—You'd better keep ___ more English books.
—The yellow gifts are ___and the red ____ belong to grandpa.
—Sure, it's very interesting, but you can only ____it for two weeks.
—My God. ___don't stay up too late, or you'll be tired out.
On April 23.2019, a series of events to celebrate the 1 anniversary of the Chinese People's Liberation Army(PLA)Nay(中国人民海军)was held in Qingdao.
Destroyers(驱逐舰) sailed in the sea, submarines(潜艇) slid under the surface and fighter jets flew across the sky. It wasn't a scene from a war movie, indeed, it was a real grand naval parade.
As a large country 2 more than 18,000 kilometers of coastline, China needs a strong navy. This was a hard lesson3 by history. According to Xinhua, from the 1850s until 1949.foreign forces used the sea to make about 470 invasions of China. Therefore, the PLA Navy has become a key line of the nation's defense.
As President Xi Jinping said, the oceans are of great significance as they sustain life and connect the world. "The blue planet that humans inhabit is not divided into islands by the oceans.4is connected by the oceans to form a community with a shared future, where people of all countries share weal and woe," said Xi during his 5at the event.
In the new sci-fi film. The Wandering Earth《流浪地球》, humans save the Earth without leaving it. In many-even most-space-themed films, whenever Earth faces a disaster(灾难), the1 is always running away from the planet in spaceships.
But the latest Chinese sci-fi movie, The Wandering Earth, offers a different and more ambitious idea. In the film, based on a short story by Chinese sci-fi writer Liu Cixin, Earth is in danger of being destroyed by the dying sun. In reply, humans around the world work 2 to build a huge engine system that will push Earth away from the dying sun.3 giving up Earth-again-this time we're taking it with us.
This "ambition" didn't come from nowhere. For thousands of years," homeland" has had a soft point in 4 of Chinese people. One old idiom is "luoyeguigen", which means returning to one's homeland at the old age, like 5 leaves return to the roots of their trees. Or there is an ancient poem, "The season called the White Dew begins tonight: Nowhere as in our native place is the moon so bright". These6 show the tight link that Chinese people have had with their homeland.
This special cultural background is probably the key 7separates The Wandering Earth from Hollywood-style space films.
"What is Chinese sci-fi?"Guo Fan, the film's director, said in an interview. "A movie that can really 8our cultural and spiritual view can be called Chinese sci-fi. Or, we're just copying others and telling the same American stories."
And the makers of The Wandering Earth may have chosen the best time to tell its Chinese sci-fi story. The film was released on Feb 5th, the first day of Chinese New Year. It was a time when many people had just made the 9journey back to their hometowns.
So to them, there is only one possible way to tell the story. Earth10wherever humans go, because it's our home forever.
Shanghai University of Engineering Science has become the first university in China to be covered by a 5G network, the university announced on Tuesday.
Chinese mobile carriers(运营商) are expected to spend 1.2 trillion yuan(US$176.5 billion) on 5G by 2025,50 percent more than their total 4G investment (投资), Nomura said yesterday. Carriers including China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom, are expected to build over 4.9 million 5G base stations by 2025.
5G is a" game﹣changing" opportunity for carriers as they can explore new business like smart manufacturing, super high definition video and smart driving, instead of just being a "pipeline" for voice and data services.
China will supply "temporary "5G licenses in several aimed cities this year. Consumers(消费者) will be able to use the first batch of 5G smart﹣phones and tablet computers in the second half. It's the first time that China's top industry regulator clarified the 5G industry timeline, especially the first appearance of 5G phones.
But 5G services will become accessible to normal consumers later than expected. More work needs to be done to make the 5G industry fully developed, which won't happen until 2020, said UBS recently. New business projects and organizations, rather than normal consumers, will enjoy 5G services at first. The first batch of 5G services will be available to consumers in about 10 cities only.
Thanks to the hybrid rice that was discovered by Yuan Longping, the hunger problem of thousands of Chinese people was mostly fixed in the 1980s.
On Sept 8th, Yuan, together with two other scientists, won China's 2018 Future Science Prize, for his continuous research on rice. Even on his 88th birthday on Sept 7th, he took part in the International Development Forum of Rice Production in Hunan province. Although he was recovering from an illness at the time, he was happy to talk to reporters about his latest work on seawater rice.
Yuan has been researching on rice since he was at college. In 1964, he discovered a natural hybrid rice plant in Hainan. Since then, he has focused on developing high﹣yield, hybrid rice varieties(多样性). In 1973. he became the first to successfully cultivate(培育) a type of hybrid rice species in the world. With the hard work of Yuan's group for about ten years, the production of the rice was increased.(From 150 kg per mu (亩) to 500 kg per mu and more. )These varieties now take up about two thirds of China's rice crop, according to China News. So, it's no wonder that he's known as the "Father of Hybrid Rice".
And because of China's Belt and Road (一带一路)initiative. Yuan's hybrid rice is helping to solve food problems around the world. Indeed, according to Xinhua News Agency, hybrid rice plants in Kenya produce four to five times more rice than the country's usual nice plants.
With a rising fame all over the world, Yuan gave a speech in English at the 9th Shandong High﹣Level Talents Forum in Qingdao last year. His speech made him an internet sensation. Beginning with" I speak broken English", his 20﹣minute speech turned out to be a huge success, with barely any pauses or mistakes. The humble Yuan was simply being modest during his speech. According to an article in 1999 by CNN, the scientist speaks both English and Russian fluently. "I never need an interpreter when I go overseas," he told the US news network.
But in spite of his great knowledge, Yuan understands that even the wisest people should still be open to learn new things. "The farmers of our country possess rich experience in planting rice," he told Xinhua." We should learn from them."
Many environmental groups are warning that oceans of the world are in great danger. In the past 50 years, the number of water with zero oxygen(氧气) in the open ocean has increased more than four times. In the near coast water bodies, including the river mouth and seas, low-oxygen areas have increased more than 10 times since 1950.Scientists discover that oxygen continues dropping ever outside these zones as the Earth warms. To stop the drop, the world needs to control in both climate change and nutrient(养分) pollution.
Oxygen is a must to life in the oceans. The drop in ocean oxygen is among the most serious effects of human activities on the Earth's environment.
This is the first time for the scientists to take such a deep look at the causes, results and solutions to low oxygen worldwide, in both the open ocean and the near coast waters. About half of the oxygen on Earth comes from the ocean. However, mixed effects of nutrient loading and climate change are greatly increasing the number and size of "dead zones" in the open ocean and the near coast waters, where oxygen is too low to support most sea life.
In the areas traditionally called "dead zones", like those in Chesapeake Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, oxygen drops to levels so low that many animals have trouble in breathing and die. As fishes run away from these zones, their living areas become smaller and smaller. But the problem goes far beyond "dead zones". Even smaller oxygen drops can hold up the growth in animals and lead to disease or even death. Low oxygen also can cause the release of dangerous chemicals. Although a few animals can grow well in dead zones, overall biodiversity(多样性)falls.
Do you have a tail? Of course not, we know. But tails are like opinions, actually, everyone has them: fishes, birds, most reptiles, and even some of our closest relatives
Since tails first evolved(进化) at least 500 million years ago. Geckos (壁虎)use them to store fat. birds use them to steer through the air, But for most mammals (哺乳动物).Yet, as you get closer to humans on the evolutionary tree, tails disappear, Gorillas(大猩猩)don' t have them, and neither do chimps(黑猩猩) or any other apes (类人猿) including us, of course, To understand why, take a look at how we walk.
walking like this gives us a huge advantage because unlike four﹣legged animals. which have to pour energy into every step they take, two legs take advantage of gravity(重力),which does some of the work for us. You see, each time we take a step, gravity pulls us forward. The end result is that when we walk, we use around 25% less energy than walking on all fours, and this way of getting around also totally eliminate (淘汰) the need for a tail.
It's said that you can still see a reminder of a time when our ancient ancestors had one. Just look at a human spine(脊椎).That's your tailbone. It's all that's the rest of our tail.
Now, babies are born with what looks like a tail, but that's not what's really going on. Most often, these tails are actually a parasitic twin(寄生虫). These types of tails usually form as a birth defect(瑕疵).
So the tail of humans has gone, it's the result of evolution millions of years Will humans be much taller, stronger or smarter in the future?
A. Nowadays, humans can walk completely upright. B. And in these situations, doctors will advise to remove the tails with no harm to the babies C. they serve one major purpose—balance. D. You can see how the last few bones are partly fused(融合) together |
A: Excuse me, do you know where the Dazhou Museum is?
B: Sure,
A: Could you tell me how to go there?
B: Certainly. Go along this street and tum right at the third turning. Then walk until you see the building of Dazhou TV station
A: Oh, you mean it's across from the building of Dazhou TV station?
B: Exactly.
A:
B: Two kilometers.
A:
B: No. You'd better take a taxi. It's fast and convenient.
A: Great! Oh, and one more thing. What time does the museum close?
B: You'd better ask for the detailed information in the museum.
A: Thank you very much.
B: You're welcome.
A. Can I walk there? B. How far is it from here? C. It's next to the building of Dazhou TV station. D. It's on Jinlong Road. E. It's opposite the building of Dazhou TV station. F. Perhaps at 8 p.m. G. How can I get there? |
"I am so busy with my study. I don't even have enough time to have breakfast." said Zhangli, a middle school student. Do you have the same problem A Zhangli? However, missing breakfast could raise your risk of heart problem by 87 percent, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Iowa analyzed 18 years of data on 6,550 people over 40 years old who had no history of heart problems. They were given regular surveys B included the question, "how often do you eat breakfast? Most (59 percent)ate breakfast every day, but 5.1 percent never did, 10.9 percent rarely did, and 25 percent would miss for a few days. The team found that①早餐习惯与心脏病风险之间存在明显关联.Those who didn't eat in the morning were up to 87 percent more likely to develop heart problems.
"It's believed that ②an, important, day, breakfast, the, is, meal, of, but there has been an increasing prevalence (普遍)of missing breakfast over the past 50 years in the United States, with as many as 23.8 percent of young people missing breakfast every day," the researchers said. "However, studies on the health effects of missing breakfast are rare."
The team pointed out a few factors which could underlie this connection. ③Firstly, those who don't eat breakfast may be more likely to snack unhealthily. Secondly, breakfast may help to balance blood sugar levels and control blood pressure. The findings were published on the American College of Cardiology. Some days later a similar study showed people who missed breakfast and ate a late dinner were less likely to survive a heart attack. And Borja Ibanez, a doctor of medicine, also pointed out those who didn't eat breakfast were more likely to smoke, be lack of exercise, and drink alcohol.
As for us teenagers, what are your opinions on breakfast? Do you think breakfast is important for us?
A B
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have; true; say; as; patient; well; like; I; do; run |
Last year I was 14 years old. I had an " enemy", a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Day by day her list grew: I was very thin; I was ; I sometimes didn't respect the teachers, I talked too much: I was too proud, and so on. At last, I couldn't stand it. I cried andto my father. He listened to me quietly. Then he asked," Alfred, are the things she says true or not? Didn't you ever wonder what you are really? Well, you now have that girl's opinion. Go and make a list of everything sheand find out the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things you heard."
I did my father told. To my surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn't change (like being very thin), but a large number I could and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I got a fairly clear picture of .
I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it. "It's just the case for you, he said," you know better than anyone the about yourself But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, you'll find it will be of great help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Don't shut your ears, listen to them all, but hear the fact only and do what you know is right thing.
In my life. I've never a better piece of advice. Thanks for the shortcomings that someone has pointed out for us. They can make us know ourselves more and improve usas we grow up.
Dear sir,
I'm Xiaohua, 15, a middle school student. I have some problems to tell you, my parents always say to me, "Study, study, do homework, do your homework. " when I come back. However, they don't know how hard I study at school from 7:00 am to 8:30 p.m. every day.
And last Sunday, my 3﹣year﹣old brother troubled me again and again while I was studying for the coming exam. I really wanted to get better grades, so I couldn't stand him any more, I shouted at him in anger, thus he cried loudly. Then my mother came in, she blamed me without asking "why".
My eyes were full of tears at that time. It was not my fault. Why did she treat me like that? Didn't mother love me? After all. I'm also her birth child. My dear editor, what can I do? Could you give me some suggestions?
Sincerely,
Xiaohua
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Dear Xiaohua,
I'm glad to receive your letter. I have ever had the same experience. I even had a fight with my parents. But now, I fully understand them.
I hope these help!
Tony