Smart Things on Their Way
Google Clips
Google Clips is designed to be put somewhere in a room to take pictures by itself. It can also be attached to an object or a person's clothing.
Google says machine Learning helps the camera choose the best times and situations for taking pictures ancl videos. Interested buyers can join a waiting list for the product to be on the market.
GoPro Hero
GoPro also uses machine learning to power its QuikStories characteristic. This tool takes existing photos and videos and automatically (自动地) creates a finished video piece, complete with music and effects.
Snap Sunglasses
Messaging app Snapchat sells a pair of sunglasses with a built-in camera that can record short videos with the push of a button. Snap Inc. says the product is designed to “catch the moment, without taking you out of it."
The glasses can record short video clips that can be shared with Snapchat users. Snap Inc. has started selling its sunglasses online.
Apple iPhone X
Apple's new iPhone X has a new Face ID system that it says will unlock the phone just by having the user look at it. This replaces the Touch ID on previous ones that used a fingerprint to unlock the phone.
Apple says the system works by projecting more than 30, 000 dots on the face to create a kind of map. Apple says its facial recognition is even safe enough to allow payments through its Apple Pay service.
When I was 8 years old, I decided to run away from home after a quarrel with my mother. With my suitcase packed and some sandwiches in a bag, I started for the front door.
My mom asked where I was going. "I'm leaving home," I said.
"What's that you're carrying?" she asked.
"Some clothes and food," I replied.
"If you want to run away, that's all right," she said. "But you came into this home without anything and you can leave the same way."
I threw my suitcase and sandwiches on the floor and started for the door again.
"Wait a minute," Mom said. "You didn't have any clothes on when you arrived, and I want them back."
This infuriated me. I tore my clothes off — shoes, socks, underwear and all — and shouted, "Can I go now?"
"Yes," my mom answered, "but once you close that door, don't expect to come back."
I was so angry that I shut the door forcefully and stepped out of my home. Then I noticed down the street two neighbor girls walking toward our house. I was so shy that I saw the big spruce (云杉) tree in our yard and jumped under the low-hanging branches (树枝). A pile of dried-up brown needles (针状物) were beneath the tree, and you can't imagine the pain those sharp needles caused to my body.
After I was sure the girls had passed by, I ran to the front door and knocked at it loudly.
"It's Billy! Let me in!"
The voice behind the door answered, "Billy doesn't live here anymore. He ran away from home."
Looking behind me to see if anyone else was coming down the street, I said, "Mom! I'm sorry. I'm still your son. Let me in!"
The door opened and Mom's smiling face appeared. "Did you change your mind about running away?" she asked.
"What's for supper?" I smiled back.
Your house may have an effect on your figure. Experts say the way you design your home could play a role in whether you pack on the pounds or keep them off. You can make your environment work for you instead of against you. Here are some ways to turn your home into part of your diet plan.
Open the curtains and turn up the lights. Dark environments are more likely to encourage overeating, for people are often less selfconscious (难为情) when they're in poorly lit places—and so more likely to eat lots of food. If your home doesn't have enough window light, get more lamps and flood the place with brightness.
Mind the colors. Research suggests warm colors fuel our appetites. In one study, people who ate meals in a blue room consumed 33 percent less than those in a yellow or red room. Warm colors like yellow make food appear more appetizing, while cold colors make us feel less hungry. So when it's time to repaint, go blue.
Don't forget the clock—or the radio. People who eat slowly tend to consume about 70 fewer calories (卡路里) per meal than those who rush through their meals. Begin keeping track of the time, and try to make dinner last at least 30 minutes. And while you're at it, actually sit down to eat. If you need some help slowing down, turn on relaxing music. It makes you less likely to rush through a meal.
Downsize the dishes. Big serving bowls and plates can easily make us fat. We eat about 22 percent more when using a 12inch plate instead of a 10inch plate. When we choose a large spoon over a smaller one, total intake (摄入) jumps by 14 percent. And we'll pour about 30 percent more liquid into a short, wide glass than a tall, skinny glass.
The common cold is the world's most widespread illness, which is probably why there are more myths about it than any of the other illnesses.
The most widespread mistake of all is that colds are caused by cold. They are not. They are caused by viruses passing on from person to person. You catch a cold by coming into contact, directly or indirectly, with someone who already has one. If cold causes colds, it would be reasonable to expect the Eskimos to suffer from them forever. But they do not. And in isolated Arctic regions explorers have reported being free from colds until coming into contact again with infected (感染的) people from the outside world by way of packages and mail dropped from airplanes.
At the Common Cold Research Unit in England, volunteers took part in Experiments. After taking hot baths, they put on bathing suits, allowed themselves to be doused (浸入) with cold water, and then stood about dripping wet in drafty (通风的) rooms. Some wore wet socks all day while others exercised in the rain until close to exhaustion. Not one of the volunteers came down with a cold unless a cold virus was actually dropped in his nose.
If, then, cold and wet have nothing to do with catching colds, why are they more frequent in the winter? One explanation offered by scientists is that people tend to stay together indoors more in cold weather than at other times, and this makes it easier for cold viruses to be passed on.
No one has yet found a cure for the cold. There are drugs and pain suppressors (止痛片) such as aspirin, but all they do is to relieve the symptoms.
You will experience a lot of changes through your teenage years. The changes may seem difficult. They may seem to happen quickly. Don't panic! You are a young adult now!
With more duty, you will find more freedom to make your own choices. This is a time to be well informed about making choices. In this way you can make healthy balanced decisions. You may already know your career path or you may have no idea at all what you want to do. Both situations are fine! Work hard and the right chance will present itself to you.
You will probably want to be independent. But try not to shut your family out of your life. You should learn to think of others even though you are old enough to look after yourself. It is also perfectly natural at this time for you to spend more time with your friends than your family. Choose your friends wisely.
This period is a part of the life cycle. These are some people who will be with you throughout life's journey. There will be some people with whom you part and go separate ways. Leaving school can be hard. The reality is that you may not even see all of your classmates again.
You are a young adult. It is your life. No one can live it for you. The choices that you make from now on will be your choices. Life is for living. Enjoy your life wisely!
A. They will help shape the future.
B. You will deal with them successfully!
C. You may appreciate friendship in your own life.
D. So making the right choices will be important to you.
E. A true friend will stand by you no matter what happens.
F. Young adulthood means greater freedom and more choices
G. Your family has been with you since you came into this world.
When I was eight years old, Mother told me to put my coat on because we were going to go someplace 1 Usually, that meant we were going to see someone important or2 I would at least get a new toy. I asked which one it would be that day, and she told me that I would be getting something3 than a toy. She said I would get "access to a world of toys."
But we did not 4 at any toy store. Nor did we finally see anyone we knew. 5, Mother 6 her car at Marcy Public Library. Mother led me directly to the reception desk. "I'd like to get my daughter a library card,” she told the man7 the desk. He asked her to fill out a form and smiled at me. "What kind of books do you like?" he asked. I was too shy to8 then. I simply smiled back and shrugged my shoulders. "Well, you'll figure it out 9," He said.
I do not remember what I10that first day, but I know that in the years that 11 I read everything I could find12 at that old library. I read through all the Nancy Drew books before advancing to Judy Blume, then the13 : Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, Shakespeare. Then I read books on history, books of poetry, and books about art. The library opened up a world that I14 knew existed.
So Mother was15. Getting a library card was like getting access to a world of toys.
At age 18, instead of following the (tradition) path of marriage like the majority of girls, Lin Qiaozhi chose to study medicine. Eight years later, she graduated from Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) with Wenhai Scholarship, the (high) prize given to graduates. After working in the OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital for a few years, she was sent(study) in Europe and then, in 1939, in the US. She greatly impressed her American colleagues, invited her to stay. Dr Lin, however, rejected the offer. She wanted to serve the women and children at home.
In 1941, Dr Lin became the first Chinese woman ever to be appointed director of the OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital, just a few months later, the department (close) because of the war. (think) of all the people still in need of help, Dr Lin opened a private clinic. She charged very low fees to treat patients and often reduced costs for poor patients.
Since New China was born, she held many important (position). However, she was more interested in tending patients, publishing medical research care for women and children, and training the next generation of doctors. "The OB-GYN department (care) for two lives," she told new staff in her department. "As doctors, we should be responsible for the patients and treat them as our sisters."
1）个人简介（性格、特长等）；
2）表达期望。
注意：1）词数80左右（格式已给出，不计入总词数）；
2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3）不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息，否则不予评分。
Dear Sir or Madam,
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Yours,
Li Hua
For many years, I had a recurring (重复出现的) dream. I was a little girl again, rushing about, trying to get ready for school.
"Hurry, you'll be late for school," my mother called to me.
"I am hurrying, Mom! What did I do with my books?"
Deep inside I knew where the dream came from. It was about some unfinished business in my life. As a kid, I loved everything about school. I loved books, teachers, tests and homework. Most of all 1 longed to someday march down the aisle (通道) to receive my diploma. That seemed more appealing even than getting married.
But at 15, I had to drop out because my parents couldn't afford tuition. My hope of getting a diploma(毕业证书) was dead, or so I thought. Pretty soon, I married and had three children, and I thought: "There goes my diploma."
Even so, I wanted my children to be educated. But Linda, our youngest child, had juvenile arthritis (幼年型关节炎) in her hands and knees, which made it impossible for her to function in a normal classroom. I felt really sorry for her and I didn't want her to live her life with regret. I didn't give up hope of her being back to school in some way.
One day, I saw an ad in the newspaper for evening courses. "That's the answer," I said to myself. Linda always feels better in the evening, so I'll just sign her up for night school.
Linda was busy filling out enrollment (入学) forms when the secretary said: "Mrs. Schantz, why don't you come back to school?"
I laughed: "There's no way! I'm 55!" But he persisted, and before I knew what I had done, I was enrolled for classes in English and crafts. "This is only an experiment," I warned him, but he just smiled. So, I told myself to try for just a semester and to see if it would work. Anyway, my dream was still there in my heart.
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It was exciting to go to school again but it was no game.
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Linda and I helped each other through the time.
