He did not criticize our selfish idea at all. In his reply, he told us that every small life should be respected, and we needed to learn to live in harmony with birds while pursuing our dreams. To help us study better, the school prepared thick sound-proof curtains and changed part of our evening self-study time properly.

We were moved by the headmaster's kindness. The teacher introduced that these birds were in their breeding period and would leave campus soon. She also told us the importance of protecting wild birds and keeping the ecological balance. My annoyance with the chirps disappeared little by little.

One day after class, I went close to the banyan tree to watch the nest. I saw the mother bird flying back and forth with food for her babies. The warm picture made me feel soft in my heart.

This experience has changed my attitude towards life. I finally understood that real growth is not only gaining excellent academic results but also learning to be tolerant, gentle and respectful to all lives around us. This warm memory will stay in my heart forever.

A. I lost my focus completely.

B. I no longer saw the chirps as noise.

C. The headmaster replied to us warmly.

D. We attended a special biology lecture.

E. It taught me what real growth truly means.

F. I tried to find a quiet place to study alone.

G. Small and lovely lives deserve our care and protection

FOPO, in short, is the fear of other people's opinions. As human beings, we've been hardwired for millennia to care about what the people we care about, interact with, and seek to please think of us. Without strong social connections, our ancestors could not have survived. Today, though we no longer live with ever-present threats to our very existence, we continue to measure our capabilities and self-worth in relation to what the people in our lives — and increasingly, on our social media pages — think of us.

A June 2025 article in the New York Post described FOMO (the fear of missing out) as a hidden epidemic that "most people don't know they're partaking in". Like FOMO, FOPO is a relatively new term that describes the dark side of our very human need and concern for validation (认可), inclusion, and acceptance from others. In a word, we base our self-worth on external conditions.

In the book The First Rule of Mastery: Stop Worrying About What People Think of You, Dr. Michael Gervais shared his perspectives on what makes our fear of other people's opinions so harmful that it makes us "play it safe, and play it small, to avoid failure, rather than go for it". Moreover, he cautions that caring too much about other people's opinions can lead to disconnection from our inner strengths and sense of purpose.

The reality is that we all struggle to some extent with concerns and fears of negative judgments of others. It is critical that we should strive to shift our focus away from other people's opinions to achieving our goals and realizing our own potential. We owe it to ourselves to focus on our goals and to strive to live our lives on our own terms, free of the fears of judgments of others.

But what prepares you for the moment when the child you love so much unexpectedly heals the wounds of your own inner child? A mom, who goes by Soogia, posted a video on social media explaining a phone call she received from a parent of a student in her daughter's class.The mom called to inform Soogia that their kids had been sharing lunch with each other.

Soogia wasn't prepared for what came next. The classmate's mother informed her that her son loved the food Soogia's daughter brought to school and wanted to learn how to cook it too.

That may seem like a small thing to some, but the small gesture healed a little bit of Soogia's inner child.Growing up as a Korean kid in California, Soogia had different experiences from her children.

"I guess I just never thought that my kids would be the generation of kids that could go to school and not just proudly eat, but share their food with other kids that were just so open and accepting to it," Soogia said through tears. "They don't sit there eating their food alone, feeling ashamed and wishing that their fried rice was a bagel instead or something like that. And I know, it sounds so small and it sounds so stupid, but knowing that their experience at school is so different from mine in such a positive way is just so hopeful."

Soogia's tearful video pulled at the heartstrings of her viewers who shared their thoughts in the comments.

"These Gen Alpha babies really are a different, kinder generation. I love them so much," someone revealed.

If you're attempting to take your first steps on the career ladder, this country is certainly rich with opportunity. In this article, we'll be looking at 4 of the best careers in Australia and why they're considered rewarding.

1. 简述当前 AI辅助学习的普遍现象；

2. 分析AI工具带来的好处和隐患；

3. 就高中生如何合理有效利用AI提出建议。

注意：

1. 写作词数应为80左右；2.可以增加必要的细节以使行文连贯。

Dear Editor,

I am writing to share my views on the recent discussion about AI tutors. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

I grew up in a poor family with six brothers, three sisters, my father and mother. We had little money and few goods, but plenty of love and attention. My life was full of happiness and energy. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still afford a dream.

My dream was athletics. By the time I was sixteen, I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and hit anything moving on the field. And I was so lucky that my high-school coach was Ollie Jarvis, who not only believed in me, but often told me "The dream is priceless." However, when I was about to get off the ground, one particular thing happened, which almost ruined (毁坏) my long-held dream.

It was the summer holiday in Senior Two and a friend recommended me for a summer job. I was offered $12.25 per hour. Compared with the average $3.5, that was a big sum. I was so excited, because this meant a chance for money in my pocket, certainly, money for a new bike and new clothes. The prospect (前景) of the job was inviting, and I wanted to jump at the opportunity.

Then I realized I would have to give up summer baseball training to handle the work schedule. I didn't dare to tell my coach. I thought of the advice my mother often gave me when I lacked courage, "If you make your bed, you have to lie in it." I made up my mind to talk to my coach by myself. Then, I gathered my courage and knocked at his door.

A quiet morning in Chaozhou was gently awakened by the smell of gongfu tea. It carried from a classroom at Chengnan Middle School, had been changed into a tea space. Here, YeHanzhong, an inheritor (传承者) of Chaozhou gongfu tea, was guiding students, teachers and parents step by step through the art of making and tasting tea. With each movement of the teapot, he shared not only the skills, the values and the worldview found in a cup of tea.

He introduced the students a simplified system based on the tradition's 21 classic movements. (cover) preparation, brewing (冲泡) and sharing, the lesson offered a (practice) way without losing the spirit of gongfu tea. In Ye's telling, gongfu tea is a quiet philosophy of life. Proper preparation teaches patience; seizing the right moment determines success; attention to details (shape) quality. When the students later served tea to their teachers and parents, it became a quiet way (show) respect and thanks.

Rooted (deep) in daily life rather than formal ceremonies, Chaozhou gongfu tea has always belonged to ordinary people. In 2022, it (add) to UNESCO's list of the world's intangible cultural heritage. Today, this tradition is entering classrooms and reaching young, carrying with it both a tea practice and a peaceful, respectful way of living to a wider world.

Two days after the flight, however, Hunter was 3 to receive a package in the mail from an unnamed sender. Inside was his wallet — 4 an additional 40 in cash. "I rounded your cash up to an even 100 so you could celebrate the 5 of your wallet," read a letter that was enclosed with the package.

Hunter's mother, Jeannie, posted a photo of the 6 to social media in hopes that they would be able to track down the sender. All they had to go on was that the letter was 7 from Applied Underwriters in Omaha and the sender's initials were signed "T. B". The sender was later 8 as Todd Brown, who was delighted to "have a little fun" with helping out a hard-working stranger.

I saw he was just 20 years old. He had a paycheck in there, so I 9, "Well, he's doing his best to make ends meet." said Brown. "Hunter was very 10. He told me he has some student loans to pay within two days so the 11 was right," Brown added, He 12 it was gone forever. So when he opened it, he just started screaming, "No way! No way!"

Brown says that he often tries to do good things without any recognition; that's why he didn't-sign his 13 on-the letter, but Jeannie later insisted on 14 him on social media. Jeannie wrote on Facebook, "This story is more about rebuilding 15 in people than anything."

1. Accept that online scams exist

Every time you start dealing with an unknown person or a contact online, you must consider it a possibility that you're dealing with a scammer. . Nothing in this world comes free, and everything has a price. So, if one fine morning you receive an email message about winning a million-dollar prize, chances are very high that it's an ugly trap.

2.Choose passwords carefully

You must choose difficult passwords while updating them from time to time. . And always avoid using the same password for different accounts.

3. Don't click what you don't know

A classic style followed by scammers is to send you Trojan horses in emails or messages. . In addition, you can use a Virtual Private Network that blocks access to bad pages and pop-ups.

4.

If you ever have doubts in your mind about the intentions of an unknown person, you should first carry out an in-depth search online based on the basic information they share. If you ever receive a request for money from a friend, always call them up to check first.

A. Don't trust strangers

B. Dig deeper before continuing

C. Don't share private information online

D. All of us are equally open to online scams

E. Don't believe something that sounds too good

F. Thus, you must avoid opening anything you are not sure about

G. It's better to use a mix of numbers, letters, and special symbols

Azmi, 35, is part of an all-women Indigenous patrol team, the Nuraga Bhumi Institute, founded in 2021. Their job is to help Gunung Leuser National Park (GLNP) workers safeguard 100 hectares of land that separates the wild forest from human villages.

The GLNP, established in 1980, protects almost 1.1 million hectares of the 2.6 million hectare Leuser ecosystem. However, with many unfenced borders and a shortage of workers, the land is highly susceptible to poachers (偷猎者) and palm oil companies. The Leuser ecosystem is the only place where tigers, elephants, and rhinos live together in the wild, but all are endangered due to poaching and habitat destruction.

Azmi founded the Nuraga Bhumi Institute, which operates near a tourist hot spot for wild tiger encounters, to address the gender imbalance and lack of Indigenous people in local preservation. "Only about 15 percent of Sumatran environmentalists are women; the percentage of Indigenous women is probably less than half that," says Azmi.

The team members receive regular training to carry out their duties effectively. They learn to use GPS, camera traps and drones, identify and take apart poachers' traps, and report findings to park authorities. The team also hosts weekly protection education classes for local children.

As another day ends, they watch footage of a tiger. The team is delighted to know a tiger in their territory is safe — for now.