You may have recently seen a video from the Beijing Wildlife Zoo becoming a hit. What exactly was so interesting about this video?It shows a dog playing with big cats four to five times its size!Many people might wonder if this dog has a death wish, but it seems that the dog and the big cats are good friends.
The dog was actually raised alongside the lion and tiger cubs, making up an odd but loving family, according to zoo officials. As opposed to the common belief, cross-species friendship has been around for centuries. People have domesticated many animals, most notably cats and dogs, and formed bonds with them as pets. Perhaps you even have a pet yourself.
There are many other instances of cross-species friendships.
At an animal sanctuary in Santiago, Chile, a jaguar named Marina and a deer named Laura formed a friendship after they both came to the park. As neither animal had a mother, sanctuary staff said they instantly bonded when they met. Laura had been rescued from a slaughterhouse while Marina had been rescued from the street.
One possible explanation for these friendships is the environment of the zoo. Animals don't hunt for their food and don't need to worry about marking their territory or looking for mates in the way an animal in the wild would. "All those activities take time and energy, and if these needs are removed, the animals get bored, " Gordon Burghardt, a psychologist at the University of Tenessee, US, told The Atlantic magazine. "In this particular situation, the animal's motivation to engage socially and playfully may be higher in its need hierarchy（等级）than eating. "
Marc Bekoff, former biology professor at the University of Colorado, US, told Slate magazine, "I think the choices animals make in cross-species relationships are the same as they'd make in same-species relationships. Some dogs don't like every other dog. Animals are very selective about the other individuals who they let into their lives. "
Canada's Wonderland
From family-friendly rides to thrilling roller coasters, Canada's Wonderland has plenty of attractions for all levels of adventure. Meanwhile, various delicious food choices, including the crowd-pleasing funnel cakes, are available. Visit the entertainment areas and find out who is performing at the Canterbury Theatre or take in a show featuring Snoopy and the Gang at the Playhouse Theatre. Cool down at the 50-acre water park, where you can choose from 17 different water rides to experience.
Fantasy Fair
Etobicoke's Woodbine Mall is the home of Ontario's largest indoor amusement park. There's an antique carousel, electronic games popular during the 1980s, and many other activities and rides designed for small children. Ambitious kids can try the rock-climbing wall, and the XD simulators offer a great 3D movie experience. The large displays of dinosaurs will attract the younger kids.
Adventure Village
Adventure Village is a great open space with waterfalls, fish ponds and many fun activities. It's the ideal place where you can show off your secret moves during a friendly, yet competitive game of outdoor laser tag or play golf on the 18-hole mini golf course. Kids will also enjoy learning new skills at the batting cage and the excitement of riding and spinning around on the bumper cars. No need to worry about getting hungry. Big Al's Cook House offers you various choices on the menu.
Rail Yard Wake & Aqua Park
It's Ontario's largest inflatable (可充气的) water park and cable wakeboarding (尾浪划水) facility. There is a water park with many obstacle courses you'll want to climb, jump and explore. Enjoy the thrill of watersports of wakeboarding, wakeskating and kneeboarding in a safe area.
When Frank Herbert ordered pizza from Pizza Huts, he was surprised that Judit, at such an old age, worked as a delivery driver. That's when the 89-year-old man first came into the sight of the Herbert family. Judit Newey started delivering pizza in Roy, Utah, to help pay the bills, as his social security benefits (社会保障金) weren't enough to live on. From the moment the Herberts heard him say, "Hello, are you looking for some pizza, " Judit found his way into their hearts!
Ever since that day, whenever they place an order, they ask for Judit personally. It didn't take long for them to begin recording their sweet meetings and share them on TikTok, which is how thousands of other people fell in love with Judit. Still, his fans couldn't help but wonder why someone at his age was working so hard—question the Herbert family was asking themselves too. They spoke with Judit, and when they found out he works 30 hours a week to make ends meet, they decided to collect donations to make his life easier. They figured anything would help, but the total sum which is up to $12, 000 really surprised them!
In September, the couple decided to switch things up by showing up at Judit's door with a couple of gifts. First, they surprised him with a cute cartoon shirt of himself holding a pizza box. Then they revealed the surprising act of generosity that brought him to tears! They explained that they had rallied their TikTok community to support him, and while he's not entirely sure what the platform is, he couldn't be more thankful.
"How do ever say thank you? I don't know what to say, "he told them. "I don't know what to say, except thank you. " The Herberts insisted they were just the messengers. It was his fans who made the wonderful gift possible. Plus, the way they see it, they're just repaying Judit for his kindness.
In 2002, Huang Hui, a researcher of the South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, went diving near Xisha. In addition to getting an irremovable suntan (晒黑), she was left with memories of a beautiful experience with clear water and abundant colorful corals (珊瑚). However, much of the breathtaking scenery of this reef has disappeared due to climate change and human activities. All of these factors led to the decline of the coral reef in the near shore waters. "We started to cultivate corals near the Xisha Islands in 2010, and restored more than 200,000 square meters of coral reefs," Huang said.
In 2004, when Huang was attending the 10th International Coral Reef Symposium, she found herself the only representative from the Chinese mainland. She said she felt sad but she made up her mind to strengthen communication with other countries to improve China's level and status in coral research. She visited top coral research institutes in the US and Australia, establishing long-term cooperation with some of the world's top coral researchers. By far, Huang has worked on coral research and protection for 22 years. Now, China is in a leading position in terms of technology and coral planting scale.
Huang believes that people's consciousness of coral protection matters most to the sustainable development of the coral reefs. "I want to call on more people to love nature and look at the ocean in awe," Huang said.
Partly due to her efforts, Hainan Province released a law in 2017 banning reef exploitation (开发), trading and damaging.
Huang works as a consultant for customs and frontier police on coral protection and promotes coral protection in her local schools. Huang also provides online free training for divers to teach them proper behavior in the sea to protect coral reefs.
"A group of ‘folk scientists' have also been trained with the hope that more people can gain awareness of the significance of coral reef protection and know how to protect them," said Huang.
"I am 50, and when I become 60, I hope that not only a coral island will be built but a sustainable development pattern will also be created," said Huang. "The ideal state is that the coral island should be able to support fishermen and preserve the ecosystem," she added.
Most Valuable Possessions on Earth
Marie was a single mother of two children in a rural Missouri community. She also dedicated much spare time to numerous charities and community projects.
Then one day Marie received some shocking news from her doctor. She had cancer, and it was spreading rapidly.
Soon , Marie witnessed what she had always known: although she was not financially wealthy, she already had the most valuable possessions on earth. Hundreds in her community and surrounding areas teamed up to help her and her family.
Many people she had touched in caring ways demonstrated appreciation for Marie's life. However, she lived long enough to feel the love of those she had cheerfully served.
The spirits of love and gratitude multiply(增加) when they are shared. Giving selflessly was a value that Marie displayed all her life, and her spirit of giving lived after her in those who knew and loved her.
All her life, Marie had demonstrated（演示） the truth of this simple principle: Rather, it is an attitude that comes from appreciating what we already have. We can find the happiness we seek if we will first share it with others. Then —— and only then——we will have the most valuable possessions on earth: love, happiness, and increasing gratitude.
A. Happiness is the result of sharing love and gratitude.
B. She worked full-time during the day and sold handcrafted leather gifts on weekends.
C. She lived a rather poor and hard life with the two children.
D. Marie didn't live to see the day when her bills were fully paid.
E. Love is second to none.
F. She had barely enough resources to put a cent in the medical treatments she would need.
G. Happiness will not come from worldly possessions of fortune.
A little girl created a perfect gift for her mother's birthday. It was a drawing of a 1 on white paper with the words "For mom: love, love, love" decorated with hearts. She folded (折叠) her letter, but then she 2 it.
For most people, that would be the 3 of this story, but this story had a different result. James Carrell found the letter. He had just4 his mother, wishing her a happy birthday. After he hung up, Carrell saw the5 on the ground outside of a hardware store in Manvel. "I6 it was a gift, " said Carrell. "I opened it up and saw the flower and hearts. It really7 me. " Carrell thought the letter would8 someone's day and that maybe he could find the owner, so he posted it on the Internet. The message moved a lot of people, 9 one man.
"I was sitting at my friend's house and saw a man's10 , " said Carrell. The comments (评论) included one from Robert Alvarado. He wrote, "I can't 11 you found my baby's letter. " Carrell reached Alvarado to12 the letter. It took a few days, but the men finally met on Thursday night.
"Eventually the letter made it home, " said Alvarado. "We are13 for what James Carrell did. We often forget the power of 14 things, but for this family from Alvin, Carrell's small act left a(n) 15 impression. "
Shenzhou XIII taikonauts' six-month stay at the Tiangong space station is wrapping up. Now they face one last test of their scientific and space travel skills—returning home safely. What needs to be done before leaving space station in mid-April?
Besides their personal (belong), astronauts also need to "pack" experimental data and samples, so they can be further researched on Earth. And they have to tidy up a large number of materials, (include) goods on the Tianzhou 3 cargo (货物) spacecraft.
Since the space station has no room service, the three astronauts need to "clean the house"(they). The waste is then put into the orbital module, which burns as it re-enters Earth's atmosphere.
They also have to put all equipment place correctly since there will be a gap of more than one month the astronauts of Shenzhou XIV enter the space station. The crew members need to make sure some items, such as gym equipment, (fix) to the walls to avoid floating and slipping.
Astronauts experience microgravity (微重力) for long periods of time during their stays on the space station, has an effect on their bodies. This includes a loss of fluid, muscle atrophy as well as bone loss. (ensure) their safe and sound return, the three taikonauts have been doing physical exercises to train their muscle for the return to Earth. (base) on their in-orbit physical examinations and data, experts have customized (定制) exercise plans for each of them.
Just like a house that will be empty for a long time must have its water and power switched off, taikonauts need to check everything before they leave.
新西兰朋友Terry将在下学年来中国做为期一年的交换生。他准备提前学习些日常中文，发邮件向你询问学习方法，请你回复邮件，内容包括：1. 学习方法：多听、多说；
2. 给予鼓励和良好祝愿
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My three-year-old son, Charles, has loved watching trucks, cars and all types of vehicles (交通工具) since he could sit up and look around. Charles was a fan of fire trucks, ambulances, garbage (垃圾) trucks and other vehicles which have wheels.
Because of his deep love for anything with wheels, I always made it a point to take him outside to watch garbage trucks drive up and down. Charles loved watching the workers and would get so excited when the drivers beeped the horns (鸣喇叭) at him as they went by. Charles would wave and shyly say, "Thank you. "
There was a particular waste management employee who was extra friendly. Charles was attracted by him, and after we knew his name — Lonnie, Charles talked about him throughout the day. One day, Lonnie rode by and said, "Charles, I promise when this pandemic (流行病) is over, I'm going to let you ride in my truck. " However, we were going to move out of the state about a week later. I had to tell Lonnie the truth.
The next week, we waited for the garbage truck. Finally, late in the afternoon, I heard the loud noise of the truck. I raced to the door, carrying Charles. We did not want to miss seeing Lonnie on our last week in Birmingham. Lonnie stopped the truck and got out. He told me he had some things for Charles — a hat, a yellow safety vest, two toy garbage cans, coloring books and so on. Charles was absolutely excited, especially by the garbage cans, and I was so touched. The next day, Charles and I were playing in the front yard when a man approached me. He said, "I'm Lonnie's manager, and he has something special planned for Charles. Are you going to be here around 11 am?" I said, "Of course we will. "
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At noon, something surprising happened.
Even though we moved out of the state, Charles still misses Lonnie.
