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— ____. I cut my finger and I'm trying not to get it wet.
— No. ____.
—There ____ a math test tomorrow—I'm bad at it, you know.
—It's OK. I don't need it anymore.
—Me, too! One spaceship can carry one to three astronauts, and they ____ in space over the next six months!
—That's to say, five o'clock.
—I agree, delicious soup is made by combining different ingredients (和羹之美，在于合异).
—I can't believe we did all that work for____.
—That's great news!
—We went to watch a movie ____ the life and work of Nelson Mandela.
—Yes, she can always ____ the love of learning in students.
—We can start from little things like ____ the lights when we leave a room.
It was a fine afternoon. As I was riding a bike home from my office as usual, I noticed a person cycling in front of me, about 300 metres away. I could tell he was a little 1 than me and I decided to try to catch up with him. It was about one kilometre to go on the road 2 I had to turn off, so I started cycling faster and faster.
Every block. I was getting closer to him just a little bit. In a few minutes. I was only about 100 metres behind mm. I got so 3 that I really picked up speed, trying my best to push myself. Maybe you have4 I was cycling in an Olympic triathlon (三项全能运动).
5 I made it. I passed him by and felt pretty good on the inside at that moment I beat him, of course, but he didn't even know we were 6 . He was still cycling slowly along the street.
And after riding past him, I 7 that I had missed my turn as a result of being so focused (专注的) on competing with him. I had gone almost six blocks further and had to8 and go all the way back.
Isn't that what happens in life when we pay too much attention to 9 with co-workers, neighbours, friends or even strangers, trying to pass them and show that we are more 10 ? We spend our time and energy running after them and at last we miss out on our own 11 What's even funnier is that we just put on a one-man show, for the people we see as our opponents (对手) may know 12 about it.
The 13 of such unhealthy competition is that it's a never-ending cycle. There will always be somebody ahead of you in one way or another, someone with a better job, a nicer car, more money in the bank, etc. So, don't 14 yourself in the event of endless comparison.
Take what life has given you: the height, weight and personality. Dress well and wear it proudly. Stay focused and live a 15 life. There's no competition in destiny (命运). Run your own race and wish others well!
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A Teenager Flies Around the World 17-year old Mack Rutherford has now set the record for the youngest person to fly around the world alone and broken his sister's record He flew in a small, two-seater airplane. One of the plane's seats was taken the place by an extra gas tank (汽油箱). This allowed Mack to fly farther. He visited 30 countries in all and he once had to land on an island with no one else on it.
Talented Music Boy 10-year-old Seba Stephens became the youngest person ever to receive a professional certificate (证书) in music from the famous Berklee College of Music. The certificate is equal (同等的) to about four college-level classes and is very difficult to get. Seba started a band when he was five and had made money by first grade. |
"Tum left! Turn right!" In the information technology (IT) class, Zhang Ruixuan was controlling a robot to move around.
"This is part of our artificial intelligence (AI) courses," said the 10th grader from Beijing 101 Middle School. The school provides AI (人工智能) classes to both junior and senior high school students. Apart from compulsory (必修的) courses that teach basic knowledge, there are also optional (选修的) courses if students want to learn more.
"This year in our compulsory class, we have learned coding (编程) through a programming language called Python," said Zhang. Using Python to code is a basic skill for training AI models. In recent years, Python has been tested in high school graduation exams (高中会考) in places like Beijing, Jiangsu and Anhui.
In fact, having AI education in schools has become a growing trend (趋势) in many places, ★ . In 2020 Zhejiang added AI education into textbooks from Grade 5 in primary school all the way to senior high. In the city of Wenzhou, the government is planning to build 1, 000 Al experimental schools by 2025.
"With the development of technology, our textbooks have been changing all the time," said Shang Yin, an IT teacher from Beijing 101 Middle School." From typing to using Word and Excel, and then today's coding and AI, the courses are keeping up with the times and teaching students necessary skills. "In the future, there will be more jobs where Al knowledge is needed. Even in daily life, people may need to understand things like ChatGPT and the internet of things (物联网). Al education will become increasingly important, Shang added.
Looking at the undone homework on his desk always makes David Grey feel uncomfortable. More often than not, David leaves his homework behind and surf the Internet or watches TV instead, waiting until the last minute. "But the longer I wait" says David, aged 15, "the more worry."
Everyone procrastinates (拖延) because they want to feel good now. The way to do that is to avoid the task You can procrastinate on nearly anything, even enjoyable tasks such as planning a vacation. "Some people procrastinate cleaning. Some people procrastinate by cleaning," says Professor Peter Stone. Research has shown that the top tasks young people procrastinate are studying and going to bed. "One big cause for procrastination is that people are afraid of failure, of not meeting others' expectations," Stone adds,
Some people believe that procrastination will make them thrive. But researchers disagree. "I did a study several years ago, asking procrastinators to finish a task in a certain record of time says Stone. "They did worse than non-procrastinators: they made more mistakes and they took longer. But they thought they did better. "No matter what the cause is, procrastination is usually not going to be good for you. For example, bedtime procrastination can lead to sleeplessness which in turn can cause many other health problems.
For those who need some drives to stop procrastinating, the best advice might be to take action first. If you've been procrastinating on forming a habit of exercise, just put on your walking shoes. A little bit of progress will get you moving.
Next, find something to help you remember to take action. If you want to go to bed at 10: 30 pm, you might set a timed dimmer switch (渐暗开关) atl0 pm. When the lights are dimmer, you'll start going to bed. It works for most people.
Finally, reward yourself every time you make pro. For example, after you've run 3 km, enjoy your favourite ice-cream. But be careful: it won't work the other way around.
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Winter Solstice, or Dong Zhi in Chinese. is the 22nd solar term (节气) of the year. It usually f around December 22. when the daytime is the shortest and the night is the longest. It dates back to the Spring and Autumn, when the ancient Chinese c the day as the beginning of the new year with different activities. Here are three things you should know about Winter Solstice.
Paying respect to ancestors
Today, Winter Solstice is a day for people to pay respects to their ancestors (祖先), elders and (teach) . Visiting the tombs of dead family members is the biggest event on the day and families also have a big m together.
Counting nines
Counting nines is a Chinese tradition that is s (80) to countdown to spring. A folk song of"counting nines"is popular: In the first and second"nines", people put their hands in their pockets. In the third and fourth"nines", people walk on ice. In the (five) and sixth "nines", people see willows budding. In the seventh nine, the ice on the river is melting. In the eight "nine", swallows (燕子) a In the ninth "nine", the farm cattle walk around the farmland. The third nine days after Winter Solstice is usually the coldest time in winter and the tstars to go up after that.
Predicting the weather
A popular tradition which is still followed today is (predict) the weather of the Spring. Fest. val according to the Winter Solstice's weather condition. According to the tradition. rains on Winter Solstice, it'll be fine on the Spring Festival and a sunny Winter Solstice means there will probably be a rainy Spring Festival.
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93-year-old Jos Bots tries hard to become the world's oldest solo paraglider (单人滑翔伞运动员). The record before is held by a Polish man who soared (高飞) to heights of 332 m at the age of 91 in 2017 Mr. Bots did a test once and he missed (the 300m high level) by 10m because of the bad conditions. He is paying close attention to the weather report waiting for the perfect chance to beat the world record. 
