We tend to think about success in terms of wealth and accomplishments. That’s a fair measurement, but the problem is that when we addict into the 【小题1】 (victory), we tend to overlook the sacrifices required in order to get there. In fact, 【小题2】 (neglect) to account for the existing sacrifices is one reason why so many of us have a hard time sticking to 【小题3】 (health) habits and following up on goals.

Time is a factor when it comes to making sacrifices. As Warren Buffett famously 【小题4】 (say), “It’s the only thing you can’t buy. I mean, I can buy anything I want, basically, but I can’t buy time.” He’s 【小题5】 (absolute) right. Should you watch another section of your favorite Netflix show 【小题6】 give up TV for two months so you can plant that garden you always dreamed about?

Making the decision isn’t easy, but the good news is 【小题7】 we already do this naturally. A 2009 study found that people are “far【小题8】 (little) willing to keep many choices open” when some have bigger rewards than others. If the payoffs are unknown, however, we have a harder time giving them up. That’s why doing an activity check is so important. You have to actually take the time 【小题9】 (figure) out the opportunity costs, gains of each and what to pursue over the 【小题10】.

Recently, a survey has been made about the common view on graduates(毕业生)from key universities.【小题1】(actual)，this is not the first time that this kind of survey 【小题2】(be) made. Sadly , these graduates are not highly【小题3】(think) of, as only 28% of the companies are 【小题4】 (satisfy)with these graduates. More than one company says the graduates only concern 【小题5】(they) about their own matters and lack teamwork spirit. Besides, they may have trouble【小题6】 (communicate) with others; because of that, they suffer from【小题7】 (lonely) easily.

Believe it【小题8】 not, most companies don’t think【小题9】 necessary to employ graduates from key universities. It is students’ overall(全面的) abilities【小题10】 matter most in job hunting.

The Economist — Japan has made a lot of noise in recent years about demolishing the traditional view that women should stay at home 【小题1】men go out to work. So it was shocking when, on August 7^th, Tokyo Medical University, a prestigious medical school, confessed to 【小题2】 (mark) down the test scores of female applicants to keep the ratio of women in each class below 30%.

Their defence was that women are 【小题3】(likely) to drop out to marry and have children. To judge female applicants 【小题4】medical school purely on their merits would leave Japan with a shortage of doctors, they said. The admission has caused outrage.

Doctoring has long been a male bastion. But it is not the only one. Discrimination is common in banks and trading houses, 【小题5】strength and loyalty, qualities somehow associated with men, are prized, says Mari Mliura, a political scientist at Sophia University.

All this embarrasses a government that has promised to make women “shine”, 【小题6】condescending catchphrase (居高临下的口号) for female empowerment. The policy seems 【小题7】(base) on the need for more workers 【小题8】on genuine concern for women. Shinzo Abe, the prime minister, says he wants to bring millions more women into the workforce to make up for a labour shortage caused by its ageing and declining population.

In the filed of politics, the record under Mr. Abe's premiership is disappointing. Just two members of his 20-strong cabinet are women, 【小题9】Seiko Noda, in charge of women’s empowerment. Ms. Noda, who makes little secret of her ambition to dethrone (废黜) Mr. Abe in a leadership contest next month, 【小题10】(publish) a book called “Grab the Future”, her manifesto (声明) for pulling Japan into line with “global standards”. She has almost no chance of winning.