What Is Your Pet Trying to Tell You
Animals want our attention, and sometimes they're quite obviously about asking for it. Unusual behaviors are often our pets' way of telling us to stop what we're doing and play with them. It's why Fido constantly chases his tail and why Kitty keeps rolling around. A desperately bored pet may have "bad" behaviors to get a reaction - even a negative one!
Feed me.
Sure, your dog loves you, but that's not why he's licking (舔) your face. A puppy learns to lick his mother's mouth to get a little leftover food, so Spot isn't kissing you in our sense of the word; he just wants a snack.
I'm stressed.
Cat owners also misinterpret their furry friends'kisses. While a cat might lick you to show love, sometimes she'll do it to ease herself. One way to tell if her licking is stress-related is to see if it goes on for an extended period of time. Birds also over clean when they feel anxious. Some will even drag out their own feathers.
My tail tells all.
Dogs wag (摇) their tails to the right when they see something or someone they want to approach, and to the left when they see something they want to avoid. When frightened, dogs curl their tails in, while cats wrap theirs around themselves. And if a cat's tail looks like a question mark, she's eager to play.
Most of us travel with our parents as children and teenagers. For some of us, during the travel, our parents are our inspiration. These trips are normally full of rental cars, beaches, and hamburgers. My family would go to Galiano island every summer, and we did a week in Mexico in 1995, and then we did two different trips to Anaheim to experience the magic of Disney, Universal, and Knott's Berry Farm.
But all of these are childhood experiences and memories. I didn't really truly travel with my parents until I was an adult when I got the chance to travel with mom and dad.
I was in New Zealand for a study abroad, and invited my parents to come down for a 2-week road trip around the North Island and then 10 days in Fiji. Why not? They said, as if this was something they were invited to do every day. I didn't really plan anything, but my mom had done some reading and I knew some highlights after living in New Zealand for 5 months.
I had booked a hotel for their first night in Auckland. The only other preparation I had done was to book a rental car. My parents immediately reached an agreement that I should be the driver, for the whole two weeks. The main reason for this, understandably, was that neither of them had ever been in a country where you drive on the left hand side of the road and on the right hand side of the car. This led to me driving my parents around the entire North Island of New Zealand for 2 weeks! But still, everybody had jobs. Dad had the maps, and mom had the guidebook, and I just took them where they told me to go.
Sometimes, I was asked who I was traveling with. When I said "my parents", the response was, "Ohhh, older people." Actually, I have some tips on travelling with parents happily.
Thanks to this new hands-free suitcase, carrying around heavy luggage may soon become a thing of the past. Designed by an Israeli company NUA Robotics, this "smart" suitcase will follow you everywhere you go.
The carry-on suitcase, currently a prototype (雏形), connects to a smart phone app via Bluetooth. It has a built-in camera sensor that can "see" you and follow you around on flat surfaces like airport floors. It comes with an anti-theft alarm to prevent someone carrying it away when you're not looking and it has a backup battery that you can use to charge all your devices.
"It can follow and carry things for people around while communicating with their smart phone, and avoiding obstacles," explained Alex Libman, founder of NUA Robotics. "We're combining sensor network, computer vision, and robotics. So if you download our app, press the follow-me button, the luggage recognizes the specific user and knows to follow and communicate."
NUA is still testing the device and trying to improve features like speed and customization (定制), but they hope to make the suitcase available to customers in a year's time. If it proves successful, they want to use the Bluetooth pairing technology to automate lots of other devices, like shopping carts at the supermarket. These devices are especially meant to be useful to the physically disabled and elderly. "Any object can be smart and robotic," Libman said, "We want to bring robots into everyday life."
The Israeli tech company made it clear that the finished product will look just like a regular suitcase. They're planning to partner with a carry-on luggage maker, since the device that makes it "smart" weighs just 2.5 pounds and can be fitted on old-fashion luggage.
With NUA's smart suitcase, carrying round heavy luggage isn't a burden. But how their invention will handle tough obstacles like stairs? It will be interesting to wait.
Listen carefully. Don't answer too quickly. At least, don't say "yes" too soon. A friend might ask, "Want to take a hike?" You should say, "Where?" If he replies "The entire Appalachian Trail (阿巴拉契亚国家步道)"，take warning. Here's why.
The trail is one of the longest marked footpaths in the world. It starts at Springer Mountain, Georgia. It winds (蜿蜒) along the top of the mountains. It goes through 14 states. It ends at Mount Katahdin, Maine. As the crow(乌鸦)flies, this is about 2,200 miles. But when walked, the trail is 2,600 miles. If you walk nonstop, it takes about six months to walk through the trail.
Most hikers begin from Springer Mountain. They start around April 1. This is why. The snow has probably melted (融化) in the south. But there may still be snow in the north. By the time they reach Maine, the snow will have been long gone. What's the chance of making it nonstop? Here is the data. About 1,500 people try it each year. About 300 people make it. It is a great challenge.
Careful planning is necessary. There are problems to solve. The biggest one is the weight on one's back. Too many hikers start out with too much. Wise ones don't carry food. They send packages to post offices along the way. There are no campfires allowed. Some shelters are near the path. But the trail is crowded. It is hard to find space. A perfect tent is necessary. And it rains a lot. Great rain gear (用具) is needed. It should be light.
Benton MacKaye founded the trail. The first section of the trail was opened in 1923. It is cared for by volunteers in each state. Do you plan to go? Read lots of books by people who've done it.
Science can help you improve your study methods. For more than 100 years, psychologists have done research on which study habits work best. Here are 4 tips to improve your study habits.
Space out your studying
Nate Kornell, a psychologist at Williams College, thinks it's a good idea to study the day before a big test. . Instead, space out those study sessions. Kornell compares our memory to water in a cup. Try to refill the cup while it's still full, and you can't add much more water. Allow time between study sessions, and some of the material may drip out of your memory. But then you'll be able to relearn it and learn more in your next study session.
Practice, practice, practice!
Musicians practice their instruments. Athletes practice sports skills. "If you want to be able to remember information, the best thing you can do is practice," says Katherine Rawson.
Test yourself
Scientist Nebel suggests. " Put questions on one side and the answers on the other side of the card and try to quiz yourself the way the teacher asks questions." she adds. "It will be of great help."
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It's hard to remember a string of facts and figures if you don't push further. Ask why things are a certain way. How did they come about? Why do they matter? Psychologists call this elaboration. It's taking class material and asking a lot of how and why questions about it. This helps you combine new information with other things you know. And it creates a bigger network in your brain of things that relate to one another. .
A. Dig deeper
B. Try your best
C. Of course, nothing can replace studying with your mother
D. The same should go for learning
E. That larger network makes it easier to learn more and deeper
F. Create a pack of cards every time you learn new information
G. But research shows it's a bad idea to force all your studying into that day
I'm a foreign English teacher at a school in Japan. I have a weekly English music broadcast(广播) where I1 different English songs. I try to2 the students to recommend songs to me for the broadcast. At the broadcast, I usually announce(宣布) who recommended the song and then play it for everyone to3 during lunchtime. I encourage everyone to4 themselves through their music, including one5 student of mine. This student often fights with the other students and doesn' t study. Most of us6 push him away. I knew that he just needed a friend, or at least someone he can connect with.
I could7 he was friendly to me over the last year. I told him to think of a song he likes and that I'll play it on the broadcast for him.8 , he recommended a song. So I put it in on the broadcast and9 his name. Everyone knew that he10 and recommended such a great song. The boy was11 and he's been much happier and12 in English class ever since. While everyone else13 him and pushed him away, I knew that he just needed someone who acknowledged(认可) him and give him a(n)14 . He recently walked by me and gave me the truest smile that I've ever seen. His maths teacher15 me and said, "I've never seen him smile like that before." "I gave him a chance," I said, "through just one song."
Bamboo is called "poor people's material" and even in China it is not (wide) accepted as a modern building material. But bamboo makes nearly the lightest houses, which (become) better than "modern" materials at surviving earthquakes over the years.
And unlike the "Tofu" buildings that may (destroy) in just several seconds in some earthquakes, bamboo makes a much (safe) building. That is why it is suggested as a replacement(替代品)by International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR).
INBAR notes that number of people who do not have safe and healthy shelter will increase with population growth if no proper action is taken.
Study shows that bamboo is excellent in (strong) and is as strong as wood. Besides, because the lightweight and good elasticity(弹性)of bamboo, bamboo buildings are very good at resisting(抵抗)earthquakes. For example, all of the 30 bamboo houses survived without any damage in the 7. 6 magnitude earthquake in Costa Rica in 2012.
Ancient Chinese people preferred living in houses (make) of bamboo. In Yunnan Province, some locals still live in bamboo homes which can protect (they) from rain and wind. And in Zhejiang Province, bamboo is plentiful, local officials have been encouraging architects to design buildings using bamboo.
1.欢迎他来中国游玩；
2.推荐苏州的留园，设计独特，景致优美；
3.提出可以陪他游览一天。
注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：留园 Lingering Garden
Holidays are not necessarily for fun or rest. Doing something meaningful can also gain special pleasure. When the final bell rang, the students were reminded that there was no school on Monday—the Labor Day.(劳动节) "Enjoy your extra day off," said the teacher to her class. An extra day of fun suited Kayla just fine. She loved breaks. She wanted to go out to play with her friends. When the school bus dropped Kayla off, she ran into the house happily.
"How was school, Kayla?" asked her mom.
"It was great, Mom. I am excited about no school on Monday."
"You just started back to school two weeks ago. Already in need of a break, huh?" asked Kayla's mom with a laugh.
Kayla slept in the next morning. Saturday was her favorite day of the week. It rained most of the day, so Kayla enjoyed playing video games inside. On Sunday, her friends came over and they played basketball for several hours. Then it was Labor Day, you know, the extra day off that Kayla was so looking forward to. But Kayla was awakened early that morning by her dad. He told Kayla that in honor of Labor Day, the family would be cleaning both inside and outside the house. Kayla couldn't believe it. This was a holiday. A day when she was supposed to be enjoying freshly squeezed lemonade while playing in her tree house. As Kayla wiped her eyes, she began to wonder if this was just a bad dream.
"Kayla, your breakfast is ready. We have a lot of work to do today. Let's get a move on," said Kayla's mom. As she sat down at the kitchen table, Kayla asked her parents, "Are you serious about working today? Isn't Labor Day a holiday?"
"Yes, Kayla. It is," replied her dad. "But your mom and I thought working hard today would make you appreciate why Labor Day was celebrated in the first place."
Paragraph 1：
At first, Kayla felt disappointed at her parents' plan for the holiday.
