— The visit to the Stonehenge, a fantastic natural wonder.
When my daughter was in grade school, one day she brought home1tiny twigs. They were trees given to the students by the school to plant.2of them looked strong enough, but with a hope for the future I got a tool and3them in our back yard. Over the years, an accident with the lawnmower and poor soil brought a(n)4to three of them. All that was left was a single tree.
It grew5It never got very tall or very straight. Then, I noticed that it was starting to die. The leaves on the6branches had fallen of. Those on the branches a little further up had turned brown. Only the top part of the tree was7green. Last summer I did my best to save it by feeding it a lot of fertilizer8failed.
This morning I went to the9and looked at it again. I was wondering if it would be better to just10. It sure would no longer have to watch it slowly decay. As I walked over to take a closer look at it, however, I noticed11moving within the leaves in the topmost branches. It was a bird patiently building a nest to live in. I12when I looked at it and. decided that maybe this old tree had some life and usefulness left in it yet. It may not be healthy or pretty, but it was still giving a bird a13and oxygen to this world.
This tree reminded me of something too. All of our lives have14. It doesn't matter if we are young and strong or old and weak.15our last moment we always have things to do, love for us to give, and joy for us to share.
As COVID-19 spreads in the world, many countries are changing their social habits in order to protect themselves. France
France is famous for its romantic greetings. They touch each other's faces and make a kissing sound. But now, this habit may have to stop. A French manner expert said that simply looking into a person's eyes can be enough as a greeting.
Brazil
In Brazil, chimarrao is a special drink that is commonly shared among a group of close friends. The tea is passed around in a cup, and everyone takes turns to drink it. But at present, people are encouraged not to share it.
Australia
Australians are quite free when it comes to greetings. "G'day, mate", a handshake, and smile will be enough. But now the Australian government is asking Australians to take a pat on the back instead of a handshake.
Iran
Traditionally, people in Iran shake hands to greet with one another. But today, COVID-19 has made "footshake" a new way of greeting.
A video has been popular in Iran, showing three friends meeting - hands in their pockets -tapping their feet against each other as a greeting.
During the day, we work hard like bees. But do you know our bodies are busy too while sleeping at night?
11:00 pm Better Lock the Doors
To find the most comfortable position, some people sleep on their backs or stomachs. Most people curl up and lie on the side like a baby. Others take more unusual positions, such as on elbows and knees or completely covered in the sheets.
During the first few hours of the night, some behaviors can be caused by the disagreement between your brain and body. For example, the brains of sleepwalkers want to stay awake, while their bodies are in a deep sleep. So most sleepwalkers walk around and return to bed without waking up.
4:00 am Dare to Dream
Your sweetest - or scariest - dreams usually happen in the last hours of sleep. If you awaken in the middle of a dream, you might find it difficult to move for a moment. Certain parts of your brain have shut down, stopping messages going to the muscles and disabling the body for a time.
Dreams may seem foolish, but some cultures believe they are real events happening to a person's soul during sleep. Others use their dreams to solve the problems of daily life.
7:00 am ____________________________
Time to wake up, but wait, your arm can't feel anything. As you begin to move, an uncomfortable feeling floods down from your shoulder. When pressure on your arm stops sending messages to the brain, your arm loses all feelings. As the pressure is reduced and messages sending restarts, uncomfortable feelings appear. So don't worry if you wake up and your arm is still "asleep". It'll be wide awake in a moment.
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On a street in New Orleans is an old building. It used to be a grocery store. But now it is empty. On the boards covering the windows are stickers. Each sticker says "I wish this was...". Someone has written "full of food" on one of the stickers.
When we think of public art, we often think of sculptures or other large works of art in city centers. Candy Chang's public art, however, is somewhere else. Chang makes her art in a city's older or poorer neighborhoods. She uses the outside walls of empty buildings as her painting cloth. She paints, writes messages, or puts stickers on them. Chang wants to reach out to people with her art. She sees it as the start of a conversation - a conversation with local people.
In 2010, Chang started the "I Wish This Was" project in New Orleans. Chang asked people to look at the abandoned buildings in their community. She wanted them to think about what else could be there. She printed hundreds of small stickers and stuck them on these buildings. The stickers said "I wish this was" in large letters and included a space for people to write. Anyone could write anything. Chang was amazed at the reaction. Hundreds of people wrote on the stickers. Someone wrote, "I wish this was a grocery store". Another person wrote, "I wish this was Heaven.
There are many abandoned buildings in neighborhoods around the world. It's hard for people to create a close neighborhood if the streets are full of empty buildings. By making art that gives people a voice, Chang hopes to build stronger communities. Chang's art projects get people thinking and. talking about problems in their community. This initiative may help city planners to create better cities - ones that truly meet the needs of people.
One fine evening, a no less fine government clerk called Ivan was sitting in a theater, enjoying an opera happily. But suddenly he took off the glasses, bent over and… "Aptchee!" he sneezed. As a polite man, Ivan cleaned his face and looked round to see whether he brought trouble to anyone. Then he saw an old gentleman in front of him cleaning his neck carefully with his glove. That man was General Brizz.
"I have spattered him," thought Ivan, "this is no good. I must apologize.'
Ivan gave a cough, bent his whole person forward, and whispered in the general's ear.
"Sorry, sir. I spattered you accidentally…"
"Never mind, never mind."
"I'm so sorry. I didn't mean it…"
"Oh, please, sit down! Let me listen!"
Ivan was ashamed, smiling stupidly and falling back to the seat. He watched the opera but no longer felt pleased." I should explain to him… that it's the law of nature, or he'll think I meant to do that."
The next morning, Ivan put on a new uniform, had his hair cut and went to Brizz's office.
"Yesterday at the theater, if you remember, sir," Ivan began, "I sneezed and spattered. It was an accident..."
"Oh, it's nothing...I'd forgotten it!" replied General impatiently, waving his hand.
"He has forgotten, but there's displeasure in his eyes." thought Ivan, "He doesn't want to talk, that means he's angry... I must explain clearly."
When the general finished his work, Ivan stepped toward him, overcoming his shyness, "If I trouble you, sir, I'm simply regretful! Please forgive me... I didn't do it to..."
The general made a red face, "Why, you're simply making fun of me," he shut the door behind him.
"There's nothing of making fun!" thought Ivan, "He can't understand. I have to explain in person."
The next day, Ivan went to the general's again.
"Sorry to disturb you yesterday, sir," he said, "but I was apologizing for spattering you, not to make fun as you said..
"Get out!" shouted General, turning suddenly purple.
"Wha... what?" asked Ivan weakly, shaking all over and feeling nothing but fear.
"Get out!" repeated General.
Seeing and hearing nothing, he went out into the street and walked along...Reaching home, without taking off his uniform, he lay down on the sofa, and later ... dead.
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A group of Dutch high school students, along with three teachers and twelve sailors, completed a five-week trip across the Atlantic Ocean on the (第三) day of May. They were studying the Caribbean when COVID-19 happened suddenly. As a (结果), they had to return home by ship instead of by plane. (虽然) they had little sailing experience, their ship, the Wylde Swan, successfully arrived at Harlingen late Sunday morning.
As they arrived, the students (悬挂) up a sign on the boat. It showed they had completed (活动) like crossing the Atlantic, mid-ocean swimming and passing by the Bermuda Triangle, where some ships have ever (奇怪地) disappeared.
17-year- old Hurkmans said this trip would be one of (令人激动的) adventures in her life. The company's (主管) held this kind of educational boat trip every year. He said, “The students (检查) to make sure nobody was ill by doctors in (三月). They have made us very proud."
