When you measure the distance between towns on foot, walk to places that you thought could only be reached by car, and it will change your mind.
I live in the suburb north of San Francisco, and1 is considered the main transportation for most people here. I still remember how2 I was when I first learned to drive 10 years ago. While driving with music gently3 my heart, I was filled with joy, a joy of independence in a4 land! I had a photo taken of me hugging my white car and sent it to my family in China. I love my car!
However, as time went by, that excitement5 . I feared driving, and felt worried and6 . Everyone seems to be in my way especially when I am in a7 . One night, a deer ran out from the dark, knocked off the hood(引擎盖) of my moving car, and landed across the street. I didn't dare to get out of my car to see her. Crying on the8 , I hated my car. When I joined the 21-day mindful walking9 , I began to walk with a mind. During the walking days, I said "hello" to a neighbor, who's lived next to me for a year. But I've never10 attention to her. I smiled at every stranger passing by me. I walked to the streets that I normally would not pass through and11 a tiny free library on the sidewalk. I began to12 if I had really lived in this town all these years. It's a completely13 town that I know so little about!
I felt deeply14 for the walking challenge. Maybe I will15 foot on far lands again, yet I know wonder is right here and right now.
Microbes(微生物) help us do lots of things here on Earth. They can make bread rise and cure infections, among many other things. Researchers have done lots of experiments with microbes in space — and their latest findings show that these microbes could help us explore more of our universe.
Last summer, the European Space Agency did an experiment called BioRock on the International Space Station. In this experiment, three species of bacteria (were tested on their ability to pull rare earth elements (REEs) out of rocks in three types of gravity - normal Earth gravity, Mars gravity and microgravity.
This method of using microbes to extract resources from rocks is known as "biomining". We've been doing it for some time here on Earth, mainly to extract copper and gold. But would it work in space?
The results were encouraging . Of the three species, one in particular was able to pull 14 types of REEs out of rocks in all three types of gravity. The rocks used in the experiment were made of basalt- a type of rock that is commonly found on Earth, Mars and the moon.
While the findings might be interesting on their own, how can they help us explore space? For one thing, space exploration in the future will require us to find resources on the moon and Mars that we can use to continue our exploration efforts. Biomining can help us do this cheaply and easily.
Put a group of strangers in a room together, and they'll probably start a conversation. "Hot today, isn't it?" one might say. "You said it. " another replies. Why do we talk so much about the weather? When we meet new people, we don't begin by telling them our life story. We start with small talk, a polite conversation about something like traffic or weather.
Research suggests that small talk can build new friendships. When we begin conversations with new people, we want to feel comfortable, and so do they. We use small talk to find common interests. Once we have a common interest, a friendship can begin.
Small talk even helps people get hired. In order to impress at a job interview, you need to bond with the interviewer right away. Proper small talk can make that first impression get you the job.
So, how can you make small talk lead to a new friendship or job? First off, find common ground. Select something around you that you share with the other person.
Next, keep the conversation going. compliment(赞美)the other person to make him or her feel comfortable, and ask questions to show interest.
Third, keep eye contact(接触). When you look people in the eye, they feel you appreciate what they are saying. It makes you appear honest and builds trust.
Naturally, shy people might not have enough confidence to start up conversations with strangers. Talking to someone you don't know is not the easiest thing to do! Some experts say with more practice, small talk does get easier.
Some people avoid small talk because they dislike discussing things like traffic or weather. For them, they are just too small. However, when you think about it, small talk is anything but small. In fact, it is actually a very big deal! As we can see its advantages are obvious.
Title | Small Talk:A Big |
Introduction | We are likely to make small talk when we meet people. |
| *Small talk can help people form friendships. *Small talk can also help people get a |
Advice | *Find some topics with the other person. *Keep the talk going by making pliments and questions. *Keep eye contact in conversation to build * more in order to make small talk easier. |
Conclusion | Small talk really a lot to us |
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Do you know how chocolate is p and what it is made of? When you walk into the museum, a lot of trees g your eyes. (令人惊讶)， there are so many trees, and not chocolate. Do you know why? That's because they are the trees w name is cocoa trees, and they can grow cocoa beans. Chocolate is made of cocoa beans, and cocoa beans have a (世纪) history. And what is more interesting, many people in different parts of the world have chocolate ceremonies! At the ceremonies, people often make a very huge piece of chocolate. Everyone can eat as m as he wants! In this way, It (遗留) its own taste. Do you want to join them? It's so pleasant and (创造).
And I expect it will be better and better. The number of the people who like it (上升) every year. Sometimes in the ancient ages, people invented something by m.
A teahouse is a special house which primarily serves tea and other light refreshments(茶点). Its function changes widely (depend) on the culture. In China, a teahouse is a place people get together to enjoy tea, chat and socialize. It (consider) as a symbol of Chinese tea culture and people's comfortable lives.
Chinese teahouses enjoy a long-standing history. They developed from tea stands in the Western JIN Dynasty, took shape in the Tang Dynasty, developed (gradual) in the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties and became popular in modern times.
In the Song Dynasty, teahouses spread all over the cities and villages, at a speed comparable with of restaurants. The owners preferred to make their teahouses beautiful paintings of famous people or unusual plants to catch customers' . In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the number of teahouses went beyond that of restaurants, gaining much (wide) popularity and becoming more famous. Later, the acculturation (文化植入) of western culture forced traditional Chinese teahouses to take on new look.
Since reform and opening-up, with the rapid development of the economy and evident improvement of people's living standards, teahouses (flower) in China.
