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Our annual Spring Celebration is back! The Daffodil and Tulip Festival at Stockbridge returns for its 3rd year this April and May.
Stroll through the 8 acres of our world-famous gardens as we celebrate spring in the Berkshires. The heart of Stockbridge will come to life with the colors and spirit of spring with a variety of blooms, containers, displays and decorations. Throughout the festival we will have a variety of programs including horticultural(园艺的) tours and workshops, art classes, and fun activities for kids.
Bouquets(花束) are available for purchase online when you book your ticket. Food and refreshments(点心) will be for sale on-site at our outdoor snack shack.
Tickets now available for all!
Weekday: Adults: $ 9/Member $ 15/Nonmember
Children(2-12) : $ 3/Member $ 5/Nonmember
Children under 2: FREE
Weekend: Adults: $ 12/Member $ 20/Nonmember
Children(2-12) : $ 3/Member $ 5/Nonmember
Children under 2: FREE
Important information
Due to COVID-19 restrictions(限制) regarding capacity of guests allowed per hour, we will not be able to accept late/early arrivals. We ask that you please limit your stay to one hour in order to accommodate other guests.
Tickets are only refundable(退款的) if the request is made at least 7 days before your visit. In order to protect our gardens，dogs are not allowed on the property at any time. At this time, outside food and beverages(饮料) are not allowed except baby formula.
Amanda hated how history seemed to be all about war. Jose didn't like memorizing names and dates. Gerald was convinced that nothing that had happened in the past was relevant to his life. Caitlyn hated tricky true-false questions.
Armed with the feedback (反馈) my students had given me, I began hatching a plan. These kids were bright. They were motivated. My honors class deserved to be taught in a way that would speak to them.
We'd study social and economic history, not just battles and generals. We'd read novels to bring home the humanity of history. Tests would cover the facts, but also require higher level thinking skills. No tricky true-false questions.
At first, I was surprised by how many of my students used poor grammar and lacked writing skills. And some seemed to hesitate when reading out loud. But we worked on those skills repeatedly while we were learning history. The school year came to an end more quickly than I could have imagined. Most had earned A and B. No one had averaged lower than C.
Before summer break. Mrs. Anderson, the headmaster, called me into her office for my end-of-year evaluation. "I want to congratulate you on a great freshman season," she said with a smile. "Especially on how well you did with your remedial (矫正) kids."
"Remedial kids? I don't understand."
Mrs. Anderson looked at me in a strange way. "Your first period class was a remedial. Surely you saw that indicated at the top of the roll (名单)," She pulled a file folder from a drawer and handed it to me. I opened it. There at the top, was the word HONORS. I showed it to Mrs. Anderson.
"Oh. dear," she said. "What a mistake! How did you ever manage, treating slow students as though they were..."
I couldn't help but finish the sentence for her. "As though they were bright? I think we've both learned a lesson from this, one they didn't teach in any of the education courses I took, but one I'll never forget."
Most of our everyday plastic items end up in landfill, left to rot away for many years. But some of it blows away, spoiling the countryside and causing damage to the natural environment and harming wildlife. The problem is most severe in our oceans. Research has found a deserted island in the South Pacific is littered with the highest density (密度) of plastic waste anywhere in the world.
The study described how remote islands act as a 'sink' for the world's rubbish. They become collecting points for fishing items and everyday things including toothbrushes, cigarette lighters and razors-things that we throw away. Dr Jennifer Lavers from the University of Tasmania says "Almost every island in the world and almost every species in the ocean is now being impacted one way or another by our waste."
This highlights the potentially deadly effect of our disposable (用后即丢弃) culture. When we throw something away, it doesn't just disappear, it goes somewhere and because of the nature of plastic, it takes a long time to rot away and stays there causing great damage to the ocean's ecology (生态). And worse still, plastic is broken down into tiny particles over a long period by the wind and the waves, then sea creatures at the bottom of the food chain swallow them. These creatures are eaten by the fish that we eventually consume.
The solution to this problem would be to use less plastic. Several countries now charge for using plastic carrier bags which reduces the amount used and some products now use natural and recyclable materials.
The American Bumblebee—a species once more commonly seen around Southern Ontario—is endangered, according to a new study led by York University.
The finding, published in Journal of Insect Conservation, found the native North American species, one of bumblebee species, is facing upcoming local extinction(灭绝) from Canada. Many bumblebee species are rapidly declining across North America, but are important pollinators(传粉昆虫) needed to grow Canada's crops including apples, tomatoes, and blueberries, as well as countless types of trees, shrubs, and wildflowers.
"This species is at risk of extinction and it's currently not protected in any way despite the sharp decline," said Assistant Professor Sheila Colla, an expert in bees and endangered species in the Faculty of Environmental Studies.
"Now that we have assessed the degree of the decline and located where the remaining populations are, we can look more closely at habitat(栖息地) requirements to design an effective conservation management plan so that this species does not disappear from Canada forever," said Colla, who co-authored and helped design the study.
Colla has been studying bumblebees in Southern Ontario since the mid-2000s. This study relies on the annual data that she and her fellow researchers have collected.
The study's research team used data from three sources. They analyzed Southern Ontario data from the citizen science program, Bumble Bee Watch, a collaboration(合作) of volunteers who submit bumblebee photos through a website or phone app for experts to identify. The researchers used the Bumble Bees of North America database to obtain records of bumblebee species in Ontario and Quebec dating back to the late 1800s. They also used their own field survey work which allowed them to evaluate the status of the species within its Canadian range, using the globally recognized International Union for the Conservation of Nature（IUCN）Red List assessment criteria.
People around the world are hungry to learn. For example, we prevent ourselves from learning effectively because we believe that we are bad at math or too old to change careers. Fortunately, we can often learn more as long as we keep practicing lifelong learning.
Many professionals today are engaged in a practice called "second-skilling": gaining a second area of expertise(专长), whether it is related to their work or completely different. As a result, when they lose their job, or work just makes them feel unsatisfied, having other skills can given them more choices.
Also lifelong learning can keep our brains engaged in new areas, which has cognitive(认知的) benefits. According to one study, people who practise lifelong learning can be physically healthier. In addition, people who read books for more than 3.5 hours a week are 23 percent less likely to die over a 12-year period-a good reason to keep reading after college!
Now we know that lifelong learning is so beneficial. Well, to take in information. Our brains need periods of full attention followed by periods of mind-wandering. So, we'll actually memorize more if we include time for test and relaxation to allow this process to happen.
A. How can we manage to maintain lifelong learning?
B. What do we need to make our learning more efficient?
C. Continued learning can make us more flexible in the workforce.
D. However, there is always something that gets in the way of learning.
E. We can actively engage by teaching ourselves or creating mind maps.
F. That's why breaks are recommended after working hard for some time.
G. The more you learn, the lower risk you are at of having Alzheimer's disease
Our dog, Annie, was eight weeks old. She had all the makings of a natural 1: strong body and muscular legs. There was just one problem: Annie wouldn't take a single step into the 2. We tried everything but Annie 3 remained on land. Finally, my mom gently placed Annie in 4 water. She whimpered(呜咽) and fled back to shore. Mom and I 5.
Having just moved from the city, we were looking forward to watching Annie play in our pond. I stepped in, 6 she would follow, but Annie stay out. Then I got an idea. Holding my 7, I disappeared under the water. Fifteen silent seconds later, I 8 to find Annie running along the shoreline.
"Help me, Annie!" I called out 9 . Annie ran even faster. A battle took place-fear versus(对) 10. Finally, Annie jumped into the water. "Come on, Annie!" I shouted. "You can do it."
My yell of victory was 11 by a howl of pain as twenty claws scratched(抓) across my bare skin. I would struggle to 12 her, which had decided that I was her own personal lifeguard.
We returned to the shore. Mum couldn't stop laughing. When Annie 13 I stepped back into the pond. This time, she followed willingly. Annie was transformed into a water dog that day.
Over the next years, we 14 three more dogs-Pepper, Will and Cleo. Whenever we brought a new dog home, the pond was our first 15.
People who drink a lot of sugary drinks have a high risk of developing cancer, researchers announced last week. , the evidence cannot confirm a direct connection the two. The researchers said the findings suggest that (limit) the amount of sugar-sweetened drinks may help (significant) reduce the number of cancer cases. Drinking sugary drinks (become) more common worldwide in the last several decades. Sugar drinks are linked to obesity, the condition of being overweight increases a person's cancer risk.
The study (publish) in The BMJ British medical journal looked at data from just over 100,000 French adults. The researchers noted how many sugary drinks each of them had, and followed them for up to nine years. The researchers evaluated the (possible) of all types of cancer.
The scientists found that a 100-milliliter increase in sugary drinks (link) to an 18 percent increased risk of overall cancer and a 22 percent increased risk of breast cancer. The researchers looked at those who drank fruity juices and other sweet drinks. They all showed a (high) risk of cancer overall than those who didn't.
Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses! Turning our weaknesses into strengths makes us unbeatable. This is an inspiring story of a 12-year-old boy Kim who defeated his weakness, by unknowingly making it his strength.
Poor Kim lost his left hand in a terrible accident. His parents could not comfort him. To cheer him up, his father made him join a Judo(柔道) school. As the boy always wanted to learn Judo, his father thought that this would make him happy.
Everyone wondered how a single armed boy could learn Judo. However, the master happily accepted him. He trained in Judo for about 8 months. He practiced nothing but a single stroke(击) . He trained for all 8 months in mastering a single stroke. The boy was surprised and sometimes annoyed as his master taught him only one stroke.
Yet, he said nothing. The boy mastered the stroke and grew as nobody could excel(胜过) in doing that particular stroke. The boy was picked by the master to compete in the national level Judo championship tournament(比赛).
Everyone made fun of Kim and the master. How a one-handed boy could win a national championship? Even the boy was not sure about why his master chose him.
Surprisingly, Kim easily defeated his six contenders(竞争者) with his single stroke. He gradually moved to semi-finals. He struggled a bit in the semi-finals and won again.
Needless to say, it surprised everyone and the final match began.
……
Kim asked his master how he won the championship with just a single stroke.
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