— ____. You can come around with your English book tomorrow.
— He____ for Shanghai to attend an important meeting The plane____ at six.
Four Wonderful Hotels in Spain
Hotel Villa Favorita
It is a beautiful 19th-century building, the last of its kind on La Concha Beach in San Sebastian, Spain, now doing business as an amazing luxury(豪华) hotel. Some rooms look out over the city, white others face directly out to sea. The hotel's restaurant, Amelia, was owned by a famous cook who would bring the tastes of his native Argentina to Spain's Atlantic coast.
Hotel Zinema7
Hotel Zinema 7 is a hotel that's all about the love of movies. It's designed(设计) with the art of cinema in mind. The large film-star images in the guest rooms are the most outstanding example. You'll really admire how well the whole idea has been put together. Looking back, it makes total sense because the hotel is actually inside an old, famous movie theater called the Astoria Cinema. The change into a hotel was pretty cool.
Nobu Hotel San Sebastian
This hotel is housed in a Belle Epoque-style building, the inside decorated (装饰) with a mix of modern Japanese design and local touches. All 17 guest rooms offer views of La Concha Bay. The rooms use soft colors and simple designs creating a sense of calm. You can enjoy a drink or a meal at Nobu Terrace, which overlooks La Concha Bay. The Nobu Restaurant features Japanese tastes by its cook Nobu Matsuhisa
Hotel Arima & Spa
This hotel in San Sebastian is a fine example of forward-looking hotel design.combined with an eco-friendly, nature-first way that makes for a peaceful experience. The location places it at some distance from the beaches and the town center, but what you gain is more close meet with the Marimon's forest. The rooms feel warm and natural, and most of then look out at green scenery.
I'm not a fan of patchwork quilts(拼缝被子). While I appreciate the feelings and effort put into making them, I usually don't really care about the end result. Surprisingly, however, there is a small patchwork quilt in my home.
This quilt originally belonged to my mother. In her later years, after my father passed away, she joined a weekly"book club" with some women from the neighborhood. In fact, it was more of an excuse to get together and drink coffee. One of the ladies, Emily, was skilled in handicrafts and she made my mother a small quilt.
For years, this quilt sat folded on a chair in my mom's living room. It went with her when she moved to a small, one-bedroom suite at an assisted living facility(辅助生活机构). I never saw my mother use it throughout all those years.
During one of my visits, I playfully teased(取笑) my mom about her never using the quilt and asked her why she kept it. She said it was because it was a gift from Emily. I questioned further, as she was not particularly close to Emily and did not even like the quilt's design. Her response remained the same: Because it was from Emily.
After thinking this over for several days. I came to realize that the quilt's value did not lie in its appearance or in its maker, but rather in the significance it held for my mother about neighborliness, community and caring for one another.
I inherited(继承) the quilt more than a decade ago and it has remained folded on a shelf ever since. My plan is to one day gift it to my daughter, but I won't pressure her to keep it, although I'm secretly hoping she will.
Patchwork quilts hold stories. The tales we attach to what we see and do enrich our lives. turning the ordinary into something magical.
It's often said that we human beings can dream in a foreign language. Could dreaming in a foreign language improve our memory? Does dreaming in a foreign language mean we are making progress in learning that language?
Before we look at multilingual(多语言) dreams, first we need to look at sleep. The connection between sleep and language can be applied to how we learn any language, including our native language. Even adults still learn about one new word every two days in their first language. But, if we are going to remember that new word better, what matters is that we need to connect it with what we have learned. And in order to do that, we"need to have some sleep", says Gareth Gaskell, a professor at the University of York.
It's during sleep that the integration(整合) of old and new knowledge happens. At night, one part of our brain — the hippocampus — takes whatever new information it receives during the day and passes it on to other parts of the brain to be stored The role that dreams play in this night-time learning process is still being studied, but"it's entirely possible that during multilingual dreams, the brain is trying to connect the two languages", says Marc, a researcher at a university, in Bern, Switzerland.
So having multilingual dreams could mean that our brain is trying to remember a new word or phrase. However, it could also have an emotional (情感) significance. Danuta, a professor of psycholinguistics at the University of Silesia in Poland, suggests that multilingual dreams can express"fears or wishes" around learning a foreign language, including the wish to be a local speaker or to be accepted within a certain community.
We clearly still have a lot to learn about multilingual dreams, but one thing seems certain: if you're trying to learn a new language, you can sleep on it.
If you have ever been disappointed because you don't have a good gardener, the clever robot may one day become the helper of your indoor plants.
The Hexa Plant is a six-legged robot that has been specially made to care for the potted (盆栽的) plant that it carries on top of its head. Using light and heat sensors(传感器), the robot has the ability to carry its plant in and out of the daylight. If the houseplant needs more sun, the Hexa will walk into the sunlight; and if the houseplant is getting too hot, the Hexa will go back into the area that blocks direct light. The Hexa Plant will even do a little dance when it senses that the plant needs to be watered to warn its owner.
The robot was developed by Vincross engineer and founder Sun Tianqi after he saw a dead Sunflower sitting in the darkness in a room back in 2014. "Plants only receive an action without responding(回应):" Sun Tianqi wrote in a blog post. "Whether they are being cut, bitten, burned or pulled from the earth, or when they haven't received enough sunshine, water, or are too hot or cold, they will hold still and take whatever is happening to them."
According to Sun Tianqi, for billions of years, plants have never experienced movement of any kind, not even the simplest movement. In their whole lives, they stick to where they were born. Sun Tianqi continued, "Do they want to break their own settings or have a tendency (趋向) towards this?I do not know the answer, but I would love to try to share some of this human tendency and technology with plants. With the help of the robot, plants can have a trial to move."
The Hexa Plant model robots are not for sale, though Vincross does sell a Hexa robot model. It is said that in the near future the robots can open up a new market to watch over our household plants
Some people seem to handle life's ups and downs without needing much support, encouragement, and motivation(激励) from others .Of course, we all need a little help and guidance sometimes. But these habits are what independent people do that make them so successful in life.
independent people certainly don't need any help getting up in the morning! They are self-rehant and know that success means"hanging in there". They don't need praise, encouragement, and recognition from others that they are on the right path. They know they can get the job done, and that excitement is what keeps them going.
They prioritize(优先考虑) their goals and dreams. Some people allow their hopes and dreams to be just that, and they pay too much attention to the naysayers(摇头族) who tell them it' ll never happen. Self sufficient people don't get distracted or discouraged by those who put a downer on their ideas. They know the path to success may not be easy, and that there may be setbacks along the way, but they believe in what they can achieve.
They know themselves well. Independent people are self-assured. They are aware of their strengths and their weaknesses.Of course, it's nice for people to think highly of you, but independent people don't need this approval in order to think highly of themselves.
They learn from their mistakes and don't see them as failures. Just like all of us, independent people get things wrong. The only difference is that those who are self-sufficient don't need any comfort when things don't go as planned.
A. And they make those dreams happen.
B. They just stop for a solution and try again.
C. Change doesn't get in the way of their success.
D. The are passionately driven and extremely self-motivated.
E. They are most successful when they are left to find things out for themselves.
F. What's more, they don't need continuous advice or encouragement from others.
G. Some rely on others to help them make decisions, facing even the simplest daily tasks.
Kason's Corner is a place for kids to play in Washington. It's named after Kason, the boy who 1 it. Nine-year-old Kason was born with cerebral palsy (大脑性瘫痪). The condition affected his 2 to walk, so most of the time he had to3 a wheelchair to go around. However, this didn't stop his desire for free4 .
One day, Kason played at a playground far from home, where he found it5 for him to use the swing to experience the feeling of flying he had never had. After returning home, Kason found there wasn't such a 6 playground with the same kind of equipment for him nearby. He began to 7 how great it would be to build a similar playground in his community, where kids of all abilities could play together. So he8 Kason's Corner,a program to create inclusive (包容广阔的) playgrounds.
With his dad's help, Kason began a long journey of 9 his idea. They frcquently attended city council meetings and stressed the10 of building such playgrounds. Kason's efforts finally 11 . In 2022, the leaders decided to build a new playground, the design of which fully12 the needs of kids like Kason. When it came time to name the new playground, people 13 they should call it Kason's Comer.
Kason's Comer 14 opened on November 7,2022. Kason was invited to the opening ceremony and give a speech. Kason said, "If you want to improve your 15 that badly, just go for it."
Friends play an important part in everyone's life. Friendship usually(develop) during childhood.
Those friends that you make as a student, can usually last long. Friends influence your development, maturity and sense of (responsible). Friendship is built on common interests. If you like sports, most of your friends are likely to be athletic. If you enjoy (read) and shopping, most of your friends do game.
Yet these days, the modern tools that keep us connected are eating away at the meaning of friendship. We may be able to make many friends online,but these (friend) can be quite shallow. To make friends a real part of our lives, our smart phones should (put) down. And we should meet our friends person. True friends are difficult .(find). You can consider yourself very fortunate if you have one true friend. This friend is eager to help v ou whenever necessary. A true friend is someone you can talk to about any subject or problem (sincere). A true friend is someone who walks in when the rest of the world walks out. A true friend is someone supports you when you are in trouble.
1. 表示理解
2·给出建议。
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: 人际关系 interpersonal relationship 人际交往 interpersonal communication
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