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As a gesture of friendship, Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo，Japan gave Washington, D.C a gift of more than 3,000 Japanese cherry trees on March 17, 1912. Every spring, the cherry trees in Washington, D.C. take bloom(开花)，beginning one of the country's loveliest celebrations, the National Cherry Blossom Festival (March 17-April 15). Book your trip now to see this vibrant display of pink and white in this city full of history!
Washington, D.C. Cherry Blossom In-Depth Tour
Price: $45/person
Available: Mar.25-Apr.15
Duration: 1 Day
Highlights: Visit Washington, D.C.; experience the peak period of cherry blossom(April 8-12)
Itinerary: Guests will start to celebrate the National Cherry Blossom Festival and discover the beauty of cherry blossoms. Next,we will begin our sightseeing city tour including Lincoln Memorial, White House, US Capitol, Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, Washington Monument and International Spy Museum. Then visit the next tourist spot, the Jefferson Memorial. It's the best location to view the cherry blossoms. Finally, guests may board a Potomac River cruise to see the city from the water. Then tour ends.
Price Includes: Ground Transportation
Admission Fees:
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Destination |
Adult |
Child |
Senior |
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International Spy Museum(optional) |
$21.95 |
$14.95(3-12yrs) |
$19.95(Over 65 yrs) |
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Madame Tussauds Wax Museum (optional) |
$23 |
$17(3-12yrs) |
$20(Over 65 yrs) |
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Potomac River Cruise(optional) |
$26 |
$18(3-12yrs) |
$23(Over 65 yrs) |
Note: If you would like to join in the optional activities, please pay the fee in cash to the tour guide. You cannot buy the tickets on your own or use City Pass. The tour guide will arrange the tickets for the group.
When Sally Millsopp, 53, with her 17-year-old daughter, Eleanor, participated in Race for Life in 2019. She had no idea if she would get to see her mother Jennifer Earnshaw again, who was desperately ill with a form of lung cancer, but she encouraged the pair to take part in the event as she knew the fundraising would help others.
They managed to make it back to her bedside just in time to show her the photographs. Jennifer, who was a former head teacher, passed away the following day, aged 76.
Ms Millsopp and her daughter are once again participating in the Race for Life on May 13 this year to the memory of Jennifer, and will be speaking on stage to inspire others.
"Mum was a selfless person. I knew she really wanted us to do Race for Life but it was hard not knowing if I would be there with her at the end. When we reached the finish line, Eleanor and I both felt elated that we'd done something so positive at such a sad time. We had a big hug and knew it was something Mum would be proud of," said Ms Millsopp.
One in two people in the UK will be diagnosed with cancer, but the good news is more people are surviving the disease now than ever before. Cancer Research UK's Race for Life, in partnership with Tesco, is an inspiring women--only series of 5k, 10k, Pretty Muddy and Hiking events which raise millions of pounds every year to help beat cancer sooner by funding vital research.
Gemma Turpin, Cancer Research UK's Norwich event manager, said, "We are very grateful to Sally and Eleanor for their story that highlights how special Race for Life is to people. By following them, women in Norfolk can make a real difference in the fight against cancer. Money raised through Race for Life is helping beat over 200 different types of cancer —that's why every step, every person and every penny raised counts.
"I think I'm nothing more than a dead fish." "I don't want to do anything." "I'm so beat and so sad." The young generation in our country used to enjoy their "happy culture" but now they have become "beat and sad" slowly and secretly. Some people even called it "the beat culture". The "Beat" youths don't want to do anything. They have no purpose, no desire and they are totally depressed so that they only want to live an aimless life. The "Ge You slouch (葛优瘫)" and the song I feel like having been drained are the examples.
Many media concern themselves about this phenomenon and try to persuade the youths into embracing positive and healthy feelings and encourage them to work hard to get rid of decadence. This is really a kind gesture. However, we don't have to worry too much about this "beat culture." In fact, it's not a negative thing. "Beat" never means despair, but a way of self-mockery (自嘲) and pressure relief.
In general, the youths in China are not "beat". According to a recent international research, the youths in China hold a positive attitude towards the future. 29% of the Chinese interviewees believe they will live and work in peace in China because "as long as you work hard, you can have your own day". Around 93% of the Chinese interviewees believe the future is promising because of medicine industry, renewable energy sources and computer. Compared with Chinese youngsters, youths in developed countries are more pessimistic.
Of course there are some social reasons for the appearing of "the Beat Culture". As urbanization develops rapidly, youths living in big cities are facing new challenges that their forefathers have never encountered before. Loneliness and feelings of insignificance and powerlessness are easy to get hold of the young people. Without proper care, they could threaten our mentality and cause many social problems. These problems probably need our attention more.
There you are in your favorite clothing store. You don't really need to buy anything, but everything is so cheap and stylish ! Before you know it, you leave the store with bags and bags of new clothes.
On the surface, this doesn't seem so bad. However, there are a lot of hidden costs behind the cheap price tags put forward by fast fashion brands.
To put it plainly, the fashion industry is terrible for the planet. Not only does it use up a lot of resources, but it also heavily pollutes the environment with chemicals, microplastics and unwanted waste.Fashion is one of the least sustainable (可持续发展的) industries on the planet, commented Michael Stanley-Jones, a program management officer with the United Nations Environment Program. "We've all become our own waste managers, hoarding fashion waste in our closets," he noted.It doesn't just take up space in our closets, though. It also ends up in landfills , too. In fact, three out of every five garments end up either being incinerated (焚毁) or sent to landfills.
But, thankfully, the fashion trend tides are changing.
People are increasingly examining their own consumption and what changes they can make to become sustainable, Jane Fellner, founder and CEO of sustainable fashion retailer Loopster, told the Guardian. In particular, with its typically lower prices and rare fashion finds, shopping secondhand has become an increasingly popular and eco-friendly option.
According to online reseller ThredUp, the secondhand market is predicted to reach $80 billion (about 518 billion yuan) by 2029. And, although fast fashion will continue to grow 20 percent over the next 10 years, secondhand fashion is expected to grow an unbelievable 185 percent in that same amount of time.
Fellner continued: "Secondhand has become more socially acceptable and, for some, cool. Thrifting (节约) is now massive on TikTok."
The only true sustainable way to shop is to not shop at all, Rachel Kibbe, a brand consultant for ensuring sustainability in fashion, told Insider. Unless you're buying clothes that already exist.
What Can We See in a Logo?
We see hundreds of logos on signs, vehicles, websites, and even on the clothes we wear. All of these logos are designed to attract our attention. However, recently research supports the idea that remembering what a logo looks like is a very difficult task.
Researchers gave 85 students a simple assignment to draw the Apple logo purely from memory. Surprisingly, only one student in the study could accurately draw the logo from memory. Researchers have developed a theory that they think might help to explain this blind spot in our memories.
Logos are typically designed to be simple and easy to recognize with a quick glance. Yet the frequent exposure to these logos can actually make our brains overlook them. This process is known as "attentional saturation (注意力饱和)." Even though the brain is accustomed to ignoring unnecessary details, it is also programmed for recognition. When we see images such as logos over and over again, we become familiar with them. This constant exposure leads to something scientists refer to as gist (梗概) memory. This general sense of memory has its own benefits. In fact, familiarity with a popular logo can even make people feel more comfortable about purchasing or using certain products.
Logos are everywhere we look today. A fancy design or a thoughtful color combination may be a good start for a logo concept, but there are other factors to consider. A clever design may be interesting, but most people will forget the details- especially if our brains have anything to say about it.
A. This may be inspiring to logo designers.
B. People will know the product behind the logo.
C. So why is it so difficult for people to recall the details of images?
D. They also help us remember a product or service connected to that image.
E. It means that our brain remembers the basic idea without all of the details.
F. Our brains actually signal us to ignore information we don't think we will need to remember.
G.Logo designers need to know that people will only remember what they believe is worthwhile.
We know that kids playing video games often stay in their darkened bedrooms alone, addicted to games crazily. In truth, they are usually communicating with other1, through audio or text, about the action on the2. And sometimes the chatter 3 from the world of fantasy to real life.
That's what happened to 14-year-old Reilly Howard last October. While 4 games, he noticed that an5 friend, a 13-year-old from Florida, was not in his normal state. Reilly's 6 was right because the friend messaged him, "You, we need to talk." Seeing this, Reilly 7 called him.
"He starts to open up about what's going on in his 8 'I have nothing to live for; I'm going to 9 myself,'" Reilly told nbcconnecticut. com. "He couldn't even talk. He was 10 so much." Unable to express his 11 in words, his friend typed out, "Tonight is going to be the night."
According to what the friend said, Reilly could figure out that the friend was in a 12 state, so he decided to stay on the line for as 13 as he was needed. "I knew he didn't want to be 14at that time, and I didn't want him to 15 his life." he said.
For two hours, Reilly said everything he could think of to try to persuade his friend to be a 16 man. "I just kept comforting him. And gradually he 17 down." About that time, Reilly's parents came home from dinner. Reilly told them about what had happened, and they18 Florida police, who tracked down the boy.
The troubled teen is doing well now,19 a good friend. Although Reilly had never met him in person, he was willing to put down the keyboard and lend a(n)20. So sometimes we just need to show up and listen to people.
Child labor has been a problem for many years. Over a hundred years ago, Charles Dickens(shock) many of his readers when he described the dreadful situations which young children worked in British factories in his famous novel Oliver Twist. The situations Dickens described continue in many parts of the world today, almost(unchange). The children are forced to work long hours with(hungry) and misery, (receive) very little as their pay. What's worse, they (prevent) from attending school．Therefore, when they become older they are (able) to do any other kind of work．
The solution the problem of child labour is clearly greater supervision (监督) of industry and heavier fines for thosebreak the laws. Only in this way will young boys and girls(allow) to enjoy the most valuable time of their life—childhood.
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：
①每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
②只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
While it comes to how to meet a challenge, I think of my experience in learning maths.
When I was in junior middle school, I had great difficulties in learning maths. To change the situation, I made great efforts. Firstly, I bought some reference books and got prepared before class, make it easy for me to understand that the teacher would teach. Secondly, I listened attentive in class and took notes carefully, which helped my accumulate a basic knowledge. Thirdly I did my homework on time and turn to my teacher for help when I had problems. Finally I caught with others.
Nothing is impossible for a willing heart. Facing with challenges, I respond positively and overcome them.
4 月 22 日是世界地球日，请根据下面的内容提示，结合实际，以 Making Every Day Earth Day 为题写一篇短文寄给21st Century杂志社。词数 100 左右。
提示：①地球的现状和存在的问题；
②人们在"地球日"这天用什么行动关爱地球；
③号召人们把每一天都当作地球日，天天关爱地球。
