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    If you're ever apart from your children, a new study says just talking on the phone will help just as much as a hug (拥抱).

    If you're a parent who spends long hours on the job, you probably feel sorry for spending so much time away from your kids. But the results of a new study show that a mother's voice alone can be just as comforting to an anxious child as physical contact (接触).

    In an experiment, researchers from the University of Wisconsin Madison asked a group of girls between the ages of 7 and 12 to solve math problems in front of judges — a stressful situation for anyone. Before the girls were set to give their answers, the researchers measured their levels of two hormones(荷尔蒙):cortisol,which goes up during stressful periods, and oxytocin, the “love” hormone, which goes down at the same time.

    After the girls finished the problems, some of them got to meet up with their mothers right away. The moms came in and hugged the girls. Another group of the girls didn't see their mothers, but received phone calls from them, in which their mothers told them how well they'd done. The final group had no contact with their mothers, but instead watched an animal movie, March of the Penguins.

    Finally, the girls' hormone levels were measured again. Although the movie was interesting, it did nothing to reduce the children's anxiety—but, surprisingly, both the physical contact and phone calls from their mothers had the same effect on reducing the girls' stress levels.

    So, no matter how old you are, if you're feeling stressed about something in your life, a phone call to Mom might be just the key to help you feel better.

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    ①穿越戈壁滩时,你会忽然觉得,世界原来竟是如此单纯。

    ②天很蓝,蓝得像海,一无杂质。悠悠白云飘来,丝丝缕缕地绕在头顶,天幕有如巨幅浮雕。地很平,一马平川。视线里弥漫着黄褐色的沙地,从车轮下一直通向地球的尽头,眼里除了黄沙还是黄沙。粗糙的沙滩散落着碎石般的沙砾,精细的沙丘上刻着一圈圈年轮般的波纹;日月凝聚而成的沙冈,如长堤般延绵伸展;路边掠过废弃的村落,断墙残垣仍是一片触目惊心的灰黄……偶尔有远远的山,卧龙似的蜿蜒着。如黑黢黢的树根纠集、缠绕在一起。皱褶却整齐而光滑,透着西北的苍劲。峰顶的积雪分外鲜明,蓝莹莹地闪烁,像一双双苍茫而忧郁的眼睛。

    ③旋风突然就出现了。风夹裹着黄沙,像一只只倒扣的金钟,呈U字形,底部紧贴着戈壁滩,任意地旋转舞蹈着。那是一页奇妙的图景,大漠上凝固的黄色成为一块巨大的底版,与游弋的黄色旋风浑然一体。镂空的风柱又似一支急促的喷泉,安慰着沙漠里的行人。再没有更多的颜色了。戈壁只有单纯得近于单调的金黄。

    ④出凉州、经张掖、过酒泉,漫漫长途,古城的绿洲与绿洲之间,没有河,没有泉,也没有井。黄沙古道,掩埋了多少流放者饥渴的白骨和焦灼的灵魂。真的没有绿树也没有河流么?苍天在上,谁能拯救这荒茫死寂的戈壁?

    ⑤昏沉沉的困倦中我睁开眼。如闪电掠过黑夜,我的眼睛为之一亮——那是海么?灰蓝色的水波洋溢着,弥漫着,悬浮于沙洲之上,宁静而安谧。水上横一道长长的湖堤,堤上有树,清晰而精致的树影,一棵棵生动地排列着,像故乡西湖十景之一的苏堤春晓。更奇妙的是,水面上还映着绿树的倒影,水墨画一般,朦胧得柔美。在沙漠的骄阳和干旱中,那水,想必是清凉又甘甜的。那一定是个好去处了。

    ⑥我问,那是个什么地方呢?是海市。司机回答。海——市?这真的就是海市?怎么就和真的景致一模一样啊?我有点儿怀疑自己的眼睛,也怀疑司机漫不经心的介绍。就只差停车下车,自己徒步大漠,直奔那远处的湖岸,去看个究竟了。

    ⑦——嗨,你去吧,没等你找着那个地方,你就在沙漠里渴死累死了。司机显得有些幸灾乐祸。千百年来,有多少人被它骗了,都以为那是真的,奔着那水去,奔着那好风景。可你走它也走,越走越远,一辈子也走不到头……

    ⑧脑子里忽然涌出许许多多关于海市蜃楼的传说。……如不是亲见,我也不相信如此美丽诱人的海市,会是一个骗局。然而,海市没有罪过。海市因沙漠的气流和折光而现,海市本无意。而人,辛劳饥渴、疲于奔命的赶路人,孤身于茫茫戈壁、漫漫大漠之中,寻求一处绿树环抱的甘泉,就成为苦难的旅程中,灵魂最后的庇护地和温柔之乡的梦。人依赖于心造的幻影,苦挨岁月,为自己的精神天国付出高昂的代价。人迷恋海市,人也没有罪过。但如果是一些备足了水的人,为另一些缺水的人,刻意造出一个人为的海市来呢?造出一个连他自己也并不相信、更不会以真情和生命去抵押的神话。那人造的海市,便是一种真正的罪孽了。海市是一个陷阱。误入其中的猎物就成为海市下一个猎物的诱饵。尽管海市的谎言早已被人戳穿了很久,却仍然还有饥不择食、自欺欺人的后来者,走进那没有坐标的戈壁滩,在无水的沙海中迷失自己。

    ⑨车窗外,遥远的海市仍然烟波浩渺、树影憧憧,美得充满诱惑。车迎着那片海市而行。海市始终浮游在沙漠的尽头,在我前行的左侧,固执地不肯离去。

    ⑩有一阵寒战从心头掠过,不敢再看海市一眼。那时候我只剩下一个愿望:我只想快快走完这片苍凉的不毛之地。

    ⑪抵达安西城时,天空忽然飘来几片黑云,一阵凉气袭过,豆大的雨点落下,干燥的地面扬起一层白粉,雨却顷刻无踪无影。旋即,清朗而广袤的天穹之下,横空划出一道巨大的七色彩虹,勾勒出一片绚丽的辉煌。司机说,你们的运气不错呵,戈壁滩上的旋风、海市、彩虹、丝路花雨,都看见了。我走那么多次,也不是回回都有的啊。我心里却觉得一种莫名的酸楚。我只想快快地往前走,快些到达前面那片真正的绿洲。没有狰狞的旋风、没有虚幻的海市、没有稍纵即逝的彩虹,却有冒着炊烟的房屋、欢乐的人群、油绿的青稞麦和那丰收的田野……

    ⑫戈壁是单纯的。在这片单纯得近于单调的黄色世界里,美丽的海市和斑斓的飞虹就成为沙漠的调色板,成为旅人一个虚幻的希望。可惜它们并不真正存在,当彩虹悄然隐去、海市无声消失的时候,人们仍然只能依靠自己的双腿走出戈壁,去寻找活水和黑土,寻找蔚蓝色的大海和坚实的船帆。

    ⑬我多想筑一条引水的渠河,然后,在路边种上一排排树苗。那是一种看得见、摸得着的绿色。浸润着绿叶的水,就在树根下流淌。

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