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Lock and Key: The Gadwall Incident Author: Ridley Pearson
Narrator: Nicola Barber Length: 1 Hour 54 Minutes
The New York Times bestselling author of the Peter and the Starcatcher and Kingdom keepers series, Pearson, brings us the Lock and Key series. Listeners will come to know the dangers that surround the Moriartys before James and Moria are sent off to Baskerville Academy, where they first meet Sherlock Holmes. It's a tale full of false starts and daring getaways, one that will leave listeners desperate to know what's next in the children's classic.
Anne of Green Gables Author: Lucy Maud Montgomery
Narrator: Various Readers Length: 10 Hours 32 Minutes
The highest standards in editing and production have been applied to the Wordsworth Children's Classics, Anne of Green Gables which tells the story of a redheaded orphan girl. Despite her "tragical" past, Anne is always able to see the best in things. Anne's life changes considerably when she is accidentally adopted by the Cuthberts. They plan to send Anne back to the orphanage but before they decide, she has begun to work her way into their hearts.
The Jungle Book Author: Rudyard Kipling
Narrator: Meredith Hughes Length: 5 Hours 2 Minutes
This classic children's book tells the story of Mowgli, a young boy raised by wolves: his adventures with his dear friends Bagheera and the bear Baloo; his capture by the Monkey-People; his attempt at rejoining civilization and his ultimate triumph over the lame tiger. Listeners will learn more about the story of how an innocent child wins the heart of some of the jungle s fiercest creatures.
Most of you have heard of the term "big data" by now. When a company records the information of millions of users, it can analyze this "big data" to discover patterns and trends, allowing them to make better business decisions. It sounds like a science experiment, but every single user who gives up their information becomes an unwilling test subject. Companies claim that the data is used to provide "better service".
When shopping on Taobao, for example, you will get product recommendations based on your previous purchases, making it easier to finish a shopping list. However, did you really end up only purchasing items you originally had in mind? Or did you add a few more to the cart as a result of their recommendations? And the customer? They just become one more point of data in the system.
Of course, you might be fine with spending a little extra from time to time, but that is only a tiny droplet (水滴) in the vast sea of big data. Moreover, companies can actually buy and sell your data. So, that is another way for companies to make quick money. The next time a photo editing application asks for your contacts, location and calendar, you may wonder which company is looking to buy your information.
As technology grows more advanced, there will only be more opportunities for you to be exposed. Every single photo, text or video you post on the internet is there to help someone paint a better picture of you. Perhaps in the near future, someone will have collected enough data to predict the future decisions you will make before you even make them. Actually, given the amount of data that is already at their disposal (任意使用), maybe it is already happening.
In 2016, a young British father was trampled (踩踏) to death by an elephant on the island of Koh Samui in ThaiJand. The tragedy once again raised questions over whether it is ethical to use elephants as entertainment.
For many visitors, the chance to interact with elephants is at the top of their holiday wish list. There's no shortage of opportunities to do so, from taking photos of baby elephants to riding them through the jungle, to watching them dance.
But what most visitors don't realize is elephants are involved in extremely cruel methods to make them behave. They are often kept in terrible conditions. This includes being chained up when not performing, without interaction with other elephants, a poor diet, etc. They are also subjected to training practices including beatings. Away from their natural habitat and forced to repeat the same routines day in day out, which continues throughout their dramatically-shortened lives.
Unfortunately, riding elephants is still one of the most popular tourist activities in Asia. The World Animal Protection investigated 3,000 elephants at tourist sites across Southern Asia in 2017. The study found that 77% of them were living in "severely cruel" conditions. It also found that there had been a 30% rise in the number of elephants at tourism venues in Thailand since 2010.
Many parks advertise themselves as sanctuaries (庇护所) but they aren't. Real sanctuaries will limit contact with the elephants and visitors can only observe them from a distance most of the time.
The government needs to play a much bigger role in putting an end to elephant tourism. As travelers, please avoid any place offering riding or allowing interacting sessions with elephants. When you see abuse happening, do your bit by leaving your review on review sites and social media to warn other tourists. Many parks are now becoming ride-free as a result of pressure from tourists, the industry and the media.
High on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau lies China's "Water tower" Sanjiangyuan.The three rivers: the Yellow River, the Yangtze River and Lancang River, provide water for about half the population of China. However, human activities such as overgrazing(过度放牧) are putting this ecosystem at risk.
. In 2016, the Chinese government established Sanjiangyuan National Park, which was a pilot (试行) program for China's national park system.Due to the progress made in the region, Qinghai held the first National Park Forum on Aug 19.
Sanjiangyuan National Park is a model of eco-protection.For example, Herdsmen have given their grasslands to nature and resettled in urban area. As for wildlife, they are monitored by field conservation stations to keep the environment in good condition.
The idea of a national park system is still new in China, but it must be realized. As President Xi wrote in the congratulatory letter to the forum, "Building an ecological civilization bears great significance in the development and progress of human civilization." With great efforts，people may one day be able to enjoy themselves in the vast lands of Sanjiangyuan and run freely across the plains alongside nature's animals.
A. Hopefully, though, we have realized the damage.
B. It's home to the headwater of China's three big rivers.
C. Unfortunately, the situation has got worse and worse.
D. It attracts visitors with its fantastic nature beauty and various wildlife.
E. The park has increased the area's green coverage and attracted more wildlife.
F. Hopefully, the success of Sanjiangyuan will mark the start of a greener future.
G. The local government has different ways of slowing environmental degradation.
Sometimes, the best gifts from Parents don't come in boxes. When I think of the first 1my father had given to me, it would be a love of 2. He is not usually an observer of life, but he can be thoughtful and3. He is always right in our study reading and gave me a love of 4. He has been totally deaf in one ear since he was two years old, so we 5 listen to music. In my childhood, storybooks were king—not songs.
The second is 6 all. Even when my sister and I were little, the 7 around the dinner table was noisy but adult-level. Your8didn't matter. If you 9 an opinion, you had to present your case and give evidence. He treats everything the same, 10or adult, cleaner or CEO.
The greatest gift to us, however, was that he took 11 in our brains but not our 12. He always told us reading enriched the minds which was more important than looks. I know most successful women had fathers who13 their intelligence and maybe I will be. My father said my mother was the most 14 person he had ever met. He still says that. They met while camping out in a golden autumn. Trees was15 in sunshine and a girl was reading under one. Impressed by the 16, he approached and told her that she 17him of Jane Austen's Emma, then mistakenly quoted the book. She 18 him and he was in19 from that moment.
Over the years, my father taught me never to stand still and accept the way things are; I should fight for20 and I will continue to follow his lead.
(wave) Chinese flags in their hands, audiences sang My people, My country together at the start of the film, (it) theme song that serves as a thread throughout the movie. The song is a patriotic (爱国的) Chinese classic, known in every household. It was(origin) performed by Li Guyi in 1985.
Featuring seven short stories from seven directors, the film draws on the nation's(great) technological and (culture) achievements of all time starting with the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949. Yet the film doesn't focus on the historical(move) themselves, but rather shows events through the eyes of ordinary people who were devoted to affected by them.
The short story, Going Home, Simon Yam plays a clock repairer who witnessed the return of Hong Kong from British rule to china in 1997. The actor himself (experience) the power of hope. He felt it wasn't just a return to the motherland, the return of hearts.
The film certainly struck a patriotic chord (和音) with many. In a survey ranking audience satisfaction, My People, My Country came in first among 267 domestic films(release) since 2015. The survey was done by the China Film Art Research Center.
When I was 17, I read a magazine article about a museum called the McNay Art Museum, once the home of a watercolorist named Marian McNay. She had requested the community to turn it into a museum upon her death. On a sunny Saturday, Sally and I drove over to the museum.
"Do you have the address?" Sally asked while we were on the way.
"No, but I will recognize it. There was a picture in the magazine" I answered confidently.
"Oh. There it is." I pulled my car slowly over a house which seemed like a house with heavy smell of life rather than a former residence (故居).
Surprisingly, nobody was at the gate and admission was free. We opened the door and entered, excited. A group of people sitting around a table stopped chatting and started at us.
A sweet girl in her teens locked her eyes on us and welcomed us with a sweet smile, "Hello, but who are you looking for?"
A man stood up and said almost at the same time "May I help you?"
"No," I said. "We're fine."
Tour guides got on my nervous. What if they talked a long time about a painting you were not that interested in? Sally had gone upstairs. The people in the hall seemed very confused, keeping their eyes on me with curiosity. What was their problem? Some nice sculptures were well placed along the staircases (楼梯) and some paintings from Van Gogh or Picasso were hanging on walls and I appreciated them and highly praised the most beautiful house. Suddenly a picture of a man surrounded by a warm family caught my eyes and I also spotted the sweet girl among them.
"This is the most beautiful house I have visited." said I, turning sharply, almost scaring the girl standing behind me.
"The most beautiful house? The most beautiful house!" She murmured.
"Am I at the McNay Art Museum?" asked I.
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Years later, after a public speech, a woman approached and thanked me, asking whether I once entered a house, thinking it was the McNay Art Museum.
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