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Jack is a psychiatrist [saɪˈkaɪətrɪst 精神病学家], which means he treats people who have mental problems.

He has been treating patients for many years and has used a variety of treatments.

Sometimes he just listens and talks to patients, and sometimes he uses medications.

These medications affect the brain in many different ways.

All too often people have suffered through bad dates and humiliations.

If they could just choose what they wanted, wouldn't it save time and reduce suffering?

However, by choosing partners based on our preconceived [ˌpriːkənˈsiːvd 预想的] ideas, we may be indulging [ɪnˈdʌldʒɪŋ 沉迷于] in our illusions.

Instead of letting ourselves grow with someone, love becomes more about looking for ourselves in the other.

Machu Picchu is one of the world's most impressive historical sites.

The city was almost forgotten until 1911 when it was discovered by an American historian, Hiram Bingham, after he heard rumors of its existence.

Bingham was led to the site by local farmers and was amazed by what he saw, which seemed like an unbelievable dream.

He wondered if anyone would believe what he had found.

Psychologists [saɪˈkɒlədʒɪsts 心理学家] John and Julie Gottman run the "Love Lab", where thousands of couples have been studied over the last 30 years.

The purpose of their research is to determine the factors that lead to happy and unhappy relationships.

From their data, they have concluded that contempt [kənˈtempt 鄙视], criticism, defensiveness, and stonewalling are the most significant factors that can hurt a marriage or relationship.

Among these, contempt is the biggest predictor [prɪˈdɪktə(r) 预示] of divorce.

One thing Walter is considering is to sell his shares in the company.

He could begin to sell a little at a time and reinvest the money somewhere else.

But where would he invest?

He doesn't know much about investing,and several of his friends have lost a lot by making bad investments.

The company Walter works for is a pharmaceutical company.

It develops new drugs,which is a risky business, and sells them worldwide.

It's expensive to develop new drugs, and it can take a very long time to get a new drug approved.

Without government approval, it can't be sold, which can result in a huge loss.

My boyfriend and I have just had another fight.

I think I'm going to break up with him.

Hey, you've said that before.

Calm down. Is that you really what you want to do?

Yeah, I think so. I don't see any future in our relationship.

Another contributing factor in sports injuries is fatigue [fəˈtiːɡ 疲劳].

Doctors believe that fatigue is an important warning sign that the body has reached its limit.

When fatigued it is more difficult for the body to protect itself.

Therefore it's good idea to stop an activity at the first sign of fatigue.

Last week John got some bad news.

His company is downsizing and moving its head office to another city.

It's moving because it can no longer afford to do business where they are now.

Expenses are too high, especially salaries, so it's more difficult to compete with other companies.

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In the best case he would make a lot of money. If that happened he could finally retire and enjoy a comfortable life. On the other hand, in the worst case, his investments could result in a huge loss. If that happened, he wouldn't be able to enjoy his retirement. He wouldn't be able to travel or do any of the things he has dreamed about doing.

Located in the Andes Mountains of Peru, at 8,000 feet above sea level, the "City of the Incas" was mysteriously abandoned just 100 years after its construction. This was when the Spanish were beginning their conquest of the Inca Empire, in the 1530's. There is no evidence that the Spanish invaders ever attacked or even reached the mountaintop city, so many believe that the city's inhabitants deserted [dɪˈzɜːtɪd 离弃] the city because of an epidemic [ˌepɪˈdemɪk 流行病].

Some people respond to criticism by stonewalling [ˈstəʊnwɔːlɪŋ 沉默], where they refuse to acknowledge and respond to their partner for a period of time. Unfortunately, ignoring your partner can make it difficult to determine the root of your porblems. If your partner feels that they aren't valued, it may lead to increased ?? dissatification.

Another threat to the company comes from foreign competition, which is getting stronger. The company has also started to move some of its research and production facilities overseas. Salary levels are lower there, and the quality of foreign workers is getting better. As a result, the company has reduced its local hiring and is no longer giving large bonuses.

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Traditional stories tend to emphasizing (emphasize ✓) the fantastic, magical side of love. Fate plays matchmaker [红娘]. Strangers see each another (other ✓) from around (across ✓) a room and instant (instantly ✓) know that they are destined [ˈdestɪnd 命中注定] to be together. It isn't difficult to imagine two strangers coming together and fall (falling ✓) in love despite their differences. It suggests that love is challenging, uncertain, and incomprehensible [ɪnˌkɒmprɪˈhensəbl 无法理解的].

A bruise [bruːz 挫伤] is damaged to small blood vessels which cause (causes ✓) bleeding within the tissues. A muscle fibers (strain ✓ 劳损) is a small tear [撕裂] of muscle fibers and a ligament [韧带] sprain [扭伤] is a small tear of ligament tissue. The body's response for (to ✓) these injuries is the same on (in ✓) the intial five-day period immediately follow (following ✓) the incident - inflammation [ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃn 炎症]. Inflammation is characterized by pain, localized swelling [肿胀], heat, redness and a loss of function.

Although (Despite ✓) its remote [偏远的] location, Machu Picchu has become one of the more (most ✓) popular tourist destinations in the world. Every year, thousand (thousands ✓) of people travel to Peru to admire its magnificent stonework and breathtake (breathtaking ✓) design. What they see is a wonderful harmonious (harmony ✓) between the city and the landscape around it that is captivating [迷人的].

The city was almost forgot (forgotten ✓) untill 1911 when it was discovered by an American histroian, Hiram Bingham, after he heard rumors of its existence. Bingham was leading (led ✓) to the site by local farmers and was amazed by what he saw, which seemed like an unbeliveable dream. He wondered if anyone would believe what he had found. Though the surrounding jungle had overgrown the site, what remained was impressive [令人赞叹的]. The city had been built in (on ✓) a remote and nearly accessible (inaccessible ✓) mountaintop, often shroud (shrouded ✓ 遮蔽) in clouds.

But with more people use (using ✓) online dating services, a very different kind of love is (has ✓) emerged [露出]: one that is scientific, convenient, and self-directed. It minimizes risk and provides a choice, like of (on ✓) a menu. There is anonymity [ˌænəˈnɪməti 匿名] and the avoidance of immediately (immediate ✓) rejection. Meeting terms are negotiating (negotiated ✓) online.

Computer algorithms exclude undesirable traits [人的特征] such as the wrong hair color, race, nor (or ✓) age. But they aslo exclude randomness. They reduce the chances of meeting someone different, or someone whom (who ✓) could challenge one's romantic ideals. Besides (Instead ✓), they find the partner we think we want and exclude everyone else. As the (a ✓) result, we could be missing the opportunity of a lifetime, to meet someone we would ever (never ✓) have expected to fall in love with.

The Gottmans maintains that be (being ✓) aware of these factors in communication is the first step to improved (improving ✓) a relationship. It is important to acknowledge that all relationships have issues. The goal shouldn't be to avoid these issues, but to learn to resolve them. In particular, we should avoid communicate (communicating ✓) in ways that hurt our partner's self-esteem [自尊心]. It is better to discuss problems in a way that is more (less ✓) confrontational [对抗性的] and can better help your partner sympathize [赞同，支持] with your perspective [态度，观点].