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Two brothers decided to dig a deep hole behind their house. As they were working, a couple of older boys stopped to 1.
“What are you doing?” asked one of the 2.
“We plan to dig a hole all the way through the Earth!” one of the brothers answered.
The older boys began to laugh, telling the brothers that digging a hole all through the Earth was 3.
After a long silence, one of the diggers 4 a box full of different kinds of insects. He5 the wonderful things to the visitors. Then he said quietly, “Though we can't dig all the way through the Earth, 6what we've found!”
Their goal was too 7 to reach, but it did lead them to dig. And that is what a goal is for — to lead us to move in the direction we have chosen.
Not every goal will be fully 8. Not every job will end successfully. Not every dream will be realized. But when you fail, perhaps you can say, “Yes, but look at what I've found along the way! Look at the 9 things that have come into my life because I tried to do something!”
We live in the digging. And I believe it is the joy in the journey, and in the end that is 10important.
Want to live longer? Then remember to live a healthy life. That means doing things that are good for you, like eating lots of vegetables and getting physical activity every day. Then avoid things like smoking, eating too much sugar and fat, which will kill you.
Here are some simple ways for you:
Run for five minutes a day | Just five minutes. In a survey we found that adult runners lived, on average (平均的)，three years longer than people who didn't. |
Drink coffee | An April 2015 review in England looked at 20 studies among nearly 974,000 people. The findings came out: drinking coffee, especially three or more cups a day, had lower risk of death. |
Take responsibility | Research from the 1970s showed that it was never too late to take responsibility for your own health and happiness. A study also found that people who took on responsibility, for example, caring for a plant or something else, lived longer. |
Volunteer | 27 percent of Americans are volunteers, and they may get back as much as they give. A review found that less than 20 percent volunteers died each year than people didn't do voluntary work. |
Be positive | To be positive is a powerful tool in your health. People who are more realistic (现实的) about their lives are more prepared for difficulty and they can live longer. |
When I was a kid, I loved to play a Chinese traditional game which was called Caught You! I clearly remember playing it every spring and fall if it was good weather. We usually looked forward to this exciting activity which was led by Miss Li. At that time, we always kept asking Miss Li when to play and where to play, and she used to answer with a smile. She knew we all expected to play the game.
In this game, you need a group of people, a piece of cloth, and a small ball. Miss Li usually took us to a beautiful park with a large green lawn. To keep the game going well, Miss Li would be the leader who always gave orders to make the game fair, reasonable and &n. At the beginning of the game, we sat in a circle except for one person who was selected sitting outside the circle with his or her eyes blindfolder. That meant he or she couldn't see who was holding the small ball. This was a key point.
As soon as everybody was ready, Miss Li declared a start. At that moment, we began to pass the small ball one by one around the circle, and the one who sat alone could shout “Stop!” at any time he or she wished. When we heard “Stop”, the student who had the ball in his or her hand had to stand up and sing a song or tell a story. From time to time, we laughed loudly because the players made some funny faces and noise. The person outside the circle was replaced every five minutes.
Now I have grown up. I miss this game because it was a lot of fun. I laughed and had a good time when I played it.
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When settlers (移民）came to America during the 1600s, they were surprised to find so many trees. Some trees were so huge that a large man could not put his arms around them. Those trees helped the settlers a lot. They were glad and thankful to have these trees. They used them to build houses and make fire. From the wood of the trees, they made furniture, tools and so on.
Most people thought the forests would last forever. However, by 1800, America had its first wood shortage (短缺). How did it happen? People had not known that trees were being cut down faster than new ones could grow.
Some American people made trips to foreign countries. There they saw destroyed forests and learnt the importance of protecting forests. They came back to the United States and warned that if Americans didn't use trees more carefully and wisely, someday the forests would all be gone. However, people were not ready to listen. Years went by, and America's forests kept disappearing. It made some people really worried. But they did nothing.
Finally, J. Sterling Morton, the man who is remembered as the father of Arbor Day (过节), got people to listen. He named a Tree-Planting Day, or Arbor Day. He worked hard to make Arbor Day a national holiday. On that day, people usually plant a lot of trees.
Today, millions of trees have been planted in the United States because of Arbor Day. Arbor Day is such a good idea that many other countries now also have Arbor Day. Many, many trees are being planted all over the world because of J. Sterling Morton's work.
You may hear adults, especially your parents, ask you to spend less time in front of the screens. But at a camp called ID Tech, computers are the necessary tools for learning about robotics (机器人学) and video games.
Logan Doyle, 12, spent last week at this camp learning to write computer instructions for a video game he was creating. “l am trying to make the beginning of this game,” said Logan.
In the room, boys were playing a 3D racing video game. When they finished playing the game, they talked about what they liked and didn't like about the game. Then the camper who designed the game could make it better.
Their teacher, Will Whitney, said the kids were learning problem-solving. “Kids meet a problem and think of different ways to solve it,” said Whitney. Like a lot of the teachers at the camp, Whitney attended ID Tech camp while growing up. As a kid, he loved video games. He loved the camp so much that he attended it seven years ago. “It was always the height of my summer,” he said.
Like English and Maths, it is important to understand technology. It will be important to many jobs in the future. “Technology is everywhere in our society, said Jan Plane, a computer science professor at the University of Maryland. “Whatever field kids go into, having some knowledge of technology is going to make a difference.”
Maybe the right kind of screen time is not such a bad idea after all.
Do you find yourself studying the same page for fifteen minutes? Are you thinking of a TV show while doing your homework? If so, you may have a concentration problem.
Concentration is the ability to focus on a task at hand without being interrupted (打断) by other things. It can be of great benefit to us，but we don't always use it fully. Sounds, images, and unrelated thoughts are like heavy rocks in the road. When you move them away, your concentration can go on.
Luckily, concentration can be improved through training. Start by creating a space that's quiet and comfortable. Remove distractions such as TV or online chat programmes. For fewer interruptions, have everything you need at your desk. After a while, you can focus on your work easily.
Here are some other ways for you to have a try.
Do five more minutes. When you think you can't work anymore, just do five more minutes. You can stretch your attention span by pushing your limits a little bit at a time.
One “Think” a time. Stop juggling lots of things in your hand. Instead, set a time for thinking about a single task. For example, tell yourself, “I'll think about nothing but my task from 5:00 to 5:30.”
Do things immediately. Sometimes we don't feel like concentrating, so we put off work. Just ask yourself, “Will it get easier later?” and then you'll probably want to get it over with.
Use your hands as blinkers. Try keying things “out of sight, out of mind”. Cup your hands and focus only on what you are reading.
See as if for the first time. Look at each moment like it is the first or last time you'll see or experience it. By fully concentrating on the present, you won't miss a thing!
Concentration can help you get ahead in life. Use these tips and find out for yourself!
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Today my classmates and I visited Shenzhen Guangming Farm. Early
the morning, we all got to school by bike. We (meet) at the school gate and a school bus took us there.
It just took us about one hour (get) to the farm. The farmers were very friendly
gave us a warm welcome.
Then one of the (farmer) showed us around. We visited many places, and we were very glad to see the crops and vegetables growing (good).
At noon, we had picnic lunch in the sunshine. After a short rest, we had great fun (sing), dancing, telling jokes and stories. Two of even played a game of chess. Time passed (quick). Before we knew it, we had to say goodbye to the farmers.
I hope I can visit the farm again.
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