Last month, a common graduation ceremony (毕业典礼) was held in Tianjin University, but it received much attention. Xue Minxiu, born in 1937, graduated with excellent grades after working hard for 4 years.

    Going to a university has always been a dream for Xue. But for some reasons, she didn't have the chance when she was young. Even so, she never forgot her dream. In 2014, she was accepted by Tianjin University and finally her dream came true. Since then, Xue has been a model for the people around her. She got up at 5 o'clock every morning. Then she studied for a while before brushing teeth and having breakfast. Her room was filled with books and newspapers. Wherever she went, she would take books with her.

    In fact, for her age, Xue had many difficulties during the four years. But nothing could stop her. Whenever she had problems, she would either solve them by herself or ask teachers for help. Through her hard work, she passed the exams and was named "a star student" during the first period of her college life.

    "I think the true meaning of our lives is to challenge (挑战) and improve ourselves whether we are old or young. Xue said at the graduation ceremony. "For me, learning something I enjoy is a lifelong journey. I want to thank Tianjin University for giving me the chance to achieve my dream. Our lifetime is short, so we should make good use of it."

    Lots of people make it as their aim to get to the top of Mount Everest. Mark is one of them. The difference between Mark and other climbers is that he lost both his legs when climbing New Zealand's highest mountain, Mount Cook. He was caught in a big ice hole and he had to have his legs cut below the knees after he was saved. But that couldn't make him lose heart, who has become the first person with man-made legs to reach the top of Mount Everest.

    From the top of the world's highest mountain, Mark called his wife to say he made it. His wife, Anne got the phone when she was sleeping. She couldn't hear him clearly on the phone. She was unable to say when he reached the top but thought it was around mid-day. She also said his "legs" didn't work well sometimes, so her husband was carrying a spare leg and repair tools.

    Mark used to be a mountain guide before his accident. He said it was not important that no one like him had ever reached the 8,850-meter mountain.

    "I'm not doing this to be the first. I have been climbing most of my life and I just feel Mount Everest is really a great aim. I want to send a message that I can do anything better. "

    This afternoon Alan and Frank do their homework in Mike's house. At five, Mike and Alan go and play baseball. Frank can't play it. He doesn't go with them. He sees some things on the desk. "Let me tidy it up(整理),"Frank says. "The black pencil and the yellow eraser are Mike's," he says and puts them in Mike's schoolbag. Then he puts the green pencil and the purple ruler in Alan's schoolbag.

    At six, Mike and Alan come back(回来).

    "Where is my green pencil?" Mike asks.

    "It's in my schoolbag. Is my black pencil in your bag?" Alan says.

    "Yes, it is. And your yellow eraser is in my schoolbag, too," says Mike.

    "I'm sorry, boys," Frank says.

    "That's all right, Frank. We should thank you. Next time we will tidy up the desk," Mike says.

Last month，calls were made to raise the taxes for sugary drinks. This shows growing worry over the amount of sugar that kids are taking in through cola，juices and other beverages（饮料），a new study has found that one in five children did not drink any water on a given day﹣and that those kids took in more calories（卡路里）from sweetened beverages than kids who did drink water. 

The study surveyed on 8，400 children across the country between the ages of 2 and 19. Researchers found that around 20 percent of children are reported drinking no water throughout the day. And they took in almost twice as many calories than kids who did drink some water. Overall，the children drank 132 calories of colas and other sugary beverages per day. That number dropped to 112 calories if they drank any water. But kids who didn't drink any water at all took in an average of 210 calories from sweetened drinks. 

This can cause a lot of problems. "Those calories don't provide much nutrition （营养） and they can add up，" according to professor Asher，sugary drinks have been linked to a number of diseases，such as childhood obesity，dental problems and high cholesterol. "I've seen 6﹣year﹣olds with high cholesterol and teenagers with Type 2 diabetes，" said Natalie

"Kids should take in water every single day，and the first beverage choice for kids should be water，" according to Natalie. "Because if they're not drinking water，like sugar﹣sweetened beverages，that are less healthy and have more calories. " Adults should take up their responsibility to encourage kids to drink water so that they don't take in something less healthful. And things need to be done to ensure childhood health. 

When you find math hard, you usually ask teachers or parents for help. But now, doctors can help you.

On Oct.8, Shanghai opened a special clinic (门诊) for children who have problems with math and spatial (空间的) understanding. On that day, six students went there with their parents. At the clinic, doctors checked how well the students understood math and their spatial skills, and then made plans to help them learn better. They even had special educational games with VR and AR technologies to help students.

A recent study found that about §97 percent of children at primary school on the Chinese mainland(中国大陆) have  trouble with math and spatiet kills, reported Shanghai Daily. Among them, 10.57 percent are in low grades,10.07 parcent  are in middle grades and 4.76 percent are in high grades.

 Special clinics for helping with learning problems are becoming common in China, especially in big cities like Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu, and Nanjing. However, experts remind parents that these clinics may help students, but they can't magically (神奇地) turn them into top students. It's more important to have realistic (实际的) expectations.

 Shi Ping from Tianjin Children's Hospital told China Daily that putting too much pressure on kids can sometimes make learning harder. Parents should think about how they teach their kids and consider making some changes. After all, just as an expert said, "Doing well in school shouldn't be the only thing that matters in a child's life."