—________，we'll have to put the meeting off till tomorrow.

—I agree，they can apply their wisdom to other net technology________human beings can benefit.                                                                

       It's come to this：Climate­conscious policymakers are beginning to consider the possibility of playing God with the weather in the hope of slowing global warming.

      For years it was considered completely stupid in official Washington to discuss geoengineering：changing the climate by reflecting sunlight back into the sky, sucking carbon dioxide from the air—or a number of other surprising plans.But in the past year the thought won in part by the recent collapse of climate legislation as well as by growing interest among private entrepreneurs and foreign officials.

      House Science and Technology Committee Chairman Bart Gordon(D­Tenn.)，whose group will jointly release a report on climate engineering with the British House of Commons this month, said the subject is“just now starting to get some attention” even though people recognize the danger in trying to change a complex weather system.

   “The more you know about it, the more you're concerned about it if we can ever carry it out，” Gordon said in an interview.“However, there may be a point where we're up against the tipping point, and the consequences of climate change are even worse.”

      Over the next few months, whispering about changing the weather will evolve into written recommendations.Several key groups—including the Government Accountability Office—will issue their thoughts on how best to start a modest federal research program on geoengineering.

   “We're getting a sense that agencies are interested in this topic and would be open, on a certain level, to letting this program go forward，”said Jane Long, who co­chairs the National Commission on Energy Policy's task force.

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①geoengineering n ． 岩土工程　②collapse n ． 瓦解　③legislation n ． 立法　④entrepreneur n ． 企业家　⑤play God扮演上帝 ⑥be up against面临；面对

Are you the type of person who always says “yes”？I've come to learn that it is very important to learn to say “no”．It's okay.People are still going to like you.They may even respect you more because they know you are honest.

I'm not saying to say “no” to someone who really needs your help.I'm talking about turning down that meeting that you really do not want to attend or that birthday party that you don't want to be a guest at.

Think for a moment how you feel when you say “yes” to something that you really don't want to do.If you're like I once was，you can't sleep at night and you think about it too much.It weighs on your mind.You try to find ways out.Whatever you're saying to yourself，if you really wanted to go，you wouldn't have all of these thoughts.

So，why not just say “no” from the beginning？Maybe you feel like if you don't show up at the meeting (by the way，it is not one you must attend)，your boss isn't going to like you or your coworkers won't respect you.Maybe you feel as if your mom，dad or sisters won't love you as much if you don't do everything for them what they ask every occasion.

If these people are your true friends，family members，or a good boss，they will like or love you the same no matter what.People treat you the way you teach them to，and if you're someone who always says “yes”，then that's what they're expecting.

        You need to do what is right for you.Of course we do have real obligations in life to fulfill，but we do not have to do everything others want us to do.