allowed him to go home with the best of goodwill.

Yunus's neighbor came out of his house and said, "Oh, my dear friend, I am so pleased to see you. Why have you been so long away? Did you get the water from the Well of Sweetness? We were afraid that something had happened to you."

So Yunus told him all that had occurred, and handed over the bottle containing the three drops of magic water.

Then he went home to his mother's house, and dressed himself in his best clothes, ready for the wedding. The Kadi came to perform the ceremony, and they went together to the neighbor's house.

After the contract had been signed, the bride appeared, veiled and jewelled, and Yunus felt himself to be the happiest man in the world. The bride's father gave the signal for the feast to begin, and everyone ate and drank to their heart's content.

That night Yunus took off his wife's veil, and found her to be as beautiful as anyone could wish. Her voice, when she spoke, was as sweet and soft as the cooing of a dove.

"Ah, dear wife," said Yunus, "what wonders there are in the world, Allah be praised! If I had not gone to get that water from the Well of Sweetness, I doubt if I would be as happy as I am to hear your voice tonight."

"Whatever do you mean, husband?" she asked. "My voice has always been like this."

"But your father told me that you were so bad tempered that only three drops of water from the Well of Sweetness would cure you," said he.

At that the girl threw back her head and laughed. Yunus demanded to know why she was making such fun of him, and shook her until she stopped.

"It was not I who had the bad temper," she said, "but my dear mother! My father was tormented by her spiteful tongue, and her rages. He was told by a wise man that a complete change would come over her if only she could have three drops of the magical water on her tongue. So, he decided that anyone who asked for me in marriage should go for the water so that my mother would be cured and my father saved from an early grave!"

Then Yunus laughed too, and was grateful that at least he would now have a good-tempered mother-in-law. His new wife and he were so happy together that they never had a cross word the whole of their lives.

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　　We all make mistakes in life. That's how we learn and grow as humans. The best way to learn how to do something right is to make mistakes while you try for yourself. Still, it's important to apologize when you are wrong, to admit your mistake so you can move on with your life.

[1]执意分手的道歉：

J*,

　　we are now dating and i love you very much and if i lose you i dont know what i will do im shuttin my door no other guy is coming in my life and if i lose you ill lose it..weve been together 4 a while and we have been getting in alot of fights the past week or 2 i think we are about to break up and i dont know what to say or do..im lost, confused,mad,sad,sick,and i dunno ... u think it was all a lie and that i never loved you or i was ever gonna come see you but i was...i hope you understand this..

Love Always! *C*

[2]义无反顾的道歉

　　I think You made a very good decision. Anyone near me doesnot get best results and happiness bec I m person o work, i want to pursue my career path, and i know i find it hard to make anyone happy in marriage and family life. Hope You have happy life!

[3]诗意浓浓的道歉：

I am sorry that I call so much.

I am sorry I worry about you.

I am sorry that I cant see you much.

I am sorry for ever yelling at you and crying on the phone.

I am sorry that I am so easily upset by your absence alone.

I am sorry that I leave so many messages one after another.

I am sorry that I can not stop calling, even though I must be a bother.

I am sorry that I do these things but there caused by something eternal and forever.

I am sorry to keep bothering you.

I am sorry that I love you.

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　　　　　　　　　　　 Boozing? It's Practically Therapy

　　Going down the pub could seriously affect men's health-but in a positive way, a study said. A Leeds University researcher said that the local watering hole's welcoming atmosphere helps men to get rid of the stresses of modern life and is vital for their psychological well-being. Dr. Colin Gill said rather than complain, women should encourage men to pop out for a swift half(=halfpint [口]半品脱)."Pub-time allows men to bond with friends and colleagues,"he said."Men need break-out time as much as women and are mentally healthier for it."Gill added that men might feel unfulfilled or empty if they had not been to the pub for a week. Gill's report surveyed 900 men on their reasons for going to the pub. More than 40 percent said they went for the conversation, with relaxation and a friendly atmosphere being the other most common reasons. Only one in 10 listed alcohol as the overriding reason.

　　研究表明，上酒吧会严重影响男性健康--不过是以积极的方式。利兹大学的一位学者宣称本地酒吧里的温馨气氛能帮助男人们摆脱现代生活的压力，对他们的心理健康起着不可或缺的作用。科林?基尔博士说，妇女不但不应该抱怨，反而应当鼓励男人们出去短时间地喝上一两杯。"酒吧消遣是男人与朋友和同事联系的纽带，"他说。"男人和女人一样需要放松时间，这样他们的心理会更健康。"基尔补充说，男人如果连续一周不上酒吧就会觉得空虚和失落。基尔的报告中统计了900名男子去酒吧的理由。超过40%的人说是为了聊天，说是为了寻求放松和享受酒吧的友好气氛的也占了相当比例。只有1/10的人说去酒吧主要是为了喝酒。

Remarks：可是凡高说，酒吧(咖啡馆)是使人"疯狂、堕落和自我毁灭"的地方--可见一样酒可以喝出百样心情，不一定就有益健康。

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　　1． Applicant（A）： Excuse me. My name is Amy Lin.I have an appointment with Mr.John Zhu at ten.Would you mind announcing me？

求职者（求）：对不起，我叫林艾咪。我和朱约翰先生在十点钟有个约会，你介意帮我通报一声吗？

　　2． Secretary （S） ： Yes， Miss Lin， Mr． Zhu is expecting you. Go right in.

　　秘书（秘）：是的，林小姐，朱先生正在恭候你，请进。

　　3．（A）： Have I the pleasure of Speaking to Mr.John Zhu?

　　（求）：我有这份荣幸和朱约翰先生说话吗？（请问阁下是朱先生吗？）

　　4．（Z）： Yes， I am Mr.Zhu.Miss Lin， I have read your letter of application.

You don't Seem to have any working experience.

　　（朱）：是的，我就是朱先生。林小姐，我已经看过你的求职信了。你似乎没有什么工作经验。

　　5．（A）： Yes and no. Yes，I just left college and I don't have any working experience. However， the rigid training at my college should make up for my lack of working experience.

　　（求）：可以说有也可以说没有。我才从学校毕业，还没有工作经验。但我在学校所受过的严格训练，应该可以弥补我工作经验的缺乏.

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　　Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, `and what is the use of a book,' thought Alice `without pictures or conversation?'

　　So she was considering in her own mind (as well as she could, for the hot day made her feel very sleepy and stupid), whether the pleasure of making a daisy-chain would be worth the trouble of getting up and picking the daisies, when suddenly a White

　　Rabbit with pink eyes ran close by her.

　　There was nothing so VERY remarkable in that; nor did Alice think it so VERY much out of the way to hear the Rabbit say to itself, `Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be late!' (when she thought it over afterwards, it occurred to her that she ought to have wondered at this, but at the time it all seemed quite natural); but when the Rabbit actually TOOK A WATCH OUT OF ITS WAISTCOAT- POCKET, and looked at it, and then hurried on, Alice started to her feet, for it flashed across her mind that she had never before seen a rabbit with either a waistcoat-pocket, or a watch to take out of it, and burning with curiosity, she ran across the field after it, and fortunately was just in time to see it pop down a large rabbit-hole under the hedge.

　　In another moment down went Alice after it, never once considering how in the world she was to get out again.

　　The rabbit-hole went straight on like a tunnel for some way, and then dipped suddenly down, so suddenly that Alice had not a moment to think about stopping herself before she found herself falling down a very deep well.

　　Either the well was very deep, or she fell very slowly, for she had plenty of time as she went down to look about her and to wonder what was going to happen next. First, she tried to look down and make out what she was coming to, but it was too dark to see anything; then she looked at the sides of the well, and noticed that they were filled with cupboards and book-shelves; here and there she saw maps and pictures hung upon pegs. She took down a jar from one of the shelves as she passed; it was labelled `ORANGE MARMALADE', but to her great disappointment it was empty: she did not like to drop the jar for fear of killing somebody, so managed to put it into one of the cupboards as she fell past it.

　　`Well!' thought Alice to herself, `after such a fall as this, I shall think nothing of tumbling down stairs! How brave they'll all think me at home! Why, I wouldn't say anything about it, even if I fell off the top of the house!' (Which was very likely true.)

　　Down, down, down. Would the fall NEVER come to an end! `I wonder how many miles I've fallen by this time?' she said aloud. `I must be getting somewhere near the centre of the earth. Let me see: that would be four thousand miles down, I think--' (for, you see, Alice had learnt several things of this sort in her lessons in the schoolroom, and though this was not a VERY good opportunity for showing off her knowledge, as there was no one to listen to her, still it was good practice to say it over) `--yes, that's about the right distance--but then I wonder what Latitude or Longitude I've got to?' (Alice had no idea what Latitude was, or Longitude either, but thought they were nice grand words to say.)

　　Presently she began again. `I wonder if I shall fall right THROUGH the earth! How funny it'll seem to come out among the people that walk with their heads downward! The Antipathies, I think--' (she was rather glad there WAS no one listening, thistime, as it didn't sound at all the right word) `--but I shall have to ask them what the name of the country is, you know. Please, Ma'am, is this New Zealand or Australia?' (and she tried to curtsey as she spoke--fancy CURTSEYING as you're falling through the air! Do you think you could manage it?) `And what an ignorant little girl she'll think me for asking! No, it'll never do to ask: perhaps I shall see it written up somewhere.'

　　Down, down, down. There was nothing else to do, so Alice soon began talking again. `Dinah'll miss me very much to-night, I should think!' (Dinah was the cat.) `I hope they'll remember her saucer of milk at tea-time. Dinah my dear! I wish you were down here with me! There are no mice in the air, I'm afraid, but you might catch a bat, and that's very like a mouse, you know. But do cats eat bats, I wonder?' And here Alice began to get rather sleepy, and went on saying to herself, in a dreamy sort of way, `Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?' and sometimes, `Do bats eat cats?' for, you see, as she couldn't answer either question, it didn't much matter which way she put it. She felt that she was dozing off, and had just begun to dream that she was walking hand in hand with Dinah, and saying to her very earnestly, `Now, Dinah, tell me the truth: did you ever eat a bat?' when suddenly, thump! thump! down she came upon a heap of sticks and dry leaves, and the fall was over.

　　Alice was not a bit hurt, and she jumped up on to her feet in a moment: she looked up, but it was all dark overhead; before her was another long passage, and the White Rabbit was still in sight, hurrying down it. There was not a moment to be lost: away went Alice like the wind, and was just in time to hear it say, as it turned a corner, `Oh my ears and whiskers, how late it's getting!' She was close behind it when she turned the corner, but the Rabbit was no longer to be seen: she found herself in a long, low hall, which was lit up by a row of lamps hanging from the roof.

　　There were doors all round the hall, but they were all locked; and when Alice had been all the way down one side and up the other, trying every door, she walked sadly down the middle, wondering how she was ever to get out again.

　　Suddenly she came upon a little three-legged table, all made of solid glass; there was nothing on it except a tiny golden key, and Alice's first thought was that it might belong to one of the doors of the hall; but, alas! either the locks were too large, or the key was too small, but at any rate it would not open any of them. However, on the second time round, she came upon a low curtain she had not noticed before, and behind it was a little door about fifteen inches high: she tried the little golden key in the lock, and to her great delight it fitted!

　　Alice opened the door and found that it led into a small passage, not much larger than a rat-hole: she knelt down and looked along the passage into the loveliest garden you ever saw. How she longed to get out of that dark hall, and wander about among those beds of bright flowers and those cool fountains, but she could not even get her head though the doorway; `and even if my head would go through,' thought poor Alice, `it would be of very little use without my shoulders. Oh, how I wish I could shut up like a telescope! I think I could, if I only know how to begin.' For, you see, so many out-of-the-way things had happened lately, that Alice had begun to think that very few things indeed were really impossible.

　　There seemed to be no use in waiting by the little door, so she went back to the table, half hoping she might find another key on it, or at any rate a book of rules for shutting people up like telescopes: this time she found a little bottle on it, (`which certainly was not here before,' said Alice,) and round the neck of the bottle was a paper label, with the words `DRINK ME' beautifully printed on it in large letters.

　　It was all very well to say `Drink me,' but the wise little Alice was not going to do THAT in a hurry. `No, I'll look first,' she said, `and see whether it's marked "poison" or not'; for she had read several nice little histories about children who had got burnt, and eaten up by wild beasts and other unpleasant things, all because they WOULD not remember the simple rules their friends had taught them: such as, that a red-hot poker will burn you if you hold it too long; and that if you cut your finger VERY deeply with a knife, it usually bleeds; and she had never forgotten that, if you drink much from a bottle marked `poison,' it is almost certain to disagree with you, sooner or later.

　　However, this bottle was NOT marked `poison,' so Alice ventured to taste it, and finding it very nice, (it had, in fact, a sort of mixed flavour of cherry-tart, custard, pine-apple, roast turkey, toffee, and hot buttered toast,) she very soon finished it off.

　　`What a curious feeling!' said Alice; `I must be shutting up like a telescope.'

　　And so it was indeed: she was now only ten inches high, and her face brightened up at the thought that she was now the right size for going through the little door into that lovely garden. First, however, she waited for a few minutes to see if she was going to shrink any further: she felt a little nervous about this; `for it might end, you know,' said Alice to herself, `in my going out altogether, like a candle. I wonder what I should be like then?' And she tried to fancy what the flame of a candle is like after the candle is blown out, for she could not remember ever having seen such a thing.

　　After a while, finding that nothing more happened, she decided on going into the garden at once; but, alas for poor Alice! when she got to the door, she found she had forgotten the little golden key, and when she went back to the table for it, she found she could not possibly reach it: she could see it quite plainly through the glass, and she tried her best to climb up one of the legs of the table, but it was too slippery; and when she had tired herself out with trying, the poor little thing sat down and cried.

　　`Come, there's no use in crying like that!' said Alice to herself, rather sharply; `I advise you to leave off this minute!' She generally gave herself very good advice, (though she very seldom followed it), and sometimes she scolded herself so severely as to bring tears into her eyes; and once she remembered trying to box her own ears for having cheated herself in a game of croquet she was playing against herself, for this curious child was very fond of pretending to be two people. `But it's no use now,' thought poor Alice, `to pretend to be two people! Why, there's hardly enough of me left to make ONE respectable person!'

　　Soon her eye fell on a little glass box that was lying under the table: she opened it, and found in it a very small cake, on which the words `EAT ME' were beautifully marked in currants. `Well, I'll eat it,' said Alice, `and if it makes me grow larger, I can reach the key; and if it makes me grow smaller, I can creep under the door; so either way I'll get into the garden, and I don't care which happens!'

　　She ate a little bit, and said anxiously to herself, `Which way? Which way?', holding her hand on the top of her head to feel which way it was growing, and she was quite surprised to find that she remained the same size: to be sure, this generally happens when one eats cake, but Alice had got so much into the way of expecting nothing but out-of-the-way things to happen, that it seemed quite dull and stupid for life to go on in the common way.

　　So she set to work, and very soon finished off the cake.

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September 1, 2007

THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This week, I met with Housing Secretary Jackson and Treasury Secretary Paulson to discuss the economy and the turbulence in our Nation's mortgage industry. The fundamentals of America's economy remain strong. But the mortgage industry is going through a period of adjustment. And some Americans are worried about the impact this is having on their ability to make their monthly mortgage payments.

I have made it a priority to help American homeowners navigate these financial challenges, so that as many families as possible can stay in their homes. The Federal government will not bail out lenders -- because that would only make a recurrence of the problem more likely. And it is not the government's job to bail out speculators, or those who made the decision to buy a home they knew they could never afford. But I support action at the Federal level that will help more American families keep their homes.

One important way to help homeowners during this time of housing market stress is for Congress to change a key part of the Federal tax code. Under current law, when a lender forgives part of a mortgage to help its customer stay afloat, that amount is treated as taxable income. When your home is losing value and your family is under financial stress, the last thing you need is to be hit with higher taxes. So I'm working with members of both parties to pass a bill that will protect homeowners from having to pay taxes on cancelled mortgage debt.

Another important step we're taking for American homeowners is to modernize the Federal Housing Administration. The FHA is a government agency that provides mortgage insurance to borrowers through a network of private sector lenders. I've sent Congress important legislation that would help more Americans qualify for this insurance by lowering down-payment requirements, increasing loan limits, and providing more flexibility in pricing. By passing this legislation, Congress will allow the FHA to reach more families in need of our assistance, and I ask Congress to act quickly.

At the same time we will launch a new FHA initiative called FHASecure. This initiative will help some people who have good credit but have recently been missing their payments. FHASecure will help these families refinance their mortgages so they can make their payments and keep their homes.

There are other ways we can help. My Administration will launch a new Foreclosure Avoidance Initiative to help homeowners learn more about their refinancing options. I've directed Secretary Paulson and Secretary Jackson to look into innovative ways to bring together homeowners and counseling groups, financial professionals, and the FHA and government-sponsored enterprises like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to help American families find the mortgage product that works best for them.

Finally, the Federal government is working to make the mortgage industry more transparent and more reliable and more fair, so we can reduce the likelihood that homeowners will face similar problems in the future. Federal banking regulators are strengthening lending standards and making mortgages easier to understand. My Administration is working on new rules to help our consumers compare and shop for loans that meet their budgets and needs. We are committed to pursuing fraud and wrongdoing in the mortgage industry.

Homeownership has always been part of the American Dream. During my Administration we've achieved record homeownership rates. We'll continue to work hard to keep our housing market strong, to ensure that American families can afford the homes they buy, and to help bring the dignity and security that comes with homeownership to more of our citizens.

Thank you for listening.

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"八卦"是中国古代的基本哲学概念，反映了古人对现实世界的朴素认识，英语可以把它翻译为"the Eight Trigrams"或"the Eight Hexagrams"，例如：

1. The Eight Trigrams are a set of symbolic signs created in ancient China.（"八卦"好似中国古代创造的一套有象征意义的符号。）

2. Fuxi was said to have invented the Eight Trigrams.（相传伏羲创造八卦。）

然而现在，当我们提起"八卦"一词时，往往指闲言碎语或流言蜚语，英语可翻译为"gossip"，例如： Don't believe the gossip you hear from the blogger.（不要相信你从这位博客那里听来的八卦。） "八卦"还可指"喜欢探听和谈论闲言碎语"，英语可以翻译为"to be gossipy "或"to be fond of gossip"。

例如： Some people in the circle of entertainment are very gossipy/fond of gossip.（娱乐圈的一些人很八卦。）

"娱乐八卦"指娱乐界的花边新闻和绯闻等，用英语可以说"entertainment gossip"，例如： This website covers not only the latest celebrity gossip but also all the general entertainment.（这个网站报道的不仅有最新的名人八卦，还有所有普通的娱乐八卦。）

而"八卦新闻"可翻译为"gossip/gossipy news"，"八卦杂志"可以翻译为"gossip/gossipy magazine"。例如： You can find the latest celebrity gossip/gossipy news on this website.（你可以在这个网站上找到最新的名人八卦新闻。）

I think the only thing you can believe in the gossip/gossipy magazine is the cover price.（我想你对这些八卦杂志能相信的唯一事情就是封面上的价格。）

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