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When I was fourteen, Dad5 his right arm before the tournament. I decided to pitch for him. Dad laughed, shaking his head. Mum widened her eyes, saying, "The very idea is6 ! Girls don't pitch horseshoes! " "But I do it all the time, " I disagreed. Dad and I changed her mind7 . "Oh, go ahead! " she said. "Make a fool of yourself! Maybe it'll teach you a (n)8 ! "

I signed up for the tournament. The men laughed and9 my dad, but they let me pitch. None of them wanted to10 frightened in front of a teenage girl. Besides, they figured I would be defeated in the first11 .

Well, I showed all those men. I won game after game. My fingers got12 and my arm ached, but I paid no attention to them. Finally, the tournament was13 to just Mr. Bloogey and me. He14 me tensely, and I knew he had probably figured the15 was his when Dad gave up the tournament. Now, here I was, standing between him and his prize. We pitched and we pitched, and I finally won.

Many people enjoy cycling as a hobby. Cycling is an activity that can be enjoyed by people of all ages and it is one of the most popular forms of exercise in the world.

When you are cycling, every one of your muscles (肌肉) is doing something. This hobby can make your body do all the exercise to stay fit.

Techniques

Techniques for cycling vary greatly depending on the type of cycling involved. Sprint (冲刺) cycling is a lot like sprint running and a lot of the muscles activities are involved. They give a large amount of pressure on the bicycle pedals to get them going at a fast speed.

For distance cycling, the most important is endurance (耐力) and many top class distance cyclists spend many hours doing endurance leg exercises.

Equipment

You don't need expensive equipment to get started but, there is a minimum amount needed for your health: Helmet (头盔) — Don't ever ride without one whether it is local law or not. Wearing a helmet can save your life, or at least make the difference between a bad headache and a severe head injury. Gloves — I have a pair of these, and you could consider them important. They absorb shock from the handles, but more importantly, if you crash, your hands are protected. Glasses — To some, these are a must.

Safety

Always be safe on the road. Do not be daring, do not insist on the right of way, do not break traffic, and always be as visible as possible.

A. It is a sport that uses the whole body.

B. These are a must if you ride after dark.

C. For this, one needs to have strong leg muscles.

D. It is important if you want to transport anything on your bike.

E. They block bugs and other objects from hitting you in the eyes.

F. Cycling, more than many other forms of sports, requires some necessary items.

G. If you know the most common causes of accidents, you can be always careful.

Michael Weiss has observed the mother-son bond (纽带) in killer whale groups off the Pacific coast of North America. These animals live for tens of years, yet even fully grown males "act like little kids around their mom, swimming right beside her like they're still babies".

Weiss wanted to know whether these children came at a cost — particularly, whether they hurt a mother's fertility (生育能力) . He and his team studied 40 years' worth of data on three Pacific pods (小群动物) . Sure enough, the team found a "huge effect".

In a given year, mothers of sons were less than half as likely to have another baby as were childless females or mothers of daughters. Noticeably, both a 3-year-old son and an 18-year-old son lowered their mom's chances of having more children, Weiss says.

The researchers suggest mom's favoritism toward her boys developed because of the particular social structure of these pods. When a daughter gives birth, her babies stay in the same group and therefore compete with the rest for food and attention. By contrast, a son doesn't bring more mouths into the group — he mates with females in passing pods who then go on to raise children in their own social units.

His kids are thus "someone else's problem", Weiss explains. So, it makes sense for mom to give more energy to him than to his sisters if she wants as many grandchildren as possible with the least competition. The team didn't find out exactly how sons prevented their mothers from having more babies. Weiss says he hopes to do more research in different species of whales. But now, killer whales remain an extreme example of parental care across the animal kingdom. "In other animals," he says, "at some point, you just stop depending on your mom as much."

The Lunar Codex was founded by Canadian physicist, artist, and big businessman Samuel Peralta. Growing up with a love for both writing poetry and learning about space, Peralta dreamed of sending his poems to the Moon one day. Upon discovering that some lunar landing tasks were selling spare goods space on the ships, he booked places on five tasks. While the primary goals of these tasks are to transport lunar landers for scientific experiments, private organizations have been given the opportunity to buy any spare goods space for various purposes.

The artwork included in the Lunar Codex stands for different kinds of artists and artistic forms. The collections at present have works from over 162 different countries. These include works from painters, photographers, writers, filmmakers, and more. The size of each piece of artwork will be miniaturized onto special plates that can be read with a microscope, a tool used in scientific study for making things look larger. Content such as music and movies will be saved on digital cards instead.

While the idea of humanity colonizing (殖民于) the Moon was long just thought of as science fiction, countries worldwide are now seriously considering this possibility. Samuel Peralta hopes that the Lunar Codex can be the start of art and culture and later even humanity colonization on the Moon.

Arthur Booth aged 49 was arrested (逮捕) on Monday after being spotted driving a car that looked like the one used in a robbery and failing to stop after a police officer ordered him to pull over. A police chase followed, resulting in two accidents before he crashed the car. He ran away but was finally caught and faced several charges.

US judge Mindy Glazer was taking charge of the case. When Arthur Booth was taken into court, the judge looked at him for a moment or two and then asked, "Did you go to Nautilus Middle School? " "Oh my goodness, " replied Mr. Booth several times, at first with smiles and then breaking down in tears. He repeatedly cried "Oh, my goodness. Oh, my goodness. "

In the heartbreaking scene, judge Glazer expressed her disappointment at the situation. "I always used to wonder what happened to you, sir, " she told him. "I'm sorry to see you here. " Mr Booth covered his head and cried as Glazer told the court, "This was the nicest kid in middle school. " The judge said, "He was the best kid in middle school. I used to play football with him, all the kids, and look what has happened. " Glazer said as Mr Booth continued to cry. "What's sad is how old we've become. Good luck to you sir, I hope you are able to come out of this and just lead a lawful life. "

Arthur Booth said, "Mindy has given me great encouragement. I will not give up my life. Now it is a new start for me." Arthur Booth was a very good student, but in order to satisfy his gambling (赌博) addiction, he always engages himself in some stealing activities. As a result, he has to waste his good time in prison. Now his family hopes that the appearance of their old classmates and his own guilt can awaken his conscience.

Junior Lifeguards is a free summer program educating local youth aged 13–17 in ocean awareness, beach safety, and lifeguarding skills such as ocean swimming and first aid. Participants will learn rescue skills from National Park Service lifeguards, with most classes meeting at Stinson Beach. The program includes working with emergency helpers from the NPS and other groups. Most activities are ocean-based; a wetsuit is strongly advised. Upon successfully finishing the program, participants will know how to recognize and safely swim out of rip currents, perform basic ocean rescues, know the first steps of what to do in a medical emergency, and have in-depth knowledge of the coastal Marin area of Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

Important Dates:

·   Application Period: April 1st—June 1st.

·   Tryouts and Orientation: June 25th, 10: 00 am—1: 00 pm.

·   Class Dates: Mondays and Tuesdays, July 1st—August 6th.

Class Time:

·   Ages 13-14: 10: 00 am—1: 30 pm.

·   Ages 15-17: 10: 00 am—3: 00 pm.

Location:

·   Morning meetings at the main lifeguard tower, Stinson Beach.

Tryouts:

·   Mandatory physical fitness screening on June 25th.

·   Includes a 600-yard ocean swim and a one-mile beach run.

·   4/3 wetsuits are strongly encouraged.

Lifeguard Certification:

·   For participants of 15 and older, enrollment in American Red Cross lifeguard training.

·   No fee for training or certification, which can lead to paid lifeguard jobs.

·   Some online coursework required outside of class hours.

·   Must reach 15th birthday by program's end.

The smallest loaf of bread

Once there was a serious shortage (短缺，不足) of food in the town. A rich and kind baker called all the poorest children in town to his bakery (面包店) and gave one loaf of bread to each of them and told them to come back every day for bread until the hard days ended.

Rather than being thankful for the baker's kindness, many of the children fought over who would get the largest loaf. They complained, were bitter (愤愤不平的) about their present situation, and were just out for what they could get.

However, among the crowd was a neatly dressed little girl who had a different attitude. Day after day, patiently, she waited for the others to stop fighting, and she gratefully took the smallest loaf. Then, she thanked the baker and happily brought the loaf home to share with her family.

One day, while slicing (把……切成薄片) the bread, her mother found several silver coins inside the loaf. Quite surprised, she showed her daughter what she had discovered in the bread.

The next day, as usual, the children went back to the bakery. Some impatient children couldn't wait to get the bread. Some kept their eyes on the big loaf. Still others were making a noise, taking the baker's kindness and generosity for granted. The little girl also returned. Holding out the palm of her hand, the girl showed the silver coins to the baker and said, "Sir, we found your money inside the loaf of bread that you so generously gave to us. You must have accidentally dropped the coins while you were baking the loaf." This somehow didn't surprise the baker. He got closer to the little girl smilingly and said lovingly, "No, no, my child. I did not make a mistake." Hearing this, the crowd were curious about what would happen and began to quiet down.

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"Keep the money. This is a reward for you!" the baker added.

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Moved by the girl's story, the children lowered their heads in shame.

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Dear Chris,

Hearing that you have difficulty getting along well with your new classmates,

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Yours,

Li Hua

Nov. 22, 2023, just before turning 20, Ji Xiaoming received a letter from Cao Yajun, a girl from a middle school in Daye, Hubei province.

The girl was one of the 526 middle school students in Daye took part in a charity project focused on providing psychological (心理的) support to children in the countryside. Lin Lusheng, the project director, (stress) that teenagers in the project are at an age when they begin to meet pressure and go through typical psychological changes. "But many children are less likely (share) their feelings with adults such as parents or teachers, which, if ignored, can lead to psychological problems," he added. According to him, 80 to 90 percent of the (volunteer) of the project are university students in their 20s.

In Cao's letter, she mentioned feelings overcome by schoolwork, asked about (effect) study methods, and was curious about university life. She sincerely responded the letter, sharing details about her educational experiences and university life. Upon (receive) Ji's reply, Cao was overjoyed. "She described university life as so colorful and inspiring. It (definite) really encourages me to study hard and struggle for my dream university," she said. So far, the project (offer) letter companionship services to rural children from 1,217 schools across the country, including nine schools in Daye, exchanging total of 1.42 million letters.

I am 17 and have competed at the sport's highest levels. I was looking forward to continuing my athletic career in college, but on September 20, 2021, my world1 in an instant.

I was2 for the coming homecoming pep rally (赛前动员会) at a friend's house when one of my flips (空翻) went3 and I landed directly on my neck and face. I was fully conscious (神志清醒的) as I4 in the grass and5 that I couldn't feel my arms and legs. I was rushed to the hospital. When I awoke,6 warned me that most people who suffer this sort of injury never7 again, but I8 to believe them!

I never9 smiling. My athleticism (体育才能) has helped me fully focus on my10, and I make up my mind to11 the doctors are wrong and get back to walking on my own two feet. I also hope to help people know about what it's like to12 a severe injury, so I13 my recovery on social media. By14 my struggles and victories, I hope to touch the hearts of others who are going through a15 time in their lives.

You may anxiously want to be your best self. And here is how.

Live according to your personal values.

Ignoring your core beliefs can make you feel distressed(极为苦恼的) or conflicted. Discover your personal values by listing the things important to you, identifying times you've felt truly happy, and deciding your desire in life. For instance, you might value helping others and being creative..

Do at least one activity you enjoy every day.

Schedule time every day to do something that makes you feel happy. This can help you enjoy life more and become your best self.

It's easier to feel happy if you' re proud of who you are, and knowing your strengths can help. Your strengths might include things like solving math problems, writing, singing, or competing in athletics. Additionally, you might have interpersonal skills, analytical skills, or critical thinking skills. Make a list of your talents, skills, and knowledge. Then, review it often to help you remember how awesome you are.

Work on improving your weaknesses so you can overcome them.

If they trouble you, try to improve them by learning new skills or trying something different, like starting a workout program to improve the fitness level you are unhappy with. In time, you might be able to improve yourself.

Express your emotions so they don't get piled up.

Your feelings are super important. Ignoring them can actually make them worse. Here are some options: talk to someone, write a journal, do something creative or exercise.

A. List your skills to solve your problems.

B. Instead, choose a healthy way to let them out.

C. These emotions will greatly increase your pressure.

D. Recognize your strengths to help you have self-confidence.

E. So you may choose a job in nursing and paint as a hobby.

F. Everyone has shortcomings, so don't feel bad about yours.

G. Similarly, you might be very creative or enjoy teaming with people.

The women are some of the first in the United States to receive the robot ElliQ made by Intuition Robotics. The company and other officials say it is the only device (设备) using artificial intelligence(AI) to help older Americans from loneliness.

The device looks like a small table light, which has an eyeless, mouthless head that lights up and turns. It remembers each user's interests and their talks, helping create a special experience with each new discussion. It can be as deep as the meaning of life or as light as a small joke.

ElliQ also plays music and provides creative or encouraging sayings. On a video screen that comes with it, it will show different cities and places of interest. The device leads exercises, asks about the owner's health, and gives reminders to take medicines and drink water. It can also support video calls and contact family, friends, or doctors in an emergency.

Intuition Robotics says none of the conversations are heard by the company, with the information staying on each owner's device.

Charlotte Mather-Taylor is director of the Broward County, Florida, Area Agency on Aging. She said the COVID-19 pandemic and its following results left many older people more disconnected. Her agency has provided 300 ElliQs which, she believes, help the situation. She said, "We've seen very positive results with it. People generally like her and she makes them smile and brings joy."

Brigham Young University professor Julianne Holt-Lunstad, who studies the effects of loneliness on health, worries that a device like ElliQ might have short-term helpful effects but it could make people less likely to seek human communication. She told The Associated Press that the difficult feeling of loneliness should push people to reconnect socially.

She doesn't paint the same subjects as the average 7-year-old girl, either. There are no pictures of Mummy and Daddy, or her friends or school. Ramona prefers abstract (抽象的) art. She does not paint the real world. Instead, she paints her feelings about it in broad sweeps of bright colour. In fact, Ramona is an elephant.

Ramona is not the only artist at the Elephant Safari Park on the Indonesian island of Bali, or in Asia as a whole. Art comes naturally to them, "For many years, zookeepers have known that elephants both in zoos and in the wild will pick up sticks and doodle in the dirt," says Mia Fineman, an art historian from New York and author of the book When Elephants Paint.

Mia Fineman says that elephants from different parts of Asia have different styles. Those from central Thailand, for example, prefer cool, dark colours like blue and green. "When I view a painting, I can usually tell what region it's from, and which elephant created it," she says.

Elephant art first appeared in 1997, when two Russian conceptual artists first had the idea of encouraging elephants to paint. For them, the art lay in the idea of elephants painting, rather than in the paintings themselves.

Over time, people have come to enjoy the elephant art for itself. No one will put Ramona and her friends in the same category (类别) as famous painters like Rembrandt or Picasso. But their works are not just random brush strokes, either. Elephants are known to be sensitive and thoughtful creatures. There is no reason why they should not express their feelings about the world around them and what the human race has done to the world.

We may one day come to understand the meaning of elephant art. But will we like what it has to say about us?

In October 2023, 3M and Discovery Education named Heman the winner of their Young Scientist Challenge. His prize: $25,000. His accomplishment: inventing a soap that could one day treat and prevent some forms of skin cancer.

It could take years before the soap is available to customers. But Heman, a 10th grader at Woodson High, is determined. Over the summer, he spent every weekday in a lab at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. When he goes back to school this fall, he' ll be at the lab less often. But he' ll stick to his dream and try hard to make it come true.

Heman was born in Africa. He remembers seeing people in Africa working in the hot sun without protection for their skin. Because of that, some of them developed skin cancer, a disease caused by too much exposure(暴露) to the sun. Treating the cancer is costly, about $40,000. Heman wondered if there was a cheaper way for people to deal with the disease. He thought of adding a skin-cancer medicine called imiquimod to a bar of soap. "What is one thing that everyone can use?" Heman recalls thinking. "Everyone uses soap and water for cleaning. So soap would probably be the best option."

Heman needed help to bring his idea to life. In 2023, he came across the 3M Challenge and submitted a video explaining his idea. Soon, he received an invitation to the company's headquarters. He spoke in front of a panel of judges. That day, he was named the winner. Since then, Heman has been working on developing his idea and some adult experts are guiding him, saying he's passionate and inspiring.

The British Day has become an important part of the annual grand events in Guangdong Province since 2010, which welcomes friends from all over the world. This year's British Day is themed "Cool Britannia", taking you on a childhood time machine to explore childhood memories. And here volunteers are needed.

When & Where

Date: Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Location: Zhujiang New Town, Tianhe District, Guangzhou City.

Who to apply

Mainly for college students studying in the Greater Bay Area who

* are eager to spread Chinese and foreign cultures;

* have good oral English communication skills and experience in volunteering for large outdoor activities;

* have a strong sense of responsibility and teamwork.

What to gain

* The experience of cultural exchanges between China and the UK;

* The opportunity to improve your oral English;

* Volunteer certificates(证书)( in Chinese and English) and thank-you letters;

* A limited-edition T-shirt of British Day as a souvenir.

What to do

Volunteers will handle different tasks.

Group 1: Handle on-site ticketing, event layout and material sorting.

Group 2: Offer event guidance to guests. Answer questions from stall owners and guests.

Group 3: Assist stage activities like performances to ensure smooth progress.

Group 4: Aid in charity raffle(慈善抽奖) ticket sales, including introducing activities and sorting prizes.

How to apply

Please send your resume(简历) with a simple self-introduction to events @ britchamgd.com before 12: 00 noon, Beijing time on Oct. 22, 2024.Volunteers successfully selected will be informed by phone and email before Oct. 24. Volunteers who have been accepted but are unable to participate due to personal reasons must apply to the organizer at least five days in advance.

Come and join us!

When I was just a little kid, my parents arranged for me to learn to play the piano. Every Saturday, my dad would drive me to my piano lessons, and I would watch the world outside the window, seeing dogs running around and sniffing flowers. I longed for their freedom and pure joy.

During my childhood, my life was filled with piano lessons, practicing at home, and playing at various concerts. My hands would move over the keys, and people would smile and clap（鼓掌）when I played a nice tune. But to be honest, I didn't really enjoy it that much. I just wanted to get good grades and please my mom. However, my parents kept saying everything I learned would influence me in some way in the future.

When I turned 14, I had got many certificates（证书）for playing the piano. When I was 16, my parents bought me an expensive piano and I thought maybe they hoped I would become a pianist one day. But even though I kept practicing and going to music classes on Saturdays, I never really felt excited about it.

After I finished high school, I stopped playing the piano, which just sat there, quiet and unused in the corner. I sometimes complained to my parents for expecting so much from me, and wondered why they wouldn't let me enjoy the complete play and joy in my childhood as I wished. When I stopped playing, my relatives would sometimes talk about how I wasted my talent, which made me feel like I wasn't good at anything else.

But then things changed. Several years ago, I moved from California to Chicago for work, and it was a new place for me, where sometimes I felt really lonely. I started to miss the old times, especially the sound of the piano. It made me feel less homesick. So, I decided to pick up the piano again in Chicago.

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At first, it was kind of unfamiliar to play the piano again.

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Now, I finally understand why my parents made me learn the piano.

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Dear Jim,

I'm sorry to hear about the tension between you and your parents.

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Yours,

Li Hua

The Shunan Bamboo Sea in Yibin, Sichuan, a natural forest,(be) a popular tourist attraction since scenes from a famous martial arts movie were shot there. This 120-square-kilometer forest is the largest old bamboo park in China, and( it) average temperature seldom drops below 0 ℃ in winter, even when many parts of the country are covered snow and ice.

( know) as one of China's most beautiful forests, the Bamboo Sea covers more than 500 hills. The ocean of green is dotted with lakes, waterfalls and lively spring scenery.

area has an average temperature of about 16℃ every year. Sometimes, though it is tiring for visitors( hike) in the Bamboo Sea, they can feel more light-hearted because of the calmness and beauty.

Bamboo began to grow there about 3,000 years ago. In ancient times, bamboo was( extreme) important to the locals. And it is still used to build houses, make tools, and make musical( instrument). A must for visitors to the Bamboo Sea is the museum in they can gain a deeper understanding of this (amaze) site. The nature of bamboo explains Chinese people's long admiration for the plant, which inspires their lives and arts.

"Sleep has a main effect on how old you feel, and it's not only your long-term sleep patterns," says Balter, a co-author of the study. "Even when you only sleep less for two nights, that has a real effect on how you feel." This feeling is known as "subjective (主观的) age". Previous studies have found that how old a person feels, both physically and mentally, may have a real effect on health and lifetime.

In the research, Balter and another sleep expert, John, first asked 429 people questions to check their past month of sleep. They found that with each day of bad sleep the average person had got in the past month, their "subjective age" increased by nearly three months. And those who had experienced no days of bad sleep said they felt an average of six years younger than their true age. Next, they ran an experiment in which 186 volunteers experienced two consistent nights of bad sleep — a sleep limited to four hours per night, or two consistent nights of good sleep — nine hours of enough sleep. Then, each volunteer described their "subjective age". After two nights of limited sleep, the volunteers reported feeling an average of 4.4 years older than their true age, while those with two nights of enough sleep felt an average of three months younger.

"If you protect your sleep, you can feel younger," Balter says. "We know those who feel younger than their actual age live healthier and longer, so try to develop good sleep habits."

When faced with extreme heat, the human body depends on its natural cooling mechanisms (机制) to keep a safe temperature. However, very high heat overpowers these mechanisms, putting human lives at risk. Research shows that the body's ability to cool through sweating (出汗) begins to decrease at 35 ℃. Being in such conditions can put pressure on the heart and cause body temperatures to rise uncontrollably, creating the greatest risk to older people and those with diseases.

Recently, scorching temperatures have broken records across the globe. China experienced a historic high of nearly 126 °F. America reached 128 °F. The Middle East hit 152 °F, nearing the limit of what humans can stand.

These extreme heat events offer a look at the future, as global warming continues to push temperatures. The frequency of dangerously high temperatures has more than doubled since 1979, according to research in 2020.

The seriousness and widespread nature of ongoing heat waves highlight that climate change is a global problem with far-reaching effects. Human activities, such as the burning of fossil fuels (化石燃料), have greatly contributed to the rise in heat-trapping greenhouse gases, leading to more heat waves and other extreme weather events. It is high time to cut down on greenhouse gases and choose cleaner renewable energy sources. International cooperation and leadership are necessary to reduce the effect of climate change on our planet and protect the well-being of future generations.