Exactly a decade has passed since a man called Oxygen first threw himself across America. Known for his jumping ability, Oxygen, a Czech, who jumped a nearly 10footwide abyss (深渊). Today, Petr Kops, 21, is wearing Oxygen's pants." I did not know Oxygen personally, but my sister did," Kops said. "I wear his trousers for good luck." Minutes later, Kops was standing at the edge of a 70foot abyss called Broken Bones.
While it may seem suicidal (自杀的), jumping across a gap is actually an extreme sport that is gaining in popularity. Called rock jumping, or simply jumping, this activity is taking place in the AdrspachTeplice Rocks, a remote nature preserve in the northeast part of the Czech Republic. Known for its 11 square miles of sandstone, the region has been loved by lifelong rock climbers. "The aim is to get to the top of as many towers as you can." said Vladimir Prochazka, known as June Bug, a 59yearold climber and a collector of Czech rock climbing histories.
Jumping is often the most possible way to get to the tower. In most cases, climbers jump with a rope tied around their waist. If they miss the landing — which is not uncommon — they will fall into the wall of the base tower. "Jumping requires fearlessness," Prochazka said. "Broken or damaged bones are fairly common." Still, there are those who prefer to experience by jumping without a rope. Among the most wellknown of these adventurers are Petr Prachtel and his wife, Zorka, who helped create the sport in the 1960s. They pioneered countless jumps, sometimes without the safety of a rope.
Is there anything more important than health? I don't think so. You can't be good at your studies or work when you are ill. If you have a headache, or a bad cough, if you run a high temperature and have a bad cold, I think you should go to the doctor. The doctor will examine your throat, feel your pulse, take your temperature, sound your heart and lungs. After that he will advise some treatment, or some medicine. The only thing you have to do is to follow his advice.
Speaking of doctor's advice, I can't help telling you a funny story. An old man came to see the doctor. The man was very ill. He told the doctor about his weakness, memory loss and serious problems with his heart and lungs. The doctor examined him and said there was no medicine for his disease. He told him to go to quiet place for a month and have a good rest. He also advised him to eat a lot of meat, drink two glasses of red wine every day and take long walks. In other words, the doctor advised him to follow the rule："Eat at pleasure, drink with measure and enjoy life as it is." The doctor also said that if the man wanted to be well again, he shouldn't smoke more than one cigarette a day.
A month later the gentleman came into the doctor's office. He looked cheerful and happy. He thanked the doctor and said that he had never felt a healthier man." But you know, doctor, "he said, "It's not easy to begin smoking at my age."
Runners who encounter visual and auditory distractions (干扰)may be more likely to suffer leg injuries, according to research by the Association of Academic Physiatrists in Las Vegas. Runners often seek distraction from the task at hand. Whether it is music, texting, daydreaming, taking in the sights, or propping a book up on the treadmill(跑步机), more often than not a distraction is welcome. But, researchers from the University of Florida have recently discovered those distractions may lead to injury.
Daniel Herman, MD, assistant professor at University of Florida, and his team conducted research on the effects of visual and auditory distractions on 14 runners to determine what effect these distractions would have on things such as heart rate, how many times a runner breathes per minute and how much oxygen is consumed by the body.
The runners were all injuryfree at the time of the study and ran 31 miles each week. Dr. Herman's team had each participant run on a treadmill three separate times. The first time was without any distractions. The second time added a visual distraction, during which the runners concentrated on a screen displaying different letters in different colors with the runner having to note when a specific lettercolor combination appeared. The third time added an auditory distraction similar to the visual distraction, with the runner having to note when a certain word was spoken by a certain voice.
When compared to running without distractions, the participants applied force faster to their left and right legs called loading rate, with auditory and visual distractions. They also experienced an increased amount of force from the ground on both legs, called ground reaction force, with auditory distractions. Finally, the runners tended to breathe heavier and have higher heart rates with visual and auditory distractions than without any distractions at all.
"Running in environments with different distractions may unfavorably affect running performance and increase injury risk," explains Dr. Herman. "Sometimes these things cannot be helped, but you may be able to minimize potentially cumulative(累积的) effects. For example, when running a new route in a chaotic environment such as during a destination of marathon, you may want to skip listening to something which may require more attention—like a new song playlist."
Dr. Herman's team will continue to investigate the potential relationship between distracted running and leg injuries, and any effect this relationship has on different training techniques that use auditory or visual cues.
I was small for my age. I was shy and sometimes it was hard for me to make friends with others. However, learning came fairly easy for me. I was the best in most of my classes, but PE class was my nightmare(噩梦) and made me feel that I was not as good as the others. Miss Forsythe was our PE teacher. She was young and energetic. Everyone liked her. She said that we all had to come to her classes. No one could hide from Miss Forsythe!
One day she told me that she wanted me to play a game with another girl in a PE show. I was rather worried that I wouldn't do a good job as she explained her idea, but she was excited. With her encouragement, I had no choice but to agree.
It was a "boy meets girl" game. I played the boy and my classmate, Margaret Ann, played the girl. We were dressed in evening clothes and danced around the floor. According to Miss Forsythe, I had to pick up Margaret Ann when we finished the dance. Since I was not strong enough to pick the tallest girl up, it was she who picked me up. I suddenly felt ten feet tall! It was a huge success and everybody applauded(鼓掌) for our excellent performance. What a wonderful ending! Afterwards, I smiled confidently. Miss Forsythe's understanding and willingness to create a place for me in her show (which certainly did not need me) gave me some much needed confidence. She was and always will be my favorite teacher.
Don't you just love ice skating every winter? I am sure that since winter is approaching, your skates are set to come out, just waiting to be used. Impress your friends with your new trick on how to iceskate backwards with the help of these tips.
Stand straight
The first thing that you need to do is, stand straight. , if you feel that you are falling backwards. Don't worry; this happens to all.
Confidence is what you need
The most important step while learning how to skate backwards, is having enough confidence in yourself and in what you are doing. How can you achieve this? By practice. One of the important ice skating tips and techniques is that if you feel that you are losing your balance, then scissor(做剪式运动)your skates.
Maintain speed
Try sculling(滑)with one skate while rolling in a straight line with the other. . Now bring the skate which you are using to scull, and then again, repeat the same process. Make sure that you put most of your weight on the skate which is moving straight and not the one with which you are sculling. Now, try the same thing using the other foot.
Once you are confident that you can scull with either foot, the next thing that you have to do is increase your speed. Try some of your own tricks now. Scull with either foot or with both at the same time.
Scull and be aware
While you keep one foot straight, keep sculling with the other. You can do that with both feet at the same time. , but don't get so involved that you don't see where you are going. If you are not watching your back, you might just bang against something or someone.
A. That is, keep pushing yourself backwards with an outwards stroke(滑动)
B. While going backwards, just get used to the feeling of moving backwards
C. Keep practicing this till you are confident about it
D. Increase your speed now
E. One must be brave enough to learn to iceskate backwards
F. Concentrate on what you are doing
G. Just put your chin up and slightly bend your knees
A man came home from work 1, tired and sleepy, only 2 his 5yearold son waiting for him at the door.
"Daddy, may I ask you a question? That is, how much do you 3 an hour?"
"That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?" the man said angrily."4, if you 5 know, I make $ 20 an hour."
"Oh," the little boy replied. Looking up, he said,
"Daddy, may I please borrow $10?"
The father was furious, "6 the only reason you wanted to know how much money I make is just that you can borrow some money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then you march 7 straight to your room and go to bed. "
The little boy quietly went to his room and 8 the door. The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy's questions. How dare he ask such questions 9 to get some money? After about an hour or so, the man had 10. "Maybe there was 11 he really needed to buy with that $10, 12 he really didn't ask for money very often," the father thought.
The man went to the door of the little boy's room and opened the door.
"Are you asleep, son?" he asked.
"No, Daddy, I'm 13," replied the boy.
"I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard 14you earlier," said the man, "It has been a long day and I lost my 15. Sorry about that. Here's the $ 10 you asked for. "
The little boy sat straight up smiling. "Oh, thank you Daddy!" he yelled. Then, 16 under his pillow, he pulled out some crumpled (皱巴巴的) bills. After carefully counting out his money, he 17.
"Why do you want 18 money if you already have some?" the father said angrily.
"Because I didn't have enough, but now I 19," the little boy replied. "Daddy, I have $ 20 now. Can I 20 an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you."
What is your favourite cartoon? It may be (difficulty) for you to decide. But for pianist Lang Lang, Tom and Jerry is the best one.
When Lang Lang (be) two years old, he saw Tom playing piano. This was his first time to enjoy western music and this experience encouraged him (learn) to play the piano. His talent at the keyboard has taken him from Shenyang the world. Lang became a good piano student at three. Ever since, the boy has been doing better better. In 1997, the 15yearold boy studied at a famous American music college.
Lang's performance are full of energy. He is wellknown for (make) facial expressions and moving around while playing the piano.
The road to (succeed) has never been easy. Lang's father stopped his job to look him, while his mother stayed in Shenyang to make money. But Lang considers (him) lucky and believes he should give something back. He has helped the children in poor areas a lot.
My name is Li Hua, and I was the passenger on Flight HZH9211 of your airline, returned from abroad on August 2nd, 2018. Unfortunate, I found that my suitcase got lost when I arrived at the airport. I am therefore writing to ask your help in finding my suitcase.
The suitcase is a yellow one, 80cm long, 40cm wide or 25cm thick, with my name tag on the back. It contain many important personal file and some scientific materials. There are also some presents that I bought them for my family members and friends. It will be a great disappointment to me if I can't find it.
I would greatly appreciate it if you could help find mine lost suitcase. I'm looking forward to hear from you soon.
