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Be sincere in your words

Sincerity is the foundation of a great compliment. People can usually tell whether a compliment is genuine or not. . Instead, take the time to find something you truly admire about the person. For example, if you say, "Your hard work on this project really shows. I can see how much effort you've put in," it will be much more meaningful than a casual, insincere "Good job."

A compliment will feel more special when it's clear you've noticed something that really matters to the person you're talking to. For example, if your mother-in-law spends a lot of time cultivating her beautiful flower garden, you could compliment her on her excellent eye for color. Complimenting someone on what they're really good at is a sure way to bring a smile to his or her face every time.

Link to their goals or values

If you know what a person values or what their goals are, you can tailor your compliment accordingly. . For instance, if your friend is passionate about environmental protection and has organized a recycling campaign, you can say, "I really admire your dedication to protecting the environment. This recycling campaign is making a real difference, and it shows how much you care."

Add a positive prediction

Ending your compliment with a positive prediction can make it even more powerful. . For example, "You have a real talent for public speaking. I'm sure you'll be a great speaker in the future and inspire many people."

By following these steps, you'll become a master at making others feel valued and appreciated.

A. Admire their personal achievements

B. Avoid giving forced or insincere compliments

C. It gives the person something to look forward to

D. Don't compliment someone just in complicated words

E. This can make your compliment more relevant and meaningful

F. However, not everyone knows how to give effective compliments

G. A compliment should be in line with the situation and your goals

For companies, the appeal of influencer marketing (营销) lies in its capability to target specific audiences through content creators, alongside consumers' rising social media engagement. Influencer Marketing Hub notes 86% of brands globally plan to invest in influencer campaigns in 2025, up from 37% in 2017, with nearly a quarter committing over 40% of their marketing budgets to such efforts.

However, the influencer boom presents challenges. Goldman Sachs reveals only 4% of influencers earn over $100,000 annually. AI-generated "virtual influencers" like Aitana López - a computer-designed fitness expert with 330,000 Instagram followers - threaten to flood feeds (信息流) further. While small creators with modest (不算多的) followings may earn side income, few can quit their regular jobs. Market overcrowding also makes online fame unstable. Joe Gagliese of Viral Nation warns that even viral moments don't guarantee lasting success: "If influencers don't take advantage of the momentum (势头), someone else will."

Consumer exhaustion adds another hurdle. A 2023 McKinsey survey found 68% of global fashion consumers were critical about the massive amount of sponsored content. Anita Balchandani of McKinsey notes influencers initially gained attention as "trusted" voices, but maintaining veracity alongside paid promotions is now crucial. Seeking this balance is key to staying relevant in an overcrowded market.

Ultimately, while the appeal of influencer careers remains, the reality is tough: as the industry grows, so does the gap between the fascinating dream and real sustainability.

One of the most impressive features of DeepSeek is its ability to analyze vast amounts of data in real time. For example, in healthcare, it has been used to predict disease outbreaks by analyzing patterns in patient data. In finance, it has helped banks find fraud with very high accuracy. Yet, these advancements come with a price. It raises concerns about privacy and consent (允许). Who owns the data being used, and how can we ensure it is not misused?

Another area where DeepSeek has shown promise is in natural language processing (NLP). Its ability to understand and generate human language has made it a valuable tool for translation services. However, critics argue that this technology could be weaponized to spread misinformation or influence public opinions. The recent controversy over AI-generated deepfake videos is also a reminder of the potential dangers.

Despite these challenges, people who support DeepSeek argue that its benefits far outweigh the risks. They point to its potential to solve some of the world's most pressing problems, such as climate change and poverty. For instance, DeepSeek has been used to make smarter cities consume less energy, reducing carbon emissions significantly. In agriculture, it has helped farmers increase crop yields by analyzing soil data.

The debate about DeepSeek's ethical influences is far from settled. Some call for stricter regulations to prevent misuse, while others believe that innovation should not be stopped because of fear. As we move forward, one thing is clear: the future of AI will depend on our ability to pursue balance between progress and responsibility.

A group of seven horses and six soldiers from the Household Cavalry based at Hyde Park barracks (兵营) were on a routine exercise in Belgravia when the chaos erupted. Four soldiers were thrown from their horses and five animals got loose. Three soldiers received hospital treatment, ending up with no sign of serious injuries.

Two horses were seen running loose near Aldwych. One horse crashed into a parked taxi outside the Clermont hotel on Buckingham Palace Road, smashing the windows. A woman passenger, a housewife on her trip back from shopping, had her right arm severely cut. The other horse bumped into a parked double-decker bus, breaking the windscreen.

The London Ambulance Service received three calls from separate locations about the incident, with the first call reporting a soldier being thrown from a horse on Buckingham Palace Road. Civilian witnesses described the crazy scenes. One bystander said: "In front of Victoria station, I saw the horses come charging out of the bus station. They were running around in a total stampede (狂奔). People were running in all directions to avoid them."

The BBC reported that the noise of building machines in Belgravia might have initially panicked the animals. All the horses were eventually brought under control, with three caught on the road and the other two near Limehouse tunnel, around eight miles away.

The National Cherry Blossom Festival

Washington, D. C., March 20—April 14

Eleven species of flowering cherry tree surround the Tidal Basin facing the Potomac River in National Capital Park. Their scenic blooms draw some 1.5 million people during the four week celebration, which celebrates spring and international friendship. Events include a kite festival, parade, fireworks, and art installations.

International Cherry Blossom Festival

Macon, Georgia, March 15—24

Georgia's Macon-Bibb county has the largest concentration of cherry trees in any U. S. county—and boasts nearly one hundred times more than the National Mall in Washington, D. C. The area celebrates its blossoms with plant sales, a parade, concerts, and markets. The festival culminates with tethered hot air balloon rides and fireworks over downtown.

Wooster Square Cherry Blossom Festival

New Haven, Connecticut, April 14

The city's 70-odd cherry blossom trees—most planted in 1978—surround a rectangular park in downtown and form a tree tunnel over one block of Hughes Place. A single-day springtime celebration doesn't always coincide(同时发生) with the best blooms, but it does with the anniversary of the city's founding in 1638, and includes artist and author presentations, food vendors, and live music.

Missouri Cherry Blossom Festival

Marshfield, Missouri, April 25—28

Tiny Marshfield has a population of 7,300 that blooms with its cherry blossoms each April. Instead of a traditional spring or international cultural festival, this cherry blossom gathering is a showcase of Americana and Missouri heritage beneath the town's beautiful blooms.

My day started just like all the other days for the past 15 years where I get up, make some coffee, shower, get dressed, and leave for the train station at precisely 7:35 A.M. to arrive at work by 8:30．While on the train, I would always choose a seat away from the crowd so I could read the newspaper in peace and quiet.

At work, I am always burdened with questions from co-workers, suppliers, telephone calls, and then those dreaded meetings, so the last thing I need is some stranger to sit beside me and start small talk.

I don't know why, but for some reason, when I got on the train today, it was unusually full. With hesitation, I sat down in the only seat available beside a middle-aged man who had his head down and seemed to be lost in his thoughts. I was glad that he didn't notice when I sat next to him as he just continued to look down towards the floor.

Shortly after the train left for my 30-minute ride downtown, I found myself wondering what this man was thinking about. What could be so important that he didn't even see me sitting next to him? I tried to forget about it and started to read my paper. However, for some strange reason, this "inner voice" kept prompting me to talk to this man. I tried to ignore the "voice" as there was no way I was starting a conversation with a complete stranger.

As you probably guessed, I eventually broke down and came up with an excuse to ask him a question. When he raised his head and turned his eyes toward me, I could see that he must have been really upset as he had red eyes and still had some tears rolling down the side of his face, despite his feeble attempt to wipe them away. I can't describe the sadness I felt seeing someone in so much pain.

We talked for about 20 minutes, and in the end, he seemed to be doing better. As we were leaving the train, he thanked me heartily for being an "angel" by taking the time to talk. I never did find out what was making his heart so heavy with pain, but I was glad I listened to the "voice" that day.

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Paragraph 2: Deeply touched yet still shaken, I sat there holding the letter, feeling lucky that I followed my inner voice.

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(1)民俗体验过程；

(2)体会或感受。

参考词汇：folk-custom 民俗

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The Emei Kung Fu Girls, a female Kung Fu group consisting of nine Gen-Z members who are passionate about traditional Chinese martial arts, has gone viral on China's social media.

Ling Yun, the core member of the group, is also an inheritor of Emei martial arts, and other members are skilled in Emei Kung Fu techniques. Short (video) of them performing Emei martial arts have effectively promoted the intangible cultural heritage. In their first promotional video, they wear green uniforms and perform various Emei Kung Fu techniques against the backdrop of Mount Emei in southwest China's Sichuan Province, (demonstrate) the unique charm of Emei martial arts, which (date) back to the Spring and Autumn Period.

Ling, who began to learn martial arts at the age of 4, realized that preserving and spreading Emei martial arts culture couldn't rely (mere) on practitioners' training, and Emei Kung Fu should be promoted in a way that appeals to modern aesthetics (reach) both domestic and international audiences. Therefore, forming a group of versatile talents who could make Emei martial arts culture thrive in modern society became priority.

As a result, the Emei Kung Fu Girls group was officially launched at the (four) Emei Martial Arts Inheritance Conference on April 29,2024. The group has cracked the code of social media success by carving out its distinctive style. Their costumes strike a perfect balance between practicality and grace and combine traditional elements modern aesthetics, featuring ink-green and red color schemes, cloud patterns, and (innovate) cutting techniques.

When we reached an altitude of 14,000 feet, my son's face turned pale as he2 inched to the opening and fell out of the3. Something went cold in my heart. But, only seconds later, instructions were being4, and it was my daughter's turn. Her face, however, was5, and she laughed and whooped, falling away into the wild blue. For a quick moment, a desperate fear6 me, and I wondered if that was the last time I would see them. But the thought soon7 as I felt a strong pull on my pack and was moved into position.

With a big birthday approaching, my children had chosen to surprise me with an unforgettable way to dive into the decade I'd wanted to8, but when a woman celebrating her fiftieth wedding anniversary spontaneously decided to9, I knew I had to do it, too.

Now I was in the10. I forgot all the instructions as the sheer terror and joy11. Although it felt like forever, the minute before the parachute (降落伞) opened was memorable. With the earth quickly approaching, I spied my son and daughter running to12 me. We had an excited three-way13.

It was a(n)14 moment. I could have refused to leave the plane, missing both the extreme thrill of the dive and the unique beauty of the view from the sky.15 to the appearance of safety no longer felt like the only option.

These are just two cases that many people deal with frequently. Some use outlining to flesh out and organize their ideas, but is that the best strategy?

This two-dimensional structure is designed to help you remember information because its format is easy for your mind to remember. More than 250 million people worldwide use them, so why don't you have a try and see what they are all about?

What is a mind map? Simply put, it is one's ideas put into the form of a visual diagram that starts with a central idea. Put this idea in a bubble in the middle of a page with lines radiating out to other bubbles that contain related themes or concepts. Use words, short phrases or images to express your ideas. And use color-coded bubbles for a visual representation of each branch's connection.

Studies have shown that this technique of using pictures, colors and visual arrangement has improved people's recall and memory of information by 10 to 15 percent. Creativity is aroused because of the spatial arrangement, enabling people to make more links and associations on topics of any kind. Additionally, it increases one's productivity because mind mapping makes it easier to learn faster.

So whether you're in charge of a project or writing a research paper, make this technique a core part of your planning process!

A. But it doesn't stop there.

B. It should look like a many-legged spider.

C. This is a common problem that many people face.

D. It has proven to increase not only productivity and creativity but also memory.

E. Or perhaps you are planning to write a paper, and all you have is the main topic.

F. If everyone thought in a linear manner, then the answer would be yes, but most people don't.

G. Enter mind mapping, a technique that shows how different ideas and facts relate to one another.

The first study, published as a working paper in June, explored ChatGPT at work. Anders Humlum of the University of Chicago and Emilie Vestergard of the University of Copenhagen surveyed 100,000 Danes across 11 professions in which the technology could save workers time, including journalism, software-developing and teaching. The researchers asked respondents how often they turned to ChatGPT and what might keep them from adopting it.

Across all professions, women were less likely to use ChatGPT than men who worked in the same industry. For example, only a third of female teachers used it for work, compared with half of male teachers. Among software developers, almost two-thirds of men used it while less than half of women did. The gap shrank only slightly, to 16 percentage points, when people in the same firms working on similar tasks were compared. As such, the study concludes that a lack of female confidence may be in part to blame: women who did not use AI were more likely than men to highlight that they needed training to use the technology.

Another potential explanation for the gender imbalance comes from a survey of 486 students at the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH). It also found a gender gap: female students enrolled in the NHH's only undergraduate programme were 18 percentage points less likely to use ChatGPT often. When the researchers separated students by admission grades, it became clear that the gap reflected the behaviour of mid-and high-performing women. Low performers were almost as likely as men to use the technology.

Why might this be? The researchers probed what was going on with some clever follow-up questions. They asked students whether they would use ChatGPT if their professor forbade it, and received a similar distribution of answers. However, with clear approval, everyone, including the better-performing women, reported that they would make use of the technology. In other words, the high-achieving women appeared to put a ban on themselves. "It's the ‘good girl' thing." reckons Ms Isaksson. "It's this idea that ‘I have to go through this pain, I have to do it on my own and I shouldn't cheat and take short-cuts'."

Gaslighting is initially used to talk about what happens in romantic relationships. However, many individuals also experience gaslighting at work. In fact, a recent survey has found that 58% of the respondents said they have experienced gaslighting at work. It's unsurprising since gaslighting usually involves a power relationship and a need to control others. In the workplace, the dynamics between a boss and his employee can be the perfect breeding ground for this type of behavior. You boss may tell you to handle an assignment in a certain way, but when you do, he gets annoyed and says it isn't what he wants. It makes you feel like your memory is faulty.

In order to find out whether your boss's behavior really constitutes gaslighting or he is just a poor communicator, you could write down your experiences and ask yourself what really has happened, what his motives might be, and how your emotion is affected. But always be careful because gaslighters know how to fly under the radar. They are skilled at weakening an employee's confidence and sense of reality in a clever and hard-to-prove way.

To protect yourself, at the end of the conversation with your boss, repeat back what you have heard and follow up with an e-mail restating the main points, documenting the interactions between you two. But don't get your hopes high that this will automatically solve the problem, Robin Stern, author of The Gaslight Effect, warns, because it's hard to get a gaslighter to change his behavior pattern. If things don't improve, you may want to consider getting out of the gaslighting situation by looking for a new position.

Sischo works with some of the rarest endangered species on the planet, kāhuli — Hawaii's native tree snails. The colorful, jewel-like snails were once so abundant. It's said they were like Christmas ornaments covering the trees. Almost all of the 750 different species were found only in Hawaii. Today, more than half of those species are gone, the extinctions happening in the span of a human lifetime. Sischo and his team with Hawaii' s Department of Land and Natural Resources have the heavy task of saving what's left.

To stave off extinction, 40 species of snails, each about the size of a dime, live in human care inside an unremarkable trailer near Honolulu. For some, it's the only place where they' re found, their wild populations having completely disappeared. "Most people, when they think endangered species going extinct, they think of pandas and tigers and elephants, but imagine having 40 different species that are all as rare as pandas are," Sischo says.

This winter, one species of snail will inch toward an auspicious milestone. It will be released in a special enclosure in the mountains of Oahu, one that has been painstakingly prepared to give the snails the best chance of survival in their natural environment.

Still, the outlook for Hawaii's snails is uncertain, symbolizing a new era in the conservation of endangered species. Around the world, plants and animals are being brought into enclosure as a last-ditch effort against extinction. But as the climate heats up and invasive species continue to spread, many have no clear path to return to nature in the near term. That could mean they stay in human care. In the face of the biodiversity crisis, many wildlife biologists say there's no other choice. "These are biological treasures that are irreplaceable," Sisch o says. "It is now or never. What we manage to keep on Earth will be what the next generation is able to put back."

Museum of Bad Art(Boston, Massachusetts)

The mission of MOBA is to collect, exhibit and celebrate art that will be shown in no other venue. Highlights include Lucy in the Field with Flowers, a painting found in 1993 leaning against a trash barrel, waiting for garbage collection. This painting was the first of the MOBA collection. A low point and a must-see — is the painting Our Lady or Perpetual Housework.

The Mob Museum (Las Vegas, Nevada)

This 1933 former U. S. post office and federal courtroom was bought by the city of Las Vegas in 2002 for $1, with the condition it be used for something cultural, like a museum. Officially the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, this museum tells a visual story of the war between the mob and the police. The museum ends its tour by inviting you into a fully operational — and legal — speakeasy.

International Tennis Hall of Fame (Newport, Rhode island)

This museum was built on the site of the first United States National Lawn Tennis Championships in1881(which grew into the U. S. Open in New York). A highlight is a Kings Court for "court tennis," first played by monks and kings dating back to 1538. In this ancient game, the ball can bounce off the walls and windows and still be in play. There are only 10 such courts in North America, as they cost approximately $3 million to make.