A famous magazine, Amusement Today, does a survey among parks lovers every year both in the US and overseas, based on which, "Top 5 List of the Best Amusement Parks in the World" has come out as follows:
Disneyland, California
Disneyland is a theme park in Anaheim, California, the US. More than 515 million guests have traveled to this American landmark from around the world since the park first opened to guests on July 17, 1955. The park consists of many world-famous sections, such as Main Street, Adventure land, New Orleans Square, and so on.
Magic Kingdom, Disney World, Florida
Magic Kingdom is a theme park within the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, near Orlando opened on October 1, 1971. It is the most famous theme park in Florida. The park's design and attractions don't make much difference from Disneyland Park in Anaheim.
EPCOT, Disney World, Florida
EPCOT is the second theme park built at the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Florida. The park opened on October 1, 1982, and was named EPCOT Center from 1982 to 1993. It was the largest Disney theme park in the world until 1998, when Disney's Animal Kingdom opened.
Disney MGM Studios, Florida
MGM's streets are the home for some great movie themed attractions with a history of less than 30 years. With the addition of the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror and the Rock and Roller Coaster, the park is now home to Disney World's most thrilling rides.
Universal Studios, Florida
Go behind the scenes, beyond the screen and jump right into the action of your favorite movies at Universal Studios, the number one movie and TV theme park in the world.
The way of greeting someone comes in different forms. Kissing and hugging are normal in some European and Arab countries. Maoris in New Zealand greet each other by rubbing against their noses. However, the most common physical way of greeting people nowadays is handshake. It has become so ubiquitous that you may never have thought about its origins. It's like a part of human nature.
The modern handshake as a form of greeting is hard to trace. The Quakers are traditionally seen as originators. But as Dutch sociologist Herman Roodenburg——the chief authority for the history of handshaking一wrote in his publication A Cultural History of Gesture, "More than in any other field, the study of gesture is one in which the historian has to make the most of only a few clues. " Another well-known evidence of the early tradition of shaking hands took place in the early 17th century. A Scotsman living in England, named James Cleland, suggested that the practice of the u good old Scottish shaking of the two right hands" should be observed, instead of things like bowing down to everyone's shoes and kissing hands.
If you ask why shaking hands is the most preferred way of greeting over other gestures, the most well-known explanation is that handshaking prevents the right hand from holding a weapon. In the 19th century it was argued that shaking hands without removing gloves was quite rude and required an immediate apology.
Shaking hands seems like a gesture that has been around forever. However, in 1880's France, a society had been formed to abolish the handshake as a ''vulgar" English novelty. And now in the US that gesture may fall away in favor of the fist hump. While the fist bump is a cooler way to greet someone, the reason may have been more practical. According to survey participants, they did not want to shake hands because they were afraid of catching and spreading bacteria.
A new study published this week in the journal Nature Communications has concluded that a 100 percent change to organic food production in England and Wales would actually lead to a great increase in greenhouse gas emissions (排放). In turn, this would contribute to further climate change.
Although organic farming directly pours out fewer emissions than conventional farming—around 20 percent lower for crops and 4 percent for farm animals—it produces notably less food. As to this study's findings, total organic agriculture in England and Wales would produce 40 percent less food. With less food in the market, the countries would need to increase food imports, which would produce more global greenhouse gas emissions.
Organic farming also increases the amount of absorbing carbon, a process where carbon dioxide (CO2) is "absorbed" out of the atmosphere and captured by plants and stored in the soil. However, even a total change to organic farming would only be equal to a tiny part of the higher emissions from overseas land use.
"We predict a drop in total food production of 40 percent under a fully organic farming process, compared to conventional farming, if we keep to the same national diet," Dr Adrian Williams, lead author and reader in Agri-Environmental Systems at Cranfield University, said in a statement. "This results from lower crop quantity, because output is limited by a lower supply of nitrogen, which is mainly from other crops or solid waste from cattle on the grassland."
Nevertheless, it is important to note that organic farming still holds some useful benefits for the environment, such as reducing exposure to chemicals and improving the varieties of creatures. In conclusion, the study suggests that organic farming will continue to play a key role in resolving the world's environmental problems. However, it's just one part of a much wider solution.
Like many couples, Sheila and David Hoffman enjoy travelling. Since 2000, they've often visited relatives in Australia and enjoyed holidays in many European countries including France, Germany, Italy, and Greece. And they've toured around America, but they haven't once stayed in a hotel. The Hoffmans are part of a growing number of people who use their home as a way to have inexpensive holidays. So far, they've swapped their three-bedroom London home with people who want to stay there for anything from a week to two months.
In a home swap, you offer your house as a place to stay and anyone who's interested gets in touch. If your dates and requirements fit, then you make a deal to exchange houses for an agreed time. The exchange can involve more than just a place to stay — some homeowners also exchange cars and others will arrange for a friend or neighbour to be on call in case of emergencies. Some exchangers will even organise restaurant bookings and trips.
Home swaps have existed in Britain on an organised basis for decades but they really took off with the arrival of the Internet. Previously, the process was long and drawn-out, involving letter exchange and expensive international calls to complete arrangements. Now, it can all be done with a few clicks. Most home-exchangers register with a specialist home-exchange company that deals with the organisation.
More people are using their homes as a way to enjoy holidays at home as well as abroad. Most of them choose to follow the trend because they are interested in how natives lead their lives. When you live in a typical home rather than a hotel, it's almost like an exchange of lifestyles. It's also a cheap way to travel making sure you won't run short of money on your journey.
The Types to Live Below Your Full Potential
Human potential is unlimited, but unfortunately, many do not use their true potential. Here are some types to live below your true potential.
Let yourself be affected by minor issues
Sometimes we may be affected by small issues. One way to check if something is worth thinking over is to ask yourself this question: "Will this matter in one year's time？" If not, then it's probably not worth your energy to think about these things, Focus on things that do matter in the long run instead.
Blame others for your difficulty.
Is there anything you're blaming others for in your life？ For example, if you blame your parents for your obesity, you'll continue to remain obese because in your mind they are the reason why you're obese. You'll never have the power to change the situation until you take responsibility for it.
Try to do everything by yourself.
Are you someone who likes to do everything yourself？So do I, but over the years I've realized that this prevents me from achieving more. Start by removing the less important tasks and doing the more important ones, and you'll notice a big difference.
Many people set small goals because they're afraid to fail. Actually what they're really afraid of is to realize what they've always had the power to achieve. So set your highest goals today. You should try to achieve them because they are what you deserve.
A. Set small goals.
B. Believe that you can make it.
C. You give others power over that part of your life.
D. While these emotions are normal, often these issues aren't important in the long run.
E. Trying to do everything means you're not able to do the higher level, important things.
F. Still worse, they waste it by carrying out tasks that are a poor use of their time and energy.
G. In fact, when you blame someone for what you're going through, you refuse responsibility.
Hello, everyone. It's my honor to recommend Educator of the Year. I'm sure everyone has a(an)1teacher that they will be able to2 for years to come. There is one famous teacher that everyone wants to have in our middle school — Ms. Sullivan, whose 3you must often hear at school. Ms. Sullivan does a lot of things to make herself 4.
First of all, she has great enthusiasm (热情) for her 5. She teaches many different classes — Language Arts Enrichment, Writing for Publication and Reader's Theater, though most teachers in middle school only teach one 6, such as Math, Social Studies, Science, etc. Ms. Sullivan is also responsible for 7the school play. Every year she devotes her time into 8 an amazing school play. Luckily I have been a part of it and 9it so much!
In addition, Ms. Sullivan always shows her students that she 10 us, whether in our study or in life. Some teachers teach us the lessons in a strict way, 11 Ms. Sullivan shows us that she is always 12 like a friend. In writing classes, she makes us have a group discussion first, which I think is a good way to 13 our creative ideas. Then she lets us 14 write our stories at our own speed. She 15everything we write and gives us a(an) 16 opinion about it. We are getting more 17in writing a composition, and no longer consider it hard work. Most importantly, she also makes each of her classes 18.
In 19, I think Ms. Sullivan should be Educator of the Year. Even if she doesn't get the 20, she still deserves our respect and love!
The Old Man and the Sea, a great novel (write) by the American author Ernest Hemingway, was published in 1952. The (succeed) of the book made him well-known and contributed to honor he received in 1954— the Nobel Prize in Literature .It was Hemingway's last major work of fiction.
The story concerns an old Cuban fisherman named Santiago who (not catch) a fish for 84 days. (convince) that he will change his bad luck, Santiago takes his boat far out into the Gulf Stream, where the water is very deep, and hooks a giant marlin fish, is even longer than his fishing boat. all his great experience and strength, he struggles with the fish for three days and eventually succeeds in catching it, his hard work then goes for nothing—sharks eat the captured fish when he can return to the harbor.
Hemingway is famously interested in ideas of men proving their worth by (face) and overcoming the challenges of nature. Through the old man's struggle he shows the ability of human spirit bearing hardship and suffering in order (obtain) greater success and victory.
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On January 5th, students in our school visited Robot World, which we saw a great variety of robot. It was amazed to find those robots could do a great number of things just like real people, include playing chess, playing piano and drawing pictures. What's more, the robots are in different kinds and shapes, which made us enjoyable. In addition, that excited me most was the show given by a group of robots. They danced just as if we were dancers on the stage. By visiting Robot World, I have learned a lot about robots, especial about their functions and shapes. The great human wisdom is so powerful that it makes us to feel more comfortable to live in the world.
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Dear Peter,
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Yours,
Li Hua
