Hours&Admission
Open daily 10 a. m. —5 p. m. except major holidays(see below)
July and August only—Thursdays until 7 p. m.
Please note: all MIT Museum sites are wheelchair accessible.
Admission beginning July 1, 2018
Adults: $10. 00;youth under 18, students, seniors: $5. 00;children under age 5: free
Admission is free on the last Sunday of each month, all day, from September 2018 to June 2019.
Evening programs are free with Museum Admission.
Visit our Partner Organizations page for more information about discounts(折扣).
Closed, 2019:
January 1: New Year's Day
May 27: Memorial Day
July 4: Independence Day
September 2: Labor Day
November 28: Thanksgiving Day
December 24&25: Christmas Eve&Christmas Day
December 31: Early Closing for New Year's Day
Pet adoption is the perfect way to add a new family member. But if a pet is too young to be adopted, it must be fostered (寄养) first. That's how a puppy named Maggie that was rescued by the North Shore Animal League America (NSALA), ended up being fostered by a sweet six-year-old boy.
The animal rescue organization in Port Washington needed to find a foster home for Maggie because she needed to be trained with basic obedience (顺从) skills and to become comfortable with a home environment. NSALA put out a call for a foster family.
Roman Duncan's family was the lucky one chosen for the job. The boy fell in love with the puppy and was able to be part of her growth during those formative months. The family always made it clear to Roman that Maggie would eventually be adopted and move to a different home.
When it came time for Maggie to be adopted, Roman couldn't hold his tears. He decided to write letters to the puppy's future family. He wrote letters about his furry friend, saying "Maggie is so cute and loves to play fetch. She is the best dog ever," and slipped the notes and some photos into Maggie's paperwork.
The rescue team were surprised and then incredibly touched by the notes they found when opening Maggie's file. NSALA made sure that Roman's notes reached her adopted family. The boy's gesture is exactly what pet fostering is about.
A dog or cat that has gone through terrible sufferings such as being abusing needs to learn what it means to live in a home. Fostering helps reduce the animal's stress and makes it trust people again. It is also an opportunity for people who love pets but can't have them full-time due to some restrictions. Pet fosters can get to enjoy helping a pet in need. If you are interested in pet fostering, contact a local shelter or animal rescue near you.
Nobody knows the value of a good doll better than Jandrisevits. "Dolls have a power we don't completely understand," she said. It's a conclusion she came to while working as a social worker using dolls to help her young clients adapt to their changing medical situations. Many of the kids saw themselves in those dolls. But for the kids missing a limb or who had lost their hair, there were none they could relate to.
So, seven years ago, when a friend revealed that her child was stuck in self-doubt and self-distrust, Jandrisevits, now 49, knew what might help the youth through this potentially challenging period. "It's hard to tell a kid, 'You are perfect the way you are, ' and to build self-esteem (自尊) that way, but never offer them anything that looks like them, "she says.
Jandrisevits went about changing that. She crafted a doll by hand — using fabric, stitching, and markers — that resembled (像) her friend's child and sent it off. After the friend posted a photo online of the happy child and doll, another woman asked Jandrisevits to make a doll that looked like her baby, who was missing a leg.
Word spread, and soon Jandrisevits was making dolls for children with scars, birthmarks, facial deformities(畸形), — in short, a doll that looked like them. She quit her job and started a nonprofit, A Doll Like Me.
Working out of her home in Milwaukee, from photos sent by parents or caregivers, it takes Jandrisevits roughly three days to craft only one doll. A GoFundMe page helps her cover costs and allows her to donate her services. She hasn't charged for a doll since she began her nonprofit.
In all, she's made more than 400 dolls. The waiting list is long, but Jandriscvits will never give up. As she explains on her GoFundMe page, "Every kid, regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, medical issue, or body type, should look into the sweet face of a doll and see their own."
Of the 7 billion people on Earth, roughly 6 billion own a cellphone, which is pretty shocking, given that only 4.5 billion have access to a working toilet.
So how are cellphones changing us? On average, people spend 4. 7 hours a day looking at their phone. Combined with the length of time spent in front of computers, this has led to an increase in the nearsightedness. In North America, in the 1970s about 1/4 of the population had nearsightedness, where today nearly half do; and in some parts of Asia, 80 — 90% of the population is now nearsighted.
And it can be hard to put your phone down, take for example the game Candy Crush. As you play the game, you achieve small goals causing your brain to be rewarded with little bursts of dopamine, and eventually, you are rewarded with new contents of the game. This novelty also gives little bursts of dopamine, and they together create what is known as a "compulsion loop", which just happens to be the same loop responsible for the behavior associated with nicotine or cocaine. According to a recent study, 93% of young people aged 18—29 report using their smartphones to avoid boredom. Without their phones, they may suffer "nomophobia"—the fear or anxiety of being without their phones.
Your smartphone can also disrupt your sleep! The screen produces a blue light which has been shown to change our biological clock, reducing the time spent in deep sleep, which is linked to the development of diabetes, cancer, and obesity.
Of course, smartphones also completely change our ability to access information, most notably in poor and minority populations. 7% of Americans are entirely dependent on smartphones for their access to the Internet.
So while phones are in no way totally bad, and have been a part of positive change in the world, there's no denying that they are changing us.
They say that children learn languages the best. . We asked some of the polyglots (通晓多种语言的人) in TED's Open Translation Project to share their secrets to mastering a foreign language. Several basic principles are as follows.
Get real. Decide on a simple, achievable goal to start with so that you don't feel confused. German translator Judith Matz suggests: "Pick up 50 words of a language and start using them on people — ."
Play house with the language. The more you invite a foreign language into your daily life, the more your brain will consider it something useful and worth caring about. "Use every opportunity to get involved in the new language," says Russian translator Olga Dmitrochenkova. , read kids' books written in it, watch subtitled TED and TEDx talks, or live-narrate parts of your day to an imaginary foreign friend.
. Dmitrochenkova has a great idea: "A funny thing like resetting the language on your phone can help you learn new words right away," she says. Ditto for changing the language on your browser (浏览器). Or you can seek out more structured learning opportunities online. Dutch translator Els De Keyser recommends Duolinguo for its gamified (游戏化) approach to grammar, and Anki for memorizing vocabulary with its "intelligent" flashcards...
Make new friends. — it will teach you to naturally express your thoughts, instead of mentally translating each sentence before you say it. Find native speakers near you. Or search for foreign penpals or set up a language connection online, where two volunteers help one another practice their own languages.
A. Let technology help you out
B. and look up them in the dictionary
C. Do not worry about making mistakes
D. and then slowly start picking up grammar
E. Communicating in the new language is key
F. But that doesn't mean that adults should give up
G. Stick every object in your house in this language
At the mid-May in 2018, the 69 year-old amputee (被截肢者) Xia Boyu finally stood proud on two artificial legs on the peak of Mount Qomolangma, a symbol showcasing to the world the power of1.
More than 40 years ago, Xia2 both of his feet to frost bite after lending his sleeping bag to a team member during the trip to climb Mount Qomolangma.
Even though artificial legs were not 3in China at the time, Xia strongly 4 that he would one day fulfill his 5dream and so, before that day came, the best thing to do was to6 himself by training constantly. Three years later he finally got his new legs, which enabled him to7his sports career.
However, fate once again took a 8turn when he was in his 40s. In 1993, illness 9 on the stumps(残肢) on his legs, which required another third of his lower legs be amputated. Three years after that, he was diagnosed with lymph cancer.
Over the years, Xia never gave up his dream of climbing Mount Qomolangma. 10 to his final successful climb in 2018, he had tried four other times to climb to the summit, but each time Lady Luck gave him the 11.
The last time he 12 his dream was in 2016. The then 67-year-old was only 94 meters from the summit, but a snow storm 13 his way. Taking his team members' 14 into consideration, Xia made the 15 decision to go back.
On May14, Xia felt 16 and a strong sense of fulfillment 17in him, standing on the peak of the highest mountain in the world.
"The key is to focus on your dreams, instead of the 18 you encounter along the way. I didn't regret anything that I had done and accepted everything that life had 19 me, but I never stopped fighting against 20, " Xia said, stressing that fulfilling one's dream has nothing to do with age, disability or the thoughts or expectations of others, but a firm belief in yourself.
The women's national volleyball team(be) the pride of the Chinese people since it first won the championship in 1981. It beat Serbia on September 28, right beforeNational Day holiday, defending its World Cup crown with a record of 11 wins.
"Leap", a filmthe Chinese women's national volleyball team, is set to hit the big screens on January 25, 2020, the first day of the Chinese New Year. (direct) by Peter Hosun Chan (陈可辛) and starring A-list actress Gong Li, the film is based on the volleyball team's stories spread over(many) than 40 years.
Gong Li plays the role of Lang Ping, the current head coach of the team. The film star has been shot with the players on a number of occasions in the past several (month). More so, a picture of her in the film also amazed the audience due to (she) striking resemblance (相似) to Lang.
"The first time I watched a game of the Chinese women's national volleyball team was in 1978 in Bangkok-the Asian Games. It was 18-year-old Lang Ping's first (appear) in an international game, and I was 16 years old and sat by the court, feeling (excite) all the time. Now I'm almost 60 years old, and am preparing for the film based on their story. a wonderful life!", Chan wrote in a post.
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：在错的词下划一横线，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 all wanted to grow up happily and healthily, and for this goal you must do several things. Firstly, we should develop a good attitude to life. Life consist of not only sunshine but also hard times. We should brave in front of difficulties. Secondly, we must study hard because knowledge is the power. Because we have the power, we help to build our country and enjoy life better. In order to study it well, we need to do sports so that we can keep good. We can go running, play ball games or simply take a walk before a day's study.
1）时间、地点；2）活动简介；3）期盼回复。
注意：
1）词数100左右；2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Chris,
……
Yours,
Li Hua
