Some people travel to relax, while others for experience. But are you tired of the high-priced or crowded tourist attractions in big cities? Here are a few perfect places to go for relaxation.
China's Silk Road
Traveling to China's Silk Road is a journey of contrasts: Han and Uyghur ethnicities(维吾尔族), Eastern and Central Asian cultures, natural and man-made wonders, dry desert and Alpine Mountain scenery. The scenery is more beautiful when the flowers come out and green grass covers the earth.
Qinghai Lake
Qinghai Lake is the shining jewel of northwest China. The lake is quieter and more peaceful when it is decorated with yellow grasslands and snow-covered mountains. Standing on the banks, you will have a wide view of the scenery. This huge lake and quiet environment will make you feel at peace and in natural beauty.
Daocheng
Daocheng is a popular stopover point on the journey to Yading, a place where you can appreciate the nature of the Tibetan minority culture. In autumn, the red bushes combined with the yellow leaves under the clear blue sky are believed to exhibit the colors of heaven. The temples in these mountains represent the local culture.
Yangtze River
The Yangtze River tour is blessed with beautiful natural landscapes and places of interest to be seen along the way. The ship frequently stops and you can explore the attractions of different cities along the riverbank. The Yangtze River in October is painted with bright fall colors. Also, the weather in October is quite comfortable and cool.
My family would describe me as anything but a risk-taker. "Grandma drives faster than you!" my younger son likes to joke with me. So when I announced I was going to step outside my comfort zone and sign up for a self-defense course, my children, my husband, and even my mom were a bit doubtful.
A gym near my house was offering free two-hour classes including boxing, wrestling and judo (柔道). I signed up for it and for the next days I questioned whether yoga would have been a wiser choice. The morning of the class, I pulled up to the gym, grabbed my water bottle along with a bit of courage I brought with me, and walked inside. We learned how to kick and knee someone where it counts and how to strike using the palms of our hands. After the instructor showed various escape techniques, I wondered what I was doing there. Seconds later, I reminded myself that I was on a search to push my boundaries(极限). By the time the class ended, I was full of energy.
Before I entered the gym, I never imagined I would have the confidence and courage to throw a punch that could discourage someone twice my size. Almost two years later, I still attend classes. As the oldest female in the class, I push myself to keep up, try harder and, more importantly, not quit.
Between increasing my strength and feeling confident about protecting myself (although I hope I never have to test my skills outside the gym), I'm proud of the risk I took in signing up for the course. I know that defending myself is not about strength; it's about strategy. At the same time, I'm calmer and less anxious—a benefit my family enjoys. As for my driving, after a recent lunch date, my mom suggested I speed up to at least the speed limit. She didn't want to be late for her tennis match.
Machine learning is a way of teaching computers to do tasks. In the past, to do anything, computers depended on detailed, step-by-step instructions written by a person. But with machine learning, computers pick up new skills on their own, using examples or experience. This makes machine learning a powerful form of artificial intelligence, or AI. AI is the ability of a machine to think or learn like a person. AI systems power many kinds of machines—from smartphones to robots.
There are a few types of machine learning. The most common is supervised(监督的) learning. In this method, a computer is fed lots of sorted training data. For example, it may look at many photos of dogs. Each photo might be sorted by the dog's kind. By studying those photos, the computer learns what each kind of dog looks like. Then, the computer can pick out dog kinds in new, unsorted photos. The more data the computer studies, the better it gets at its task.
Another important kind of machine learning is reinforcement(强化) learning. Using this type of learning is sort of like training your dog to do a trick. The computer learns to achieve some goal by interacting with its environment. When the computer makes a choice that brings it closer to its goal, it gets a virtual reward. Through trial and error, the computer learns to make better choices. This type of machine learning has helped computers master difficult games like Go and StarCraft II. It has also been used to teach self-driving cars how to get around.
Machine learning has helped create technology all around us. It powers language translators and search engines. When your streaming services recommend new shows you might like, that's machine learning at work. Machine learning systems also organize posts in social media feeds. They even help judge diseases. In many ways, the problem-solving power of machine learning is reshaping the world.
Puzzled face asks for help
Think about the last time you did something that you found difficult. Was it working out a puzzle or working hard on your math homework?
Can you remember the expression you had on your face? Most people will press their lips together and frown when they are doing something they find difficult. This is normally seen as a sign of effort. Now we've found that it can also say more than that.
A recent study at the University of Portsmouth in England suggests that the human expression of effort and frustration(挫折) is our way of asking others for help.
Scientists at the university gave children and chimpanzees(黑猩猩) an impossible puzzle to work out. When the children couldn't work out the puzzle, their faces expressed determination and effort. The chimpanzees' did not.
Humans and chimpanzees have many facial expressions that share the same meaning. A human smile is the same as a chimpanzee showing its teeth in happiness.
Scientists believe that over time, humans have evolved(进化) to use this facial expression to ask for help. We have also learned to respond to it by offering help.
According to Dr Albert Mehrabian, a well-known professor of psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), only 7% of human communication happens through words and 55% is through body language. Therefore, understanding expressions is second nature to human beings.
With this in mind, next time you see a person with a frustrated expression, listen to your heart and stop to lend them a hand.
It is about time somebody destroyed that old myth(神话）about childhood being the happiest period of your life. Childhood may certainly be fairly happy, but its greatest moments can't compare with the joy of being an adult. Adults choose the clothes their children will wear, the books they will read and the friends they will play with. This is an adult world.
But which adult would honestly change places with a child? Every movement you make and every thought you think are watched by some adult. Remember how gentle pressure was given to you with words like " If you don't do as I say, I will... " I'm sure you will never forget!
Even so, these are only part of the child's trouble, no matter how kind and living parents may be, children often suffer from terrible and illogical fears since they can't understand the world around them. Adults can share their fears with other adults while children have to face their fears alone. But the most painful part of childhood is a period when you begin to go out of it, the period when you go into adolescence. Adolescence pay much attention to their appearance and the impression they make on others. They feel shy, awkward and clumsy. Feelings are sensitive and hearts are easily broken. Teenagers experience moments of great happiness or black despair.
What a happy time it is to grow up. Suddenly you get your balance; the world opens up before you. You are free to choose; you have your own place to live in and your own money to spend. You do not have to ask approval for everything you do.
A. You are one yourself!
B. Who ever asked a six-year- old for opinion?
C. Sometimes, adults could be very cruel to children
D. They often have such fear in the dark or in the dreams
E. As the old saying goes: Spare the rod and spoil the child
F. There is a complete lack of self-confidence during this time.
G. You must have heard these words about how happy it is to be a child.
There came Bryan's game time. He sat back on the sofa and began to 1. "Don't let the video game turn you into a couch potato (电视迷). " Mom said. That didn't distract Bryan and he 2his eyes on the flashing television screen.
Soon, Bryan's3began to hurt. He was having trouble moving his fingers. Bryan tried to stretch out his hands,4it felt like his fingers just wanted to curl back around the controller. Bryan 5back into the couch. It was so comfortable that he felt like he was sinking deeper into the cushions(靠垫). he felt a little thirsty, but it would be too much trouble to get up and6the game. then Bryan thought about 7Mom had said. Was his body really becoming part of the couch? He tried to concentrate8his back and legs to feel where his body ended and the couch began, but he9 feel much of anything at all.
Bryan looked down at his hands. They felt stiff now, and it seemed like they were stuck around the controller. Bryan felt 10 could he really be turning into a video game controller? Would he just disappear into the couch before supper? Suddenly, Bryan 11 the controller and made himself stand up. He reached his hands down to touch his toes. His body tingled (感到刺痛) as he moved.
Bryan ran to the kitchen to tell his mom what had happened. " Well, at least we know that video games haven't 12your mind, " Mom said. She smiled, but Bryan still felt very serious. "I think I should take a break from video games and go outside13," said Bryan. And that was just what he did.
That day Bryan got a 14. It's wise to play video games in an appropriate way. Otherwise a man will end up with a couch potato, or even, a 15of video games.
We know that smartphone addiction can affect lives in negative ways. A 2017 University of Texas study claimed that merely(place) a smartphone in someone's line of sight slowed down their productivity and reduced their grades. earlier study from London found students who didn't use smartphones saw their test scores increase by 64 percent.
It is(extreme) difficult to go through the social media detox. Some people have even tried punishing(they) for using their devices. Now, an app is being released(发行）in the UK that rewards people for staying away from their smartphones. The app, called Hold, (create) by three Norwegian university students, who found that positive rewarding was the most (effect) way of motivating students to conquer smartphone addition. Hold allows students to collect points for staying away from their devices between the hours of 7 am. 11 p. m; they get 10 points for ever 20 minutes. The points(collect) can be used for discounts on everything from cinema tickets to food and drinks. A cinema ticket, for example, costs 60 points, or 2 hours' staying away from a phone.
Over 120,000 people in Norway, of 40% are college students, use the app. It's now availablestudents from over 170 universities in the UK.
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It started when l was in high school. Growing up in the small town, I had a dream: to work in television. I was too embarrassed to tell anyone for I wanted to work in television—except my parents. To me, it sounded like a dream that could never come true. Thankfully, my parents are on my side, especially my dad, often said, "You can do anything you want to do. "My dad believed in total equality, and he was particularly supportive of the girls in the family. He was my steady rock——always there for me.
Luckily, Global Television had just started broadcasting in Canada that year. I thought to myself: I'm new and they're new. I don't know a soul there, so if I'm going to get to know one person at Global, it might as well be the president. I found out who the president was and decided to call him. What could l lose? I was scared, but l knew deep down inside that this was what I wanted. When l called my dad and told him my plan, he said," Good, Faye. That's exactly what you should do. "
With my heart just about pounding out of my body, I called up the president of Global Television, spoke to his secretary and asked if l could speak to Mr. Brown. She said surely. Suddenly Mr. Brown was on the phone, and he accepted my asking to visit their studio. At 11 o'clock on the appointed day, I arrived at the studio. Mr. Brown took me around and introduced me to everybody. I had picked eleven o'clock on purpose, because I thought Mr. Brown might invite me to lunch. Sure enough, after the tour, he said, "Are you free for lunch?" Of course, I accepted.
We went to lunch at The Inn on the Park. When we sat down, he looked at me and said, "What do you want?" "He sounded a little angry and frustrated—but very curious.
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"All I want is a chance," l said.
……
Everything went beautifully.
