Once, shopping malls and local stores were the only way you could get the items you needed. But online shopping has changed all that and you can also get special deals to buy items at lower prices.
Research Carefully
With good research, you will know about the coupons (优惠券) and discounts on offer and be able to find out whether or not an item is appropriate for you.
Check Shopping Catalogues
When you are wondering how to find online discount shopping deals, shopping catalogues can also help you a lot. These have excellent information on the deals that you can take advantage of.
Look for Coupon Codes
By looking for coupon codes, you can save a lot of money on your purchases during the checkout process. The discount will be given on your total purchase amount. If you are going to buy some costly item, codes will benefit you a great deal.
Check Social Networking Websites
The majority of retailers and stores offer excellent information about the deals, discounts and special offers at their end. You should check these every now and then to learn about the discounts that are on offer. You should bookmark (给……夹书签) these pages so that you are able to visit them from time to time and find out about the newest offers from big stores as well as small ones.
Young Chinese are increasingly making their voices heard and influencing world opinion as they take on more important roles in international organizations and global projects, at a ceremony in Beijing in April, singer and actor Karry Wang was made the national goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme by Eric Solheim, the organization's executive director.
"The youth are no longer merely onlookers when it comes to environmental action, nor should they be. I will spare no effort in doing everything I can to take care of our Earth, and I invite everyone to join me in generating a wave of positive action, " Wang said in his speech after the appointment. In 2016, Wang widely shared the online Wild for Life campaign, which gained 400 million views. A year later, he publicly spoke out on the urgent need to protect endangered wildlife, calling the animals the "superstars of the planet."
Beyond drawing attention to wildlife, he called on his followers to pledge to reduce their electronic waste, using the hashtag BEATPOLLUTION to highlight the issue. Within 24 hours, his post was retweeted 1. 67 million times and more than 400, 000 followers had pledged to reduce waste.
"Our actions will soon be the leverage to change the world, " Wang says, calling on the younger generation in China and around the world to raise their awareness of environmental issues.
Erik Solheim, head of UN Environment says, "It is inspiring to see the strong and determined voice of Chinese youth when it comes to the environment. When young people set their minds to change, it is incredible to see the great things that can be accomplished, We are very excited to work with Wang Junkai to create even more awareness about the environmental problems and solutions for these times. "
According to the UN report Youth in the Core of Sustainability in Asia Pacific published in March 2016, young people's participation will help achieve the sustainable development goals in the Asia-Pacific region set for 2030.
Besides Wang, other UNEP goodwill ambassadors include actress Li Bingbing, actor Li Chen, Ellie Goulding, Bertrand Piccard and celebrities from all walks of life both from China and abroad.
While we may think it feels good to complain, complaining has some bad effects associated with it.
Why isn't complaining beneficial? Research shows that it connects our brain with negativity. The brain is designed to work efficiently. This means that when we repeat a thought, negative or positive, the nerve cells form a bridge between each other to pass information in a higher speed. Therefore, the next time we have a similar type of thought, it is more easily passed. This explains why certain thought patterns become habits.
Yet the harmful effects don't stop there. A study shows that complaining causes the hippocampus(海马区), which plays a vital role in problem-solving, to become smaller.
In addition to causing brain damage, complaining also releases a stress hormone: cortisol, a kind of chemical the body produces when we meet with some danger. Constantly having a high level of cortisol results in high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and lower immunity(免疫力).
The ill effects of our complaining aren't just limited to ourselves: they also involve those around us. We tend to mirror the moods of our friends. For this reason, we should be cautious about having stubborn complainers in our circle of companions.
The best way to deal with constant negativity is to develop a sense of gratitude(感恩).Just like complaining acts as a poison, gratitude acts as a medicine. Research shows it lowers cortisol levels by 23 percent, as well as reduces blood pressure and blood sugar. It also decreases tiredness and depression. Gratitude is the perfect cure for complaining, a behavior that steals our brain power, happiness and physical well-being.
What have you observed about the effects of complaining in your own life or in the lives of others? Have you noticed that when you are grateful, you feel better all over? Please share your thoughts in the comments section below.
It's a common belief that the roles actors play might somehow reflect their true personalities. It's usually not true, but British actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge, 34, is an exception.
Just like Fleabag, the character she played in the comedy-drama series of the same name, Waller-Bridge feels that her life is a mess. "It's just really wonderful to know that a dirty and messed up woman can make it to the Emmys," she said. She may be "messed up", but Variety magazine calls her an "all-around icon".
Last month, Waller-Bridge took home three Emmy awards for her work on Fleabag — best writing in a comedy series, best lead actress, and best comedy series.
Her success is partly because of her family. Waller-Bridge was brought up in a free environment. Her mother always told her, "You can be whatever you want if you imagine it." So Waller-Bridge broke all the rules about what a "good" girl should do. "Our laws and moral codes don't apply — she lives without fear of consequence," The Sun noted.
That fearlessness extends to being authentic (真实的) in her writing and acting. Unlike the can-do heroines and strong, successful women in many TV dramas, Waller-Bridge shows a flawed but real character. The character Fleabag was a screw-up who always found a way to say or do the wrong thing. "It resonated with the lives of stressed-out women everywhere in reality — doing their best to find balance in their lives," a viewer wrote on US movie website.
Villanelle in Killing Eve, another hit TV series developed by Waller-Bridge, was a little bit violent but showed no interest for the rules others created, which make many people see themselves in her.
"People have been scared to write characters like these. But I think, now, women are so relieved to have this new template (样板). And, aren't we all a bit of everything?" Waller-Bridge said in an interview with Indian Express.
With such courage and sincerity, Waller-Bridge is, without a doubt, a "golden girl" in Hollywood, Australian news website The New Daily commented.
Responsibility is an admirable character that makes life better for everyone around you. It isn't only about doing your homework or feeding the dog. Showing responsibility isn't always easy, but practicing and making an effort will help you improve over time.
Think of the consequences before speaking or acting. Bad decisions often lead to a lot of new problems. Many times, you can avoid these problems by thinking about what you're about to do before you go through with it. Irresponsible people often make decisions without realizing how they are affecting others.
Pause and reflect on your actions to see what you can do better. Take a time out to look back on what you have said or done, especially after a difficult decision. Consider what goes right, what goes wrong, and what you can do differently next time. Use what you learn to become wiser and more responsible.
If you're honest, people will believe you are a responsible person. Try to be as honest as possible. Lying leads to deeper holes in the long run, so admit when you do something wrong. This can be very tough to do at times, but it's something you can handle when you're a responsible person.
Apologize for any mistake you make. No one is perfect, and no matter how responsible you try to be, you might mess up sometimes. If you hurt someone, tell them you are sorry and will do better next time.
A. Tell the truth to be honest with others.
B. Instead of hiding your mistakes, own them.
C. Find solutions for problems instead of blaming others.
D. It's also about making proper choices and doing what is right.
E. By reflecting, you give yourself a chance to make better decisions.
F. Avoid big lies hurting one's feelings if you want people to trust you.
G. Most decisions affect other people, so be responsible for your choices.
For a long time, a little boy was wondering why his deskmate could rank 1st in the class whenever he wanted to, while he himself failed to: he only ranked 21st.
At home, he asked his Mom, "Mom, am I more 1than others? I feel I am obedient (听话的) and as careful as him, but 2I always fall behind?" Hearing the words, Mom was aware that her son began to 3the sense of self-respect, which was now being injured by the ranking system. 4at him, she went wordless, not knowing 5to explain.
In another test, the son ranked 17th, while his deskmate remained 1st. Back home he 6 the same question. Mom really wanted to inform his son that 7differs, which means that students ranking 1st are supposed to be cleverer than normal ones. 8, was this discouraging answer the one that her son was constantly 9about? Thank goodness she did not open her mouth.
How to answer her son's question? There were times when she felt an urge to equivocate (搪塞), " You are too lazy. You are not as hard working as others…" but she stopped 10imagining her son suffering from the pains of unsatisfied grades and rankings. She thought it 11to put any additional burden on his son and was trying to find out a perfect answer.
Time passing swiftly, the son 12primary school. Despite studying harder and better, he was still unable to keep up with his deskmate. To show her pride of him, Mom decided to 13him to the sea. During the trip, she managed to give an answer.
Now, the son no longer worries about his 14, and there are no boring guys who would inquire his rankings in primary school, because, 15the 1st ranking, he was admitted to Tsinghua University. Back home in winter vacation, he was invited to 16the students and parents in his high school. In the speech, he mentioned a valuable experience in his childhood, "… When my mother and I were sitting on the 17, she pointed to the front and said, ‘Do you see the sea birds struggling for food over there? When the waves come near, little birds can rise 18while "awkward" seagulls will take more time to complete the process. However, have you noticed birds that finally fly 19the endless ocean are none other than the "awkward" seagulls?'" The speech 20many mothers present to tears, including his mother.
So far, China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (use) in agriculture. It is helping farmers apply fertilizers and pesticides more (precise). An intelligent fertilizer-pesticide distributor, (assist) by the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System and big data technology, has been working in the wheat field in Hancun village in Jiangdu county, east China's Jiangsu Province. Through the remote network technology service platform, the machine can provide high-precision fertilizer (distribute). When the movement of the machine deviates (偏离) from the target path, system could correct the deviation in real time.
Han Baolong, a farmer in the village, said the automatic distributor helped him a lot because the coronavirus outbreak since January had caused a severe lack of workers, traditionally applied fertilizers and pesticides by hand.
The BDS system has also made agricultural production (smart) and more precise. Self-driving tractors and unmanned farming vehicles based the BDS system have been used to explore precision farming in northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, northeastern Heilongjiang Province, and at an automated farm in eastern Jiangsu Province. By April, 2019, the BDS system had served more than 50, 000 (piece) of agricultural machinery, (save) 10 percent of fuel.
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Last Sunday, sixty students from our school pay a visit to China Science and
Technology Museum. The museum, which main task is to spread the knowledge of science and technology, covering an area of 48000 square meters. The moment when we entered the museum, the exhibition caught their attention. In the museum, we saw the latest progresses in science and technology. Moreover, we did an amazed scientific experiment by ourselves. What appealed us most was the 3D film that made us feel we were in real events.
Though the visiting time was slight short, we gained a lot. It is so an instructive activity that we hope more will be organized in the future.
