Dubai, make your day!
Thanks to global connections, Dubai has become an ideal destination for refreshing yourself. Here's how to plan a one-day trip with wow factors.
Have a sky-high supper
Combine dining with the views from Burj Khalifa (迪拜塔) by booking a table at At. Mosphere on the 122nd floor. The observation area is just above this restaurant, where you'll enjoy the incredible views with fewer crowds. And with cuisine described as"top drawer", it is sure to be lunch, afternoon tea or dinner you'll never forget.
Swim above the city
Have a refreshing swim at Aura Skypool, which offers 360-degree views from 50 floors up. From here, the Palm (棕榈岛) and the sea sparkles become clear to see. In addition to its daytime sessions, it hosts sunrise swims and early morning yoga, as well as night bookings until11 p. m.
Enjoy the beach
Steal sunshine on the white sands of Kite Beach, with its views of another symbol of Dubai's skyline: the sail-shaped Burj AI Arab(阿拉伯塔酒店). The beach is free to visit in the day time. Alternatively, Kitesurf School Dubai offers a variety of sea sports in the afternoon.
Photograph that skyline
Aperture Photos Tours arrange for a local photographer to guide you to capture breathtaking views from the
"Vertical Forest" being built in Downtown to Dubai Marina(迪拜码头). The tours are private and available in the afternoon; all you need is a camera and a head for heights.
My senior year at Westfield High School was supposed to be the best year of my life. Instead, it turned into a lesson about friendship that I would never forget.
My best friend, Emily, and I had been inseparable since middle school. But as graduation approached, the stress of exams and college applications began to weigh heavily on us. Emily and I became distant. I was focused on getting into a top university, while Emily was more interested in enjoying our last year together. Our differing goals led to disagreements, and soon enough, we started to argue over the smallest things.
One day, things reached a boiling point. We had a huge fight over a group project. Days turned into weeks, and our friendship seemed beyond repair. We avoided each other at school and stopped sitting together at lunch. Our friends tried to help, but neither of us was willing to make the first move. The silence between us was deafening, and I missed her more than I wanted to admit.
It wasn't until our English teacher assigned us to work together on a final presentation that we were forced to confront each other. At first, we worked in tense silence. But as we spent more time together, the ice began to melt. One evening, as we were finishing up our project, Emily broke the silence. "I miss us," she said softly." I miss you, too," I admitted, feeling a lump in my throat. "I'm sorry for being so hard on you. I just wanted everything to be perfect." "I'm sorry too," Emily replied. "I should have been more understanding. We're both stressed, but we shouldn't let it ruin our friendship." We hugged, and at that moment, it felt like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders.
On the graduation day, we stood side by side, proud of what we had accomplished and grateful to each other. The experience made our bond stronger, and we knew that no matter where life took us, we would always be there for each other.
A plant-based diet seems to be the best option for human health. A team led by medical doctor Angelo Capodici of the University of Bologna in Italy has found that humans eating vegetarian(素食的) diets tend to have measurably better health outcomes in several areas.
This does not mean that you should immediately excise meat from your diet, since the diet needs of individuals can vary significantly. What it does suggest is that making dietary changes might be a much more powerful tool for improving health outcomes, if it can be done safely.
Since diet is easy to change, Capodici and his colleagues (同事) wanted to take a closer look at the impact of plant-based eating on the risk of these diseases. They studied the data collected from 48 reviews between January 2000 and June 2023, and found that vegetarian diets were associated with better health status on a number of risk factors for both cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer. Overall, these plant-based diets were associated with better cholesterol(胆固醇) levels and blood sugar control, a lower risk of both cancer and heart disease compared to those of plant-and-meat eaters.
The team noted, though, that vegetarian pregnant (怀 孕 的 ) women did not show a significantly lower risk of high blood pressure. They were also careful not to draw conclusions about plant-based foods being the only cause of these health improvements.
It's also worth noting that plant-based diets can result in vitamin and mineral shortage; and, of course, many different health conditions, such as allergies (过敏) require a careful, tailored approach to food. Because of these, the researchers caution against the large-scale adoption of plant-based diets. Rather, they say more targeted and more specific research should be conducted, in order to narrow down why these diets are positively correlated with better health.
Some people prefer paperbacks because they're easy to borrow and share. Others will go for e-readers. But which is the more environmentally sustainable option?
Whether it's better to read books in print or on a device is complicated, because of the complex interaction of the resources involved across the entire lifecycle of a published work: how books and devices are shipped, what energy they use to run, if they can be recycled.
On the one side, traditional print publishing comes with a high carbon footprint. According to 2023 data, 32 million trees are cut down each year to make paper for books. Then there's the energy-intensive processes of printing and shipping—to say nothing of the many books that are destroyed because they remain unsold. Although it's standard practice in the industry, publishers don't want to destroy books. So instead, many are donating unsold copies, switching to on-demand printing. Publishers are also rethinking book design, since certain fonts (字体) can be more climate-friendly by using less ink and less paper.
On the other hand, digital reading seems to have a considerable eco-advantage over print because it is paperless, so it saves trees and shipping. Moreover, tech companies that make e-readers such as Amazon offer recycling programs for old devices. But digital devices also come with a substantial carbon footprint, especially at the manufacturing stage. Their cases are made with plastics and the minerals in their batteries require resource-heavy mining.
Figuring out whether to take a digital device or a paperback to the beach ultimately depends on how much you read." If you buy an e-reader and you read loads and loads of books on it, then it's the lowest carbon thing to do," said Mike Berners-Lee, the author of The Carbon Footprint of Everything. "But if I buy it, read a couple of books, and decide that I prefer paperback books, then it's the worst of all worlds."
Yet Berners-Lee said that reading is still, relatively speaking, a pretty sustainable activity——regardless of whether you read using an e-reader, phone or old-fashioned paperback.
How to Stay Positive around Negative People
A positive attitude benefits your physical and mental health. However, it can be difficult to maintain a positive attitude when other people are negative. The best way is to be yourself and to form a flexible mindset.
●Be in charge of your attitude. The first step is to remember that no one can make you feel bad without your permission. You should remind yourself of it frequently when you are under the influence of negative people. Moreover, taking a quick walk is a good way you can maintain your positive attitude.
If all your attention is on the negative person, you'll be more likely to be caught in their negativity. Pay attention to what you do, and you'll create a distance between yourself and the other person. After all, you hardly change them, but yourself. Your priority is to maintain your own happiness.
● Use mottos or phrases. Repeating a motto or a phrase to yourself can help you remain positive. Some people find mottos from classic literature, while others prefer well-known phrases from religious beliefs. An example of a motto might be: "Nothing is impossible to a willing heart," or the Buddhist," Om mani padme hum."
● Se t social boundaries. Then, you have to learn to say no to them, or you can't have a life of your own. Even staying with negative people, try to make sure you're meeting in a group rather than just the two of you. If you're friends on social media, unfollowing the posts of he negative person is one way to minimize your contact with the person.
A. Focus on yourself. B. Transform others' attitude. C. It is meaningful and highly individual to each person. D. It is important to sympathize the negative people. E. You can use the following advice to help you do this. F. Be aware of the things or people that threaten your positivity. G. Avoid falling into the trap of feeling like a victim of someone's bad attitude. |
Juleus Ghunta is a children's author. He and his three sisters were raised by a single mother, who often had to make 1 choices, including a decision to send his sisters to school, and to keep Ghunta at home.
When Ghunta finally went to school, he could 2 read because he had been kept home from school as a child and had seldom been 3 to books. Even at six grade, he still couldn't 4 words, spell, or read with understanding. "I 5 in school with a deep sense of loss and shame." he recalled.
Fortunately, a teacher-in-training started a special 6 program for struggling students. Ghunta was the first to 7 . That teacher, whose name he 8 , would change his life. She did not ask anything of him, 9 his hard work and belief in himself. Eventually, Ghunta's reading skills greatly improved.
He graduated with a number of academic 10 from elementary school, such as one for "most improved in reading." "She left me with the gift of literacy(读写能力), and with a deeper 11 of my personhood." he said.
In honor of his teacher, he wrote a story about a teacher helping a boy 12 difficulties in school. In 2010, Ghunta visited his old school, and asked every teacher 13 if they knew his old teacher's name, but in vain.
He still hopes one day when he can convey his gratitude to her for seeing his 14 ."I would love her to see the significant 15 that she has made on my life, and the ways I have carried this memory of her and how it continues to be a source of joy."
Six huge hydropower stations along the Yangtze River—Wudongde, Baihetan, Xiluodu, Xiangjiaba, Three Gorges Dam, and Gezhouba Dam—form the world's largest clean energy corridor, extends over 1,800 kilometers with a water level drop over 900 meters. Atotal of 110 hydroelectric generators operate together along the corridor, (generate)plentiful green electricity for use.
China's capability to produce million-kilowatt power-producing units couldn't have been obtained new techniques, materials, and industrial upgrades. So far, all the six stations (connect) to an industrial internet platform, which marks the completion of an "industrial brain" of the world's largest clean energy corridor. This is expected (boost) the corridor's operational efficiency and reliability significantly.
Apart from supplying electricity, clean energy corridor has also formed a768-kilometer deep waterway that (consistent) improves the navigation conditions of the Yangtze River. Previously unnavigable sections have been turned into wide (passage), and small ports along the corridor have grown stronger and bigger. This strengthens the advantages of water transportation along the Yangtze River, (know) for its low energy consumption, high capacity and cost-effectiveness.
As a result, the world's largest clean energy corridor has evolved into a corridor of (ecology) conservation.
After William was killed, I couldn't get over my deep feelings of sadness and loss. Worse still, Justine, who was a loyal servant and attached to my family, was wrongly sentenced to death even if everybody in my family believed she was the last one to kill William. I knew it was the monster who killed my dear William but how could I prove that? I felt regretful and guilty because it was I myself who created such a monster but there seemed to be nothing I could do to stop him.
I now felt that I was the true murderer.
The endless horror and despair consumed me everyday whenever I thought of my creation being capable of killing anyone close to me. I wished I could kill him right away! I wanted to take revenge(复仇) for the death of William and Justine.
Then came the chance when I climbed Montanvert one day. Reaching the top and enjoying the view, I suddenly saw a large man coming towards me at superhuman speed. Realizing it was the monster, I shouted with anger and horror," Devil! How dare you come near me? Aren't you afraid that I will take my revenge?"
"My creator, you want to kill me? How dare you play with life like this?"
Inflamed by burning hatred, I jumped at him but he easily moved out of the way. Then magically he used eloquence (口才) to persuade me into listening to him about all his sufferings. For a moment, sympathy took possession of me when he accounted how he was hated and condemned by humans just because of his frightening appearance, even if he always behaved nicely to them and tried to be kind and gentle.
"I was good, but I am alone." The monster concluded with a torturing look in his ugly face. "Promise you will create a companion for me. Humans will have nothing to do with me, but a female as deformed and horrible as myself would not refuse me."
I refused his request without hesitation. How could I create another monster after so many tragedies(悲剧)?
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He then threatened that if I didn't agree, he would destroy me and my family. Weeks after my promise, I found it increasingly hard to continue my horrible work. |
