If you are in Dubai, you may see a robot police officer sharing the street with you. Your first thought might be, "Am I in a movie?"
The 1 is no. That is Dubai's newest police officer. The robot has two eyes 2 no mouth or nose, It works at shopping centers and other places popular with 3 . People can use the robot's touch screen to do things like paying fines （罚款） and reporting lost or found things.
They can also ask 4 to get somewhere. So far, the robot can speak 5 Arabic and English. It soon will 6 other languages such as Russian, Chinese, French and Spanish.
Mohammed Elnakib, a manager, was quite 7 when the robot greeted him with "Hi, Mohammed!" "The robot has read my 8 ! It is a little scary but it is also the 9 . Robots will do more and more jobs for people and they will 10 get bored." Mohammed said.
The police hope robots will make life 11 for the people of Dubai. And more robots will 12 them in the future. A policeman of Dubai Police said, "Robots help us 13 crime and keep the city safe. We are trying to make 14 smart in Dubai Police. By 2030, we will have the first smart police station and it will not need 15 workers any more. The age of robots is coming."
Scientists will put some robot fish into the sea near Spain. These robot fish will help people find out the pollution in the water. If the robot fish are able to finish their work successfully, the scientists hope that the fish will be used in rivers, lakes and the. sea around the world. The robot fish are about 1.5 meters long. There will be a detector in their bodies. It can find the pollution in the water, and then the robot fish will eat part of it. Unlike other robots, they don' t need to be operated （操作） by people far away. The robots al} have an eight-hour battery （电池）. They can "swim" in the sea freely and send back information to people on the beach. After their batteries run down, they will go back to the beach by themselves. There are five robot fish altogether, Each costs （花费） about 29,000 dollars. They are part of a three-year project （项目） between engineering company BMT Group and the University of Essex in England.
We talk about good and bad habits, but do we really know what a good habit or a bad habit is? Take brushing your teeth for example. Everyone thinks it is a good habit, but there are times when it is not. Carl's dentist told him that his teeth ended up with bad ones because of overbrushing. Wanting to keep them healthy, he brushed his teeth for fifteen minutes after every meal and he was also brushing too hard.
Most habits have both advantages （优点） and disadvantages. ln this book, The Habit Change Workbook, will help you decide which habits you need to change （改变）. First let's meet two people with "bad habits".
Betty liked shopping best It made her relaxed and helped her forget her worries. She also shopped when she was bored or had something to enjoy. Betty showed her love by buying and giving gifts to friends. She especially enjoyed a big sale. When she found a sale, she'd often buy two, three or more of the same thing. Betty used credit cards （信用卡） to pay, making it difficult for her to pay the bills each month.
Jeff was busy and didn't have time to cook healthy meals. He often had fast food on the way to and from work. His kitchen was full of junk food. Jeff was fat. His doctor told him to eat less and gave him a diet plan （饮食计划）, but Jeff couldn't follow it. Jeff also had problem sleeping.
Every student knows the importance of taking notes in class. But the skill of note-taking isn't only used in school. Adults need to take notes in meetings. So here are some tips to help you develop this skill.
◆ Begin with the date and the topic of the class. This may seem clear, but it's easy to forget. It will help you keep your notes organized.
◆ Focus on the most important points. Trying to write down everything the speaker says will only let you down. Instead, listen for the key ideas the person wants to show.
◆ If the speaker uses a PowerPoint, you may not need to copy the slides. Ask if the PowerPoint will be available afterward. If so, you can focus on writing the things the speaker says instead. Or you can take a picture with a phone. Also, the PowerPoint or a document with notes may be available before the class or meeting. If so, print it out so you can write notes on it.
◆ Think about whether you want to take notes by hand or with a computer. Writing notes by hand has been shown to help you remember things better. But with a computer, notes are easier to organize. Perhaps the best strategy （策略） uses both ways. Write notes by hand first, and then type them up to go over what you've learned.
◆ Choose different note-taking strategies. If you're a visual learner, try drawing a chart or picture. Another strategy is to write a description of the main facts or points with examples.
Note-taking is a practical skill, so it's important to practice doing it well.
I was traveling by train from Circular Quay to Central in Sydney. Quietly sitting there reading I suddenly found myself listening to the train guard's announcement （通告）. Usually, the guard's announcement is quite boring or hard to understand, Few people will listen to these messages. But this one was different.
The guard said something along these lines, "Good morning, ladies, gentlemen and children. This is the 7:35 am service from Circular Quay to Central. 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, the temperature is about 21 degrees, birds are singing, and everything is right with the world. Thanks for catching my train this morning and I hope to see you again soon. Have a great day."
Wow! Have you ever heard an announcement like that? I certainly hadn't, As I looked up from my paper, I noticed that other passengers were also looking up and appeared to be listening, Not only that ____!
I started thinking about this. As I got off the train at Central, I walked up to the guardroom and started to thank him. "Well, I just wanted to thank you for your wonderful announcement this morning. It made me feel cheerful Most importantly, it got everyone's attention and had everyone smiling. Thank you so much for giving me and the other passengers such a good start of the day. Please keep doing it."
There is an important message for me in what happened today. When people are happy in their work, it shows in what they do and say.
No one wants to spend too much money on their supermarket shopping. So prepare well before you go into the store. Here is how to make sure you are always getting your shopping for the best price.
● Check the cupboards
Before leaving, take time to check what things you have in the house, especially in the cupboards. Buy what you badly need and it will help you save money before you go into the supermarkets.
● Know your budget （预算）
Keep in mind （头脑） how much you plan to spend. It is possible to get your shopping for less, but you need to care about the things and brands （牌子） you buy to save money.
● Compare （比较） prices
to Help You Save on Your Weekly Shopping | |
introduction | Almost everyone wants to buy most with the money in their supermarket shop. Plan it well before going into supermarket. |
Body | You must spend time checking what you have in your house. especially in the . |
You should always how much you plan to spend on the things and you need to care about the things and brands. | |
You can choose the best time to go shopping and a few hours before closing helps you get a price. | |
Conclusion | Follow them and it will help you bring down the budget of weekly shopping. |
If you try to buy your shopping for less, compare the prices in different shops, which makes sure that you are always visiting the cheapest supermarket for your shop.
● Choose the best time for shopping
If you know your supermarket well, there must .be a good time to shop. And a few hours before closing helps you to get a special price.
Follow them and you are sure to save a lot of money on your weekly shopping.
Dan Robinson has been worried all week. Last Tuesday he a letter from the local police. In the letter he to call at the station. Dan why he was wanted by the police. but he went to the station yesterday and now he is not worried anymore. At the station, he was told by that his bicycle had been found. Five days ago. the policeman told him, the bicycle in a small village four hundred miles away. It is now his home by train. Dan was most when he heard the news. He was too, because he never the bicycle to be found. It twenty years ago when Dan was a boy of fifteen!
Now it may be difficult to make (predict) about the future, but many people believe that we will live on Mars by the year 2100. Our own planet, the Earth, is becoming more and more crowded and (pollute). But what (problem) will we need to solve before we go to Mars?
First of all, transport （运输） should be much (good). Now human beings need to spend months (go) to Mars by spaceship. by 2100, it might take us two or three days to get there.
Secondly, human beings need food, water and air to live. Scientists should develop (plant) that can be grown on Mars. The plants will produce the food. water and air that we need. There is also a problem for us to live on Mars. Mars attracts us much less than the Earth does. This will be dangerous we might easily jump too high and fly slowly away into space there. So we will have to wear special shoes to make (we) heavier.
In some ways, life on Mars may not be better than that on Earth today. Food will not be the same. Meals will (probable) be in the form of pills （药片） and will not be as delicious as they are today. Also. space travel will possibly make many people feel very uncomfortable.
