Maybe you live in places where English is not the main language. When you speak, your speech might be slower than you would like. This is because your mind is still translating things from your first language into English, which can also sound unnatural. English, like every other language, has its own sentence structure. The good news is that thinking in English can bring you a huge step closer to fluency! It is not very difficult, but it does take conscious effort and practice.
Think in single words
Charles Thomas has taught English to Union members, children and teenagers for over 10 years. He tells his students to name the things that they see around them, wherever they are. Start with nouns and then add in verbs, he suggests.
Think in sentences
For example, if you are sitting in a park, you can tell yourself things like," It's such a beautiful day" and "People are playing sports with their friends." Once this becomes easy, you can move on to more difficult sentences.
Think in conversation
This is a great way to practice what you might say in a real conversation. For example, let's say the imaginary person asks you a question like, "What did you think of the talk show last night?" How would you answer? Imagine the conversation and practice it in your head. You can do this out loud or in silence.
Practice it daily
"When you're doing it every day, over and over again, little by little, that's the key. Because when you make things a habit, it just pops up into your mind without thinking and then, before you know it, really, you're thinking in English," Thomas says.
Eleven years ago, Michael J. Baines moved from his home in Sweden to Chonburi in northern Thailand. Michael is a chef, but he quickly learned that the stray dogs(流浪犬) and cats in his new town needed to be fed even more than the human residents. He simply couldn't stand by and watch dozens of abandoned animals starve on the streets. "I feel sad for homeless dogs and want to help them all," he said. "Especially when I see a lonely dog that does not belong to any pack, probably dumped, which is very common here. I always have food and fresh water in my car, so whenever I see a dog, I stop and give it food and water."
Over the course of five years, Michael began feeding about 80 stray dogs each and every day. He quickly became known as "the man that feeds dogs," as he provided sick, malnourished(营养不良的) animals with food, water, and medical care. He paid for all of this out of his own pocket, spending upwards of $ 1,500 a month and finding homes for 30- 40 dogs!
Eventually, The Man That Rescues Dogs became a nonprofit(非盈利) organization, and was run entirely through donations and volunteers. Over a decade later, Michael has rescued more than 2, 000 dogs! Many of these animals were badly injured and left for dead, so his team nursed them back to health. The shelter currently has 30 people on staff as well as an army of volunteers, and they're all dedicated to saving as many abandoned animals as they can. They currently care for about 600 dogs every day, specializing in paralyzed or disabled dogs who require wheelchairs or walkers to get around.
The pictures that the shelter shares on social media are breathtaking. So many of these animals were found broken, yet Michael and his team managed to turn them into healthy, happy little ones ready to start their new life in a forever home!
Flu season generally dies down in March and April, but will the coronavirus(冠状病毒) go with it? Whether the coronavirus that's quickly spreading around the world will follow the flu season and fade away with spring's arrival is unsatisfyingly uncertain. And many scientists say it's too soon to know how the dangerous virus will behave in warmer weather.
Dozens of viruses exist in the coronavirus family, but only seven afflict (折磨) humans. Four are known to cause mild colds in people, which are common, while others are more novel, deadly, and thought to be transmitted from animals like bats and camels. Health officials have labeled this new virus SARS-CoV-2 and its disease COVID-19. The prospect that summer could delay a pandemic is tempting. Earlier this year, Donald Trump tweeted about China's efforts to contain the virus, saying they would be successful, "especially as the weather starts to warm."
Viruses that cause influenza or milder coronavirus colds do tend to subside in warmer months because these types of viruses have what scientists refer to as "seasonality," so the president's comments have some scientific backing. But it's highly uncertain that SARS-CoV-2 will behave the same way. Those currently studying the disease say their research is too early to predict how the virus will respond to changing weather.
"I hope it will show seasonality, but it's hard to know," says Stuart Weston, a researcher at the University of Maryland, where the virus is being actively studied. As of Tuesday morning, more than 800,000 coronavirus cases had been confirmed in 74 different countries, with experts saying the disease is likely to keep spreading.
And relatively recent research suggests that dry, cold air may also help viruses stay unbroken in the air or travel farther as they become airborne.
Scientists assume that low humidity, which often occurs in winter, might weaken the function of the mucus(粘液)in your nose, which your body uses to trap and drive foreign bodies like viruses or bacteria away. Cold, dry air can make that normally thick mucus drier and less efficient at trapping a virus.
If businesses are to get workers back into the office, finding ways to keep social distancing will be key. An Israeli company thinks it can help, using smart sensors installed on workplace ceilings.
PointGrab developed its technology before the Covid-19 to help workspace managers optimize how employees use office space. About the size of a smoke alarm, the sensors can record the exact number and location of people in buildings including offices, hotels and restaurants.
One of the company's first clients was Deloitte, which installed the system at its London office last year. PointGrab's sensors were connected to screens in the building to show the availability of desks and shared areas in real time. PointGrab CEO Doron Shachar says it was one of a series of innovations that helped Deloitte fit 30% more people into 3% less space.
Now PointGrab has adapted the technology so the sensors can also monitor social distancing by keeping track of how far apart people are, and whether they're traveling in one direction around a building. Workspace managers can set up alerts for when two people are closer than two meters for more than 30 seconds, for example.
The sensors have been included in the "six feet office" concept created by a company Cushman & amp; Wakefield to encourage employees to practice social distancing. They are currently being used in this way at a university in the Netherlands, and at an innovation centre in Belgium. While the social distancing innovation is new, PointGrab has installed more than 10, 000 sensors for workspace optimization, including in the offices of Coca-Cola, Facebook and Dell.
Workers might not like the idea of being monitored, but PointGrab says no images or identifying features are recorded. Instead, each employee is represented as an dot on a dashboard. "The sensor does not violate people's privacy," Shachar says. "This is extremely important in the workspace."
Do you constantly use the computer, whether for learning or entertainment? Computers give off radiation that is bad for your health, but here are some ways to protect yourself from the radiation. Green tea can be absorbed by the body easily into a form of vitamin A, which helps reduce radiation.
It is advisable to attach a radiation filter plate (辐射过滤板) in front of your computer screen. Be sure to avoid putting any metal substances near your computer as these may reflect some of the electromagnetic waves that are harmful to your health. The brighter the screen is, the higher the radiation will be.
You can also put some radiationabsorbing plants such as several cacti (仙人掌) near your computer to prevent radiation.
Make sure you take measures to protect your skin before sitting in front of the computer. What's more, wash your face soon after using the computer in order to reduce 70% of the radiation.
An old computer in general has one to two times more radiation released than the new one within the same distance.
A. And adjust the brightness of your computer screen.
B. It also helps our eyes see things clearly in the dark by improving the visual ability.
C. And adjust the sound level on your computer.
D. The most efficient way is by drinking some coffee regularly.
E. If possible, purchase a new computer instead of using an old computer.
F. The simplest way is by drinking two or three cups of green tea every day.
G. For example, apply a face mask to protect yourself.
Nowadays many people throw away their leftover foods, but in Nigerian- born visual artist Haneefah Adam s kitchen, they're most1works.
Adam, 28, is famous for presenting food in2ways, using it to make portraits and other3of art. She has always been artistic and had a4for art.
Now, she's building a career out of5food into art. "I do regular portraits and also often sew and paint, but what6me the most is food," she says.
Adam is inspired by little things, including life experiences and culture. She7everything around her as something that can be made into art.
In 2016, she8the TechMeetsArtNG exhibition. Her winning entry was9by one of her favorite childhood10-Ogbono soup which was11the dried seeds of mangoes. "Before the12, my art was mostly random (随意), and I was just recording food art on social media. But after winning, I13to think about actively making a living from food art," she says.
Winning the competition kick-started Adam's14and her full-time job is now15art for food brands such as Maggi and Dangote Salt.
New research says that exposing to the smell of junk food for at least two minutes can actually help you make(healthy) food choices.
The results of a series of experiments, including field(study) at a supermarket and at a middle school cafeteria， show that extended exposure to junk food smell(lead) to lower purchases of unhealthy foods(compare) with healthy smell. The brain doesn't necessarily distinguisha pleasurable smell and taste. That islong exposure to junk food smell can be as satisfactory as actually having it in your mouth,in turn decreases the desire for consumption of junk food.
However, it's not the same case with smell of healthy food. When the exposure to smell of healthy food(examine), food choices were not(profound) influenced. The reason for this is that healthy food is not connected with reward in our brain and therefore has little influence onwe desire.
One cloudy afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods before she realized that she was lost.
The woods are remnants(残余) of a huge forest which once covered the whole area, which were designated an area of outstanding natural beauty.
Sitting on a rock and wondering what to do, she began crying. A slight breeze was stirring the branches. The flowers were gently swaying in the breeze. It is quiet around her and she listened to the nice chirping(鸣叫) of insects, which is waving and faint, just like a Buddhist melody. After a while, she decided to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes.
When it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. Above the cottage the fir-trees gently swayed and rustled in the breeze.
She opened the door and cautiously stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out the door and back to the woods. She was seized with panic.
She had wandered about long enough to feel too tired to wander any farther. Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a stream.
The girl's parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy sensed that his mistress was in danger. He jumped through a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields, but he couldn't find his mistress anywhere.
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However, from the ground came a familiar scent (气味) as he lowered his head.
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When she opened her eyes, she saw her dog standing beside her.
