Are you looking for some good places for you and your four-leg friend? Here are some for you.
Tahmoor Gorge (峡谷)
The number and quality of swimming holes in this valley immediately take us back to some of our favourite places in Kakadu national park. The only difference here is that you don't need a four-wheel drive, so the best way to go to the gorge is walking. This pet-friendly walk follows the Bargo River through an open gorge that gradually drops to a deep gorge. It is a popular place for locals on weekends. The further you run into the gorge, the less people there are.
Sirius Cove, Mosman
Sirius Cove is one of many quietly beautiful places along the Taronga Zoo to Balmoral Beach walking trail (路线). The deep, U-shaped bay, with a large grassy area, is popular with picnicking families and their dogs.
Kutti Beach, Vaucluse
We heard about it from a friend, but it is so hidden that it is not easy to find the en-trance. Follow Wharf Road until it dead ends at the Vaucluse Amateur Sailing Club. Go right up to the building and look left. There is a very narrow set of stairs leading to the beach. Go down the steps and open the gate at the bottom. Follow the narrow road along the wall to the sand. The best bit? It's dog-friendly.
MacKenzies Beach, Tamarama
From whale watching hot place MacKenzies Point, follow the sloped (斜的)road to MacKenzies Beach, a dog-friendly, short-time beach that only appears every couple of years when the right combination (结合)of wind and sand on the normal rocky reef. They say you aren't a local until you've seen sand at MacKenzies.
When I was young, 1 had no idea what I wanted to do. The choices were thin. It was assumed (假定的) that I'd go to college, and after that I could be a mom. I could be a secretary. I could be a nurse or a teacher. If anyone asked, I said I wanted to be a writer. Even I knew that wasn't a real job. Mostly, I didn't think about it.
But just as I was coming of age, a world of possibility opened up. By the time I graduated from college with a science degree, I still didn't know what I wanted to do. And one day, after seeing a notice in the paper, I remembered there was something I'd wanted to do, once. It sounded fun, so I took the test to be a mail carrier. The new Postal Service was bylaw an inclusive group. If you got a good enough score, you were in.
It was an older woman conducting (执行) my fitness entry exam who was the first to dis-agree. This wasn't a job for a girl, she said. And I shouldn't take a man's job away from him. He has a family to support. Despite that poor assumed man's family, I became one of perhaps a dozen female carriers in the whole city of Portland. Oregon.
On the street, I was a novelty (新奇的人). I didn't go a single day without hearing some friendly words: Well, I guess we can't call you the mailman, can we? We'll have to call you the mail-woman! Those particular words somehow appeared naturally in thousands of minds at once. My existence received attention. It's hard to imagine now.
Thirty-two years later I retired into a very different world. Being a retired mail carrier is even more fun than being a mail carrier. And finally, I get to be a writer. It's still not really a job.
Finding yourself in an unfamiliar country is difficult enough, and not being able to read or speak the native language can make the change greatly more difficult. Programs that teach English as a Second Language (ESL) help non-English speaking students acclimate to life in the United States more smoothly.
The ESL Newcomers program at Palmer Elementary in Newport News, Virginia, serves children coming from areas of South America, Afghanistan, Vietnam and other parts of Asia. When members of the Kiwanis Club of Peninsula at Oyster Point-which has a long-standing relationship with the school-learned about the program in 2020, they were eager to help.
To date，the club has donated (捐赠) S1, 600 to Palmer Elementary's ESL Newcomers program. The money has helped the school gain classroom resources (资源), plan virtual (虚拟的) field trips and bring guest speakers into the classroom. Money has also been used to help with the buying of winter clothing, which some children didn't have when they arrived in the United States.
"In the ESL Newcomers program, the children are taught English, math, history and even some cultural information about their new home, "explains Joseph Slabinski, club presi-dent. "The program will also help their families, as students can enter into the programs while they are at home. "
The club also helps the children with gardening. This gives students another chance to learn and practice English, make friends and feel more connected to their new home.
Over the years, the Kiwanians also have taken part in reading programs, bought dictionaries for young students and helped LeapFrog learning stations. The ESL Newcomers program is another chance for members to connect with students and improve education in a meaningful way.
"We have the ability to help these students with their learning and show them that Amer ica has people that are concerned and willing to help others in need, " says Slabinski, "We will always be there to help the children of Palmer Elementary. "
During the COVID-19 pandemic (流行病), some people found their exercise was greatly reduced. However, it was an attraction for others to increase their physical activity. With the change of working from home, some physical activity was reduced. People took this newly freed up time as a chance to add exercise to their day, with online fitness programs and health apps (应用软件)reporting an increase.
However, the early drive to exercise appears to have been short-lived for many, with a study comparing activity levels between the first and second waves of COVID-19 in Victoria finding most people reported a reduction in their physical activity levels the second time around because of a shortage of encouragement. A study found that COVID-19 has reduced physical activity and increased sedentary (久坐不动的)behavior，and the effects could be lasting.
Continuing concerns about COVID-19 have led to carefulness about returning to public spaces such as gyms. But also, with many people changing their exercise habits and setting up home gyms during the pandemic, it's become much more convenient to exercise at home. It's clear for many of us that COVID-19 changed how and how much we exercise. But the changes don't necessarily have to be for the worse.
People who changed to online workouts (锻炼), fitness apps and home gyms during the pandemic said their exercise was less satisfying, less enjoyable and they felt less active com-pared with doing exercise in gyms. Besides the physical effects, people reported missing the social communication, friendship, and being avoidable of the gym. In-person classes also offer the advantages of management and instruction, which can help make sure workouts are com-pleted safely and effectively.
However, online workouts, fitness apps and near-home workouts are likely here to stay, and offer many advantages, such as no need to travel to the gym and convenience, making it easy to fit in a workout while working and shouldering family responsibilities.
There are a total of 3, 044 national parks worldwide. Africa contains 249. Asia has 985. 474 are in Europe. 297 are in Central and North America. 335 are in South America and Oce-ania has 704. . Let us check out some of them below.
Ecological (生态的)values
The world is fast losing its natural assets (资产). According to a study by the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in 2015，the total number of species (物种)in the last 30 years is 477. Their habitats are getting destroyed worldwide because of all kinds of human activities. How to solve the problem?
Economic (经济的)values
Well-protected national parks serve as a good way to increase national economy. In other words, these wildlife-rich parks can help the country develop tourism. As tourism becomes better, other industries can be developed too.
It has been found that people can make some illnesses like stress, frustration, eye problems, and anger go away if they spend some quality time in the national parks' green surroundings. Moreover, people also have chosen these national parks to be a place where they can spend a joyful time.
Social and cultural values
They serve as the role of a natural history book that dates back centuries. Some locations of national parks have a history as old as 22, 000 years. The protected areas of Australia are used by the Aboriginal people in a number of ways, like being the source of food, medicine, trade, and also in ceremonial procedures.
A. Political values
B. Health and pleasure
C. The reason is that they hugely attract tourists
D. They have great significance in various directions
E. Now, national parks are a solution to this problem
F. The national parks are alive with rich history and culture
G. In national parks, all plants and animals are kept in their natural state
I'm a single mom. Unluckily, I was1earlier in the year so times was really2. My son had been in and out of the 3 for six years because of a severe disease. He was 8 years old and his brother was 7.
My sons knew we had4troubles, but they didn't know how hard we were because my parents5for them. I was grateful that I had helpful parents.
One day，we were at a grocery store (食品杂货店)and 1 was6about grocery money and gas money because the day I had to pay for bills was 7. Meanwhile, my 8-year-old son saw a homeless man outside the store. It was really cold and the man asked if we could give him some8. My elder son walked to the man and gave him a dollar, and his brother did the9thing. I saw my sons talking to him and 10them say "be right back".
They came over and asked me if we could get the man some hot coffee because it's11 and the man had stayed there for four hours. So, we went inside, buying the man some 12. Suddenly, I was not thinking about my13, or my worries at all. Instead, I was happy to see my sons do something kind, which was so14I hugged both my kids, because they had 15 me the great value of kindness.
Nowadays, our classrooms, neighborhoods and communities become (much)di-verse (多样化的)than ever before. People from different (country) and cultures continue to spread out around the world. Different skin colors, languages, physical abilities and clothing (be) some of the types of diversity that we experience every day.
How we respond to this diversity will decide not only our future as a person but also our future as a society. As Maya Angelou said, "In diversity there is beauty and (strong)."Tolerance (宽容)means being open to the differences that exist among(we)all. It means respecting and learning from others, valuing our differences and discovering what we havecommon.
The opposite of tolerance is closed-mindedness. Arguments, fights and wars (cause) by closed-mindedness from time to time. In contrast, humans are open to differences will create a more peaceful world and have better opportunities in life whether through education, work or friendships. So having tolerance will change our life for the better, and make the world better place. Difference is of the spirit of humans and we should learn(respect) it.
Sal Garfield was having a bad day. He had been busy making cakes since 3 am. And now, his employee (雇员)who should take over the shop for the afternoon had just called in sick (请假).
Sal was an artist in making cakes. No one could make cakes like him, but he wasn't a person who is good at talking to others. He dealt with several hateful (令人讨厌的)customers that morning, so when Janie, a nine-year-old girl, walked in, he was already very angry.
Janie placed her little hands against the glass as she looked at the delicious cakes. "Hey, kid!" Sal shouted, "Don't put your hands on the glass! I just cleaned it!" Janie jumped back and said sorry. "Everything looks so delicious! My mom says you make the best red velvet (丝绒)cake in the world," Janie smiled. Sal felt happy about the praise.
"I want to buy a birthday cake, "Janie said and reached out her hand. There were many coins that didn't come to more than a few dollars. She said she wanted to buy a red velvet cake. But Sal replied, "I hope you have more than those three or four dollars, kid! That cake costs ＄70!" Janie was shocked，and hoped she could buy just a slice (薄片)since she didn't have any more money.
"Kid," Sal answered, "you can't even afford a slice!" Janie almost cried. She pointed at other cakes, asking whether she could buy one of the cheapest. Sal shook his head.
Janie was so sad. She wanted to buy a birthday cake for her mom, who had got seriously ill. Sal's red velvet cake was her mom's favorite. Janie wanted to buy one to surprise and cheer her mom up. Knowing she couldn't even afford one of any other birthday cakes, Janie started crying, "Please, sir. You don't understand…" Sal lost his patience, shouting, "Get out! Try somewhere else!" Janie ran out and sat on a chair outside of the door, crying sadly. Just then, an old lady walked past.
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The old lady stopped to ask Janie, "Sweetie, are you OK?" …… Overhearing their conversation, Sal felt regretful for his behavior just now. |
