— ____. You can open it if you like.
— ____.
— ____. But what's the reason?
—Yes, it broke down yesterday, but it ____.
—Don't worry. I ____ it another try.
—The milk has turned ____. If you drink it, you will have a stomachache.
—This job is not even paying me enough to ____ myself. I need to do something else.
—That's true. It is wrong for him in such a high ____ in the government to behave too badly in public.
—Green tea, I guess. I've tried black tea, green tea and so on ____ of them have their special tastes.
—Yes, If we don't protect them, they ____ die out one day.
—I couldn't agree more. Health matters a lot.
—Oh, no. It is not as simple as you might ____.
—Sorry, I don't know, either. I'm new here, too.
Billions of people across the world use cell phones. Though cell phones can be wonderful, tools of 1 , freeing us from the confines of an office and providing more 2 time, they often do the exact opposite. Cell phone use has confused the line between work and non-work time, 3 stress and anxiety within families and between friends. As Eric Slate, author of Technoslave mentioned in his article, "It seems the more4 ‘we are, the more detached (不相连的) we become."
There is a risk of being too connected. While I was hiking in Spain, I got 5 a few times. I saw new views and was surprised by expected sights and towns I wouldn't have 6 . Back in the US, whenever I got lost, I would always call a friend for 7 on my cell phone. With a cell phone, you're less 8 to go down the wrong street and see new things or unexpectedly know new people.
So when I recently returned home to Burlington, Vermont, put my cell phone away and 9 an old bike for a regular landline telephone that was connected to the wall and everything. Now, I go outside and don't make a phone call or 10 my phone. So, I've seen things in my neighborhood I 11 noticed before, like a big flower garden around the block and artwork down the road. Now that I'm not glued to my cell phone, I've 12 new people on the street and at the supermarket, started 13 with neighbor s I haven't spoken with before and 14 my friends face-to-face instead of over the phone.
Instead of isolating me from the world, keeping away from phones has 15 me become more in touch with community. I am no longer a slave (奴隶) of my cell phone.
Culture in Bloom
During the springtime when all the peach flowers were blooming (盛放), Beijing 101 Middle School held a Peach Flower Festival. Students played the guzheng and pipa in the school while reciting (背诵) ancient poems about flowers. They also painted peach blossom fans (桃花扇), a traditional Chinese fan usually used by women in ancient China. Students have not only relaxed but also experienced the beauty of Chinese culture. ▲
Students looking for a coffee break will finally find one this year. At Mason High School in Iowa, there is a cafe called Cosmic Cafe. Many students have not only shown interest in buying from the shop but also working there. The Cosmic Cafe sells drinks like lattes, tea and of course, coffee. It has its own logo, T-shirts and other products. But it is more than just a place to get a quick drink or snack-it's a space for students to get together, relax, socialize and develop new skills. It shows the power of student-led initiatives (主动性) and reminds people to value the sense of community within schools. Robots Enter School
"Turn left! Turn right!" In the information technology IT class, Zhang Ruixuan was controlling a robot to move around. It is a part of their artificial intelligence (AI) courses. In fact, having AI education in schools has become a growing trend (趋势) in many places, with Zhejiang province being a typical example. In the future, there will be more jobs where AI knowledge is required. Even in daily life, people may need to understand things like Chat GPT and the Internet of things. AI education will become increasingly important. |
I arrived home from work, but my mind was still busy. I was going to perform a very important experiment, but I had spent the whole day worrying about it. And I wanted to shake off my worries very much. So after dinner, I made a cup of hot chocolate, sat on my sofa, and opened a page. Almost at once, my mind left behind the experiment and went into a wonderful world different from my daily life. It was exactly what I needed.
Growing up, I was actually never a big fan of novels. My classmates would be crazy about the latest novel, while my copy sat collecting dust on a bookcase. Instead, I would choose to read through the books about school lessons. After I started graduate school, extra reading didn't interest me at all, but I spent most of my time at school working on research papers and my mind couldn't process nonfiction (非小说类纪实作品) books at home. So I knew that I needed to find a way to enjoy reading again.
To help me stick to it. I made a New Year's resolution: I would read two fiction books per month. The result was that I loved fiction almost at once, along with many unexpected results including ones that are good for my schoolwork.
★ some of the best books I read were historical fiction books. I learned life in different countries, as well as challenges which people there faced during difficult periods in their histories. The books have helped me build sympathy and understanding, with an unexpected advantage: I've started to think more deeply about the different types of the scientific problems in my study and could serve them with all my heart.
Beer and eggs are commonly seen in the kitchen. However, scientists recently found that they were used in historic paintings, too.
To keep Danish paintings, a group of researchers studied what ancient paint was made of. They did experiments on small pieces of paintings that had already been cut off from the original work.
According to their paper published in Science Advances, grains (谷物) and yeast (酵母) were found on the base of the paintings. Beer was the most common drink in the 19th century in Denmark, and its by-products were spent grains and yeast.
The study showed that they were used to provide a painting surface which is not likely to move. Researchers also pointed out that beer byproduct was used as a "glue" because it had a lot of sugar. With beer added, the paint can also dry faster.
Besides beer, egg has long been found in oil-based paints used by artists in the 15th century, such as Italian painter Leonardo da Vinci. A recent study published in Nature Communications may have "cracked" the secret of how eggs can help keep artworks.
The researchers re-created the ancient paint by adding egg yolks (蛋黄) to oil paint. They then looked into how it changed over time. The findings showed that the yolk's proteins helped slow the oxidation of the paint. It could also reduce wrinkling (褶皱) as the egg makes the paint smoother.
However, the oil paint with added egg usually takes longer to dry. It seemed fine for artists -they were willing to accept to have their work kept for longer.
The more understand how artists choose and use their materials, the more we can "appreciate what they're doing", Ken Sutherland, an expert at the Art Institute of Chicago, US, told science News. Sutherland added that research like this could help people have a deeper understanding of the artworks.
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As Buddhism became popular in China during the Tang dynasty, there was a strong need to produce a large number of Buddhist scriptures. C (copy) by hand could not meet the rising need. So, ancient Chinese craftsmen came up w a new way to make lots of copies--woodblock printing.
Traditional woodblock printing can be d into four main steps: writing, carving, printing and binding. Each of these steps (include) many smaller tasks, and in total, about 30 steps are needed to c a woodblock printing.
Carving is at the h of the woodblock printing because this step can make or break the final print. Skilled craftsmen carve characters and pictures to create raised areas or lines which hold ink for printing.
One f example of woodblock printing is the Diamond Sutra, a Buddhist scripture printed in 868. It's considered the "earliest dated printed book" and is s in the British library. This ancient art form not only shows the wisdom of our abut also the beauty of Chinese craftsmanship over the centuries.
Before printing, writing allowed people to share their thoughts, but the invention of printing made knowledge something everyone could (easy) get and enjoy.
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