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1/6UNIT11.Mentionatleastthreereasonspeoplegetangry.Whatcanwedotocontrolouranger?Peopletendtogetangrywhentreatedunfairly.Specifically,wemayflyintoaragewhenwerealizewewerebetrayedbyaclosefriendortrickedbyaclerkintobuyingsomethingunnecessaryatahighprice.Whenpeopletreatuswithcontempt,ordeliberatelyignoreus,wemaygetannoyed.Also,thesightofinjusticeoftenfillsuswithindignation.Forinstance,whenweseeachildbeingbulliedbyagroupofhoodlums,itmakesourbloodboil.Toovercomeouranger,wehavetwooptions:tofightortorun.Inthecaseofasmalloffense,it’sbettertowalkawayandcalmdown.Itisnotnecessarytoexplodeataslightprovocation.However,whenconfrontedwithagrossinjusticeoraseriouscrime,weneedtostandupforourselvesandspeakourmind.Afterventingouranger,wemayfeelbetter.Ifwekeepnegativefeelingstoourselves,wewillprobablyfeelmiserableforalongtimeandregretnottakingaction.2.Whydopeoplegetdepressed?Isthereanyconnectionbetweendepressionandbadluck?Candepressionbeovercome?Peoplefeelblueforavarietyofreasons.Theyfeeldepressedafterfailinganexamorlosingajob.Theyfeelgriefwhensomeonedeartothem,forexampleaclosefamilymember,passesaway,Sufferingfromaseriousdiseasewithlittlehopeofacompleterecovery,onemayfeeldejected.Thereseemstobearelationshipbetweendepressionandbadluck.Ifyourspiritsaredownandyoushowit,peoplemightrefrainfromtalkingtoyou.Manygoodopportunitiesmayslipawayasaresult.Andyoumightbeleftwonderingwhyyourluckdoesn’tchange.Tocheeryourselfup,youcanstudyorwork.Yourmoodmightimproveifyoukeepyourselfbusyandtrytoachievegoals.Andifstayingbusydoesn’thelp,youcanjustwaitforthesadnesstogoaway.Itissaidthattimehealsallwounds.Finally,youmightfindsolaceinrealizing.Yoursituationisnottheworst.Youcanalsochoosetolookatthebrightsideofthingsbecauseeverycloudhasasilverlining.3.Whatmakesyouhappy?Areyouhappywhenothersarehappy?Thegreatestpleasuresseemtocomefromhard-wonachievements.Forexample,ifafteralotofhardwork,youpassedanimportantexamination,finishedabigproject,orgotapromotion,youwouldfeelincrediblyhappy.Humanhappinessisnotlimitedtoone’sgoodfortuneorsuccess.Ifyouhelpsomeoneinneed,you’llprobablyfeelwonderful.ThisaccountsforthesuccessofProjectHope,throughwhichpeoplevolunteertimeanddonatemoneytohelppeopleinneed.4.Istherearelationshipbetweenreasonandemotion?Whichplaysabiggerroleinourlives?Bothreasonandemotionareimportantinourlives.Althoughtheyareobviouslydifferentfromeachother,theycomplementeachotherjustthesame.Thinkaboutit,itisdifficulttoisolatereasonfromemotionandviceversa.Whenoneisarguing,oneiscombininglogicwithfeelings.Whenaspeakerisadvocatingaprinciple,thefeelingheputsintohisvoicereinforceshisargument.Whenscientistsconductresearches,theymaychooseanareathatisinterestingtothem.Darwinstudiedsciencebecausehehadbeenfascinatedbyplantsandanimalssincehischildhood.However,insomeareaseitherreasonoremotionmayplayabiggerrole.Sciencestudentsmayneedmorelogicthanemotiontoconductexperiments,whileartstudentstendtorelymoreontheiremotionforcreativity.Withinafamily,peopleusuallycherishtheemotionaltiesbetweenfamilymembers.Emotioncouldbemoreimportantthanreasonwhenfallinginloveortrustingamemberofone’sfamily,whereasreasonplaysanimportantrolewhendecidinghowtoeducateachild.Togetherorseparate,reasonandemotionplaycriticallyimportantrolesinourlives.UNIT21.Inwhatwayscanpeopleimprovetheirappearance?Somepeoplejustwanttoimprovetheirlooksinsmallways.Theymaygoonadiettomaintainagoodfigure,wemakeuptoimprovetheirappearance,putafacialmaskorskinsmootherontheirfacesduringthemight,havetheirteethstraightened,orhavetheirnailspolished.Someothershaveaface-lifttochangetheirnoseorchin,maketheirsingle-foldeyelidsdoublefolded,andhavetheirskintightenedtosmoothoutwrinklesandcrow’sfeet.Someeveninjectbotoxtoremovewrinkles.Moredrastically,somepeoplemayhaveliposuctiontoremovefat.2.Whydosomepeoplewanttoimprovetheirappearance?Aloveofbeautyispartofhumannature.Peopleliketoseebeautifulscenery,flowers,andanimals.Itisnotstrangethattheyalsowanttolookatgood-lookinghumansandimprovethewaytheylookthemselves.Withimprovedfeatures,onemayfinda2/6betterjob,attractamoredesirablespouse,andgainfasterpromotion.Someoccupationsattachgreatimportancetoappearance.Mostactors,anchorpersons,andfashionmodelscanberecognizedbytheirlooks.Itissometimesarguedthatbylookinggood,onetendstofeelself-confident.Withconfidence,successismorelikelytofollowinanyundertaking.3.Whatdisadvantagesarethereinplasticsurgery?Weshouldnotattempttochangeourphysicalappearancebycosmeticmeans.Suchchangesmaybringunexpecteddisastersinthefuture.Somebeautifyingmethods,ifnotproperlyapplied,havedangeroussideeffects.Peoplewhoreceivebotoxinjectionstoremovewrinklesmayeventuallyruintheirskin.Somesurgicaloperationsthatareintendedtomakesingle-foldeyelidsdoublefoldactuallymakethemmulti-folded-notwhatthepatienthadinmind.4.Howcanonestrikeabalancebetweenlowcostsandhighfashioninclothes、Peoplewhodon’thavemuchmoneycanalsomakethemselveslookfashionable.Therearemanywaystobuyfashionableclotheswithoutspendingmuchmoney.Forexample,peoplecanbuyclothesthatareonsaleorsoldindiscountstores.It’ssmarttobuywinterclothesattheend