Nellie Bly was a newspaper reporter in New York. When she read the book Around the World in Eighty Days, she thought she would make her own trip and1it in less than 80 days.
In 1889, a trip around the world was much2than it is today. There were no planes. There were only trains and ships. However, Nellie Bly made up her mind to travel around the world, and her manager3.
On November 14, 1889, Bly4New York City on a ship. On the first night, a terrible storm hit the ship. Bly was seasick (晕船的) and she5if she had made a wise decision. But the world was watching and she couldn't6.
Bly wrote newspaper stories about the food she ate, the7people wore, and the different cultures she met. Thousands of people around the world read about Bly's8in the papers.
Bly9San Francisco with 12 days left. She got on a train and travelled around the country in 4 days. On January 25, 1890, she10to New York City. Bly had travelled around the world in 72 days. It was a new world record!
People can't see you when you're speaking on the phone, but they can hear you. So, the way you speak is especially important. In fact, researchers have calculated that 80% of communication over the phone is through your tone of voice; and only 20% is from the words you use. Here are our top tips on how to speak over the phone.
1 Facial Expression
Your facial expression can influence your voice. For example, if you smile, your voice will sound warm and friendly, just the opposite, if you have an angry look on your face, it can make you sound unpleasant.
2 Volume
If you speak too loudly, you could sound angry. And if you speak too softly, it'll be difficult to hear you. So, speak loudly enough to be heard clearly, but not so loud that you're shouting
3 Pace
The pace of your voice is how quickly you speak. And this can show how you feel. For example, an angry person might speak faster than normal. Or a downhearted person might speak very slowly. Try speaking a little more slowly than normal. This will make you sound confident, and it'll make it easier for the other person to understand you.
4 Gestures
Gesturing can influence the tone of your voice. When you gesture, you bring more air into the lungs, which can make your voice sound warmer. Gestures are also useful to help you stress the right words or even find the words you need. The best thing about gesturing during a phone call is that no one can see what you're doing, so you can gesture as wildly as you like!
5 Movement
If you're feeling nervous, stand up and move around. It will reduce the nervousness in your body and help your voice to sound more confident.
6 Pauses (停顿)
Using pauses every now and then can help you to slow down. This will make you sound more confident and in control. Also, if you pause after giving some new information, it'll give the other person time to understand it. At the same time, listen to how the other person uses pauses. They could tell you something about the speaker's feeling. For example, when a speaker is really angry, he might use pauses and says, "I…am…so…angry…"
The animal kingdom has a new member. On September 12, a new kind of monkey was discovered. It is called the lesula.
Scientists first saw the lesula in June, 2007 in Opala in the democratic Republic of congo (刚果民主共和国). The country is often called the DRC. It locates in Central Africa. The lesula lives in the rainforests.
The lesula is native to Central Africa. It has been compared to another kind of monkey called owl-faced monkey. They are similar in size and both have a stripe (条纹) on their nose. These new findings on the lesula prove that the two monkeys are close relatives, but different kinds. Scientists say the lesula is usually 12 pounds in weight and 20 inches in height. It doesn't eat meat. Its home is nearly 11,000 square miles across the DRC's eastern central basin (盆地).
Robert is a zoology (动物学) professor at Uganda's Makerere University. He says that the eastern central basin may be filled with animals yet to be discovered. This new discovery also creates awareness about the importance of protecting African rainforests. Many forests are damaged because of illegal hunting. Protecting these rainforests allows new animals like the lesula to continue to grow and change.
Will your parents believe what you say and listen to and respect your opinions? A lot depends on your parents. Some parents are easy to talk to, and some are hard to talk to.
But some of what happens depends on you too. Since communication is a two-way street, the way you talk can affect (影响) how well a parent listens to and understands you.
So here are some guides to consider how to talk to parents:
Be clear. Be clear about what you think, feel, and want. Give details that can help parents understand your situation. They can listen better or be more helpful if they understand what you mean and what's really going on.
______ If you're always honest, your parents will be likely to believe what you say. If you lie, they will find it hard to trust you.
Try to understand their point of view. If they don't agree with you, can you see your parents'side? If you can, say so, Telling parents you understand their views and feelings helps them be willing to see yours too.
Try to be calm. Using a friendly tone (声调) makes it more likely that parents will listen and take what you say seriously. It also makes it more likely that they'll talk to you in the same way. If you feel angry, do something to stop it before taking: Go for a run or cry. Do whatever it takes to keep calm when you need to.
Most people living during the Middle Ages lived in the country and worked as farmers. Usually there was a local lord who lived in a large house called a castle. Local peasants (农民) would work on the land for the lord.
The peasants worked hard all year long. They grew crops. They also had gardens where they grew vegetables and fruit. They also sometimes had a few animals such as chickens for eggs and cows for milk.
Life in the city
City life was very different from country life, but it wasn't much easier. The cities were crowded and dirty. A lot of people worked as craftsmen. Other jobs in the city included servants, businessmen, bakers, doctors, and lawyers (律师).
What were their homes like?
Although we often think of pictures of large castles when we think of the Middle Ages, most people lived in small homes with one or two rooms. These homes were very crowded and usually all slept in the same room. In the country, the family animals, like a cow, may also live inside the home. The home was usually dark and uncomfortable.
Did they go to school?
Very few people attended school in the Middle Ages. Most peasants learnt their job and how to live from their parents. Some children learnt crafts in stores. Rich children often learnt through tutors (家庭教师). They would go to live in the castle of another lord where they would work for the lord, learning about how a large castle was run.
There is a nice family living in Valladolid, a beautiful city in central Spain. father, José Garcia, is a tall and friendly man, He (work) at a famous company. He married Teresa, a (beauty) woman dark eyes and light hair. She is a (teach) of Primary Education, José and Teresa have three (child): Susan, Rebecca and Juan, The eldest, Susan, is 24 years old. She's a doctor busy with her work every day. She (usual) goes to work at 8 a.m. and comes home after 7 p.m. Rebecca, a beautiful girl with big dark eyes, is 19 years old and (study) Chinese in the Canary Islands. Juan, a naughty 11-year-old boy, dreams becoming a great football player. We can know they have a happy family.
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A. for their fur, feathers, meat and bones B. With more and more people taking part in protecting animals C. there will be many rats D. keep the balance of nature all through the human history E. if the farmers kill a large number of eagles (老鹰) |
Why should people care about animals? Because we need them. Animals are natural resources (资源) and they . From the ancient time, people killed animals 6. Thousands of kinds of animals have disappeared from the world. Many kinds of animals are on the danger list today. About 170 kinds in the United States are in danger. Animals are more than just beautiful and interesting; they also have their places in the balance of nature. Destroying one kind of animal can create many problems. For example, , rats will destroy the farmers' stores of corn and grain. Why? Because eagles eat rats. With no eagles to keep down their numbers, . Luckily, some people are working to help save these endangered animals. Some groups raise money to make people know about this problem. And they also try to protect the animals in danger by legal form. , the nature will be more harmonious (和谐的).
Dear Aunt,
You re very smart to deal with your problems in life, so I think you can help me with my problem.
I hope to hear from you soon.
Yours,
Ann
