I used to watch her from my kitchen window, she seemed so 1 among the tall kids on the playground. The school was 2 the street from my home and I would often watch the kids as they played during a break. She would 3 dribbling (控球) and shooting over and over again.
One afternoon I asked her 4 she practiced so much. She smiled, "I want to go to University of California. The only way I can go is to get a scholarship (奖学金). I like basketball a lot. I believed that if I were 5 enough to play college basketball, I would get a scholarship. My Dad told me if the dream is big enough, the 6 don't count."
Well, she appeared to be very confident. I 7 her from junior into high school.
One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting in the grass 8. I walked to her and asked what was wrong. "Nothing," replied the girl in a 9 voice, " Many people told me that I was too short to play for a top team 10 I should stop dreaming about university.
I asked if her father had known it. She said that her father thought they were 11. They just didn't understand the great 12 of a dream. If she truly wanted a scholarship, then nothing could 13 her except one thing — her own attitude (态度).
The next year, because of her excellent 14 in the California Championship game, she was chosen by a college recruiter (招生人员). She was going to receive the college education that she had 15 and worked toward for all those years.
It's true: If the dream is big enough, the facts don't count.
My dear daughter,
You're growing up and gaining a lot of wisdom. Here are some things that you need to remember at any time.
Love yourself.
No one is perfect. Sometimes we make mistakes—learn from them and move on. Take responsibility for your part, try not to make the same mistake again and forgive yourself.
Love your body.
You are beautiful. You don't have to be thin or tall to be beautiful. Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes. Take care of your body. Exercise, eat healthily, and you will be beautiful.
Believe in yourself.
Do the best you can in school and don't worry so much about what your grades are. You're going to be great at whatever you choose to do. The only thing you have to do is believe in yourself.
Be the best friend you can be.
Some friends will stay with you for a lifetime and many will come and go. This is life. Always be the best friend you can be. And believe you're always a good person.
Love,
Your Mama
Most of us spend all day at school or work. After a long and busy day, all we want to do is return to a comfortable home. Smart technology can turn any home into a nicer place to live in.
Smart homes have been around for some time. Scottish company Pico Electronics invented a type of technology called X10 in 1975. It allows household devices (设备), such as lights and alarms, to communicate with each other by using radio waves, according to AV Sytems Mag, a specialized magazine in the audiovisual and automation (视听及自动化) industry.
Of course, 5G network connectivity has made smart homes more convenient. Perhaps the most widespread smart home technology is the voice-activated assistant (语音激活助手). Google Home and Amazon's Alexa allow users to control nearly any device in their home simply by speaking a few words. This is especially convenient for people with physical disabilities, as they can finish tasks that would normally be too difficult, according to How-To Geek.
Common household appliances (家用电器) can become "smart" as well. For example, a smart trash bin can memorize all the things you've thrown away and offer you a shopping list online, while a smart fridge can create dinner recipes (菜谱) based on the vegetables that are being kept inside, according to How Stuff Works.
But it's not just about convenience. Smart homes are also good for the environment. By regularly checking your energy use and automatically turning off lights and other devices that you're not using, smart homes can lower how much electricity you use overall. Using less energy means that we make less pollution, which is good for the environment.
Not everyone is excited about smart home. In fact, ...
On Feb 26, when an Italian lawmaker went into the country's Lower Chamber with a mask to prevent the novel coronavirus (新冠病毒), he was questioned and criticized by others as they thought that wearing masks would cause unnecessary fear and panic. The articles from Western media carry headlines such as "No, you do not need face masks to prevent novel coronavirus." You might be surprised, as in China and other Asian countries, people have willingly put masks on during the outbreak.
In the West, people are taught to wear masks only when they get sick. They thought masks are seen as a tool to protect sick people and prevent the disease from spreading, so healthy people don't need to wear them. Therefore, during the novel coronavirus outbreak, overseas Chinese students said that they would be "looked at like a virus spreader" if they go out with a mask. According to a survey done by Global Times among some European and American people, wearing a mask in public can make them feel "worried" and "afraid of being looked at differently."
But as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to grow in the world, things start to change. In the US, for example, the need for masks is very high now. The US surgeon general has been asking people not to buy too many masks, as they are more needed in hospitals than the public.
In Japan, wearing masks has long been seen as a manner to comfort others when one catches a cold or flu. Some Japanese also turn masks into fashion, with different colors and patterns to match their clothes. Wearing masks is also a way to "hide" for young women when they don't have their makeup on.
In more cultures in Asia, wearing masks might also be a symbol of solidarity (团结) during the outbreak, according to Lynteris. People wear masks "to show that they want to stick together" in the face of danger.
I strongly believe that we can have an important effect on anyone we meet. The right words at just the right time could totally change someone's life. That's what happened to me years ago.
When I was a 3-year-old boy, my parents discovered I was totally deaf. After asking many doctors, educational specialists and parents of other deaf children, they decided to put me in a mainstream school. All of my classmates and teachers would have normal hearing.
From the time I started going there in the third grade, I was the only deaf child at Blue Creek Elementary School in the small town of Latham, New York. From almost the first day there, the other kids made fun of me and called me names mainly because of my hearing aid and the way I talked.
I worried throughout Elementary school because, except the problems of "fitting in" with the other students, I also struggled with most of my schoolwork.
Although I seemed outgoing, my self-esteem (自尊心) was quite low. I saw myself as an ugly kid wearing a weird-looking box around his neck who wasn't even smart enough to keep up with the other kids.
Mrs. Jordan, my fifth-grade teacher, changed all of that with a simple three-word phrase. Mrs. Jordan was a large woman with a voice that bounced (反弹) off the walls of her tiny classroom. One morning, she asked the class a question.
I read her lips (嘴唇) and immediately raised my hand. For once I knew the answer. But, when she called on me, I was afraid. I took a deep breath, stood up slowly and answered Mrs. Jordan's question in a low voice.
I will never forget what happened next.
Mrs. Jordan pointed directly at me. With shining eyes and a wide smile she cried: "That's right, Stephen!"
For the first time in my life, I was an instant star. My confidence soared like never before.
I decided right then and there that I would make a place for myself in this world. No matter how many difficulties I might meet in life, I knew I could overcome them. A simple three-word phrase delivered with incredible enthusiasm had totally changed my young life. "That's right, Stephen!"
a. He made up his mind to change.
b. He was sent to a school in a small town.
c. I had a hard time in the first year.
d. Mrs. Jordan praised me with three words.
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Who is Li Ziqi? For some YouTube and Weibo users, it is easy to answer. (最近) Li and her videos about country life has been well-known in the world.
Li is a master of many kinds of (技能), such as cooking, painting, designing and farming. In the videos, she (穿着) hanfu that is made by herself. She grows (水稻), vegetables and other plants. She is often seen (准备) meals with vegetables picked from her backyard.
Li was (出生) in a small village in Sichuan Province. When she was 14, she went to the city to work. However, she returned home in 2012 to look after her (有病的) grandmother.
To make a living, Li started an online store and used her videos to sell her (产品) . But the simple pleasure that she (呈现) quickly won her many fans.
For her audience, what is more interesting is Li's deep knowledge of food, nature and Chinese
(传统的) culture. "How good Chinese people are at cooking!" one of Li's foreign fans wrote on YouTube.
While traveling to big cities in the world, you will see statues (雕像) of (thousand) of characters standing in the streets. Do you believe that they are actually real people working street artists? They often cover themselves (complete) with paint. They have to stand still and keep eyes open for several (hour). Street artists need to be strong-minded and patient. It is not easy job, but there's plenty of fun for them.
Yorge is one of (famous) street artists in Brazil. He stands out thanks to his partner, a cute dog named Jaspe. Yorge goes to work, Jaspe rests on his arm and keeps still as long as she can. Most people are surprised by (they) perfect work together. However, the pair once got into trouble. Some animal lovers thought that Yorge forced his dog (give) a performance in the street. In fact, Yorge never trained Jaspe at all.
The performance of living statues (become) a street art. Now it is really popular in many large cities around the world.
Organizing your household garbage
Dear foreign friends, glad to meet you here. Today I'd like to introduce new garbage sorting rules to you. In Shanghai, we are supposed to the garbage into four groups, namely recyclable, harmful, dry and wet waste. Paper, plastic, glass, and fabrics is waste while food leftovers, plants, expired food is wet waste. Batteries, light tubes and should be considered to be harmful waste. All other non-recyclable solid waste is called dry waste. We all believe that garbage sorting is for the protection of the environment. Right? If people fail to sort their garbage, they will be fined up to 200 yuan. If all of us take pains to sort garbage, we'll lead a better life. So, let's start right now.
Online Learning
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短文首句：We have taken two-month online learning because of novel coronavirus.
