Yellow Rose (2019)
1h 34min | Drama, Music | 9 October 2020 (USA)
Storyline: A Filipina teen from a small Texas town fights to pursue her dreams as a country music performer while having to decide between staying with her family or leaving the only home she has known.
Ticket Price: children (ages 2-12) $8, adults (ages 13&up) $15
2 Hearts (2020)
1h 40min | Drama, Romance | 16 October 2020 (USA)
Storyline: For two couples the future unfolds in different decades and different places, but a hidden connection will bring them together in a way no one could have predicted. Based on an inspirational true story, 2 Hearts is a romantic journey that celebrates life, love and generosity of spirit, and challenges audiences to believe miracles are possible.
Ticket Price: children (ages 2-12) $8, adults (ages 13&up) $12
The War with Grandpa (2020)
1h 34min | Comedy, Drama, Family | 9 October 2020 (USA)
Storyline: Peter is thrilled that Grandpa is coming to live with his family. That is, until Grandpa moves into Peter's room, forcing him upstairs into the creepy attic. And though he loves his grandpa, he wants his room back - so he has no choice but to declare war. With the help of his friends, Peter devises outrageous plans to make Grandpa surrender the room. But Grandpa is tougher than he looks. Rather than give in, Grandpa plans to get even.
Ticket Price: children (ages 2-12) $13, adults (ages 13&up) $18
Honest Thief (2020)
1h 39 min | Action, Crime, Drama | 16 October 2020 (USA)
Storyline: They call him the In-and-Out-Bandit because he has stolen $9 million from small-town banks while managing to keep his identity a secret. But after he falls in love with the bubbly Annie (Kate Walsh), Tom decides to be honest, only to be cheated by two ruthless FBI agents.
Ticket Price: children (ages 2-12) $6, adults (ages 13&up)$14
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A teenager of 17 walks into a corner store and grabs a Coca-Cola, but the cashier refuses to sell it to him because he is underage. That rule is expected to soon become reality in parts of Mexico, as lawmakers in several states push legislation(立法) to keep junk food away from children. "I know it can sound a bit difficult but we have to take action now," says Lopez, a lawmaker in Oaxaca's Congress.
More than 70, 000 Mexicans have died from COVID-19, the world's fourth-highest recorded death toll, tracked by Johns Hopkins University. 89% of those who died in Mexico had an underlying(内在的) medical condition such as obesity, diabetes(糖尿病), high blood pressure and heart problems. That has led to a new urgency to change diets so that the younger generation doesn't suffer those illnesses.
The critics, however, say the leaders are using preexisting health conditions in COVID-19 patients to distract from a weak government response to the virus outbreak. Yet few people would deny that the country consumes large amounts of sugar-sweetened drinks and processed snacks with little nutrition — or that Mexico has a major weight problem.
Oaxaca's governor approved the state's junk food prohibition( 禁止) last week. Legislators still have to complete the legal systems, and punishment could include fines and even jail. Lopez says legislators from all over the country have called her for advice. Many other states are debating a junk food ban. However, a nationwide law would not be easy. "There are powerful commercial interests that least want it to happen, but we must prioritize(优先考虑) the well-being of our children," Lopez says.
In New Brighton, Minnesota, the Bartz brothers (Connor, Austin, and Trevor) have built beautiful snow sculptures in their front yard for the past five years. But they're not ordinary snowmen — they're huge and sea-themed!
The tradition began in 2012, after a family fishing trip in Florida, where Connor, then 17, caught a puffer fish(河豚鱼). It encouraged the boys to make a super-sized fish out of snow. So they got to work, collecting as much snow as possible from around their neighborhood. After eight hours of shoveling( 用铲子铲) and sculpting snow their 5-foot-tall puffer fish was complete. And it was a big hit! Before long, the locals and TV reporters began stopping by their front yard to enjoy their creation.
"Each winter, we decide which sea animals would work best and be the most fun to build," Trevor said. Since 2012, they've made a shark, a turtle, an octopus( 章鱼) and so on. Their favorite is the octopus, which they built in 2016. It is their biggest sculpture yet, taking nearly 500 hours and 150 tons of snow to make!
The brothers also made sure it was just as much fun for visitors. "We liked that it was kid-friendly, with tentacles(触须) you could slide under," Connor said. Named by Facebook fans, Octavius the octopus was a star appearing on national news stations.
To make the most of their project, the boys decided to raise money for a good cause. "Given that our work is made from snow, it made sense to collect money to help provide drinking water to people in need," Austin said. They teamed up with One Day's Wages, an organization that provides clean water to people in Haiti. By the end of winter, the brothers had raised $17, 263!
Their advice for anyone with big dreams, "If you want to be successful, work hard and have a good attitude," Austin said. "Success might not come immediately, but take joy in what you are doing now. When we were younger, we made many snow creations that did not make the news, but we still had a pleasurable experience! "
The populations of common animals are just as likely to rise or fall in number in a time of accelerating(加速) global warming as those of rare species, a study suggests.
Until recently, scientists were still accumulating data on how animal populations were shifting over time globally across the different regions of the planet.
Making use of the newly available data, a team of University of Edinburgh researchers studied nearly 10, 000 animal populations recorded in the Living Planet Database between 1970 and 2014 to provide a new perspective on animal population change. These include records of mammals, reptiles, sharks, fish, birds and amphibians(两栖动物).
The team found that 15 percent of all populations declined during the period, while 18 percent increased and 67 percent showed no significant change. Amphibians were the only group in which population sizes declined, while birds, mammals and reptiles experienced increases. The overall decline in amphibians makes them a priority for conservation efforts, researchers say, as their loss could have knock-on effects in food chains and wider ecosystems.
Gergana Daskalova, of the University of Edinburgh's School of GeoSciences, who led the study, said, "We often assume that declines in animal numbers are prevalent everywhere. But we found that there are also many species which have increased over the last half of a century, such as those which do well in human-transformed landscapes or those which are the focus of conservation actions."
Dr. Isla Myers -Smith, also of the School of GeoSciences, who co-authored the study, said, "Only as we bring together data from around the world, can we begin to really understand how global change is influencing the biodiversity (生物多样性) of our planet."
People-pleasers want everyone around them to be happy and they will do whatever is asked of them to keep it that way. For some, saying "yes" is a habit; for others, it's almost an addiction that makes them feel like they need to be needed. This makes them feel important and like they're contributing to someone else's life.
Not only does it put a lot of pressure and stress on you, but essentially you can make yourself sick from doing too much. In the worst case, you'll wake up and find yourself depressed, because you're on such overload because you possibly can't do it all.
Here's a list of strategies to help you stop being a people -pleaser and finally say "no".
Think about it.
Whenever someone asks you for a favor, it's perfectly OK to say that you'll need time to consider.
It is also important to ask the person for details about the commitment. Ask yourself: Do I have the time to do this? How pressured am I going to feel? These questions are key because you need time to think of your must-do list and things you don't want to do.
It's tempting( 诱人的) to want to defend your decision to say "no" to someone so they understand your reasoning. But this actually backfires(产生反作用). As soon as you start explaining, you give the other person lots of room to come back and say, "Oh, you can do that later." "You can adjust your schedule." or "That's not as important as what I'm asking. "
Don't apologize — if it's not your fault.
People-pleasers tend to be serial( 连续的) apologists. Pay attention to when you're apologizing and consider if you're really at fault. Usually, the answer is "no".
A. Don't give a list of excuses.
B. Realize you have a choice.
C. Say what you're thinking and what you want.
D. They put everyone else before themselves.
E. Ask yourself if you're responsible for the situation.
F. People-pleasing can have serious risks in fact.
G. This gives you the opportunity to think if you can help.
I was packing lunch for my two children. It was so early in the day that it was still1outside. It drove me crazy because I lacked 2. Being a single mom, I needed all the shut-eye I could get. So why was I adding this 3 to my life? It's all because of a family4.
I remember my grandmother telling me how she5 leftovers for my grandfather's lunch. He always 6 to come home starving. 7, after much questioning, he admitted he had been8 half his lunch to a coworker. From then on, my grandmother always sent extra.
My mom didn't have 9 to pack lunches for five kids in school, so we ate 10food. Once, I broke school rules. 11, Mom decided to pack my lunch to school, which consisted of12 a hamburger and a cookie for several days. But by Friday, I found in my lunchbox my 13 egg salad sandwich and a giant jellyroll (卷筒蛋糕) with a note on top—Just in case you want to 14. I was in 15as I offered slice after slice to my friends.
As I went on packing lunch, I thought about the 16 it took for my grandparents to share what little food they had. And my mother 17 to do the same. Even today, Thanksgiving day at her home always includes at least two guests who are18. Either leaves with a bag of leftovers and several dollars.
Although our budget was 19 and unable for extras, by sharing the little we had, I was carrying on a tradition, a lesson of kindness I could 20 to my own kids!
Why is pink or purple a color for girls and blue or brown for boys?
The answer depends largelycultural values as well as personal experiences. To the Egyptians, green was a colorrepresented the hope and joy of spring, while for Muslims, it means heaven. Red is a symbol of good luck in many cultures. During the Spring Festival in China, children(give) money in a red envelope to bring good fortune in the New Year. For many nations, blue is a symbol of protection and religious beliefs. Greek people often wear a blue necklace hoping to protectagainst evils (灾祸).
People's(choose) of colors is also influenced by their bodies' reactions toward them. Green is said to bemost restful color. It has the ability to reduce pain and relax people both mentallyphysically. People(work) in green environment have been found to have fewer stomach aches.
Red can cause a person's blood pressure to rise and increase people's appetites (食欲). Many decorators will include different shades of red in the restaurant. (similar), many commercial websites will have a red "Buy Now" button because red is a color that easily catches a person's eye.
Blue is another calming color. Unlike red, blue is believed to cause people to lose appetite. Soyou want to eat less, some suggest that eating from blue plates can help.
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删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
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Here is good news for you which a writing competition about "Chinese Dream" is organizing by the Students' Union. Everyone is welcome to take an actively part in the competition. You are required to writing a story about "Chinese Dream" within 400 word. We had already invited four of our English teachers to be the judges. Of course, your hard work will pay off. The student who wins the one prize will be given a set of famous ancient Chinese works. In a addition, your story will be filmed into a video. As for the deadline, we are expected to hand your story before December 20.
