A week ago, "Sports for Life" programme was sent to the parents, requiring them to select a sport that they wanted their child to play. Since then, our staff have received lots of calls from parents asking for more information about it. Here is a memo (备忘录) for your reference when you answer the phones.
Sport 1: Basketball.
We expect that this will be the most popular of the four sports. Therefore, students should be advised to sign up as soon as possible. Students will take a private bus to and from the Kwun Tong Sports Park. To cover the cost of hiring a bus, each student will have to pay $10 each time. There will be four basketball courts with one teacher monitoring each game.
Sport 2: Gym.
We will be using the St. Peter's Memorial Park. There are two reasons for choosing this park. First, it is not very busy and crowded before 6:00 pm. Second, it has a lot of trees with plenty of shade. Students must bring along two bottles of water to prevent thirst. Three activities — skipping, jogging, and outdoor aerobics (有氧运动) are all free of charge. And there will be a teacher on duty for each of the activities.
Sport 3: Hiking.
Hiking will take place at the Kowloon Peak. The activity will start at 2:30 pm and finish 90 minutes later. Three teachers will accompany the students, and a hiking instructor will accompany each group of 15 hikers. Each instructor will cost $75 per hour. Students are advised to bring plenty of water and sunscreen.
Sport 4: Swimming.
The Kowloon City Aquatic Centre is a 10-minute walk from our school. Four teachers will go to the pool and conduct the students from the poolside. We will only be able to reserve the pool for one hour (2:45 pm to 3:45 pm). Only students skillful at swimming can take up this activity. The pool will have two lifeguards present. Girls must wear a swimming suit. The cost is $10 per visit.
I'm Savannah and I remember beginning to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunt's house, and my mother said that we might soon be leaving for America. We were on the bus then. I was crying, and some people on the bus were turning around to look at me. I remember that I could not bear the thought of never hearing again the radio program for school children to which I listened every morning.
In fact, I think I cried very little when I was saying goodbye to my friends and relatives. When we were leaving, I thought about all the places I was going to see — the strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures. The country I was leaving and never to come back to was hardly in my head then.
The four years that followed taught me the importance of being positive but the idea did not come to me at once. For the first two years in New York I was really lost — having to study in three schools as a result of family moves. I did not quite know what I was or what I should be. Mother remarried and things became even more complex for me. Some time passed before my stepfather and I got used to each other. I was often sad, and saw no end to "the hard times. "
My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home. I wrote letters, filled out forms, translated at interviews with immigration (移民) officers, took my grandparents to the doctor and translated there, and even discussed telephone bills with company representatives.
From my experiences, I have learned one important rule: Almost all common troubles go away at last! Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up, and just wait a little! I believe that my life will turn out all right, even though it will not be that easy.
On the eve of this week's rail strikes, it was reported that the industry bosses are planning to weed out paper train tickets and close almost 1,000 station ticket offices in England. The transport secretary, Grant Shapps, has made no secret of his desire to see costs saved in this way. Some stations sell only a handful of tickets each week and the vast majority of transactions (交易) have moved online.
In the name of cost-cutting, station ticket offices are likely to follow the telephone booth on the corner and become memory. For those who have grown used to the benefits of organizing travel via smart phones, there will be little to feel sorry for. But for people without online access or skills, who tend to be older, poorer, and more fragile, another social barrier will have been built.
From medical appointments to payment apps for parking, more and more key services are now delivered digitally. As this revolution takes place, the interests of a significant minority are being ignored to some extent. In the case of health and social care, for example, it will often be those most in need of assistance who are least able to employ electronic devices.
The debate over ticket offices offers an opportunity to reflect more broadly on the increasing role of technology in our social landscape. The unavoidable trend towards technology is predictable, but its possible consequences need to be managed with more care. With the expanding range and increasing complexity of digital requirements, the aged are gradually withdrawing from increasing social services in their lives. Ros Altmann, the former pensions minister, recently wrote of being contacted by an elderly woman who no longer drives to her local park, because she cannot download the car parking app required.
Much more needs to be invested in helping gain easy online access. Alternative offline options must be maintained for important services. Contactable telephone numbers of relevant staff should always be available. These will cost more. But that is the price of digital transformation.
A team of Chinese researchers have recently developed a new type of self-powered flexible and transparent electronic skin to monitor subtle human activities, shedding light on the future of wearable electronics. This new e-skin integrates a flexible transparent supercapacitor (超级电容器) as an energy storage device with a stretchable transparent strain sensor (应变传感器). Thanks to its mechanical softness, the integrated e-skin can be directly attached to various parts on the body.
As the largest organ of human body, skin is responsible for multiple major functions such as protection, perspiration, regulation of body temperature, and sensory stimulation (刺激). It forms the basis of people's physical interactions with the outside world.
The ideal e-skin should be highly sensitive, self-powered, and suitable for the human skin. "Inspired by sensory functions and performance of real human skin, we have made the new e-skin both flexible and transparent to serve multiple functions. After charging, it is capable of monitoring people's subtle physical signals and multi-scaled activities in real time. It can measure a person's pulse, tell when they are swallowing, and detect other body movements," said Lan Wei, a professor at the School of Physical Science and Technology of Lanzhou University and the leader of the research team.
E-skin is the core of future wearable electronic devices. The new invention can be applied in smart health care, human-machine interaction, virtual reality and artificial intelligence. For example, it could help surgeons control surgical robots more precisely, enable people to "touch" over long distances, and create more immersive gaming experiences.
Going ahead, the research team will focus on strengthening the sensory capacity and power supply of the e-skin, making it even more like human skin, which will in turn make it more adaptive to various future applications.
Everyone knows about straight-A students. In fact, hard work isn't the whole story behind their academic success. Many straight-A students actually put in fewer hours of homework time than their low-scoring classmates. .
1. Set priorities.
Top students bear no breaks on study time. Once the books are open or the computer is booted up, phone calls go unanswered, TV shows unwatched, and snacks ignored. Study is business; business comes before recreation.
2. .
Paul Melendres, a straight-A freshman from New Mexico, keeps two folders (文件夹) — one for the day's assignments, another for papers completed and graded. Melendres' methods have actually proven effective. Even students who don't have a private study area remain organized. A bag or drawer keeps essential supplies together and cuts down time-wasting searches.
3. Clean up your act.
Neat papers are likely to get higher grades than sloppy ones. "The student who turns in a neat paper," says Claude Olney, an Arizona State University business professor, "is already on the way to an A. It's like being served a cheeseburger. , you can't believe it taste good if it's presented on a dirty plate. "
4. Speak up.
", I asked him to repeat it," says Christopher Campbell. Class participation goes beyond merely asking questions, though. It's a matter of showing intellectual curiosity. "I don't want to memorize information for tests only," says Campell. "Better grades come from better understanding. "
5. Test yourself.
As part of her note-taking, Domenica Roman emphasizes points she thinks may be covered during exams. Later she designs tentative (试验性的) test questions based on those points and gives herself a written examination before test day. "If I can't answer the questions satisfactorily, ," she says.
A. Get organized
B. Schedule your time
C. I will go back and review
D. No matter how good it really is
E. If I don't understand what my teacher is explaining
F. Here are some secrets of the young study champions
G. Here we make some suggestions on how to study anytime
When our pet dog, Brandy, met the three ducklings we rescued, they took small bites of her soft hair. She was 1 but she didn't stop them from doing that. She was 2 to mother these ducklings as if they were her own. All feedings and playtimes from that time on were conducted 3 Brandy's watch.
The ducklings followed her everywhere and she always made sure they were not 4 . If one 5 off, she'd herd it back to the other two. At naptime, they'd snuggle (偎依) with her in her 6 . The first time they 7 Brandy to her water bowl, they dove right in. Brandy looked at me 8 to say, "What am I supposed to do about this?" But she let them swim in it while 9 water with quick movements of her tongue.
Once the ducks matured, we 10 them at the pond near 11 we found them. They soon flew south for the winter. It was sad to see them go, but we were comforted that they had learned the 12 skills they needed. Now, Brandy 13 has some energy in her step when she realizes we're walking to the 14 — perhaps hoping her ducks will 15 when the weather warms up.
Ancient Chinese thinkers regarded nature, with human beings included in it, the world of life. All living things in the world have (they) own lives and state of being. "Life and its state of being is most (worth) of appreciation," said Cheng Hao, a Confucian scholar in the Song Dynasty, "From such appreciation, people could draw greatest spiritual delight. "
Confucian scholars in the Song and Ming Dynasties all enjoyed observing the state of being of living things. Zhou Dunyi, for example, allowed the grass (grow) in front of his window without cutting it. When he (ask) why, Zhou explained that the natural growth of grass was in line with his idea of living things. He observed the (create) of life and the state of being of living things in the world through the grass. The state of being of the grass was similar to the state of being of people, the experience of this resemblance gave him great pleasure. He felt great joy from (observe) living things. He would often appreciate the fish he kept, and enjoyed watching newly hatched chicks. To him, the lively and lovely chicks (well) represented the state of being.
A picture book stood quietly on the shelf of a children's bookstore, waiting for young readers to read it.
One day, a little girl came. She sat down on the ground and read the picture book with interest. Then she put it back on the shelf, took out her pocket and said to the book, "I love you so much, but I can't afford you. My father is working out of the town, and my mother is ill now. You see, my pocket is empty. I have no money. "
The next day, the little girl came again. She read the picture book again, and wrote a note, reading: "I want to read you once more, but I can't come tomorrow because I will go to the hospital to take care of my mother. Can you fly over to my house like a bird? The note has my home address on it. " She put the note into the book, and left the bookstore.
How the picture book wanted to fly into the arms of the little girl! Books needed readers who liked them most, just like the little girl needed her mother. But it was not a bird. It could not fly, and its hardcover could not flap like wings. The picture book could do nothing but huddle (蜷缩) in the middle of the books, waiting for the girl to come again.
One day, there was a big boy who loved reading. He put all the books he liked into his shopping basket, including the picture book. His mother paid the bill for all the books without saying anything.
The big boy had his own bookshelf in his room, with all kinds of books ranked neatly on it. He began to read one book after another that he had bought. When he got to the picture book, he found the note. He was so surprised that he gave it to his mother. His mother read it and was deeply touched, knowing that there was a little girl who loved the picture book but could not afford it. They resolved to deliver the picture book to the address that the little girl had written on the note.
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1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 续写部分分为两段每段的开头语已为你写好。
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The next day, the deliveryman returned the picture book, saying the girl could not be reached.
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Until one day, the big boy heard a woman and a girl talking in the house.
