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Are you a teen looking for help?
Opening up to someone can be scary. Talking about what you're dealing with is often hard, but at Teen Line we do everything we can to make it as easy as possible for you. Our only goal is to help you in whatever way we can.
No issue is too big or too small. We are here to provide hope and support if you are struggling. We are here to help!
What to expect when you call or text Teen Line?
When you call or text Teen Line, another teen will be there to listen, understand, and answer your questions. Many of our callers are talking to someone about what they're going through for the first time. Our teen listeners are aware of that and try to make you as comfortable as possible.
When you call or text Teen Line, we won't judge you or tell you what to do. We will listen to you and work with you to find a way to improve your situation.
Who is going to answer your call or text?
Our volunteers, who are high school students from Los Angeles, California, will answer your call. Our volunteers—who we call "Listeners"—receive over 100 hours of training from mental health professionals so that they can respond and understand the needs of the teens reaching out.
What topics can you discuss with us?
Our Listeners are ready to talk about anything you are going through. The most common topics teens reach out about are relationships, anxiety, depression and loneliness.
The familiar smell of garlic (大蒜) and onion filled the air as I opened my lunch bag to see what my mom had packed for me. On any other occasion, I would have been delighted to eat my mom's pan-fried tofu: a Chinese dish that I often ate for dinner. But not today, the day a nice girl had invited me, the new girl at school, to sit with her friends during lunch.
As I prepared to walk over to the table, memories of elementary and middle school lunchtimes resurfaced. I remembered my embarrassment as my friends would hold their noses when I brought homemade Chinese food.
I had argued with my mom that I wanted "normal" food for lunch and she gave in. So from then on, my mom packed non-Chinese food like ham and cheese sandwiches. However, that day, she was in a rush and packed me leftovers (残羹剩菜) from dinner.
As soon as I got to my new lunch table, I tried to hide my lunch bag down under my seat. I sat quietly, trying not to be noticed when Katrina, a new acquaintance (认识的人), asked where my food was. "I'm not really hungry," I replied in an insecure voice. But Katrin a had already seen me carry my lunch so she spoke out, "Then, I'll eat it!"
I didn't want to be rude to a potentially new friend, so I reluctantly (不情愿地) dragged out my lunch bag. I expected the girls to turn away—and turn me away. What I did not expect was that Katrina instantly grabbed a small piece of tofu and ate it. My new friends were surprised by the fact that tofu could actually taste good. While I didn't get to eat any of my mom's pan-fried tofu, I was full of pride and gratitude.
When I arrived home, my mom noticed that the container was empty. She hesitated before asking "How was the food?" I paused a moment before I replied, "Perfect, mom. If possible, can I still have pan-fried tofu for lunch tomorrow?"
We live in a town with three beaches. There are two parks less than 10 minutes' walk from home where neighbourhood children gather to play. However, what my children want to do after school is pick up a screen—any screen—and stare at it for hours. They are not alone. Today's children spend an average of four and a half hours a day looking at screens, which includes watching television and surfing the Internet.
In the past few years, an increasing number of people and organizations have begun coming up with plans to address this trend. A couple of years ago, film-maker David Bond realized that his children, then aged five and three, were attached to screens to the point where he was able to say "chocolate" into his three-year-old son's ear without getting a response. He realized that something needed to change, and, being a London media worker, appointed himself "marketing director for Nature". He documented his journey as he set about treating nature as a brand to be marketed to young people. The result was Project Wild Thing, a film which charts the birth of the "Wild Network", a group of organizations with the common goal of getting children out into nature.
"Just five more minutes outdoors can make a difference," David Bond says. "There is a lot of really interesting evidence which seems to be suggesting that if children are inspired up to the age of seven, then being outdoors will be a habit for life." His own children have got into the habit of playing outside now: "We just send them out into the garden and tell them not to come back in for a while."
Summer is upon us. There is an amazing world out there, and it needs our children as much as they need it. Let us get them out and let them play.
By the end of the century, if not sooner, the world's oceans will be bluer and greener thanks to a warming climate, according to a new study.
At the heart of the phenomenon lie tiny microorganisms (微生物) in the ocean called phytoplankton. Because of the way light reflects off the organisms, these phytoplankton create colorful patterns at the ocean surface. Ocean color varies from green to blue, depending on the type and concentration of phytoplankton. Climate change will fuel the growth of phytoplankton in some areas, while reducing it in other spots, leading to changes in the ocean's appearance.
Phytoplankton live at the ocean surface, where they pull carbon dioxide into the ocean while giving off oxygen. When these organisms die, they bury carbon in the deep ocean, an important process that helps to regulate (调控) the global climate. But phytoplankton are vulnerable to the ocean's warming trend. Warming changes key characteristics of the ocean and can affect phytoplankton growth, since they need not only sunlight and carbon dioxide to grow, but also nutrients.
Stephanie Dutkiewicz, a scientist in MIT's Center for Global Change Science, built a climate model that projects changes to the oceans throughout the century. In a world that warms up by 3C, it found that multiple changes to the color of the oceans would occur. The model projects that currently blue areas with little phytoplankton could become even bluer. But in some waters, such as those of the Arctic, a warming will make conditions more suitable for phytoplankton, and these areas will turn greener. "Not only are the quantities of phytoplankton in the ocean changing." she said, "but the type of phytoplankton is changing."
And why does that matter? Phytoplankton are the base of the food web. If certain kinds begin to disappear from the ocean, Dutkiewicz said, "it will change the type of fish that will be able to live on." Those kinds of changes could affect the food chain.
Whatever color changes the ocean experiences in the coming future will probably be too gradual and unnoticeable, but they could mean significant changes. "It'll be a while before we can statistically show that the changes are happening because of climate change," Dutkiewicz said, "but the change in the color of the ocean will be one of the early warning signals that we really have changed our planet."
Easy Ways to Protect Your Eyes From The Harms of Digital Devices
Most people spend a large amount of time in front of digital devices without protective glasses. Unfortunately, they are simply unaware of the harmful effects that these digital devices have on the eyes.
⒈Exercise your eyes
If you keep your eyes glued to a digital device without blinking or flexing them a bit, they will get accustomed to that device distance.You should try to move your eyes around more, changing their position or flexing them every 20 minutes or less.
⒉Adjust your screen lighting
If you are in a brightly lit room, you will need to increase your screen's brightness setting. If you are working in a dim room, you will need to decrease your screen's light settings.
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Your doctor may recommend you use specialized glasses to reduce glare and eyestrain from your digital device. These glasses will help protect your eyes from harmful glare whenever you use them. Keep in mind that reading glasses don't protect your eyes from this glare.
Never let an eye problem be a hindrance to your work or fun if you are a regular user of digital devices.
A. Expose your eyes to the daylight
B. Ask your doctor to recommend specialized glasses
C. Your screen lights should be adjusted in relation to your environment.
D. You will experience problems when trying to focus on anything farther or closer to the device.
E. Optometrists (验光师) recommend that you sit at least an arm's length away from your digital screen.
F. By following the above tips, you will help protect your eyes from the problems brought about by digital devices.
G. Below are some easy tips that you can incorporate (使并入) into your daily routine without throwing away your digital devices.
In the second year of my high school, I went abroad to continue my education. Shortly after I settled down with my host family, an Italian girl 1 too. Since the house had limited space, we 2 together. My negative view on roommates started from that moment. My roommate liked to invite friends over and hold parties, but I preferred 3 home by myself. Then 4 started to appear, and I told myself that I never wanted a roommate again.
Unfortunately, life quickly 5 me when I went to college. It required all first-year students to live on 6 , which meant I had to live with someone I didn't know. From that point on, I began to 7 . When I talked to my future roommate Lily for the very first time, I tried my best to smile and nod to hide my nervousness. When she invited me to have lunch, I was completely 8 . I told myself that I should step out of my comfort 9 , even though I could clearly hear my heart beating through my chest. I considered it for a long time, and finally, I accepted her 10 .
After we 11 together for a few weeks, I got to know Lily already owned a small business selling snacks, while I kept 12 to set goals. One night, she asked me what I wanted to do for my career. I looked into her eyes for a long time, and then said, "I don't know." "Don't worry! We will work together, and I'll help you 13 what you are passionate about," she said in a gentle voice. Under her 14 , I found my interest and knew what I wanted to be after graduation. Thanks to her, I felt having a roommate could be so 15 .
Many people are concerned about the benefits of living a healthy lifestyle, but what does that actually mean? Healthy living is about taking (responsible) for your decisions and choices for today and for the future. A healthy lifestyle generally (regard) as a "balanced life" in one makes "wise choices". It is a valuable resource for reducing health- problems, relieving life stress, and improving quality of life.
The right nutrition is necessary to live a healthy lifestyle. Your body requires a well-balanced diet every day in order to maintain the proper amounts of vitamins, proteins and minerals(need) by your body. Physical fitness keeps your weight in check, prevents heart attacks and other (harm) effects. (basis), there are so many benefits of exercising that you really can live a full life with it.
Emotional stress plays important role in many illnesses, both directly and indirectly. People are also more likely (smoke), overeat, drink too much, argue others and so on, when they are feeling stressed. Thus, stress management is currently a new lifestyle, and relaxation techniques are a key part of having a healthy lifestyle. Being healthy (be) so important, so don't hesitate to start a healthy lifestyle right now.
When I was about ten years old, my brother and I received a great gift—a basketball. But the problem was there wasn't a basketball court (球场) near our home.
One Saturday morning, my brother came up with a good idea. He said, "Hey, let's take our ball to the school to play."
I thought it was a great idea, so I agreed. When we arrived at the school, we started playing. But suddenly, something terrible happened. The ball got out of control and hit through one of the classroom windows, breaking the glass into pieces. We looked around and saw that nobody was there, except for an old man sitting nearby.
I whispered to my brother, "What should we do now?"
"Well," my brother replied, "Nobody saw us, except for that old man. But he probably can't see this far, and he doesn't know who we are anyway."
As we got the ball and started going home, we talked about whether we should tell Mom and Dad what had happened. Would we get punished for our mistake? Or should we just keep it a secret? We thought about these things again and again on our way home.
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When we arrived at home, we decided to tell the truth to our parents.
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On Monday, my brother and I went to see the headmaster (校长).
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