Sports play an important role in teenagers' lives. They help teenagers keep fit and teach them teamwork. Four teenagers from different countries talk about their sports.
Li Yue, China
I do many sports, but my favourite is table tennis. I play table tennis in a club at the weekend and I'm quite good at it. On Saturday I teach some younger children to play table tennis, and that's really fun.
Sophie, Britain
My sport is rugby. I play for the U15s, the team for players under the age of 15. My team always plays a match on Saturday or Sunday, and I usually go to practice games three times on weekdays. It's hard work, but it's never boring!
Ben, Canada
I love the snow and the mountains. In the holidays, I always go to the mountains with my family. I go snowboarding with my sister and other young people every day, and I'm getting really good. I want to be a famous snowboarder one day.
Laura, America
I started running when I was really young. When I was 13, I joined a club and started taking part in competitions. I have never won a race, but I'm improving all the time. That's the most important thing for me. I've also made many friends since joining the club.
Quietly siting there reading, I found myself suddenly listening to the train guard's announcement. Train travelers will surely agree that when the guard makes an announcement, whether it's the recorded message or the guard's message, few people listen to it, because it's often quite dull or hard to understand. This one was different. I noticed that other passengers appeared to be listening, too. Not only that, everyone was smiling!
Why was so much attention being paid to this message? As best I can recall, the guard said something along these lines, "Good Morning Ladies, Gentlemen and Children, this is the 7:35 a. m. from Penrith to Central and you'll be pleased to know that we are right on time. And what a lovely morning it is in Sydney today. The sun is shining, birds are singing, and all's right with the world. I trust you have a great day wherever you're going. Thanks for catching my train this morning and I hope to see you again soon. "
Quite a few people (obviously previous strangers) started talking to one another about the guard's excellent message and how good it had made everyone feel. I started thinking about this, and then I found the young guard and said "Were you the guard on the 7:35 a. m. from Penrith?" The guard seemed a bit stunned at first, replying, "Yes, yyyyes. ""Well, I really appreciate your announcement. Thank you for your extremely good message, which gave me and the other passengers such a good start to the day. Please keep doing it." I said.
There are two messages for me in what happened that day. Firstly, when people are happy in their work it shows in what they do and say. Secondly, the story attaches much importance to the benefits that accumulate from thanking people for something they've done, particularly when it's not expected. Can you imagine the conversation that guard would have when he got home?
"True love, only for the country"﹣this is a sentence from the diary of Chen Xiangrong, a19﹣year﹣old Chinese soldier who was stationed at the border of Galwan Valley. Unluckily, Chen died during a border clash（边境冲突）between Chinese and Indian army in June 2020.
Last June, Indian army illegally（非法地）crossed to the Chinese side of the Galwan Valley and set up tents, which forced the Chinese army to react, Xinhua said. Qi Fabao, 41, with several of his soldiers tried to talk with the Indian side. However, they got hit by Indian soldiers with rocks and other things. Chen Hongjun, 33, Chen Xiangrong, 19, WangZhtoran, 24 and Xiao Siyuan, 24, died during the fight. Qi was the only one left alive，but was badly hurt. It was the first time China let us know about the names of the dead soldiers since the fight happened. According to China，Indian side did wrong in the Galwan Valley clash. On Feb 19，the Central Military Commission （CMC）honored（对…表达崇敬）one officer and four soldiers who kept the border safe. Four of them got awards after they died. The awards include honorary titles and first﹣class merit（一等功）.
In China, an honorary title is the highest award for a soldier. A first﹣class merit is second﹣highest.
The country also gave money to the four soldiers' families. A team will stay in touch with the family members and help them if needed. The four soldiers' children will also get more points in the college entrance examination.
The sun is setting, brightening your kids' faces as they play in the waves. You reach for your phone for this perfect moment. But before you do, here's a bit of surprising science: Taking photos is not the perfect way to keep memory as you think.
Taking too many pictures could actually harm the brain's ability to keep memories, says Elizabeth Loftus, a psychology professor at the University of California, Irvine. So we get the photo but kind of lose the memory.
Photography "outsources" memories. It works in two ways: We either shake off the responsibility of remembering moments when taking pictures, or we're so distracted (分散注意力的) by the process that we miss the moment altogether.
The first explanation is the loss of memory. People know that their camera is recording that moment, so they don't try to remember. Similarly, if you write down someone's phone number, you're less likely to remember it offhand because your brain tells you there's just no need. That's all well and good — until that piece of paper goes missing.
The other is distraction. We're distracted by the process of taking a photo — how we hold our phone, composing the photo, such as smiling faces, the background to our liking and clear image, all of which uses up our attention that could otherwise help us memorize.
However, taking photos can benefit memory — when done mindfully. While taking a photo may be distracting, the act of preparation by focusing on visual (视觉的) details around has some upsides. When people take the time to zoom in (拉近镜头) on specific things, memories become strengthened.
Another benefit is that we recall moments more accurately (准确的) with the photos. Memory has been reshaped with the help of new information and new experiences. Thus, photos or videos help us recall moments as if they really happened.
Memories die away without a visual record backing them up. Therefore, a photo is an excellent tool to help remember when done purposefully, which is worth exploring further.
There's a question about maths you can hear in high schools all around the world, "Why on earth are we learning something that we'll never use in real life?"Computers can help us do the maths, and the rest of the topics will only be useful for the expert-to-be. So why do we study maths at all?
The teacher might answer, "Classes aren't supposed to teach you formulas (公式). " It is an answer I can totally agree with, but how does maths "teach you to think"?
In many ways, explaining how you get to the result is more important than the result itself. Using mathematical logic (逻辑) to solve problems provides just the right tools.
Make sure you understand the problem before trying to solve it. Or, you can work backwards. When the job is to prove a given supposition (推测), examining the result might help in finding the evidence.
In real life, setting goals can be a powerful tool for finding a way to reach them. Write the question down, and keep making it simple until it becomes clear.
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A. Maths is supposed to teach you to think. B. If you can't solve the problem, solve a simpler one. C. A great deal of high school maths has little practical use. D. Solution lies in using mathematical tools for real-life problems. E. Maths helps broaden students' view instead of sharpening mind. F. Solving difficult problems is the way we'll make use of maths in real life. G. The next time you see a difficult real-life problem, use the tips above. |
Taking Chances
Ever since I was very young,1of making mistakes, I've asked countless times, "What should I do?" I don't remember clearly when I2only to do things the "right" way, and made "doing it the right way" my motto.
However, sometime during my high school years, I3. Maybe it was when I decided to try for the lead in "Beauty and the Beast". On the day of try outs, my heart was pounding; my hands were4badly when I got up to sing. But when I opened my mouth, the sound was loud and5. I was trying to do my best even though I might fail. 6 I didn't! I realized that if I wanted to live life to the fullest, I had to take7.
Now, I do take these chances, with baby steps, everyday: voicing my opinions in debates,8for a high note inc church choir（教堂唱诗班的高音）, riding my horse over a three-foot jump.
Three years ago, I broke my back when I fell from my horse. The9meant I couldn't try out for basketball, which I loved. And, the day I10out for track was the first day my doctor allowed me to do any physical activity at all. The coach didn't take me, so I started running with my mom. I didn't11the track team, but I didn't fail, either. I have finally learned to12myself, like taking a tough science course. And I have come to realize that even though my parents, friends and teachers don't always have the13to "What should I do?", they will be there to14me when I try.
"Life is learning to deal with Planb," my mother15in her speech. But I now know that the Plan A's I make for my life will become easier and easier with every chance I take.
I came out of the railway station. It was raining (heavy). Nothing was (bad) than the terrible weather. It was my first visit to Hangzhou to celebrate my uncle's (fifty) birthday. I called a taxi asked the driver to take me to City Square. We (drive) off slowly through the rush-hour traffic. By now sun was setting, I hoped to catch some of the famous (place), such as the West lake or the Leifeng Pagoda.
The driver asked (I), "It's your fist time to come to Hanghou, isn't it?" I nodded. "It will be (sun) tomorrow," he added. "That'll be good," I said. "I was dreaming going to Qiandao Lake."
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Five years ago, I had a nine-to-five job, and I usually commuted (通勤) to work by bus. Those long tiring hours of travelling were always annoying. But one day, it was healing.
It was a warm March evening, and I'd just taken a seat on the bus that would take me home. I sat in the third row, by the window, on the driver's side. It was nearly 6:00 p. m. , but the bus was not yet full and the driver gave no signs that he intended to get the bus on the road anytime soon.
A middle-aged woman took a seat opposite me. She was crying. Not speaking to anyone in particular, she tearfully told her story.
She had come to the city to visit her daughter. On the way to the last stop, a thief had stolen one of her bags. It had contained half of the money she'd brought with her. The other half was rolled in a handkerchief and hidden under her blouse, so she fortunately still had some money left.
The bus conductor, driver, and other passengers listened to her story. After a few minutes, she stopped crying, took out some cheese bread from her bag, and began to eat, looking still worried.
An old man in tattered (破旧的) clothes got on the bus. He sat in the seat directly in front of the woman.
After a few minutes, all seats were taken. The driver got behind the wheel and started the engine. The bus conductor collected tickets and began asking us where we were getting off. When he came to the old man's seat, he became doubtful and asked the old man whether he had any money. The old man admitted that he did not. He explained that he had spent all his money this morning when he'd accidentally got on the wrong bus and now he was trying to go home.
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Upon hearing this, the bus conductor ordered the old man to get off the bus.
The woman seated behind the old man was also listening and observing the whole thing.
