My mother used to say, "You can train man and dogs to do almost anything. You just have to reward their good behavior with food!" I can still remember the day when Mr. Edgar Wentworth put her theory(理论) to the 1.
It seems that every town has at least one person who finds purpose in disturbing(打扰) others: and in Greenfield that 2 was Edgar Wentworth.
Edgar often came to our house and helped himself to Mother's fresh 3. I still remember one day when my father and I were 4 the barn(马房), Mr. Wentworth bragged(说大话) at a 5 distance so as not to get dirty. I knew that he was about to face judgment when I saw my mother walking toward us 6.
Mother said she just put some desserts in the oven for us to eat while they were 7. She then turned to our lazy neighbor directly, saying that "it takes 8 to put food on our table, and only those who work are invited to take food off it. So, if you choose to 9 us, you'd better have dirty hands and a 10 back. And you must know that I don't allow 11 big or of money in my house." Her 12 were as sharp as the knife. He either was embarrassed or truly wanted the desserts because he immediately set about helping with our work until he sweated. It was the 13 time that anyone had ever seen him work.
From then on, Edgar was quick to help out whenever he visited, and we never again had to suffer his bragging.
Like my mother used to say, "Building 14 in people is much like making pickles(泡菜). It takes both sugar and vinegar, and using the 15 amount of each makes the difference."
Students who learn languages often think they have memory problems. They worry because they can't remember words. In fact, the problem usually isn't with their memory. The problem is with how they study.
To remember words better, you need to understand how memory works. There are two kinds of memory: short-term and long-term. When you see, hear or read something, it goes first into short-term memory. But short-term memory lasts for only a few seconds. You will only remember something longer if it goes into long-term memory. Your long-term memory is like a very big library with many, many books. And like a library, it's well organized. When you put away a book or memory, you can't just leave it anywhere. You have to choose a place where you can find it again.
How can you do this with vocabulary? The answer is to work with the word and think about the word in new ways. You can do this by writing new sentences that include it. Even better, you can write a little story about the word, with people or places that you know. Another way is to make a picture in your mind with the word. For example, if the word is "height", you can think of the tallest person you know and try to guess his or her height. All of these activities are good ways to think about words. They make the meanings of words stronger in your long-term memory. And they give a way to find a word when you need it.
How quickly can you count from one to ten? Do you use ten different words to do it? Can you do it in English, or do you have to use your first language? Do you count on your fingers? Many people think that numbers and math are the same all over the world. But scientists have discovered that it is not true.
People in different parts of the world use different ways to count on their fingers. In the United States, people begin counting with their first finger, which they extend or stick out. They then extend the rest of their fingers and finally the thumb to count to five. Then they repeat this with the other hand to get to ten. In China, people count by using different finger positions. In this way, a Chinese person can easily count to ten on only one hand.
Besides ways of finger counting, scientists have found that cultures and languages are also different when it comes to numbers. Some languages have only a few words for numbers, and others have no words for numbers. A group of scientists studied aboriginal(土著的) people in Australia. These people don't have hand movements to stand for numbers. They don't even have words for numbers. However, they are still able to understand different ideas about numbers.
In a similar study, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology discovered that people of the Piraha tribe(部落) in northwestern Brazil don't have words for numbers such as "one" or "three". They are not able to say "five trees" or "ten trees" but can say "some trees", "more trees" or "many trees". Professor Edward Gibson said that most people believe that everyone knows how to count, "But here is a group that does not count. They could learn, but it's not useful in their culture, so they've never picked it up."
Although all humans are able to understand quantities(数量), not all languages have numbers and not all people use counting. Number words in a certain language are a result of people needing numbers in their daily lives. Now we know that people have different ideas about numbers and math, too.
China, which is proud of four great inventions in ancient times, has once again showed its ability to change the world with its "four new great inventions": high-speed railways, mobile payments, shared bicycles and online shopping.
The four innovative ways of life were the most attractive to youths from 20 countries taking part in the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, according to a survey by the Belt and Road Research Institute(BRRI) of Beijing Foreign Studies University.
"The four new great inventions' are all linked to China's high-tech innovation, which has improved the quality of people's lives," said Wu Hao, a director of the BRRI.
"My wallet is no longer in use. I can buy and eat whatever I want simply with a fingertip on my phone," said Lin Jinlong, an overseas Chinese student from Cambodia, adding that even pancake sellers are using Alipay(mobile payment). "We can also order food at home, which is super convenient. If I were at home in Cambodia, I would have to go outdoors."
The bikes themselves are not new, but the operating mode of bike-sharing is based on satellite navigation system, mobile payment, big data and other high technologies.
"China has entered a new innovative time," said Bernhard Schwartlander, World Health Organization Representative in China. As a huge fan of bicycles, he also expressed his love for China's shared bicycles, saying that "shared bikes are bringing cycling back to people's lives".
Rebacca Fannin, a founder and editor of Silicon Dragon, noted that China is beginning to lead in innovation in some ways. "It is increasingly clear that China is innovating and no longer copying Western ideas," she said.
A growing number of foreigners hope to push economic development in their home countries by focusing on the need for technological achievements like that of China. Lin mentioned his experience of taking the high-speed train from Beijing to the coastal city of Tianjin, which is more than 100 km away. The journey took only half an hour, while in Cambodia, which has only two railways, such a journey may take up to three hours.
a. high-speed trains
b. mobile payment
c. the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation
d. satellite navigation system
BARCELONA(巴塞罗那), Spain, Feb. 24 (Xinhua News Agency)--Chinese tech company Huawei on Sunday revealed its Mate X, foldable 5G ready smartphone, at an event attended by around 3,000 people held the eve of the 2019 Mobile World Congress(MWC2019) which opens here on Monday.
The Mate X has a 6.6-inch screen, can be opened out into an 8-inch OLED screen to allow the user to read or view videos.
"The Huawei Mate X is a step into unknown territory," confirmed Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei's Consumer Business Group. He said the phone was a "masterpiece of engineering" and that it could be folded in an "almost " manner, while its 5G capacity would help "change the world that we currently know".
The Mate X has a Balong 5000 processor, 8 GB RAM and 512 GB internal memory, which Yu commented would make it the "reference(参考) point for the 5G smartphones still (come)".
Other points in favor of Huawei's new smartphone are its (light) and the fact that even when folded it is only 11 millimeters .
Meanwhile Yu highlighted that the Mate X's two batteries give 4,5000 milliamps(毫安) per hour which is "well above that of its competitors", and these batteries can be recharged in just over half an hour.
It will retail for 2,299 euros (2,607 US dollars) and is expected to be to the public "by the summer".
Huawei presented several other products at the same event, a new range of laptops（笔记本电脑）: such as the MateBook X Pro, which has a 13.9, 3K screen, as well as MateBooks with 13 and 14 inch screens.
Finally, Huawei showcased its 5G CPE Pro mobile router, which is aimed at taking 5G connectivity into the home allowing for the transmission of 8K video in real time.
要就：1）对所给要点，适当发挥，不要逐字逐句翻译；
2）结合自己阐述自己的观点及理由；
3）词数120字左右，开头已写好，不计入总字数；
Is a Training Class or Family Teacher Necessary?
More and more middle school students are going to all kinds of training classes or having family teachers at the weekend. There are two different viewpoints about it.
