Most of us have an unreasonable fear or habit. Famous folks often seem to go one step further.
Diane von Furstenberg
Fashion designer and icon Diane von Furstenberg (1946 - ) tapes a gold 20-franc coin in her shoe for good luck before every runway show. Her father hid the coin in his shoe during World WarⅡ and gave it to her when she was a girl.
Lucille Ball
On the day that three-year old Lucille Ball's father died, a bird flew into her home and became trapped. Traumatized(受精神创伤) by the events, she developed a life long feeling of intense dislike of birds. The actor (1911-1989) even refused to stay in hotels that had pictures of birds on the walls.
Charles Dickens
Author Charles Dickens (1812-1870) carried a navigational compass with him at all times and always faced north when he slept. He believed it improved his creativity and writing.
Gustav Mahler
Composer Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) thought he could cheat death by not naming his ninth symphony by number. This was because several composers, including Beethoven and Schubert, had died after completing their ninth symphonies. So Mahler called his ninth The Song of the Earth—and it worked, in a sense. He lived long enough to write most of his tenth symphony, though he died before it was performed.
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As Ginni Bazlinton reached Antarctica, she found herself greeted by a group of little Gentoo penguins longing to say hello. These gentle, lovely gatekeepers welcomed her and kick-started what was to be a trip Ginni would never forget.
Ever since her childhood, Ginni, now 71, has had a deep love for travel. Throughout her career as a professional dancer, she toured in the UK, but always longed to explore further. When she retired from dancing and her sons eventually flew the nest, she decided it was time to take the plunge.
After taking a degree at Chichester University in Related Arts, Ginni began to travel the world, eventually getting work teaching English in Japan and Chile. And it was in Chile she discovered she could get last-minute cheap deals on ships going to Antarctica from the islands off Tierra del Fuego, the southernmost tip of the South American mainland. "I just decided I wanted to go," she says. "I had no idea about what I'd find there and I wasn't nervous, I just wanted to do it. And I wanted to do it alone as I always prefer it that way. "
In March 2008, Ginni boarded a ship with 48 passengers she'd never met before, to begin the journey towards Antarctica. "From seeing the wildlife to witnessing sunrises, the whole experience was amazing. Antarctica left an impression on me that no other place has," Ginni says. "I remember the first time I saw a humpback whale; it just rose out of the water like some prehistoric creature and I thought it was smiling at us. You could still hear the operatic sounds it was making underwater. "
The realization that this is a precious land, to be respected by humans, was one of the biggest things that hit home to Ginni.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, technologies are playing a crucial role in keeping our society functional in a time of lockdowns and quarantines (封锁和隔离). And remote work may have a long-lasting impact beyond COVID-19.
Many companies have asked employees to work from home. Remote work is enabled by technologies including virtual private networks（VPNs）, voice over internet protocols' (VoIPs), virtual meetings, cloud technology, work collaboration tools and even facial recognition technologies that enable a person to appear before a virtual background to preserve the privacy of the home. In addition to preventing the spread of viruses, remote work also saves commute time and provides more flexibility.
Yet remote work also imposes challenges to employers and employees. Information security, privacy and timely tech support can be big issues. Remote work can also complicate labor law issues, such as those associated with providing a safe work environment and income tax issues. Employees may experience loneliness and lack of work-life balance. If remote work becomes more common after the COVID-19 pandemic, employers may decide to reduce rents and hire people from regions with cheaper labor costs.
Laws and regulations must be updated to accommodate remote work, and further psychological studies need to be conducted to understand the effect of remote work on people.
Further, not all jobs can be done from home, which creates disparity. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, about 25% of wage and salary workers worked from home at least occasionally from 2017 to 2018. Workers with college educations are at least five times more likely to have jobs that allow them to work from home compared with people with high school diplomas. Some professions, such as medical services and manufacturing, may not have the option at all. Policies with respect to data flows and taxation would need to be adjusted should the volume of cross-border digital services rise significantly.
Clothes were once used until they fell apart. Not today. In high-income countries in particular, clothing and footwear are increasingly frequently bought, thrown away and replaced with new fashions, which are themselves soon thrown away and replaced.
The so-called 'Fast fashion' is having a surprising environmental impact. ‘Take water. The fashion industry, one of the world's largest users of water, consumes anywhere from 20 trillion to 200 trillion litres every year. 'Then there are microplastics. Plastic fibres are released when we wash polyester (聚酯纤维) and other polymer-based textiles, and make up between 20% and 35% of themicro plastics choking the oceans. Added to this are specific chemicals, such as those used to make fabrics stain resistant and the pesticides required to protect crops such as cotton.
Change is badly needed, but will require the fashion industry to work harder to embrace more of what is known as the circular economy. That will involve at least two things: refocusing on making things that last, and so encouraging reuse; and more rapidly expanding the technologies for sustainable manufacturing processes, especially recycling. There's a big role for research--both academic and industrial--in achieving these and other ambitions.
Researchers could begin by helping to provide more accurate estimates of water use. There is also work to be done on improving and expanding textiles recycling. Undoubtedly, used textiles go to landfill in part because there are relatively few systems that collect, recycle and reuse materials. Such recycling requires the manual separation of fibres, as well as buttons and zips. Different fibres are not easy to identify by eye, and overall such manual processes are time-consuming. Machinery is being developed that can help. Technologies also exist to recycle used fibres chemically and to create high -quality fibres that can be reused in clothing. But these are nowhere near the scale needed.
Another challenge for researchers is to work out how to get consumers and manufacturers to change their behaviour. Other research questions include finding ways to encourage people to purchase long lasting goods; exploring how to satisfy desires for something new while reducing environmental impact; and understanding why certain measures can be successfully scaled up whereas others fail.
Fitness Magazine recently ran an article titled "Five Reasons to Thank Your Workout Partner." One reason was: "You'll actually show up if you know someone is waiting for you at the gym," while another read: " " With a workout partner, you will increase your training effort as there is a subtle (微妙)competition.
So, how do you find a workout partner?
First of all, decide what you want from that person. Or do you just want to be physically fit, able to move with strength and flexibility? Think about the exercises you would like to do with your workout partner.
You might think about posting what you are looking for on social media, but it probably won't result in a useful response. If you plan on working out in a gym, that person must belong to the same gym.
My partner posted her request on the notice board of a local park. Her notice included what kind of training she wanted to do, how many days a week and how many hours she wanted to spend on each session, and her age. It also listed her favorite sports and activities, and provided her phone number.
You and your partner will probably have different skills. Over time, both of you will benefit — your partner will be able to lift more weights and you will become more physically fit. The core (核心) of your relationship is that you will always be there to help each other.
A. Your first meeting may be a little awkward.
B. A workout partner usually needs to live close by.
C. You'll work harder if you train with someone else.
D. Do you want to be a better athlete in your favorite sport?
E. How can you write a good "seeking training partner" notice?
F. Just accept your differences and learn to work with each other.
G. Any notice for a training partner should include such information.
"A bird with a broken wing will never fly as high." I'm sure that John would agree with this saying,1 he felt this way almost every day in school.
By high school, John was the most famous 2 in his town. He was always absent, didn't answer questions and got into 3. He had failed almost every exam by the time he entered his senior year, yet was 4each year to a higher grade level. Teachers didn't want to5him again the following year. John was moving on, but definitely not moving 6.
I met John for the first time at a weekend leadership training programme since John was one of 105 students who 7. At the start of the training, John was just standing 8 the circle of students, against the back wall. He didn't 9join the discussion groups. But slowly, the interactive games put him in.
The ice really melted when the groups started building a list of 10 and negative things that had occurred at school that year. John 11some constructive ideas on those situations. The other students in John's group 12his comments. All of a sudden John felt like a part of the group, and before long he was 13like a leader. By the end of the training, he had joined the Homeless Project team. The other students on the team were14with his passionate concern and ideas. They 15elected John co-chairman of the team.
John started16 at school every day and answered questions from teachers for the first time. He 17 a second project, 18300 blankets and 1,000 pairs of shoes for the homeless shelter from house to house. A bird with a broken wing only needs 19 . Once healed, it can fly 20 than the rest.
Pooling wisdom of the people breeds success
Chinese idiom is one of the priceless legacies deeply rooted in traditional culture, making Chinese language more (power), more functional and thus, more fascinating.
Pooling collective wisdom or"Ji Si Guang Yi,one of Chinese (idiom), can better ensure success, reminding people to humbly listen to others' advice they make major decisions. The idea was first proposed by Zhuge Liang, renowned military strategist during the Three Kingdom Period (220-280). "One who (hold) office should pool the ideas and wisdom of the people and (extensive) draw on all well-intended and useful views," wrote Zhuge Liang in his article," Instructions to Subjects and Officials. "
Today, the expression(develop) into an effective way to improve working efficiency and show respect for the opinions of the masses. All the opinions and ideas(collect) from others can give the decision maker a more comprehensive picture of the current situation and help him or her make a correct decision.
Listening humbly to other's opinions, especially thosediffer from one's own, can help one improve the initiative, wisdom and power of the masses. The method has been adopted by the Chinese people in their decision-making in daily life (secure) success.
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
My father often took me to his hospital when I was off my school. He showed me how his medical instruments was used. I felt so closely to him. However, after I went to high school, somehow I become distant from him. I was unwilling talk with him and often disobeyed his rule of not stay out with my friends too late. The disagreement was too sharp that neither he nor I knew what to settle it. One day, he talked with me or hoped to mend our relations. With the efforts made by all sides, we began to understand each other better
