Jan 19, 2009 ＃3&4

lintelleUID: 2297267

We’ve all heard the moans of the modern-day high school teacher: “My kids aren’t motivated. They don’t want to learn.” And that’s real. But we’ve got another epidemic. Especially in the middle-class, upper-class and affluent schools. It’s called teenage depression. A recent study at the Centers for Disease Control found that 17% of kids in grades 9 through 12 have seriously considered suicide. What? 17 percent? It is now the third-leading cause of death for teenagers. Some experts say drowsy driving is as deadly as drunk driving. 18% of teenagers today are sleep deprived. This now while we’re learning that losing sleep causes a multitude of medical issues. Not just depression but anxiety, weakening of the immune system, ADHD. High-stress teens are twice as likely to smoke, drink, use drugs. What the hell is going on? our kids are over-stressed, over-scheduled, because it’s all about getting the grade, getting into a good college. Oh, they are arriving at college, by the way, fried. Princeton is now considering recommending a gap year between high school and college because freshmen are showing up burned out, in no condition to learn. Why in God’s name do we have to teach AP courses in high school? And the answer can’t be we have to offer them because other schools are. And for all the work those stressed-out kids are doing, there’s no correlation between happiness, success and getting into the right school. None. Meanwhile, they’re missing out on fun, downtime, being a teenager. It’s taking a physical and emotional toll. The neuroscience on multitasking shows it hurts the brain. It dumbs us down. All this stuff our kids are doing to get ahead is setting them back. Samantha Joseph ended up dead.

From TV show: Boston Legal (Season 4, ep 14)

提到高考压力，身为中国人，绝对会认为自己的国家是第一受害者。然而究竟我们的孩子是怎么受害的？这些事情反而在美剧中有透彻的描述。超过一定界限，学得越努力，民族的智慧越打折，我认为这话正确，因此愈发觉得这话触目惊心。希望这次的背诵段子不会让大家的学习热情受挫，但是大家一定要记住这个界限以及超过可能会产生的后果。孩子们，请有意识的保护自己，爱护自己。

这一次的背诵，听写得分为20，录音得分为200。重在参与，希望大家踊跃。

奔跑蜗牛UID: 2579189

录音是读下来吗

lintelleUID: 2297267

that's right

奔跑蜗牛UID: 2579189

3# lintelle

汗 一录音发现问题多多啊 :L

lintelleUID: 2297267

目的就是发现问题，看来你已经有成效了。恭喜恭喜～

lintelleUID: 2297267

But overfishing, hydroelectric dams and development (leading to habitat destruction) have taken a toll on the coveted fish in the Columbia, where its annual migrating population has plummeted by as much as 90 percent since its peak in the 19th century—when it is estimated to have been as bountiful as 20 million—to numbers as low as a few million in some areas.

看到一句话里面有本次背诵段子里的一个单词，很兴奋的转过来了。在BL里面的用法是It’s taking a physical and emotional toll.
来源：http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=gene-pool-salmon-dna-research

艾惟UID: 2502625

好长啊，好久没背过这么长的段子了，有压力！而且要过年了

lintelleUID: 2297267

什么时候你背出来什么时候本次活动结束，怎么样？我也正想趁新年写点其他帖子，这两个活动会暂停一周也说不定

艾惟UID: 2502625

什么时候你背出来什么时候本次活动结束，怎么样？我也正想趁新年写点其他帖子，这两个活动会暂停一周也说不定
lintelle 发表于 2009-1-23 03:48

汗~~~
版主这样说我哪有不从的道理，嘿嘿
还有什么好点子，透露下下。。。。

lintelleUID: 2297267

不好意思啊，这几天我忙的晕头转向了，也没管版上……现在做操作不能在家做了，电脑不给论坛新版本面子……今天在学校忘了给你背诵的加分了。再等一下下，周一学校开门了就好。

至于好点子嘛。我的点子不都是你出的？有什么建议没有？希望我为你的英语学习做点什么？

艾惟UID: 2502625

不好意思啊，这几天我忙的晕头转向了，也没管版上……现在做操作不能在家做了，电脑不给论坛新版本面子……今天在学校忘了给你背诵的加分了。再等一下下，周一学校开门了就好。

至于好点子嘛。我的点子不都是你出 ...
lintelle 发表于 2009-1-25 12:21

不要紧不要紧，我们大家也都是忙着过年呢;P ，人在外面也 应该有中国留学生一起庆祝新年吧 。
嘿嘿看上去还蛮好吃样的~~~
额，我出了什么点子的吗？这个活动不是我来之前就有了嘛。哈哈！~！这个嘛听大多人的意见了，让更多的人参与进来才是最好的。
今天三十，我心情不错，大家HAPPY 牛 YEAR啊~~~~~

lintelleUID: 2297267

我的录音。凌晨1点半，根本是完全whisper 出来的。将就听，轻拍～

艾惟UID: 2502625

出鬼了，打不开也下不下来。今晚没机会听了，明天俺再来。

艾惟UID: 2502625

这个我还是听不到下不下来

狐狸大叔UID: 2342950

饿