20071125, Article, Picture, 高雄
發表於 : 週三 11月 07, 2007 7:11 amHappy English Club 電子報 本報由EVP Team編審
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Time：高雄第8次例會，2007年11月25日（週日）下午2:30~4:30
Place：
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14:30~15:15(Free Talks)
15:30~16:30 (Topic Discussion)
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Topic:Time has stopped in Campodimele
Source: Landmark Upper Intermediate Student's Book
She does not realize it yet, but three-month-old Cecilia has a good chance of living 100 years. Her parents have not discovered the elixir of life-they just had the good fortune to be born in Campodimele, a small village on a rodky hilltop 120 km south of Rome, best known for the longevity of its 850 inhabitants.
“It is rare for anybody born in Campodimele to die before the age of 85”, says the mayor Paolo Zannella. His own grandfather died at 95, his grandmother at 97, and his aunt at 100. More than 90 people in the village are aged between 75 and 99-such an astonishing proportion that the World Health Organization sent researchers to the village in 1985 to discover its secret. “They did not believe their eyes when they saw the results of the tests.’ recalled Zannella. “The old people’s cholesterol level was lower than in new-born babies.’
Since then, scientists from all over the world have been visiting this remote mountain village regularly. “They all want to know my secret,” said Gerardo Pecchia,99, the oldest villager. “But what can I say? Maybe you live longer if you are not lazy. I’ve always worked hard. I only eat meat twice a year, at Christmas and on the feast of Saint Onofrio. There is no danger here and, when the weather is nice, I go to see the chickens.”
Taking care of the animals means a good hour’s walk at least twice a day,” said Zannella. “But to list the ingredients of our recipe for a long, healthy life, I would mention first the Campodimelans” easygoing nature and sense of balance. Nobody suffers from depression and old people aren’t lonely, as they live with their families.” Life is unhurried, stress is unknown, and traffic is banned in the centre.
Vocabulary:
1.elixir:長生不老藥
2.proportion: 比率
3.cholesterol:膽固醇
Questions:
1.Campodimele
a town and commune in the province of Latina, in the Lazio region of central Italy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campodimele
2.What kind of life do you appreciate?
3.Would you like to lead this kind of easy life in Campodimele?
4.Do you think life in Kaohsiung is as easy as in Campodimele?
5.If it is possible, what countries would you like to pay a visit?
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台北，每週六 (2005年6月起)
Taipei, Saturday, Weekly
from June, 2005
Place：
viewtopic.php?t=15
高雄，每月最後一個週日 (2007年4月起)
Kaohsiung, Final Sunday, Monthly
from April, 2007
Place：
viewtopic.php?t=15
網站 http://www.happyforum.org/ 歡迎超連結並轉寄網址
論壇 http://www.happyforum.org/happy/ 歡迎至論壇討論
Time：高雄第8次例會，2007年11月25日（週日）下午2:30~4:30
Place：
viewtopic.php?t=15
14:30~15:15(Free Talks)
15:30~16:30 (Topic Discussion)
Host:Alice Chen
Assistant Host:Benjamin Yeh
Topic:Time has stopped in Campodimele
Source: Landmark Upper Intermediate Student's Book
She does not realize it yet, but three-month-old Cecilia has a good chance of living 100 years. Her parents have not discovered the elixir of life-they just had the good fortune to be born in Campodimele, a small village on a rodky hilltop 120 km south of Rome, best known for the longevity of its 850 inhabitants.
“It is rare for anybody born in Campodimele to die before the age of 85”, says the mayor Paolo Zannella. His own grandfather died at 95, his grandmother at 97, and his aunt at 100. More than 90 people in the village are aged between 75 and 99-such an astonishing proportion that the World Health Organization sent researchers to the village in 1985 to discover its secret. “They did not believe their eyes when they saw the results of the tests.’ recalled Zannella. “The old people’s cholesterol level was lower than in new-born babies.’
Since then, scientists from all over the world have been visiting this remote mountain village regularly. “They all want to know my secret,” said Gerardo Pecchia,99, the oldest villager. “But what can I say? Maybe you live longer if you are not lazy. I’ve always worked hard. I only eat meat twice a year, at Christmas and on the feast of Saint Onofrio. There is no danger here and, when the weather is nice, I go to see the chickens.”
Taking care of the animals means a good hour’s walk at least twice a day,” said Zannella. “But to list the ingredients of our recipe for a long, healthy life, I would mention first the Campodimelans” easygoing nature and sense of balance. Nobody suffers from depression and old people aren’t lonely, as they live with their families.” Life is unhurried, stress is unknown, and traffic is banned in the centre.
Vocabulary:
1.elixir:長生不老藥
2.proportion: 比率
3.cholesterol:膽固醇
Questions:
1.Campodimele
a town and commune in the province of Latina, in the Lazio region of central Italy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campodimele
2.What kind of life do you appreciate?
3.Would you like to lead this kind of easy life in Campodimele?
4.Do you think life in Kaohsiung is as easy as in Campodimele?
5.If it is possible, what countries would you like to pay a visit?
例會須知 參與例會，請自行列印當週的討論文章並帶至現場，圖示如下：
請將社團網站，加入我的最愛 http://www.happyforum.org/
台北，每週六 (2005年6月起)
Taipei, Saturday, Weekly
from June, 2005
Place：
viewtopic.php?t=15
高雄，每月最後一個週日 (2007年4月起)
Kaohsiung, Final Sunday, Monthly
from April, 2007
Place：
viewtopic.php?t=15
