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Carnations are perhaps one of the most popular flowers in the world. Due to the fact that carnations last long even when cut, carnations are very popular as boutonnieres, in corsages, bouquets, and in a wide range of floral arrangements.
 Of the several kinds of Carnations, the three most common are annual carnations, border carnations and perpetual-flowering carnations.

Carnations are also commonly referred to by their scientific name, "Dianthus", the name given by the Greek botanist Theopharastus. Carnations got the name Dianthus from two Greek Words - "dios", referring to the god Zeus, and "anthos", meaning flower. Carnations are thus "The Flowers of God".

Another reason why carnations have become popular is because they come in numerous colors and each color of carnation has a different meaning. Some of these meanings are listed below.

Carnations             What they Mean 
 
Carnations in general  Fascination, Woman's Love 
Pink Carnations        Mother's Love 
Light red Carnations   Admiration 
Dark red Carnations    Deep Love and Woman's Affection 
White Carnations       Pure Love and Good Luck 
Striped Carnations     Regret, Refusal 
 

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When she was tired with hunting Artemis used to take abath in a little mountain spring．One hot summer afternoon she was playing in the cool，quiet water with hermaidens when she heard a rustle behind the
bushes ．She feltquite angry to find that a young hunter was peeping admiringlyat her naked
body ．Her maidens gave a sharp cry and crowded around the goddess．But young Actaeon had seen the huntress．

Actaeon loved the hunting．He had been searching the woods every day．On this particular afternoon he felt so tired with running about that he，by accident，came over to the springin search of water．He was thus surprised to find Artemisba thing．The angry goddess was not to be calmed．She splashed water in the hunter's face．As soon as the water drops fell on Actaeon，he was changed into a
stag ．Just at that moment he heard the barking of his team of fifty hunting dogs．They were coming up to him．He was suddenly seized with
fear ，and presently ran away．The dogs，all driven mad by the goddess，ran after him closely．

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An ass once found a lion's skin. He put it on, and walked towards the village.  

　　All fled when he came near,both men and animals.

　　The ass felt quite proud. He lifted his voice and brayed, but then everyone knew him.

　　His owner came up and gave him a sound whipping.

　　Shortly afterwards,a fox came up to him and said, "Ah, I knew it was you by your voice."

参考译文：

　　有头驴发现一张狮子皮，他披着狮子皮走进村庄。

　　所有的人和动物见到他走过来都逃走了。

　　驴感到很得意，他高声地嘶叫，却被人认了出来。他的主人跑过来打了他一顿。

　　不久，一只狐狸也跑过来，对他说：“哦，你一张嘴我就知道你是驴。”

　　寓意: 外表虽然可以暂时掩盖一个人的缺点，但它很容易被揭穿。
An ass once found a lion's skin. He put it on, and walked towards the village.  

　　All fled when he came near,both men and animals.

　　The ass felt quite proud. He lifted his voice and brayed, but then everyone knew him.

　　His owner came up and gave him a sound whipping.

　　Shortly afterwards,a fox came up to him and said, "Ah, I knew it was you by your voice."

参考译文：

　　有头驴发现一张狮子皮，他披着狮子皮走进村庄。

　　所有的人和动物见到他走过来都逃走了。

　　驴感到很得意，他高声地嘶叫，却被人认了出来。他的主人跑过来打了他一顿。

　　不久，一只狐狸也跑过来，对他说：“哦，你一张嘴我就知道你是驴。”

　　寓意: 外表虽然可以暂时掩盖一个人的缺点，但它很容易被揭穿。
 

Eating soy products as a child can lower the risk of breast cancer in later life by half, a nutritionist speaking at a forum to promote the foodstuff has claimed.

Mark Messina, from Loma Linda University in California, says research shows women in Shanghai who consumed at least 11 grams of soy products each day from the age of five to 11 are half as likely to get breast cancer than those consuming less than 2.2 grams a day.

Messina was in Hong Kong to attend a Vitasoy forum promoting quality of life through their products.

He claimed other researchers have also indicated the health benefits of soy in lowering women's risks of having a stroke and cardiovascular disease by 65 to 75 percent.

Messina said the breast cancer incident rate in countries where soy is commonly consumed, including China and Japan, is 19.1 and 19.7 percent - a quarter of those in Europe and the United States.

He said the difference could be independent from the genetic makeup of the races because Asians with a more Westernized diet are more likely to develop such diseases than those on a traditional diet.

Many in the West are beginning to consume soy products as alternatives to dairy products, meat and fish.

Soy contains good fatty acid which helps lower cholesterol.

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