The New York See It All Tour is exactly what it sounds like: an all-inclusive guided tour of New York City.
Central Park
One of the most famous parks in the world, Central Park is a man-made wonder. Not only is it the first public park built in America, but it is also one of the most frequently visited parks, with over 25 million guests per year. Set in the middle of busy Manhattan, its grounds serve as a safe harbor, not only for athletes, and musicians but also for lots of migratory birds each year. One can spend an entire peaceful day wandering its grounds, gazing upon nearly 50 fountains, monuments, and sculptures or admiring its 36 bridges.
Hudson River Park
Hudson River Park is a waterside park on the Hudson River that extends from 59th Street south to Battery Park in the New York City district of Manhattan. Bicycle and pedestrian paths, including the Manhattan Waterfront Greenway, span the park north to south, opening up the waterfront for the public to relax. The park includes tennis and soccer fields, children's playground, dog run, and many other features.
Washington Square Park
Washington Square Park, located in the heart of Greenwich Village, is a very popular and often crowded square. People from all backgrounds gather to this large square dotted with trees.
Central Park Zoo
The Central Park Zoo is a small 6.5-acre zoo located on Central Park in New York City. The zoo began in the 1860s, making it the first official zoo to open in New York. The zoo was improved in 1934, with the addition of many new buildings ranged in a quadrangle around the sea lion pool. Finally, the zoo was repaired in the mid-1980s and reopened in 1988, replacing the old-fashioned cages with naturalistic environments.
On October 23, 2016, David Pologruto, a high school physics teacher, was stabbed by his smart student Jason Haffizulla. Jason got straight A's and was determined to study medicine at Harvard, yet this was his downfall. His physics teacher gave Jason a B, a mark Jason believed would undermine his entrance to Harvard. After receiving his B, Jason took a butcher knife to school and stabbed his physics teacher.
How can someone as smart as Jason do something so dumb? Studies show there is little or no connection between IQ and emotional intelligence.
During my early university years, I regarded myself as an intelligent guy. I got good marks in mathematics, physics, and other subjects. I thought such skills would surely give me a bright future. After one year of study with decent marks, I began to see two major classes of students. The first category of students turned up to few lectures, partied every weekend, enjoyed a great social life, and did minimal work to pass courses. The second category of students were intelligent and hard workers who got good grades and were very focused on their studies. Surely would these intelligent and hard-working students find the great jobs before the other lazier class of students?
Not so. Students are often shocked upon graduation that their qualifications are not as important as they once thought. Graduates enter the workforce only to realize that co-workers hate them and less intelligent people are the ones receiving promotions (晋升).
Educational skills are useless in some industries when interpersonal skills are absent. You can have great ideas, theories, and solve complex problems, but if you cannot effectively communicate with your colleagues, you will face difficult situations. It's not that people dislike you because of your intelligence; it's that people dislike you because you're rude and not understanding. The intelligent person with poor communication skills is unaware of others' emotions.
Scientists say a huge percentage of bird species are in danger because their habitats, or homelands, are disappearing.
Traditional migration (迁徙) paths take birds through countries that are not protecting the places for birds to stop, rest and feed. The scientists studied the migration or flight paths of almost 1,500 species. They decided that 91 percent of them passed through dangerous areas.
The major danger for migratory birds is development. Buildings and pavements have covered the places where birds stop and feed as they move from one part of the world to another. One of the scientists who worked on the study says "Many of these important places have been lost to land reclamation because of urban, industrial and agricultural land expansion".
The problem, according to scientists, is that many of these small birds die along their migration paths because they don't have a safe place to feed and rest. There is no place to restore (恢复) their energy for the next part of their journey. Countries in North Africa, Central Asia and those along the coasts of East Asia are having the most difficult time in protecting land. The scientists say these countries do not have enough areas that are safe for birds. One species that doesn't exist now is the Eskimo curlew. "Our world gets poorer every time we lose a species," one of the scientists says.
The researchers say countries need to work together and come up with safe stopping areas for birds that pass through their boundaries. For example, one country might have preserved safe zones for migrating birds. But a neighbor country might not. A bird might die.
One scientist who is not connected with the report tells Los Angeles Times that while some habitats are changing, more work can be done to make urban areas safe for birds.
He says small changes, like planting more native plants or keeping cats out of the areas birds would be likely to use, could make a big difference.
Birdbrain has long been a term when laughing at somebody. The common opinion is that birds' brains are simple. But that opinion has increasingly been called into question because crows and parrots, among other birds, have shown behaviors as smart as that of chimpanzees.
The conflict of simple brain and complex behavior has led some neuroscientists (神经学家) to create a new map of the birdbrain.
Today, in the journal Nature Neuroscience Reviews, an international group of bird experts is showing their opinion. Nearly everything written in anatomy (解剖学) textbooks about the brains of birds is wrong, they say. The bird brain is as complex, and creative as any mammal brain, they argue, and it's time to use a more exact term that shows a new understanding of the anatomies of bird and mammal brains.
"Names have a powerful influence on the experiments we do and the way we think," said Dr. Erich, a neuroscientist at Duke University and a leader of the Bird Brain Terms Association. "Old term has prevented scientific progress."
The association of 29 scientists from six countries met for seven years to develop new, more exact names for structures in both bird and mammal brains. For example, the bird's seat of intelligence or its higher brain is now named the pallium (大脑皮层).
"The change of terms is a great advance," said Dr. Jon Kaas, a leading expert in neuroanatomy at Vanderbih University. "It's hard to get scientists to agree about anything."
Scientists have come to agree that birds are indeed smart, but those who study bird intelligence differ on how birds got that way. Experts are split into two warring camps. One holds that birds' brains make the same kinds of internal (内在的) connections as do mammal brains and that intelligence in both groups arises from these connections. The other holds that bird intelligence developed through increasing an old part of the mammal brain and using it in new ways and it questions how developed that intelligence is.
We usually don't mind when people call us by positive nicknames. But when people call us by cruel nicknames, it can be difficult to get them to stop. So what should you do?
Ask your friends to stop. Maybe you tripped (绊倒) over your feet a few times, and your friends started calling you klutz, thinking that you don't really mind.
Leave a nicknames behind. Sometimes, life gives us a chance to start fresh. If you're moving from elementary school to middle school, let your friends know that: A new year has begun and you don't want to go by your old nickname.
I ignore those who call you by a nickname. If the kids calling you by a bad nickname aren't your friends, you should do your best to ignore them. It may be hard to pretend that it doesn't hurt, but if you get angry or obviously upset, it will just encourage them to use the nickname all the time.
Remember that if you have a bad nickname now 
you probably won't be stuck with it. Just look at Elvis Presley! When he first started singing on stage, he wiggled (摆动) his hips so much that cruel critics and the audience nicknamed him Elvis The Pelvis. He never stopped wiggling. People soon found it impossible to ignore his talent and began to call him The King of Rock & Roll.
A. If it does bother you, tell them.
B. Believe that things will change.
C. If the kids refuse to stop, talk to your teacher.
D. It feels good when these nicknames are repeated.
E. Although words can be hurtful, they can't change who you really are.
F. The chance can be a good time to get rid of a nickname that you don't like.
G. If you act like they aren't hurting you, they'll eventually get bored and stop.
I was on a plane returning home to Dallas, Texas after completing my duty in Vietnam. There were no hometown parades for us veterans (退役老兵) from that 1 war and I had been warned about the unfriendliness from our countrymen at that time. 2, I was just trying to get home without incident.
I sat, in uniform, in a window seat, 3 eye contact with my fellow passengers. No one was sitting in the seat next to me, which 4 my loneliness. A little girl, not more than 10 years old, suddenly 5 in the passage. She smiled and, without a word, 6 handed me a magazine. I accepted her 7 together with her quiet "welcome home". I turned to the window and wept. Her small 8 of caring was the first I had 9 in a long time.
I believe in the 10 between strangers when we reach out to one another.
Today, that young girl 11 has no memory of what happened years ago. I like to think of her as having grown up, continuing to 12 others and teaching her children to do the same. I know she might have been told to give me the "13" by her parents. It doesn't matter why she gave me the magazine. The 14 thing is she did.
From then on, I have followed her 15 and tried, in different ways for 16 people, to do the same for them. I know that my 17 since then are all due to that little girl. Her offer of a magazine to a tired, scared and 18 soldier has echoed (产生回响) throughout my 19. I have to believe that my small gestures have the same 20 on others.
It was a short flight from Shanghai to Xi'an. Xi'an is one of the four great ancient capitals of China a history of over 3,100 years. (date) from the Ming Dynasty, its ancient walls are the best preserved in the world. There are bicycles for people to hire. It is (amaze) to ride along the walls to survey this fascinating city.
The Tang Dynasty Music and Dance show is not to be missed, but my favorite is an art gallery, we can enjoy some beautiful artwork and learn how to write Chinese characters.
Most visitors make their way to Xi'an to see the life-size terracotta warriors (兵马俑) and we were not (difference) at all. The collection, which shows the armies of the first Emperor of China, (remain) hidden until 1974 when they were discovered by a farmer digging a well. Walking among the statues (forbid) unless you are a VIP but there are plenty of souvenir shops in which (tourist) can buy the replicas (复制品) of them.
All too soon it was time (leave). I really enjoyed my stay in Xi'an. It is indeed a place of interest worth second visit.
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：⒈ 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
⒉ 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
When I was 12, I met Jane in a college, which came to China with her parents. Her parents teach English at that time. We soon made friend with each other. Her Chinese was very well while I had difficulty speak English. In order to help me my English, she spoke as much English as she could when we were together. Before long, I could speak English well but at the same time I also made a great progress in my written English. Unfortunately, a year later, Jane returned home with his parents. And we had been out of touch with each other since then.
