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As the novel coronavirus rapidly spreading to about 70 nations, many countries are canceling their major sporting and cultural events.
Already, major domestic (国内的) events in China, including the National People's Congress and the World Athletics Indoor Championships, have already been postponed (推迟). Now the rest of the world seems to be following suit.
The world of soccer is also being affected. In Italy, several matches in February were played behind closed doors (without spectators). Meanwhile, entire soccer leagues in Japan, South Korea, and China's Super League have all been placed on hold (暂停). There is also the possibility that Euro 2020 – an international soccer tournament for European teams – could be cancelled. When asked about the cancellations, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said, "The health of persons is much more important than any football game. If games have to be postponed, then we have to go through that."
The outbreak is also impacting cultural events around the world. Facing Europe's largest COVID-19 epidemic, with over 2,000 confirmed cases (确诊病例) so far, Italy also cut short its iconic Venice carnival (狂欢节) and Milan Fashion Week show. The latter was being live-streamed from an empty theater.
Now, the biggest event in doubt is the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Held every four years, the event attracts hundreds of thousands of people and has not been postponed since 1944 – due to World War II. Set to begin on July 24, Japanese officials remain optimistic. In a press conference, Toshiro Muto, Tokyo 2020 CEO said, both the Olympics and Paralympics (残奥会) will go ahead as planned. He added, "The situation of the coronavirus infection is difficult to predict, but we will take measures [so] that we'll have a safe Olympic Games."
Speaking to the Washington Post about the Games, infectious (传染的) disease researcher Yvonne Maldonado said, "You bring many people together, and then you ship them back all over the world: That's the perfect way to transmit. If you want to disseminate (传播) a disease, that would be the way to do it."
On Feb 26, the World Health Organization said the virus was spreading faster outside China than inside for the first time, prompting (敦促) many countries to follow China's strict isolation measures.
There you are, facing your biggest fear. It could be a giant spider, falling from the sky, or being chased by a monster (怪兽). All of a sudden, you wake up in your bed and your fear is nowhere to be found.
It was only a nightmare (噩梦)! Even though it wasn't real, your heart is still racing and you are scared that it might become real. And, even worse, a perfectly good night of sleep is ruined! Is there any way to stop nightmares from happening?
Recently, some new studies say that people can control nightmares with lucid (清醒的) dreams. A lucid dream is where the person dreaming is aware that they are in a dream and might even be able to control it.
Unfortunately, nightmares are just a part of life that we have to deal with. But sometimes, nightmares can get out of control. When nightmares become a frequent problem, it is called a nightmare disorder.
According to Rachel Salas, a sleep disorder expert and an associate professor (副教授) of neurology (神经学) at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, US, nightmares are very complex, and researchers are still trying to understand them.
What researchers do know is that many dreams happen during what is called rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. Interestingly enough, brain scans (扫描) of people in REM sleep showed similar brain activity as if they were awake." When we go into REM sleep, our muscle activity decreases. Otherwise, we'd act out our dreams," Salas said.
If you suffer from nightmares, learning how to control them with lucid dreaming might be something that can help. Sérgio Arthuro Mota-Rolim, a postdoctoral researcher at Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte in Natal, Brazil, suggests that the best way to stop a nightmare in its tracks is by making yourself wake up.
It's normal to have nightmares every once in a while. But, if you find yourself losing too much sleep from nightmares, it might be time to try out lucid dreaming. Choose the best answer:
On June 28, my parents celebrated 70 years of marriage.
Mom and Dad live in Calverton. They have been through years of hard work and good times, always supporting each other.
As a child, I remember my parents working side by side for spring, fall, winter, and summer cleaning or working in the yard, or painting, and wallpapering.
My parents bought a house in Elmont. They never believed they'd be able to own their own home, and to them, it was their castle. They worked hard to decorate it and kept it looking beautiful. They taught us to work hard and to appreciate everything we had.
Mom likes everything – sightseeing, clubs, anything, and everything. Dad, even today, can't understand why she always wants to go out!
Mom is still active with the Red Hatters women's group and her gardening club. Dad spoils her by taking care of the house, but also watches a lot of baseball and does jigsaw puzzles (拼图游戏).
The key to their successful marriage is that they respect each other.
With the help of my brother, they also stay current with new technology. Their latest acquisition is an iPad.
My brother, who is 67, and I (now 69), have always known we are lucky to have such great parents. They have shown us what love is, what hard work is, and what respect is all about.
My daughter and I try to see them almost every weekend when we play cards together and catch up on the week's news.
My parents are the glue that holds our whole family together, making holidays and ordinary days special to us all.
I know we are lucky to have them both, I even save all of their voice-mail messages, just so I'll have their voice to hear when eventually they are not here. But Mom keeps telling us all she's definitely (绝对地) going to live to be 100. So we will have a few more holidays, birthdays, and memories to experience.
Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia (百科全书), is the largest encyclopedia ever. An encyclopedia is a collection of informative articles about various things. Encyclopedias used to be printed as books.
"Wiki" is an internet term that means "a website that can be edited by the public." It comes from "wikiwiki", a Hawaiian word for "quick". Two Americans, Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger, created Wikipedia in 2001. It has about 6 million articles in 300 languages and is visited by billions of people each day, who want to find information on just about anything – science, math, languages, art, culture, and company histories. There are articles on sports stars, too, and even long-forgotten soap operas from the 1970s.
Except for a small number of pages, anyone can edit articles, anonymously (匿名地) or with a user account, and registered (注册的) users can create their own articles. Editing is unpaid, although Wikipedia does employ a small staff. Wikipedia is freely available to anyone with an internet connection. Its founders hoped that the model would make use of humanity's collective knowledge.
Many Wikipedia pages contain errors, although the organization has a content review system that works to fix this problem. Several studies have concluded that Wikipedia is as accurate as most print encyclopedias. Indeed, a 2005 report in the journal Nature found it to be only slightly less reliable (可靠的) than Encyclopedia Britannica.
It does not rely on advertising. Instead, all of its funds (资金) come from donations. Perhaps more importantly, the number of its volunteer editors is shrinking.
Despite these difficulties, Jimmy Wales says he will still stick to his dream. He has big plans for the future. He wants Wikipedia available in all of the world's languages.
A. Today Wikipedia faces many challenges.
B. Wikipedia employs an open editing model.
C. It allows users to get information within seconds.
D. It is now the fifth-most visited website on the internet.
E. Most of its editors are volunteers.
F. Now, they are mostly found online.
G. However, some people doubt the accuracy (准确性) of Wikipedia's content.
I moved to Arizona about two weeks before the start of my junior year of high school. Not only was this a new school for me but also a new state, 1 I did not know anyone.
During lunch on the first day of school, I sat down at a(n) 2table in the canteen. As I began to eat, I looked around and saw a girl who was also sitting alone. I decided to3with her, thinking there was no reason for me to have a whole table to myself, and maybe I could4a friend. I walked to her and said, "Excuse me, do you5if I sit with you?" She was6at first, but then smiled and said, "Sure!"
After that, we became close friends throughout the next two7. In our senior year, she told me that she'd been8to a college and would be moving away after graduation. I was sad, and I knew I would9her. But at the same time, I was really 10 for her.
She then shared a(n) 11 with me. "Do you remember the first day of school when you12and sat down with me during lunch?" she asked.
"I want you to know how special you are and how much of a13you made."
I was very14that day and even made detailed plans on how I was going to15myself. I was bullied (欺凌) for the whole first half of the day, and it had just16me down. But when you reached out, it17me. If you hadn't done that, I would have probably killed myself when I got home. It might be hard to 18 , but you saved my life, and all it took was being a friend."
It has been almost 15 years since this incident. I still chat with her occasionally on Facebook. I can't help but19every time. It showed me that a simple kind act has the incredible 20to change lives.
On Aug 12, I started the second day of my visit to the United States. My mother's old classmate, has lived there for a while, came with me. I soon found that the US is (true) a "nation on wheels".
I spent most of my day (ride) in the car. I could see the endless land and lots of trucks going past. There are many gas stations along the road. They not only provide drivers food, showers and beds, but also services like truck repair.
It's not just truck drivers on the country's roads, but many bikers can (see) as well. They're called "Harley knights (骑士)"most of their vehicles are Harley Davidson motorcycles. They have their luggage (tie) to the backs of their bikes and ride through the broad lands of the US. The (excite) music they listen to while riding their motorcycles beats together with their young hearts. These bikers stand for the passionate (热情的) on-the-road spirit of the US. They long to be close to the road and enjoy (they). At one gas station, we (meet) four "Harley knights" who were in their 70s. I envy these bikers, as they are living such colorful lives.
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Scout could clearly remember the night she had to leave her home in Poland. It was the beginning of World War II and her family had to escape as soon as possible. She quickly packed a suitcase with a few pieces of clothing, her diary, and her most prized treasure, a silk scarf. Scout and her best friend, Betty, had persuaded their parents to buy them matching scarves, which they took as a symbol of their friendship. Scout didn't know she was going to America and would not be returning.
Scout kept that special silk scarf for many years. One day she decided to give it to her granddaughter, Eliza, to wear to her first job interview for good luck. Scout was afraid that Eliza would lose the scarf, but the granddaughter promised, "Don't worry, Grandma, nothing's going to happen to your scarf. You'll see that it's going to bring both of us luck." And with that, Eliza kissed her grandmother and left for the interview.
Leaving the interview, Eliza felt confident that she had got the job so she decided to celebrate by going to a restaurant. Sitting at her table, Eliza felt an elderly woman staring at her for a long time.
"I'm sorry. Do I know you?" Eliza asked.
"I'm sorry, dear, but you remind me of my best friend," the old woman replied. "She looked like you and used to wear a scarf just like yours." Eliza listened carefully, with her eyes and mouth wide open. She had heard stories of her grandmother's best friend and knew the meaning of the scarf. Could this woman be Betty, her grandmother's childhood friend?
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