The great increase of waste that you find around the world is hard to ignore. Depending on where they live, people produce between 0. 11 and 4. 54 kilograms of waste every day. Even more alarming, that number is expected to increase by 70 percent by 2050.
Is there anything specific you can do to help the situation? One thing is to shop smart. Buy from companies that promote sustainable（可持续的） business practices and use recycled materials in their products.
Here are some products and companies that hit the mark for being environmentally-friendly.
Wool Runners by Allbirds
These light and comfortable tennis shoes are made from natural wool. The laces（鞋带）are made from recycled water bottles. Other shoe parts are made from bean oil, and the shoeboxes are made with recycled materials.
Women's 711 Skinny Jeans by Levi's 
It usually takes hundreds of gallons of water to make one pair of blue jeans. However, Levis Water 
Less collection uses up to 96 percent less water.
Reactive Drawstring Family Tote by Vera Bradley
These pretty bags put recycled water bottles to good use, using 23 of them per bag.
The Sunrise Reborn' TM Pack by ASICS
ASICS' new shoes were created with sustainability in mind. The material is dyed（染色）, using a special method. The technique uses up to 80 percent less water than regular dyeing methods. The process also uses fewer chemicals and less energy.
Regarding their future footwear lines, ASICS has made a promise. Over 95 percent of their new running shoes will be made from recycled materials. The technology behind Sunrise Reborn puts ASICS one step closer to reaching their sustainability goals. The company has promised to leave a lighter environmental footprint for future generations.
A 168-pound American black bear rushed out of the open end of the opening cage and ran away from it into the woods off a logging road. His sister, weighing in at 135 pounds, took a little more time to overcome her fear and confusion before she, too, ran for the trees and away from the humans who had driven more than 100 miles to witness the bears' return to the wild.
The baby bears were the 106th and 107th orphaned（孤儿的）or injured bears to be raised or treated at the Progressive Animal Welfare Society(PAWS)Wildlife Center in Washington state, then released more than a year later in the same general area where they were originally found.
They were only two weeks old when a forest worker and his dog accidentally disturbed their den（兽穴）in February 2020, scaring away their mother. She never returned. The worker got in touch with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife(WDFW), which for years has partnered with PAWS to return sick, injured and orphaned wild animals to a good condition before releasing them back into their natural habitats. In any given year, PAWS staff cares for 150 to 175 species.
"Their eyes and ears weren't open, and their teeth hadn't even erupted, "Jennifer Convy, PAWS senior director of wildlife, said of the baby bears, which each weighed less than 2 pounds when they arrived and were the youngest ever to be raised at the center.
After more than a year, the two bears returned to the wild. "Not a lot of agencies have the funding to do this kind of work. We hope to leave the state of Washington with better bear management than when we arrived, "said Rich Beausoleil, WDFW biologist. "We've found our public here in Washington appreciate that we go the extra miles and give these orphaned bears a second shot at life. "
Daily life has its satisfactions: The perfect reply to a friend's text message; The first after-work drink; The sound of another government U-turn. But do any really compare to the joy of going to sleep? That moment when the mess of 21st-century existence disappears into the non-judgmental hug of a bed?
Somehow we have pushed this pleasure to the back of the queue. A third of American adults report sleeping less than the recommended seven hours. Many of us feel under-rested. For some, the problem is modern life; emails, to-do lists and screens. For other people, it's the demands of work or family. Then there are those who can't sleep when they try. In 1895 the Earl of Rosebery resigned after barely a year as British prime minister, unable to overcome his insomnia（失眼眠症）. Up to 1 in 10 adults meet the criteria for insomnia.
Stressing ourselves out about a lack of sleep can make the problem worse. In his book Overcoming Insomnia and Sleep Problems, Oxford professor Colin Espie writes about "orthosomnia", where people are so focused with sleeping well that they become too anxious to do so. The marketing of sleeping aids adds to this.
Espie says we each have a sleep pattern that, like a shoe size, we figure out through trial and error. Genetically, some humans are larks（百灵鸟） and some are owls; the larks may just have better cardiovascular（心血管的）health. For an owl to try to fight their natural schedule, and sleep earlier, wouldn't necessarily help.
Once we weren't urged to sleep until we were dead. Now we are told to sleep or we'll be dead. Nowadays sleep is becoming something that people hope to excel at. About that I'm unconvinced. A good night's sleep is a great pleasure. As far as possible, it should also remain a simple one.
The governing body of emojis（表情符号）released a new group of the graphic images that convey human expressions and add other visual context to text communications.
Among them are a face holding back tears and hands making a heart shape. But big tech companies including Alphabet Inc. 's Google, Microsoft Corp. and Facebook Inc. have also been updating their existing emojis, adding new visual polish, animation（动画制作）, flexibility and sounds.
"We spent a lot of time thinking about how we can make what somebody is saying resonate（共鸣）more, and be emotionally more clear and more present for people, " said Loredana Crisan, vice president of messaging experiences at Facebook's Messenger, which introduced 31 emojis with sounds in July.
Technology companies' efforts to improve emojis come while opportunities for in-person communication remain limited as many people continue to work from home. That has increased the role of not only videoconferencing platforms such as Zoom but of emojis as well, according to observers.
"There's always been a visual component to our communication, "said Paul Hunt, typeface designer and font developer at Adobe Inc. , which is a member of the Unicode Consortium, a non-profit corporation that serves as gatekeeper for the creation of emojis and other characters. "And when we're using only text, then things like tone of voice and gesture and facial expressions get lost. So using emojis as a communication tool can help to reintroduce some of that visual emotional content. "
Emojis still have many potential evolutions to experience, designers who work on them say. "That includes the ways that people find and use them", said Jennifer Daniel, creative director of emoji at Google and chair of the Unicode emoji-development subcommittee. "It is not just about adding new emojis or changing new emojis, "Ms. Daniel said. "It is about the whole experience. "
The secret to managing your time wisely is figuring out a system that works for you as quickly as possible. Let three simple principles guide you.
Write it down. There's no reason why you need to expect your brain to remember everything you have to do and when you have to do it. You can make a to-do list and enter it into your phone. Whatever you decide to use to track your life, be sure to put all the information in the same place. In fact, take all the relevant due dates from each class syllabus（教学大纲）and enter the information into a single location. You need to see the big picture and keep track of the little things at the same time.
Let the things you want to do be the reward for doing the things that you have to do. You can hang out with friends or watch a favorite television show after working hard on your study. However, if you can get yourself into a cycle of rewarding yourself after you've performed your responsibilities, then it gets easier and easier to do.
Do as much as you can before dinner. Generally speaking, you should treat your academic tasks as your full-time job. Your"job" as a college student should include attending class, completing homework, actively reading, thinking critically about what you're learning, practicing and preparing for tests, and meeting with classmates and instructors.
|
A. It means a 40-hour work week. B. A part-time job is also beneficial to you. C. And a time management App is also useful. D. Work hard, play hard—just do the work first. E. Reward yourself by hanging out with your friends. F. This particular principle is much easier said than done. G. If highly productive before dinner, you will have much time left. |
In the early 1970s, the boogie board（趴板冲浪）was bornSo was Charlotte Gumbrell's1for riding the waves. Fifty years later, Gumbrell is still at it, as the 2member of the Newcomers Club of San Dieguito's Boogie Board group.
Gumbrell, 95, is among a group of about two-dozen women who3up to three times a week for board surfing4in the San Diego area. The rest of the women who5gather are in their 70s and 80s.
"I always6better with my brain when I go boogie boarding. I'm sure this sport7, " said Gumbrell. "Every year I say this is going to be my last year out there, but then I just8going. "Recently, about 20 members of the group arrived for a9session of rides on 6- to 8-foot waves at Fletcher Cove. Whenever a10would catch a wave, the others cheered with11. And as they rode into shore,12on their bellies, there was always at least one member standing nearby to help them13.
It's more than just a sport. Member Pam Shelter14the group about six years ago. She had bodysurfing in her younger years and15coming back to the sport in a more social way that has introduced her to many new16friends. "I never go out17. In the others I find safety and18. That's what makes it interesting, "Shelter said.
Carol German, here for nearly 15 years, said she most enjoys the19she's found among her fellow boogie boarders. "We have so much20out there, "German said. "If somebody catches a wave, everybody laughs and celebrates. "
The game of weiqi can date back to 4 000 years ago. There are mentions of a similar game (call)yi made by Confucius and Mencius it is not certain that it is the same game.
The name "Go" comes from its name in Japan. Like many Japanese traditions it (adopt) from China during the Tang dynasty Chinese influence was at its peak. As it made its way to the west via Japan, it is the Japanese form of the game that is most (wide) played now. The game, which can be literally translated as "encirclement game", was long considered to be an appropriate study for scholars as it taught people a （vary）of strategies（策略）.
（rule）of weigi are extraordinarily simple. There are 180 identical（完全一样的）white pieces and 181 identical black pieces (fight)against each other on a board 19×19 lines. Black starts first and then the players take it in turn to place one piece into unoccupied place on the board until all the pieces have been played. There is nothing special about a 19×19 board, and (small) sizes are used by beginners.
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：在错的词下画一横线，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。
We have meals in our school canteen every day. There are various dishes in it, range from organic vegetables to freshly meat. Not only are dishes tasty, but also rich on nutrition. The vegetables planting in the school backyard garden included cabbages, carrots, tomatoes and so on. We assist the gardeners to water and weed the fields in their spare time. Moreover, we learn to feed chickens and pigs on the farm outside our school, that adds a great deal of funs to our school life. With a rich and colorful school life, and we are able to learn by playing and play by learning.
1）讲座的时间和地点；
2）讲座的内容；
3）欢迎分享听后的感想。
注意∶
1）词数100左右；
2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
