Once there were two good friends, Tom and Tony. They were classmates. Tom was a top student. Tom was always chosen to perform in all school programs and was famous throughout school programs and was famous throughout school. He was always ahead of Tony in all fields.
One day, when Tony returned home from school, he was feeling blue. When his mother saw that, she said, " Why do you look like a cry baby?" Tony replied, " It' s all because of Tom. Once again, he got higher marks than me and no matter how hard I try, he is always ahead of me. "
Mother questioned, " Are you jealous (妒忌的) of Tom?" Tony replied, " No, no, why I would be jealous of him. He is my friend. "
Mother continued, " When Tom is ahead of you, you don' t like it. When he loses, you feel happy. Tell me. Do you feel all of these?" Tony was surprised with what he heard and said, " It' s true, but how did you know about this?"
Mother replied, " Your face shows it all. When you heartily appreciate (欣赏) the good qualities in others, those qualities will develop in you. "
Tony began to think, " Tom studies hard every day. He always follows his timetable. . . "
Tony felt inspired (受鼓舞的) from that day. He began to notice and appreciate Tom' s good qualities. Within no time, he also became a good boy like Tom. He wasn' t jealous of Tom anymore. And he was making progress in all fields.
Sometimes we may forget something easily. Don' t worry. If you want to have a good memory, please follow me.
My first advice is that if you want to remember something well, you have to review it regularly(有规律地). After you learn the material, you need to review it right away, then two days later, then a week later, then two weeks later, and then a month later.
My second advice is to mark(做标记)the important parts of your book. This will help you in two ways. On the one hand, it will help you concentrate on(专注于)the most important parts. It is always easier to remember only the key points. When you open your book, the colored parts will show you the most important parts at once. In this way, you needn' t read every word again.
One good time for memorizing information is in the evening. Review what you have learnt before going to bed. It will be kept in your mind deeply. Another good time is in the morning because you have just rested and your brain is fresh and clear. So it' s easy to memorize the important information in the morning.
Remember all the advice above, and your memory will be better and better.
A. On the other hand, this will make reviewing easier.
B. Here is some advice to help improve your memory.
C. Another piece of advice is to review at a proper time.
D. You have to read the whole book from the beginning to the end.
E. After a month, you will find that you can remember the material easily.
Time flies when you play on your smartphone. But when you get down to study, one hour feels like a year. Why are we so attracted by smartphones but easily bored by studying? Because there is dopamine (多巴胺).
Dopamine is a " pleasure chemical" that makes people feel good. Our brains give it out when we eat delicious food, after we exercise or when we get a prize.
Compared with studying, playing on smartphones causes our brains to give out more dopamine. But why? When we visit media, we don' t know what we' ll see next, or who will give ideas about things. This " magic of maybe" , makes the dopamine active. We get excited wondering if we have messages from our friends. When our expectations (期待) are met, dopamine is given out.
And to find more dopamine, we continue checking our phones. Studying doesn' t provide such magic. Without this excitement, we get bored much more easily.
Can we do something to change that? According to scientists, apps can become less attractive if we turn off notices or change the screen colors to black and white. We can also set time limits on apps to avoid using them too much.
" As for studying, you could check your progress daily or weekly. " said Daniel Wong, writer of The Happy Student. " You could also search for interesting things in your textbook. Use what you' ve learned to make an influence in the real world. This will make knowledge much more interesting to learn. "
One day at school, something strange caught Ann' s attention. Lily (quick) put a bag in her own desk, making Ann feel unusual. Later, she saw Lily secretly give something to Cindy under the desk. It seemed that they decided (do) something without her. Ann thought, " How can my best friend plan something without inviting me?" Even though they were still (friend) to her, she was a little upset.
On the bus ride home, Ann avoided (sit) next to Lily on purpose. She noticed Lily giving an envelope to someone else, which made (she) even more upset.
Later that evening, there was knock on Ann' s door. There stood Cindy from next door, inviting her to Lily' s party. first, Ann didn' t want to go and said no to her, explaining that they were no (long) friends. But Cindy kept asking Ann to come along.
When they arrived at Lily' s house, everyone shouted, " Surprise! " Ann hardly (believe) that. Lily smiled and said, " Tomorrow is your birthday! " Ann was moved that tears filled her eyes. She said thanks and hugged Lily.
Dinosaurs (恐龙) once lived on the earth for a long time. They suddenly disappeared millions of years ago. What happened to them? That' s still a mystery. People never stop searching for the answer.
Some US scientists say it is because there were not enough male (雄性的) dinosaurs. They got this idea after researching crocodiles (鳄鱼).
Mother crocodiles lay eggs and later baby crocodiles come out. The local temperature decides the sex (性别) of the baby crocodile. When the eggs are at a temperature of 26℃ to 30℃, the babies are all girls; when the temperature is 30℃ to 34℃, there are both boys and girls; when it is 34℃ to 36℃, only boys are born.
Dinosaurs' babies also came from eggs. So scientists have given us a new picture: millions of years ago, it suddenly became very cold. Almost all dinosaur babies were girls. There were fewer and fewer male dinosaurs. Mother dinosaurs could not give birth to more babies. Finally, these powerful animals disappeared.
提示:1. Share your feelings. 2. Share your junior high school life. 3. Share your future plans.
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Good morning, my dear teachers and classmates! It' s my great honor to stand here to share my story.
One rainy night many years ago, an old man and his wife entered a small hotel. Trying to get out of the heavy rain, they came to the front desk, 1 to spend there for the night.
The waiter, a(an) 2 man with a smile, came to explain. " All of our rooms are taken, " he said. " But I can' t send a nice couple like you out in the 3 at one o' clock in the morning. Would you mind sleeping in my room? It' s not big, 4 it will be good enough to make you comfortable for the night. " The couple agreed and told him, " You are the kind of 5 who should work in the best hotel in the country. Maybe someday I' ll 6 one for you. " The waiter looked at them and smiled, but he didn' t take it 7 .
Two years passed, the waiter received a letter from the old man, inviting him to visit them in New York. The old man led him to a busy street and then 8 to a great new building there. " That, " said the old man, " is the 9 I have just built for you to manage. " The old man' s name was William Waldorf Astor, one of the richest businessmen in America. This young waiter never thought that event would lead him to become the manager of one of the world' s 10 hotels.
Lion was growing old and weak, but he was still wise. He realized that he could soon starve (挨饿) to death he continued to have no food. So, the sickly lion came up with a plan.
At night, when no one was watching, he went into a deep (secret). In the morning, a crow (乌鸦) (send) the crow to spread the news that Lion had grown old and did not have long to live.
" Tell the (animal), " he said, " that they must come to see me. "
Deer was the first (come). When she reached a dark corner of his cave, the lion leaped on her and ate (she). So it went with rabbit and with wolf.
Fox also heard Lion' s message. Fox reached the mouth of the cave and hesitated. On the ground, he saw footprints of the deer, the rabbit and the wolf entering the cave. But he saw no footprints returning.
Lion called out, " Is that you, Friend Fox? Come in. I have an important message for you. " The fox (clever) than others, replied, " rabbit and wolf entering your cave, none coming out again. Unless there is more room, I think I' ll wait out here. " So it was that Fox went on to live long and happy life.
Dear readers, what can you learn from the fox?
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Sam was worried. The following morning, he would have art class. It was his favourite class, but there was a 1 . Sam saw the world differently from everybody else. When he drew, birds had different sized wings and buildings had strange shapes. Every time he painted a picture, his teachers and classmates would be 2 .
It was time for the art class. Nervously, Sam looked at the white piece of paper in front of him.
" Good morning, class. " said Mr White. " Today, we' re going to paint . . . "
Sam 3 , wondering what the next word would be. Please, he thought, " not houses, not buildings . . . "
" We' re going to paint 4 , " said Mr White, with a smile.
" Yes! Great!" said Sam 5 .
" We can' t paint that!" shouted Mike from the other side of the classroom.
" Sure, you can, " replied Mr White 6 . " Think about it, Mike. What makes you happy?"
" Umm . . . beaches, sunshine, and . . . ice-cream!" said Mike.
" Well, there you go. That' s how you paint it. Start working!" said Mr White.
Sam was already 7 . He splashed(泼洒) large amounts of paint all over the 8 . It was really beautiful! There were shapes that we didn' t have in the real world and the colors were so shining. The whole class 9 and Sam looked proud.
From that day on Sam was never 10 about art class. He knew that he could paint happiness, no matter what he painted.