Bestselling Books of the Last Ten Years
The Hunger Games $8. 79
Readers couldn't, get enough. of the fearless heroine Katniss Everdeen in Suzanne Collins'bestseller trilogy(三部曲). Set in a realistic future where children have to fight to the death in the yearly "Hunger Games", all of the novels in the trilogy became huge hits. In 2012, the first book sold "an astonishing 27. 7 million copies, " according to Publishers Weekly.
The Help $9. 43
Kathryn Stockett's novel became a runaway hit on bestseller lists. The story follows two black maids in 1960s Mississippi as they face injustice. The novel was also made into an Academy Award-winning film. Actresses Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, and Jessica Chastain were all nominated (提名)for their performances in the film. Spencer won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role as Minny.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks $9. 99
Oprah Winfrey adapted this bestselling nonfiction book into a movie for HBO(美国有线电视网). The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks combines science writing with moving storytelling as it describes a young black woman's experience with cancer and the ways her cells, which were taken without her permission, influenced science in enormous ways. The book topped several "best of the year" lists and remained a nonfiction bestseller for over 40 weeks.
Outliers $7. 79
Malcolm Gladwell's nonfiction pop-science book struck a chord(共鸣) with readers. Gladwell makes his topic accessible and highly readable as he examines the nature of success. Gladwell looks at various successful people and examines the environment that made them extraordinary in ways that offer surprising and unexpected insights.
I believe in the power of science fiction, not just for its capacity to turn dreams into reality, but also for its power to bond together those who share a common view of the future. For me, that's true for my relationship with my dad. Some fathers and sons bond over sports, fishing or hunting, but my dad and I bond over Star Trek. We tried a trip to Disney World, but one of my earliest memories wasn't Mickey, but a Klingon battle cruiser (巡洋舰) on the screen.
Over the years, nearly every setting and situation has become far away for my dad and me. When it's warm at night, we're not driving along some dark streets in Indiana, but going at a slow speed with stars dimly shining. Both of us are thinking of them, without needing to say a word. All these imaginations of other universes have together created a private universe for my dad and me.
Gene Roddenberry, creator of Star Trek, once said, "Science fiction is a way of thinking, a way of logic that bypasses (绕过) a lot of nonsense. It allows people to look directly at important subjects. " A lifetime of science fiction has influenced more than just my relationship with my dad, but has also helped me shape my own hopes for the future. I'm now a science writer.
Yes, science fiction has made me into a "nerd" (书呆子) and it also has been a source of joy for my family, making me an optimist while enabling me to think critically about the danger of technology. Thank those authors who have shared their visions: the world and my family are better for it. Thank my dad, who is both the best storyteller and the best man I have ever known because he helped me realize the truth of Tennyson's words, "For I dipped into the future, far as human eye could see, saw the vision of the world, and all the wonder that would be. "
The good news is that more people bought electric vehicles (EVs) in 2020. The bad news is that sport utility vehicles (SUVs) continued to grow in popularity, too. "The fall in oil consumption due to the first trend was completely canceled out by the second, " said Laura Cozzi, an officer at the International Energy Agency (IEA).
Between 2010 and 2020, global carbon dioxide emissions from conventional cars fell by nearly 35 billion tons, due to reasons such as fuel efficiency improvements as well as the switch to electric cars. Emissions from SUVs rose by more than 50 billion tons. "While the growth in EVs is encouraging, the boom in SUVs is heart-breaking, "says Peters at the Cicero Climate Research Centre in Norway.
There are many reasons for the growing popularity of SUVs. For example, rising economic boom in many countries means more people are able to afford them. Some people see them as status symbols. Also, SUVs are heavily advertised by car-makers, whose profit is higher on these vehicles. Some countries, including France, have introduced plans under which more taxes are paid on heavier cars. But Peters thinks that people who are rich enough to afford SUVs won't be deterred by slightly higher taxes. "There are now some electric SUVs available, but 1 hope one day you will see more electric vehicles brought to the SUV market, "says Peters.
Even if it happens, switching to electric SUVs isn't a good solution. Due to their size and bigger batteries, it takes more resources to build electric SUVs, and they consume around 15 percent more electricity. That means higher emissions unless the electricity comes entirely from renewable sources, and higher electricity demand makes it harder to green the electricity supply.
What a Messy Desk Says About You
For some time, psychologists have been studying how personality traits affect health and health-related choices. Not surprisingly, they have found that people blessed with innate conscientiousness, meaning that they are organized and predictable, typically eat better and live longer than people who are disorderly. They also tend to have immaculate offices.
What has been less clear is whether neat environments can produce good habits even in those who aren't necessarily innately conscientious. To find out, researchers at the University of Minnesota conducted a series of experiments. In the first experiment, they randomly assigned a group of college-age students to spend time in two office spaces, one of which was very neat, the other wildly cluttered (乱堆) with papers and other work-related stuff. The students spent their time filling out questionnaires unrelated to the study. After 10 minutes, they were told they could leave with an apple or a chocolate bar. Those students who sat in the orderly office were twice as likely to choose the apple as those who sat among the mess.
A second experiment, however, found that working in chaos has its advantages, too. In this one, college students were placed in a messy or a neat office and asked to dream up new uses for Ping-Pong balls. Those in messy spaces generated ideas that were significantly more creative, according to two independent judges, than those in offices where stacks of papers and other objects were neatly arranged.
The results were something of a surprise, says Dr. Vohs, the leader of the study. Few previous studies found much virtue in disorder. The broken window theory, proposed decades ago, holds that even slight disorder and neglect can encourage indifference and poor discipline.
But in the study by Dr. Vohs, disordered offices encouraged originality and a search for novelty. In the final portion of the study, adults were given the choice of adding a health "boost" to their lunchtime smoothie that was labeled either "new" or "classic. " The volunteers in the messy space were far more likely to choose the new one; those in the tidy office generally chose the classic version.
"Disorderly environments seem to inspire breaking free of tradition, " Dr. Vohs and her co-authors conclude in the study, "which can produce fresh insights. "
The implications of these findings are also practical. "My advice would be, if you need to think outside the box for a future project", Dr. Vohs says, "then let the clutter rise and free your imagination. But if your primary goal is to eat well or to go to the gym, pick up around your office first. By doing this, the naturally messy can acquire some of the discipline of the conscientious. "
Most people know how to manage, express, and cope with emotions in a healthy way. In fact, knowing how to regulate emotions is important for everyone. But what is emotion regulation, and how can you improve your emotion regulation skills?
Many researchers view emotion regulation as the ability to enhance or reduce your emotions as needed. Others define it as a set of skills that help keep your emotional system healthy and functioning. We can learn to adjust what emotion we have, how intense it is, when we have it, and how we react to it. The defining aspect of emotion regulation is that it occurs when a goal is activated.
Goals are highly individual. They're what we picture in our heads. Your goals can be activated by your environment. You may regulate your emotions to influence a change in someone else. For instance, when your boss treats you poorly at work, you act as if it doesn't bother you because you're hoping for a job promotion.
Mindfulness is the practice of being present in the moment. Mindful people learn to be aware of the breaths they take, the tension in their muscles, and even their pulse rates. They can objectively observe themselves in difficult moments, confident that even these times will pass.
In and of themselves, emotions are not good or bad, though they may be scary, especially when they're intense. But the more you do it, the more natural it becomes. Mindfulness skills can help with this too.
A. Being mindful can help you to deal with your emotions.
B. Learning how to accept your emotions takes practice.
C. There is no one agreed-upon definition of emotion regulation.
D. For some people, though, emotion regulation is much more difficult.
E. Emotion regulation goals vary strongly from situation to situation.
F. Emotion regulation refers to the ability to control one's own emotions.
G. Sometimes you may regulate your emotions to achieve another end goal.
I first heard about several cases of coronavirus(冠状病毒) infection in January, but I did not expect the outbreak to affect the rest of the world. Starting in March, it was1 that we should take all the final exams online. It was unexpected, and all university staff and students were 2.
Due to the disease, most of the school events have been 3 to be held online. I have had a lot more 4 time than before. To 5 time, I learned to follow recipes(食谱)to make 6 dishes. The period of quarantine (隔离) has become a 7when I can learn some new life skills. Besides cooking, I have been
8 a new hobby—playing puzzles. At first, solving a puzzle was just a way for me to 9 endurance and patience. Then I realized that I learned much more than that. When I 10 1, 000 pieces of a puzzle on the table, I 11 not buying a simpler one. I suddenly realized how 12 I was that I couldn't even focus on such a simple task. However, during that time, playing puzzles 13 me how to enjoy simple tasks while staying away from electronic devices and how to solve problems with shortcuts.
14, I slowly forgot all the madness and boredom of quarantine life. Every time I got one piece in the right place, I was mentally15by such a minor success and 16 to keep on solving. The touch from my fingertips made me enormously 17. It was surprising and unexpected for me to receive so much 18 from focusing on solving puzzles. I 19 you to put your devices away when you want to improve your mood and relieve stress, and try 20 instead!
After travelling more than seven months in space, Tianwen 1 is one step
( close) to Mars! Tianwen 1, China's first Mars probe, ( enter) Mars orbit in February successfully. It will stay in in orbit for about three months before landing on the red planet.
A small step on the red planet is a big step for human beings. Humans (launch) 46 Mars exploration missions since October 1960, only 19 of them have been successful. It's China's first spacecraft to Mars, and the missions are rather (ambition). Tianwen 1 aims ( achieve)"orbiting, landing, and roving" all in one journey, will make the country the world's first to accomplish all three goals with one probe.
Among the three tasks, touchdown on the red planet is the most difficult. The result: mainly depends the "breathtaking seven minutes, "which will involve multiple cutting-edge ( technology) and accurate timing of each action, (include) the burning of engines and opening of parachutes (降落伞) to ensure a safe landing.
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You asked many question in your last letter, and now let me answer them. To start with, Beijing, the capital of China, is very attractive city with a long history. You can found all kinds of delicious food in Beijing, of that the most famous is the roast Beijing duck. I hope we will enjoy it. Besides, there is a great number of tourist attractions worth visiting, such as the Great Wall, the Summer Palace or the Forbidden City. These scenic spots have attracted millions of tourists in this year. I promise you will have a wonderfully time here in Beijing.
I'm looking forward to hear from you as soon as possible.
