Guan Shanyue Art Museum
Shenzhen artists are sending hope and gratitude to the Chinese COVID-19 frontline workers through 215 artworks at the "We Are Together" exhibition running until May 17. The paintings, sculptures, photographs and music videos show medical workers, delivery men, cleaners, police officers and volunteers working tirelessly during the outbreak. Meanwhile, a selection of master Quan Shanyue's paintings featuring flowers and birds are also on display until July.
Hours: 9 a. m. -12 pm; 2 pm. 4. 30 p. m. closed Mondays.
He Xiangning Art Museum
Selected paintings by master He Xiangning are offering an in-depth review of her revolutionary and artistic career. The paintings mainly portray plum blossoms, pine trees, lions, tigers, and landscapes. Meanwhile, contemporary Chinese oil paintings produced in the past 30 years are also on display at the "AS Times Go By" exhibition until May 5.
Hours: 9:30 a. m. -4:30 p. m. , closed Mondays.
MixC Shenzhen Bay
The "Fantastic Dali" exhibition, running until May 5, presents an unimaginable world of 200 artworks by Spanish master Salvador Dali. Another exhibition running until May 28 features painting "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" by Ming artist Qiu Ying (1494-1552) and vivid scenes for visitors to take photos.
Hours (Dali):10 a. m. -7 p. m. (Mon. -Fri. ), 10 a. m. -9 p. m. (Sat. -Sun)
Hours(Qiu Ying):10 a. m. -9 p. m. , closed
Mondays. Cartoon Museum
At this exhibition, you can come behind the scenes with us to see how cartoon characters are created in the past 30 years. You can feel the moon dust flying into your face or take part in a wildlife adventure in our 3-D cinema. You will search for and see elephants, rhinos, buffalos, lions and leopards, closely but safely with advanced 3D technology.
Hours: 9 a. m. -6:30 p. m. , closed Mondays
Olly Neal grew up in Arkansas. He didn't care much for high school. One day during his senior year, he cut class and walked into the school library. He discovered a book written by Frank Yerby. The book was The Treasure of Pleasant Valley and it attracted Neal's attention. But there was one problem — if Neal took the book to the check out counter (收银台), his friends would know he was reading books.
"Then my fame (名誉) would be down," Neal said. "I wanted them to know that all I could do was fight and cuss (咒骂). " Finally, Neal decided to steal the book.
A week later, Neal had finished the book. He brought it back to the library. But when he put it back, there was another book by Yerby. He took it as well. The same thing happened again. He read four of Yerby's books that term — checking out none of them.
But Neal's sneaky action turned out not to have been so sneaky after all. Attending his 13-year high school get-together, Neal met the school's librarian, Mildred Grady. She saw Neal take that book. She said, "My first thought was to call him out, and then I realized what his situation was. So I decided that if Neal was showing an interest in books, I would find another one for him and put it in the same place where the one he had taken was. "
This was not an easy matter, because Frank Yerby's books were not especially available. But the woman's efforts paid off: Neal went on to attend law school and later became a great judge. When Grady died, Neal told the story and he said, "I thank Mrs. Grady for helping me get into the habit of enjoying reading, so that I was able to go to law school and survive. "
What do we mean when we talk about repair? The most commonly repaired items at home are wooden furniture and table lamps and other small lights, but many people express a level of discomfort for lack of knowledge about the skills required to repair them. However, we live in a time when many of the objects we buy come with limited lifespans(寿命) —especially technological and electrical goods.
Although some objects may require specialist aid, plenty of worn things around the home can be repaired there, if you know what you're doing. "One hundred years ago, everyone needed to repair things themselves," an expert says. "So many people had the skills, and they were passed down from generation to generation. And not only the skills, but also the tools. The tools almost became the memories of that repair and carried their own stories. "
Repair often feels pleasant because it is a moment of fixing. The holes can be filled. The gaps will be smoothed over. The language of repair has great significance in describing things: mending, fixing, restoring, rebuilding, piecing together. All are words we use for the objects around us, but also ones we apply to ourselves. We feel a little happy in the idea that few things are truly beyond salvage.
Repair is attractive for many reasons. It helps us think about how to care for the things we own. It makes us mindful of what we waste, and what we should hold on to. It reminds us to bend in closer and see the changes, the points where the needle went through the surface and pulled together something new.
In the coming era of budget(预算) cuts to education, distance learning could become a common thing.
The appeal to those in charge of education budgets to trade teachers for technology is so strong that they tend to ignore the disadvantages of distance learning. School facilities are expensive to build and maintain, and teachers are expensive to employ. It's true that online classes do not require buildings and each class can host hundreds of people, which can result in greater savings, but moving away from a traditional classroom in which a living, breathing human being teaches and interacts with students daily would be a disaster.
Physically attending school has hidden benefits: getting up every morning interacting with peers, and building relationships with teachers are important skills to cultivate(培养) in young people. Moreover, schools are more than simple places of traditional learning. They are also places that provide meals, places where students receive mental help and other support.
Those policy-makers are often fascinated by the latest technology in education and its potential to transform education overnight. But online education does not allow a teacher to keep a struggling student after class and offer help. Educational videos may deliver academic content, but they are unable to make eye contact or assess a student's level of engagement. Distance education will never match the personal teaching in a traditional classroom. In their first 18 years of life, American children spend only 9% of their time in school. Yet teachers are expected to prepare them to be responsible citizens, cultivate their social skills, encourage successful time management, and enhance their capacity to compete in a competitive job market. Given these expectations, schools should not become permanently "remote".
The power of the classroom is rooted in the qualities of the people gathered in the same place, at the same time, including their nature, empathy, devotion and so on. Technology, no matter how advanced, should simply be a tool of a good teacher.
Maybe you plan to ring in 2023 with a new resolve to lose weight, exercise more, not sweat the small stuff. And maybe these resolutions sound familiar — maybe just like the ones you made a year ago! So how can you ensure that your determination to get healthier in 2023 sticks?
Dream big. Want to compete in a marathon or triathlon? Lose 50 pounds or just enough to fit into clothes you once loved? With perseverance (毅力), encouragement, and support, you can do it. Many will cheer you on. Some will be happy to help in practical ways, such as by training with you or taking on tasks you normally handle in order to free up your time.
Any time you fail to make a change, consider it a step toward your goal. Why? Because each sincere attempt represents a lesson learned. When you hit a snag (碰钉子), take a moment to think about what did and didn't work. Maybe you took on too big a challenge?
Give thanks for what you do. Set your sights on finishing that marathon,not on running it. If you compete to complete, you'll be a winner even if you wind up walking as much as you run. With exercise — and so many other goals we set — you'll benefit even when doing less than you'd like to do. If your goal for Tuesday is a 30-minute workout at the gym, but you only squeeze (挤出) in 10 minutes, feel grateful for that. It's enough. Maybe tomorrow will be better.
A. Learn from the failures.
B. Avoid repeating past failures.
C. Any activity is always better than none.
D. An ambitious aim often inspires others to help you.
E. Try the following tips to help you create long-lasting change.
F. Having a solid system can help you stay motivated and accountable.
G. If so, change into a less ambitious challenge, or break the big one into tinier steps.
One of my clients (客户) recently revealed that his wife was of the opinion that he shouldn't hire a coach to help him create a more 1 life; he should be able to do it by himself.
Has anyone ever said something 2 to you? Or perhaps you have said it to yourself? When I talk to people about making changes in their life, they would 3 say something like "but shouldn't I do this 4 ?
However, the opposite is 5 . The most successful people get as much help as they need to 6 their goal. Take Ellen MacArthur for example, the fastest female and youngest sailor to race around the world solo, non-stop. While she 7 around the world by herself, she also had advisors, trainers, sponsors, and a support team to help her. She once said, "It's always been about a 8 , so I have to thank my partners, friends, and supporters. 9 them, I would be nowhere. "
Many people 10 that "if you have help to achieve something then it 11 that achievement". It is a common 12 , however, and one that I would 13 you to stay away from. So next time you hear a phrase like "you should do it on your own", either from someone else or in your head, 14 yourself immediately that it is not helpful and focus on 15 the help you need to get to where you want to go.
The Chinese couplet (对联) refers to two poetic lines obeying certain rules, often written on red paper for (appreciate).
As a form of Chinese literature, the couplet (vary) in content and style. Some express people's love to their motherland, some describe the beauty of nature, some convey best wishes for the coming year.
Chinese couplets originated in the Five Dynasties, and (become) ubiquitous (无处不在) in the Ming and Qing dynasties. It was a custom for people (hang) peach wood charms to drive away evil spirits during the Spring Festival. Nowadays, couplets are used a similar way.
It was said that the (early) couplet was written by Meng Xu, king of Houshu State and it was (extreme) popular in the Northern Song Dynasty. Since the Ming Dynasty, to write couplets (regard) as a mark of the cultured life of scholars.
The couplet has two equal - length lines. However, number of characters in each line can be from four to seven or more. The first and the second lines have opposite tone patterns. The last character of the first line is of an oblique tone (仄声), and its opposite in the second line, of a level tone (平声).
要点：
1）你梦想中的工作是什么? 2）为什么有这样的梦想?
3）为了实现梦想将如何努力? 注意：词数80词左右
Rescue me
My high school was in a border town, meaning we got new students who came over with their families from another country. Sometimes they'd speak English, and sometimes they didn't. Due to differences in various aspects, we just sort of stuck with our own group.
Lisa was a new one in our class, who sat beside me. She always wore a shining smile on her face, making her a bit different from others. However, we seldom talk to each other. The first time she was called on in my favorite U. S. History, she knew the answer (which I didn't), and she spoke in perfect English, which completely shocked me. Later, I secretly found she was also a U. S. history addict.
One day, I was sitting in U. S. History, totally stressing about a midterm we were having the next day. I didn't even notice the headteacher come in. When he called my name, I didn't hear him. Then Lisa clapped me on my shoulder. When looking up, I found a strange expression on his face. Something was wrong. I figured I was in trouble, but I couldn't imagine for what.
I followed the headteacher into his office. After being silent for a minute, the headteacher began to speak, "Your father has had a car accident. The doctors did everything they could to save him, but I'm afraid he didn't make it. . . ". The news came as a big blow. I stood silently, tears rolling down my face.
The next few weeks were a blur as we had the funeral (葬礼) and began adjusting to life without my dad. I went back to school after I ran out of things to do at home. Everything felt a little different. I couldn't exactly explain how, but it just did. I felt like I couldn't talk to my friends about the same old things and couldn't deal with listening to the same stupid jokes. I started eating lunch on the bench (长凳) alone. Sometimes, I was just sitting there, eating nothing.
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One day, at lunch time, I sat on the bench as usual, staring off into space.
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Lisa and I started having lunch on that bench everyday.
