There is something to learn from every experience. Make full use of whatever happens to you. Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow.
When I was in Grade One, I attended a summer camp. There were lots of great 1 but there was one thing I was really scared about: climbing the wall.
The wall is a kind of rock that people use to learn how to climb. It is very tall. We were all supposed to climb the wall, but I knew I couldn't get to the top2 I was afraid of heights. I didn't want anyone to know that I was scared. I thought they would all3 me. I made an excuse: "I'm not scared, you know. My leg hurt a bit."
The day came. It was time to4 the wall. The sun was shining but everyone was very quiet that morning. I took photographs at the bottom of the wall and tried to5 . Everyone in the group went up. Then the moment came. It was my6 . I was so scared that all I could think about was my excuse. Someone said, "Shall I take your camera?" and I answered, "I'm not scared, you know. My leg hurt a bit." The7 was that I was more than scared, I was terrified. The camp leader said, "Don't worry. You don't have to do anything you don't want to do." I was surprised. Everyone was understanding. No one8 .
The next day, the leader asked me if I wanted to try the wall on my own, 9 the others watching. Although I was still very 10 , I agreed and climbed slowly to the top with his help. I was still shaking when I came down, but I was really happy. For me, climbing the wall was a real achievement.
If you feel stressed at school, what can you do to make yourself happier? Some may eat their favorite food or listen to some music. Others may go for a walk or get some exercise. A new study found another great way to lower students' stress—playing with dogs.
Scientists studied 105 students between the ages of eight and nine. 35 trained dogs and their trainers also took part in the test. The children were divided into 3 groups. The students in the first group spent 20 minutes with a dog and its trainer. They watched the trained dogs perform and even played with them. They did this twice a week for 4 weeks. The second group spent the same amount of time (时长) doing exercise to relax. The last group did neither of these things.
During this time, the scientists recorded the students' cortisol levels (皮质醇水平). Cortisol is a stress hormone (激素). The more stressed you feel, the more cortisol you will have in your body. What did the scientists find? Both the second and third groups showed rises in cortisol levels. The first group, however, showed no big increase. And the children in this group had the lowest cortisol levels right after playing with the dogs.
According to the study, students enjoy playing with dogs, and it helpsthem become happier. The stress hormone falls over time this way, which is good for students' health. But here comes the next question: Is 20 minutes of playtime with a dog the best amount of time? Scientists are going to keep working to find out the answer.
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Today, it is very convenient to shop online. But what do you do with all the leftover (剩余的) cardboard boxes? Here're some ideas for reusing them.
Bird feeders
Use a pair of scissors to cut out a square or circle in front of a cardboard box. Put some bird food inside of it. Make a hole on each side of the box. Run a string (绳子) through these two holes and hang the box from a tree. The birds will be excited about the free meal!
Plastic bag holders
Put some plastic bags into a pile (叠). Then place the pile in a cardboard box. Cut a hole in the box so you can pull out one bag at a time when you need it.
Weed (杂草) killers
Are you tired of pulling weeds in your yard? Place pieces of cardboard in areas where weeds grow. Then add some sand on top to cover these pieces. Cardboard can help prevent weeds from growing.
Artworks
You can use the boxes to make your own easels (画架), or even wall art. Cardboard can also be turned into beautiful party decorations. The possibilities are endless!
①Run a string. ②Make a hole on each side. ③Cut out a square.
④Put some bird food inside.
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Over the past 6 years, Zhang Chaofan has given away 1.35 million yuan and raised 5.2 million yuan from the public to help more than 400 people with health problems—including teachers with cancer (癌症) and disabled children in poor families—learn traditional Chinese culture.
Zhang, 29, was born without a left arm in Changchun, Jilin, but her hard work to become stronger has encouraged many people. She was chosen along with 67 other honorees (领奖人) to receive the Eighth National Ethical Role Model award (第八届全国道德模范提名奖) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 5th, 2021.
In 2015, Zhang set up a handwriting and painting school in Changchun. When she found that some parents were unable to pay for their children's education, she made the lessons free and began providing 300, 000yuan every year to help them.
In early 2020, her school was made to suspend all courses because of COVID-19 (新冠肺炎) but it didn't stop her from helping the poor families. She raised more than 8.9 millionyuan and gave them away to Hubei hospitals.
"Women in the new times should have the courage to create value and also have a sense of social duty," she said. "It is my great honor to be chosen as a model. This will become a driving force for me to move ahead and keep helping the poor and the disabled."
A: Lingling, you look unhappy. What's up?
B: Dad. I have a problem with my best friend.
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B: We've been friends for five years. We went to different schools last term. And she came to study at my school this term. I was very happy at first.
A: Can you tell me how she's different?
B: She doesn't like me to see my other friends.
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B: Yes, I have. But she refused to listen.
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B: No. I don't know.
A: Maybe she doesn't feel sure of herself.
B: Maybe. What shall I do then?
A: You can introduce her to your other friends and encourage her to join in more.
B: I see. Thanks, Dad.
A. Do you know why she treats you like that?
B. Have you mentioned this to her?
C. What's happened?
D. Or she probably feels lonely without you.
E. But she's so different.
Big data (数据) technology has been working widely for more than ten years. Actually all activities of our daily lives have some kinds of online footprints. Both companies and persons are trying to get value out of big data.
Big data means large sets of data collected from different areas. The data then will be studied to get useful information, which can be turned into value. Areas of use of big data cover a lot of industries, such as healthcare, business services, transport, and customer services. Take a supermarket chain as an example. The chain managers study the data of thousands of customers across hundreds of stores, possibly finding hidden buying patterns. In turn, if products are properly placed, it might result in more sales.
As we shall see shortly, much of the data is produced largely in real-time. These may be cross-national online business websites with thousands of deals per minute, or social media platforms (平台) with millions of users, with more than billions of posts a day.
Besides, the big data with AI technology comes into play. Business services were able to use the information about their customers, like banking records and spending habits to spread their businesses and build new services, using big data about their customers.
In healthcare, examples are medical treatment improvement and outbreak progression (疫情进展). Firstly, big data can analyze (分析) a large amount of information, and then doctors can make some plans according to these data so that they can provide cheaper and better treatment. Secondly, it could predict outbreaks of future illness and help to reduce the influence of disease.
So we can expect more organizations to recognize the value of big data. This means that the need for experts in this field is expected to grow. What changes will big data bring to us?
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Last year, I did not like my English class. The teacher spoke so (quick) that I did not understand her. I felt it was (hard) to learn than any other subject.
Then one day I watched English movie called Toy Stony. I fell in love with this exciting funny movie! So I began to watch other English movies, too. I finished watching the (eight) movie last week. The characters body language and the expressions on their (face) helped me to understand what they were saying. I learned to get the meaning listening for just the key words. My pronunciation (improve) a lot, too. I also learned some (use) sentences. I did not understand these sentences at first. But because I wanted to understand the story, I looked (they) up in a dictionary.
Now I am more and more interested in English.
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