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— I'd love to, but I have to study for my math test.
—I think he will come if he _______.
— Yes. They have helped thousands of people up to now. We should learn from them.
The Limbless but Successful Person—Nick Vujicic
You may have heard his speech or watched his videos. Yes, he is Nick Vujicic. Nick Vujicic was born in 1982 in
Australia. He came out the world with neither 1 nor legs. When they 2 their firstborn new baby son for the first time, Nick's parents almost went to pieces (崩溃).
Nick's life was 3 difficulties. He had to deal with challenges of school and many other cases. He wondered what the aim behind his 4 was. Nobody knew that this limbless (无四肢的) beautiful baby would be a successful person one day.
After school, Nick went on with further study and 5 adouble Bachelor's degree (双学士学位). By the age of 19, Nick started to achieve his dream of being able to6 other people. Nick believes that our attitude towards those struggles can be the keys to overcoming the challenges that we face.
Now, this limbless7 man has finished more than most people finish in a lifetime. He is the President of an International non-profit organization (国际非盈利组织) — Life 8 Limbs. 9 his first speech, Nick has traveled around the world, telling his story with millions of people. Well, as you may know, Nick found his aim in life.
Have you found10 yet?
Not everyone has the chance ( be ) a detective(侦探). But I got one when I was 13 years old. It happened in 1988.
One afternoon, I ( walk ) down the street when I saw my father's new car. I expected (meet) my father, but to my surprise, I saw a young woman driving instead. "My father's car (steal)" I thought. So I quickly stopped a taxi and got in. Isaid to the driver, "Please (follow) that new car in front." And Itold him why.
The taxi driver had a car phone,and I asked him to call the police. Soon we heard the sound of a police car and its loudspeaker. The police told the woman to stop her car. Our car came to a stop, too. I got outright now and (say) to the woman, "It's not your car. It's my father's."
The woman smiled and said, "Oh. You're Mr. Johnson's younger son, right? I (see) your photo at your father's office."
Before I could say another word, the woman explained that she was my father's new assistant.
My father asked her to take his computer to the shop to have it repaired. He lenthis car. After (hear) her words, we called my father and he told us what she said was true. The police and the taxi driver laughed I felt very sorry. It was both the first and last time for me to work as a detective. Don't you think my story funny?
Young Music Scene Concert Young musicians from all over Germany perform at Young Scene Concert at Berlin's famous Quasimodo music hall. The concert is part of the Berlin Festival. Time: 15—20 Nov. Place: 45, 18756 Berlin, Germany Cost: Various Email: info@quasimodo.de Phone: +34 (0) 45 839 5986 |
Documentary Film Month Cinemas, schools and libraries across France and the French-speaking world take part in November's Documentary Film Month. About 120, 000 visitors take part each year. Time: 1—20 Mar. Place: 25 Road Pyramids, 75001 Paris Cost: Various Phone: +12 (0)1 43 38 19 73 Email: info@paris-touristoffice.com
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Craft (工艺) Show You can come to the show twice a year, in spring and at Christmas. There are hundreds of artisans (手艺人) from across Canada selling jewellery, pottery, glass, ironwork and clothing.
Time: 26 Nov.—7 Dec. Mon.—Fri. 11 am—10 pm Sat. 10 am—8 pm Sun. 9 am—6 pm Place: Direct Energy Centre Cost: $10 Phone: +7 658 198 3245 Email: askus@oneofakindshow.com |
Canada Blooms Toronto Garden and Flower Show The Canada Blooms Show every year at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre is the country's largest indoor garden show.
Time: Mar. 9 am—6 pm Sun. 11 am—5 pm Place: Metro Toronto Convention Centre Cost: $18; under 12 free Phone: +1 235 447 8768 Email: info@mtccc.com |
Several times each year the Queen gives afternoon tea parties at which guests are served tiny cakes filled with cream from her own cows. Cakes and sandwiches are bought in by footmen, yet you never see the Queen touch a thing. She
simply sits beside a big silver plate, pouring cups of tea for everyone and carefully avoiding the cakes.
At cocktail parties the Queen moves from group to group, chatting informally, and manages to make one glass of diet drink to last a whole evening. Tours abroad are difficult because hosts seem to believe the warmth of their welcome must be shown with wonderful state banquets(宴). But the Queen has perfected the art of appearing to enjoy her meal without actually eating much. During one visit to the Pacific islands of Tonga, a specially-prepared dinner was set up in a hut made of wood and bamboo leaves. Deep holes were dug in the ground, filled with hot stones and baby pigs, and the pigs were slowly cooked with dry heat over several days. The Queen looked uneasily at her plate when she discovered a whole roast(烤) pig was her serving.
Then she became uneasy when a turkey, some meat, bananas and an apple were also carried in for each guest. So she depended on her old favourite trick of talking with her host, King Tupou IV, carrying on a warm conversation. At the same time she pushed her food around her plate and only ate a piece of turkey and some fruit.
Reporters traveling with her have noticed that the Queen will sometimes seem so interested in a foreign leader's political(政治的) chat that she simply never has time to finish a meal before it is time to get up and make her speech. She will lift her fork, then put it down again to make another point, leaving almost all of her meal untouched.
What does your face say?
How many different emotions do you think you can communicate to people with your face? Do you have the same facial expressions as people from different cultures?
New research suggests that there are only four basic facial expressions of emotion.However, how these expressions are understood might depend on where you are from.
Research by scientists from the University of Glasgow has challenged the traditional view of how the face expresses emotions. Until now, it was widely believed that six basic emotions — happiness, sadness, fear, anger, surprise and
disgust (厌恶), were expressed and recognized across different cultures. However, the University of Glasgow'swork now suggests that the human face only has four basic expressions of emotion. This is because some pairs of emotions are
impossible to distinguish, especially when they are first expressing on the face. Fear and surprise, for example,both share wide-open eyes. The facial expressions for anger and disgust also look the same.
So if our faces are only able to express four basic emotions, how do we communicate more complex (复杂的) feelings? The study found that the way expressions are explained is different in different cultures. Lead researcher Dr Rachael Jack was studying this because "facial expressions were considered to be general", she explains. However, while looking at how people from the East and West look at different parts of the face during facial expression recognition, they found that although there are some common characteristics across cultures, the six basic facial expressions of
emotion are not recognized by everyone.
"We said we don't know what a disgust face looks like in China, so the best way togo about that is to make all combinations (组合) of facial movements and show to Chinese researchers and ask them to choose the ones they think are disgust faces."
With the software they developed, they discovered that in the early stages of signaling emotion, fear and surprise, and anger and disgust, were often confused. Jack explains that these facial expressions have developed both from biology and social evolution(进化).
What interests people about the cross-cultural aspect of the research? "This work leads to understanding which emotions we share, realizing our differences and calling attention to our multicultural experiences." This research could advise new ways of social communication that improve cross-cultural interactions.
Can you touch your bellybutton(肚脐) by reaching behind your back and around your waist(腰)?
Popular among many young Chinese female users on Weibo, the topic — which translates as "reaching your belly button from behind to show your good figure" —was mentioned more than 130 million times among Weibo readers. It not only led to over 104,000 active discussions, but also brought about the care about what means a healthy body image.
"Look! Success. More than four hours but I've finally reached my bellybutton," said Weibo user GayleRabbit. Another user Lucy said, "Why does my bellybutton suddenly look and feel completely new?",
While the trend was popular with many female users on Weibo, a photo uploaded by a male blogger caught people's
eyes. "Is this pose really that difficult?I don't think so," said Weibo user Sough Sa. His photo showing he was trying to
touch his bellybutton drew 2,634 likes and was shared more than 8,452 times.
"I always support failures. Now I don't feel so bad about not being able to touch my bellybutton." said another user
Jacket. "Do we need to have flexible(柔韧的) arms or askinny waist to achieve it?" asked Weibo user Chantilly6 23.
But some experts argued that China's new bellybutton trend was actually distoring(歪曲) society's standards of beauty. "These poses and pictures can be fun but sometimes they also become an expression of competitiveness," said Jolene Tan,
Programmes and Communications Senior Manager at Aware, a non-governmental organization in Singapore championing women's rights.
However, experienced body trainers say the new trend is about flexibility of the arm and the size of the waist, rather than a good figure. A skinny person with fewer muscles(肌肉) has a better chance of achieving the pose.
I will never forget my experiences in the United States. I went to an American college a year ago. Yet I did not know the real American society until I was hurt in a car accident because after the accident I had to see a doctor and go to court(法院).
After the accident, my roommate called a doctor for me. I was very grateful and decided to repay him one day. But the next day, he asked me to pay him $200 for what he had done. I was amazed. He had good reason to charge me, he said. And if I wanted to collect money from the person who was responsible(负有责任的) for my accident, I'd have to have a good lawyer. And only a good doctor can help me get a good lawyer. Now that he had helped me find a good doctor, it was only fair that I should pay him. But every day I went to see the doctor,I had to wait about 50 minutes. He would see two or three patients at the same time, and often stop treating one so as to see another. Yet he charged me $115 each time. The final examination report consisted often lines, and it cost me $215. My lawyer was all smiles the first time we met. But after that he avoided seeing me at all. He knew very well the other party was responsible for the accident, yethe hardly did anything. He simply waited to collect his money. He was so irresponsible that I decided to refuse his help. And he made me pay him $770.
Now I had to act as my own lawyer. Itold the insurance(保险)company the date I was leaving America because of my inexperience(缺少经验). Knowing that, they played for time and I left without getting a cent.
My experiences taught me two things about America: firstly, in a country like America money is everything. It is more important than friendship, honor or professional morality. Secondly, foreigners are still being unfairly treated. So when we talk about America, we should see both its good and bad sides.
生活中常常会发生一些意外的事,但每个人处理事情的方式不同。有些人冷静温和地处理,有些人简单粗暴地对待。 当你与人发生冲突时,你会如何处理呢?请你写一篇英语短文,谈谈你的经历与看法。内容包括:1. 请你简单叙述一次与别人发生冲突的经历;2. 你认为该如何正确处理日常生活中发生的冲突(至少两点建议);3. 呼吁大家友好相处。
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Life is full of the unexpected,