AI (人工智能)makes our lives easier and better. Let's see the amazing AI.
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Cool driverless bus A bus door opens and you get on. Wait, where is the driver? Here is a new kind of driverless bus called Apolong. It can seat 14 people and doesn't need a driver. The bus follows traffic rules. It stops every time it sees a stop light. |
Your close friend Hi, everyone. I'm Xiaoice, a chatbot (聊天机器人). I speak like a 17-year-old girl. If you feel lonely, you can talk with me. I'm good at singing, writing poems and telling stories. I want to be your friend! |
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World's first AI anchor Hey, look! The famous Chinese anchor (主播) Qiu Hao is reporting the news for us. But, is "he" really Qiu Hao? The answer is "no". This is the world's first AI anchor. It looks and speaks just like a real person. It speaks both Chinese and English. It can work 24 hours without any mistakes. The AI anchor joins Xinhua's reporting team. You might see it on TV soon. |
Popular AI artist This beautiful painting was at an auction (拍卖) in 2018. It sold for about 3,000,000 yuan! But it is not a work by a famous painter, such as Vincent van Gogh. It was painted by an AI artist. Three Frenchmen created the AI. The AI artist studied over 15,000 paintings. In this way, it learned to paint. Now it is among the most popular artists in the world. |
When Matty Sallin, 34, was working on a degree in art and technology at New York University, he got interesting homework in electronic class. He decided to invent an alarm clock.
"Everybody has to stand it every day, and it is really unpleasant!" he says. He asked different people what they would like to be woken up instead of a noisy alarm. A lot of them said, "The smell of bacon (培根肉)". So Sallin and two classmates invented a new kind of alarm clock: a wooden box with a pig face and a digital clock that uses the smell of cooking bacon instead of the sound to wake someone up. He explains, "There's no danger of burning, because I built it carefully. It uses halogen light bulbs (钨卤灯) instead of a fire for cooking and turns off automatically (自动地) after ten minutes. Yes, the clock itself can do it. Just a few easy steps are needed to set the alarm."
"What you do is to put some frozen bacon in the night before and set the alarm," says Sallin.
"If you set the alarm for 8:00, it will turn on at 7:50 and slowly cook for ten minutes under the halogen bulbs," he says. Then the bulbs turn off and a fan blows the smell out through the nose of the pig.
"So instead of an alarm, you get a bacon smell awake," says Sallin. "Then you can open the door on the side and pull the bacon out and eat it."
When Sallin was a kid, he spent a lot of time making drawings of inventions. "I wanted to make a lift in my backyard and a special tree house," he says. "But I never really thought I could be called an inventor!"
Sallin got an A in the class and went on to other things — but people continue to hear about his invention and email him every day asking where they can buy his alarm clock.
Here is some information about three kinds of medicine. Do read before use! ①
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Painkiller | Uses: tablets (药片) to treat headaches, muscle pain or the common cold Warnings Keep at room temperature. ② If over two tablets are taken a time, get help from your doctor immediately. How to use Adults: Take 1 tablet every 4 to 6 hours. 2 tablets a time at most if necessary. Children under 12 years: Ask a doctor. |
| Antibiotic Crcam | Uses: cream to treat pain and infection from small cuts and burns on skin Warnings Use on skin only. ③ Visit a doctor if you have serious cuts or burns. Stop using and visit a doctor if you still have the problem after one week or if the pain is worse. Keep at room temperature. How to use Only use on adults and children aged 2 or older. Clean the cut or burn. Put the cream on the cut or burn up to three times a day. |
| Coughsyrup | Uses: a clear, purple liquid in 125 ml bottles for coughs and sore throat relief Warnings Keep the bottle tightly closed. ④ Check the cap seal is not broken before first use. If it is, do not use this medicine. If your child does not feel better or starts to feel worse, tell your doctor. How to use Do not give to children under 1 year old. Children 1-5 years: One 5 ml spoonful. Children 5 years and over and adults: Two 5 ml spoonfuls. |
Earth Day was founded in 1970. It is a day to learn about nature and the planet. Today, Earth Day is celebrated around the world.
Earth Day was created by Senator Gaylord Nelson who hoped to raise the awareness （意识） of pollution. He thought this would make people care about the planet.Gaylord Nelson was a senator （参议院） from Wisconsin. He wanted everyone to know the planet was in danger. At that time, some college students were protesting （抗议）. They wanted the US to end its war in Vietnam. Nelson was encouraged by these protests and dreamed of a large event about protecting the earth. It would make people take the problem seriously. Nelson shared his idea in 1969. He invited the whole country to join. Letters and telephone calls came in from everywhere. He felt people really cared about what happened to the planet. Earth Day gave them a way to show it.
The first Earth Day was celebrated in April 22nd, 1970. It raised the awareness of environmental problems. About eight months later, the Environmental Protection Agency was created for the purpose of protecting humans' health and the environment.
Since 1970, Earth Day events have grown. In 1990, 200 million people in over 140 countries took part. In 2000, more people got involved. Today, more than 1 billion people celebrate Earth Day. It is one of the largest events （事件） in the world.
Dark clouds appear over the River Mersey and a cold wind is blowing. A few raindrops are beginning to fall. We're in the famous city of Liverpool and we're going to spend this rainy day in the Williamson Tunnels, which were built by a man named Joseph Williamson.
Joseph Williamson was born into a poor family in 1769. At the age of 11, he left home and went to work for a tobacco company. He began at the bottom and worked his way up to become head of the business.
Williamson spent 30 years building these tunnels. From his death to this very day, these tunnels have remained a puzzle to researchers. Nobody knows why Williamson dug tunnels under most of Liverpool, but many think it was to create jobs. It is believed that about half of Liverpool's population worked for him.
I go on a guided tour starting close to where his empire (集团) began in Edge Hill. In the tunnels, the steps leading from rooms below ground to those buildings, which no longer exist, seem particularly ghostly (幽灵似的).
We go into the Double Tunnel. It's just been discovered that it's actually a triple tunnel – but nobody knows why the three tunnels were built on top of each other.
We finish the tour and decide we'll have coffee in the Williamson Tunnels Cafe Bar. There, I notice lots of flyers (宣传单) for bands and theater groups that are coming to play there.
Apart from the obvious attractions like the football clubs, or anything to do with the Beatles, Liverpool has a lot to offer. You should definitely visit Liverpool.
Don't be too quick to judge others
A woman was at an airport waiting for her flight to start boarding. She still had a lot of time, so she went to a shop and bought a book to read. While she was in the shop, she decided to buy a bag of1as well.
She arrived at her gate, sat down and started reading her book. She was so focused on her book2she didn't notice what was going on around her. 3she did see that a man had sat down next to her and4one of her cookies out of the bag.
She pretended(假装)not to notice, 5she didn't want to make a scene(吵架). But then the man took more. He kept eating the cookies until there was just one 6. The man took the 7cookie and broke it in half. He tapped(拍)the woman on the shoulder and held out one 8 to her.
The woman could not believe how much nerve this man had to steal all her cookies and then 9half a cookie in return. She10grabbed (抓) the half-cookie out of his hand and ate it.
Finally, it was time for her to board. But as she went to the gate, she realized that her bag of cookies was 11in her purse. The man had been eating his own cookies the whole time and 12wanted to share the last one with her. The woman blushed. She sincerely wanted to apologize (道歉) to the man 13her rudeness.
When we're not paying attention to the world around US, it can be easy to misunderstand14is happening or even become angry with others. It is better to keep our eyes open and think about every15when trying to understand a particular situation.
Long long ago, there was a small village in the Middle East. In the village there was old man called Sthira. He lived by himself. His only son had gone far away to study. Sthira's friends ( wonder) whether his son would return, Sthira always said, "Whatever happens, happens for good.＂
One day the old man's son returned and the villagers were very happy for Sthira. He thanked the villagers and said (polite),"Whatever happens, happens for good.＂However, later, Sthira's son broke his . Once again the villagers came to visit him and once again the old man thanked (they) and said, "Whatever happens, happens for good."Some of the villagers were surprised (hear) this. Why? What was good? His son's leg got badly hurt!
After a few days, the army came to the village and forced all the young men to the army. When they found his son had a (break) leg, they left him behind. Once again, all the villagers came to congratulate him on his luck. like always, the old man was still thankful to them and said.＂Whatever happens, happens for good.＂
Who is one of the most famous fairy tale writer in China? Well, I believe many children will answer, "Yang Hongying." What makes her so special? In order to find out the answer to this question, I asked her a few questions during a interview. (最近)
In Ms. Yang's opinion, all of us should enjoy our childhood and try to be better. That's also the reason why Ma Xiaotiao, a boy in Ms. Yang's books who has now become a famous name, could be successful(在……以后) he grows up. Ms. Yang said she based the boy on a student of(她的) years ago. The boy's leadership skills and interest in(发现) new things touched Ms. Yang greatly. So she thought his story was(值得) writing.
It's the book The Diary of a Girl that brought fame to Ms. Yang. The book tells the story of Ran Dongyang, who is actually Yang's daughter. Ran hopes to bring (温暖) to all the girls her age. Ms. Yang's stories are magical. When we are reading her books, we find the children in the books are just (像) our classmates. After all, we should say goodbye to our childhood and(拥抱) the youth.
At the end of the interview, Ms. Yang said, "If you have dream(翅膀), you'll be able to fly in the sky." The world is fascinating, and we should never stop setting out.
In my view, Yang Hongying is the(女王) of children's novels in China.
题目①
假如你是李华，是你校学生英语俱乐部的负责人。俱乐部要举办一次关于如何学好英语的微讲座（micro lecture）。请你给你校外教Peter发一封邮件，邀请他录制微讲座，向他说明举办本次讲座活动的目的，你建议讲座谈论的内容以及发送讲座视频给你的时间。
提示词语:difficult, make progress, advice, remember new words, reading
提示问题: Why do you hold this activity?
What do you advise Peter to talk about in the lecture?
When would you like Peter to send you the video?
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Dear Peter, I'm writing to invite you to record a micro lecture on hoe to learn English well. Thank you! If there is anything more that you want to know, please tell me. Yours, Li Hua |
题目②
初中三年的学校生活即将成为美好的回忆。回首三年时光，你有哪些收获？即将毕业，你有什么感受?
假如你是李华，你校英文校刊邀请你写一篇短文谈谈毕业之际的感想，内容包括你三年学校生活的收获以及你即将毕业的感受。
提示词语:knowledge, friend, memory, happy
提示问题:
What have you got during the past three years?
How do you feel upon graduation?
