Popular Las Vegas Day Trips by Car
Going to Las Vegas? Here are some nearby places you can drive to while you are there.
Bonnie Springs Ranch
It is one of the best places to rent a horse and see the red canyon(峡谷).It has a large stable area where guided horseback rides are offered. And it also has a restaurant and western theme shows.
The Nevada State Railroad Museum
If you are looking for a fun day trip, the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Boulder City should be at the top of your list. If you want to see Boulder City, be sure to visit during weekends when the museum runs touring trains along the Boulder City branch line. Various presentations, lectures and child-friendly exhibits are offered from Monday to Friday.
Mount Charleston
Fresh air and silence are what you will find at the top of the state's 8th highest mountain located 40 miles northwest of Las Vegas. Mount Charleston feels a million miles away from the city. Things to do include hiking, mountain biking, camping and sightseeing. During the winter the mountains are the perfect place to play in the snow.
China ranch
It is a hidden treasure that is way off the beaten path. Along with a gift shop and bakery, China Ranch is a great place to go hiking. It is located in the Amargosa River Valley. This area is protected as a national wild and scenic river and one of the few places where the river flows above ground.
I'm standing in a class of wild 14-year-old girls as they throw paper and howl (大声叫喊) with laughter. They won't listen to me.
I was a young girl of 22 and I didn't know what I was doing. I never wanted to teach. I wanted to be a writer. But when I arrived in London, they were short of teachers.
My efforts at teaching were hopeless. When the bell finally rang, I rushed to the staff room, red with anger. The other teachers weren't surprised. "That's 4B, the worst class in the school." one said.
I feared our next meeting, but I couldn't give up. I needed the job, so I gave up formal lessons. Instead, I brought topics for class discussions. One of the liveliest talks was about the arguments they had with their parents. They paid attention and shared about their lives. I was very interested, so I had them write about themselves. Most wrote about families with little money and big problems. As time went on, their articles became a bridge between us. I admired their humor, toughness and insight (洞察力), and I thought they appreciated my interest in their lives.
The musical My Fair Lady was playing in the West End, but they had never seen a live stage performance. I asked if they'd like to see the musical, but they thought I was joking. No teacher had ever suggested taking them out a few weeks later, 4B and I were sitting in a theater. They loved the music, the costumes and the characters. It was the highlight of their year, and they talked about it for days.
Near the end of the term, someone knocked on the door of the staff room. The two most rebellious (ik) girls in 4B were there with flowers. I was proud to know I had touched their lives, and they had also touched mine. I enjoyed teaching and getting along with teenagers.
When I returned to Australia several years later, I still wanted to be a writer .For the first time in my life, I stopped dreaming and started writing. My first story was titled, My fair Ladies. Teaching wasn't the end of my writing career, but it was the beginning.
Born at a dog kennel(养狗场) in Novosibirsk, Maru was sold to a family in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, 800 km away, when she was only 5 months old .However, 6 months later the kennel owner Alla Morozova received a call from the dog's owners informing her that they were allergic(过敏的) to animals and could no longer look after their pet. The contract said that in case the buyers no longer wanted a dog they should inform Alla first, so she could make arrangements to get it back .She had someone get Maru and accompany her on a train ride back to Novosibirsk,but 200 km into the journey, something went wrong.
"The dog had a panic attack, so she was frightened," Alla told the Siberian Times. She had been brought by her owners, but then they disappeared somewhere .The noise of the train scared(惊吓) her, so she jumped on the compartment door, kicked the handle to open it, and jumped out of the train as it was getting close to the station in Achinsk, a city between Krasnoyarsk and Novosibirsk". After hearing the news Alla called her former owners to tell them that Maru was all alone and scared. She asked them to help her look for the dog but they refused. "That angered me. They gave the dog away and the load fell off their shoulders," said Alla.
But Alla wasn't about to give up on her dog She posted messages about her online and gave out leaflets(传单)asking for information. Volunteers found her in an industrial zone, "Alla said." The dog was very fatigued. She had walked and run for two and a half days. She was lame, and her paws were broken. I'm sure that she was looking for her house. Dogs are very attached to people." Alla added.
A friend of Alla's recently drove Maru to her kennel in Novosibirsk, where she was reunited with her mother and father. She is now undergoing treatment to recover from the suffering of walking 200 km through the Siberian wilderness.
Working on a farm and taking care of crops can be hot, time-consuming and difficult. Engineers have long wanted to build robots to lighten the load. But it has proved a difficult task. Robots that walk or roll along the ground can step on the easily damaged plants heavily. And they have to stop working when rain turns fields muddy. "Tarzan", however, could deal with some of those challenges.
Jonathan Rogers is a robotics expert at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. When it comes to a farm environment, he realized robots would face many problems. "Many robots tend to get twisted(弯曲的) together or get stuck," he says. What's more, he notes, "It's very hard to leave them out for long periods without a human helping them."
What if the robot could move above the crops? Jonathan Rogers says, "The sloths(树懒)move from tree branch to tree branch to avoid having to walk around the forest floor. "Then his team set out to design a robot that could swing hand to hand along wires hung above the field. He named their invention Tarzan after the jungle-swinging character in a movie.
Tarzan is not the first swinging robot. Mark Spong, a robotics researcher at the University of Texas at Dallas notes that some teams have built robots that do gymnastics or copy mammals. But he says he admires Tarzan for its using swinging movement to save energy and the idea of building a wire structure to move around above crops.
Rogers first predicted that Tarzan could help farmers monitor crops with sensors (传感器) and cameras. But he also said future robots might take water to a particularly thirsty plant or fertilize one that needs nutritional support. And adding a third "hand" could allow such a robot to harvest fruits and vegetables. Finally the robot could move off the farm and into the city, helping deal with the traffic and security.
When you're selling a product or service, you have two main methods to choose from. You need to decide whether you want to use the hard-sell(强行推销) method or a soft one. Let's take a look at the difference between the two to determine which one is right for your business.
Nearly every good business employs the soft-sell(软推销)method in some way. With this method, a company can encourage a customer to buy a product or service without seeming too pushy(死缠硬磨的).
The soft-sell method often uses promotions like money-back guarantees and free-trial periods. By promising your customers that they'll be happy with their purchase (购买), you can persuade them to give you a chance. That can help your financial goals on track.
Choosing to sell your products or services this way will help people know that your business is reliable and easy to work with. Sometimes good word of mouth can make all the difference in how many sales you make.
The soft-sell method is generally the preferred one for most businesses, but that doesn't mean it's perfect. If your competitors are employing a hard-sell method their aggression could force customers into buying from them instead of you. A hard-sell method is typically a more aggressive way of making a sale While some people will be turned off by a pushy method, there will always be those who give in to the pressure. So it's important to take that into consideration if you plan to rely only on the soft-sell method.
A. Both methods have advantages and disadvantages.
B. The soft-sell method will also help you win good fame.
C. a salesman tries to sell something using indirect methods.
D. Sometimes a soft method might be easily beaten by a pushy one.
E. "Soft sell" and" hard sell" are known to scholars and businessmen.
F. When you keep your promise, you earn their trust and gain repeat buyers.
G. The idea shows the good of making a purchase while putting customers at ease.
An 18-year-old student at Stanford University was struggling to pay his fees. Not knowing where to turn for money, he1a bright idea. He and a friend decided to 2a musical concert on campus to raise money for their3
They turned to the great pianist Ignacy Paderewski. His manager4a guaranteed fee(保证金) of $2,000 for the piano concert. A deal was5and the boys began to work to make the concert a6.
The big day arrived. But7they had not managed to sell enough tickets. The total8was only $1,600.9they went to Paderewski and explained their problem. They gave him the10$1, 600, plus a check for the balance(余额)of $400. They promised to cash the11at the soonest possible. Paderewski tore up the check,12the $1,600 and told the two boys to13the money they needed for the fees. The boys were14, and thanked him heartedly.
It was a small act of15. But it clearly marked out Paderewski a16human being.
Why should he help the two boys he did not even know? We all17situations like these in our lives. And most of us only think, "If I help them, what will happen to me?" The truly18people think, "If I don't help them, what will happen to them?" They don't do it expecting something19. They do it because they feel it's the 20thing to do.
Every culture has its own ways to show friendship. On the islands of Hawaii, friendship is part of the aloha spirit". In the language of the Hawaiians who first (settle)on the islands long ago, aloha had a very special meaning: to be with happiness.
Hawaiians believe that once somebody loves land, they are ready to love their people or community. This is the second (important)sign of friendship. It is called lokahi in the Hawaiian language, which means oneness( 和谐)with all people. (enjoy )the land, you should not be selfish. The land is everyone who lives on it. Today many different peoples call Hawaii their home. Indeed, Hawaii is a place people make one big community from many smaller (community). Each person gives hokua (help) to other people so that all feel stronger. It is believed the islands can be a paradise(天堂)when people live peacefully. People are told that their actions should be as gentle as the wind that blows from the sea. When problems happen, people (ask)to solve them with understanding. So when the people of Hawaii talk about ohana (family), they are (actual) talking about all those who live on the islands.
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When Mom was 61, she showed signs on the lung cancer. We knew something was wrong and that Mom needs a journey. She suggested a movie and a dinner. But I had another plan Though Mom had been to the ocean only twice, but she loved the seashore. Her kitchen was decorating with souvenirs(纪念品) from those two trips. I told Mom that we would leave for Jersey Shore. Mom was very excited that she screamed. Once we got Jersey Shore, she began to enjoy the trip, greeting strangers and spending hours collected shells. The morning we left, I found her taking photos of every inch of her bedroom. Short after we returned, Mom passed away. For a long time, Mom s shells stayed in a box. I found it again while searching for something else. I put them in a familiar place as a reminder(提醒物) from a mother which never lost her sense of wonder.
