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Let's talk about | BEING YOURSELF Mind Tool ★Remember, you are special! There has been only one "you since the beginning of time. ★The world is more colorful because we are all different. We should respect the special qualities(品质)of friends, family members and strangers. ★Even though we are all different, we have things in common too! Kate Brown |
Mary: I love reading and coming up with creative ideas! | |
Justin: l really like playing football. Doing sports out-doors is amazing to me! | |
Linda: Music makes me feel good, so I express myself by writing songs! | |
Our Suggestions Do WHAT YOU LOVE! Show your talents! It's important to let others know your talents. That makes you special. Get creative! No one else can make things exactly like you. Everything you create has your own "fingerprint"(指纹;特点)on it. Dress to express! What clothes would you like to wear if you had the choice? What color would you put on together? You don't have to follow others! Keep a diary! | |
Draw, write and stick in pictures to express yourself! Kate Brown is an expert(专家)of our magazine. She helps students to build up both mind and body. Visit her website for more information:www.katebrown2511.com |
Pormpawee is a fan of traditional Chinese culture. She is among thousands of young people in Thailand who have learned Mandarin(普通话). And she has been watching Mandarin in a creative way. making learning more enjoyable
In recent years, more young people in Thailand are trying to learn about China through social media, movies and TV programs, and hanfu is very popular with Pompawee's students. That's where she has got her new idea of teaching. She shares with them this latest Chinese fashion(时尚)in class, helping them learn about the culture as well as the language itself.
Mandarin is like a key. helping me to open the door to understand China, "she said. Pormpawee developed a love for the Chinese language at the age of 13. When she was in high school, she made an important decision—learning Mandarin at college. Now35-year-oldPormpawee has taught Mandarin for over 10 years.
Pornpawee visited China for the first time while she was in the university. She found Chinese food so great. Before travelling to China, Pornpawee had only heard of a few Chinese dishes, such as hot pot and jiaozi. She was amazed by the kinds, the tastes and the Chinese ways of cooking. "Chinese people are very kind to foreigners. During my first visit to China, my Chinese friends and their families always took good care of me and kept asking whether I was used to the life, "she recalled(回忆) .
So far, Pormpawee has visited several Chinese cities, "China is such a large country, "she said. "My trip to China will never end and I'd like to introduce more to people of my country. "
If you are looking for somewhere special to visit in London, we may have the answer for you: Sir John Soane's Museum. The museum is one of London's best-kept secrets, and it's well worth a visit. Sir John, a great architect(建筑师), lived in London during the 18thcentury(1753—1837), and the amazing thing is that his house is exactly the same as he left it. In fact, visiting the house is just like stepping back in time.
There are three floors which are open to the public. You can start on the first floor. This was Sir John's work area. You can ask the guards about the paintings on the walls as they tell you something about his family and life. And don't worry about the guards as they are really nice and helpful. Next, you can go downstairs to the ground floor. Here you can see his rich collection of paintings. For example, there is a series(系列)of interesting paintings about 18th century life in London. Now comes the last part, the underground floor. It's full of thousands of valuable objects, such as sculptures(雕塑)and models of famous buildings from all over the world. Walking around this part of the house is a bit like being on a treasure hunt, as you can find things hidden away in secret corners. Anyway, you'll have to go there yourself to see.
Sir John Soane's Museum is a very small place. It's only about ten minutes' walk from the British Museum. There is a free hour-long guided tour every Saturday at 2:30 pm, but the best thing is just to walk about by yourself. So now you know where to go next time you're in London. We guarantee that it's an experience you won't forget!
①the underground floor ②the ground floor ③the first floor
Do you get in trouble for feeding your dog on food from dinner under the table? A new study suggests that by sharing "people food",you might actually be helping to keep your pet healthy.
Many dogs are fed dry processed food. Science has shown that a diet(饮食)of processed food is not healthy for humans. Scientists from the University of Helsinki, in Fin-land, say this diet is not good for our pet dogs, either.
The scientists discovered that the food a dog might find in an owner's home such as eggs, fish, meat and vegetables may be better than a diet of just dog food. This is be-cause having different kinds of food leads to more variety (多样性)in microbes, which are little living things, too small to be seen with our eyes. There are millions of them in human and animal bodies. Some are bad for us, but many are good for us, and they play important roles in helping us digest(消化) food.
A total of 8, 500 young pet dogs took part in the study. 4, 500 of them were under 6monthsold, and the rest were between 6 and 18 months old. The owners were asked about what food they had fed their pets and how often When the dogs reached adult-hood, their owners reported that about 20%of the dogs showed CE symptoms(慢性肠胃不适症状)such as weight loss. However, if dogs had been fed a mixed diet while young, . it was 22%less possible for them to experience CE symptoms later in life.
Dr. Anna Helm-Bjorkman told The Times of London, "Dog food on sale are described as providing a complete diet. . But what we show is that variety is important. No-body would give 12 years of the same food to a child-why should a dog be different?"
People in the UK Say Sorry for Many Uses
lf a person burps(打嗝) at the dinner table or runs into someone, you'll probably hear "Oops, I'm so sorry!"
Us scientist Robert Trivers gave a possible answer in his studies. He said that we are polite because we need to belong and be included in society to live. So we be have well, help each other and say sorry, hoping that we can be treated well and be safe.
In the UK. politeness could be, as the Great British Mag put it, "a throwback (符合旧时代的事物)to the British class system. ".
Does this mean that when British people say sorry, they don't mean it?But saying sorry has its uses. Ilf you're ever in the UK, remember a little "sorry" can go a long way.
A. Perhaps it does sometimes. B. we say sorry to show people of a higher class, or level, respect, and to stay out of trouble. C. But why do we say sorry so much? D. I wonder when people in the UK say sorry. E. We can't help saying sorry in the UK. |
What does the writer mean by concluding "If you're ever in the UK, remember a little sorry' can go a long way. " ( answer with no more than 15 words. )
Bruce loves music because it makes him feel easy. He is shy, and making friends has been1 for him. That's why his mother asked him to take the2 this year. "You'd better not sit there with your headphones on, "she told him.
Bruce nodded. But the moment he sat on the bus, he3 his headphones and closed his eyes. He was soon lost in a song of his favorite band, the Blue-Bob. 4 . he sensed someone around him. He opened his eyes and saw a boy from his5 .
"Hey, Bruce? I'm Mike, "the boy said. *I think we both take the music class. Did I hear6 singing a song by the Blue-Bob just now?"
"Uh, no, "Bruce's face turned red, "That wasn't me. "Mike looked a little7 . Without saying anything, he went away.
For the next few days, Bruce kept asking himself8 he had lied to Mike. "Maybe he also loves the Blue-Bob. Maybe he was just being9 , "he thought. So when they saw each other on the bus the next day, Bruce managed to10 a smile on his face.
"Hi, Bruce, "Mike said. "I can hear your11 every day, and you have such a good taste. "Bruce's eyes lit up. "Don't you think the songs are too12 ?""he asked. "Not at all, ""Mike answered. ""1 love songs of the past too. My grandpa is really into music, and he has13 me to sing many of them. "
Bruce listened as Mike talked about his favorite songs. And they shared the head-phones, singing softly along with the music14 Bruce got off at his stop.
"See you tomorrow!" Mike said.
Bruce waved goodbye. "I must tell Mom how I15 Mike and we had the best time…with headphones on, "he smiled to himself.
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A dog found some meat. He got it and ran away asas he could. On his way home, he had to goa small river. Just as he was going over, he looked down. In the river, he saw a dog withmeat.
"l must have that meat, too, "he said. "Iit from that dog. "As he opened his. His own piece fell, and was lost in the water.
Most parents agree that children should eat healthy food. But how can they(鼓励)their kids to eat healthily? Our research suggests it should begin by getting parents to do the same.
We often see parents choose healthy food like(牛奶)and eggs for their kids. As for themselves, they would prepare something unhealthy. Why? They are not(确定)whether their kids would like to eat the healthy food. So, their own dishes can be a(第二;另一)choice for their children. If kids eat from their parents' dishes, both of them may have unhealthy diets.
Luckily, we found a简单)way: asking parents to think of their meals as their own, rather than as a choice for their children.
To do the research, we worked with a school. The school(计划)to help children eat more healthily. It provided a free(晚餐)for 100 families. We noticed all the parents(仔细地)chose a healthy meal for their children. Then be-fore choosing for themselves, we asked(一半)of them to think of their meal as "for you and only you!" The others were not asked to do that.
The(结果)?Many more parents from the first group chose healthy food for themselves!
Martin is a boy full of questions. He asks questions all day long and(hope) to get the answers at once.
One morning, he looked up at the skyasked, "What makes the day? What makes the night? And how?"
"The earth travels around the sun. It turns to face the sun to make the day and turns away from the sun to make the night, "said(he) father. "Now please, will you go and play?
But the boy didn't want(play). He looked up, down, and all around, and said, I can't feel the earth turning. Why?"
"The earth is so big. We're too small to feel it turn. "Dad replied in a much(loud)voice. "Now please, will you go and playa moment?"
Martin tried. He played with some(toy), and then studied the pictures of the sun and the earth, but questions were still everywhere!
At bedtime, while his mother(tell) him a story, Martin couldn't help asking. " can see the sun now?
"People on the other side of the earth, "Mom answered gently. "Hmm, "she thought, "maybe he will becomegreat scientist in the future. "
Martin lay in his bed and kept on thinking about the sun, the earth, the moon and the stars.
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