Today is 15th December, 2030. Influenced by the launch of the first manned mission to Mars next month, you will most likely get a gift card for a space trip.
The interest in trips, 100 km above the surface of the earth, has grown steadily since such a trip began. However, the market has grown much larger this year since the official announcement of the Mars mission. More low-cost spacelines have entered the market and you can now find flights for such a trip for as low as ＄3, 495. It's very reasonable.
Space tourism (旅游业) is one of the markets that has developed fast during the last decade, with the opening of the Starbright Hotel on the moon as well as the low orbital hotels that started accepting guests. However, accommodation in space is still expensive for the average households, so the I suborbital (亚轨道的） flights with thirty-minute weightlessness! during the three-hour flight will for some time be the most popular trip.
However, the spacelines might in the future face fierce competition between space elevators (太空升降舱), like the one that is projected to start construction within two years. Once it is fully functional, it will start to send cargos to space. But it will accept passengers as soon as possible to get back the large investment. Even if the elevator becomes I successful, it will take several years before there are more elevators in the world to get in the competition for space traffic with the spacelines.
Those who are looking for a little bit of adventure and have extra money to spend may want to consider a suborbital flight in space. While a suborbital flight may not be the space mission that you have always dreamed of, it will give you the rare opportunity to see what our planet looks like in a high-altitude flight outside our atmosphere. So before you enjoy a trip by elevator to space, enjoy a suborbital flight first.
Who is the greatest teacher in Chinese history? Many people would think of Confucius, whose birthday was September 28. Although he lived over 2, 000 years ago, people still remember and respect him for his contribution to the education today.
Confucius lived in the Kingdom of Lu, which lies in Shandong Province. He lived during the Spring and Autumn Period. He had a hard childhood. His father died when he was only 3. His mother brought him up. As a child, he had to work to help his mother, but young Confucius didn't give up studying. He visited many famous teachers and learned music, history, poetry and sports.
Later, he became a teacher and started the first public school in Chinese history. At that time only children from noble families could go to school, but Confucius believed everyone should go to school if they wanted to learn. He had about 3, 000 students in his lifetime.
Today, people still follow Confucius' lessons. He told us that we all have something worthy to be learned. "When I am with three people, one of them must be better than me in some areas. I choose their good qualities and follow them. "
He also taught us that thinking is very important in study. "All study but no thinking makes people puzzled (困惑的). All thinking but no study makes people lazy. "
Confucius is not only a great teacher, but also a famous thinker with wise thoughts about the world and society. His most important teachings are about kindness and good manners. "A person should be strict with himself, but be kind to others," he said.
①Confucius worked to help his mother as a child.
②Confucius educated about 3, 000 students in his lifetime.
③Confucius' father died.
④Confucius started the first public school in Chinese history.
I used to spend my summer vacation with my grandparents on their large farm in Texas. Every summer, we'd 1 the caravan, a group of Airstream trailer (活动房屋) owners who2 together around the US and Canada.
I loved travelling with my grandparents and I really3 these travels. On one particular trip, I was about 10 years old and I was rolling around in the backseat. My grandfather was4. And my grandmother had the front passenger seat. She was smoking a cigarette, and I hated the5.
At that age, I'd look for any excuse to make predictions and do minor arithmetic. I6to do the maths for my grandmother. I estimated the number of cigarettes per day, estimated the number of puffs each time she smoked and so on. When I was 7that I'd come up with a reasonable number, I poked (探出) my head into the8 of the car, tapped my grandmother on the shoulder, and9 said, "At two seconds per puff, you've taken nine years off your10 !Because the ad said, 'Every puff of a cigarette takes a certain number of time off a smoker's life. ' "
I expected to be praised for my11 and arithmetic skills. That's not what happened. Instead, my grandmother burst into tears. I sat in the backseat and did not know12 to do. My grandfather was a highly intelligent and13man. He had never said a harsh (严厉的) word to me. He14in the shoulder of the highway. He stopped and got out of the car, looking at me, and after a bit of silence, he15and calmly said, "Jeff, one day you'll understand that it's harder to be kind than clever."
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Wang Ping is a cleaner, He has in a park for 5 years. He is also a good father. Nothing can make him than playing with his little daughter in his free time.
Last Tuesday afternoon, while he was the park, suddenly, he heard a woman crying for help. He ran up to see what happened. The woman's 15-month-old baby girl choked (窒息) on a small piece of pear and her facepurple. The baby was too young to save herself, and the mother was so nervous that she didn't know how to save, her daughter properly. Luckily, Wang Ping knew what to do. He took the baby in his without thinking twice. With the mother's help, Wang Ping held the baby upside down and gave her a few pats (轻拍) on the back. After a short while, he succeeded in getting the piece of pear out of her mouth and the baby began to cry. Her mom was so thankful because her daughter was .
Wang Ping tried his best and saved the life. In his mind, helping others is just helping. He hoped more people could to help the people in need if possible.
