This is a list of places to spend the 2020 Olympics if you aren't going to Japan.
Australia
The fact that the summer Olympics fall during Australia's winter season is worth keeping in mind for two reasons: it makes traveling there cheaper, and it's still not too cold. As far as the Olympics are concerned, there will be no shortage of opportunities to watch the Games in between your various explorations of the country and its limitless activities.
Thailand
Thailand is a breathtaking place 10 spend some time during any summer, and provides a perfect setting for Olympie viewing: You can go scuba diving one morning before watching sports all afternoon, or simply duck out for world-famous street food in between events. But Thai sports fans may also be taking extra interest in the Olympics these days.
United States
The U.S. is likely to be as interested in the Olympics as any other nation, given is collection of athletes who will be taking center stage. You can rest assured it won't be difficult to watch the Games no matter where you're visiting specifically. This leaves you with all sorts of fun options. You can visit a luxury ski resort town like Aspen, which turns into a gorgeous hiking destination in the summer.
Great Britain
Not unlike the U, s. Britain will make for a fun place to spend the 2020 Olympics because there's a great deal of national interest in a number of different sports, and the local athletes are expected to be competitive. Summer can also be a good time to be in Britain in general," with relatively mild temperatures allowing for full exploration of the country. That means you can stay in the beautiful Lake District if you like, hiking or kayaking when you're not watching the Games.
Stan Lee, co-founder of the Marvel Universe(漫威宇宙) and co-creator of many of its most popular superheroes, died at the age of 95.
Lee was born Stanley Martin Lieber in New York in 1992. As a son of working-class Jewish immigrants from Romania, times were hard and he lived with his family in a shabby single-bedroom apartment. After graduating from high school at 16, Lieber landed a job as an assistant at Timely Comics. By the early 1940s, he was a temporary editor for the company. It was at this time that he began using his pen name--Stan Lee. In 1947, two years after returning from serving for the U.S. Army, Lee married his wife, Joan. The two began their 70-year marriage and had two children.
In the late 1950s, DC Comics breathed new life into its classic superhero and experienced a significant success with its updated version of the Flash, and later with super-team the Justice League(正义联盟) of America.
To compete against DC Comics, Lee was given the task of creating their own group of superheroes. In 1961, Timely Comics changed its name into Marvel Comics after Atlas Comics, and that November saw the debut(首次亮相) of the Fantastic Four. Lee's later famous and lasting creations of comic-book superheroes included Spider-Man, the Hulk, Thor, Iron Man and the X-men.
Over the course of his career, Lee was an icon of Marvel Comics. As a writer and editor and, at various points, both the publisher and vice president of Marvel Comics, Lee not only introduced interesting characters to the industry, but changed the way that comic books came together. He also created a cooperative workflow between writers and artists, which became known as the "Marvel Method". Lee received a National Medal of Arts in 2008 for his innovations that revolutionized (=completely changed) American comic books.
A trip to the library was like a great journey to a different country. To get there, we had to walk a mile. But our weekly journeys to the library were a piece of perfection. I had around me at one time all the people I loved best — my father and mother and brothers and sister — and all the things I loved best — quiet, space and books.
I read a lot of books about science: not the spaceships my brothers preferred, but the birds and the bees —literally. I brought home a book of birds and searched the trees for anything other than robins (知更鸟). I went through a phrase of loving books with practical science experiments and used up a whole bottle of white vinegar by pouring it on the sides of our apartment building to prove that it was constructed of limestone (石灰石).
One Saturday, as I wandered through the young adult section, I saw a title: Little Women, by Lousia May Alcott. I had learned from experience that titles weren't everything. A book that sounded great on the shelf could be dull once you got it home. So I sat in a chair near the shelves to skim the first paragraphs.
I read and read and read Little Women until it was time to walk home, and, except for a few essential interruptions like sleeping and eating, I did not put it down until the end. Even the freedom to watch weekend television held no appeal for me in the wake of Alcott's story. It was about girls, for one thing, girls who could almost be like me, especially Jo. I had found someone who thought and felt the way I did.
According to the statistics shared by UNESCO, at least 43% of the total languages that are estimated as being spoken across the world are in danger of extinction. Moreover, many languages around the world have less than 1,000 speakers now. Linguists (语言学家) and researchers believe that by the end of the century, at least half of the world' s languages will have died. This is troublesome, given that cultural identity and languages go hand in hand.
Language activists and people who speak these endangered languages are fighting back tooth and nail. Scientists believe that digitalization might be our only hope to preserve some of these quickly disappearing languages in the online world.
For instance, Oxford University Press launched Oxford Global Languages a few years ago. It is an initiative that boosts "digitally underrepresented" languages. They are focused on promoting languages that might have close to a million speakers worldwide, yet have little or no online presence. Therefore, they have been creating digital dictionaries as a fundamental building block to help preserve them.
There have been countless other projects like this with the same aim. Another is the Rosetta Project, which aims to create a handheld digital library that will carry more than 1,500 languages. It will be appropriately sized to fit nicely into our hands, and will come with around 13,000 pages of information. It will also have a high life expectancy of anywhere between 2,000 and 10,000 years. Initiatives like these have as their primary objective to ensure the preservation of local languages long after their speakers have died.
Countless languages are dying every day, and they will continue to perish as the remaining speakers die. Of course, we cannot merely rely on digitization to deal with worldwide languages loss. However, it is a step in the right direction. These digital tools offer endangered languages man opportunity to bounce back and survive. .
Hooray! I finished the College Entrance Examination at last! And the hard time of Senior Three too! Senior Three is the best time of us. We are young, healthy, lively, and energetic. Not a day goes without endless homework. Looking back upon the last year of my Senior high, I have some advice to share with the will-be Senior Three students.
You may have wasted your time on games, playing or TV in the last two years, but Senior Three is the year when you can make miracles! It's impossible for you make up for the wasted time in one week, one month, even one term. But believe me, one year later, your insistence will pay off.
Every minute counts. There is no doubt that you should absolutely spend most of the time studying. You may feel tired and dull, but your will is trained to prepare you for future competitions. Balance your time between subjects. You may appoint more time on weak subjects, but still leave time for your excellent ones. You should also balance your time between study and rest. Don't forget to set aside enough time for sleep, or your studying efficiency will go down.
Make friends with hard-working students. Get away from your old friends who have given up. It's hard to form a good habit, but it's really easy to develop bad ones. Similarly, if the friends around you are all focused on study, you won't be distracted.
Relax yourself. Long time of study and endless homework may drive you mad. We see enough reports of students killing themselves for the stress of study. Go around your campus and find the beauty of nature, listen to music and talk with your friends, parents and teachers. It does not only build you up, but also serves as the best way to release your stress.
Just as the old saying goes, "no pains, no gains." Believe you will make it in the College Entrance Examination next year. Good luck to you, my younger fellows!
A. Believe yourself.
B. Arrange your time wisely.
C. Have enough sleep.
D. Most importantly, do some sports.
E. It is also the hardest time of our life.
F. When you see your friends playing happily, you will easily follow suit.
G. Bad friends will pull you out of the classroom when you are studying.
It has been difficult to sit on the bench most of the time, watching my team from the sideline. I always 1 why I am not good enough to be on the floor. After endless hours of work and devotion, 2 myself through drill after drill, the last thing I want is to be a cheerleader. The feeling of being 3 is sometimes too much and drives me to 4 on the spot. I often feel as though my 5 are wasted and my time is eaten away, devoted to 6 . It is heartbreaking to be a spectator(观看者) for the game I love, knowing that no one has enough faith to give me the chance to 7 on the floor. Tears well up (涌出), but I 8 them back. I shouldn't be so 9 over something so silly.
Away from the game, it's easier to put my thoughts together, rather than letting my10 drive my reasoning. I consider 11 I am where I am. I have played basketball my whole life. I have a strong 12 for the sport and always have. There is nothing like the 13 of playing: the swish (嗖嗖声) of the net, the sweat rolling off my cheeks, even the bruise (青肿) are battle wounds worn 14 after every game.
Even if I don't play much, I participate in every game. I am part of a team of girls who 15together like a family. I am there for them, 16 they are for me.
Should I move on? Or should I stay with my team and continue playing basketball 17great passion just a little longer? The 18 isn't difficult when I consider the joy that being a part of a team 19 me - not just any team, but my team. I love basketball and my teammates. When I think about that, my 20 from the bench really isn't so bad after all.
The United States has a wide (various) of institutions that provide higher education. There are so many options that it can be difficult for international students (understand) the different choices. One of the more common questions (ask) by international students is: What is the difference between a public and a private university?
A public university (fund) by the public through the government of that state, while a private university is not. The most obvious difference is the price. Public universities are (expensive) than private universities. Private universities can cost well over $100,000 for a four-year degree. But compared to public universities, private universities tend to be more geographically "diverse", (draw) students from many different states as well as other countries because the tuition is same price for students regardless of whether or not they live in the state the university is located.
There are many (high) reputable private and public universities throughout America. According to US News Best Colleges rankings, the first 19 institutions ape private universities. That does not mean that there aren't reputable public universities in the USA. Thus, don't focus only the rankings.
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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。
The school Dance Club aims to enrich students' school life and involving students in diverse dancing activity. If you're good at or interesting in dancing, the dance club is exactly that you are looking for. Here are the requirements that you need to pay attention to.
It is no doubt that enthusiasm for dancing is must. You are more likely to be admitted unless you can organize events or had dancing experiences. Additional, we highly appreciate a strong sense of responsibility and good team spirit.
If you want to join in us, please turn in your application before October 30. For more information, please contact us at danceclub123@gmail.com.
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course (课程)
注意：1）词数：100词左右;
2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;
3）开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数
Dear Peter,
I'm glad that you will come to study in our school as an exchange student.
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Yours truly,
Li Hua
