A great family day out doesn't have to be expensive. Sometimes just going for a walk can be fun, educational, and a chance to make special memories together and share some quality time. Here are a few of our family-friendly favourites.
Blickling Estate, Norfolk
This four-mile multi-use path has a surface that' s great for pushchairs (折叠式幼儿车). If you're out for a family walk and the kids won't leave the house without their pushbikes, then this is perfect for them. Please bear in mind that you'll need to book a ticket before visiting.
Coughton Court family walk, Warwickshire
Get your boots on and go for a gentle walk at Coughton Court. This walk will take you across a field with grass and flowers. You'll need to book a ticket before visiting, though.
Corfe Common history walk
A gentle walk exploring historic Corfe Castle. The kids will love checking out the castle ruins. Don't forget to book a ticket before visiting.
Crom wildlife walk
This walk through the nature reserve at Crom, Northern Ireland is filled with wildlife. You could also come across one of the oldest yew trees in Ireland. This easy walk is great for all the family to get some fresh air. Booking a ticket before visiting is.a must.
Sutton Hoo, Suffolk
This is a great walk for little legs. This beautiful area is home to one of the greatest archaeological (考古学的) discoveries of all time. Even though no tours or guides are currently offered, you can still walk around the ancient places. Tickets are required before visiting.
What began as a summer job has now taken young Brennan McVey to the steps of the Rockaway Township Municipal building and the mayor's (镇长的) office. Known by his neighbors and the township as the "Rubbish Bin Manager", McVey was given a special mention during the regular Rockaway Township Council meeting on October 25, for his work to help his neighbors and prevent unwanted run-ins with the local bear population. "Our children are our future, and when a child can respond to needs by making a decision that gives a community a chance to improve its quality of life, it represents a great moment for our township. McVey is a shining example of a positive person," Mayor Michael Dachisen read to the public.
The 10-year-old Green Pond boy had an idea in 2016 of helping to stop bears in his neighborhood from becoming endangered "troublemakers" by helping his neighbors take out the rubbish the morning of its pickup.
McVey, who is a fifth-grader at Katherine D. Malone Elementary School, noticed that some of his neighbors would leave the rubbish out the night before, an open invitation to bears. "I saw a lot of bears in the neighborhood and I thought I could help," he said. On collection day, McVey gets up early in the morning and heads to the houses of the neighbors who agreed to pay a small fee to have the young businessman bring out their rubbish to the curb (路缘).
"We had a lot of bear sightings in our community. This is one way to stop the bears from coming in by keeping the food source out of their way," the mayor added.
McVey has turned the Rubbish Bin Manager into a business, posting fliers (传单) around Green Pond, and his neighborhood has really taken to the idea.
Nearly 1,000 years ago, the great Mongol leader Genghis Khan created the largest land empire in history. To do this, he required a huge army. One of his many challenges was to be able to keep in touch with his soldiers. He created a postal system with stations set 30-40 kilometres apart. At each postal station were Mongolian horses and riders. Riders would cross the empire carrying messages, changing horses at each station.
Mongolia is one of the loneliest places in the world. The local horses are not as big as most horses you usually see. They are short, yet exceptionally strong. They are also able to run for long distances in any kind of weather. In Mongolia, temperatures can -be as low as minus 40 or as high as plus 30 degrees Celsius. Nothing seems to worry them.
Every August, a very special horse race called the Mongol Derby takes place in Mongolia. Over ten days, 40 riders race over a 1,000-kilometre course. To take part, riders have to apply. All applications are carefully reviewed. Invitations are sent out to those considered to be strong enough for this long-distance race. Each successful applicant has to pay an entry (参赛) fee.
Before the race begins, riders are given two days of training. Each morning, the riders set off early. They will race to different horse stations where they will be able to change their horse before continuing. At the end of each day, a camp is provided. There are no beds but each tired rider falls down onto a sheet on the ground and quickly falls into a deep sleep.
Up to 400 Mongolian hunting families come to work during the race, helping to look after the horses and riders. On the final day, there is just one winner. In 2019, the Mongol Derby was won by a 70-year-old American, Bob Long. He raced for 100 hours in 7.5 days on 28 different horses. You may think that his age provided him with the experience to win, but in 2013, Lara Prior-Palmer was the winner. She was just 19 years old.
"I hope my technology can help the blind to live independently." On the afternoon of May 13, Dr. Chieko Asakawa, an IBM computer scientist, shared her life experience and her research with students in the Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen). Asakawa began losing her eyesight after an accident and was totally blind by the age of 14. Since the 1980s, she has devoted herself to helping blind people to live a better life with the help of modern technology.
Asakawa was bom a normal child, but she became blind at age 14 due to a swimming accident at age 11. In the 1980s, she was a lead developer in digital books. This system allows blind people to read newspapers and books to better understand the world.
Three years ago, Dr. Asakawa began to work on cognitive assistant (认知辅助) research. NavCog is one of the applications developed by the team. It uses current sensors (电流传感器) and cognitive technologies to locate users' position, determine their facing directions and get other information about the surrounding environment by "talking" into their ears through earphones. Researchers are exploring more possibilities, such as detecting approaching people. She hopes people with disabilities like her can give a presentation on stage without any assistance.
Dr. Asakawa and her team want to develop new technology for a wide range of situations - shopping malls, airports, hospitals, etc. She hopes this technology can also be used by normal people － a Take Me Ilome app for the elderly who get lost, for example.
Dr. Asakawa studied English literature in college. After she joined IBM, she earned a Ph.D. degree from the University of Tokyo after three years' study.
One student asked Dr. Asakawa how she.dealt with the difficulties of changing from English literature to computer science. She replied that she studied from 9 p.m. to midnight every day including weekends and worked the rest of the time. Dr. Asakawa told the students that everything is possible if you don't give up.
Putting a few of these tips into daily practice can help you become a better learner.
Keep learning and practicing new things.
A 2003 Nature article reported that people who learned how to juggle (玩杂耍) increased the amount of gray matter (脑灰质) in their occipital lobes, the area of the brain connected with visual (视觉的) memory. When these people stopped practicing their new skill, this gray matter disappeared.
Learn in many ways.
Instead of just listening to a podcast (播客), find a way to go over the information both verbally and visually. By learning in various ways, you're more likely to keep the knowledge in your mind.
Teach what you've learned to another person.
By sharing it with the rest of the class, perhaps your teacher hoped you would gain even more from your homework. You can apply the same idea by sharing your newly learned knowledge with others. Start by putting the information into your own words. Some ideas include writing a blog post, creating a podcast, or taking part in a group discussion.
While seeing information and then writing it down is important, actually putting new knowledge and skills into practice can be one of the best ways to improve learning. If you are trying to develop a new skill or ability, center on gaining practical experience.
Understand how you learn best.
Another great way of improving your teaming is to recognize your habits and styles. The idea of teaming styles has been the subject of considerable criticism (批判).
A. Get practical experience.
B. Concentrate on learning in more than one way.
C. Next, find some way to share what you've learned.
D. Look up answers rather than struggle to remember.
E. Taking tests actually helps you better remember what you've learned.
P. So if you're learning a new language, it is important to keep practicing.
G. But many students may find that understanding their learning habits can still be helpful.
Rock climbing changed my life. It made me better physically and mentally. It helped me develop the ability to deal with1in my life and helped me learn patience and discipline (自制力).
About five years ago I walked into a local climbing gym. I couldn't climb. For the first time in my life I had enjoyed doing something I was 2 at. I climbed once a week, then twice a week. Soon I was finding the time to climb three days a week and I became obsessed (痴迷的). At first, I improved quickly.3, the progress suddenly 4.
I felt I needed to improve. Anyone who knows me knows how much I hate to 5. But this time, I wasn't 6 the person next to me. I was competing with myself.
I started to change everything: I changed my7 and my attitude toward exercise. I 8 eating chocolate and pizza. I did not drink soft drinks. Slowly I worked hard to 9 every single bad habit I had with something positive. I tried my best to eat planned meals that would keep me 10. To my surprise, the competitive urge (强烈的欲望) started to drive all these 11 changes in my life. When I started teaming to climb I was 80kg; now I weigh between 65kg and 68kg. I also trained a lot. I read about 12 and I tried to apply what I learned to my own regime (养生法) to make myself 13. Besides, I developed my 14 to avoid injury.
And this process 15. Most of this story happened in the past but this is a 16 that continues to this day. I'm 34 years old and I'm in the best shape of my life. I'm also the happiest person I've ever been. Rock climbing helps 17 everyday concerns as I direct all my mental energy toward one single 18.
Rock climbing has changed my life. And the 19 thing about climbing is finding your own 20 and pushing past them.
Many animals hibernate (冬眠) for the winter. They stock up on food and hide away in a hole or cave to try (escape) the snow and cold. Scientists now believe early human beings may have hibernated too. The scientists, who are experts in studying fossils (化石) and ancient bones, looked (careful) at the fossils of bones from our early ancestors that lived around 430,000 years ago. They say that the cuts and other signs of damage on the bones (examine) by them are similar to those on bones of hibernating animals, like bears. They also say that early humans may have hibernated so they could escape the extreme cold. Winters were much (cold) hundreds of thousands of years ago than today.
The scientists say is evidence that early humans slowed down their metabolism (新陈代谢) so they could survive longer in winter without food. However, humans could not slow their metabolism like a bear. Bears can wake up after (month) of hibernation and their body will be the same as when they went into hibernation. The bones of the early humans showed people suffered health problems because hibernation. At that time, many of the problems (cause) by a lack of vitamin D, humans get from sunlight. This can make their bones weaker. The scientists say, "In the end, we have to say that hibernating is not always (health)."
Lisa woke up on Saturday morning very excited. Today she was turning 10. She thought her mother would make her a special breakfast. Last year on her birthday, Lisa woke up to the smell of pancakes and sausage cooking. The kitchen table was full of fresh fruit and juice, and her family had even bought lots of fresh flowers to put on the table.
But when she went downstairs this morning, her father, mother and brother were eating cereal (麦片) at the table, just like any other day. No one even said "Happy birthday."
When the phone rang and her mother announced that Lisa's aunt wanted to speak with her, she knew that it must be to wish her the best on her 10th birthday. But to Lisa's surprise, her aunt simply wanted to remind her to pick up her mail the next week while her aunt was out of town.
Lisa was quite confused. She thought that her family would say something about her special day, but she didn't want to seem upset. She tried to be cheerful. After all, she was looking forward to meeting her friends in the park soon. Surely they were going to be excited about her birthday.
When Lisa arrived at the park, her friend Jane was the first to greet her. "Nice day, isn't it, Lisa?" she asked.
Lisa, ready for her friend to wish her a happy birthday, responded excitedly, "Yes, it is! It's a great day. You know why?"
"Because it's Saturday and the weather is great!" Jane replied.
Lisa nodded, but looked down in disappointment.
Soon the rest of her friends arrived, and they all had a good time playing soccer and spending time together. But Lisa couldn't help but think that it was strange that none of them had mentioned her birthday.
As she walked home in the late afternoon sun, Lisa tried her best not to cry. How could everyone forget her birthday? She was close to tears by the time she reached her home.
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On stepping in, Lisa was quite surprised.
……
When the birthday candles were lit, the warmest moment came.
