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Great holidays in Europe!
Do you like the beach but want a bit more?
Then come on an Active Beach holiday at one of our centers in Greece, Turkey or Croatia. All the centers are near beautiful beaches and all offer sailing, windsurfing or waterskiing with our excellent instructors. For a change from the water, you can also book a short trip to a nearby village and visit the colorful markets or eat in a local restaurant. At the end of the day, relax in your hotel room or dance the night away at one of our open-air clubs.
Who was King Arthur? Where did he live?
Join us on a five-day UK Road Trip holiday. Imagine life hundreds of years ago as we visit ancient Stonehenge, Roman Bath and Tintagel Castle, the home of King Arthur. Learn the history of these interesting places from your guide as you travel in one of our famous blue coaches. In the evenings, we stop at some of the best youth hostels in the country. They have everything you need. You don't even need to pack a sleeping bag!
Are you bored with the usual holidays? Do you want to do something you really enjoy?
Then Fame Camp is for you! Spend a week at Hightree House in Yorkshire and learn how to play the piano, violin and guitar! Bring your tent and stay at a campsite near the house. At the end of the week, try your new skills in a live performance.
How many countries can you see in 21 days?
On our Explore Europe holiday, you can see ten! Learn about them from our best guides as you watch them go past from the window of an air-conditioned coach and stay at some of Europe's top campsites on the way. Of course, we'll also have time to do the important things such as visiting the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the historic Sistine Chapel in Vatican and eating applestrudel in Vienna.
For more information about these holidays, call 08453334523 or visit www.comeuithusuk.com.
I read a newspaper article about a new concept. The idea is simple, but revolutionary: combining a residential home for the elderly with a nursery school in the same building. The children and the residents (住户) eat lunch together and share activities such as music, painting and gardening. In the afternoons, the residents enjoy reading stories to the children and, if a child is feeling sad or tired, there is always a kind lap to sit on and a hug.
Nowadays there is less and less contact between the old and the young. There are many reasons for this including the breakdown of the extended family, working parents with no time to care for aging relations, and smaller flats with no room for grandparents. But the result is the same: increasing numbers of children without grandparents and old people who have no contact with children. It's a major problem in many societies.
That's why inter-generation (代际的) programs are growing in popularity all over the world. There are examples of successful actions. Using young people to teach IT skills to older people is one obvious example. Using old people as volunteer assistants in schools is another. One successful scheme in London pairs young volunteers with old people who are losing their sight. The young people help with practical things such as writing letters, reading bank statements and helping with shopping, and the older people can pass on their knowledge and experience to their young visitors. For example, a retired judge may be paired with a teenager who wants to study law.
But it isn't only the individuals concerned who gain from inter-generational activities. The advantages to society are huge too. If older people can understand and accept the youth of today, there will be less conflict in a community. And we can use the strengths of one generation to help another. Then perhaps getting old won't be so sad after all.
Binge-watching is when a person watches more than one episode of a show in quick succession (一连串，连续). With developments in the speed and connectivity of the internet, increases in technology and the rise of on-demand entertainment companies, people can now have their favorite shows streamed directly to their television at their convenience.
This behavior is nothing new. In fact, "binge-watching" has been officially listed in dictionaries since 2015. The entertainment companies recognize this behavior and many take steps to encourage it. Often, instead of releasing each episode on a week-by-week basis, an entire series will become available all together. Once the episode finishes, many platforms will display pop-ups with "you might like suggestions, or will automatically play the next episode".
However, recent research suggests that out of the more than half of British adults who watch more than one episode of a show back-to-back, almost a third have admitted missing sleep or becoming tired as a result; and one quarter have ignored their household chores. Next we'll be missing work!
Bingeing has other connections—binge eating, binge drinking and binge smoking. All of them are often associated with a lack of control and a possible route to addiction. Lindsey Fussell, consumer group director, said: "The days of waiting a week for the next episode are largely gone, with people finding it hard to resist watching multiple episodes around the house or on the move." If people find binge-watching hard to resist, coupled with the fact that it has shown to lead to carelessness in many, are we witnessing the birth of a new type of addiction?
The countless of information and entertainment that television and online media can bring us is many would say, a good thing. However, when the activity begins to bleed into other areas, causing us to stop functioning then it becomes a problem. So, what's the answer? Moderation! Neither a tiny amount, nor too much. After all, as the old proverb says, "A little of what you fancy does you good."
A new "smart bin" could mean the end of environment-conscious families spending hours sorting tins, cartons, bottles, and cardboard for recycling.
The invention, which can help sort rubbish into recycling categories without needing people to operate. It is being experimented in Poland and is set to go on sale in UK within a few years.
The bin, designed by start-up company Bin. E, recognizes different types of waste via a system put inside the bin which uses sensors, image recognition and artificial intelligence. Once waste is placed inside, the camera and sensor recognize its type and place it in one of the smaller bins. Then it compresses (压缩) the waste so it occupies less space.
It is thought that the bin could be stocked by department stores such as John Lewis, which said it is introducing more new hi-tech recycling bins. Matt Thomas, a buyer at John Lewis, gave us the reason, "We've recently seen a jump in specialist bins sales, with a 25 percent increase in the last few months alone. We have noticed our customers are becoming more and more focused on sustainability. In response to this demand, we are really excited to introduce a smart bin this autumn or winter season designed to make recycling more efficient and functional for the everyday home."
Bin. E's official release on the market will take place next year. However, at first only a larger version designed for offices will be available. The office bin will sell at ￡430 while customers will need to pay a ￡107 subscription fee for an accompanying smartphone app, which hooks them up with collection services. A spokesman at Bin. E said that home version of the bin will be cheaper and will not include a monthly payment.
They added, "After the office version, we plan to create an outdoor version and later the home version. We decided to go for the outdoor version for public areas first because it is more difficult to organize an efficient waste segregating system than in our homes."
Are you sometimes stressed? Singing is a simple and effective way to reduce stress. It is beneficial mainly in the following three aspects.
Physical Benefits
This is especially recommended for the elders and those who have some form of disability in their voice. However, it is important to find a capable instructor to employ good singing techniques so as not to further damage vocal cords (声带) or lungs.
Singing also helps to improve your posture (姿势). Most people think that singing begins and ends with their mouth. Singing practice will get you used to the proper body position of standing and help you form the good habit of standing straight.
Emotional Benefits
Singing helps in reducing your depression and lowering your stress level. When you sing, your body releases chemicals that make you feel happy, easing the tension and helping you to relax.
Social Benefits
The social benefits of singing are huge. So people who suffer from stage fright are advised to sing in front of family and friends before a live performance.
Singing is also very good for improving your communication skills. It is said that singing to babies helps to prepare their brains for language and may lessen the risk of language problems later in life. The time spent in group singing, whether in a choir or at karaoke, creates a deep and lasting bond of friendship.
A. Try to regain your memory by singing.
B. First, it can help build up your confidence greatly.
C. When you sing, you can give your lungs a workout.
D Singing helps you to strengthen your immune system.
E. For adults, singing also enlarges your circle of friends.
F. In fact, the position of each body part affects your voice.
G. So, start to sing your favorite song next time you are feeling upset.
Eleven-year-old Angela suffered from a disease involving her nervous system. She was unable to 1 and her movement was restricted in other ways as well. The doctors did not hold out much 2 of her ever recovering from this illness. They 3 she'd spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair. They said that 4, if any, were able to come back to normal after catching this disease. But the little girl was brave and confident. There, lying in her hospital bed, she would 5 to anyone who'd listen that she was definitely going to be walking again someday.
She was then sent to a specialized rehabilitation hospital in the San Francisco Bay area. Whatever therapies (治疗方法) could be 6 to her case were used. Things didn't work as the therapists expected. Still they were charmed by her 7 spirit. They taught her about 8—about seeing herself walking. If it would do nothing else, it would 9 give her hope and something 10 to do in the long waking hours in her bed. Angela would work as hard as possible in physical therapy, in whirlpools and in exercise sessions. And she worked just as hard lying there 11 doing her imaging, visualizing herself moving, moving, moving!
One day, as she was twisting with all her 12 to imagine her legs moving again, it seemed as though a 13 thing happened: The bed moved! It began to move around the room! She 14 out, "Look what I'm doing! Look! Look! I 15 it! I moved!"
Of course, at this very moment everyone else in the hospital was screaming, too, and running for 16. People were screaming, equipment was 17 and glass was breaking. You see, it was the recent San Francisco earthquake. But don't tell that to Angela. She's 18 that she did it. And now only a few years later, she's back in school.
19 her own two legs. No crutches (拐杖), no wheelchair. You see, anyone who can shake the earth between San Francisco and Oakland can conquer a little disease. You never know what's around the corner until you take a 20 step.
Paper-cutting was recognized as a national cultural heritage (遗产) in 2006. According to experts, paper-cutting conveys the culture (share) between China and the West to wish for family reunions and keep links with loved ones, alive or dead.
In the movie Coco, for instance, the 12-year-old Miguel and his family dance and sing to celebrate the Day of the Dead, a traditional festival in Mexico, colorful paper-cuts are hung on the street. Chinese people also cut images of small figures to call back the spirits of the dead. The (differ) is that most Chinese paper-cuts are red, while those in other countries (make) in many other colors.
Fairy tale writer Hans Christian Andersen liked to cut (character) out of paper while (tell) stories to children. In China, female friends and family members used to chat and make paper-cuts together.
"Though the patterns and colors may be different, paper-cuts share the same function of keeping emotional ties among people," says Yang Huizi, art teacher at Beijing Union.
Yang (study) the paper-cutting art for over a decade. Besides routine university courses, she also organizes nonprofit paper-cutting activities that are open the public in Beijing to promote (base) knowledge of paper-cutting.
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：⒈每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；⒉只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
When I was in Grade 8, my family move to another city, so I had to go to a new school. Being in a unfamiliar place, I felt lonely and frightening. Worse still, some subjects were so difficult to learn from that I had no idea how to adapt to the new environment. My teachers noticed my problems but often encouraged me. With their help, I made some progresses in my lessons. However, it wasn't easy make friends. My classmates had already known each other. I found it hardly to fit in. My mother suggested that I chatted with them. Following his advice, I soon got a few good friends.
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