Getty Images It’s shortly after 10 a.m., and The Body—all 237 pounds of him—is in his cubicle, sifting through e-mails. I’m wedged next to his liver, sifting through the metabolic remains of his morning drink: Vitaminwater. It calls itself a “nutrient enhanced” beverage, a nutritious cocktail. Ha! It’s mostly sugar in a bottle, and I love it. It sneaks past the digestive system and lands in the liver, which converts it to fat and sends it straight to me. What a bonanza!
It’s a great time for me and my brethren fat cells. After millennia of toeing the line and giving up our stores whenever the muscles and nerves called on us, we’re now taking over. You don’t have to take my word for it. You can see it on the streets every day. More than 35 percent of adult Americans are obese. Not just overweight—obese. Cardiovascular disease? Type 2 diabetes? Cancer? Not my problem. I’m livin’ large.By 11 a.m.,The Body’s starving. That muffin he had for breakfast provided plenty of calories, but they don’t satisfy him the way they used to. See, it’s my job to send a hormone signal—called leptin—to the brain so it makes The Body feel full. It used to work like a charm. But these days, I pump leptin like it’s a Middle Eastern oil well, and it just floats around in the bloodstream, aimless. With all that excess insulin swirling around to help The Body sop up his extra sugar intake, the brain doesn’t receive my usual leptin signal and issue the “you’re stuffed, stop eating” message. So he’s more apt to feel hungry soon after he finishes eating.Life is sweet—saccharine, really. But it wasn’t always. I remember 40 years ago (The Body was barely a teenager) when I was born along with many of my fatty friends (puberty, the school nurse called it, which is when most adult fat cells should finish forming). I’d wait all day for some spare fatty acids I could store. Back then, most of the nutrition got used up. We fat cells would swell slightly, then shrink again. Those were lean times.But I’m not going anywhere. I mean that literally. Fat cells never disappear. We’re virtually indestructible. The Body can deprive me of the greasy good stuff, and I’ll wither—but when he hits the drive-through again, I’ll rebound faster than he can say “Supersize me!” In a normal body, fat cells are mostly done forming after puberty. But if you’re obese, your fat cells plump up so much that new ones can be created. And lately, my neighborhood’s been getting a little crowded. Every time a fellow fat cell fills up and hits its maximum storage capacity, a new fat cell pops up next door. I’ve heard that a normal body has around 40 billion fat cells, but The Body rolls deep—in here, there are 80 billion just like me!I’m pretty lucky. Back when The Body went off to college, he developed a soda habit. At almost every lunch, he’d knock one back. It was a special treat, and I’d snag a few fat droplets from the liver each time and store them up. He liked the caffeine, too, the pep it gave him in the afternoon. Soon enough, after The Body graduated and found a job, he needed another can of soda just to push through the midafternoon slump. That was the start of my glory years.
Nephron via Wikimedia Commons Hear that? The Body’s opening a can of soda as he digs in to his low-fat microwave lasagna. He’s trying to cut back, shed a few pounds—and hey, if you’re trying to lose weight, it makes sense to eat less fat. But have you ever tried lasagna without butter or oil? Tastes like cardboard. So there’s extra salt and sugar to compensate, and it’s still easy for me to convert some of that sugar to fat and squirrel it away. He has no idea!The poor sap. Back in college, when The Body skied or cycled almost every weekend, his weight was under control. His diet had a lot less sugar, and his brain listened to my leptin warnings, quashing his hunger whenever I managed to plump up. I’d get a little ahead after a big weekend of beer and wings, inflate a tad. Then the next day he’d eat a bagel and apple for breakfast and jump on his bike. His muscles burned up all the handy glucose, and I’d be forced to break down some of my precious self into fatty acids and glycerol. I’d give glycerol to the liver, which would convert it into glucose to burn, and the fatty acids would go straight to the muscles for energy. I’d deflate and hunker down, waiting for his next binge.Now he polishes off the lasagna tray in six bites and swivels back to his computer, clicking and clacking through the afternoon. When he heaves himself from his chair to head home at 5 p.m., it’s the hardest his heart has had to work all day. I’m not worried, though—there’s plenty of fuel in his muscles to provide energy, so I never have to offer up any of myself to help. I’m lying low, laughing, confident I’ll never be called on to liquidate my stash.I get to relax during the hour-long commute home. What will I have for dinner tonight? Fried chicken? Burgers? But when The Body sags into his chair at the dinner table, he sees grilled chicken and salad. Lettuce, tomatoes, peppers… and what the heck is that, toasted pine nuts?! Oil-and-vinegar dressing, not even creamy ranch. Unfortunately, the salad’s fiber slows his digestion of the sugary dinner roll he snags from the basket. What gives? he asks. We’re eating healthy, says his wife. No more junk for dinner.This could be bad for me, but I know The Body, and true to form, he cracks a beer. Sweet relief! I can score fat out of a beer as well as a can of soda. The ethanol it contains is a derivative of sugar, so some of the boozy goodness goes through the liver and converts to fat. After dinner, he takes the dog out for a walk. Thankfully, a casual stroll won’t exert enough energy to dip into my storage. Even better, when he gets home, he plops down to watch the game. Conditioned to snack at night, he grabs a Rice Krispies square, a tiny sugar boost for me. He slides into bed around midnight, hoping for his usual six hours of sleep. While The Body snoozes, I get to relax too. He doesn’t rely on my stores during the middle of the night, so I’m waiting for morning and already pulsating. I know his lack of sleep will make him stressed, hungry, and more likely to crave sugary, high-carb foods. Mmm, maybe doughnuts for breakfast?
Where There Is Life, There Is Hope
你的能力有多大，成功就有多大。要想得到更多的回报，就不要吝啬付出。只要存在一丝生命的气息，那么我们的希望就不会破灭。
When I was in the 8th grade in Ohio, a girl named Helen in my class had a terrible accident. As she was running to the bus in order not to miss it, she slipped on some ice and fell under the rear wheels of the bus. She survived the accident, but was paralyzed from the waist down. I went to see her, in my 13yearold mind thinking she wouldn’t live normally from then on.
我在俄亥俄州读八年级时，班上有一个女孩名叫海伦，她遭遇了一场严重的车祸。她怕错过公交车，急匆匆地跑过去时，不慎踩到冰块，滑倒在后车轮下。她幸免于难，但腰部以下瘫痪了。去探望她时，13岁的我想，从此以后，她再也不能正常的生活了。
Over the years, I moved and didn’t think much about Helen after that. Three years ago, in Florida, my oldest son was hit by a car while riding his bike, causing a terrible brain injury. While I was looking after my son, a lady who said she was the hospital’s social worker called. It was a particularly trying day. I burst into tears for no reason and hung up.
数年后，我搬了家，也没有再想起过海伦。三年前，在佛罗里达州，我的大儿子骑车时被汽车撞倒，脑部受到严重创伤。在我照顾儿子期间，有一位女士打来电话，自称是医院义工。那是最难熬的日子，我毫无来由地失声痛哭，然后挂了电话。
A short time later, a beautiful woman, in a wheelchair, rolled into my son’s room with a box of tissues. After 16 years, I still recognized Helen. She smiled, handed me the tissues and hugged me. I told her who I was, and after we both got through the shock of that, she began to tell me about her life since we last saw each other. She had married, had children and gotten her degree so that she could smooth the path for those less fortunate than her. She told me that if there was anything she could give me, it would be hope.
不久，一位坐着轮椅的漂亮女士出现在儿子的病房，她手里拿着纸巾。16年以后，我仍然认出，是海伦。她微笑着，递纸巾给我，拥抱我。我告诉她自己是谁后，我们为此都非常震惊。她开始告诉我，我们分别后她的生活经历。她结婚生子，并获得了学位。这样她能为那些比自己更不幸的人们，点燃前进的希望。她告诉我，现在倘若她有什么可以给我的，那将是“希望”。
Looking at this wonderful, giving person, I felt small. But I also felt the first hope I had felt since learning that my son was hurt. From this person that I thought would have no quality of life, I learned that where there is life, there is hope. My son miraculously recovered and we moved back north, but I owe Helen a debt that I can never repay.
看着这位了不起又乐于奉献的女士，我深感渺小。但是，自从儿子受伤后，我也感受到了第一份希望。这位我曾以为没有生活质量的人让我明白：只要有生命，就有希望。儿子奇迹般地康复了，我们又搬回了北方。但是，我欠海伦的情谊将永远无法偿还
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英语作文一封信1
There was once an old goat that was very, very old; he could barely walk, and was always sleepy during important emergencies. One day the goat went off to eat grass among the fields.
During the time, the goat did not realize that the goat pack had gone straight in front of him. He had no choice but to continue straight on. As soon as he passed the hill, he found the goat pack had already crossed three other mountains… The old goat was tired of climbing and walking, so he decided to rest. After a short break, he was sure that the goat pack had already wiped him away far back behind.
The goat decided to find a place to be made a shelter for him to sleep tonight. Along the way, the old goat walked along; he trembled along the way. At last, he found a big round cave for him to sleep in, so that he could rest his energy and continue his journey…
The old goat didn’t even realize that this was home to the lion, king of all animals. As soon as he approached the mouth of the cave, the lion smelled the goat out with his nose. The lion shouted, “Who are you that dare come to my house? I am going to destroy you, and eat you up for breakfast!!!!” the old goat was frightened out of his wits, he wanted to run, but knew that he was not fast enough. He closed his mouth and held his breathe, and pretended not to be frightened or afraid.
He walked inside the cave and saw the terrifying lion king. The lion never saw this kind of thing before, he was frightened now; and asked, “Why are you here? And who are you? And…” Before he could even finish his speech, the g oat answered; “I am the goat empress, and I have come to see you…” “See me?” asked the lion, “Yes,” replied the goat ‘empress’; “I can live no much longer, and even walking; but, before I die, I want to eat: 100 elephants, 75 wild oxen, 63 wild pigs, and 25 lions. Now I had already had: Elephants, wild oxen, and wild pigs; I am looking for a lion to eat now!” the lion was so frightened.
“You know what empress, I am too dirty, and I should probably wash up before you…You know, Gulp! Eat me up!” as he said those words, he backed up towards the mouth of the cave, and rushed out immediately with his back legs between his jaws…
Along the way, he bumped into a jackal, the jackal asked; “Hey, I am the cranky jackal dear king; and what has gotten you in such a fright?” the lion took a breath and answered, “There was a goat ‘empress’ in my cave that wants to eat me!” “The goat empress? I never heard of such a thing!”
The lion replied, “Then come with me to the cave… Gulp!”
And so the lion led the jackal to his cave, the goat ‘empress’ saw them coming, and answered; “Jackal, what do you think you’re doing? I asked you to bring me 25 lions, but you just brought me one! I’m going to eat you both up for breakfast!” the lion trembled and shouted at the jackal, “Jackal, you tricked me into this trap?! How dare!”
At these words the jackal ran away, and the lion ran to a place far, far away…
英语作文一封信2
Once upon a time in a kingdom far away, there was an India princess called Lily; she lived with her father in a desert, where the camel was always good and healthy… One day Lily went off through the woods to find some food to eat up. One or two times she would stop to admire the beautiful views, and try to aim at those who bother her; when she returned, she dragged a big deer for supper… it was also Dum for her to hit a very poor deer… Sometimes her father would say, “Well done!”
After supper, Lily begged her father to let her go and have an adventure in the woods. Her father agreed, and Lily got her bow and arrow, ready to have an adventure. Along the way, she met a very lovely prince, and fell in love with him at once, but how could she express her love to him?
She thought and thought about it along the way home. Until she figured out that she had lost her way. She had decided to move along and try to find her way back home, at last she found a big and tall tree that had branches that form a room; just like a platform… She cut off some branches that made a small floor; then she made the furniture, of sticks and wood and mud. In the evening, she rested on the platform, and waited until the sun rise… At sun rise, Lily woke up, she got her bow and arrow, ready to find home. But just as she was about to get down from her platform, a crocodile blocked her way, she sat there looking frightened.
At last some back men rode horses came to this place, they quietly without any word, kicked the crocodile down; and then killed him. Lily finally got down from the tree or platform, and went with the black men.
At last they arrived at the black men hiding place, and they fed her with some delicious meals; during the great time that Lily was having some men with white horses galloped toward Lily; she was still having delicious meals when bomb! Lily was captured in a cage.
Lily was very worried, she yelled out for help! Finally the black men came, and found the cage where Lily was in.
They hurried up, and used their stick and opened the cage. The white men came, and were ready to battle; the black men made a signal to let Lily get out of here. Lily got out and scrambled. When the black men returned, they found Lily clasped on the ground… They carried Lily on their horses to their hiding spots, and fed her some water and some meals.
At last Lily woke up, and saw the black men; she went to hug them and say thanks for saving her. The next day the black men took Lily to find her parents. Lily asked for a bowl of porridge as a meal, and set off on their black horse. Along the way, they found a camp place; it was where Lily’s father lived! Lily jumped off the black horse, and ran to her father and hugged him; they were all very, very happy.
When the king saw the black men, he was very angry. But Lily said to him; “Father, these are the men that saved me from the white men that had captured me, they are amazing!” the king thought about this for a moment, and so decided to let the black men go in peace.
At last Lily was at home, his father was so very glad to see her. During their happiness together, the black men came back and prepared a special feast for everyone to enjoy. The music began to blow, and they started to dance up and down and twirling about in the air…
They ate their meals, and drank some porridge, and lived pretty happy. One day when the black men were about to leave, the king asked; “Is there something that you would like me to give to you?” “Dear king,” replied one of the black men, “I would love you to grant me a very happy wish your honor, and that is to let all the poor people survive from the dangerous stuff…” the black men wish was at once granted, and all that was left was the action and the build.
Before the only time the king knew, that the black men was killed, he killed himself, with always a smile on his face…
Lily on the other hand, was very sad about the wish; but she too, had always a smile…
英语作文一封信3
THE ONLY MAGICAL THING----Map There was only one thing in the world that wanted to play, and that guy’s name was Jack. He wanted to be a pirate one day, and found treasure in pirate islands… He had a conversation with his mother one day for certain. It was about being a pirate one day for once in his lifetime…
“Mom, I want to be a pirate one day, and find treasures in buried islands and…” “Whoa! Hold there son, what do you mean by, you what to be a pirate?” asked his mother, “Well it is that I just want to hunt for treasure instead of just being a regular boy like usual…”
His mother laughed so very hard, “Then why don’t you ask the sorcerer of the wicked castle?” his mother suddenly added, “What do you mean of: Wicked?” “Well,” replied her mother, “It all happened in…” “Wait!” shouted Jack, “There is no time for you to explain the whole thing, if you could show me this ‘Wicked castle’ then I could be a pirate sooner or later.
And so his mother showed him a riddle clue, which had many words written on it, “All you have to do is answer the riddles and you will arrive at your destination;” so Jack took the map, and head out for the wicked castle immediately, “Now let us see, two choices to make; which one is it that I need to take?” then he suddenly felt a little twinkle among his eyes, he looked at the map; “That’s it!” he opened the map and placed it upon him. “Now, I just need to figure this one out.”
He read it out loud, “Choose the path that has round hard things the most…” then he thought about it, he looked at each side; first, he checked the left; “There is nothing very hard on this side, or even round!” the he checked the other side, known as the right; “Look, there is a pile of rocks here, they are very hard; and round, and there are plenty of them!”
He walked to the right, and then he went straight on. At last he came to a big castle, it has many traps; and so Jack decided to use the map and find clues so that he won’t get lost…
He first came to the front door, and then he opened the map, read the riddle; “Watch out for the monster, with two pairs of wings; and come in the spring, it is giant, I warn you…” then he answered, “The only flying thing that has two pairs of wings is a dragon fly!” when he said “Dragonfly” d-r-a-g-o-n-f-l-y; a giant dragonfly flew past his eyes!
“Whoa!” shouted Jack, he then read the riddle, “look around you; use the one, as sharp as a knife;” Jack looked around himself, then he found a big sharp needle; it was huge! He used all his might and picked it up, and then he sprang it to the monster. The monster fell down immediately, as if dead.
Then Jack had beaten the giant ‘Dragonfly’d-r-a-g-o-n-f-l-y, he was ready to see the sorcerer. He was casting a spell when Jack came in, he interrupted him; and so the sorcerer shouted, “What are you doing stranger?” he asked, “Can you make me a pirate?” “What! Nobody has ever done that spell before; never!”
And so Jack had to keep on being a normal boy, he was satisfied sometimes, but also was glad that he didn’t turn into a pirate. “The map is ‘the only magical thing’ in this world…
英语作文一封信4
During the years of suffering, a super hero called Maze was facing the war of the Americans. One day he was planning a vacation, that was going to be amazing; when a big giant octopus attacked the whole city…
He had no choice but to stop his vacation, and to stop the octopus. He was transforming into a big octopus, and ready to battle Maze. Maze was ready; he got his sword and shield ready for battle. When he came, everybody cheered for him; the octopus was not very happy…
He used his legs and arms and kicked Maze right up into the air. Maze said to the people; “I have a plan, but I’ll need you guys to help me with it;” everybody agreed to help Maze, and so they all gathered around to listen to Maze’s plan. He said to the people, “I need a person, to help and pull a string; that way, when the giant octopus reached me, you guys just pull the string, and it will trip; then I will need a guy that is good at tying knots, that is when the giant octopus trips, that guy will tie his up and give it to me; then rest of the problems I will deal with it…”
Everybody agreed to his magnificent plan, and so they got to work. First Maze went to get a very long string, and gave it to two people that were very good at strength to pull it, instead of pulling it let us make it that Maze’s plan was not at length that good, for the octopus knew all about his plan; and so could very easily pass the test…
When they failed, Maze thought about this problem; they all knew that the octopus it always listening to their plans. Now what? Well since Maze could tell the other people his plan, he had decided to show them his plan. He drew it on a piece of white paper, and showed it to the people, he made some moves of how it was done; they all understood, but the giant octopus didn’t. His plan was the same, but the giant octopus didn’t know it.
He decided to be careful, but he couldn’t, because the string was invisible; instead of the string part, Maze changed it into plastic paper; that way the giant octopus couldn’t see what they were up to; this plan was good, but let us see how it ends.
Then two men were pulling the plastic, the plastic paper broke; and so maybe Maze didn’t think it all the way through. He changed a magnificent plan: First of all, some people distract the giant octopus; and then Maze tied his legs and arms; and threw him into the ocean, where he was gone and 100 percent drowned with his legs and arms tied behind his back.
And so Maze saved the day once again, and when his mom and dad returned home; they were very proud of him. But maze was still sad, his mom and dad asked; “What is the matter Maze?” “Well, I did save the day Hooray! But I still didn’t get a chance of relaxing like little children, they were like holidays!” then his mother and father decided to hold him a holiday celebration, and lived happily ever after.
The octopus did return, and it was all to his mom the scientist. Maze did defeat him again and again; until the octopus was tired, he knew that he was not the guy to beat Maze, so he changed his mind and left the city and gave lived to Maze’s fans in peace.
The end…
英语作文一封信5
There was once a little girl named Anna, that wanted to have magic in this world; but she knew that her mother would just only laugh at her if she had told her. And so she decided to go on the adventure on her own.
She got everything that she needed to complete her mission, and then started off without a word to say. She headed out to the woods, and found a little tree house nearby; she climbed up there with a ladder, and found lots of books and shelves there. She found a book about knights, and turned to a page of pictures of knights long ago; and how they battle enemies such as that. Anna wished so much that she could go there.
After that she fell asleep, and then she opened her eyes, and found her on the ground; as if she were asleep… She thought it very weird, that she was here; at first she was at the tree house, then she was at the grass plot.
She got up, and walked through looking for an exit, then she found the book that she was reading before; she knew that she must have gone into the knight’s story because of her wish. She picked up the book, and looked around; The book suddenly moved like magic, then, she found the books end; there were some words written all over it.
She read in out loud, “If you want to escape this land you are in, all you have to do is try and face all the knights, there are four of them; good luck!” then she began searching for knights, but what she did before that was to think about how to defeat them… She walked along the road, and finally saw a big tree with a sharp branch; she had an idea of how she could face the knights; she broke down the branch, and kept on searching. She was not quite ready for beating them, for she just needed some other things in order to defeats them… She kept on her journey, and suddenly realized a big rock; she was tired and so lay on it. Then a crack came on her back, and the rock got up. Anna was astonished, she stood up and said, “Who are you?” then the rock replied. “I am the alive rock and I suppose you are Anna;” “How did you know my name?”
The rock took a breath and replied, “Because I heard your voice ever since, I know you are looking for some new weapons to defeat knights…” “I most certainly am alive rock,” and she bowed down. The rock then said, “I suppose I can be of much use to you, I am going to come with you; and see whether there are dangers…”
And so Anna and the alive rock moved along, suddenly they came to a big giant tree; the tree said slowly, “Who are you that dare come to my place?” “Ah!” shouted Anna, “Alive tree!” “How did you guess my name?” asked the talking tree; “Because-because your, a-liv-e!” “Yep! And that’s my neighbor;” answered alive rock. Anna then said; “OH, well I suppose you can be a lot of use to me when I defeat knights!”
“Knight? Defeat? Ha! That is already the easiest sport I could think of! I had defeated knights for like 2089 times!” “What?!” asked Anna rather surprised, then she gulped and answered; “Then you must come with me!” answered Anna proudly. And so the three of them marched down, until they came was a big knife; the knife turned around and said, “Who are you little girl?” “Ah!” shouted Anna again, “That’s our neighbor too!” replied alive tree and alive rock together.
Anna then said, “Oh, then you must come with me; I have to defeat knights!” “Oh,” answered the knife, “Then I suppose I could be a lot of use to you, now all we are missing in the alive shield…” He didn’t even finish until, “What?!” shouted Anna, “Don’t shout Anna!” replied alive tree, “This isn’t fake, it is true; follow knife!”
Then knife led the group to where the big shield was, he was brushing his face when they arrived, “Oh, hello everybody; and hello little girl named Anna!” “How did you all know my name?” “No time for that!” shouted alive rock, “We have knights to defeat!” “And you must come with us alive shield!” “No problem!” shouted he, and then the group marched off.
They at last reached the knights hiding spot, the four knights answered; “We shall destroy you!” speaking of which, the knights charged toward Anna’s group; “Attack!” shouted Anna. Alive tree, alive rock, alive knife and mostly alive shield charged toward the knights. Seeing such a fright, the knights said, “You know what; maybe today is not the day boys…
Then the knights were destroyed by the alive group team.
Suddenly a flash came upon Anna, and she vanished out of sight; “Where did she go?” asked the group. Then she shook their heads, and went back to their homes…
And for Anna, she got back home; and she at last knew that magic is really magic…
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