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[00:00.58]Passage One

[00:02.44]If you are a young college student,

[00:04.96]most of your concerns about your health

[00:07.47]and happiness in life

[00:09.00]are probably focused on the present.

[00:11.30]Basically, you want to feel good physically,

[00:14.91]mentally, and emotionally now.

[00:17.65]You probably don’t spend much time

[00:19.62]worrying about the distant future,

[00:21.69]such as whether you will develop heart disease or cancer,

[00:25.42]how you will take care of yourself

[00:27.20]in your retirement years,

[00:28.62]or how long you are going to live.

[00:30.48]Such thoughts may have crossed your mind once in a while.

[00:34.31]However,

[00:36.06]if you are in your thirties, forties, fifties, or older,

[00:39.78]such health-related thoughts

[00:41.43]are likely to become increasingly important to you.

[00:44.38]Regardless of your age,

[00:45.92]you can make a number of important

[00:47.99]changes in your current lifestyle

[00:50.07]that will help you feel better physically and mentally.

[00:53.58]Recently researchers have found that,

[00:56.75]even in late adulthood, exercise,

[00:59.59]strength training with weights,

[01:01.67]and better food can help elderly individuals

[01:04.95]significantly improve their health

[01:07.36]and add happiness to their life.

[01:09.72]We know much more about preventative health today

[01:12.78]than our parents and grandparents did in the past,

[01:15.52]giving us the opportunity to

[01:17.27]avoid some of the health problems

[01:19.57]that have troubled them.

[01:20.78]And this new knowledge can be transmitted

[01:23.29]to our children to help them become healthier

[01:25.92]than our generation.

[01:27.66]Now the passage will be read again.

[01:30.94]If you are a young college student,

[01:33.13]most of your concerns about your health

[01:35.53]and happiness in life

[01:36.96]are probably focused on the present.

[01:39.26]Basically, you want to feel good physically,

[01:43.41]mentally, and emotionally now.

[01:46.25]You probably don’t spend much time

[01:48.44]worrying about the distant future,

[01:50.52]such as whether you will develop heart disease or cancer,

[01:54.14]how you will take care of yourself

[01:56.43]in your retirement years,

[01:57.52]or how long you are going to live.

[01:59.82]Such thoughts may have crossed your mind once in a while.

[02:04.42]However, if you are in your thirties,

[02:06.87]forties, fifties, or older,

[02:09.16]such health-related thoughts

[02:10.81]are likely to become increasingly important to you.

[02:13.87]Regardless of your age,

[02:16.17]you can make a number of important

[02:18.25]changes in your current lifestyle

[03:11.24]that will help you feel better physically and mentally.

[03:14.63]Recently researchers have found that,

[03:18.45]even in late adulthood, exercise,

[03:21.20]strength training with weights,

[03:23.27]and better food can help elderly individuals

[03:26.45]significantly improve their health

[03:29.07]and add happiness to their life.

[03:31.37]We know much more about preventative health today

[03:34.75]than our parents and grandparents did in the past,

[04:27.54]giving us the opportunity to

[04:30.49]avoid some of the health problems

[04:32.57]that have troubled them.

[04:33.57]And this new knowledge can be transmitted

[04:35.98]to our children to help them become healthier

[04:38.60]than our generation.

[05:30.02]Now the passage will be read for the third time.

[05:34.28]If you are a young college student,

[05:36.26]most of your concerns about your health

[05:38.76]and happiness in life

[05:39.97]are probably focused on the present.

[05:43.28]Basically, you want to feel good physically,

[05:46.92]mentally, and emotionally now.

[05:49.65]You probably don’t spend much time

[05:52.39]worrying about the distant future,

[05:54.46]such as whether you will develop heart disease or cancer,

[05:58.29]how you will take care of yourself

[06:00.15]in your retirement years,

[06:01.46]or how long you are going to live.

[06:04.53]Such thoughts may have crossed your mind once in a while.

[06:08.79]However, if you are in your thirties,

[06:11.97]forties, fifties, or older,

[06:14.38]such health-related thoughts

[06:16.34]are likely to become increasingly important to you.

[06:19.63]Regardless of your age,

[06:21.93]you can make a number of important

[06:24.45]changes in your current lifestyle

[06:26.41]that will help you feel better physically and mentally.

[06:30.15]Recently researchers have found that,

[06:33.55]even in late adulthood, exercise,

[06:36.61]strength training with weights,

[06:39.02]and better food can help elderly individuals

[06:42.63]significantly improve their health

[06:44.82]and add happiness to their life.

[06:47.11]We know much more about preventative health today

[06:51.05]than our parents and grandparents did in the past,

[06:53.90]giving us the opportunity to

[06:55.97]avoid some of the health problems

[06:58.27]that have troubled them.

[06:59.59]And this new knowledge can be transmitted

[07:01.67]to our children to help them become healthier

[07:04.51]than our generation.

[07:12.72]Passage Two

[07:14.14]It's difficult to imagine the sea

[07:17.09]ever running out of fish.

[07:18.94]It's so vast, so deep, so mysterious.

[07:23.32]Unfortunately, it's not bottomless.

[07:26.92]Over fishing,

[07:28.46]coupled with destructive fishing practices,

[07:31.41]is killing off the fish and ruining their environment.

[07:35.79]Destroy the fish,

[07:37.88]and you destroy the fishermen's means of living.

[07:40.72]At least 60 percent

[07:43.02]of the world's commercially important fish species

[07:45.86]are already over-fished, or fished to the limit.

[07:49.36]As a result, governments

[07:52.21]have had to close down some areas of sea

[07:54.84]to commercial fishing.

[07:56.47]Big, high-tech fleets ensure

[07:59.32]that everything in their path is pulled out of water.

[08:03.04]Anything too small, or the wrong thing,

[08:06.54]is thrown back either dead or dying.

[08:09.28]That's an average

[08:11.25]of more than 20 million metric tons every year.

[08:14.30]When you consider

[08:16.28]that equals a quarter of the world catch,

[08:19.45]you begin to see the size of the problem.

[08:22.41]In some parts of the world,

[08:25.25]for every kilogram of prawns caught,

[08:27.88]up to 15 kilograms of unsuspecting fish

[08:31.38]and other marine wildlife die,

[08:33.78]simply for being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

[08:38.05]True, some countries

[08:40.78]are beginning to deal with this problem,

[08:42.75]but it's vital we find rational ways of fishing

[08:46.48]before every ocean becomes a dead sea.

[08:49.97]It would make sense

[08:51.62]to give the fish enough time to recover,

[08:53.91]grow to full size and reproduce,

[08:56.98]then catch them in a way

[08:59.28]that doesn't kill other innocent sea life.

[09:02.50]Now the passage will be read again.

[09:06.00]It's difficult to imagine the sea

[09:09.83]ever running out of fish.

[09:11.69]It's so vast, so deep, so mysterious.

[09:16.41]Unfortunately, it's not bottomless.

[09:21.11]Over fishing,

[09:23.09]coupled with destructive fishing practices,

[09:26.59]is killing off the fish and ruining their environment.

[09:31.95]Destroy the fish,

[09:34.13]and you destroy the fishermen's means of living.

[09:37.63]At least 60 percent

[09:40.48]of the world's commercially important fish species

[09:44.19]are already over-fished, or fished to the limit.

[09:49.01]As a result, governments

[09:51.74]have had to close down some areas of sea

[09:54.04]to commercial fishing.

[09:56.12]Big, high-tech fleets ensure

[09:59.63]that everything in their path is pulled out of water.

[10:03.67]Anything too small, or the wrong thing,

[10:07.39]is thrown back either dead or dying.

[10:10.13]That's an average

[10:12.20]of more than 20 million metric tons every year.

[10:16.69]When you consider

[10:19.20]that equals a quarter of the world catch,

[10:22.60]you begin to see the size of the problem.

[11:15.82]In some parts of the world,

[11:19.32]for every kilogram of prawns caught,

[11:21.95]up to 15 kilograms of unsuspecting fish

[11:25.45]and other marine wildlife die,

[11:28.41]simply for being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

[11:33.00]True, some countries

[11:35.51]are beginning to deal with this problem,

[11:37.92]but it's vital we find rational ways of fishing

[12:33.00]before every ocean becomes a dead sea.

[12:36.59]It would make sense

[12:38.13]to give the fish enough time to recover,

[12:40.76]grow to full size and reproduce,

[13:34.63]then catch them in a way

[13:37.58]that doesn't kill other innocent sea life.

[13:42.03]Now the passage will be read for the third time.

[13:45.92]It's difficult to imagine the sea

[13:49.31]ever running out of fish.

[13:51.28]It's so vast, so deep, so mysterious.

[13:55.54]Unfortunately, it's not bottomless.

[13:59.16]Over fishing,

[14:00.80]coupled with destructive fishing practices,

[14:03.97]is killing off the fish and ruining their environment.

[14:07.80]Destroy the fish,

[14:10.21]and you destroy the fishermen's means of living.

[14:13.27]At least 60 percent

[14:15.24]of the world's commercially important fish species

[14:17.86]are already over-fished, or fished to the limit.

[14:22.03]As a result, governments

[14:24.65]have had to close down some areas of sea

[14:26.95]to commercial fishing.

[14:28.70]Big, high-tech fleets ensure

[14:31.98]that everything in their path is pulled out of water.

[14:35.59]Anything too small, or the wrong thing,

[14:39.09]is thrown back either dead or dying.

[14:42.04]That's an average

[14:43.79]of more than 20 million metric tons every year.

[14:46.85]When you consider

[14:48.83]that equals a quarter of the world catch,

[14:52.00]you begin to see the size of the problem.

[14:55.07]In some parts of the world,

[14:57.69]for every kilogram of prawns caught,

[15:00.31]up to 15 kilograms of unsuspecting fish

[15:04.04]and other marine wildlife die,

[15:06.77]simply for being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

[15:10.93]True, some countries

[15:13.44]are beginning to deal with this problem,

[15:15.42]but it's vital we find rational ways of fishing

[15:19.35]before every ocean becomes a dead sea.

[15:22.96]It would make sense

[15:24.39]to give the fish enough time to recover,

[15:26.68]grow to full size and reproduce,

[15:29.64]then catch them in a way

[15:32.15]that doesn't kill other innocent sea life.