Robert Lee Frost was born on March 26, 1874 in San Francisco, California.  Frost attended Dartmouth College after graduating from high school in 1892.  In 1894 his first poem, titled My Buterly. An Elegy, was published in The Independent.  Robert Frost went on to attend Harvard University in 1897 after marrying his wife Elinor in 1895.  He left university due to health concerns, and moved to a New Hampshire farm.

The time spent on his farm in New Hamp shire, where he tried to work the land, make a life, and provide for his family, was very hard for Robert Frost, his wife and children.  However, Frost came to respect rural life and grew an appreciation for what those living around him went through.  Because he so intimately （密切地） knew rural country life, he was able to master describing it through prose.  These experiences on the farm inspired many of his well known pieces of poetry, including The Tufts of Flowers and The Trial by Existence, both of which were published in 1906.

It was when Robert Frost decided to sell his farm in 1912 and move to England that he found publishers who were willing to shine a light on his poetry, something that was tough for a new poet to do in America.  His first book of poems, A Boy's Will, was published only a few months after his arrival in England, and North of Boston was published a year afterward.

By the time that Robert Frost made it back to his home country of America, he had built a solid career and reputation in England and was able to further his success.  His standing allowed him to connect with influential publishers, such as Henry Holt, and get his poetry out into the hands of the American people.  In 1916, Frost published Mountain Interval, which contained poems and stories he had written during his stay in England.

Robert Frost died on January 29, 1963 in Boston, Massachusetts at the age of 88.  Before passing away, Robert Frost was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 1960 for his poems and contributions to American literature.

   Do you like eating processed meat? If you do, think twice now if you want to eat such meat for the sake of your health.  Why? "It's because eating processed meat can cause cancer, " World Health Organization （WHO） experts said last Monday.

Processed meat is the meat that has been preserved by salting, smoking, drying or canning. Experts from the WHO's International Agency for Research on Cancer （IARC） in Lyon, France studied 800 patients.  The experts connected processed meat, such as hot dogs and bacon, with at least three kinds of cancer.  A person who eats 50 grams of processed meat per day— about two pieces of bacon— increases his or her risk of bowel （肠） cancer by 18 percent.

The IARC has included processed meat in its Group 1 list, for which there is " enough evidence" of its connection with cancer. Tobacco is also on the Group 1 list.

The experts also said red meat, including beef, lamb and pork, is "probably" carcinogenic （致癌的）to humans. Dr. Kurt Strait is with the IARC. He said in a statement that the risk of cancer increases with the amount of meat a person eats. Health experts in some countries advised people against eating large amounts of red and processed meat. But those suggestions had been centered on the increased risk of heart disease and obesity.

However, meat industry groups protest the result of the WHO's study.  They say that meat is part of a balanced diet.  They also say the causes of cancer are broad, and include environment and lifestyle factors.

The WHO's report cites （引证） the Global Burden of Disease Study's project, which shows that diets high in processed meat lead to 34, 000 cancer deaths per year worldwide.

As is often the case, when people are attending to meetings, having meals or waiting for buses, you can always find them addicted to their phones, completely ignored others.

This is really a common phenomena in our life. The reason is why phones nowadays can be used for people to play mobile games and kept in touch with friends through QQ and WeChat. Therefore, too much exposure to phones are bad for people in terms of health.  Moreover, people involving in phones fail to communicate well with those around us.

As far as I concerned, people should wisely make use of their phones to help with their work and study. Meanwhile, they should also care more about their family and friends rather than phones.

   How did your friendships begin?【小题1】. Asking about the homework in class or complaining about your tired legs after playing in a soccer game. Or you find your best pal by accident. The following is a four-step guide to small talk.

1. 【小题2】

Begin by talking about the surroundings, such as the weather outside or the room you are in.  The purpose is to show the other person that you are willing to make a conversation.

2. Looking for topics

At this point, you and your conversation partner need to find common ground.  This is a good time to ask questions or to refer back to things you've said or heard earlier. 【小题3】. The other person is probably just thinking of something to say at this very moment.

3. Expanding the topic

The goal is to keep the conversation going.  At every stage, you should be careful not to talk too much.  But don't let the other person dominate （支配）the conversation either. 【小题4】.

4. Ending politely

When ending a conversation, let the person know you'll be leaving soon, express your appreciation and set the stage for a future conversation.  For example, you could say, "I really must be going soon, but I had a great time chatting with you. 【小题5】.  Here's my phone number.  Call or text me if you know of any other movies you think I might enjoy. "