Every year, an average American produces more than 250 pounds of plastic waste. Recycling is part of the solution, but many of us are confused about what can be recycled and what can't.
Plastic film
At the store we find it covering vegetables, meats and cheeses. It's common, but it can't be recycled because it's hard to deal with at the MRF（材料回收厂）. The thin and soft film gets stuck around the equipment and can bring it to a stop.
Plastic bags
Plastic bags—like those used for bread, sandwich as well as grocery bags—create similar problems for recycling machines as thin plastic film. Therefore, most of the plastic bags end up in landfills（垃圾填埋地） and oceans.
Yogurt and butter cups
These containers often mix with other kinds of materials. It's not possible to separate them. In addition, this type of packaging flattens out（变平）on the MRF's conveying belt（传送带）and can bring the equipment to a stop, too.
Beverage（饮料）bottles
These containers are firm. They don't flatten out like yogurt cups and they're made from one kind of plastic that recyclers can easily sell for making products such as carpet, clothing or even more plastic bottles.
Warning: Be aware that we cannot recycle as much as we want. For example, plastic bottles are a highly desirable product for recyclers, but just about a third finds their way into the MRFs. Therefore, it's more important for us to reduce packaging.
On a Sunday morning in 2008. Vic Gundotra received a call during a religious（宗教的）service. It was from Steve Jobs, Apple's former CEO. He didn't answer, but Jobs left a message saying he had something important to discuss. Gundotra returned his call almost immediately.
"Hey Steve, this is Vic, " he said. "I'm sorry I didn't answer your call earlier I was in religious services, and the caller ID said 'unknown', so I didn't pick up. "
Steve laughed, saying, "Vic, unless the caller ID said 'God', you should never pick up during services. " Vic Gundotra laughed nervously. Although Steve used to call him during the week when he was upset about something, it was unusual for him to call on Sunday and ask him to call his home. He was worried what had happened.
"Vic, we have an urgent（急迫的）problem. I've already asked someone from my team to help you and I hope you can fix this tomorrow, "said Steve. " I've been looking at the Google logo on the iPhone and I'm not happy with the icon（图标）. The second O in Google doesn't have the proper yellow color. It's just wrong and I'm going to have Greg fix it tomorrow. Is that OK with you?"
The CEO of Apple, who revolutionized（革新）personal computers, the way we listen to music and the way we think of mobile devices, was worried about the yellow in the second "O" in Google!
Needless to say the problem was fixed, and Vic Gundotra says it taught him a lesson on leadership and attention to detail. "It was a lesson I'll never forget, " said Gundotra. "CEOs should care about details. Even shades of yellow. On a Sunday. "
200, 000 miles from Earth, the crew of the third manned mission（使命）to the Moon faced an astronaut's worst situation: an explosion on the spacecraft. It's what happened in the Oscar-winning film Apollo 13, but it's also a true story.
The lift-off of Apollo 13 took place on 11th April 1970. Two days into the mission, the three-man crew were in big trouble. They had been carrying out normal checks when there was a loud bang. Warning lights were starting to flash. Looking out into space, they could see a trail of gas—oxygen was escaping from the spacecraft. They sent out a short message to the scientists back on Earth: "Houston, we've had a problem here. " At first, they thought that a meteor（流星）had hit them, but they later found out that a short circuit（电路）had caused an oxygen container to explode. Whatever the cause, they knew there was no time to lose. Their electricity supply in the command module（指令舱）depended on that oxygen and pretty soon they would run out of both.
The only solution was to move into the lunar module—the part of the spacecraft that would have landed on the Moon. Now though, they were using it as a kind of lifeboat. With its own power supply, oxygen and water, the three men could survive in the lunar module and return to Earth. There was another problem though. In an enclosed（封闭的）space like a lunar module, the carbon dioxide（二氧化碳）the crew was breathing out was dangerous. The equipment to clear the air of carbon dioxide was only built for two people. Now it had to deal with three. Amazingly, the crew managed to build a piece of equipment out of materials onboard to reduce the carbon dioxide to a safe level.
There was one final challenge. The lunar module wasn't strong enough to re-enter Earth's atmosphere so the crew had to go back into the damaged command module. To everyone's relief, the crew of Apollo 13 arrived safely in the South Pacific Ocean on April 17th. Although the crew didn't land on the Moon, NASA still considered the mission a success.
a. A short circuit caused an explosion.
b. The crew moved to into the lunar module.
c. The crew went back into the command module.
d. The astronauts landed on the Earth successfully.
e. The astronauts sent a message to the scientists on earth.
f. The crew managed to reduce the carbon dioxide to a safe level.
The English language has many expressions that describe a fast-moving event. Some expressions relate to body movements. We say something happens in the blink of an eye or in a heartbeat. Other expressions are related to the world of nature.
For example, there is an expression related to velocity involving an animal. You might think the creature will be a big cat, such as a lion or maybe even a small but speedy animal, such as a hare（野兔）. But it is none of them. The expression today involves sheep-baby lambs to be exact.
Lambs are cute, but they are not really known for their lightning speed. Our expression is about a specific part of the animal—its tail. Lambs can shake their tails very fast. And when something happens quickly, we say it happens in "two shakes of a lamb's tail". Here is an example, "I'm going to the store. I'll be back in two shakes of a lamb's tail!" This expression is a cuter and more descriptive way of saying "quickly". Maybe instead of sending a text message with the letters BRB （be right back）, we could use the image of a lamb shaking its tail.
Being cute like a lamb may be fun, but it has its shortcomings. Cute things are often not taken seriously. And that is why Americans rarely use "two shakes of a lamb's tail" in a serious situation. For example, if a person gets hit by a car, people would say something like "Help is on the way!" Generally speaking, an emergency is not a good time to use cute animal expressions.
Four Qualities（特质）That Make You Attractive to Others
There is something many people gets wrong about attraction. The reality is that attraction usually has more to do with personality characteristics than appearance. What follows are four qualities that can make you highly attractive to others.
Have control over your emotions. It's not easy to always have control over your emotions. And people who do are extremely attractive. Have control over your emotions so that your emotions don't control you. Allow yourself to think about what you're going to say.
Laugh at yourself. It's not what happens to us that makes us feel stressed. Every time you laugh at yourself, you decide to minimize（最小化）something that could affect you negatively. Laughing at yourself is an attractive quality, as it means you don't take yourself too seriously.
When you show your warmth, people see you as respectful and friendly. Also, they see you as someone approachable. A warm person says hello to and cares about you after your long and tough day. This quality is important for you to build meaningful relationships.
Give plenty of space. The secret to long-lasting relationships is space, because time apart helps each partner recharge and bring positive energy into the relationship. They don't let others breathe. Instead, those who let others have their space when they need it are extremely attractive.
A. Be warm.
B. Controlling people are unattractive.
C. Don't be too quick to show warmth.
D. It's how we react to it that affects us.
E. They should develop a sense of humor.
F. Take your time to cool down and reorganize your thoughts.
G. They think they have to look beautiful to be accepted by others.
My son, Ben, died when he was 23. He likes hiking and was always feeling most at home when he was 1. The year after his death, I hiked 48 of the state's tallest mountains in his2. Every step, path and summit（山顶）has been a way to3.
About a month after his death, my husband and I hiked Carter Dome, 4weighing heavy in our hearts and legs. Standing on the summit, I looked out across the mountains my son5 For a moment, the enormous impact of Ben's death6, and I could breathe.
The next weekend found us on Mount Milwaukee. Hiking the four-kilometer mountains became a series of firsts, of struggles and7them-directing positions at night, finding paths and planning 8. At last, I hiked my 48th and the9peak: Mount Carrigain. As I stood on the observation platform at the summit, I found the essential truth I had been trying to10for months: the only place that feels vast enough to11such deep and wide sadness is the top of a mountain. Eventually, the day came and I felt much better.
These days, I hike not to hide but to12. I find Ben, but also find myself: someone13now regenerating into someone who is braver and14. Hiking is exhausting as well as15, and it teaches us that sadness and joy can coexist.
Israeli singer-songwriter Gilad Segev has devoted himselfa big project to present different views of China through music, because of his love for the country. In June 2020, he launched Project 34, throughhe will display a song for each of the 34 provincial-level regions in China every month. （combine）Chinese music and global folk music, he（post）17 videos on social media platforms so far, gaining millions of views.
"My（inspire）for the project was the great beauty I discovered in China's culture. landscapes（地貌）, and more importantly, the hearts of Chinese people. " says Segev. He calls（he）a "passer-by" a traveling artist who tells stories from his encounters with people from various cultures, through music.
Over the past decade, the award-winning musician has travelled to most of the 34 provincial-level regions, and plans to go to rest when travel is not restricted（限制）by the COVID-19 pandemic.
For each music video, he cooperates（active）with a Chinese singer or musician to include characteristics from their own home region. He and his team have listened extensively to various types of Chinese music（figure）out what suitable elements（元素）can be used in his works. "I believe when all of our voices（hear）together, true harmony can happen, " Segev says.
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My great-grandfather, my grandfather and my father are farmers, and so are all my family. My father has a fixed idea that I would become a farmer too. Although I respect him and am indeed skilled at doing some farm work, I don't agree that I should automatically follow in my father's footsteps.
When I was a teenager, my father happened to take me to an airport which belonged to one of his friends. It was the first time I had seen an plane in real life. Knowing that I had never been on board, my father's friend Tom offered me an opportunity to fly with him in his small plane. I quickly accepted his offer! When we took off, I felt nervous but thrilled. Being up in the clouds and looking at the view below was unlike anything I had ever felt. I was just enjoying it. I assumed being a pilot would be the most awesome thing in the whole world. From that day a thought came into my mind that I wanted to become a pilot, but I doubted whether my father would support me. After all, it was a totally different path from what he had planned for me. Therefore, I put the thought to the back of my mind. because I knew he would still insist on holding onto his previous idea.
Anyway, besides helping my father on the farm, I would frequently visit Tom's airport Gradually, I got familiar with every button and switch on the aircraft and I learned a lot about planes, such as how to fill the plane with fuel, how to check the engines and so on. But what I had learned just left me wanting more, so I decided to go to college to become a professional pilot（飞行员）.
Paragraph 1: This time I would not hide my desire any more.
Paragraph 2: At the graduation ceremony, with my father present, I, as "Best Pilot", had to deliver a speech.
