I was on a train in Switzerland. The train came to a stop and the conductor's voice sent a 1 in German, Italian, and French. However, I'd made the mistake of not learning any of the languages 2 my vacation. So I just sat there.
However, everyone started getting off the train. An old woman saw that I was 3 and nervous. She could speak some English and told me that an accident had happened on the tracks. As a result, we must go then. She asked me where I was trying to 4, then went and talked to some workers and came back to tell me that we'd have to hop trains three or four times to get there.
I was really glad she was heading the 5way. Because it would have been 6 for me to figure it out without her help. So we went together from one train station to the next, getting to know each other along the way.
She was really the 7 person. It was a 2.5-hour journey in total, and when we made it to the final destination, we got off and said our 8. I had made it just in time to catch my train to Rome. She told me she had a train to catch as well. I asked her how much farther she had to go and it turned out that her home was two hours back the other way.
I looked at her 9. A woman spent her whole day sitting on trains and getting away from her home just to help out a confused tourist!
That experience is unforgettable. 10 I have visited many countries, I'll always say the most beautiful country in the world is Switzerland.
It was the last climb on his try to reach the highest summit(峰顶) on all seven continents. When Christopher Kulish finally got to Mount Everest's 29,035-foot peak, he joined a group known as the"Seven Summits Club". But the 62-year-old Colorado attorney passed away suddenly Monday after returning to the first camp below the mountain's summit. He's the second American to die in the past week after reaching Everest's highest point. At least 11 people have died on Mount Everest this year.
The deaths come among reports of overcrowding on the popular mountain. The Nepali government gave a total of 381 permits to climb Everest this year. For some climbers, that traffic has meant longer wait times — some told the Himalayan Times the wait has been over two hours between the last camp and the peak. Mountaineer Vanessa O'Brien said when there's a crowd, being a more experienced climber won't help you. "It doesn't matter if you're the best race car driver in the world. If you're stuck in traffic, you're stuck in traffic," she said in an interview.
Still, Christopher's family said he'd been mountain climbing for five decades. He arrived at the base camp nearly two months before his climb, so he could give himself time to adapt to the conditions. When he made his journey, his family said he was climbing with a small group in almost ideal conditions after some of the overcrowding had cleared.
A scientist goes to a forest to study monkeys. He or she wants to study their habits and behavior. But the problem is: how to know who's who?
In the past, scientists had to make marks on each of the animals to distinguish them. But in the future, they may have a much easier way to tell them apart thanks to facial recognition technology.
A research team from China's Northwest University is using facial recognition technology to identify thousands of snub-nosed monkeys (金丝猴) that live on Qinling Mountain in Shaanxi province.
Similar to human facial recognition, the technology that is used to identify monkeys uses their facial features to create a database that includes every monkey, Xinhua reported.
"When the system is fully developed, we can connect it with cameras set up in the mountains. The system will automatically recognize the monkeys, name them and analyze their behavior," said Zhang He, a member of the research team.
"For each snub-nosed monkey, we have 700 to 800 image samples, and the recognition success rate is 94 percent," Zhang added.
Compared with facial recognition technology for humans, facial recognition technology for monkeys is more complicated because monkeys have hairier faces. The color of their hair causes them to blend into their environment. These factors make it harder for computers to do the job.
"Monkeys do not cooperate with researchers in the same way humans do. It is difficult to take high-quality pictures and videos of them, which are needed to improve the system," said Li Baoguo, leader of the research team.
Currently, there are about 4,000 snub-nosed monkeys living on Qinling Mountain. The team's goal is to successfully identify every monkey that lives there.
a. image samples
b. hairy faces
c. hair color
d. the environment
It's not easy to make an award-winning film. It's even harder for a filmmaker to win a lifetime achievement award. Chinese director Ang Lee was recently given this honor by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
The academy called him"one of the world's most pioneering and revered contemporary (当代) filmmakers". He has made many classic films in different genres. More importantly, whether it's an Eastern or Western story, he is able to bring out its "original flavor", Sohu News said.
Lee came to fame in the 1990s with a comedy trilogy (三部曲) that he calls Father Knows Best. In these three films, he told stories about Chinese families. The success of the trilogy paved his way to Hollywood. He then was hired to direct an adaptation of the British novel Sense and Sensibility (《理智与情感》), as well as the American drama The Ice Storm and superhero movie Hulk. His career reached a peak with Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (《卧虎藏龙》). The film is an exciting combination of different genres — historical romance, martial arts and the classic American Western.
Lee's deep understanding of both East and West comes from his life experience. Born in Taiwan, Lee later studied filmmaking in the US. After graduation, he stayed in Hollywood to look for opportunities. He experienced six years of "development hell" in which he had nearly no income and no chance to direct.
But Lee says the "movie gods" have been very good to him, so he values every chance. In recent years, he has been trying new filmmaking technology, including high-frame rate (高帧率) filming, 3D and other innovations (创新) that he believes are the future of film. "A part of you has to keep honest and fresh. I just hope my whole career is like a never-ending film school," Lee said.
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A. What happens when we sit for an exam? B. It is like a cup overflowing（溢出）with water. C. So, why do some students perform better under stress? D. That's the difference between a good mark and a bad mark. E. Dopamine is a chemical in our brain that sends information to our body. F. Is there anything that can help change the speed of dopamine getting into our body? |
What is the most stressful thing in school? It is probably exams. Exams can put us under a lot of pressure. But some students do well under pressure, while others feel terrible.
It all comes down to dopamine （多巴胺）.It has many important roles; influencing memory, attention and how we learn. Our brains work best when there is an even balance（平衡）of dopamine-not too much or too little.
The brain controls dopamine in two ways. It either takes out dopamine quickly, or gradually. Exam success can be related to how fast dopamine goes back to an even balance. If you become stressed, your brain will start to overload（超负荷）on dopamine. The quicker you are able to go back to an even balance of dopamine, the quicker you can fix yourself perform better on a test.
Scientists found that, during a test, people who slowly got back to an even balance of dopamine scored 8 percent lower. But don't fear, there is some good news. The study also found that the more practice you get, the less stressed you'll be. So, it turns out that practice really does make perfect.
A. To pour oil on troubled waters
"To pour oil on troubled waters" means trying to calm things down. Oil is lighter than water. If a ship is in trouble at sea, another ship may come to help it. The second ship can send small boats to rescue people. However, it may first pour oil on the sea to make the sea less rough.
B. A bird in hand is worth two in the bush
If I'm a hunter, trying to catch birds, it's better to catch one bird than to see two birds in a bush but not be able to catch them. Thus this means that what you have already got is better than the chance of being able to get something bigger in the future.
C. He who pays the pipe calls the tune
A pipe is a musician. The man who employs or pays a musician can say what tunes the man will play. Thus this means that if a man provides the money for a plan, he can say how it will be carried out.
D. Once bitten, twice shy
If a dog bites me, I shall be twice as careful in future when I see it. This proverb is applied to many things and not only to dogs. If you have been cheated at a shop, you will not go to the same shop again.
E. You can't get blood out of a stone
"You can't get blood out of a stone" means that you can't get something from a person who has not got any of the things you want. For example, you can't expect a million dollars from a poor man.
F. Don't be a dog in a manger
This means "don't be selfish". In a stable, the manger is the place where the horse's food is put. Sometimes a dog will sleep in the manger and bark when a horse comes to get its food. The dog doesn't want to eat the hay in the manger and bark when a horse eat it.
How often do we judge people by their appearance?
This week I was talking to some guys at Planet Fitness, told me about their boss' experience of buying a new car. The salesmen didn't know that this man had a lot of money. It was because he often dressed (he) in worn-out clothes, just like a beggar on the street. When the boss arrived at the first shop, the salesmen (total) ignored him and treated him like he wasn't worth their time. He (leave) the shop with a smile on his face. Later that day, he walked into another shop, (wear) the same clothes as usual. The salesmen greeted him with kindness and respect. Then this man paid almost $20 million a brand new car!
There's a Bible text that tells us how (treat) people that you learn little about. It says, "Don't forget to show (warm) to strangers, because anyone who does it may entertain angels without realizing it!" Don't judge book by its cover! The boss was not an angel you never know who just might be.
1）情节摘要：主要讲述了主人公 Harry Potter 和他的几位朋友一起历经魔法世界的种种考验，坚持与邪恶做斗争，最终成长为一名优秀的年轻巫师的种种冒险故事。
2）你对这本书的评价。
3）你推荐这本书的原因：（可从情节、人物、语言、学到了什么几方面谈原因）
参考词：evil; wizard; be well written; plot; classic
A Review of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter
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