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Episode one: report

We all try to strike that balance between aging gracefully -- and not looking as though we're older than we really are. With age, your skin thins and grows less elastic. As a result, wrinkles, age spots and skin tags become more common. Generally speaking, you can promote healthier skin by bathing in warm -- and not hot -- water. You should also wear sunscreen and not smoke.

But even if you've done everything right, there are some body parts that just seem destined to betray your age no matter what you do. We asked our Facebook friends what body part reveals their age. The most common responses? Neck, hands and face. We've put together a list of the six body parts that betray your age first -- with some helpful hints on how to keep yourself from looking too old, too fast. What do you think? Let us know in comments.

1. Hands: Always exposed to the elements, your hands probably give away your age more than any other body part. 2. Face: Freckles may look adorable when you're a kid but dark spots on your face as you grow older are just, well, unattractive. 3. Eyelids: As you grow older, your eyelids will stretch and the muscles supporting them will grow weaker. 4. Neck: Your neck often looks older before anything else because its skin is thinner than that on your face. Preventative measures such as the use of the same products you put on your face are a good idea.5. Elbows: Unfortunately, there's not a lot that can be done about the loose skin developing on your elbows. You can try using a moisturizer or cream -- or wearing long-sleeved shirts. 6. Hair: Not only does your hair become thinner and grayer with age, but it also becomes more dry and brittle. Experts say you can add moisture to your hair by using certain oils. You can also give your strands some TLC by scrapping harsh chemicals and trying protein-rich hair treatments instead.

Episode two: education

英国高等教育统计局（HESA）的最新数据表明，去年全体毕业生中，得到一级荣誉学位和二级甲等荣誉学位的毕业生比例为68%，欧盟国家以外的留学生中比例为52%，而中国留学生中比例仅为42%。这颠覆了中国学生勤奋努力、成绩优秀的传统形象。巴斯斯巴大学会计与金融专业的高级讲师王志奇（音）是这个最新研究的作者之一，他说，“人们一直在大谈中国教育体系多么优秀，简直就是在鼓吹，于是中国学生到英国留学，你就觉得他们会表现出色。”王说，中国留学生学习成绩不佳原因还不清楚。“中国留学生表现不佳，情况很明显，但我们不知道原因在哪。”为了找出原因，王和他的同事伊恩·克劳福特决定对中国学生和英国本科生每一学年的成绩进行比较研究。他们选取了100名2008年入学的中国和英国会计与金融专业学生作为研究样本，对他们的平均分数和最终学位等级作了比较研究，发现一年级时中国学生比英国学生表现更好，二年级时表现更差，两年之间落差很大。他们之前的获得的学历证明并不能解释其中的原因。学习成绩的倒退可以归结为两个因素。首先，中国学生没有学会调整学习方法，所以一年级以后随着学业难度的增加，他们成绩就开始下滑。其次，尽管中国和英国教育体系差别并不是那么大，但中国特别强调通过学习获得学历，这就意味着很多年轻人上大学是迫于家庭和就业的压力，而不是源自内心的动力。 Episode three: report

The average Briton gets six-and-a-half hours' sleep a night, according to the Sleep Council. Michael Mosley took part in an unusual experiment to see if this is enough.It has been known for some time that the amount of sleep people get has, on average, declined over the years.

This has happened for a whole range of reasons, not least because we live in a culture where people are encouraged to think of sleep as a luxury - something you can easily cut back on. After all, that's what caffeine is for - to jolt you back into life. But while the average amount of sleep we are getting has fallen, rates of obesity and diabetes have soared. Could the two be connected?

We wanted to see what the effect would be of increasing average sleep by just one hour. So we asked seven volunteers, who normally sleep anywhere between six and nine hours, to be studied at the University of Surrey's Sleep Research Centre.

The volunteers were randomly allocated to two groups. One group was asked to sleep for six-and-a-half hours a night, the other got seven-and-a-half hours. After a week the researchers took blood tests and the volunteers were asked to switch sleep patterns. The group that had been sleeping six-and-a-half hours got an extra hour, the other group slept an hour less. After the test, clear message from this experiment was that if you are getting less than seven hours' sleep a night and can alter your sleep habits, even just a little bit, it could make you healthier. "Have a lie-in, it will do you good" - that's the kind of health message that doesn't come along very often. Episode four: education

在去年12月，教育部向公众发布了高考改革草案，敦促地方教育部门丰富英语技能评估的多样化，降低对英语考试的重视。以北京为例，高考英语考试的分数将从150分降低到100分。学生每年考两次，取最好成绩计入高考总分。新方案预计于2016年开始实行。但是俞敏洪指出，这只是表面的变化而非实际的改革。他同时表示，不管英语在高考中是多少分，不管是20分或者更低，它仍然是高考总分的一部分。学生们仍然会花费时间和精力在英语上，因为录取的标准相同，每一分对于最终的录取都至关重要。而且，一年多考会进一步加重学生的压力。”俞敏洪表示，只有高考取消英语才能让学生基于兴趣决定在英语上花多少时间，投入多少的精力。天津河西区教育部官员孙慧玲（音）是政协委员之一。她同意俞敏洪关于英语评价应多样化的观点，但是她认为对于高考取消英语要谨慎。孙慧玲曾经是天津实验高中的一位高级英语教师，她同时认为不论是应试技巧还是实际交流，高考英语对于在中国孩子中推广这门语言起了重要的作用。她同时指出，如果高考取消英语，那么学习英语的热情也将随之降低，这是因为高考中的任何变化改革都会对中学的教学计划和课程设置产生很大的影响。

Episode five: tourism

黄石，位于长江中游，是我国中部重要的原材料工业基地和港口城市。1950年建市，为当时湖北省两个省辖市之一。1993年，被国务院批准为沿江对外开放城市，此后相继开港、开口、开关。1996年，又被国家批准为全国优化资本结构比照试点城市。全国"双拥模范城"、"城市社区建设示范市"、省级文明城市。现辖一市一县四区，总面积4630平方公里，其中，市区面积234平方公里，总人口252万，其中城市人口70万。

黄石，是华夏青铜文化的发祥地。早在商周时期，我们的先人就在这里开采鼓铸，大兴炉冶，留下了蜚声中外的铜绿山古铜矿遗址。如今的华新水泥股份有限公司已跨入全国重点企业行列。改革开放以来，服装工业异军突起，涌现出了美尔雅等一批全国知名服装企业，"美尔雅"等服饰品牌驰名中外。黄石物华天宝，人杰地灵，建设和发展日新月异。一是优越的地理区位。地处鄂东城市群的东端，北靠大武汉，面向鄂东南及鄂赣皖豫四边地区的广阔腹地，区域中心地位日渐突出。二是便捷的交通条件。公、铁、水路四通八达，国、省干道纵横交织，长江大桥连接南北，沪蓉高速成公路穿越而过。三是丰富的矿产资源。素有"江南聚宝盆"之称，拥有4大类64种矿藏，其品位之多、储量之丰、品位之高、价值之大为国内少有、世界少见。四是雄厚的大工业基础。拥有全国六大铜基地之一的大冶有色金属公司、全国十家特大铁矿之一的大冶铁矿、全国十大特殊钢厂之一的冶钢集团、全国三大水泥集团之一的华新水泥集团、全国最大西服出口基地和面料生产基地的美尔雅集团等一批大企业。五是突出的战略位置。作为湖北"金三角"发展战略东部的支撑点以及湖北长江经济带的"东大门"，黄石战略位置相当重要，并正在融入武汉城市圈，向大城市迈进。

Episode six: Introduction