—Not yet. I'll finish it if I ten more minutes.
—I'm so sorry. But I _________ my homework.
You can make our great places better. Become a VIP and volunteer with us today!
The National Park Service offers many volunteer opportunities for individuals and groups as part of the Volunteers-In-Parks program. We are aimed to promote all parks to be a better place for people of all ages and colors to live a nicer life. We would regularly organize activities like collecting litters, watering young plants or killing pests on trees and so on. Besides, posters and signs of bettering parks are also in our daily doings.
We provide a one-time service or a longer-term position in many partner organizations. Opportunities are available for anyone who are willing to serve for the society. And the working specific places are various, from your nearby parks in your community to all other places throughout the United States, including the territories (边境) in the Pacific and the Caribbean (加勒比海). Some positions are specialized and need particular talents, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as a background check, such as writers or editors need to have good abilities of words. Other positions only require a willingness to volunteer. If you want to be a part of a shared future and do something for the world, please join us and your coming can make a big difference!
To learn more about us and details that guide our volunteer programs, click www.Volunteer.gov and then search for a volunteer event on the web page, or contact us at 789-431-45.
Opera for Beginners
Many people think that opera is boring, difficult to understand and unpleasant to listen to. They only see strange people singing in a foreign language and wearing funny costumes. They're too quick to judge and a lot of people have believed stupid ideas about opera without ever actually seeing one. If one takes opera seriously, with an open heart, and goes to several good live performances, I don't see any reason why he or she would dislike or hate it. The following tips can help you learn to enjoy opera.
First of all, if you are new to opera, start with a short, well-known title, such as The Marriage of Figaro by Mozart. In the beginning, avoid difficult operas with complex story lines. If your first experience is not fun, then you will expect all operas to be boring. Moreover, before going to a performance, do a little bit of homework: learn the story of the opera. If you know about the main characters and the story before you start watching, it will be much easier to understand what is happening on the stage. Finally, the most important way to enjoy opera is to keep an open mind. If you believe that you will enjoy watching opera, then you will most likely enjoy it. Think of opera as a live TV show. Opera shows the same things—love and hate, good and evil, and humans and nature—that are found in many of today's popular movies and best-selling novels. In fact, many of these movies and novels use stories copied from famous operas!
Opera is full of catchy, wonderful melodies (旋律). It's full of drama and laughter. It's full of wonder and life. Opera can be fun to watch, and it allows the audience to experience different cultures. Many people have enjoyed it for hundreds of years, and by following the tips above, you can enjoy it, too. Indeed, opera will change the minds of the people who once hated it. And most importantly, as one of the most diverse art forms out there, opera helps you appreciate different performance styles from all over the world.
Can a fish be depressed? This question has been floating around my head ever since I saw a sad-looking Siamese fighting fish in a hotel. His name was Bruce Lee, according to a sign beneath his little bowl.
On the bottom of the little bowl was Bruce Lee, totally still, his lower fin (鳍) somewhat injured. When he did finally move, just slightly, I got the sense that he would prefer to be dead.
The pleasant woman at the front desk convinced me that he was well taken care of. Was I simply incorrectly supposing his lethargy was a sign of mental suffering?
Later on, I sought answers from scientists. It turns out that not only can our gilled (有鳃的) friends become depressed, but some scientists consider fish to be a promising animal model for developing anti-depressants. New research has been completely changing the way scientists think about fish, building a case that pet and owner are not nearly as different as many suppose.
Dr. Pittman likes working with fish, in part, because they are so obvious about their depression. He can reliably test the effectiveness of anti-depressants with something called the "novel tank test". A zebra fish gets dropped in a new tank. If after five minutes it is hanging out in the lower half, it's depressed. If it's swimming up top — its usual behavior when exploring a new environment — then it's not. The seriousness of the depression, he says, can be measured by quantity of time at the top vs. the bottom, all of which seemed to confirm my guess about Bruce Lee.
"One of the things we're finding is that fish are naturally curious and seek novel things out," said Dr. Braithwaite.
In other words, your goldfish is probably bored. To help prevent them from depression, she suggests introducing new objects to the tank (缸) or changing the location of items.
Dr. Brown agrees, pointing to an experiment he conducted, which showed that if you leave a fish in an enriched, physically complex environment — meaning a lot of plants to bite at and cages to swim through — it decreases stress and increases brain growth.
The last time a guest posted Bruce Lee to Instagram he was looking good and lively. Perhaps that new green leaf in his bowl had provided the enrichment he desired.
Turning the lights out or wearing a blindfold while eating could be a quick way to lose weight, according to scientists. The simple trick works because it stops diners eating for pleasure rather than for calories. It also triggers(引发)a part of the brain that is worried that unseen food may go bad.
An experiment by the University of Konstanz, in Germany, found that people who were blindfolded consumed nine percent fewer calories before they felt full, compared to those who could see. They also vastly overestimated how much they had eaten because they could not see how much was left on the plate. Blindfolded volunteers estimated they had eaten 88 percent more than they actually had.
Scientists believe that not seeing food on the table also allows the body to know when it is full in real time rather than remembering past experiences where it might have taken a full plate to feel full.
In the experiment, 50 people were blindfolded and 40 were allowed to see their food. All were told not to eat within two hours of the experiment. They were then given three 95g bowls of chocolate ice-cream and invited to eat for 15 minutes. Their bowls were taken away and the remaining ice-cream weighed, while the participants were quizzed on how much they thought they had eaten.
On average the group who could see ate 116g while the blindfolded groups ate 105g. However, the blindfolded group believed they had eaten 197g while compared with 159g for the non-blind volunteers. They were also asked how pleasant the ice-cream tasted and the blindfolded group rated lower than those who could see.
"The experienced pleasure of eating was significantly lower in the blindfolded group. Not seeing the food might have decreased the appetite. Sight plays an important role in the eating experience and in the overall dining experience. "
Previous studies have shown that the visual influence of food plays a large part in the taste. While restaurants that allow diners to eat in the dark state that it triggers other senses, in fact eating in darkness is likely to taste far milder than usual.
Do you feel your life is losing its passion (热情) — as though everything you do, like work and study, is boring and empty? A life passion isn't something that drops on you from the heaven or appears from thin air. If you want to begin today to display your true self and regain your own passion in life, here are some measures you can take to get started.
●
Get a small pocket notebook and keep it with you. Keep the memory of times when you feel happy and fulfilled. What are you doing when you feel good? Write it down in your notebook. Pay attention to what feels good to you.
●Let go of shoulds
I should stay in this job because I can't find a better one. I should become a teacher because my parents want me to. I should not try something new because I'll look foolish. Throw away this word from your vocabulary while on your passion search.
●Appreciate your skills.
Maybe you aren't an artist at something, but you have many skills. Ask your friends and parents what you are good at — no matter how small. Make a list of your skills, and make note of the skills you really enjoy.
●Keep trying
The process of finding your passion may take a couple of years. You may have to try a few and give up a few things before you discover what you feel great. It may gradually surround you rather than knock you in the head. .
A. Recognize your joy.
B. Have patience and keep digging.
C. You may not recognize them, but others do.
D. Discovering your passion is a process of self-discovering.
E. These skills may make you stronger and more confident.
F. How can you live with passion when you have a hole in your heart?
G. Many people hold themselves back from happiness because of the word "should".
A little boy almost thought of himself as the most 1 child in the world because he was born with a disability. He seldom played with his classmates; and when 2 by his teacher to answer questions, he always lowered his head and responded with 3.
One spring, the boy's father4 some saplings (树苗) from the neighbor. He told his children to plant a sapling each person in front of the house, promising that a nice gift would go to 5 grows the best tree. The boy also wanted to get his father's gift. But seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees merrily, anyhow, an idea suddenly 6 him: he hoped the tree he planted would 7 soon.
Leaving his tree unattended for several days, the little boy went to see his tree again. He was 8 to find it grew greener among the surrounding trees. His father kept his promise, bought the little boy his favorite gift and told him that he had the 9 to become an outstanding botanist (植物学家)when he grew up.
Since then, the little boy 10 became optimistic. One day, the little boy couldn't sleep on the bed, expecting the coming festival. Looking at the bright moonlight and fireworks outside the window, he suddenly decided to go out to see the 11 . When he came to the courtyard, he found his father was spraying (喷洒) something on it. The truth came to 12 all of a sudden. He returned to his room, tears rolling down his face.
The little boy didn't become a botanist.13 he was elected President of the United States. His name was Franklin Roosevelt. Decades passed and the scene still 14 Franklin Roosevelt and never a moment did he forget it.
Love is the best nourishment (营养品)of life and even if it is just a cup of 15, it can make the tree of life grow strong.
More and more South Korean parents are turning to "Uncle Service" providers to make sure their children don't have to put up bullying (欺凌)in school. Though such services are (obvious) very expensive, it is more effective to deal with the matter, makes the business more and more popular. is reported that the rented strong uncles can not only protect children from bullies, but can also gather evidence of bullying (make) an official complaint with the school. Most companies offer different packages (套餐)to meet customers' (need) and business is reported booming. Some parents think it can solve the problem without (have) to wait for a long investigation. Others hold the opposite view, thinking it another form of (violent). Some experts claim that parents taking matters into their own hands isn't effective way and the school bullying needs to (deal) with by improving the system.
|
turn to, take part in, in ruins, make up one's mind, as a matter of fact, set up, go through |
—Don't worry. Nothing will change her mind if she has .
1）比赛时间;
2）演讲话题;
3）报名方式。
注意：
1）词数 80左右；
2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear George,
……
Yours sincerely.
Li Hua
