生词提示:spin 旋转,liquid 液体, solid 固体 shell 壳
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①The colors we choose influence us more than we think. You probably know that designers use colors to create different kinds of mood in different rooms. The blue room makes you feel relaxed and calm and the orange room brings you a happy and satisfied feeling. Clothes in different colors can also influence our feelings.
②What to get someone's attention? Red is your color! But be careful! It's also said that red makes us hungry for junk food, so don't always wear red clothes if you're trying to eat more healthily.
③Warm yellow color is the perfect color to cheer you up, so if you have a bad day, wearing yellow clothes could help you feel better. Yellow is also connected with intelligence(才智), so wearing something yellow on the day of your big final exam might help you come up with some great answers.
④Green is relaxing because it is connected with nature and the outdoors. Green can help reduce stress. If you're feeling really stressful during weeks of final exams, wear green clothes and you might feel a bit more relaxed.
⑤Blue is a color that can be peaceful and calming. Like the green color, it can help you feel more relaxed. If you're sad, however, keep away from this color – the color blue can make you feel more "blue". Studies also show that blue can make you more creative, so if you are working on an art project, wearing blue might be able to help.
⑥Missing summer on a cold spring day? Wear white! It reflects light and reminds us of sunnier days. It's also connected with peace and cleanliness, although in some countries, white flowers mean death.
⑦These are just some ideas for new ways to think about colors in your wardrobe(衣柜). So, how are you feeling today? What color are you planning to wear?
B
Money, jewels and important documents may not be the only valuables placed in banks these days. Some mothers store their breast milk (母乳) in banks.
There are ten breast milk banks across the United States, where mothers can donate their extra milk for other women's babies.
Experts say breast milk is the best food for babies. The World Health Organization says it is the only food babies should get during the first six months of life, in most cases. Breast milk is especially important for babies born too early. Sometimes these premature babies(早产儿) must stay in the hospital for many weeks.
James Cameron is adoctor who treats newborns at Lutheran Children's Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He says breast milk is almost like medicine. Doctor James Cameron says, "The fact is that there are so many different proteins(蛋白质) and specialized(专门的) sugars in the breast milk that the mom's able to make that help provide immunity (免疫力). It's very important for the health of the newborn."
Lucy Baur lives near Fort Wayne. She breastfed both her children and always had more milk than they needed. She wanted to donate to the Indiana Mothers Milk Bank in Indianapolis. But freezing and shipping milk can be costly. Then, a donor station opened near her home.
Milk donations in the United States work like this. Donors must be willing to provide almost three liters of breast milk. They freeze the milk and take it to the station. There, employees warm the milk and mix it with other mothers' milk. Then, the milk is heated to kill bacteria(细菌). After that, the technicians (技术员)test samples of all the milk to make sure it is safe and healthful. The milk is re-frozen and sent to the main milk bank. The milk bank transports the milk to hospitals to feed premature or sick babies.
Donors are tested for diseases before any milk is accepted. They are not permitted to smoke tobacco(烟草), use illegal drugs or drink too much alcohol.(酒精)
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Eat like a king in the morning, a prince at noon, and a farmer at night. This saying is all about the importance of breakfast. And now scientists can tell us just why it's so important. According to a study carried out at Imperial College London, UK, skipping (忽略)the first meal of the day not only means you eat more at lunch, but also that your brain wants to find more unhealthy foods.
The study suggests that there is a special part of our brain called the orbitofrontal cortex (眶额皮层), which plays an important part in making choices about what we eat. It is used for identifying(识别) the taste of food, especially when skipping breakfast. It is more likely to target high-calorie foods when you're on an empty stomach.
Scientists did an experiment on this. Dr Tony Goldstone from Imperial College London, scanned (扫描) the brains of 21 men and women, around the age of 25. On the first day, these people skipped breakfast before the scans. On the second day, they had cereal (谷物), bread and jam as breakfast. After the scan on both days, they had their lunch.
When the volunteers had skipped breakfast, they ate around 20 percent more at lunch, compared with days when they had eaten breakfast. Their brain scans also showed the orbitofrontal cortex was especially responsive to high-calorie foods. "We believe that it identifies the value of foods – how pleasant, how delicious something is," Goldstone told The Guardian.
① The volunteers skipped breakfast.
② The volunteers had lunch.
③ The volunteers had a brain scan.
A. Think about what to do tomorrow.
B. Review the day.
C. Imagine a quiet place.
D. Exercise every day.
E. Stop doing other things.
F. Choose proper food.
If you have difficulty sleeping at night, it's time for you to take it seriously. According to Medicine Net, bad sleeping can lead to plenty of problems such as poor concentration and mood changes. Luckily, there are some tips that can help you fall asleep quickly ad may also improve the quality (质量)of your sleep.
① Daily exercise will reduce your stress and help you fall into a deep sleep. Consider doing exercise such as walking, swimming or bicycling between 5:00 pm to 7:00pm, as your body is at its finest physical condition. Then you can get a good quality of sleep at night.
② Eat food that is helpful to your sleep. Take healthy food in your food list, such as milk, cheese, bananas, eggs and honey. Have a light dinner and don't eat high-fat foods, as these foods take longer to digest(消化). Keep away from chocolate and high-sugar foods before bedtime. Drink plenty of water all through the day. But remember to stop doing so by 8:00pm, or you prevent yourself from enjoying a good sleep by visiting the bathroom from time to time.
③ Prepare yourself for sleep and avoid eating , watching TV or doing homework in your bed. Your body will learn that when you are on your bed, it's time to fall asleep. Doing other things on your bed will make it harder to fall asleep when you finish them all.
④ If you can't fall asleep for hours in bed, then try to review what you did during the day .Try to catch as much detail(细节) as possible. But don't think too much about anything that you worried about, since that can make falling asleep more difficult. If you finish reviewing the day, but still can't fall asleep, then go back to yesterday and even the day before yesterday. Reviewing the day can make you calm.
⑤ If you are having trouble clearing your mind , think of a relaxing and peaceful scene. For example, imagine that you're lying on the beach under the warm and pleasant sunshine, watching the waves(海浪) breaking on the rocks again and again . And it would be better if you can do deep breathing exercises while you do this.
One day, a boy found the cocoon(茧) of a butterfly and brought it home. A few days later, the boy saw a small 1 in the cocoon. He sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly struggled to make 2 body through that little hole. Suddenly it stopped.
So the boy 3 to help the butterfly, thinking the butterfly might be 4. He took a pair of scissors(剪刀) and cut the hole 5. The butterfly came out of the cocoon, but it 6 a little different. It had a weak body and small, thin 7. The butterfly didn't start to fly. In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling(爬行) around with a weak body and thin wings. It was never able to fly.
The boy acted with 8 but he didn't understand why it could be like this. When a butterfly crawls out of the cocoon, it must struggle. The hard work of 9 out of the cocoon makes the fluid(液体) from the butterfly's body into its wings. It helps the butterfly be 10 to fly. If the butterfly never has to squeeze(挤压) itself out of the cocoon, its wings will never get the fluid and it can never fly.
11 struggles are what we need in our lives. If we lived our lives without any problems, we would never learn or grow. We would not be 12 we could have been and we would never fly.
In our lives, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, and sometimes even 13 growth, without it, there's no way of life. We can't avoid 14 or problems. So, next time you are 15 a problem or difficulty, remember the butterfly. Struggle a little–then fly!
When someone asks you to do something that you do not feel like doing. What should you do? It's a good idea to say "no" at this time. It's better to spend more time some useful activities. , you may worry others will think you are impolite. What should you do? Here some tips that may help you.
It is OK to make white lies. That doesn't mean you are dishonest. Instead, it may make both you and the other person pleased and comfortable.
When you are (invite) to a party or some other events that you do not want to take part in, you can say, "No, but thanks for the invitation. That's very kind of you." In this way you can not only refuse (polite) but also make the person invited you feel comfortable.
When you don't want to lie, just tell the (true). You may say like this, "I want to spend more time on myself, so I've decided to say 'no' to these activities." In this way, people will see that you respect (you), and as a result they'll also pay you more respect.
My last suggestion is to just do it. You may feel uncomfortable at first, but this is not the reason for (say) "no". Never make anything more complicated(复杂的) than it is.
Feel proud of yourself for being strong enough to say "no".
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Changes | Five years ago | Now |
Look | Hair: long, straight, black Height: short | Hair: short, brown Height: tall |
Hobbies | Playing the guitar, playing table tennis | Playing the piano, playing basketball |
Character | shy | Outgoing |
Yesterday, I met my good friend, Gina.……