A trip to Paris is not complete without a visit to the Eiffel Tower. To get the most out of your visit, read our tips below：
Visit at Night
Riding up the Eiffel Tower at night and looking out over the streets of Paris, you'll see why Paris is known as the "City of Light". At street level, the spotlights on the top of the Tower zoom across the Paris skyline, and the reflections of the Tower in the Seine are sights not to be missed.
Purchase Your Ticket in Advance Online
Bypass the long ticket lines at the Eiffel Tower by purchasing your ticket online from the Eiffel Tower website. You'll pick a time to visit, and then select whether to print out the ticket or display it on your phone or iPad a convenient option if you buy your ticket in Paris without easy access to a printer.
Don't Bring Valuable Objects with You
Before entering the Eiffel Tower, your bags will be examined by a security officer. If an item you are carrying sets off the metal detector, the officer will take you away from the line for further inspection. We've stood in line for hours behind people who missed their chance to go up the Eiffel Tower.
Have Drinks and Snacks at the Eiffel Tower
If you're like us, after an exciting trip to the Eiffel Tower, you'll be ready to rest your legs and have a relaxing snack and a drink in a Parisian cafe. Across the Seine in the Trocadero area, there are many elegant cafes. The atmosphere is great, but the prices are in the stratosphere. Actually, the perfect place for common visitors to eat and drink is on the Eiffel Tower itself.
Mac Carter, a British father of 14-year-old Ben who has autism (自闭症), searched on the Internet to find a specific kind of little blue cup for his son.
When Ben was two, Mac gave him a little blue cup that was made in China and ever since the cup has become one of the most important things in Ben's life. Mac never thought that the little cup would cause such a big problem. Ben became dependent on this cup because ever since he received the gift he would only drink water from the exact type of little blue cup. Over 12 years, Ben refused to drink water without the cup. Mac was worried about this because their current cup could break soon and he needed to find a replacement for his son to drink with. The problem was that the cup was no longer being produced.
Mac tried to take Ben to a doctor to solve the cup problem, but it was of no use. So Mac decided to seek help from the public on Twitter. He got a lot of responses and the enthusiasm people from all over the world showed gave him confidence and hope. Many strangers found their identical cup and offered to send them to Ben. Though Mac received a lot of help, he still was concerned. All the cups he received would eventually break. As time passed, it would be even harder to find the same cups.
The situation took a surprising turn when the baby products company Tommee Tippee UK got in touch with Mac. They sent a team to China, and they found the same exact mould (模具) for the cup in the factory that first made it. The company and the Chinese factory decided to make as many as 50 cups for Ben, and Mac was thrilled about all this.
When French musical Mozart L'opera Rock toured nine Chinese cities in the last two years, it drew a big crowd of fans, including Chen Yike, a 28-year old resident of Hangzhou. "It was the first French musical that I had ever seen," Chen said. She was so captivated by the show that she saw the production two more times.
Chen is one of many young Chinese who are increasingly fueling the country's performing arts market. More and more young people are investing time and money in live performances, such as concerts and plays. According to a report released by the Lighthouse Research Institute and ticketing firm Damai, young Chinese accounted for a record 55% of consumers of performing arts ticket sales in 2019 and 72% of concert attendees were people born after 1990.
Apart from young audiences, Chinese young performers are also doing increasingly well in the domestic market and show a great potential for indigenous culture (本土文化). For example, the 19-year-old Chinese singer-actor Jackson Yee featured as a coach on the reality show Street Dance of China. With more than 80 million followers on his Sina Weibo platform, Yee's participation helped attract audiences to another wise less known art.
On the program The Big Band, many young bands got the opportunity to show their music, and some have become quite popular. As a result, music that would have remained underground is now in the spotlight. "Many young bands on The Big Band inspire me to learn more about their stories and music," Yang Zixu, a fan of The Big Band, wrote on the Chinese Q&A platform Zhihu.
Thanks to the joint effort of young audiences and performers, there's "a driving force for Chinese cultural and creative industries" and it also "indicates China has entered a higher stage of development with better economic and social foundations," according to China Daily.
On September 2nd, BUAA (北京航空航天大学) welcomed its first 2021 student. His name is Xing Yifan, coming together with his parents ahead of time.
"Yifan is 18 years old, but he weighs only 18 kilograms. When 6 months old, he suffered from LAMA2 (渐冻症), a type of disease that no more than a hundred people have got in the country. However, with his strong will, he made one amazing achievement after another in learning. In this year's college entrance exam, he entered BUAA with a score of 645.
Because of the illness, Yifan can only sit alone for a while, unable to stand and walk like other children. In class, he could only put his head on the table and his eyes can only scan half the pages of the book. He couldn't turn over the book with one hand. And he could only sit and listen to a class for up to 30 minutes, with the remaining 15 minutes to lie down to listen to his teacher.
But these did not scare Yifan, with only a little muscle strength left in his hands, he finished one test paper after another, more than 20 a day, often till one or two o'clock in the morning. Finally, he successfully completed the 2021 college entrance examination.
To live is much more difficult than others. Why does he have to learn? The family said because of the serious disease, he was deprived (剥夺) of the right to walk, run, jump, but he can no longer be deprived of the right to education. Xing Yifan decided to let himself be Hawking of China, and change his life with knowledge.
He came to BUAA and stayed in the love dormitory on the first floor. Xing Yifan said he was feeling particularly warm with all the help. He was expecting new college life and hoped to know more students, and take part in lots of activities. Life kisses him with pain, but he sings.
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The jobs of the future have not yet been invented. By helping them develop classic skills that will serve them well no matter what the future holds.
1 Curiosity
Your children need to be deeply curious. Ask kids, "What ingredients (配料) can we add to make these pancakes even better next time?" and then try them out. Did those ingredients make the pancakes better? What could we try next time?
2 Creativity
True creativity is the ability to take something existing and create something new from it. There are a dozen different things you can do with them. Experimenting with materials to create something new can go a long way in helping them develop their creativity.
3 Interpersonal Skills
Understanding how others feel can be a challenge for kids. We know what's going on inside our own head, but what about others? Being able to read people helps kids from misreading a situation and jumping to false conclusions. "Why do you think she's crying?" "Can you tell how that man is feeling by looking at his face? If someone were to do that to you, how would you feel?"
4 Self-expression
There are many ways to express thoughts and ideas — music, acting, drawing, building, photography. You may find that your child is attracted by one more than another.
A. Encourage kids to cook with you.
B. And we can't forget science education.
C. We can give kids chances to think about materials in new ways.
D. So how can we help our kids prepare for jobs that don't yet exist?
E. Gardening is another great activity for helping kids develop this skill.
F. We can do this in real life or ask questions about characters in stories.
G. Being able to communicate ideas in a meaningful way is a valuable skill.
One winter nine years ago, I 1 at a homeless shelter in Los Angeles, preparing meals for people. There I met Albert, who said he liked my socks. "Want to see mine?" he asked, lifting his 2. He was bare foot. He said he had been hoping to get a pair but had never made it. I felt a 3feeling in my stomach.
The next day, after work, I went to buy socks — about $100 4. That next morning, 5my alarm for 5 a.m. and drove to the local park, a common destination for 6 people.
It was still dark out. I took out a bag of socks and 7a group of men, standing around a tree, 8with cold. When I handed each of them a pair of socks, they looked confused at first, 9my motives (动机), but took them.
An hour later, I 10all the socks. Most people were sleeping. I felt like Santa. When they would wake up, they would find a very meaningful present .Every week I'll hand out many socks. If I'm away for more than a week, I will bring socks with me and hand them out to the homeless in other states and countries.
In the past years, this has become my habit. It's 11, I suppose, and it's incredibly 12to help make some people's 13 a little bit easier. Part of me hopes to see Albert out there, but 14, I don't, I'd like to think one of the pairs will 15him.
— No, you _________.
The British spend a lot of their free time watching and playing sport. One of the (popular) sports of all is, of course, football or soccer. Every four years lots of different countries play in the World Cup, which English won in 1966, TV was still in black and white! The game was at Wembley Stadium in London and the Queen was there to present the trophy. Apart from (watch) the big matches played by professionals, many people enjoy playing football with (they) friends in local parks. Coaches are always looking for possible future stars for both men's and (woman) teams.
Rugby is another sport that is very popular in the UK. It is also played (wide) across the world. In rugby players need (protect) from other players. It can be a very physical game. The game is very popular all over Britain and Six Nations Tournaments is played England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, France and Italy. Rugby (play) in many schools today.
There are a lot of marathon races all over the UK and London marathon attracts over 40, 000 runners. Sponsor runs raise millions of pounds for charities every year and also help thousands of people run for fun.
1）建议他回国；
2）你的理由是：①学有所用，就业容易；②照顾父母。
注意：
1）词数100左右；
2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3）开头语与落款已为你写好。
Dear Jianhua,
I'm very glad to
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Best wishes!
