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6. Smiling Lowers Your Blood Pressure When you smile, there is a measurable reduction in your blood pressure. Give it a try if you have a blood pressure monitor at home. Sit for a few minutes, take a reading. Then smile for a minute and take another

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连词while除具有当时、同时等意义外，根据上下文还有以下不同含义及其不同译法。 一、引导时间状语从句 译作当时。例如： 1. Make hay while the sun shines. 趁着有太阳晒晒草。 (乘机行事，抓紧时

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A 104 year-old woman was being interviewed by a reporter: And what do you think is the best thing about being 104? the reporter asked. She simply replied, No peer(窥视）pressure.

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Fine, captain, but now we come to a genuine difficulty. You're able to lie flush with the surface of the ocean, that I understand. 对，船长，可是这里有实际的困难。这样，您可以使船面跟洋面一致，我可以理解。 But low