A. 3-Day Tour from Los Angeles to San Francisco
Tour Code: GOL—LA—344 Duration:3 Day(s) 2 Nights Tour Guide: Chinese, English
Day 1—Los Angeles—17-Mile Drive—San Francisco
We will depart from Los Angeles this morning and travel to the picturesque Monterey Peninsula! Sea breezes, surging waves, bizarre rocks, and adorable seals along with sea lions rest on the beach. First, we will stop at world's first-class golf course resort to sightsee the amazing ocean views and multimillion-dollar mansions. Then we enjoy the scenery of the 17 Miles dr. , which is truly breathtaking!
Hotel: Wild Palms, a JDV by Hyatt Hotel or Similar.
Day 2— San Francisco City Tour
Join us today as we head over to San Francisco! San Francisco is home to over 50 rolling hills and is surrounded by water on 3 sides. We will visit the Golden Gate Bridge, Lombard Street, Palace of Fine Arts, and Fisherman's Wharf! You can even take an optional cruise on the San Francisco Bay.
Hotel: Holiday Inn Express Chowchilla or Similan.
Day3—Yosemite National Park—Los Angeles
Califomia is known for its natural beauty that it portrays, today we will be showing you the greatest one of all!It is beyond your imagination! We will be visiting Yosemite National Park, one of the most spectacular places to visit in the world.
Hotel→ Yosemite National Park → Los Angeles
WHAT'S EXCLUDED
Lunch and dinner. Service fee (minimum USDS12/person/day)
Expenditure for personal purposes
ATTRACT9HFRICS
Attractions | Adult | Child | Senior |
San Francisco Bay Cruise,CA | $47.00 | $34. 00 | $47. 00 |
San Francisco In-Depth Tour,CA | $45.00 | $45. 00 | $45. 00 |
If you want to tell the history of the whole world, a history that does not privilege one part of humanity, you cannot do it through texts alone, because only some of the world has ever had texts, while most of the world, for most of the time, has not. Writing is one of humanity's later achievements, and until fairly recently even many literate （有文字的） societies recorded their concerns not only in writing but in things.
Ideally a history would bring together texts and objects, and some chapters of this book are able to do just that, but in many cases we simply can't, The clearest example of this between literate and non-literate history is perhaps the first conflict, at Botany Bay, between Captain Cook's voyage and the Australian Aboriginals. From the English side, we have scientific reports and the captain's record of that terrible day. From the Australian side, we have only wooden shield （盾） dropped by a man in flight after his first experience of gunshot. If we want to reconstruct what was actually going on that day, the shield must be questioned and interpreted as deeply and strictly as the written reports.
In addition to the problem of miscomprehension from both sides, there are victories accidentally or deliberately twisted, especially when only the victors know how to write. Those who are on the losing side often have only their things to tell their stories. The Caribbean Taino, the Australian Aboriginals, the African people of Benin and the Incas, all of whom appear in this book, can speak to us now of their past achievements most powerfully through the objects they made: a history told through things gives them back a voice. When we consider contact（联系） between literate and non-literate societies such as these, all our first-hand accounts are necessarily twisted. only one half of a dialogue. If we are to find the other half of that conversation. we have to read not just the texts, but the objects.
Consumers in the U. S. spend billions of dollars a year on gifts wrapping. Two colleagues and I wondered whether all that time and effort is actually worth it. So we conducted three experiments to explore the impact of gift wrapping.
In the first experiment, we involved 180 students, who were given a gift—a coffee cup with the logo of one of two NBA basketball teams, the local Miami Heat or rival （竞争对手） Orlando Magic. Every participant was a fan of the Heat and they obviously didn't support the Magic. We gave half of the students a desirable gift, while the others received something they disliked. Finally, half of the gifts were wrapped neatly, while the rest looked sloppy （凌乱的）
We found that those who received a sloppily wrapped gift liked their present significantly more than those who received a neatly wrapped gift—regardless of which cup they got.
To understand why, we asked another set of students to report their expectations about either a neatly or sloppily wrapped gift. Results showed that expectations were significantly higher for the neatly wrapped gifts, However, receivers of the neatly wrapped gift reported that it failed to live up to their expectations, while those who got the sloppily wrapped gift said it surpassed （超过） their expectations.
In our final experiment, we surveyed 261 adults and asked them to imagine receiving either a neatly or sloppily wrapped gift. This time we instructed half of them to imagine the gift was from a close friend, while the other half believed it came from an acquaintance（熟人）. Then we revealed the gift and asked them to rate it.
When it came from a close friend, receivers ended up liking the sloppily wrapped gift more. However, for the gift from an acquaintance, receivers preferred it when it was neatly wrapped. This occurs because these participants used the wrapping as a cue for how much the gift-giver values their relationship.
So if you're stressed over gift wrapping this holiday season, consider saving yourself effort and money by wrapping your friends" gifts haphazardly （随意地）. But for someone you don't know quite as well, it's probably worth it to show that you put in some effort to make it look good with all of the beautiful bows.
In the late 1970s, archaeologists（考古学家）uncovered the remains of a woman and a young dog, her hand resting on the puppy's chest in a 12,000-year-old village。
The find is some of the earliest evidence of the bond between humans and dogs. But even after years of study researchers are divided on how this bond began. Did it arise over thousands of years, as early dogs became tamer （驯服的） and more accustomed to human behaviors? Or was this fire already burning in the ancestors of dogs: the gray wolf?
Christina Hansen Wheat, a behavioral ecologist at Stockholm University, and workmates hand-raised 10 gray wolves from the time they were 10 days old. When the animals were 23 weeks old, a caregiver led them one at time into a mostly empty room. Over the course of several minutes, the caregiver exited and entered the room sometimes leaving the wolf alone, sometimes leaving it with a complete stranger. The team repeated the experiment with 1223-week-old Alaskan huskies（哈士奇）， which they'd raised similarly since puppyhood.
For the most part, the scientists saw few differences between the wolves and the dogs. When their caregiver entered the room, both species scored 4. 6 on a five-point scale of "greeting behavior"—a desire to be around the human. When the stranger entered, dog greeting behavior dropped to 4. 2 and wolf to 3.5, on average, suggesting both animals made a distinction between the person they knew and the one they didn't. It's this distinction that the team counts as a sign of attachment.
In addition, dogs barely paced—a sign of stress—during the test, while wolves paced at least part of the time However, the wolves stopped pacing almost entirely when a stranger left the room and their caretaker retuned. Hansen Wheat says that's never been seen before in wolves. It could be a sign, she says, that the animals view the humans who raised them as a "social buffer"
For her, that's the most interesting part of the study. " If this is true, this sort of attachment is not what separates dogs from wolves," she says. In other words, it didn't have to be bred into them by humans, but could have been the seed we selected for, and then strengthened over thousands of years.
Self-esteem is the ruling view you have of yourself. This includes your beliefs about your inner qualities and how you think others see you. Someone can develop low self-esteem even when they are highly functional and greatly skilled. Understanding this mysterious emotional currency might be the key to unlocking your own self-worth.
People with healthy self-esteem don't need to boast about themselves to others. People with low self-esteem may tell you how much everyone loves them, what a great job they do at work, and how amazing they are at pretty everything under the sun even though they really wonder if it's true. People may see them as obnoxious or "full of themselves，They are not shy about sharing ideas. including constructive criticisms of others. Thes also take care of themselves without second-guessing or apologizing. They are the people who we say seem "sure of themselves".
If you're starting to think you may have low self-esteem, you can work on the way you talk to yourself. When you turn off negative self-talk, you can open the floor to positive reinforcements and access the courage to show different sides of yourself. It isnt going to feel good at first, though. Keep going until it becomes less and less and maybe even a few awkward laughs in the mirror may help.
However, in serious cases of low or even non-existent self-esteem, you may want to call in a professional or a specialist. Good mental health is important, and professionals doing psychotherapy do not pass judgement or give corrections. It is the best way to get at the roots of your real self-esteem problems.
It will take some work but your entire life — from your relationships to your body image to your work habits — will be touched with the kind of power that only comes from someone believing in themselves. This is the hardest part, and the greatest leap. With some changes and support, you can improve your self-esteem and see how everything else changes as a result.
A. Self-esteem is not always rooted in reality, though.
B. You have the power to shape a new self-perception.
C. This encourages you to speak openly without wormy.
D. The real test of character is whether they can learn from their mistakes.
E. Self-esteem refers to a person's overall sense of his or her value or worth.
F. People with a healthy level of self-esteem present themselves with a casual confidence.
G. With some practice and persistence, you will win this intimal struggle to see your self-worth.
I'd planned to spend my weekend in the sun. enjoying flowers outdoors. But that was1 the pair of disgusting crows（乌鸦）arrived. Out of nowhere, they had set un their base 2 in our backyard.
We first3 our feathered enemies on Friday morning. It was early. and the sound the birds made 4 through our neighborhood. I figured they'd 5 soon, But. no. They were getting louder and probably 6 my neighbors nearly as much as us with the noise. I admit I got a little7 .
Then, on Sunday afternoon. I saw our dog Quatchi staring at something on the ground. I went to8 and found a small coal-black bird in the grass. Its eyes were milky, and it stayed perfectly9 as my do walked towards it. Only when Quatchi 10 his nose to its head did it walk away. I 11 the dog inside and came back with my camera
It never occurred to me that the young would be hanging out on the ground, growing and gaining12 as its parents guarded it from above. The second I saw this little creature I13 the crows.
To be honest, I've never been much of a bird person. And I wish they'd chosen another backyard. But I'm also14 that I got to see this little bit of nature unfold up close. It's pretty amazing.
The experience has also 15 my desire to create a beautiful backyard garden that attracts lots of bees, butterflies, and yes, birds. They are welcome here.
Everywhere I look outside my home I see people busy on their high-tech devices, while driving, walking. shopping, even sitting in toilets. When connected( electronic ), they are away from physical reality.
Up to now, people(influence)to become technology addicted. One survey reported that "addicted" was the word most commonly used by people(describe)their relationship to iPad and similar devices
One study found that people had a harder timeresist)the temptation of social media than they did for sleep, cigarettes and alcohol.
The main goal of technology companies is to get people to spend more money and time on their products, not o actually improve our quality of life. They have successfully created a cultural disease, I see people(trap)in a pathological （病态的） relationship with time-consuming technology,they serve technology more than technology serves them. I call this technology servitude （奴役）， I am referring to a loss of personal freedom and independence with(control) consumption of many kinds of devises that eat our time and money.
What is a healthy use of technology devices? That is the vital question. Who is really in charge of my life? That is what we need to askif we are to have any chance of breaking up false beliefs about the use of technology. When we can live happily without using so much technology for a day or a week, then we can regain control and personal freedom, become the master of technology and discover what there is to enjoy in life free of technology, Mas West is famous for the wisdom that "too much of a good thing is wonderful. "is time to discover today's overused technology.
Richard Femandez, an executive coach at Google acknowledged that "we can be swept away by our technologies," To break the grand digital connection, people must consider how life long ago could be fantastictoday's overused technology.
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Dear Mike,
How is it going?
……
Best wishes!
Yours
Li Hun
Dave had loved basketball for as long as he could remember and he had never had a day without playing it. At primary school and junior high school he joined basketball clubs, attended training programs and watched basketball games, from which he learned the moves of the star players, wishing to play in a professional team like them and shine on the court.
Now as a senior high school student, however, his dream of becoming a professional player was dimming （变暗） because he was only of average height. He had to give up the hope of joining the school team. The guys on the school team were all tall boys who played matches and won honors for the school. They were like heroes. Dave watched them play and cheered them but he knew he would never be one of them.
Dave felt it a pity not to be tall enough, but this didn't stop him from pouring his passion into basketball. He just played for the love of the sport. He played in the school gym with other boys or by himself every day, even during holidays and weekends, when it was open for two hours in the morning. He enjoyed every minute on the court making every effort to play better.
It was one Saturday morning. Dave was playing in the gym by himself, as all the other boys were busy with other weekend affairs. Then he noticed a tall boy approaching. It was Lankas. Everybody knows him as captain of the school basketball team. "Hi, Lankas," Dave greeted him. " My name is Dave. " "Hi, Dave," Lankas replied as he got closer. " Nice to see you here. Do you need an opponent to play against?" Dave was shocked, frozen right there, unable to believe his ears but somehow, he answered, "Why not?"
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So, a game of two players began
……
The next Saturday, when Dave was playing in the gym, Lankas appeared shouting, "Dave, I have good news for you.
