There are four books for teens to read, including a mix of classics, young adult fiction and non-fiction. Parents may even want to re read.
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
The author shares beautiful poetry that will speak to tweens and teens about her experience of growing up in the South as an African- American in the 1960s and 1970s. The poems are charged with the themes of self- awareness and identity.
Educated by Tara Westover
This is an unforgettable memoir(回忆录) for both adults and teens that has won many awards, including the recommendation of Barack Obama. Raised as a survivalist in the mountains of Idaho, Tara Westover was kept out of school and survived a childhood of violence. This would be a wonderful book to read for the purpose of family discussion.
I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver
This story is a celebration of friendship, heartbreak, and love around Ben. Ben struggles with an anxiety disorder, but the friendship in this book will be inspiring for all readers.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
This novel centers around Christopher John Francis Boone with autism(自 闭症) and a mystery that the readers get to experience with the boy. He doesn't understand human feelings, and living this mystery through this angle is a thoughtful way for teens to understand the ways in which people can differ yet also be the same.
If any New Yorker of Asian descent( 血统) needs a safe way to get around, Madeline Park has got their back. Park created an Instagram account called “Cafemaddycab” amid a wave of anti-Asian hate crimes across the US. The account has one goal: to pay the Uber or Lyft fee for any woman or elderly individual of Asian descent in New York in order to help them get to their destinations safely if they feel “unsafe taking the train in NYC".
Park, who had spent a majority of her decade in New York as a “broke student”, knew all too well what it was like to have to take the train or walk home rather than calling a cab because it was too expensive.
Now, she's using money from her own pocket, as well as from other donors, to make sure the cost isn't preventing anyone else from getting a ride. She decided to do so after fearing for her own safety just the other week.
“That's it. I took the train to work last week and every minute of the ride I was stressed," Park said in an Instagram post.“I was afraid that someone was going to walk up and start attacking me.”
One incident still on Park's mind was when “someone set a 29 year -old Asian woman's backpack on fire in the train around Ktown". Park said she was done taking the train while these hate crimes were going on and so should you.
Park started out with $ 2,000 of her own money, which she used to help reimburse(报销) any Lyft or Uber ride up to $ 40 per person. Within two days, donors collectively poured in over $ 100, 000 to help with her efforts. Park started accepting more donations and she expected other cities to start their own cab initiative(倡议).However, it's no small task.
“You have to have the TIME to commit to this and preferably a few people you trust to work with you, and a big heart for our community # StopAsianHate,” Park wrote in an Instagram post.
Bullitt Group, the global licensee for Cat phones, recently announced the availability of the Cat S42 H + smartphone with advanced antimicrobial(抗菌的) product protection. For over a decade, Cat phones have led the way in making mobile phones stronger for the needs of heavy work and the hard knocks. Now, Cat is also setting a new standard in hygiene(卫生).
The Cat S42 H + (Hygiene Plus Innovation) is the first device of its kind with permanently enhanced antimicrobial product protection built into its body. Every outside component of its hardware has been mixed with an antimicrobial silver ion(离子) technology additive called Biomaster to help fight bacteria. Tested to the international ISO 22196 standard, the active antimicrobial agent is proven to prevent bacteria cells from reproducing by over 80% within 15 minutes and 99. 9% within 24 hours.
Like all Cat phones, the Cat S42 H+ can be fully put in warm soapy water and repeatedly washed. Additionally, it has been put under extreme clean testing. It has been wiped 3, 000 times, subjected to pressurized alcohol testing and used with real world chemical mixtures. Together, this combination sets a new standard in hygienic phone design.
Mobile phones are recognized by the WHO as a potential carrier of bacteria and virus. Studies have shown the mobile phone in your pocket is 10 times dirtier than a toilet seat.
“One of the reasons why our phones are so dirty is the heat they produce. Warm environments are pleasant for bacteria to live and reproduce, and we all take our mobile phones everywhere with us, to all the places we live and work, constantly picking up new pollutants. We are proud to introduce this antimicrobial phone to help reduce these risks," said Peter Cunningham, Vice President at Bullitt Group.
From nurses to bellmen, delivery drivers, ground crew, or anyone constantly exposed to other people, this combination of easy clean phone with antimicrobial treatment can make a difference.
You might not expect it, but cows are a large source of the greenhouse gases that are driving climate change. Now scientists have shown the pollution from cows can be reduced by adding a little seaweed to their food.
A cow has one stomach, but it has four separate sections, one of which has a special chemical that helps break down the grass into something the cow's body can use. But the process of breaking down the grass produces much methane(甲烷), the world's second worst greenhouse gas.
Recently, the researchers from the University of California, Davis studied 21 cows on a farm for about five months. They taught the cows to get their food from inside a special hood(罩), which allowed the scientists to know the amount of the methane the cows were giving off. They used a small amount of seaweed, which they mixed with the cows' food.
The results were surprisingly good. In some cases, the cows produced 82% less methane- the improvement depended on the kind of food the cows were given. And even the worst- polluting cows produced 33% less methane.
Over the five months, the scientists didn't see any signs that the cows' stomachs were starting to produce more methane again. Besides, the cows that were fed seaweed gained just as much weight as the other cows, but they didn't need as much food.
But there are still some big problems with the idea of feeding cows seaweed. For one thing， there's not enough seaweed to feed all of the cows in the world. So farmers would have to figure out a way to grow lots of seaweed. A bigger problem is that for most of their lives, cows live in fields, where they eat the grass. That means there's no chance to feed them seaweed every day.
Still, it's very good news that something as simple as feeding cows seaweed can help reduce some of the pollution causing the climate crisis.
With summer being the busiest season for most national parks, the potential for meeting with wildlife increases. Visitors should watch out. In fact, incidents because of attacks from the wildlife are rare.
Many problems with wildlife can be avoided simply by doing a little research before entering an unfamiliar area. For instance, the American alligator( 短吻鳄) can be found from South Carolina to Florida and to Texas. When you visit parks in those areas, remind yourself not to approach an alligator or get in the water with one,
If your actions cause a reaction from the animal, then you're too close. In general, remain at least 100 yards away from animals like bears and wolves. For other wildlife, 25 yards is usually a good rule.
In addition, one way to prevent dangerous wildlife encounters is to keep your food to yourself. Animals occasionally come to associate humans with food.In fact, even small wildlife animals with a taste for human food can be surprisingly harmful.
When visiting wildlife animals, you need to keep yourself safe.Therefore, you also need to do your part to make sure that those wildlife animals are safe so that other people can enjoy visiting them as well.
A. There're some problems worth knowing.
B. It's normal to bring food and drinks with you.
C. It can create situations that put both parties at risk.
D. Of course, giving wildlife a lot of room is necessary.
E. It's important to know what animals live in places you visit.
F. Besides, you should remember seeing wildlife is not a privilege.
G. They can be made even rarer by following a few basic guidelines.
When I was growing up in Massachusetts, Thankgiving was always a time for family. When I moved 2,200 miles away from home to Austin, Texas after graduating from college, I still wanted to 1 the tradition of gathering with my family.2 ， I didn't think flying home for Thanksgiving was wise because it cost much. It was not3that my entire family got on a plane to4me, either.
Friendsgiving was the5. My first Thanksgiving away from home came shortly after I moved, so I didn't have many6 in the area. By my second Thanksgiving, I had more friends and was7with others who were far from home for the holiday. It was the perfect
8to start to host my first Friendsgiving!
Everyone9the meal in some way. It not only cut down on the work I had to do as a(n)10, but it was also a chance for people to share their family11during the festival with everyone else. Allowing everyone to donate also meant we could12new things.
Since the start, I've hosted Friendsgiving twice and 13two others as a guest. Some people14each year, while others move away or head home for a change. Celebrations also change every time. Those unexpected15year after year are16one reason for my love for Friendsgiving. And some people at the Friendsgiving seem like family members for me.
I'll probably17live in the same area as my biological family again, but that doesn't mean I can't celebrate Thanksgiving with my18family. Friendsgiving makes me feel grateful for the life I've19in a new place. And my new city is gradually becoming my new20.
With cherry blossom(樱花) season right around the corner, the local government in Wuhan， Hubei Province, China, issued recommendations for the best places to admire cherry blossoms, including Donghu Park and Wuhan University.
The first (recommend) place is Donghu Park, among the top three cherry blossom parks in the world alongside parks in Japan and the US.
Wuhan University, which was( previous) locked down due to COVID-19, is now open to visitors, are willing to register online to enter the campus. The university is famous for its more than 2 ,000 cherry trees, (earn) it the description “the(beautiful) university campus in China”.
The cherry blossom is one of the (symbol) of Wuhan and as the flower blossoms in spring, it (see) as a sign of energy by local people.“ When we see cherry blossoms fill our city, we know spring is coming and the shadow of coldness has gone away," a Wuhan citizen said.
The flower is also an (inspire) for Wuhan artists. One street artist GAN organized online activity a year ago during the city's lockdown, inviting artists around the world to create paintings themed on cherry blossoms.
The efforts of the Wuhan government and local people seem to have had an influence as some travelers have begun choosing Wuhantheir favorite destination for the upcoming holidays.
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。每处错误仅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。
Next Saturday will be my eighteen birthday. To celebrating that meaningful day, my parents had intended to hold a party in a restaurant. However, I persuade them yesterday morning to buy a young tree to me as my birthday gift. On that important day, I will plant in our own yard myself.
In my opinions, celebrating my birthday by holding a dinner party are not only wasteful but also meaningless. With a tree planted in our own yard, we will never forget that significance day. What's the more, whenever I see that tree, it will remind me of my parents love for me.
假定你是李华，上学期在交换生Lily的帮助下，你的英语进步显著。请你给她写一封感谢信,内容包括:
①写信目的; ②帮助内容; ③表达期待。
注意：
①词数100左右;
②可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
