Jenifer Mauer has needed more willpower than the typical college student to pursue her goal of earning a nursing degree. That willpower bore fruit when Jennifer graduated from University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and became the first in her large family to earn a bachelor's degree.
Mauer, of Edgar, Wisconsin, grew up on a farm in a family of 10 children. Her dad worked at a job away from the farm, and her mother ran the farm with the kids. After high school, Jennifer attended a local technical college, working to pay her tuition(学费), because there was no extra money set aside for a college education. After graduation, she worked to help her sisters and brothers pay for their schooling.
Jennifer now is married and has three children of her own. She decided to go back to college to advance her career and to be able to better support her family while doing something she loves: nursing. She chose the UW-Eau Claire program at Ministry Saint Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield because she was able to pursue her four-year degree close to home. She could drive to class and be home in the evening to help with her kids. Jenifer received great support from her family as she worked to earn her degree: Her husband worked two jobs to cover the bills, and her 68-year-old mother helped take care of the children at times.
Through it all, she remained in good academic standing and graduated with honors. Jennifer sacrificed(牺牲)to achieve her goal, giving up many nights with her kids and missing important events to study. ''Some nights my heart was breaking to have to pick between my kids and studying for exams or papers,'' she says. However, her children have learned an important lesson witnessing their mother earn her degree. Jennifer is a first-generation graduate and an inspiration to her family-and that's pretty powerful.
There are many differences between British English and American English. I used to teach a course about the differences between the two. We speak English on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean but we have many differences in our common language. We have examples of the same words having very different meanings, differing spellings of the same words as well as completely different words for the same things. Here are some examples.
A cookie in the US is called a biscuit in the UK. A biscuit in the US is a small cake in the UK. Crisps in the UK, are known as chips, but we British people eat a plate of chips that you call fries in the US. In the UK, a pie can be made from either meat or fruit, while in the US pies are normally made from fruit; pot pies are made from meat. Most things are measured in grams and kilograms in the US, not pounds and ounces.
One very obvious difference is the side of the road we each choose to drive on. Petrol in the UK is gas in the US. The place where we fill up our cars, in the UK, is a garage; while in the US, it's a gas station. The term garage is also used as a place to store your car next to or close by your house. In the UK we call a lorry what is known as a truck in the US.
An elevator in the US is called a lift here, and the first floor in the US, is called the ground floor here, so many visitors get off on the wrong floor in British hotels.
I could continue with this. There are countless examples of differences within our one shared language. With so many differences, no wonder it's hard to understand each other well.
During a small earthquake, you will feel a little shaking. Pictures hanging on the walls might move back and forth. Dishes might rattle (发出响声) inside the kitchen cabinet. A lamp might possibly fall and break.
In a very strong earthquake, you might be thrown upward or down to the ground. Cracks might appear in the ground. Windows might be broken. Buildings and bridges might fall down. People might be injured or even killed. Strong earthquakes often suddenly break electric wires. That means electric lights and machines will not work. Water pipes sometimes break, so people have no water to drink. Pipes that carry natural gas and tanks that hold petrol and dangerous chemicals can break and start fires.
Aftershocks (余震) are mini-quakes that come after the main part, of an earthquake. They can cause even more damage. Aftershocks are especially dangerous for rescue workers who have gone into ruined buildings to help people who are trapped inside. The buildings can collapse, trapping the rescue workers along with the people they are trying to help.
Very strong earthquakes can cause tsunamis in the ocean, which may bring great damage. Earthquakes can cause landslides where dirt and rocks slide down the sides of a mountain and damage buildings and hurt people. Earthquakes can also cause avalanches (雪崩) and heavy snow slide down a mountainside. An avalanche can be just as dangerous as a landslide.
What will the future school look like is difficult to make clear, but most experts agree that the school will be electronic in the future.
"Present-day schools will no longer exist in the next century," says a report in The Age. "At that time, future schools will become community-style centers, which run seven days a week, 24 hours a day." At the same time, computers will surely become a central part of the school in the future.
According to The Age, the distant learning will be popular and students will listen to teachers on computers. Going into classrooms on their computers, students will study at any time, which is very easy for them. However, it is necessary for students to go to the actual school in order to develop some social skills.
The Seashore Primary School is an imaginary school in the future created by the Education Department of Australia. At this school, all the teachers and students have laptop computers. Teachers check messages and call students back on a special telephone system and students use telephones to search for information or speak to their experts who teach their lessons. Besides, all the lessons are related to all sorts of subjects and all the students have their own learning plans created by teachers.
As one headmaster says, a laptop computer is students5 library, data storage (数据存储) as well as the bridge to a wider world. Technology has changed the emphasis of future learning. Thus, well pay more attention to the learning of kids rather than the teaching.
To reduce the spread of the pandemic (流行病),Corona Virus, our product manager has announced businesses to start working from home. For those who are working from home, dealing with this situation can be challenging. .
Create a work area. Your first challenge is to pick a corner in the home and create a work-space that is perfect for work from home. .You can make a large coffee table as a work desk. Keep the desk neat and tidy.
Be organized. Get your laptop, cell phone diary in the right place. , search for your noise cancellation headphone. Use your mouse for increased productivity. Find out who will take care of children as the schools are closed. Organize the home.
. It is important to learn technology for smoother communication. You can make use of Google Hangouts, Slack or other video tools for messaging. These tools can help you to communicate with your co-workers effectively.
Ensure proper lighting is there. . Locating the office where you receive natural lighting is the best way to increase productivity. Ensure you have enough artificial lighting arrangements.
A. If you are in a noisy home
B. Create a private area
C. Here's how you can master it
D. Certain apps can help you to organize the day
E. Find out the right furniture and ensure it is comfortable
F. Learn technologies
G. It is important to choose that corner of the home where there is proper lighting
Weeks ago, I was traveling by train. After several stations, the delivery man from the cafeteria came along to1 the pre-booked hot meals and drinks. Just behind him rushed in a 9-year-old girl, who put out her hand, 2some food. The food supplier was3and pushed her out of the coach (旅客车厢). Something in me made me4. I stepped outside and saw the child still standing there and crying. I asked her if she was hungry and she5. So I grabbed her hand and said I'd buy her food.
When I took her to the coach with the cafeteria, the people standing there had a(an)6expression on their face, seeing the little girl with me. 7their reaction, I asked her to8whatever she wanted. As I pointed to each item, she9nodding.
10, we collected so much food. When I turned to the cashier to pay the bill, the little girl11hurrying down the train. The cashier shook his head in disbelief and said the girl must be laughing for having fooled me into12her unhappiness.
As I returned to my coach, the cashier's13made me doubt whether she'd really fooled me. So I14and went down the train, following the 15the little girl had taken. After several coaches, I walked to a relatively-deserted coach. Here I saw a16which left me surprised. This little girl was sitting in a 17with two other miserable-looking young boys. She had put all the food in the center and was18 putting food into the hand of a young blind boy. Seeing all this, I couldn't help19. The little girl taught us that one can be20even when poor.
Christopher Reeve was born in September, 1952. He was in his first school play he was eight and he started to act in TV shows and films while he was still in college. He made many (success) films and TV shows but he is most famous his Super-man films. (lucky), disaster came in 1995 when he fell from his horse and (break) his back. The doctors did not expect him to live. However, he made (amaze) progress.
At first, he couldn't breathe without a machine, but he learnt to breathe on his own. He would never walk again but he started new life with great courage. The second year after his accident, Christopher returned to film making. He also raised a lot of money (promote) medical research into back injuries. He made speeches all over the USA about his experiences. Many people are (affect) by his story. This not only drew public attention to research into back injuries but also inspired a lot of people to live with all kinds of (problem).
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧) ），并在其下面写出该加的词。
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。
注意：1．每处错误及修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Last week I got the first prize in the English Speech Contest hold in our school, that made me very excited. I used to be too shy not to speak English in public. It was Susan who asks me to practice several times in her office and corrected my pronunciation and intonation. Besides, she encouraged me be confident and brave whether I wanted to show my talent before others. I followed her advices. That was why I won the first prize. I am deep moved by what she have done for me. I owe her a thousand thanks for his kindness.
