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This was not because he was trying to pack as light as possible, nor was it because he was broke. I tried to convince him to at least add some soy sauce (酱油) to it. But no, Alex wasn't having any of it. "I don't need it," he said simply.

Now, if he was talking only about outdoors' meals, I almost understood the reason. When you're ravenous after a day of burning off calories walking or climbing or backcountry skiing in the mountains, how awesome do things taste! Just as the saying goes, hunger is the best sauce. And I agree. Absolutely.

But there's more to it than that. Last month, I went down the coast car camping with my family. One morning, my wife made a statement. "I don't see the point," she said. "It's so much work, camping. But the views at home are better. The beds are more comfortable. It's more peaceful. And at home, the food is better." I'll admit she's right about the first three. But the food? We had a simple pasta one night, snags another, chicken curry the third, but they all tasted good. Better than at home. And it wasn't simply that we were hungry; it was because we were camping.

The real point I want to convey is that meals taste particularly good when I'm camping because it reminds me of things that are easily overlooked at home, where I can just go to the cupboard or the supermarket and grab whatever I feel like. When you're camping, life is reduced to its essentials, and I'm reminded of how privileged most of us are to be dry, warm and fed. More importantly, I'm reminded that, sadly, not everyone is as fortunate as we are. And I'm reminded that, as a society, we should do better for them.

No Place I'd Rather Be

When I was born, my parents immediately noticed something wrong. My feet were deformed, pointing inward and curling under. I wore casts (石膏) and foot braces my first two years to correct the problem. Soon after the last set of casts came off, Mom enrolled me in dance classes as therapy for my feet.

I, however, quickly decided to try something else. Not far from my house was an ice rink (溜冰场) in the mall. I remember seeing the shining costumes, the dazzling spotlight, and their graceful movements. I wanted to try skating.

I started taking group skating lessons, but I'd cry before class because going into a group scared me. One thing I've never been afraid of is competition. For me, skating has never been about beating others. It's been about being my personal best. I progressed through various levels rapidly and soon I started winning local and regional competitions. That's because being on the ice has always been the one place I can truly express my emotions. The ice is like home.

Twenty-four hours after graduating from high school, I moved to Canada. I knew deep down that I had to train full-time to give my dreams a chance at reality.

I went to compete in the Olympic Games in 1992. My practice sessions felt great leading up to the competition. Finally, the day arrived.

I remember stepping onto the ice. I took a deep breath and eased into a solid performance that placed me first going into the finals.

Two days later, I was the first of the final six skaters on the ice. My long performance started well, but I slipped while landing one of my easiest triple jumps, and my hand touched the ice. I didn't want to make two mistakes in a row, so next I did a jump with just two spins to play it safe. As I neared the end, I had one more jump, the triple-Lutz. Okay, this is it. I landed it perfectly.

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When medals were awarded, I found myself on the top step.

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For me, the ice is a warm world of beauty and grace.

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Do you know Vista Chinesa? It's a well-known lookout tower (feature) a Chinese style pavilion (亭阁) located in Tijuca National Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the biggest historical site in Latin America (make) as a gift to China. It (intend) to honor Chinese immigrants who introduced tea cultivation to Brazil in the early 19th century.

The building is made of bamboo and cement and reaches height of 380 meters above the sea level. Its design includes complicated details such as ornamental carvings, are characteristic of traditional Chinese pavilions. The (architect) style of Vista Chines a not only adds to its visual appeal but also serves a cultural bridge, connecting Brazilian and Chinese heritage.

The (create) of the work is the architect Luis Rey. His idea was (build) a place in the middle of a clearing, where one can enjoy the beautiful landscape that surrounds it. As you go up towards Vista Chinesa, you will smell the fragrance of freshly brewed tea. Tea, (deep) rooted in Chinese culture, takes center stage in this experience.

Santa held his hand out to David,2 giving me a glance. "Come, sonny. Tell Santa what you want. " He smiled kindly, "I can3 what you'd like most. "

David looked4 . "How will you know it? "

"Santa knows." For the first time, he really looked at me.5 , he swallowed (吞咽), "Boys and girls, Santa will be back in a few minutes." he tried to turn his head away, I saw his6 as he hurried away.

He signaled me to come forward. Instantly, I was too7 to move, wondering what was happening. I grabbed David's hand and8 Santa into a small storage area. Santa stood9 at me, his eyes glowing with tears.

"Beth? " he10 "You are Beth. I'm your daddy, honey. I've searched for you everywhere. But I never dreamed I'd see you in one of my11 . "

I moved back on my heels. Daddy was an12 , and Mama left him when I was seven and I never saw him again.

I stepped into his arms. As we13 , I could smell the14 flavor of spirits that I had forgotten until that moment. David didn't know it, but he was meeting his grandfather, who was in our life to15 .

Hold Your Material at a 30-Degree Angle

Hold your book, or whatever you're reading, at a 30-degree angle to your eyes. Never read material lying flat on a table or desk. Wechsler says reading from flat material is painful to your retina (视网膜), causes eye fatigue, and after about two hours often leads to dry eye.

Move Your Head Left to Right as You Read

Moving your head while you are reading also helps you to stop reading individual words and read phrases instead. Wechsler says, "The secret of reading multiple words at a time is widening your vision by using your peripheral (周围的) vision." " " Wechsler says. "This practice alone, will help you increase your speed from 200 to 2,500 words per minute." He noted.

Read in Chunks

In that one spot, vision is clearest. When you divide a sentence into chunks of three or four words, your eyes see the center of the chunk most clearly but can still distinguish the surrounding words. Think of reading a sentence in three or four chunks instead of reading every word, and you can see how much faster you would get through the material. "Chunking makes it easier for your retina to use central vision to offer you sharp, clear words to read," Wechsler says.

Believe

The mind is far more powerful than most of us give it credit for. When you believe you can do something, you usually can. Wechsler says repeating positive affirmations 30 seconds a day for 21 days creates linked brain cells in permanent neural networks. Here is one of the affirmations he suggests, "Every day in every way I'm speed learning faster and faster, and getting better and better."

A. Switch, moving your eyes in the other direction.

B. She graduated from the University of Utah in 1929.

C. Relax the tiny muscles on either side of your eyes.

D. The human eye has a small dimple called the fovea (凹).

E. She was the founder of Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics.

F. Adjust the angle of your computer screen to 30 degrees also.

G. Use positive self-talk to reprogram your belief system regarding reading.

Motion catching has come a long way since its early days. Initially, it was mainly used in films to capture realistic movements for animated characters. Since the 1990s, game studios have adopted this tool to bring characters to life. The process involves recording the movements of real people in 3D space. The catching environment is carefully set up to ensure accurate tracking. Actors wear suits equipped with markers or sensors and perform various actions, from complex fighting scenes to fine facial expressions. The recorded data is then cleaned to remove noise or errors and mapped onto digital characters. Animators further adjust the movements to make sure they fit well with the game's overall visual style.

Mocap's accurate recording of human movement adds to the realism of in-game animation, making players feel as if they were part of the virtual world. Additionally, Mocap, unlike traditional animation requiring animators to craft each frame carefully, catches movements in real time, which reduces editing time and the need for additional retakes. The simplified workflow allows game studios to meet tight deadlines while still delivering high-quality products. Mocap isn't just about saving time, it encourages creativity as well. With this tool, animators can try out different performances and catch a wide range of emotions and actions. It would take much longer to do this by hand. The more mocap is used, the more time animators have to perfect their work and make each movement as expressive as possible.

Despite its many benefits, mocap comes with its own set of challenges. It requires a large investment in equipment and skilled workers. Additionally, catching natural movements can be difficult if actors lack experience with mocap.

Eight students from No.2 Secondary School Attached to East China Normal University started a virtual company selling different seeds and seed products. They successfully sold 28 pictures pasted with different seeds at a campus auction (拍卖) a week ago. The company, which has recruited around 20 student staff members, has earned over 2000 Yuan in the past three months.

"We donated part of the money to a poor school in the countryside of Anhui Province. It's great to realize our ideal of ‘spreading love and culture with seeds' after many tests and lots of hard work." said Senior 2 Shi Chen, CEO of the company.

Just like any other company, their virtual company didn't develop smoothly. Shi Chen and her young colleagues used to sell fresh flowers and old books, and later found seeds might be something that their company could engage in. They bought seeds of various plants and flowers at low prices from a local farm and sold them in schools or on streets. The creative students also made accessories (配饰) and pictures with different seeds.

With little business knowledge, the students had to learn new skills as the leaders of different departments, such as public relations (PR), sales and marketing. They persuaded a joint Sino-French company near their school to give them training in business management.

"They helped us overcome our shyness. We also learned quite a lot of business theory. I found communication skills and teamwork are very important for my job," said Senior 1 Qian Yifei.

The 16-year-old was elected as PR manager thanks to her gift for speaking. She is also in charge of after sales service, dealing with complaints and providing suggestions.

As the head of the company, CEO Shi Chen has a lot more to think about. First of all, she has to learn how to make her colleagues work efficiently as the company only opens at weekends due to all their studies.

"It makes the company more formal, " she said.

As kids do, I quickly learned to adapt, working around the "missing" hand. One of my earliest memories is my father trying to teach me to tie my shoes. His two-handed method wouldn't work for me, so I figured out a way to do it with one hand.

I started hiding disability on the first day of high school. I was 13, an age when kids are already very self-conscious. I remember getting on the yellow school bus and one of the other kids stared just a little too long at my left arm. The staring worried me in a way it never had before, and I felt a sudden urge to hide my hand, so I impulsively slipped it into my pocket. For the next two decades, I kept my limb difference hidden at all times. From then on, I realized that my missing hand made me hideous and that if people knew about it they would be scared of me and they don't want to be around me anymore. Honestly, I was terrified that if I exposed my limb difference that people would find me as ugly as I found myself, I felt lonely and scared all the time.

When I was 38 years old, tired of hiding and so lonely, I met someone who convinced me to stop hiding my limb difference. For the first time in my life, I allowed someone to really hold my limb, look at it, take pictures of it, touch it, love it — love me. From that point on, I saw my limb difference as something unique and beautiful about me, something that should be shown, not hidden.

Unhiding my hand made everything in my life better. It was a transformational experience, and through that process, I learned to love myself. This ability to love myself changed how I lived my entire life, and it made me happier.

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An event marking this year's Chinese Language Day was held on May 8 in London, bringing 100 students from six schools across the United Kingdom to celebrate the Chinese language and culture. (establish)by the United Nations, International Chinese Language Day is observed annually on April 20 to promote multilingualism and cultural (diverse).

The event, themed "Chinese Language: A Gift Across Time and Space", (feature)eight workshops highlighting various aspects of Chinese culture, including characters, calligraphy, poetry, martial arts, and opera masks. The activities mixed traditional, customs with modern elements, ranging from woodblock printing to virtual reality (experience). Along with workshops, students performed Chinese songs, posed for photos with a panda mascot, received souvenirs(纪念品).

"Learning Chinese is challenging, but also (incredible)fun and exciting. It has helped me understand Chinese culture, is different from the cultures I've experienced before," says Noah Eskinazi-Nehme, a student who (study) Chinese for almost two years and celebrates Spring Festival with his family each year. He wants to visit China one day to improve his language skills further while (explore)the country's diverse landscapes and seeing pandas.

Patrick Adamson, associate head teacher of Calday Grange Grammar School, says that learning Chinese enables students to "engage with China not as just a concept but as a living, dynamic culture" and "fuel curiosity and respect global perspectives"

From a young age, Blake showed an intense interest in the old truck. As he grew older, his connection to Cannonball5, becoming a symbol of his relationship with his grandfather. To6 his grandfather and the rich history that Cannonball represented, Blake7 to restore the truck.

For months, Blake worked in secret, planning a8 that would bring enormous joy to his grandfather. He managed to take the truck to a garage9. There, Blake was careful to ensure every detail was10, aiming to make the truck fully11 and safe.

The day of the12 was an important occasion. Upon seeing Cannonball in working order, Richard was overcome with13. He approached the truck like a child who got his favorite toy. The14 of Cannonball, which reflected Blake's respect and love for his grandfather, brought back lots of15 and gave Richard a feeling of warmth and happiness.

Choose a goal.

Begin by choosing just one goal that you want to focus on to develop your self-discipline. For instance, perhaps you want to start exercising every evening. You could even practice self-discipline on very small goals such as concentrating on a book for an hour without checking your messages, or avoiding unhealthy food for one day.

Find your motivation.

Try to express these reasons in a positive way. Instead of saying "I want to get this task off my to-do list", say "I want to do this task so that I can meet my objectives and feel satisfied with myself!" When you list the positive reasons why you want to achieve something, you'll find it much easier to get the job done.

Identify barriers.

Now you need to identify the barriers that you'll likely face when working towards your goal. Imagine that your goal is to read one book a week to enhance your reading skills. For example, when you find a book you like, it's hard to find time each day to read. Once you've identified barriers, come up with a strategy to overcome each one.

As you work on your self-discipline, pay attention to how you're feeling. You might feel free, happy, proud, and energized. Also, think about keeping a journal to write down your self-discipline goal and to track your progress. This reinforces the positive changes that you're implementing (实施) in your life, and gives you a record that you can look back on to see the progress that you've made.

A. Monitor your progress.

B. Pay attention to your feelings.

C. Understand what helps improve self-discipline.

D. You may face a number of difficulties in reaching this goal.

E. It is a basic life skill that determines success and happiness.

F. Once you've chosen a goal, list the reasons why you want to achieve it.

G. Remember, starting small is a good way to start developing your self-discipline.

In their paper published in the journal Nature, James Larson, David Thompson and James Hurrell describe how they used satellite data and numerical modeling to better understand the impact of western boundary currents on local climate variability and what they learned by doing so.

Boundary currents are, as their names suggest, ocean currents that are impacted by coastlines associated with land masses. They fall under two main categories, eastern and western. Eastern boundary currents are those that have an eastern boundary, which means they run against the western coast of a land mass. Western boundary currents are the converse:

In this new study, the researchers noted that prior research focusing on the impact of boundary currents has typically focused on mean climate impacts — western boundary currents, for example, are known to move huge amounts of warm water from the tropics (热带) to the mid-latitudes. Because of that, they have a major impact on wind, rain, and storms, in general.

For this study, the researchers wanted to learn more about the role western boundary currents play in local weather variability. They analyzed high-resolution satellite images and used numerical models to find associations between factors such as sea surface temperatures (SSTs) and vertical motion in the atmosphere over western boundary currents in both hemispheres (半球). More specifically, they looked for associations between SSTs and circulation (环流) of air in the atmosphere on a month-by-month basis at a localized level.

The researchers found what they describe as variability in SSTs and their influence on local atmospheric circulation, which has an impact on rainfall amounts and the vertical rise and fall of air in the atmosphere. The team sums up their findings by suggesting their work has shown that there is a mechanism that connects ocean processes to local climate variability. They suggest this finding could have an impact on weather forecasting models.

One night while doing homework, my son told me about a classmate who had been unkind to him. My first instinct (本能) was to rush to fix it — email the parents, call the school, and demand action. But instead of reacting, I paused.

"That sounds hard. What did you do?"

"Dad, I decided not to hang out with him for a while," my son replied. "I'm going to try playing soccer at lunch instead."

"That's a great solution," I said, and he went back to his homework.

These otherwise ordinary parenting moments made me realize a truth: Sometimes, the best thing a parent can do is nothing at all.

I've spent the past 30 years working in schools, and I've watched thousands of parents engage with educators and with their children. Too often, I watch parents over-functioning — depriving (剥夺) their kids of the confidence that comes from struggling, and tiring themselves in the process.

We're biologically wired to prevent our children's suffering, and it can be painful to watch them struggle. A parent's first instinct is often to remove barriers from their child's path. This urge has led to pop-culture mythology (神话) around pushy parenting styles, including the "Helicopter Parent", who flies in to rescue a child in crisis, and the "Snowplow Parent", who flattens any barrier in their child's way.

A young person who grows accustomed to having a parent intervene on his behalf begins to believe that he's not capable of acting on his own, feeding both anxiety and dependence.

I want to make a case for the Lighthouse Parent. A Lighthouse Parent stands as a steady, reliable guide, providing safety and clarity without controlling every aspect of their child's journey. Yes, parenting can be stressful. But when we trust our children to explore the world — with us as steady and supportive guides — we lighten our own load and help them grow healthily.

So last fall, the Oakland, California, teenager took a different approach. He started applying to colleges. More than 150 of them. Before long, he got an acceptance letter. Then another. And another. The trickle (细流) became a flood until there were 122 of them — along with some $5. 3 million in scholarship offers.

His father says he's proud of Helms' 3.94 GPA and had hoped his son would pick a career with financial stability, like medicine or computer technology. But as he watched the mountain of acceptance letters in his son's room get bigger with every mail delivery, Chris Ategeka's hope disappeared.

"He's so confident that music is what he wants to do. It would be wrong for me to try to guide him otherwise ... That's why he applied to many colleges to prove a point," Chris says. "I told him, ‘You want to be a musician? It takes a lot of hard work.' And his reaction was, ‘I'll use my determination to do this to show you how hard I can work.'"

But how does an 18-year-old begin narrowing down such a massive list of options? "I live for music. I spend most of my time either listening to music, making music or out there performing," Helms says. "I feel the most alive and fulfilled when I'm doing something related to music."

So when he started his college application journey, he had one key requirement: the school needed to have a strong music program.

Helms spent the past few months studying the websites and social media accounts of schools that accepted him. He's watched videos of their music programs on YouTube and TikTok to get a sense of where he fits in. After months of research, Helms made his choice: he will stay nearby and study music at UC Berkeley. A spokesperson for Berkeley confirmed that he's been accepted.

Moving goods and people around the world is responsible for a large part of global CO₂ emissions (排放). As the world races to decarbonize everything, it faces particular problems with transportation — which accounts for about a quarter of our energy-related greenhouse gas emissions. Here's the breakdown of the emissions in 2018 for different modes of transport.

The fuels for transport need to be not just green, cheap and powerful, but also lightweight and safe enough to be carried around. Each mode of transport has its specific fuel needs. Much is still to be settled, but here are some of the solutions to get us going green.

This energy transition (变革) is global, and the amount of renewable energy the world will need is "a little bit mind-blowing," says mechanical engineer Keith Wipke at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. It's estimated that the global demand for electricity could more than double by 2050. Fortunately, analyses suggest that renewables are up to the task. "We need to speed up the development of green energy, and it will all get used," says Wipke.

My brother and I are only a year apart in age. When we were little, people would ask if we were twins. We lived in the mountains and only had each other for a long time, so we weren't just brother and sister, we were best friends.

Everything changed after our parents divorced. He went to live with my father, I with my mother. Sometimes he visited us and sometimes I visited them, but we grew more distant each time. By the time I was thirteen, we'd stopped hanging out altogether. I think the only time we ever spoke was at Christmas, and it was all polite but painfully awkward, like he was a complete stranger instead of my little brother.

Several years later, after being accepted to a major university three thousand miles away, I made a bold plan: to drive across the country on my own. The idea of traveling alone thrilled me, filling me with excitement and a hint of nervousness, though I knew that the road could be lonely and unpredictable — endless stretches without seeing a single person, and sometimes even wild animals crossing out of nowhere. My parents, however, thought it would be safer if my brother came along as my travel companion on the long drive to college. Needless to say, we were both furious (愤怒的) about the idea. The last thing either of us wanted was to spend a week in a car together — he, with a sister he barely knew, and I, with a "babysitter" I never asked for. But it was settled.

Two weeks later, we set off. For the first six hundred miles, neither of us spoke much unless absolutely necessary.The silence was thick with tension, and it didn't take long before we argued over what music to play, how fast to drive, and when to take breaks, each of us stubbornly sticking to our own way, rolling our eyes and sighing in frustration.

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Are Life Skills Classes Necessary?

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