An old man lived in a village. He was one of the1people in the world. The whole village disliked him. He was always unhappy. When people tried to cheer him up, he would rudely turn them away.
People2from him because of his bad mood (心情). It was unusual and impolite to feel happy around him. He made the rest of the3feel unhappy as well.
But one day-the day he tuned eighty years old, in fact a(n)4thing happened. The man's mood suddenly changed. He was no longer rude and angry5he seemed calm and kind. The villagers said among themselves," The old man is6." The whole village went to see him. They couldn't believe that his7could change so suddenly. One of the villagers asked the old man, "What happened to you?"
"Nothing special has happened, in fact." the man said." For8years I've been looking for happiness, and it was no use, and then I decided to live without9and just enjoy life.
That's why I'm happy now."
It's important to realize that your mood can10the moods of those around you. Everyone has had days sometimes. If someone tries to cheer you up, don't be rude to them. Just try to accept their help.
Close your eyes for a minute and imagine what life would be like if you couldn't see. Imagine having to read this text, not with your1but with your fingers. How do you feel, then?
With medical knowledge and skills today, two-thirds of the world's 42 million2people are seeing a bright future. Rich country have this knowledge.3, not all developing countries do.
ORBIS is an international charitable organization (慈善组织). Its4is to help fight blindness all over the world. Inside a DC-8 airplane, there is a teaching hospital with a television room and a classroom. Doctors are5the latest technology there. With it, they can help the blind get6again here. ORBIS is always trying to keep a closer relationship among countries.
ORBIS helps those7countries which are poor in medical knowledge by providing sight-saving training. It has taught over 35000 doctors and nurses. They continue to8thousands of blind people every years. They have travelled around the93 times, visited 76 countries and treated over 20, 000 blind people. They are also10more people to join them in helping open the blind eyes to the world. Would you like to give them a helping hand?
A: What kind of this do you do in your free time?
B: I'm really into reading books.
A: I like to do just about anything outside. Have you ever camped in the in the Boundary Waters?
B:I heard it's beautiful place to go.
A: It's fantastic! My family and I like it very much.
B:
A: Sure would you like to see them?
B:So, you must be pretty interested in taking photos then.
A: I'd call it one of my hobbies. Do you know much about taking photos?
B: I took quite a few classes at a club.
A: Really? Can I go with you next time?
B: Of course
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A. What about you? B. In fact. I do. C Do you have any photos of your camping trips there? D. Yes, I'd love to. E. Here you are. F. No, but I've always wanted to go there. G What are your plants? |
Life has changed quickly since COVID-19 broke out worldwide. Many people have to stay at home, bored and lonely. But if we look at history, there are many people who produced their best work when they were alone.
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In 1606, when a viral epidemic (病毒性流行病) hit London, all of the theaters in the city were forced to close. At that time, English writer William Shakespeare worked as an actor at The King's Men theater. After finding himself without a job, but much free time, Shakespeare started writing. He wrote King Lear, Macbeth, and Antony and Cleopatra before the year was over. |
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In 1665, when English physicist Isaac Newton was in his early 20s, a viral epidemic hit the country. Classes at Cambridge University were canceled, so Newton went back to his home( During that time, the young man wrote the papers that would become early calculus (微积分). |
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Edvard Munch, painter-of The Scream, didn't just see the Spanish Flu change the world around him-he was infected (感染) himself in 1919 while living in Norway. But Munch continued making great art. As soon as he felt better, he began keeping records of his experience. Self-portrait (自画像) with the Spanish Flu shows him sitting in front of his sickbed with a tired face. |
5G technology will create many big changes in our lives, including the way we receive medical treatment.
One of the most exciting uses is telesurgery (远程手术). This is when a doctor does surgery (外科手术) on a patient even though they are not in the same place. China has been leading the way in this field. For example, In January 2019, the world's first telesurgery was done in Fujian. Using 5G, a doctor controlled robotic arms to do surgery on a test animal In March, China's first brain surgery was completed by a doctor who did on a patient 3, 000 miles away. In August, robots guided by Beijing doctors did a test surgery in three different places at the same time. These things couldn't take place without 5G The high speed of 5G means there is no lag (滞后) between a doctor's movements in one place and robots, in another.
5G will also make health care easier. Before receiving treatment, patients will be able to make HD video call (高清视频电话) with their doctors. The doctors will be able to advise patients who can't visit a hospital in person. Patients can also put on wearable device (设备) that can send information in real-time to doctors. This allows doctors to monitor patients from their homes.
5G technology will make sure that everyone can get good health care, When 5G is fully used in the medical field, we will have a world where telesurgery and home health care become common.
Ten years ago, Professor Richard Wiseman set out to study luck. He wanted to know why some people are always in the right place at the right time, while others always experience ill luck.
Many people volunteered for his research. Over the years he interviewed them, watched their lives and had them take part in his experiments (实验). He carried out a simple experiment to discover why there were differences in their ability to catch the chance.
He gave both lucky and unlucky people a newspaper and asked them to look through it and tell him how many paragraphs were inside. He had secretly placed a large message halfway through the newspaper saying, "Tell the researcher you have seen this and win S 50." This message took up half of the page, but unlucky people missed it and lucky people caught it.
Unlucky people are just more nervous. They are busy looking only for what they need and this stops them from noticing the unexpected. As a result, they miss out on the chance. Lucky people are more relaxed and open. The can see everything that is in front of them, not just what they are looking for.
Richard's research shows that lucky people live by several principles (原则). Here are some of them.
Listen to your gut instincts (直觉)-they are often right.
Be open to new experiences and break your usual thought pattern (模式).
Spend a few moments each day remembering things that went well.
See yourself being lucky before an important meeting or phone call.
Selah Schneiter stood on the top of El Capitan. Her blue helmet (头盔) sat on top of her head and a thick green rope was tied around her body .The ten-year-old girl smiled from ear to ear as tears (眼泪) ran down her face.
"Selah, are those your first happy tears?" Mike, her father, asked."
She nodded. "I just can't believe I did it!" Selah said.
The girl had just made rock climbing history. She became the youngest person ever to have climbed El Capitan. The mountain is 915 meters tall -higher than the tallest building on Earth, And Selah carried 9 kilograms of gear, food and water with her.
Selah was joined by her father, an experienced climber. The climb took them five days. At first, Selah's father thought the mountain was too big for his daughter. The little girl, however, was serious about the climb. Every day, they would get a little closer to the top." One move at a time. I will achieve success in the end!" the girl said.
Selah wanted to use this achievement to encourage other children never to give up too easily. In our daily lives, there may be many tall "mountains," too. Keep trying, and you can overcome (克服) any difficulty!
As a 23-year-old man, I was sitting on my mom's sofa and waiting for the pain in my back to ease (减轻). No work and money forced my wife, our baby boy and me to live with my parents. We slept in my old bedroom, and I was feeling down.
Thankfully, I had one new job: helping my son learn how to walk. Anytime he took a few steps, however, he would fall down and cry, I had to hold his hand while he walked long. But my back didn't deal with it too well. As I sat there with my eyes close I suddenly heard my mother said." Joe, look "I opened my eyes and watched my son catch the coffee table, Pull himself up and smile. Then, he started walking around it, keeping his hands on it for balance (平衡). Finally, when he reached the end of it, he took two big steps and make it to the wall. Then he started walking down the hall with his hands balancing on the wall the whole way. I laughed and cheered Suddenly, I didn't feel that bad. Because my boy had learned to walk.
We may fail many times in our life. It's just like learning to walk. When we fall, we should stand up and keep trying. That's what we should do to have a better life.
A friend invited us to help serve dinner at Tent City. A number of tents (帐篷) were set up for the homeless in the area.
I took my nine-year-old boy with me. He had a lot of questions because this whole thing challenged (挑战) his common ideas about how people lived in the world.
"Why don't they have homes?"
"Why don't they get food the way we do?"
We talked through the reasons why people end up in this kind of situation. Many of the people we served were missing teeth or had dirty clothes. To my surprise, they were quite thankful that I had brought my boy. Many said how fun it was to have an active child around. After dinner, I saw my son talking about sports happily with several elderly gentlemen. He was having a great time with them.
As some people returned to their tents, I heard him tell them, "Thanks so much for coming to have dinner with us." I could see that my son's simple words touched them greatly. I hugged him as we left to go home because it touched me too.
We should treat people with respect, no matter who they are, I think my boy has learned this.
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表示赞成 |
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喜欢的栏目 |
学校生活； 教师建议； |
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喜欢的理由 |
增进了解； 互相学习； 提供帮助； |
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Dear Mike,
I' m very excited that we are going to start a newspaper together
I believe this newspaper will surely strengthen our tie and I' m looking forward to reading it soon.
Yours,
Li Hua
