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The consequence is imaginable — my sleep quality3 as I stayed up late, scrolling (滚屏) through endless feeds. Worse still, my classmates were engaging in meaningful activities and making progress while I was merely using up my previous advantages and became4. This contrast5 my self-criticism. So in January, I decided it was time for a6.

I7 my social media exposure by consciously redirecting my focus to other fulfilling activities. Rather than mindlessly scrolling through my phone, I8 reading and physical workout. I also packed the phone away before bedtime, allowing my mind for a9 night's sleep.

But staying on track is10, especially in an age when a smartphone is a necessity. Sometimes, I just couldn't resist the constant stream of notifications, which led me to scroll before bedtime once again.11, I must admit that change is a process and failure is one of the steps to make12.

Now my mind and body are already thanking me. My spirits have13 risen. Besides, I've lost 12 pounds and worked with higher14. I know I still have a long way to go, but I feel proud as I am becoming a better me with a sense of15 in life.

You might think the International Day of Happiness on March 20 is a day to practise positive thinking or to give thanks for the things in your life that make you happy. The UN thinks happiness will only be for everyone when the people of the world are equal.

Usually on this day (and also on 23 September), the sun shines directly above the Earth's equator, which is called an equinox (昼夜平分点). On this very day, day and night last for almost equal time all over the Earth. Thousands of people are expected to participate sharing happiness with others each year.

How did the idea start? The idea goes back to 1972, when the King of Bhutan, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, said that we should measure a country's progress by its happiness and not just how much it produces. Bhutan developed a system to measure happiness based on things like people's psychological health, their general health, how they spent their time, where they lived, their education and their environment. People in Bhutan answered about 300 questions, and the results were compared every year to measure progress.

The man behind the International Day of Happiness. In 2011, a UN adviser called Jayme Illien suggested the idea of an international day to increase happiness. His plan was accepted by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in 2012. Jayme was born in India, and he became an orphan when he was a child. She travelled the world to help orphans and she took Jayme with her. He saw children like him, but they were not as lucky as him because they were often escaping wars or they were very poor. He wanted to do something about it, so he worked in the field of children's rights.

A. Why 20 March?

B. What really happened?

C. Happiness is free — share it with others

D. He called it Gross National Happiness (GNH).

E. He was adopted by an American nurse, Anna Belle Illien.

F. But it's actually a UN project with a more serious purpose.

G. Since 2013, the International Day of Happiness has been celebrated in 193 UN member states.

Mario Attie-Picker, a philosopher at Loyola University Chicago, proposed a relatively simple idea: Maybe we listen to music not for an emotional reaction — many subjects reported that sad music, although artistic, was not particularly enjoyable — but for the sense of connection to others. This helps explain our love of sad music: it's not about enjoying sadness, but valuing the connection it provides.

Supporting this idea is the work of Patrik Juslin, a music psychologist who believe that there are cognitive mechanisms through which sadness can be induced (诱发) in listeners. Maybe, sadness is such a strong emotion and its presence can cause a positive empathetic reaction: Feeling someone's sadness can move you in some way. "You're feeling just alone," said Dr. Knobe, an experimental philosopher and psychologist at Yale University. "And then there's the similar experience where you listen to some music, or you pick up a book, and you feel like you're not so alone."

To explore this, an experiment was conducted. They gave one of four song descriptions to more than 400 participants. One description was of a song that "delivers deep and complex emotions" but was also "technically bad". Another described a "technically perfect" song that "does not deliver deep or complex emotions". The third song was described as deeply emotional and technically perfect, and the fourth as technically bad and unemotional.

The participants were asked to evaluate whether their song "shows what music is all about". The result was that deeply emotional but technically bad songs best reflected what the music is; emotional expression was a more evident value than technical performance. Music is more than a collection of notes and rhythms — it is a powerful medium for shared human experiences. Sad music, in particular, allows us to feel understood and less lonely.

A group of neighbours watched in amazement. Many were seeing their first performance of the traditional form of musical greeting, known to Burundians as akazehe. It is performed only by women on a range of occasions.

However, akazehe is disappearing, despite its unique status (地位) in this central African country. That's according to cultural officials, teachers and others who say it is worth preserving. They mentioned the threat from public health measures that discourage unnecessary contact during disease outbreaks, in addition to the perceived failure to promote akazehe among school-going youth.

A custom such as akazehe should be preserved because of its role in protecting families, said Nikobiba, an anthropologist (人类学家) in Bujumbura. Among communities that practise it, women could tell elder women about any problems at home. Nikobiba explained, "Normally, before starting a home in traditional Burundi, the girl would first receive advice from her father's sister. She would tell the girl, ‘I will come to greet you after a certain time.'" Such support from elders would help them develop better mental health for the young family, he added.

Ntakirutimana was among the women who gathered to watch Namukobwa greeting Nzeyimana. She said she grew up in a farming community where no mother could perform akazehe. After watching, she wanted to learn akazehe herself. "I feel better," Ntakirutimana said, "and I saw it was good."

Pourazar's lifelong passion for Peking Opera began by chance. In 1993, Pourazar attended a performance at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall and was instantly captured. He went backstage right after the show and made friends with the Chinese performers. With their help, Pourazar was enrolled at an opera school. Just three months later, he left his life in Britain behind and moved to Beijing to train in the martial roles of the art.

Starting as an adult was not easy, as Peking Opera is a complex mixture of vocal performance, mime, martial arts, dance and acrobatics. In addition to the physical demands, mastering the Chinese language posed another problem. "I was constantly reciting the subtitles and songs, whether I was eating, bathing, walking, or even dreaming," Pourazar said.

Pourazar believes that great art transcends (超越) languages. Over the years, he has devoted himself to introducing Peking Opera and Sun Wukong to international audiences. He has also been teaching courses and organizing workshops in the United-States, bringing Peking Opera to curious Western learners. To better connect with Western audiences and learners, he adapted some classic plays such as The Monkey King: Uproar in Heaven into English versions and he also adapted Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream into Peking Opera.

In recognition of his contributions, Pourazar received the Great Wall Friendship Award from the Beijing government in 2014. "Cultural exchange should be reciprocal (互惠的). I aim to blend my expertise in opera with my multicultural background to create enriching artistic experiences for the audiences," said Pourazar.

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I looked around and by green mountains.

So far, a lot of money on that big project.

The boys many times not to swim in that lake, but it doesn't make any difference.

I promise that you can lots of learning materials here free of charge.

The four countries that the United Kingdom work together in some areas.

The Vikings came in the eighth century and lots of new vocabulary, and also the names of many locations across the UK.

People from the UK are called "British", which means the UK is also often Britain or Great Britain.