Ever since I was very young afraid of making mistakes, I've asked countless times "What should I do?"
However, during my high school years, I1. Maybe it was when I decided to try for the lead in Beauty and the Beast. I would have to memorize lines and movements, but I took the chance that I might fail. On the day of practice, my heart was pounding; my hands were2badly when I got up to sing. But when I opened my mouth, the sound was loud and3. I reached for the high notes that sometimes were beyond my reach, which made me very4. I was trying to do my best even though I might fail. I realised that if I wanted to live life to the fullest, I had to take5.
Now, I do take these chances, with baby steps every day, voicing my opinions in class discussions or debates and riding my bike for exercise.
Three years ago, I broke my back when I fell from my bike. The6stopped me from trying out for basketball. But I didn't give up. The first day my doctor7me to do any physical activity, I started running with my mom. No stop-watches. No cheering crowds. I didn't make the basketball team, but I didn't fail, either.
I have finally learned to8myself, like taking a tough science course. And I have come to realise that even though my parents, friends and teachers don't always have the9to "What should I do?", they will be there to10me when I try.
One study (show) that the media can play an important role in building an image of a modern person. Some people are so (interest) in a "perfect" image in the media that they try their best to become as good as that "perfect" image. Actually, that is not necessary. The truth is that those think themselves less attractive should pay more attention to books rather than looks.
Some foreign people want to know Zhang Guimei is a role model. She has committed her life to improving girls' education in a remote, mountainous region in Yunnan Province by starting China's first free high school for female students. Her story (write) into a book—Brief History of the People's Republic of China last year. It described her as a moral model who used love and wisdom to help thousands of rural (girl) realize their dreams. Millions of people were moved by her story.
Running is very (relax) and beneficial. It is a great sport for beginners. You do not need any special equipment. Just a good pair of running shoes will do. Running helps you get fit and prevents you diseases. It will give you good upper and lower body strength. It makes your heart (strong) than before and allows more blood to flow around your body. It also strengthens your immune system. Besides, anybody who is feeling down can go for a run (cheer) themselves up.
Four Free Mobile Apps to Help You Learn English Faster
Have you realized that you can put your smartphone to really good use for learning English? Here are four free mobile apps that will help you do just that.
Duolingo
If you want to learn English from ABC
then this is the app you are looking for. Duolingo uses educational games to help you learn English. For beginners, the app focuses on helping you learn verbs, phrases and sentences.
Hello English
It covers all the sides of language learning, including vocabulary, translation, grammar, spellings, spoken and reading skills. It uses educational games to teach different English lessons and offers new video books, latest news, and books. However, you should already understand simple English sentences and alphabets(字母表), for the app can't help you learn English from ABC.
Lingbe
If you are ready to practice your spoken skills in the real world, you'll need Lingbe. It's a community-based app where people help each other and share their native languages. It connects you with real people on call who are native English speakers.
HelloTalk
HelloTalk is similar to Lingbe as it connects you with native speakers to help improve your language skills. However, it adds a few extra functions that might interest you. You can view the information about users to find a match that interests you. Additionally, you can also send text and audio messages, and even make calls with other people.
Whether you are a beginner or a fluent learner, you can find your favorite app. Why not take action now!
Chinese sprinter Su Bingtian made history in the Tokyo Olympics by setting the new Asian record for men's 100m at 9.83 seconds in the semifinal and finishing sixth in the final at 9.98 seconds.
There used to be a wrong view that no Asian sprinter can finish 100m within 10 seconds. Su proved people wrong with his performance. "I never thought we couldn't do it, but there were some problems with our understanding of training before. Now we can do it by finishing at 9.83 seconds. That's the best proof to beat such wrong view," said Su to China News Service (CNS).
Su believes scientific training plays a key role in his success. "I realize that running as much as possible does not necessarily help you run faster. Scientific training attaches more importance to the applying of techniques and requires you to do it right instead of doing it a lot. In that way, athletes can save more strength in training and recover faster," said Su. According to Su, he did not understand some of the moves coaches asked him to do when he went to train abroad at the beginning. His coach made detailed research on Su's condition based on "champion model" from the start before arranging specific training sessions for Su to work on. It took him years to realize the importance of scientific training. "That's why I chose to change how I started off at the end of 2014 and gained a new running pace. And it played a key role in the process of making breakthrough, said Su.
When asked if there will be another "Su Bingtian" in the future, Su's answer was "Yes, 100 percent." "People in the future can definitely do what I can do. I'm looking forward to seeing they can do it better than me. All records are to be broken," said Su.
Wang Mengshu, an expert at the Chinese Academy of Engineering, said at a group discussion of the annual session of the National People's Congress that WiFi should not be provided on high-speed trains, as it might harm communication signals (信号) of trains and would also cost a lot in keeping trains in good condition. He also encouraged passengers to enjoy the views, instead of fixing their eyes on the tiny screens of smartphones and laptops. However, Beijing Youth Daily said it should be market demand that decides whether the WiFi is offered on the trains or not.
An increasing number of people, especially young white-collar workers, are addicted to their smartphones rather than face-to-face communications, thanks to the extensive WiFi coverage across the country. That justifies Wang's disagreement to the offering of WiFi on high-speed trains, because they shouldn't depend on high-tech devices. It is also obvious that passengers on trains without free WiFi will use their smartphones and other mobile devices less. However, whether the trains should provide a free WiFi service mainly depends on customer demand.
In other words, the China Railway Corp has to obey relevant market rules, and provide technologically possible services to passengers if that is what they want. It cannot tum a blind eye to customers' wants.
Free WiFi, in fact, is already offered on a lot of buses and coaches. This is a natural response to their competition with trains (especially high-speed ones), which are significantly faster and safer. The bus companies have been forced to improve their services to survive. So it requires proper guidance, not total "no" on the use, to make up for the negative effects of high-end technologies, such as people's increasing addiction to smartphones.
Confidence is at the heart of every successful person and it holds the key to success. Regardless of how knowledgeable you are in your professional field, your success will be limited if you lack confidence. Actually, confidence isn't what you're born with, but something learned over time.
Know yourself. Take a long look in the mirror and make an honest and accurate judgement of your strengths and weaknesses. Continue to build upon your strengths, as this will increase your confidence. We all have areas in our professional and personal lives that need to be improved. Instead, it only holds back your success and keeps your confidence low.
Whether you like it or not, people make judgments about you based upon how you dress. You only have one chance to make a good first impression. How you dress directly shows how you feel about yourself. Research shows that you will feel differently about yourself if you are wearing a business suit or sweat pants and a T-shirt. Therefore, be highly aware of your appearance. Dress in a manner that reflects who you are.
Go step by step. You can increase your confidence by seeking out one new challenge at a time. Move on to the next one when one challenge is successfully achieved. Success builds upon itself, therefore success brings success—all fueled by increased confidence!
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A. Dress for success. B. Put pressure on yourself. C. Forgetting them does not make them go away. D. Research shows confident people always seek out new challenges. E. Meanwhile, take an effective method toward improving your weaknesses. F. The following are three key tricks you may learn to increase your confidence. G. What you wear will unintentionally show your weaknesses to those around you. |
There is a saying, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." Although eating properly is important, being kind to others is also good for your health. Recent studies show that people who do kind acts are more relaxed, happier, and healthier than other people.
In one study at Arizona State University, researchers found that many volunteers experienced a sudden feeling of joy, followed by a long period of calmness, after doing a kind act. This feeling, called "a helper's high", may actually help reduce stress as the body produces natural painkillers.
Stress can cause serious health problems. It can lead to high blood pressure and heart disease, and it can also lead to overeating and sleeping problems. However, the study found that volunteers had fewer stress-related health problems when they did helpful things for other people.
The study also found that people who did nice things for others felt better about themselves as well. They had higher self-respect, and were happier. Many believe this is because volunteers spend more of their time with other people. People who are more outgoing are often healthier.
Another study at the University of Michigan's Survey Research Center confirmed the health benefits of volunteering. A ten-year study of 2,700 men in Michigan showed that people who volunteered lived longer than those who didn't. Although you shouldn't need a reason to be helpful, it is nice to know that kindness may help you live longer.
>When volunteers did helpful things for other people, they had fewer stress-related health problems, felt better about others and respected others more.
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