What limits you from hiking more often? If not having a suitable hiking partner is keeping you out of the woods, why not take a look at the great hiking clubs across Canada?
•Yukon Outdoors Club
Membership cost：$ 10 for a single membership；$ 15 for a family membership.
Description: The club coordinates day hikes, backpacking trips, canoe trips, mountain biking, cross-country skiing trips, snowshoeing trips and various workshops for members to gain new skills and valuable information. The trips are open to everyone and range from easy to moderate to difficult.
• Vernon Outdoors Club
Membership cost: A single membership is $ 25, and students pay $ 10. Children are free when they come with a registered family member.
Description: Boasting a membership of close to 200 people, the Vernon Outdoors Club is an active group that enjoys hiking and cycling. Since the membership is comprised of outdoor lovers in general, they are encouraged to share their activity ideas and interests.
• Pender Harbor Hiking Group
Membership cost: Free
Description: Now in its fourth year and boasting about 100 members, the Pender Harbor Hiking Group offers a way for members to get fit. Hikes are scheduled two months in advance, so get on the mailing list or check the website regularly to find a hike that's right for you！
• UBC Varsity Outdoor Club
Membership cost: Students $ 40; non-UBC students $60.
Description: The UBC Varsity outdoor Club is a social group that hikes, mountaineers, kayaks, rock climbs and ice climbs. Travel and outdoor-minded UBC students and non-students are welcome to join. Members lead trips, run skills workshops, host presentations and tune gear. For a refundable deposit, members can borrow equipment from the clubroom's gear cache.
Music is the one incorporeal (无形的) entrance into the higher world of knowledge which comprehends mankind but which mankind cannot comprehend mankind but which mankind cannot comprehend," said famous German pianist and composer Ludwig van Beethoven. This year marks the 251th anniversary of Beethoven's birth on Dec 17,1770 As one of the fathers of classical music, Beethoven was revolutionary, breaking the rules and stretching musical forms to unleash (释放) emotion.
Although some may claim that classical is a dying art only for the elites (精英人士)，it is actually alive and well in the modern era. It's not uncommon for today's musicians to have grown up playing classical instruments such as the violin or piano. Even those who don't play or listen to classical music are likely to have been introduced to it through movies and even video games.
Many or the most recognizable names in the music industry have drawn inspiration from classical music. UK legendary rock band The Beatles is one of them. John Lemon, while lying on his couch listening to his wife play Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata on the piano, asked her to play it backward and was immediately inspired to write the song Because. The song itself is similar to Moonlight Sonata with simple, straightforward lyrics.
This is just one example. Countless musicians have been influenced by Beethoven，and classical music as a whole. Record producer George Marin once said: "They always had enormous confidence that the world was theirs for the taking." This quote seems to sum up not only the mentality of more modem era musicians，but that of those classical artists who formed the building blocks of music today. They were making a bold, grandiose (浮夸的) and very innovative statement, not holding anything back.
Whether you're a music scholar or a passive listener, you can't deny that classical musicians' influence remains strong centuries after the artists have passed. Musicians like Beethoven continue illustrate their impact on the unifying force that is music.
Multiple actions have been taken to fight food waste, but one young man is making a big difference with technology.
Liu Jichen, 23, a student from Tsinghua University, has developed a WeChat mini-program called "Clear Your Plate". After a meal, users can open the mini-program and take a picture of their empty plates. Once the image recognized by the AI, users can collect points and use them to buy gifts or purchase charity meals donated to children in impoverished (贫困的) rural areas.
"Technological innovation is a good way to reduce food waste," Liu thought. He organized a team of 20 members to work on the project at the end of 2017. To solve the AI's problem of identifying photos of empty plates, the team spent half a year collecting over 100,000 samples in canteens and restaurants. In 2018, the mini-program was officially put into operation on Oct 16, World Food Day.
"There were so many unknowns in research and development. For our team members, the biggest psychological challenge was whether we were confident enough to complete it," Liu said. They not only achieved their goal, but mow, the mini-program has more than 5 million registered users, according to Liu.
Thanks to his innovative and practical actions concerning social issues, Liu, along with the other 16 members, stood out among more than 7,600 candidates around the world to be inducted (入选) into the 2020 Class of Young Leaders for the Sustainable Development Goals by the UN Office of the Secretary General's Envoy on Youth in September.
"We hope our efforts can start a new trend among the younger generation by encouraging them to cherish their food and develop the habit of thrift (节约)," Liu told China Daily. "We hope to inspire everyone to take action against food waste and to contribute Chinese wisdom and solutions to global food security challenges," he added.
It could be said that the northernmost part of our planet holds the secrets of our past as well as our future.
The icy land is, in fact, not a place for the weak. This vast land of wilderness is where people can get up close to nature's extremes. The place is "no joke", US photographer Mark Mahaney told PLAIN Magazine. "When midnight sun is replaced by polar night, everything's different Eyes to the horizon and it's nothing. And then more nothing, in every direction. "
One of the most harsh, yet most pristine (原始的) places on Earth, the Arctic has been affected by human activities-exploration, booming tourism and most importantly, global warming-in recent decades.
But the impact of these changes is not restricted to the inhabitants of this area alone. In fact, it could be said that the weight of the world relies on this icy region.
The Earth's steady climate depends on the Arctic's sea ice, which acts as a huge white reflector at the top of the planet, bouncing some of the sun's rays back into space. The more Arctic sea ice melts, the less light is reflected, and the more the dark oceans will absorb the sun's radiation. The Arctic also helps circulate ocean currents, moving cold and warm water around the globe.
With visible changes in the global climate, the Arctic has given us a wake-up call-what happens up in the North doesn't just stay there. It comes with a high cost to the world at large. It's time for us to pay attention to this chilly region and learn more about what's happening there, as well as its past and possible future.
ACV is one of the most important parts of your application to an overseas university.
To include as much information as you can when writing your CV, such as your educational experience, internship, extracurricular activities, skills, hobbies and interests, remember to keep them brief. You should always use bullet points to highlight your strengths and commitment toward your activities and accomplishments.
Emphasize your educational experience.
If you have a high GPA, put it on top. List all academic programs you have participated in. You should also highlight your academic awards, honors leadership experience and other achievements.
Highlight your personal strength.
To demonstrate your excellence, the following aspect could make you stand out from other applicants. List two or three activities that have helped you cultivate leadership and teamwork and show your influence on society.
A. Keep it concise.
B. Include some information.
C. List all the hobbies you do in your spare time.
D. Your experience in extracurricular activities could speak for you.
E. Here are some useful tips that could help you craft a competitive CV.
F. The standard rule is to keep the length of your CV within one or two pages.
G. Then write specifically what you have done and learned through these programs.
We are often attracted by fancy gadgets or interesting hobbies, and become obsessed (着迷的) with them. But how long can that 1 continue?
Yu Shibo became 2 with aerial filming when he first saw how a drone (无人机) was 3 during a school event. Although learning learning aerial filming was 4 than he thought, he never gave up.
This year, the 17-year-old, from Qingdao, 5 a video showing the beauty of his hometown on his WeChat Channel, which received a few hundred 6.
"Many places in the video were shot many times 7 an unforgettable scene needs timing and enough luck," Yu said.
To catch the perfect 8, Yu got used getting up early or staying up late. Yu9 the days he climbed the mountain in snow and fell several times. When he filmed during winter, he didn't wear 10, which nearly 11 his fingers, in order to precisely control the drone. "But all the hardships paid 12 when I get astonishing pictures. No pain, no 13."
Some viewers 14 that his shooting is professional. But in fact, Yu learned how to operate the drone and shoot all 15. "There are many materials 16 to a starter, but the key point is to act and keep 17 then you will have more 18 about the shooting," said Yu.
Although Yu is still 19 about his job in the future, he knows that his love for aerial filming will not 20.
Festivals are celebrated all around the world. They have wide range of origins, such as the seasons of the year, religions, famous figures, and important events. Every festival has its different customs and unique charms. However, no matter different they may seem, you may be surprised to find that different cultures actually have a lot common, such as the aim to share joy, gratitude, love, or peace is common in all festivals around the world.
Customs play a (significance) role in festivals, but sometimes they can change over time. Some traditions may fade away and others may (establish). One example is the typical Chinese Spring Festival custom of (light) firecrackers to drive away the evil spirits and celebrate the New Year. Nowadays, many big cities (forbid) this custom in order to avoid air pollution.
Festivals are an important part of society. They reflect people's (wish), beliefs, and attitudes towards life. They are occasions allow us to relax and enjoy life. They also help us understand where we came from, who we are, and what (appreciate).
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，并在该司下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词：
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Dear Peer,
Congratulations on your great English mark. I'm proud with you. I wish I am doing as well in my English class. I try really hardly but I just don't seem to get any better. For example, we have to learn 50 new words every weeks and the teacher tests us on Mondays. I spend half an hour every afternoon learn the words, so I still get only about 20 out of 50 correct in the test.
And I'm not much better at reading. I read passages and half the time they don't make a sense. It takes me ages to read because the new words. Then I usually forget that I have read. Have you got any suggestions? I need you help.
Best wishes,
Li Hua
