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Tina Leverton was 62 when she bought her first pair of ballet shoes. She said putting her feet into the soft leather was very emotional. She said: "I've waited a long time for it. "

A few days later, Leverton took her first ballet class after seeing an advertisement in a newspaper. It showed older women dancing in a class near Leverton's house. "As I came in the door, I found a big smile on my face. From the minute I started, I felt like coming home. "

Leverton had longed to dance as a child. Sadly, her parents couldn't afford ballet classes, for they were first-generation Indian immigrants, struggling to make a living in the UK. Her father was a train driver on the underground in London and her mother held two cleaning jobs. Nonetheless, she harboured her dream of being a ballerina(芭蕾舞女演员). 

At her present age, a grand p lie-lowering(俯卧撑) to the floor with bent knees-seemed to be out of the question. It took her three months to master the move: leaping and landing on one foot. "I love the struggle and the challenge of learning something new. People in their 60s have a lot of self-limiting beliefs: ‘I can't do it,' ‘I'm not good enough. ' And maybe they're not good enough. But it doesn't matter," she said.

Ballet has been transformative. At a medical appointment a few months after Leverton's first class, a nurse measured her at 163cm, half an inch taller than she had thought. She attributes(归因) the difference to improved posture. Her muscle tone has improved and her lower back pain has stopped. Dancing has also brought new friends. She met a group of older, more independent women and worked together towards a team award with the Royal Academy of Dance. And then, of course, there is the joyful feeling. "Ballet is all the therapy(治疗) I'll ever need," said Leverton.

Do what you love, and you'll never work another day in your life. We've heard that opinion countless times. But does it even ring true? In fact, I think it's perfectly normal to love your job and simultaneously(同时发生的) recognize the fact that it's hard work. That's right! Sometimes you may feel stressed, overwhelmed or even tired out. It doesn't mean that you're in the wrong line of work. 

Think back to when you were a little kid. Do you remember what your answer was when people leaned forward and inquired about what you wanted to be when you grew up? Well, I always told people I wanted to be a bird. Having passions and interests is encouraged. But finding what you love is only half the equation. You need to be able to make a living doing it. Real-life pressures require us to pursue avenues that are able to provide us with a decent and comfortable standard of living. 

Work and play are two vastly different things. Work requires effort in order to pay the bills and put food on the table, whereas play is all about fun and enjoyment. If you're lucky, you'll be able to incorporate some of that joy and passion into your daily routine. But that definitely doesn't mean that your entire career will be a walk in the park. Adding in that pressure and the expectation of payment is exactly what separates your job from everything else. Unlike fun, work isn't always something that you want to do—it's something that you need to do. And, chances are, when what you love turns into your job, you might not love it as much anymore.

Pretty much every position comes along with at least a few demanding tasks or responsibilities that will simply never be enjoyable. Maybe you hate the quarterly board meeting. Perhaps you simply can't stand filling out your monthly expense report. Whatever it is, there's undoubtedly a certain aspect of your daily routine that makes you say, "Ugh. "

But remember that loving your job is a wonderful thing. Loving your livelihood requires a great deal of effort. It's pretty much human nature to enjoy the things we're good at. And in order to be good at your position, you need to put in some elbow grease. Oftentimes, it's not just the work that we love. It's the reward and satisfaction we get after doing it well: And we all know that getting things done well involves exerting ourselves. It's an ever-ending cycle. 

ChatGPT is an artificial-intelligence chatbot developed by San Francisco-based AI research company Open AI. Released in November 2022, it can have conversations on topics from history to philosophy, generate lyrics in the style of Taylor Swif. or Billy Joel, and suggest edits for computer programming code. 

ChatGPT is trained on a vast compilation of articles, websites and social-media posts collected from the Internet as well as real-time conversations—primarily in English—with humans hired by Open AI. It learns to mimic(模仿) the grammar and structure of the writing and reflects frequently-used phrases. 

The chatbot isn't always accurate: its sources aren't fact-checked and it relies on human feedback to improve its accuracy. 

Open AI developed ChatGPT as part of a strategy to build AI software that will help the company turn a profit. In January, Microsoft unveiled a fresh multibillion-dollar investment in Open AI and said it planned to add ChatGPT into its Bing search app and other products. Competitors Google and Baidu are pushing to launch similar tools. 

ChatGPT is free. Open AI released the chatbot as a research preview and users can try it through a particular website. In February, Open AI also launched a high-level version for $20 a month, starting in the US, that will give subscribers priority access. 

Media companies including Buzz Feed and the publisher of Sports Illustrated have announced plans to generate content such as quizzes and articles with Chat GPT. Some schools have blocked access to the service on their networks to reduce cheating, while others are actively encouraging students to use the tools ethically(道德上). 

AI chat bots and other generative AI programs are mirrors to the data they consume. They repeat and remix what they are fed to both great effect and great failure. Transformer-based AI program failures are particularly difficult to predict and control because the programs rely on such vast quantities of data that it is almost impossible for the developers to grasp what that data contains. 

ChatGPT, for example, will sometimes answer questions correctly on topics where it gained high-quality sources and frequently talked with its human trainers. It will respond nonsense to topics that contain a lot of misinformation on the Internet such as conspiracy theories. 

Some artists have also said that AI image generators copy their artwork and threaten their livelihoods, while software engineers have said that code generators rip large amounts of their code. 

22-year-old New Jersey resident Joe DiMeo had a rare face and hands transplant last August. In 2019, DiMeo fell asleep at the wheel after working a night shift as a product tester for a drug company. The car hit a pole flipped(快速翻转) over, and burst into flames. Another driver who saw the accident pulled over to rescue DiMeo. 

Afterward, he underwent 20 surgeries and many skin grafts(移植) to treat his third-degree burns. Once it became clear that traditional surgeries couldn't help him regain full vision or use of his hands, DiMeo's medical team began preparing for the risky transplant Almost immediately, the team encountered challenges including finding a donor(捐献者). However, about two years later the team finally identified a donor in Delaware and completed the 23-hour procedure a few days later.

US surgeons have completed at least 18 face transplants and 35 hand transplants, according to the United Network for Organ Sharing(UNOS), which oversees the nation's transplant system. But the face and double hand transplant is extremely rare and had only been tried twice before. The first attempt was in 2009 on a patient in Paris who died about a month later from complications(并发症). Two years later, Boston doctors tried it again on a woman, but had to remove the transplanted hands days later. 

As with any transplant, the danger of rejection is the highest early on, but lasts endlessly. "You're never free from that risk," a doctor said. "Transplantation for any patient is a process that plays out over a long period of time. " Still, the doctor was amazed to see that DiMeo was able to master skills like zipping up his jacket and putting on his shoes. "It's very pleasing and satisfying to all of us. "

So far, DiMeo has not shown any signs of rejecting his new face or hands. "You got a new chance at life. You really can't give up," he said.

Four Hiking Trails for Family Tours

Bledsoe Creek State Park

The Shoreline Trail(小路) is the easiest for your walking with your kids. It is 2. 1 miles in natural environments. Don't overlook the Reading Ranger Story Trail, which is a half-mile paved loop(环路) accessed from the visitor center. Enlarged pages from children's books a replaced along the trail so that children can read rand explore. 

●400 Zieglers Fort Road, Gallatin, 615-452-3706

Beaman Park Nature Center

The Henry Hollow Loop can be followed slowly or at a fast pace. Part of the loop runs along Henry Creek. Trails here are designed to suit people having different interests, so you can decide what you want to do with your kids. And they are pet-friendly, too. 

●5911 Old Hickory Blvd, Nashville, 615-862-8580

Radnor Lake State Park

Radnor Lake State Park is famous for its beautiful natural scenery throughout the year. It is the peak season when the maple leaves turn red and the weather cools down a little. There is the wonderful Radnor Lake Trail, partly paved, partly wooded. Following this trail, kids will love seeing turtles sunning themselves on lake branches. Also, parents can get access to free baby carriages at the gate of the park. 

●1160 Otter Creek Road, Nashville, 615-373-3467

Warner Park Nature Center 

Stop at the nature center to pick up a map of the diverse trails. Trails are open from daybreak to 11p. m. The Little Acorn Trail is a 150-yard loop, including five stops specially built for children aged 6 and under. However, you are not allowed to take baby carriages in the park. Parents have to rent them at the visitor center. 

●7311 Highway 1, Nashville, 615-862-8555

While a lot of undergraduates live with loud roommates, 24-year-old Nikolai shares his home with over 600 noisy animals. It is no1 he is continuously getting interrupted. 

Twenty years ago his parents bought a zoo in Denmark and started the first zoo and rescue centre for animals. Two years ago his dad unfortunately2 cancer and he was out on his own as a game developer. So he3 came home again to his mother to. 4 the zoo and attend to the 600 animals. 

Owning a zoo is busywork with Nikolai taking on many—5 :feeding, cleaning and playing with the animals. 600 animals may sound like 6 but Nikolai actually wants the zoo to7 . He hopes to8 his parents' goal and make it the greatest rescue centre for 9 animals in all of Europe. 

"As it is a rescue zoo, everything10 a little bit differently than it did in the 11 zoos. Because in general zoos, it usually has 12 animals. We feel a need and a(n)13 to help where we can. Thus, we 14 the zoo into a rescue zoo instead," Nikolai once said. And that means taking in animals that has been treated15 or has been in laboratories. And some of our animals may have some scars and some16 that we have to deal with or treat.

Having to support his mother and the zoo, Nikolai has come up with a17 way to collect extra money: a mobile app game about the zoo. The game's18 will go to various charities. Nikolai believes the money 19 will surely help realize his family's 20 of making their rescue centre the biggest. 

—____you go in the wild, take a first aid kit with you. It could save your life. 

—The boss____ my proposal as too expensive. 

—Don't____ it. He is so busy. 

—Every boy and every girl as well as the teachers who____ to lead the group____asked to be at the school gate before 6:30 in the morning. 

— ____. In ever go traveling without a book. 

注意：
1. 词数不少于80；
2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Jim,

……

Yours,

Li Hua

Tom's wife usually does the shopping, but she had the flu so Tom went instead. Selecting the fruits and vegetables went fine, but when he got to the bread section, he had trouble, because there were over 60 varieties to choose from. Tom compared different types and examined the differences. After 10 minutes of careful consideration, he picked one that seemed like the perfect choice. However, he had to repeat the process for the rest of the shopping list. By the time he had finished and paid for everything, he was tired and upset.

Why did Tom have this kind of experience? According to behavioral economics research, although having some options makes us feel good, once we get beyond that small number, the more choices we have, the less happy we feel.

The cause of our unhappiness has its root in one typical judgment error we make—our natural reactions prefer avoiding losses to making gains. This is probably because of our evolutionary(进化的) background; our minds evolved for the savanna(热带草原) environment, not for our modem shopping context. Due to this, when we have lots of options, we feel anxious about making the wrong choice and losing out on the best one.

Digging into research on factors that make a shopping trip an unhappy experience helps us improve our buying decisions. When choosing what to buy, the number one technique involves satisficing instead of maximizing.

Maximizing behavior refers to finding the perfect option when shopping. Maximizers compare all available options to make sure that they get the best deal in terms of performance, price, and so on. They have high expectations, and they hope that the product will meet their expectations.

It's the opposite for satisficers. They set certain minimal criteria (最低标准) that need to be met, then search for the first available product that meets the criteria. They look for products that are "good enough" instead of "perfect". When they focus on "good enough", their brain automatically highlights the positives, and lowers the expectations.

Research shows that maximizing behavior results in less happiness, less satisfaction, and more regret than satisficing.

To be happier, satisfice and limit your choices. Make a short list that compares a reasonable number of options and doesn't include every product available. After all, there's no such thing as the perfect deal.